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Combustion & Fuels: Motivation and Objectives

This document provides an introduction and motivation for studying combustion and fuels. It notes that fossil fuels currently provide over 80% of the world's energy supply, but their combustion also contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. The objectives of the course are to apply fundamental equations to analyze combustion properties and applications, learn about current and future fuel types, and gain understanding of pollutant emissions and control strategies. Combustion is an interdisciplinary field that integrates concepts from fluid dynamics, mass transfer, chemistry, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.

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Combustion & Fuels: Motivation and Objectives

This document provides an introduction and motivation for studying combustion and fuels. It notes that fossil fuels currently provide over 80% of the world's energy supply, but their combustion also contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. The objectives of the course are to apply fundamental equations to analyze combustion properties and applications, learn about current and future fuel types, and gain understanding of pollutant emissions and control strategies. Combustion is an interdisciplinary field that integrates concepts from fluid dynamics, mass transfer, chemistry, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.

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9/5/2014 MIE516

Combustion & Fuels


Motivation and Objectives
WHY STUDY COMBUSTION
AND FUELS?
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Read I.C. Chapter 1
Provides ?% of World Energy
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Share of Total World Primary Energy Supply in 2010
Ref: IEA Energy Statistics
How much fuel?
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Oil Gas Coal
G
t

C
Reserve growth
Proven reserves*
Emissions (CDIAC)
EIA
IPCC
C
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2


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p
p
m
v
)
600
400
200
100
300
0
500
*Oil & gas from EIA
** Unconventional oil & gas;
uncertain, could be large
Other
Methane
Hydrates
Shale
Oil
Tar
Sands
? **
Source: Hansen 2006, www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/agu_communicating.pdf
Fossil Fuel Resources far
Exceed 17502004 Consumption
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Fossil fuel burning is
believed to be the
main contributor to
rising CO
2
levels
Note that the total flux
is the sum of all
carbon sources and
sinks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Carbon_History_and_Flux-2.png
Energy returned on energy invested
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Potential Pollutants from
Combustion
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[I.C. Ch1]
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Ontario NOx emissions in 2010
Source: Air Quality in Ontario 2011 Report
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Fuels are a hot topic
Rising corn prices hit grocery
shoppers' pocketbooks
CBC News 2007
U.S. urges 'fivefold expansion' in
Alberta oilsands production
CBC News 2007
Course Objectives
Apply fundamental equations to:
determine important combustion properties
design combustion applications
Learn about current and future fuels
Learn about important pollutant emissions
and control strategies
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Combustion integrates many
engineering disciplines
Combustion
Fluid
Dynamics
Turbulence
Sprays
Mass
Transfer
Diffusion
Chemistry Thermodynamics
Phase Change
Heat Transfer
Radiation
Conduction
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