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Fuel Vol. 75, No. 13, pp. 1606, 1996 Copyright 0 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain. All rights reserved 0016-2361/96$15.00+0.00
Book Review Flame and Combustion,
Third Edition
J. F. Griffiths and J. A. Barnard Blackie Academic and Professional, paperback
In the last fifty years a considerable number of books have been published on combustion and have covered both the fundamental and practical aspects. A rapid acceleration took place just after the second world war because there was a considerable release of military material relating to combustion in jet aircraft, explosives and rocket propellants. The area that did not benefit too much from this growth in knowledge in combustion and flame was hydrocarbon oxidation. The generalities of the combustion processes were well known, but despite the impetus given by the growth of the motor car, the processes were too complicated and the reaction pathways were too complex. It took the development of a key diagnostic tool, the gas chromatograph, and then h.p.1.c. to make inroads into this area. This was to be an important synergistic feature, as the use of the gasoline-powered vehicle vastly increased over that period. This book covers the topic of flame and combustion admirably well and particularly deals with this complex area of hydrocarbon combustion. The first edition of this book Flame and Combustion was initially written by John Bradley in 1967 and subsequently revised by John Barnard in 1985; the book has therefore had a lifetime of just over a quarter of a century. It has now been revised by John Griffiths and has incorporated all the earlier material but
1606
London,
1996, pp. 309, f27.50
has particularly benefited from John Grifhths’s knowledge and experience in hydrocarbon oxidation. The book consists of 14 chapters with a reasonable number of references and numerical examples, including answers. It is well written and clear, with illustrations dealing with all the major issues. It is based essentially on the chemical and physicochemical aspects of oxidation of fuels in flames, shock waves and fires. The Introduction is concerned with the appropriate definitions of flame types and basic flame properties such as burning velocities. In addition it ranges through to the properties of hydrocarbon fuels including, for example, gasoline composition. Next the physicochemical principles are outlined in a chapter of that name including details of combustion thermodynamics and kinetics. Brief examples of all the key kinetic controlling steps are given, including detached kinetics of relevant reactions such as CH4 + OH. This material is all covered in 16 pages and sets out the concepts and principles rather than being comprehensive. Flames, flame theory and turbulent combustion and detonation are outlined in the next three chapters and these give a good coverage of the basics of combustion theory, traditional flame properties and measurement methods, together with recent laser diagnostic experimental methods.
Fuel 1996 Volume 75 Number 13
The next two chapters, on hightemperature (defined as > 1000 K, which some researchers might think is rather cool) and low-temperature chemistry (
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Fuel Vol. 75, No. 13, pp. 1606, 1996 Copyright 0 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain. All rights reserved 0016-2361/96$15.00+0.00
Book Review Flame and Combustion,
Third Edition
J. F. Griffiths and J. A. Barnard Blackie Academic and Professional, paperback
In the last fifty years a considerable number of books have been published on combustion and have covered both the fundamental and practical aspects. A rapid acceleration took place just after the second world war because there was a considerable release of military material relating to combustion in jet aircraft, explosives and rocket propellants. The area that did not benefit too much from this growth in knowledge in combustion and flame was hydrocarbon oxidation. The generalities of the combustion processes were well known, but despite the impetus given by the growth of the motor car, the processes were too complicated and the reaction pathways were too complex. It took the development of a key diagnostic tool, the gas chromatograph, and then h.p.1.c. to make inroads into this area. This was to be an important synergistic feature, as the use of the gasoline-powered vehicle vastly increased over that period. This book covers the topic of flame and combustion admirably well and particularly deals with this complex area of hydrocarbon combustion. The first edition of this book Flame and Combustion was initially written by John Bradley in 1967 and subsequently revised by John Barnard in 1985; the book has therefore had a lifetime of just over a quarter of a century. It has now been revised by John Griffiths and has incorporated all the earlier material but
1606
London,
1996, pp. 309, f27.50
has particularly benefited from John Grifhths’s knowledge and experience in hydrocarbon oxidation. The book consists of 14 chapters with a reasonable number of references and numerical examples, including answers. It is well written and clear, with illustrations dealing with all the major issues. It is based essentially on the chemical and physicochemical aspects of oxidation of fuels in flames, shock waves and fires. The Introduction is concerned with the appropriate definitions of flame types and basic flame properties such as burning velocities. In addition it ranges through to the properties of hydrocarbon fuels including, for example, gasoline composition. Next the physicochemical principles are outlined in a chapter of that name including details of combustion thermodynamics and kinetics. Brief examples of all the key kinetic controlling steps are given, including detached kinetics of relevant reactions such as CH4 + OH. This material is all covered in 16 pages and sets out the concepts and principles rather than being comprehensive. Flames, flame theory and turbulent combustion and detonation are outlined in the next three chapters and these give a good coverage of the basics of combustion theory, traditional flame properties and measurement methods, together with recent laser diagnostic experimental methods.
Fuel 1996 Volume 75 Number 13
The next two chapters, on hightemperature (defined as > 1000 K, which some researchers might think is rather cool) and low-temperature chemistry (