Combustion characteristics

Combustion characteristics (Introduction) .................................................................................................... 1 Combustion fundamentals (What it is) ..................................................................................................... 1 What it is not ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Thermal free-flame gaseous combustion .............................................................................................. 4 Thermal trapped-flame combustion in porous media ........................................................................... 5 Smouldering (Thermal non-flame combustion of porous media) ......................................................... 5 Catalytic combustion............................................................................................................................. 6 Detonating combustion ......................................................................................................................... 6 Combustion applications (What it is for) .................................................................................................. 6 Heating .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Propulsion and electricity...................................................................................................................... 8 Absorption refrigeration ........................................................................................................................ 8 Chemical transformations ..................................................................................................................... 8 Combustion system types (How it is done) .............................................................................................. 9 Steady combustion chambers ................................................................................................................ 9 Unsteady combustion chambers.......................................................................................................... 10 Catalytic combustors ........................................................................................................................... 11 Porous burners..................................................................................................................................... 11 Fluidised bed combustion ................................................................................................................... 12 Open fires ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Combustion history (What was known).................................................................................................. 13 Fuel history ......................................................................................................................................... 13 History of Combustion theories .......................................................................................................... 13