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Gas Chromatography Abstracts 1963
September 1964
Publications
a reminder of the practical a d v a n t a g e s to be gained by a proper u n d e r s t a n d i n g of this subject a n d the need for a d e q u a t e analytic tools. Symposium Transsonicum can be recommended as a collection of useful papers access to which would be extremely difficult w i t h o u t their publication in this form a n d which give an indication of the depth a n d breadth of current work in transsonic flow. R. HETHERINGTON
HIGH TEMPERATURE PHENOMENA Combustion and Propulsion, Fifth A G A R D Colloquium Editors, R. P. HAGERTY, A. L. JAUMOTTE, O. LUTZ and S. S. P}:NNER. Published for a n d on behalf of A G A R D (NATO) b y P e r g a m o n Press: Oxford, 1963.
xviii+698 pp.
140s
MAJOR progress has been m a d e in recent years in the field of m a n n e d and u n m a n n e d hypersonic flight. The successful performance of spacecraft depends on the solution of propulsion a n d re-entry problems and in b o t h cases considerations of high t e m p e r a t u r e p h e n o m e n a are involved. Papers selected for the Fifth A G A R D Colloquium held at Braunschweig, G e r m a n y in April 1962 dealt with 'High T e m p e r a t u r e P h e n o m e n a in the Field of Combustion and Propulsion.' B o t h theoretical a n d applied aspects were considered including material relating to airb r e a t h i n g engines, chemical rockets, and advanced propulsion devices. T h e present well-produced volume contains these papers together with s u m m a r i e s of the discussions relating to them. T h e contributions are arranged under six headings, viz. Equilibrium Properties of High T e m o e r a t u r e Gases, H i g h T e m p e r a t u r e Fluids, Physical Processes in Combustion and Propulsion (High E n e r g y Propellants), High Temperature Materials for Solid Propellant Grains and Liners, and Basic Combustion Studies of Rocket Engines using High E n e r g y Fuels. T h e m o s t striking feature of this compilation is the wide variety of highly specialized papers presented. These cover such widely different topics as theoretical calculations of t h e r m o d y n a m i c properties, the kinetics a n d m e c h a n i s m of pyrolysis of hydrocarbons, atomization and injection processes in the liquid propellant rocket engine, plasma b o u n d a r y layers, fabrication of plastics for high temperature aoplications, a e r o t h e r m o c h e m i s t r y studies in ablation, the rheology of suspensions, a n d combustion in b o t h solid a n d liquid propellant rocket engines, to mention b u t a few, from each section. Probably comparatively few copies of this volume will be purchased b y individuals; it is essentially a book for the libraries of the larger research establishm e n t s a n d technological institutes where work in the fields considered is in progress. T h e book is provided with an index of contributors and a subject index. Several of the papers and some of ".he s u m m a r i e s of the discussions are in French. ' R. LONG
243
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
ABSTRACTS
1963
C. E. H. KNAPMAN (Ed.). Published b y the I n s t i t u t e of Petroleum: London, 1963. 286 pp. 42s THIS book is the sixth in the series of Gas Chromatography Abstracts published a n n u a l l y since 1958. Some 184 international journals for the 1963 abstracts were searched and abstracted in the original to obtain a very comprehensive coverage of 1 051 abstracts ot all aspects a n d uses of gas c h r o m a t o g r a p h y . T h e n u m b e r of journals covered b y this survey has been increased b y 50 per cent since the 1959 abstracts which serves as an index of the achievement of the Abstracting Panel. Due to the mechanics of searching, abstracting, collecting and publishing there is an obvious delay before an a n n u a l a b s t r a c t is on the market. For example the 1963 volume has only 20 per cent of its abstracts related to 1963 literature; the m a j o r i t y are related to 1962. Like the former publications the 1963 volume h a s an excellent subject and a u t h o r index which is absolutely essential for a book of this kind. This volume is the first set of abstracts to be published b y the I n s t i t u t e of Petroleum who propose to continue on an a n n u a l basis. P. E. BARKER
SELF-IGNITION,
FLAME AND DETONATION IN G A S E S SOKOLIK, MOSCOW, 1960. Translated from
A. S. R u s s i a n b y N. KANER and edited by R. HARDIN. Israel P r o g r a m for Scientific Translations: Jerusalem, 1963. vi+458 pp. 96s DURING the last few m o n t h s a n u m b e r of translations of m o n o g r a p h s b y distinguished scientlsm of the U . S . S . R . including L. N. KHITRIN, V. !Xl. KONDRAT'EV, V. YA. StlTERN and A. S. SOKOLIK h a v e appeared. I t is, of course, valuable to h a v e access to such works dealing with the chemical kinetics of gas reactions a n d with combustion a n d explosion hitherto only available to those with a working knowledge of the R u s s i a n language. T h e one s n a g is t h a t b y t h e time such translations appear, the m o s t recent work quoted is some five years old. This limitation m u s t be bo~ne in m i n d when considering these monographs. As the title of the present book indicates, it aims at a selective rather t h a n a comprehensive account of combustion phenomena. P a r t I begins b y considering t h e r m a l a n d chain-type explosions and it continues with a detailed t r e a t m e n t of the selfignition of hydrocarbons. Chapter II incorporates a section on the m e c h a n i s m of hydrocarbon oxidation and a c c o m p a n y i n g degenerate branching. A detailed t r e a t m e n t of cool a n d blue flame p h e n o m e n a a n d the high a n d low t e m p e r a t u r e ignition of hydrocarbons is also given. Chapter III deals with hydrocarbon ignition at high pressures, viz. compression ignition. P a r t II considers the structure and propagation of laminar flames and t h e r m a l a n d diffusion theories of flame propagation. T h e stability of flames is not discussed. Terminology is occasionally a little unusual; the a u t h o r prefers to use the t e r m 'limits of propagation' in lieu of t h e more usual 'limits ot i n f l a m m a b i l i t y ' (or flammability).' However, he rather confuses m a t t e r s b y also using the t e r m lower concentration limit of ignition (L.C.L.), apparently for the same thing. T h e r m a l theories of spark
Publications
a reminder of the practical a d v a n t a g e s to be gained by a proper u n d e r s t a n d i n g of this subject a n d the need for a d e q u a t e analytic tools. Symposium Transsonicum can be recommended as a collection of useful papers access to which would be extremely difficult w i t h o u t their publication in this form a n d which give an indication of the depth a n d breadth of current work in transsonic flow. R. HETHERINGTON
HIGH TEMPERATURE PHENOMENA Combustion and Propulsion, Fifth A G A R D Colloquium Editors, R. P. HAGERTY, A. L. JAUMOTTE, O. LUTZ and S. S. P}:NNER. Published for a n d on behalf of A G A R D (NATO) b y P e r g a m o n Press: Oxford, 1963.
xviii+698 pp.
140s
MAJOR progress has been m a d e in recent years in the field of m a n n e d and u n m a n n e d hypersonic flight. The successful performance of spacecraft depends on the solution of propulsion a n d re-entry problems and in b o t h cases considerations of high t e m p e r a t u r e p h e n o m e n a are involved. Papers selected for the Fifth A G A R D Colloquium held at Braunschweig, G e r m a n y in April 1962 dealt with 'High T e m p e r a t u r e P h e n o m e n a in the Field of Combustion and Propulsion.' B o t h theoretical a n d applied aspects were considered including material relating to airb r e a t h i n g engines, chemical rockets, and advanced propulsion devices. T h e present well-produced volume contains these papers together with s u m m a r i e s of the discussions relating to them. T h e contributions are arranged under six headings, viz. Equilibrium Properties of High T e m o e r a t u r e Gases, H i g h T e m p e r a t u r e Fluids, Physical Processes in Combustion and Propulsion (High E n e r g y Propellants), High Temperature Materials for Solid Propellant Grains and Liners, and Basic Combustion Studies of Rocket Engines using High E n e r g y Fuels. T h e m o s t striking feature of this compilation is the wide variety of highly specialized papers presented. These cover such widely different topics as theoretical calculations of t h e r m o d y n a m i c properties, the kinetics a n d m e c h a n i s m of pyrolysis of hydrocarbons, atomization and injection processes in the liquid propellant rocket engine, plasma b o u n d a r y layers, fabrication of plastics for high temperature aoplications, a e r o t h e r m o c h e m i s t r y studies in ablation, the rheology of suspensions, a n d combustion in b o t h solid a n d liquid propellant rocket engines, to mention b u t a few, from each section. Probably comparatively few copies of this volume will be purchased b y individuals; it is essentially a book for the libraries of the larger research establishm e n t s a n d technological institutes where work in the fields considered is in progress. T h e book is provided with an index of contributors and a subject index. Several of the papers and some of ".he s u m m a r i e s of the discussions are in French. ' R. LONG
243
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
ABSTRACTS
1963
C. E. H. KNAPMAN (Ed.). Published b y the I n s t i t u t e of Petroleum: London, 1963. 286 pp. 42s THIS book is the sixth in the series of Gas Chromatography Abstracts published a n n u a l l y since 1958. Some 184 international journals for the 1963 abstracts were searched and abstracted in the original to obtain a very comprehensive coverage of 1 051 abstracts ot all aspects a n d uses of gas c h r o m a t o g r a p h y . T h e n u m b e r of journals covered b y this survey has been increased b y 50 per cent since the 1959 abstracts which serves as an index of the achievement of the Abstracting Panel. Due to the mechanics of searching, abstracting, collecting and publishing there is an obvious delay before an a n n u a l a b s t r a c t is on the market. For example the 1963 volume has only 20 per cent of its abstracts related to 1963 literature; the m a j o r i t y are related to 1962. Like the former publications the 1963 volume h a s an excellent subject and a u t h o r index which is absolutely essential for a book of this kind. This volume is the first set of abstracts to be published b y the I n s t i t u t e of Petroleum who propose to continue on an a n n u a l basis. P. E. BARKER
SELF-IGNITION,
FLAME AND DETONATION IN G A S E S SOKOLIK, MOSCOW, 1960. Translated from
A. S. R u s s i a n b y N. KANER and edited by R. HARDIN. Israel P r o g r a m for Scientific Translations: Jerusalem, 1963. vi+458 pp. 96s DURING the last few m o n t h s a n u m b e r of translations of m o n o g r a p h s b y distinguished scientlsm of the U . S . S . R . including L. N. KHITRIN, V. !Xl. KONDRAT'EV, V. YA. StlTERN and A. S. SOKOLIK h a v e appeared. I t is, of course, valuable to h a v e access to such works dealing with the chemical kinetics of gas reactions a n d with combustion a n d explosion hitherto only available to those with a working knowledge of the R u s s i a n language. T h e one s n a g is t h a t b y t h e time such translations appear, the m o s t recent work quoted is some five years old. This limitation m u s t be bo~ne in m i n d when considering these monographs. As the title of the present book indicates, it aims at a selective rather t h a n a comprehensive account of combustion phenomena. P a r t I begins b y considering t h e r m a l a n d chain-type explosions and it continues with a detailed t r e a t m e n t of the selfignition of hydrocarbons. Chapter II incorporates a section on the m e c h a n i s m of hydrocarbon oxidation and a c c o m p a n y i n g degenerate branching. A detailed t r e a t m e n t of cool a n d blue flame p h e n o m e n a a n d the high a n d low t e m p e r a t u r e ignition of hydrocarbons is also given. Chapter III deals with hydrocarbon ignition at high pressures, viz. compression ignition. P a r t II considers the structure and propagation of laminar flames and t h e r m a l a n d diffusion theories of flame propagation. T h e stability of flames is not discussed. Terminology is occasionally a little unusual; the a u t h o r prefers to use the t e r m 'limits of propagation' in lieu of t h e more usual 'limits ot i n f l a m m a b i l i t y ' (or flammability).' However, he rather confuses m a t t e r s b y also using the t e r m lower concentration limit of ignition (L.C.L.), apparently for the same thing. T h e r m a l theories of spark