Unsteady Combustor Physics

Discover a unified treatment of dynamics of combustor systems, including acoustics, fluid mechanics, and combustion in this new edition.

Tim C. Lieuwen (Author)

9781108841313, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 October 2021

520 pages
25.1 x 17.4 x 2.9 cm, 1.12 kg

'This well-written and well-designed book should be welcomed by all in the combustion science and engineering community, including graduate students. It will be especially useful to newer graduate students who need to learn about the breadth and depth of the field … Highly recommended.' A. M. Strauss, Choice Connect

Explore a unified treatment of the dynamics of combustor systems, including acoustics, fluid mechanics, and combustion in a single rigorous text. This updated new edition features an expansion of data and experimental material, updates the coverage of flow stability, and enhanced treatment of flame dynamics. Addresses system dynamics of clean energy and propulsion systems used in low emissions systems. Synthesizing the fields of fluid mechanics and combustion into a coherent understanding of the intrinsically unsteady processes in combustors. This is a perfect reference for engineers and researchers in fluid mechanics, combustion, and clean energy.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Overview of the Book
1. Basic equations
2. Decomposition and evolution of disturbances
3. Hydrodynamic flow stability I: linear instability
4. Hydrodynamic flow stability II: common combustor flowfields
5. Acoustic wave propagation I – basic concepts
6. Acoustic wave propagation II – heat release, complex geometry, and mean flow effects
7. Flame sheet and flow interactions
8. Ignition
9. Internal flame processes
10. Flame stabilization, flashback, flameholding, and blowoff
11. Forced response I – flamelet dynamics
12. Forced response II – heat release dynamics
Index.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Flow, turbulence, rheology [TGMF3], Engineering thermodynamics [TGMB], Thermodynamics & heat [PHH], Wave mechanics [vibration & acoustics PHDS], Fluid mechanics [PHDF]