The John Zink Hamworthy Combustion Handbook: Volume 1 - Fundamentals

by Charles E. Baukal, Jr. (Editor)

Overview

Despite the length of time it has been around, its importance, and vast amounts of research, combustion is still far from being completely understood. Environmental, cost, and fuel consumption issues add further complexity, particularly in the process and power generation industries. Dedicated to advancing the art and science of industrial combusti

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040079386
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/13/2012
Series:	Industrial Combustion
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	651
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

Charles E. Baukal, Jr., Ph.D., PE, BCEE, QEP, is the director of the John Zink Institute for the John Zink Company, LLC (Tulsa, Oklahoma), where he has been since 1998. He has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of industrial combustion, pollution control, and heat transfer and has authored more than 100 publications in those areas. Dr. Baukal has served as an adjunct instructor for Oral Roberts University, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Tulsa, and the University of Utah. He is the author or editor of eight books in the field of industrial combustion.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Refining and Petrochemical Industries. Fuels. Combustion Fundamentals. Solid Fuel Combustion in Suspension. Catalytic Combustion. Heat Transfer. Flare Radiation. Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics. Oil Atomization. Cold Flow Modeling. Thermal Efficiency. CFD-Based Combustion Modeling. Pollutant Emissions. NOx Emissions. Noise. Combustion Training. Index.