Lean combustion [[electronic resource] ] : technology and control / / edited by Derek Dunn-Rankin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453457503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-76375-6; 9786611763756; 0-08-055052-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Dunn-RankinDerek
• Disciplina: 621.402/3
• Soggetti: Combustion; Combustion engineering; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Lean Combustion Technology and Control; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction and Perspectives; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Brief historical perspective; 1.3. Defining lean combustion; 1.4. Regulatory drivers for lean combustion technology development; 1.5. Lean combustion applications and technologies; 1.6. Brief highlights of the chapters; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Lean Combustion; 2.1. Combustion and engine performance; 2.2. Burning in flames; 2.3. Autoignitive burning; 2.4. Recirculation of heat from burning and burned gas2.5. Flame stabilization; 2.6. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Highly Preheated Lean Combustion; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. MILD combustion; 3.3. Simple processes in MILD combustion; 3.4. Processes and applications of MILD combustion in gas turbines; 3.5. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Lean-Burn Spark-Ignited Internal Combustion Engines; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Performance of the ideal internal combustion engine; 4.3. Engine combustion and emissions; 4.4. Extending the lean limit of operation; 4.5. Summary; References; Chapter 5: Lean Combustion in Gas Turbines5.1. Introduction; 5.2. ; Rationale for lean combustion in gas turbines; 5.3. Lean gas turbine combustion strategies: status and needs; 5.4. Summary; References; Chapter 6: Lean Premixed Burners; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Principles of fuel variability; 6.3. Stabilization methods; 6.4. Summary; References; Chapter 7: Stability and Control; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Oscillations and their characteristics; 7.3. Control strategies; 7.4. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8: Lean Hydrogen Combustion; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Hydrogen combustion fundamentals8.3. Hydrogen in gas turbine engines; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Combustion under sufficiently fuel-lean conditions can have the desirable attributes of high efficiency and low emissions, this being particularly important in light of recent and rapid increases in the cost of fossil fuels and concerns over the links between combustion and global climate change. Lean Combustion is an eminently authoritative, reference work on the latest advances in lean combustion technology and systems. It will offer engineers working on combustion equipment and systems both the fundamentals and the latest developments in more efficient fuel usage and in much-sought-after re