AER 315 - Combustion Processes

2019 Fall Term  

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Rahul Vishwanath- UTIAS Combustion & Propulsion Lab.      rahul.vishwanath (at) mail.utoronto.ca          

 

 

Lecture Hours

  • Mondays 15:00-17:00; UC 330 University College

  • Fridays 12:00-13:00; BA B024 Bahen Centre

NOTE: Days of Lecture and Tutorial hours are tentative and  will change as the term progresses. Changes will be announced on Blackboard.

 

 

Tutorial Hour

  • Fridays 13:00-14:00; BA B024 Bahen Centre

NOTE: Days of Lecture and Tutorial hours are tentative and will change as the term progresses. Changes will be announced on Blackboard.

 

 

Office Hours

TBA

 

 

Prerequisites

Undergraduate Thermodynamics

 

 

Grading

  • 30% Term Test                                    

  • 10% Assignments

  • 60% Final Exam

 

 

Homework

Homework problems will be assigned periodically. It is highly recommended that you try to solve the assigned homework problems. Solutions will be posted right after the due date.

 

 

Required Textbook

Stephen R. Turns, An Introduction to Combustion, 3rd  Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011 (Note: 2nd Edition of the same textbook is acceptable).

 

 

Suggested Reading
  • G. L. Borman, and K. W. Ragland, Combustion Engineering, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
  • A. M. Kanury, Introduction to Combustion Phenomena, Gordon & Breach, 1975.
  • J. M. Beér, and N. A Chigier, Combustion Aerodynamics, Applied Science, 1972.
Course Description

Scope and history of combustion, and fossil fuels; thermodynamics and kinetics of combustion including heats of formation and reaction, adiabatic flame temperature, elementary and global reactions, equilibrium calculations of combustion products, and kinetics of pollutant formation mechanisms; propagation of laminar premixed flames, flammability limits, ignition and quenching; gaseous diffusion flames and droplet burning; introduction to turbulent flames; introduction to combustion in practical devices such as rockets, gas turbines, reciprocating engines, and furnaces; pollutant formation in combustion and environmental aspects.