Combustion Processes Theory

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	361-0906/03
Abbreviation	TSP
Course title	Combustion Processes Theory
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Power Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Dr. Ing. Tadeáš Ochodek

Subject syllabus

Fuel reserves, characteristics
Solid fuels, coal, biomass
Liquid and gaseous fuels
Combustion statics, mass and heat balancy
Combustion process quality evaluation
Excess air and its influence on combustion
Chemical equilibrium
Combustion rate
Thermal theory of ignition
Kinetic and difusion processes
Methods of fuels combustion
Harmfull pollutants production
Combustion efficiency

Literature

OCHODEK, T. Combustion Equipments. ERC, 2017.
VAN LOO, S., KOPPEJAN, J. Biomass Combustion and Co-firing. Earthscan, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84407-249-1.
ZINK, J. Combustion Handbook. CRC Press, 2001. .

Advised literature

KHAVKIN, Y. Combustion System Design. Penwell Publishing, 1996. ISBN 0-87814-462-5.
MORAN, M., SHAPIRO, H.: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley a Sons, Inc., New York, 2002.

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