Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases, Third Edition

Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases, Third Edition provides the chemist, physicist, and engineer with the scientific basis for understanding combustion phenomena. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface to the Third Edition , Pages xi-xiii Preface to the Second Edition , Pages xv-xvi Preface to the First Edition , Pages xvii-xix List of Principal Symbols , Pages xxi-xxiv CHAPTER I - Theoretical Foundations , Pages 3-24 CHAPTER II - The Reaction between Hydrogen and Oxygen , Pages 25-77 CHAPTER III - The Reaction between Carbon Monoxide and Oxygen , Pages 78-95 CHAPTER IV - The Reaction between Hydrocarbons and Oxygen , Pages 96-211 CHAPTER V - Combustion Waves in Laminar Flow , Pages 215-417 CHAPTER VI - Combustion Waves in Turbulent Flow , Pages 418-478 CHAPTER VII - Air Entrainment and Burning of Jets of Fuel Gases , Pages 479-531 CHAPTER VIII - Detonation Waves in Gases , Pages 532-575 CHAPTER IX - Emission Spectra, Ionization, and Electric-Field Effects in Flames , Pages 576-580 CHAPTER X - Methods of Flame Photography and Pressure Recording , Pages 581-593 CHAPTER XI - Temperature, Pressure, and Volume of the Burned Gas , Pages 597-636 CHAPTER XII - Temperature and Radiation of the Burned Gas , Pages 637-653 CHAPTER XIII - Industrial Heating , Pages 657-659 CHAPTER XIV - Internal Combustion Engines , Pages 660-689 APPENDIX A - Data for Thermochemical Calculations , Pages 693-702 APPENDIX B - Reaction Rate Coefficients , Pages 703-704 APPENDIX C - Limits of Flammability , Pages 705-716 APPENDIX D - Flame Temperatures , Pages 717-720 Author Index , Pages 721-729 Subject Index , Pages 730-739