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Following elucidation of the basics of thermodynamics and detailed explanation of chemical kinetics of reactive mixtures, readers are introduced to unique and effective mathematical tools for the modeling, simulation and analysis of chemical non-equilibrium phenomena in combustion and flows. The reactor approach is presented considering thermochemical reactors as the focal points. Novel equations of chemical kinetics compiling chemical thermodynamic and transport processes make reactor models universal and easily applicable to the simulation of combustion and flow in a variety of propulsion and energy generation units. Readers will find balanced coverage of both fundamental material on chemical kinetics and thermodynamics, and detailed description of mathematical models and algorithms, along with examples of their application. Researchers, practitioners, lecturers, and graduate students will all find this work valuable.
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All four authors of this book are distinguished researchers from the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, and they all have worked at Kazan Aviation Institute, now known as Kazan National Research Technical University. The senior author (Naoumov) is currently a professor at Central Connecticut State University. The book is designed to present an up-to-date treatise on modeling the complex phenomena of turbulent flow, multiphase media with heat, and mass transfer between the phases, coupled with chemical reactions in both the flow of reactants and the combustion products. This is not an introductory textbook, or even an advanced textbook, but a reference that will be used primarily by people working in the field of combustion research. The book is divided into three parts. The first part includes three chapters that deal with chemical nonequilibrium models and supporting databases. The second part includes chapters 4 through 6 and involves the mathematical modeling of various modes of combustion. The last four chapters discuss the simulation of combustion and flows in propulsion and power generation systems. This book will be a good resource for people working in the field. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through faculty. --Alvin M. Strauss, Vanderbilt University
