Combustion Physics

摘要

Combustion occurs in a broad range of important engineering technologies and is a topic of primary societal and environmental concern. It involves the transport of matter and energy in multicomponent and often multiphase systems in which chemical reactions with significant energy liberation take place. It is a multidisciplinary science that relies on understanding fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and chemical kinetics. In the past four decades, significant advances have been made along three fronts: 1) theoretical advances driven by the increase and sophistication of mathematical techniques such as the use of asymptotic methods and methods of nonlinear analyses, 2) advances in simulation enabled by the accessibility of computers and the efficiency of numerical tools, and 3) advances in experimental methods, in particular, laser diagnostic techniques. Professor C. K. Law has taken part in this tremendous growth in combustion science and has made significant contributions to the field in several areas that have been incorporated in this exciting text.