ENGR 451 Introduction to Combustion

This course covers the fundamental concepts of combustion science and engineering. Modern-day combustion science combines thermodynamics, chemistry, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer concepts, and it is used for the design of many energy and propulsive applications. Topics include: equilibrium thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, mass transfer, laminar premixed and diffusion flames, deflagration and detonation, flame stability, pollutants, and canonical 1^st-Law applications.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGR 340 AND ENGR 351 AND ENGR 450 or permission of instructor

Offered

Spring

Outcomes

1. understand the motivation for studying combustion
2. Be able to identify and define basic combustion terminology
3. Introduce students to microscopic thermodynamics and how molecular activity is important to combustion science
4. Know what is meant by “complete combustion”
5. Be able to balance the stoichiometric reaction
6. Understand the definition of air to fuel ratio and equivalence ratio and how they are applied
7. Introduce students to thermochemistry
8. Be able to calculate the adiabatic flame temperature
9. Introduce Students to STANJAN and other combustion software