Combustion Physics
Book Description
In the past several decades, combustion has evolved from a scientific discipline that was largely empirical to one that is quantitative and predictive. These advances are characterized by the canonical formulation of the theoretical foundation, the strong interplay between theory, experiment, and computation, and the unified description of the roles of fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics. This graduate-level text incorporates these advances in a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental principles of combustion physics. The presentation emphasizes analytical proficiency and physical insight, with the former achieved through complete, though abbreviated, derivations at different levels of rigor, and the latter through physical interpretations of analytical solutions, experimental observations, and computational simulations. Exercises are mostly derivative in nature in order to further strengthen the student's mastery of the theory. Implications of the fundamental knowledge gained herein on practical phenomena are discussed whenever appropriate. These distinguishing features provide a solid foundation for an academic program in combustion science and engineering.
About the Author
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Chung K. Law received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Alberta in 1968, an M.A.Sc. in Aerospace Studies from the University of Toronto in 1970, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from the University of California at San Diego in 1973. He was on the faculties of Northwestern University from 1976 to 1984 and the University of California at Davis from 1984 to 1988. In 1988 he joined Princeton University, where he has been the Robert H. Goddard Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering since 1995.
Chung K. Law's research interests are in combustion, propulsion, heat and mass transfer, energy, and the environment. He has published over 300 journal-class articles in these areas. For his research accomplishments he was honored with the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in 1984, a Silver Medal and the Egerton Gold Medal of the Combustion Institute in 1990 and 2006 respectively, the Propellants and Combustion Award, the Energy Systems Award, and the Pendray Aerospace Literature Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 1994, 1999, and 2004 respectively, the Heat Transfer Memorial Award, in Science, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 1997, an Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of California at San Diego in 2000 and from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2007, and several best conference paper awards. He is a Fellow of the AIAA, ASME, and the American Physical Society (APS), a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and a past president (2000-2004) of the Combustion Institute.
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Inside the Book
Title Page
Table of Contents
Preface
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