An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications w/Software by Stephen Turns

An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications w/Software by Stephen Turns

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Presents basic combustion concepts, using simple and easy-to-understand analyses. This title introduces a variety of practical applications, which aim to motivate or relate to the various theoretical concepts. It is for both formal undergraduate study in mechanical engineering and in related fields, and informal study by practicing engineers.

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An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications w/Software by Stephen Turns

This Second Edition retains all the same primary objectives as the original text: First, to present basic combustion concepts using relatively simple and easy-to -understand analyses; and second, to introduce a wide variety of practical applications which motivate or relate to the various theoretical concepts. The overarching goal is to provide a textbook which is useful for both formal undergraduate study in mechanical engineering and in related fields, and informal study by practicing engineers.
Stephen R. Turns received degrees in mechanical engineering from The Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1970), Wayne State University (M.S., 1974), and the University of Wisconsin at Madison (Ph.D., 1979). He was a research engineer at General Motors Research Laboratories from 1970 to 1975. He joined the Penn State Faculty in 1979 and is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr Turns teaches a wide variety of courses in the thermal sciences and has received several awards for teaching excellence at Penn State. He is an active combustion researcher, Publishing Widely, and is an active member of The Combustion Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
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ISBN 13 9780072350449
ISBN 10 007235044X
Titre An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and Applications w/Software
Auteur Stephen Turns
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur Mcgraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Année de publication 1999-09-16
Nombre de pages 704
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