Combustion

ME 10.411 / ME 10.511

Catalog Description: This course presents the concepts of chemically reacting systems (flames) along with many practical applications. Topics include chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, premixed laminar flames, diffusion flames and environmental issues.

Textbook: An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications, Stephen R. Turns, Second Edition, McGraw Hill, 2000.

Instructor: Anthony J. Marchese

Office: 235 Rowan Hall
Phone: (856) 256-5343
Email: marchese@rowan.edu

home and objectives

• USEPA Global Warming Website
• The Future of Biofuels, Chris Somerville, Stanford University
• Combustion synthesis of nanoparticles - Stephen Tse, Rutgers
• Microcombustion - Alessandro Gomez, Yale
• Sunpower Biowatt B-10B Free Pistron Sterling engine
• Henry M. Rowan Speaker Series - NIST World Trade Center Fire Investigation - Sept 28, 2006
• Users guide on NASA CEA Equilibrium Code

• Equilibrium constants kp(T) for common combustion products
• NASA Thermochemical Data: thermobuild
• NASA CEA Chemical Equilibrium Code
• Lawrence Livermore National Lab (H2, ethanol, heptane/iso-octane, dimethyl ether, methyl butanoate, NOx, etc.)
• GRI Mech 4.0 (CH4, NOx)
• NIST Kinetics Reaction Database
• NIST Chemical Kinetics Model Database
• University of Leeds Kinetics Database
• Princeton University C1 and H2/O2 mechanisms

course outline and notes

homework assignments

chemkin 4.1

combustion links

combustion research

rules and grading

Rowan University • 201 Mullica Hill Road • Glassboro, New Jersey 08028 • Phone / 856.256.5343
Contact  marchese@rowan.edu with questions, problems or comments.
©2006 Anthony J. Marchese.