Handbook of Combustion

Maximilian Lackner earned his Master's Degree in Physical and Analytical Chemistry, followed by a PhD degree from the Vienna University of Technology, Austria. He also obtained a postgraduate business degree from Johannes Kepler University, Austria. He was a postdoc at Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden. His main research interest is the use of lasers in chemistry. He is the founder of the company ProcessEng Engineering GmbH and serves on the advisory board of the Association of German Engineers.Franz Winter is group leader and Head of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Chemical Engineering at High Temperatures at the Vienna University of Technology. He obtained his academic degrees from the Vienna University of Technology and has specialized on combustion and high temperature reaction kinetics. He has authored more than 300 scientific publications. He is chairman and reviewer on various scientific and technical advisory boards and an active member of the Combustion Institute.Avinash Kumar Agarwal is Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He obtained his PhD degree from the Center for Energy Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Engine Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.

Fünf Bände über Verbrennungsprozesse: Das erste wirklich umfassende, in die Tiefe gehende Handbuch dieses Gebiets! Hier finden Sie Informationen über die Verbrennung von Gasen, Flüssigkeiten und Feststoffen, die Bildung und Emission von Schadstoffen, neue Technologien sowie Diagnostik und Sicherheit.

This five-volume reference work on combustion represents the first complete, in-depth coverage of the field. The contents range from an up-to-date presentation of gas, liquid and solid combustion, via pollutant formation and new technologies to combustion diagnostics and safety.

Volume 1: Fundamentals and SafetyFundamentals of CombustionCombustion ChemistryCombustion PhysicsIgnitionHeat TransferThermodynamicsModelling and Simulation of Droplet and Spray CombustionCombustion Kinetics ModellingModelling of Turbulent CombustionSupersonic Jets and Atomization of SpraysLight Emission from FlamesCool FlamesSteam ProductionExplosion SafetyFuel CellsFlame Retardants - Chemistry Applications & Environmental ImpactsHealth Effects of Combustion ProductsLoss Prevention and Safety Promotion in IndustryHistory of CombustionFire Detection Using Chemical SignaturesToxicology of Combustion ProductsFire SafetyDire Spread in BuildingsVolume 2: Combustion Diagnostics and PollutantsUltrafast Optical Diagnostics in FlamesNOx Formation, Control and Reduction TechniquesLDALIFMeasurement of Particle PropertiesOverview of Combustion DiagnosticsFormation and Diagnostics of Sprays in CombustionSpontaneous Raman Scattering Diagnostics - Applications in Practical Combustion SystemsCARS SpectroscopyGC/MS for Combustion and Pyrolysis ResearchCombustion Characteristics of Fossil Fuels by Thermal Analysis MethodsGas PotentiometryCatalytic Technology for Soot and Gaseous Pollution ControlSOx: Formation, Control and Removal ProcessesCarbon MonoxideCO2 Greenhouse Gas Formation and CaptureSoot and Soot Diagnostics by Laser-Induced IncandescencePAHNOx Formation, Control and Reduction TechniquesCorrosionMeasurements in Large Power PlantsLDAVolume 3: Gases and LiquidsOverview of Gaseous FuelsGlobal Warming Implication of Natural Gas CombustionCFD for Gas ExplosionsEulerian Monte Carlo Method to Solve PDF Transport Equations for Turbulent Reactive FlowsCombustion of Low Heating Value Gaseous Fuel MixturesGas TurbinesFlame Lift-Off and Blowout Stability Limits and their Application in Gas BurnersCombustion of Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Fossil-Fuel BlendsCombustion in Compression Ignition Engines of the Dual-Fuel Type (Diesel-Gas Engines)Fuel Gas Applications in IndustryOverview of Liquid FuelsAtomization, Combustion and Emission Characteristics of BiofuelsBiodiesel and BioalcoholsGasoline EnginesDiesel EnginesShip EnginesSynfuelsSpray Combustion: Impact on EmissionsBurnersOil OutlookVolume 4: Solid FuelsOverview on Solid Fuels, Characteristics, OriginOverview of Solid Fuels Combustion TechnologiesOverview on Biomass CombustionSmale Scale CombustionCoal CombustionPulverized Coal BoilersModelling Fixed and Moving Bed CombustionSolid Waste CombustionGasification and Pyrolysis of CoalGasification of Biomass and WasteFluidized BedsModelling of Circulating Fluidized Bed CombustionCorrosion During Biomass CombustionAgglomeration in Fluidized Beds: Mechanisms, Detection, and CounteractionAshAsh Fouling of Boiler Heat Transfer Surfaces and Thermo-Physical Properties of DepositsCo-Firing Biomass with Coal in Fluidized Bed Combustion SystemsCo-Utilization of Biomass Based Fuels in Pulverized Coal Power Plants in EuropeVolume 5: New TechnologiesThe Chemistry in HCCI Combustion and the Use of Reduced Kinetic Mechanisms for Controlling StrategiesLow Temperature Combustion in EnginesCorona Ignition and Other Ignition Systems Applied to Combustion SystemsPlasma Assisted Ignition and CombustionLaser IgnitionCombustion Enhancement and Stabilization: Problematic, Effects and Diagnostics of the Plasma AssistancePorous Media CombustionStaged Combustion and Exhaust Gas RecirculationHetero-/Homogeneous CombustionCatalytic CombustionMild CombustionUnderground Coal Gasification: A Clean Coal TechnologyEnergy from Aquatic BiomassFlameless Pulverized Coal CombustionWarm Discharges for FuelMetal Halocarbon CombustionAcoustic Control of FlamesCombustion SynthesisCO2 SequestrationOxy-Combustion Technologies with Pure Oxygen and Chemical Looping CombustionCalcium-Based Sorbent Looping Processes for Carbon CaptureCombustion of Pulverized Fuel in CO2 AtmosphereEnergy Conversion Processes with CO2-Separation not Reducing Efficiency