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Catalog description

Introduction to combustion processes, providing an understanding of flame processes as they relate to efficiency and pollution due to propulsion and power generating systems. Diffusion and premixed flames, problems of ignition, quenching, flammability limits, and detonation.

Prerequisite: Senior standing in Mechanical Engineering or consent of instructor.

Who takes it

Mechanical Engineering students take this course in their senior year.

What it's about

Most of modern day energy is provided by processes of combustion. A car engine burns gasoline, a power plant burns natural gas or oil, a rocket reaches orbit burning hydrogen. To make this process more efficient, and pollution free, we need to understand its internal mechanics. This course will cover the basic principles of combustion, and its implementation in engineering.