Fundamentals of Combustion Processes (Mechanical Engineering Series) - Hardcover

McAllister, Sara; Chen, Jyh-Yuan; Fernandez-Pello, A. Carlos

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1441979425 ISBN 13: 9781441979421

Publisher: Springer, 2011

Synopsis

Fundamentals of Combustion Processes is designed as a textbook for an upper-division undergraduate and graduate level combustion course in mechanical engineering. The authors focus on the fundamental theory of combustion and provide a simplified discussion of basic combustion parameters and processes such as thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, ignition, diffusion and pre-mixed flames. The text includes exploration of applications, example exercises, suggested homework problems and videos of laboratory demonstrations

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About the Author

Sara McAllister graduated with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Mechanical Engineer USDA Forest Service RMRS - Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory Missoula.

Jyh-Yuan Chen is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

A. Carlos Fernandez-Pello is a Professor and Almy C. Maynard and Agnes Offield Maynard Endowed Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

From the Back Cover

Fundamentals of Combustion Processes serves students as a textbook for an upper-division undergraduate and graduate level combustion course in mechanical engineering. The authors focus on fundamental theory of combustion and provide a simplified discussion of basic combustion parameters and processes such as thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, ignition, diffusion, and pre-mixed flames. The text includes applications, example exercises, suggested homework problems, and videos of laboratory demonstrations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441979425
• ISBN 13: 9781441979421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304