Modern Research Topics in Aerospace Propulsion - In Honor of Corrado Casci (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)

This volume, published in honor of Professor Corrado Casci, celebrates the life of a very distinguished international figure devoted to sCientific study, research, teaching, and leadership. The numerous contributions of Corrado CasCi are widely admired by scientists and engineers around the globe. He has been an impressive model and outstanding colleague to many researchers. Unfortunately, only a few of them could be invited to contribute to this honorific volume. Everyone of the invited contributors responded with enthusiasm. v Corrado Casci Contents Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX Curriculum Vitae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xl Publications of Corrado Casci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix . . . . . . . . . I. Combustion 1. Mechanics of Turbulent Flow in Combustors for Premixed Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A. K. OPPENHEIM 2. A Pore-Structure-Independent Combustion Model for Porous Media with Application to Graphite Oxidation 19 M. B. RICHARDS AND S. S. PENNER 3. Stabilization of Hydrogen-Air Flames in Supersonic Flow. . 37 G. WINTERFELD 4. Thermodynamics of Refractory Material Formation by Combustion Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 I. GLASSMAN, K. BREZINSKY, AND K. A. DAVIS 5. Catalytic Combustion Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 A. P. GLASKOVA 6. Stability of Ignition Transients of Reactive Solid Mixtures 83 V. E. ZARKO 7. Combustion Modeling and Stability of Double-Base Solid Rocket Propellants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 L. DE LUCA AND L. GALFETTI 8. Combustion Instabilities and Rayleigh's Criterion 135 F. E. C. CULICK II. Liquid Sprays 9. On the Anisotropy of Drop and Particle Velocity Fluctuations in Two-Phase Round Gas Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 A. TOMBOULIDES, M. l ANDREWS, AND F. V. BRACCO vii viii Contents 10.

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Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	1991
Editors:	Gianfranco Angelino • Luigi De Luca • William A. Sirignano
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	375
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
ISBN-13:	978-1-4612-6956-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > Fluid mechanics Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Production engineering > General Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Automotive technology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Mechanics of fluids > General
LSN:	1-4612-6956-3
Barcode:	9781461269564

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