Applications of turbulent and multi-phase combustion /

• Main Author: Kuo, Kenneth K.
• Other Authors: Acharya, Ragini
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.
• Subjects: Combustion engineering.; Turbulence.; Multiphase flow > Mathematical models.; Combustion > Mathematical models.; SCIENCE > Mechanics > Dynamics > Thermodynamics.; Electronic books.

"This book is the second of two follow-on volumes to the author's bestseller, Principles of Combustion, Second Edition published in 2005. This text focuses on applications, with coverage not available elsewhere, including solid propellants, burning behavior, and chemical boundary layer flo...

Table of Contents:

• Applications of Turbulent and Multiphase Combustion; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Solid Propellants and Their Combustion Characteristics; 1.1 Background of Solid Propellant Combustion; 1.1.1 Definition of Solid Propellants; 1.1.2 Desirable Characteristics of Solid Propellants; 1.1.3 Calculation of Oxygen Balance; 1.1.4 Homogeneous Propellants; 1.1.4.1 Decomposition Characteristics of NC; 1.1.5 Heterogeneous Propellants (or Composite Propellants); 1.1.6 Major Types of Ingredients in Solid Propellants; 1.1.6.1 Description of Oxidizer Ingredients; 1.1.6.2 Description of Fuel Binders.