Combustion (MECH 558)

 

Week Date(s) Text Topics Files
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Aug. 24,26,28 Ch. 1 ,2 Course Overview; notes01.doc , sawyer.ppt , beijing PM
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Aug. 31, Sep. 2, 4 Ch.   2   Combustion Terminology and Gas Mixtures prop-edge-movie.avi
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Sept. 9,11 Ch. 2     Chemical equilibrium; Calculation of adiabatic flame temperature. notes02.doc , kp.doc
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Sept. 14,16,18 Ch. 2 Calculation of adiabatic flame temperature. Using NASA CEA Code notes03.doc
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Sept. 21,23,25 Ch. 3 Mass Transfer notes04.doc
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Sept. 28,30 Oct. 2 Ch. 4, 5  

 

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Oct. 5,7,9   Introduction to Chemical kinetics. Global vs. elementary reactions. Derivation of Arrhenius rate expression from kinetic theory.  Chain reactions.  notes05.doc
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Oct. 12,14,16

Ch. 5 App. 2A

 

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Oct. 19,21,23  

 

 
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Oct. 26,28,30

Ch. 5 App. 2A Notes  

Hydrogen- Oxygen explosion limits.   Chain branching. 

CHEMKIN transient homogeneous H2/O2 calculations

notes06.doc
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Nov. 2,4,6 Ch. 5   midterm
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Nov. 9,11,13 Ch. 6

Nomenclature in Organic Chemistry   Oxidation characteristics of hydrocarbons: alcohols, alkanes, aromatics. 

notes07.doc
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Nov.16,18,20 Ch. 7

Coupling Chemical and Thermal Analysis of Reacting Systems CHEMKIN plug flow reactor and engine calculations

notes08.doc
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Nov. 24-28   Fall Break  
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Nov. 30, Dec. 2,4

Ch.8

Premixed Laminar Flames

 

notes09.doc
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Dec. 7,9,11 Ch. 9, Ch. 10 Ch. 15

CHEMKIN Modeling of Premixed Flames Laminar Diffusion Flames

Droplet Evaporation and Combustion

Environmental Considerations: Smog, Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), PM
 
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Dec. 14-18   Final Exams  

 

home and objectives
course outline and notes
homework assignments
chemkin 4.1
combustion links
combustion research
rules and grading

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