Fundamental Aspects of Combustion

By Amable Linan and Forman A. Williams

This monograph focuses on the science of combustion, exploring its technological, social, and philosophical aspects. Presented here is a systematic overview of the field, with up-to-date treatments of topics of central importance: diffusion flames, deflagrations, detonations, flammability,
and explosions. Special emphasis is given to turbulent combustion so that the many different approaches to this multifaceted subject can be exposed and categorized in a systematic manner. The author offers his projections for future developments, including identification of outstanding research
areas. This book is a concise and penetrating overview of the field of combustion history and research, and will be of interest to motivated non-specialists interested in more than a facile exploration of the subject.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195076265
• ISBN13: 9780195076264
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.5"