Dissipative Structures in Transport Processes and Combustion: Interdisciplinary Seminar, Bielefeld, July 17-21, 1989: 48 (Springer Series in Synergetics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540527516 ISBN 13: 9783540527510

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1990

Synopsis

Any description of the workings of nature by means of measurements and ob- servations is beset with the problem of how to cope with an immense amount of information. In physics, it is an established approach to derive basic equations which then serve as cornerstones of what is called a theory of the phenomena. This derivation is based on certain characteristics of the phenomena, the refine- ment of which results from a reduction of the amount of empirical information, with the reduction leading to an enhancement of the very characteristics that are sought for in the otherwise seemingly amorphous wealth of data. If physics is mainly concerned with the derivation of equations, lately there has emerged a conceptually different approach, which in a way is equivalent to a reversal of the line of attack: here, the basic equations serve as the point of departure and the aim is to demonstrate that the equations are capable of de- to represent the essence of the scribing certain characteristics which are thought phenomenon under investigation. By definition, this variant approach must tran- scend the realm of pure physics and could possibly be termed "applied mathe- matics" in a broader sense. The phenomena it strives to characterize arise from a range of influences such that a combination of theoretical concepts from physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, etc. , is called for.

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This text presents an interdisciplinary approach to the industrially important field of combustion, where combustion is understood as a particular exothermic chemical reaction pathway governed by transport processes. The contributions provide an overview of the current state of conceptualizations. Starting from well-known equations from hydrodynamics, thermodynamics and chemical kinetics, the authors obtain the essential traits of combustion using mathematical methods. The four major topics treated are turbulent flow driven by surface and volume forces; turbulent combustion; stability of flame surfaces and interfaces between phases; and reaction-diffusion problems, including convective stability.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540527516
• ISBN 13: 9783540527510
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 253
• Editor: Meinkohn Dirk