ABOUT THE BOOK

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    Accession Number

 B634

    Title

 Explosions Detonations Flammability & Ignitan

    Author

 MULLINS, B.P./ PENNER, S.S.

    Publisher

 Pergamon Press

    ISBN

 

     Summary

The contents of the book includes – Chapter I – Fundamentals of aerothermochemistry Chapter II – Elementary theory of explosion limits for premixed gases in closed vessels without surface reactions Chapter III – The mechanism of complex chemical reactions and explosion limits in closed reaction vessels Chapter IV – The quantitative theory of chain reactions in closed vessels Chapter V – Detonation waves in gases Chapter VI – Limits of Flammability and flame quenching Chapter VII – Principles of ignition Chapter VIII – Droplet burning and heterogeneous combustion Chapter IX – Flammability limits of homogeneous fuel-oxidant mixtures Chapter X – Flammability limits of homogeneous fuel-diluent-oxidant mixtures Chapter XI – Flash-points Chapter XII – Flammability of heterogeneous fuel-air mixtures Chapter XIII – Spark ignition Chapter XIV – Spontaneous ignition Chapter XV – Combustion processes Chapter XVI – Explosion prevention by addition of water and/or air Chapter XVII – Explosion prevention by other means