An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications - Softcover

Turns, Stephen R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071147837 ISBN 13: 9780071147835

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions), 1996

Synopsis

Targeted at senior and first year graduate level courses in combustion, this text covers material at a level that is easily comprehended by undergraduate students. It presents essential theory and background, reinforced by examples and review questions and problems.

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From the Publisher

The addition of additional topics and more in-depth coverage of advanced topics. Additional topics include Multicomponent Diffusion, Counterflow Diffusion Flames, and a discussion of the Molecular Structure of Fuels.
Updated software is now Windows 95/98 compatible.
New problems have been added to many chapters and several additional examples are now included in the text. Those problems requiring, or benefiting from the use of a computer are clearly marked as so.

About the Author

Stephen R. Turns received degrees in mechanical engineering from The Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1970), Wayne State University (M.S., 1974), and the University of Wisconsin at Madison (Ph.D., 1979). He was a research engineer at General Motors Research Laboratories from 1970 to 1975. He joined the Penn State Faculty in 1979 and is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr Turns teaches a wide variety of courses in the thermal sciences and has received several awards for teaching excellence at Penn State. He is an active combustion researcher, Publishing Widely, and is an active member of The Combustion Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions)
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071147837
• ISBN 13: 9780071147835
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512