Instructor: Professor S.K. Aggarwal
Room 2059 ERF, Phone: 996-2235, email: ska@uic.edu
Textbook: Stephen R. Turns, An Introduction to Combustion, 2nd Edition
Reference: 1. I. Glassman, "Combustion"
2. K.K. Kuo, "Principle of Combustion"
3. A.M. Kanury, "Introduction to Combustion Phenomena"
4. F.A. Williams, "Combustion Theory"
5. D.B. Spalding, "Some Fundamentals of Combustion"
6. S.S. Penner, "Chemistry Problems in Jet Propulsion"
7. R.A. Strehlow, "Combustion Fundamentals"
Journals: Combustion and Flame (1956-present)
Combustion Science and Technology (1969-present)
N'th Symposium (International) on Combustion, 28th in 2000.
COURSE OUTLINE
This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of combustion
phenomena. The topics to be covered deal with equilibrium composition,
mass
diffusion, chemical kinetics, flammability limits and ignition phenomena,
laminar
premixed and diffusion flames, droplet evaporation and combustion,
pollutants
emissions, and mathematical modeling of these phenomena in combustors
or engines.
A good fundamental understanding of thermodynamics is needed.
Some background
in transport phenomena, fluid mechanics and mathematics is also required.
1. Introduction to Combustion.
Thermochemistry: Review of basic thermodynamics
for a chemically reacting system,
Stoichiometry, fuel equivalence ratio, enthalpy
of combustion, adiabatic flame temperature,
chemical equilibrium, calculation of equilibrium
composition and temperature. (Chapters 1 and 2)
2. Introduction to Mass Transfer (Chapter 3)
3. Chemical Kinetics (Chapters 4 and 5)
4. Simplified Combustion Systems (Chapter 6)
5. Conservation Equations for Reacting Flows (Chapter 7)
6. Laminar Premixed Flames (Chapter 8)
7. Laminar Diffusion Flames (Chapter 9)
8. Droplet Evaporation and Combustion (Chapter 10)
9. Pollutants Emissions (Chapter 15).
GRADING SYSTEM : Homework 10%
Two Mid-term 40%
Projects 20%
Final Exam 30%