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, Second Edition,

Instructor: Anthony J. Marchese                                     

Office: A103 H Engineering

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

• Chemical equilibrium and adiabatic flame temperature calculations
• Chemical kinetic modeling
• Flow reactor and well stirred reactor modeling
• Laminar flame speed calculations
• Engine calculations

Chemical Kinetic Mechanisms for H2/O2:

• Dryer and coworkers: chem.inp, therm.dat, tran.dat
• Pitz and coworkers: chem.inp, therm.dat
• USC H2/O2/CO Mechanism: http://ignis.usc.edu/Mechanisms/H2-CO/h2-co.html
• Chemkin H2 default: chem.inp, therm.dat

Chemical Kinetic Mechanisms for n-heptane:

• Pitz reduced n-heptane mechanism: chem.inp, therm.dat

Primary Reference Fuel Mechanism (Curran, Pitz Westbrook): prf-chem.inp, prf-therm.dat

Thermal deNOx mechanism: chem.inp, therm.dat

GRIMech 3.0:  chem.inp, therm.dat, tran.dat

Pitz/Marinov Mechanism: chem-marinov.inp, therm-marinov.dat

NIST Chemical Kinetics Model Database

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