Textbook:

Stephan R. Turns, An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill Inc., Boston, 2011.

Reference Books:

1. Glassman, I, Combustion, 4th Ed., Academic Press, 2008.
2. Williams, F., Combustion Theory, 2nd Ed., Addison-Wesley, 1985.
3. Barnard and Bradley, Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases, 3rd Ed., Academic Press, 1987.

Coordinator:

Thermal Science TAG

Prerequisites by Topics:

1. Laws of Thermodynamics.
2. Gas Mixtures and Chemical Reactions.
3. Heat Transfer

Course Objectives[^1]:

1. To introduce students to the principal concepts and tools used in combustion and engineering practice. (1,2,5,6,8,11)
2. To provide a student with the necessary background to investigate almost any other topic in the vast combustion field that the student might encounter in his/her future career. (5,6,8,9,10)

Topics:

1.  Introduction. (2 hours)

2.  Combustion and thermochemistry. (5 hours)

3.  Introduction to mass transfer. (2 hours)

4.  Chemical kinetics. (4 hours)

5. Chemical and thermal analysis of reacting systems. (3 hours)

6. Conservation equations of reacting flows. (3 hours)

7. Laminar flames. (4 hours)

8. Diffusion flames. (4 hours)

9. Droplet evaporation and burning. (3 hours)

10. Pollutant emission and control. (4 hours)

11. Combustor application and design. (3 hours)

12. Numerical combustion. (2 hours)

Evaluation:

1. Homework assignments
2. Examinations
3. Laboratory experiment reports
4. Term project
5. Oral examination &/or presentation

Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to

Objective 1

1.1 understand the concepts of internal energy, enthalpy and equilibrium constants.

1.2 calculate the composition of a perfect gas mixture at equilibrium and its adiabatic flame temperature.

1.3 calculate concentration time-histories in elementary kinetic mechanisms.

1.4 understand basic molecular collision theory and to be able to identify different types of reaction classes and effects of pressure and temperature on product distributions.

Objective 2

2.1 understand the derivation of equations for mass, momentum, energy, and species conservation for laminar and diffusion flames.

2.2 identify key issues relating to the formation and destruction of primary pollutants such as oxides of carbon and nitrogen and compounds that present immediate health and environmental problems such as particulates.

2.3 show how the relative importance of diffusion and thermal conductivity in laminar flames affect the oxidation of fuels.

2.4 derive the conservation equations for the oxidation of single particles droplets. Identify limiting cases and the role of sprays in the case of liquids.

2.5 identify and understand the physics behind dimensionless groups including the Prandtl, Schmidt, and Damköhler numbers.

2.6 understand the difference between the following four types of combustion processes: laminar premixed flames, turbulent premixed flames, homogeneous reaction (knock) and non-premixed spray or droplet flames

Course Classification

[^1]: Numbers in parentheses refer to the student outcomes.