Combustion

Code:

EM1549

Acronym:

C

Instance: 2003/2004 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fluids and Energy Division
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEM	25	Plano de Estudos EM Oficial a partir de 2000	5	3,5	7	-
		Plano para Bachareis EM a partir 2000	2	3,5	7	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To give the students knowledge on combustion physic and chemistry so that they are able to desgin or critically analyse burning systems.

Program

Combustion thermodynamics. Dissociation. Combustion chemistry. Reaction kinetics. Kinetically controlled combustion. Self-ignition, forced ignition, inflammability limits. Combustion of a single carbon particle, kinetic and diffusion control. The combustion of clouds of particles in a well stirred furnace and in a plug flow furnace. Combustion of liquid droplets. Evaporation of a single fuel droplet. Evaporation and combustion of a single fuel droplet. Combustion of sprays of liquid droplets in a well stirred furnace and in a plug flow furnace. Pre-heating and combustion of a liquid droplet followed by the combustion of the residual coke particle. Polution, NOx, CO, HC, SOx and particulate emissions. Basic pollutant formation mechanisms. Techniques for control and reduction of gaseous pollutants and particulate emissions.

Main Bibliography

- Pinho, C. “Combustão” (Combustion – Lecture notes, in portuguese), FEUP, September 2001;
-Kanury, A.M. (1977), “Introduction to Combustion Phenomena”, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, New York.

Complementary Bibliography

- Goodger, E.M.; (1977), “Combustion Calculations”, The Macmillan Press Ltd, Londres.
- Chigier, N.A. (1981), “Energy, Combustion and Environment”, Mc Graw Hill Book Company, New York.
- De Soete G. and Feugier, A., (1976), “Aspects Physics et Chimiques de la Combustion en Phase Gazeuze”, Editions Technip, Paris.
- Turns, S.R., (1996), “An Introduction to Combustion”, McGraw-Hill International Edition, New York.
- Perthuis, E. (1983), “La Combustion Industrielle”, Editions Technip, Paris.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes follwed by exercise solving. Visit to a combustion laboratory to follow experimental procedures on combustion measurements.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation of students performance during classes - 10%
Written examination - 90% (duration around 3 hours).