Aerodynamic Aspects
Aerodynamic Aspects – provides a fundamental background for fluid dynamic analysis of flow fields at the limit of infinite Peclet and Damköhler numbers commensurate with inadequacy of molecular diffusivity and thermal conductivity to affect the rapid proc
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A. K. Oppenheim †
Dynamics of Combustion Systems 2nd ed.
With 230 Figures and 38 Tables
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Antoni K. Oppenheim † Professor of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California 5112 Etcheverry Hall Berkely, CA 94720-1740 USA e-mail: [email protected]
On the cover Schlieren photograph of a turbulent combustion field in a cylindrical enclosure (vid. Fig.3.3c)
ISBN 978-3-540-77363-4
e-ISBN 978-3-540-77364-1
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In Memoriam
A.K. Oppenheim (1915–2008) On January 12, 2008, our colleague, and friend to many in the combustion community, Tony Oppenheim passed away at his home in Kensington, California. As ever, the “Captain of his Ship,” he had opted for hospice care in the comfort of familiar surroundings rather than spend his remaining time in a hospital. In his final days, he continued to work in bed with his laptop on the second edition of his monograph Dynamics of Combustion Systems. Tony was born in Warsaw, Poland, on August 11, 1915. After graduating as valedictorian from his high school in 1933, he entered the highly competitive Warsaw Institute of Technology, where he studied aeronautical engineering. His studies were interrupted in 1939 by Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland. Tony fled his home country, making his way through Romania, Greece, France, Spain, and Portugal before arriving in England in June 1940. Soon after, he enlisted in the Polish Army in Scotland and, like many of his Polish compatriots, taught himself English. In 1942, he was granted leave from the Polish Army to conduct, under the supervision of Sir Owen Saunders, research on improving the performance of piston engines that powered Spitfire and Hurricane RAF fighter planes. Engine modifications flowing from his research resulted in increased aircraft speed and gave RAF fighters a performance edge over German fighters. Following this work, Tony studied secondary air mixing i
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