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

A simplified and straightforward presentation of complex combustion principles and applications Includes lab demonstrations that demonstrate combustion concepts in action on extras Provides clear examples and suggested exercises with additional author resources Solutions Manual for instructors will be posted on extras.springer.com Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material

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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.

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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.

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Preface.- Nomenclature.- Fuel.- Thermodynamics of Combustion.- Chemical Kinetics.- Review of Transport Equations and Properties.- Ignition Phenomena.- Premixed Flames.- Non-Premixed Flames (Diffusion Flames).- Droplet Evaporation and Combustion.- Emissions.- Premixed Piston IC Engines. Diesel Engines.- Labs.- Properties of Fuels.- Properties of Air at 1 atm.- Properties of Ideal Combustion Gases.- Elementary Reaction Mechanisms.- Summary of Limits of Flammability.- Minimum Ignition Energy.- Antoine Equation.- Flash Points for Common Fuels.- Properties of Some Alcohol Fuels and Ammonia