| Title | Syllabus | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Thermodynamics & Combustion | Concepts of classical thermodynamics. Application of I and II laws to closed and open systems. Availability analysis of thermal systems and the concept of energy conservation. Phase and reaction equilibria. Equilibrium constants. calculation of equilibrium composition of multi component gasesous mixtures. Equations of state and calculation of thermodynamics and transport properties of substances. Reaction rates and first, second and higher order reactions. Reactions in gaseous, liquid and solid phases. Combustion and flame velocities, Laminar and turbulent flames. Premixed and diffusion flames their properties and structures. Theories of flame propagation, thermal, diffusion and comprehensive theories, Problems of flame stability, flashback and blow off. Combustion of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Combustion of fuel droplets and sprays. Measurements in combustion systems. Combustion systems. Combustion in closed and open systems. Applications to IC Engines. Boilers, gas turbine combustors and rocket motors. | K.G. Denbigh, Principles of Chemical Equilibrium, Cambridge, 1971. A.G. Gaydon and H.G. Wolfhard, "Flames" Chapman Hall, 1979. B. Lewis and G. Von Elbe, Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases, Academic Press, 1961. M.W. Zemansky, Heat and Thermodynamics 4Ed. McGraw Hill, 1968. |