Course Title:

Combustion and Emissions

Instructor:

To Be Assigned

Course Description:

This course introduces the student to the basic principles of combustion and how to apply them to basic engineering problems. Various technologies of this filed will be explored. However, a large portion of the course will cover the fundamentals of combustion. Topics relating to flame speed, flame thickness, flame spread, flame quenching, blow-off, stabilization, ignition energy, flammability limits, and flashback will be presented. Laminar and turbulent premixed and diffusion flames will be studied. In addition, pollutants formation and control and their effect on humans and the environment will be introduced.

 

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Objective 1: Determine chemical reaction rates for elementary and global reactions.

Objective 2: Analyze reaction mechanisms and determine net production rates.

Objective 3: Apply conservation equations to reacting flow problems.

Objective 4: Solve conservation of energy, mass, and momentum for reacting systems.

Objective 5: Determine flame speed and thickness for premixed flames.

Objective 6: Solve laminar and turbulent premixed flame problems.

Objective 7: Solve laminar and turbulent diffusion flame problems.

Objective 8: Understand pollutants formation and their effect on the environment.

Objective 9: Calculate emission indices and how to control emissions from various combustion systems including IC engines.

 

 

Main Topics to Be Covered:

Gas mixtures. Chemical reactions. Heat of combustion. Adiabatic flame temperature. Chemical equilibrium. Chemical kinetics. Reaction rates. Premixed flames. Diffusion flames. Flame speed, thickness, and quenching. Ignition energy. Flammability limits.

 

 

Intended Audience:

This course is intended for engineers and technical staff who have some or no knowledge of combustion fundamentals. It could also be a refresher course in combustion.

Method of Delivery:

Web-based synchronous and asynchronous; also available as instructor-led classroom.

Course Duration:

Half Day (overview) One Day (essentials), Two Days (complete course)

 

Prerequisites:

Thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.

Computer Requirements:

None

 

Enrollment Size:

Minimum #:

10

Maximum #:

20

Course Content:

Applied:

25%

Theoretical:

75%