Analytic Combustion

Professor Anil W Date obtained PhD degree in Heat Transfer from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. He joined Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay as Asst Prof and became part of the Thermal & Fluids Group in Mechanical Engineering Department in 1973. Following his superannuation , IIT Bombay has sought continued engagement of Prof Date as the First Rahul Bajaj Chair Professor in Mech Engineering ( 2009-2012), as Emeritus Fellow ( 2010-2013) followed by further re-appointment as Professor (2013-2015) and as Adjunct Professor (2016-2018). In 2006, Professor Date received Excellence in Teaching award and in 2011, received the Life-Time Achievement Award, both from IIT Bombay. In the year 2000, Professor Date was elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE). Presently, Prof Date is Honorary Professor in the Mech Engg Dept of IIT Bombay. Prof Date’s research interests have been in the fields of heat and mass transfer with and without phase change and chemical reaction, computational fluid dynamics, appropriate technology and technology-development issues.

Introduction.- Thermodynamics of a Pure Substance.- Thermodynamics of Gaseous Mixtures.- Chemical Equilibrium.- Chemical Kinetics.- Derivation of Transport Equations.- Thermochemical Reactors.- Premixed Flames.- Diffusion Flames.- Combustion of Particles and Droplets.- Combustion Applications.- APPENDIX-A Thermochemistry Data.- APPENDIX-B Curve-Fit Coefficients for ∆hc, Tad Kp, cp, h and s.- APPENDIX-C Properties of Fuels.- APPENDIX-D Thermophysical and Transport.- APPENDIX-E Atmospheric Data.- APPENDIX-F Binary Diffusion Coefficients.- Bibliography.- Index.