Unsteady Combustor Physics

by Tim C. Lieuwen

Overview

Explore a unified treatment of the dynamics of combustor systems, including acoustics, fluid mechanics, and combustion in a single rigorous text. This updated new edition features an expansion of data and experimental material, updates the coverage of flow stability, and enhanced treatment of flame dynamics. Addresses system dynamics of clean energy and propulsion systems used in low emissions systems. Synthesizing the fields of fluid mechanics and combustion into a coherent understanding of the intrinsically unsteady processes in combustors. This is a perfect reference for engineers and researchers in fluid mechanics, combustion, and clean energy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108841313
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/21/2021
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	520
Sales rank:	862,237
Product dimensions:	6.85(w) x 9.88(h) x 1.14(d)

About the Author

Tim C. Lieuwen is Regents' Professor and Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Technology. He is also the founder and CTO of TurbineLogic, an energy analytics firm. He has authored four books and over 350 other publications. Board positions include governing/advisory boards for Oak Ridge National Lab, Pacific Northwest National Lab, and the National Renewable Energy Lab, and appointment by the DOE Secretary to the National Petroleum Counsel. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of ASME and AIAA, and recipient of the AIAA Lawrence Sperry Award, and ASME's George Westinghouse Gold Medal.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Overview of the Book; 1. Basic equations; 2. Decomposition and evolution of disturbances; 3. Hydrodynamic flow stability I: linear instability; 4. Hydrodynamic flow stability II: common combustor flowfields; 5. Acoustic wave propagation I – basic concepts; 6. Acoustic wave propagation II – heat release, complex geometry, and mean flow effects; 7. Flame sheet and flow interactions; 8. Ignition; 9. Internal flame processes; 10. Flame stabilization, flashback, flameholding, and blowoff; 11. Forced response I – flamelet dynamics; 12. Forced response II – heat release dynamics; Index.

Editorial Reviews

‘This well-written and well-designed book should be welcomed by all in the combustion science and engineering community, including graduate students. It will be especially useful to newer graduate students who need to learn about the breadth and depth of the field … Highly recommended.’ A. M. Strauss, Choice Connect

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