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Combustion: Definition and Applications

The document introduces combustion, defining it as rapid oxidation that generates heat and light, and discusses its significance in various applications such as household chores, power plants, and transportation. It outlines different combustion modes, including premixed and non-premixed flames, and highlights the environmental pollution caused by combustion products. The approach to studying combustion encompasses various scientific principles, including thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, and fluid mechanics.

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Combustion: Definition and Applications

The document introduces combustion, defining it as rapid oxidation that generates heat and light, and discusses its significance in various applications such as household chores, power plants, and transportation. It outlines different combustion modes, including premixed and non-premixed flames, and highlights the environmental pollution caused by combustion products. The approach to studying combustion encompasses various scientific principles, including thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, and fluid mechanics.

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Introduction to

Combustion
Aiza A. Patadlas
Instructor
Topics to be discussed:
➔ Definition of Combustion
➔ Motivation to Study Combustion
➔ Combustion Modes and Flame Types
➔ Approach to Studying Combustion
Definition of Combustion

Combustion is defined as a “rapid oxidation generating heat, or both light and heat; also,
slow oxidation accompanied by relatively little heat and no light.”

Example:
a. Short video on what is combustion?
Motivation To Study Combustion
Applications:

● Household Chores/Common Activities


● Power Plants
● Transportation System
● Industrial Processes

Disadvantage:

● Environmental Pollution
○ Hydrocarbons
○ Nitrogen Oxide
○ Carbon Monoxide
○ Sulfur Oxide
○ etc.
● Boiler
● Refinery
● Fluid Heaters
● Organic Fume
Incinerators
Combustion Modes and Flame Types
● Flame
○ Premixed Flames
○ Non-Premixed Flames
● Non-Flame

Figure 1.(a) Flame and (b) non-flame modes of combustion in a spark-ignition engine. Autoignition of the mixture ahead of the
propagating flame is responsible for engine knock.
Approach To Our Study
● Physical Properties/Sciences
○ Thermochemistry
● Molecular Transport of Mass and Heat
● Chemical Kinetics
● Fluid Mechanics
● Laminar Premixed Flames and Laminar Diffusion Flames
● Turbulent Flames and Applications
● Combustion of Solids
● Pollutant Emissions
● Detonations
● Fuels
END
Questions?

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