Combustion engineers and equipment design engineers involved with furnaces, fired heaters, and boilers will find this an essential reference on the mechanisms of fired heat and its optimization (from a combustion, energy efficiency, and emissions-control standpoint) in industrial applications.
1. Introduction. Petroleum fuels. 2. Physical chemistry of combustion. 3. Fluid dynamics in the firebox. 4. Stabilization of flames. 5. High-temperature flames. 6. Premixed combustion. 7. Pollution caused by combustion. 8. Heat exchange in the firebox. Bibliography. Index.