Combustion

MECH 558

Catalog Description: This course presents the concepts of chemically reacting systems (flames) along with many practical applications. Topics include chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, premixed laminar flames, diffusion flames and environmental issues.

Textbook: An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications, Stephen R. Turns, Third Edition, McGraw Hill, 2011.

Location and Meeting Times : MWF, 10:00 to 11:00 p.m., ENGR B2

Instructor: Anthony J. Marchese               Download Course Syllabus Here

Office: A103 H Engineering

Lab: Engines and Energy Conversion Lab
Phone: (970) 491-2328
Email: marchese@colostate.edu

• Calculate adiabatic flame temperatures using the concepts of chemical equilibrium.
• Predict how equilibrium composition will shift with varying pressure and temperature.
• Derive the Arrhenius rate expression from simple kinetic theory.
• Explain the explosion limits of the H2/O2 system using chemical kinetic arguments.
• Explain qualitatively the chemical oxidation mechanism of alcohols, alkanes and aromatics and explain the NTC region in alkane oxidation using elementary chemical kinetic arguments.
• Assemble detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms and model zero and one-dimensional chemically reacting systems using CHEMKIN software.
• Calculate premixed laminar flame speed using phenomenological arguments and perform complex laminar flame calculations using CHEMKIN software.
• Determine the evaporation rate of a liquid pool and the burning rate of a liquid fuel droplet.
• Explain the formation mechanisms of NOx, HC, CO and PM in combustion systems and how to design systems with low pollutant formation.

Colorado State University • Fort Collins, CO 80523 • Phone / 970.491.2328
Contact  marchese@colostate.edu with questions, problems or comments.
©2015 Anthony J. Marchese.