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Description of  Combustion: A Study Guide: What you need to know to perform thermodynamic combustion calculations

This short textbook is designed for undergraduate and graduate students taking a course in combustion engineering. It provides examples of basic combustion calculations (lower heating values, stoichiometry, adiabatic flame temperature, chemical equilibrium, kinetics, pollutant concentrations) at a much cheaper price than the large textbooks. Who has time to read a 700 page textbook anyway? These 56 pages efficiently cover the most important concepts in combustion. Resources at the end of the book include an equation sheet - useful for open-book tests or exams where you are allowed a cheat sheet, and a list of useful websites that includes an online chemical equilibrium calculator, information on alternative fuels, and fuel properties. Students taking a thermodynamics course that includes a module on combustion will also find this book useful.