Lectures on Combustion Theory

CEFRC Summer School, Princeton, RWTH Aachen University. Peters N., 2010.
285. р.Peters N. Turbulent CombustionThermodynamics of Combustion Systems
Mole Fractions and Mass Fractions
The Mole Fraction
The Mass Fraction
The Mass Fraction of Elements
The Partial Molar Density
The Partial Density
The Thermal Equation of State
Stoichiometry
The Mixture Fraction
Adiabatic Flame Temperature and Chemical Equilibrium
Chemical Equilibrium
The Chemical Potential and the Law of Mass Action
An Example: Equilibrium Calculation of theH
Air System
The Heterogeneous EquilibriumFluid Dynamics and Balance Equations for Reacting Flows
Balance Equations
Mass Balance
Momentum Balance
Kinetic Energy Balance
Potential Energy Balance
Total and Internal Energy and Enthalpy Balance
Transport Processes
Different Forms of the Energy Equation
Balance Equations for Element Mass FractionsLaminar Premixed Flame Configuration
The Laminar Burning Velocity
Governing Equations for Steady Premixed Flames, Numerical Calculations and Ex-perimental Data
A Field Equation Describing the Flame Position
Flame Stretch
Flame Front InstabilityThe Thermal Flame Theory
Premixed Flames Based on One-step Asymptotics
Flame Thickness and Flame Time
Asymptotic Structure of Four-Step Premixed Stoichiometric Methane Flames
The Four-Step Model for Methane-Air Flames
The Asymptotic Structure
An Analytic Expression for the Burning Velocity
Relation to the Activation Energy of the One-step Model
Analytic Approximations of Burning Velocities for Lean CH4, C2H6, C2H4, C2H2, and C3H8
FlamesFlame Extinction and Flammability Limits
Lean Flammability Limits of Hydrocarbon Flames
Extinction of a Plane Flame by Volumetric Heat LossLaminar Diffusion Flames: Basic Theory
Flamelet Structure of a Diffusion Flame
The Planar Counterflow Diffusion Flame
Steady State Combustion and Quenching of Diffusion Flames with One-Step Chem-istry
Time and Length Scales in Diffusion Flames
Diffusion Flame Structure of Methane-Air FlamesLaminar Diffusion Flame Configurations
Diffusion Flames in a Stagnation Point Boundary Layer
The Tsuji Flame
The Round Laminar Diffusion Flame
Single Droplet CombustionTurbulent Combustion: The State of the Art
What is Specific about Turbulence with Combustion?
Statistical Description of Turbulent Flows
Navier-Stokes Equations and Turbulence Models
Two-Point Velocity Correlations and Turbulent Scales
Balance Equations for Reactive Scalars
Moment Methods for Reactive Scalars
Dissipation and Scalar Transport of Non-Reacting Scalars
The Eddy Break Up and the Eddy Dissipation Model
The PDF Transport Equation Model
The Laminar Flamelet Concept
The BML-Model and the Coherent Flamelet Model
Combustion Models used in Large Eddy Simulation
Modeling the Scalar Dissipation Rate
LES of Real Combustion DevicesPremixed Turbulent Combustion: The Regime Diagram
Regimes in Premixed Turbulent Combustion
Regimes in Premixed Combustion LESThe Level Set Approach for Turbulent Premixed Combustion
The Level Set Approach for the Thin Reaction Zones Regime
A Common Level Set Equation for Both Regimes
Modeling Premixed Turbulent Combustion Based on the Level Set Approach
Equations for the Mean and the Variance ofGThe Turbulent Burning Velocity
The Turbulent Burning Velocity
A Model Equation for the Flame Surface Area RatioNon-Premixed Turbulent Combustion: The Flamelet Concept
The Presumed Shape PDF Approach
The Round Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flame
Experimental Data from Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flames
Laminar Flamelet Equations for Nonpremixed CombustionApplications in Internal Combustion Engines
Spray-Guided Spark-Ignition Combustion
Injection-Rate Shaping in Diesel Engine Combustion