Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)
FUNDAMENTAL COMBUSTIONFBR012

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand. Optional for: F3, F3fs, M4, M3fs, W4ea. Course coordinator: Per-Erik Bengtsson, per-erik.bengtsson@forbrf.lth.se, Fysik, kurslaboratoriet. Recommended prerequisits: Basic knowledge of thermodynamics. Assessment: To pass the course the student must pass the written examination, the laboratory exercises, the compulsory exercises, and the project. The grade is given from the result of the examination, but well performed compulsory exercise and project give additional points on the examination. Home page: http://www.forbrf.lth.se.

Aim
The aim of the course is to provide a fundamental understanding for the physical processes in combustion. Important areas are thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, radiation, transport processes. From this basic understanding combustion phenomena and systems can be analysed such as autoignition, flame propagation, extinction, and pollutant formation. Improved understanding of combustion processes is highly important to improve efficiency and decrease harmful emissions, which is of global importance since 90% of the energy usage in the world can be related to combustion processes.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
Introduction, thermochemistry, chemical equilibrium, adiabatic flame temperature, chemical kinetics, ignition processes, combustion physics, premixed and diffusion flames, turbulent combustion, pollutant formation, combustion diagnostics, and practical combustion systems.

Laboratory exercises: 1) Computer simulations of self-ignition and flame propagation, 2) Measureemnts of flame velocities and demonstrations of different methods for combustion diagnostics

Project: Subject is chosen after discussion with teacher. After the study, it is summarised in a written report and presented orally.

Literature
Turns, S.R., An introduction to combustion - concepts and applications, second edition, 2000, and supplementary teaching material