MECH 658 - Advanced Combustion Theory and Modeling


	Advanced Combustion Theory and Modeling MECH 658 Catalog Description: This course builds upon the introductory concepts in MECH 558 Combustion by examining the asymptotic structure of premixed and non-premixed flames, limit phenomena, multi-phase and supersonic combustion. Textbook: Combustion Physics, by C.K. Law, Cambridge University Press, 1st Edition, 2006. Location and Meeting Times:Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Engineering, E206 Instructor: Anthony J. Marchese Download Course Syllabus Office: A103 H Engineering Lab: Engines and Energy Conversion Lab Phone: (970) 491-2328 Email: marchese@colostate.edu
home and objectives	General Links USEPA Climate Change Website The Future of Biofuels, Chris Somerville, Stanford University Sunpower Free Pistron Sterling engine Users guide on NASA CEA Equilibrium Code Chemical kinetic mechanisms and thermodynamic data Equilibrium constants kp(T) for common combustion products NASA Thermochemical Data: thermobuild NASA CEA Chemical Equilibrium Code Lawrence Livermore National Lab (H2, ethanol, heptane/iso-octane, dimethyl ether, methyl butanoate, NOx, etc.) GRI Mech 3.0 (CH4, NOx) NIST Kinetics Reaction Database NIST Chemical Kinetics Model Database University of Leeds Kinetics Database Princeton University C1 and H2/O2 mechanisms
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chemkin 4.1
combustion links
combustion research
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