Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications

Turns, Stephen R.

ISBN 10: 0073380199 / ISBN 13: 9780073380193

Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

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Title: Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and ...

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 3rd Edition

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Synopsis:

Introduction to Combustion is the leading combustion textbook for undergraduate and graduate students because of its easy-to-understand analyses of basic combustion concepts and its introduction of a wide variety of practical applications that motivate or relate to the various theoretical concepts. This is a text that is useful for junior/senior undergraduates or graduate students in mechanical engineering and practicing engineers.

The third edition updates and adds topics related to protection of the environment, climate change, and energy use. Additionally, a new chapter is added on fuels due to the continued focus on conservation and energy independence.

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.