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Radiative Transfer in Combustion Systems: Fundamentals and Applications

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Destined to clarify the research, development, and design requirements in modern and computational terms needed for sustainable technological advances. Written for the combustion scientist/engineer to understand radiative effects on the pollution of the environment. Interrelates the process of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer and turbulence. Includes computational design tools. Lays the foundation for modeling and prediction of chemically reacting combustion systems; collects data for operation of combustion devices. Analyzes the construction, use, and numerical results of combustion systems simulation.



460 pages, ©2005

RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS / Chapter 15: Premixed Combustion in Inert Porous Media

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Chapter 15: Premixed Combustion in Inert Porous Media

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Physical and Mathematical Description of Combustion in a PIM

15.2.1 Physical description

15.2.2 Mathematical description

15.3 Radiative Transfer in porous media

15.3.1 Packed beds

15.3.2 Open-cell materials

15.4 Combustion in a Refractory Tube

15.4.1 One-dimensional model results

15.4.2 Two-dimensional model results

15.5 Overview of Premixed Porous-Media Combustors

15.6 Premixed Porous-Medium Burner

15.6.1 Mathematical burner description

15.6.2 Applications to burners

15.6.3 Applications to burners/heaters

15.6.4 Applications to PIM embedded heaters

15.7 Premixed Combustion in Porous Burners/Radiant Heaters

15.7.1 Model description

15.7.2 Results of applications

15.8 Concluding Summary Remarks

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