Modern Research Topics in Aerospace Propulsion

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvi

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2. Combustion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Mechanics of Turbulent Flow in Combustors for Premixed Gases

      • A. K. Oppenheim

      Pages 3-17

   3. A Pore-Structure-Independent Combustion Model for Porous Media with Application to Graphite Oxidation

      • M. B. Richards, S. S. Penner

      Pages 19-36

   4. Stabilization of Hydrogen-Air Flames in Supersonic Flow

      • G. Winterfeld

      Pages 37-47

   5. Thermodynamics of Refractory Material Formation by Combustion Techniques

      • I. Glassman, K. Brezinsky, K. A. Davis

      Pages 49-62

   6. Catalytic Combustion Processes

      • A. P. Glaskova

      Pages 63-82

   7. Stability of Ignition Transients of Reactive Solid Mixtures

      • V. E. Zarko

      Pages 83-108

   8. Combustion Modeling and Stability of Double-Base Solid Rocket Propellants

      • L. De Luca, L. Galfetti

      Pages 109-134

   9. Combustion Instabilities and Rayleigh’s Criterion

      • F. E. C. Culick

      Pages 135-151

3. Liquid Sprays

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. On the Anisotropy of Drop and Particle Velocity Fluctuations in Two-Phase Round Gas Jets

      • A. Tomboulides, M. J. Andrews, F. V. Bracco

      Pages 154-171

   3. Unsteady, Spherically-Symmetric Flame Propagation Through Multicomponent Fuel Spray Clouds

      • G. Continillo, W. A. Sirignano

      Pages 173-198

4. Computational Fluid Dynamics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199

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   2. Efficient Solution of Compressible Internal Flows

      • M. Napolitano, P. De Palma

      Pages 201-212

   3. An Upwind Formulation for Hypersonic Nonequilibrium Flows

      • M. Pandolfi, S. Borrelli

      Pages 213-226

   4. Numerical Methodologies for the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations for Two-Phase Flows

      • F. Grasso, V. Magi

      Pages 227-250

5. Turbomachinery and Power Cycles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251

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   2. Convective Heat Transfer with Film Cooling Around a Rotor Blade

      • T. Arts

      Pages 253-274

   3. Unsteady Flow in Axial Flow Compressors

      • F. A. E. Breugelmans

      Pages 275-295

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.

• Navier-Stokes equation
• computational fluid dynamics
• fluid dynamics
• heat transfer
• porous media
• propulsion
• stability
• turbines
• fluid- and aerodynamics

• Dipartimento di Energetica, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

  G. Angelino, L. Luca

• School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine, USA

  W. A. Sirignano

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