Turbulent Combustion

by Norbert Peters

The combustion of fossil fuels remains a key technology for the foreseeable future. It is therefore important that we understand the mechanisms of combustion and, in particular, the role of turbulence within this process. Combustion always takes place within a turbulent flow field for two reasons: turbulence increases the mixing process and enhances combustion, but at the same time combustion releases heat which generates flow instability through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521660823
• ISBN13: 9780521660822
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"