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.

Instructor: Anthony J. Marchese                                     

Office: A103 H Engineering

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

• USEPA Climate Change Website
• Combustion synthesis of nanoparticles - Stephen Tse, Rutgers
• Microcombustion - Alessandro Gomez, Yale
• Sunpower Free Pistron Sterling engine
• Users guide on NASA CEA Equilibrium Code

• 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

Colorado State University • Fort Collins, CO 80523 • Phone / 970.491.2328
Contact  marchese@colostate.edu with questions, problems or comments.
©2010 Anthony J. Marchese.