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| MAE 504 Fluid Dynamics of Combustion I |
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Gas-phase thermochemistry including chemical equilibrium and introductory chemical kinetics. Homogeneous reaction phenomena. Subsonic and supersonic combustion waves in premixed reactants (deflagration and detonation). Effects of turbulence. Introduction to diffusion flame theory. 3 credit hours.
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Prerequisite |
Undergraduate courses in field of study or consent of instructor. |
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Course
Objectives |
Students will gain an understanding of combustion phenomena with specific application to adiabatic flame temperature calculations, mixture composition calculations based on minimization of Gibbs free energy, detonation and deflagration wave structure, and simple premixed and diffusion flames. |
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Course
Requirements |
HOMEWORK: Approximately six (~6) assignments. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: Students will not be required to write any of their own code. CET98 will be provided via locker for equilibrium calculations and MAPLE can be used to solve relevant conervation equations for premixed flame calculations. PROJECTS: None |
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Computer
and Internet Requirements |
NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers used for classes. Depending on your computer needs, we recommend your computer meet or exceed the following minimum specifications below. PCs must have an Intel-compatible 800 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 8 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 800x600 (min.) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system should be Windows 2000 or XP. Real One Player Basic (available free online) and high speed Internet connection such as cable, DSL, T1 or LAN will be required for EOL courses. MAC users must have a G3 processor with firewire and USB factory built-in, 256 MB RAM, 10 GB with 1GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 800x600 (min) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system must be MacOS 10.3 (minimum) along with the above RealOne and Internet specifications above. For more detailed information on computer specifications and recommendations, please refer to our website at: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/currentstudents/computeraccess.htm |
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Textbook |
Kuo, Principles of Combustion, ISBN 0-471-47051-1. |
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Course Outline by Topical Areas |
Thermo review and equilibrium chemistry 5 1 Chemical kinetics 6 2 EXAM 1 (open book and notes) Transport processes 2 notes Def. and Det. 4 4 Premixed Laminar Flames 2 5 EXAM 2 (open book and notes) Premixed Laminar (cont) 4 4 Jet diffusion flame height 1 notes Final EXAM (part open, part closed) |
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Instructor |
Dr. William L. Roberts, Professor Phone: (919) 515-5294 |
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Registration |
All students must register through the Engineering Online registration site at http://www.ncsu.edu/project/engonline/index.php. You do not have to be admitted to a degree program to enroll in an online course. However, you must have completed a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related area from an accredited institution. Full-time, employed individuals are limited to enrollment in two graduate courses for each semester. On-campus degree seeking students must have approval from their Director of Graduate Programs to register for an Engineering Online course. Tuition and Fees per credit hour:
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