Combustion, Third Edition [Hardcover]

Irvin Glassman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0122858522 | ISBN-13: 978-0122858529 | Edition: 3

This Third Edition of Glassman's classic text clearly defines the role of chemistry, physics, and fluid mechanics as applied to the complex topic of combustion. Glassman's insightful introductory text emphasizes underlying physical and chemical principles, and encompasses engine technology, fire safety, materials synthesis, detonation phenomena, hydrocarbon fuel oxidation mechanisms, and environmental considerations. Combustion has been rewritten to integrate the text, figures, and appendixes, detailing available combustion codes, making it not only an excellent introductory text but also an important reference source for professionals in the field.

Key Features
* Explains complex combustion phenomena with physical insight rather than extensive mathematics
* Clarifies postulates in the text using extensive computational results in figures
* Lists modern combustion programs indicating usage and availability
* Relates combustion concepts to practical applications

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book has now become one of the most important textbooks and teaching aids to combustion. It will remain as a record of the great debt that combustion science and technology owes to the teachings of Professor Glassman."
--INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

About the Author

Dr. Irvin Glassman received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Chemical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. In 1950 he joined Princeton University, and is currently Robert H. Goddard Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He has also been American Cyanamid Professor of Envirionmental Sciences and Director of Princeton's Center for Energy and Evironmental Studies. For 15years Dr. Glassman represented the United States as a member (and former chairman) of the Propulsion and Energetics Panel of AGARD/NATO. He has been a member of numerous committees, task forces, and research teams, and is currently a member of The National Academy of Engineering and many other professional and honorary societies. Dr. Glassman is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Outstanding Educators of America, and American Men of Science.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 631 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 3 edition (December 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0122858522
• ISBN-13: 978-0122858529
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, November 23, 2009

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Engineer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Combustion, Fourth Edition (Hardcover)

This book is one of the few good books not only on the subject of combustion, but also in general. The writer's style is fascinating and explanatory.

This is a combustion book which gives emphasis not only on the thermo-fluid aspect of combustion encoutered in premixed and diffusion flames, but also devotes two chapters on the chemical principles of hydrocarbon oxidation and pollutant formation.

The mathematical formulations of the phenomena analysed are of course presented (chemical reaction mechanisms, flame propagation, diffusion flames, ignition, detonation etc). More importantly, however, the writer achieves to enhance the reader's physical and chemical intuition on the subjects analysed, be it flames, hydrocarbon oxidation or pollutant formation.

Moreover, the appendices are a source of a great amount of data, ranging from bond dissociation energies, to thermophysical properties, flammability limits, autoignition temperatures, reaction rate constants, etc.

The fact that this book has been cited in almost every other book on combustion is, of course, not coincidental.

An inspiring book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Comprehesive but dry, June 6, 2009

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Mischa Courtney (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Combustion, Fourth Edition (Hardcover)

Everything you need to know, but hard reading as extremely dry text. Plenty of problems to work through, but no worked examples or answers. Large appendix section full of helpful tables of properties

0 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice deal, June 17, 2000

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This review is from: Combustion, Third Edition (Hardcover)

this is the right book for combustion with in depth subject. go for it!