Dynamics of Combustion Systems (eBook)

Preface 6
Acknowledgement 9
Contents 10
PART 1 EXOTHERMICITY 15
1. Thermodynamic Aspects 16
1.1. Combustion System 16
1.2 Dynamic Aspects 19
1.3 Thermal Aspects 28
1.4. Production Engine 48
2. Evolutionary Aspects 57
2.1. Introduction 57
2.2. Biophysical Background 58
2.3. Physico-Chemical Background 61
2.4. Combustion Background 64
2.5. Vibe Function 67
2.6. Life Function 70
3. Heat Transfer Aspects 75
3.1. Introduction 75
3.2. Experiments 76
3.3. Analysis 80
3.4. Pressure Diagnostics 84
4. Chemical Kinetic Aspects 93
4.1. Introduction 93
4.2. Principles 94
4.3. Exothermic Center 101
4.4. Engine Combustion 108
PART 2 FIELD 126
5. Aerodynamic Aspects 127
5.1. Introduction 127
5.2. Transport 127
5.3. Velocity Field 128
5.4. Rotational Component 129
5.5. Irrotational Component 130
5.6. Multi-Fluid Systems 131
5.7. Front 135
6. Random Vortex Method 137
6.1. Background 137
6.2. Formulation 137
6.3. Vortex Dynamics 140
6.4. Source Blobs 149
6.5. Implementation 150
6.6. Applications 153
7. Gasdynamic Aspects 170
7.1. Formulation 170
7.2. One-Dimensional Flow Fields 171
7.3. Method of Characteristics 173
7.4. Exothermic Center 180
8.1. Introduction 185
8. Fronts and Interfaces 185
8.2. Change of State 186
8.3. Front Parameters 187
8.4. Hugoniot Curve 188
8.5. Linear State Trajectories 191
8.6 Propagating Fronts 196
8. 7. Simple Waves 202
8.8. Double Fronts 205
8. 9. Oblique Fronts 210
8.10. Prandtl-Meyer Expansion 214
8.11. Front Interactions 218
8.12. Front Intersections 226
PART 3EXPLOSION 236
9. Blast Wave Theory 237
9.1. Background 237
9.2. Coordinates 239
9.3. Formulation 241
9.4. Blast Wave Coordinates 244
9.5. Eulerian Space Profiles 246
9.6. Eulerian Time Profiles 247
9.7. Lagrangian Time Profiles 248
9.8. Expanded Form 249
9.9. Autonomous Form 250
9.10. Boundary Conditions 253
9.11. Integral Functions 256
10.1. Introduction 259
10. Self-Similar Solution 259
10.2. Formulation 260
10.3. Phase Plane 263
10.4. Front 267
10.5. Field 269
10.6. Analytic Solution 273
10.7. Atom Bomb Explosion 276
11. Phase Space Method 279
11.1. Background 279
11.2. Formulation 281
11.3. Procedure 283
11.4. Results 286
12. Detonation 302
12.1 Development 302
12.2. Structure 321
12.3. Classical Literature 330
References 342
Nomenclature 358
Symbols 358
Vectors 360
Subscripts 360
Designations 361
Index 362