Combustion Processes
Graduate course covering combustion theory and practice, including thermodynamics, flame theory, detonation, and spray/droplet combustion for engine applications.
Summary
Past student reviews · Sage Kokjohn
Homework and class projects were described as practical and focused on the fundamentals of the subject.
What you’ll be able to do
Write computer code to solve equilibrium combustion problems
Write computer code to solve zero-dimensional transient combustion problems
Write computer code to solve transport equations for a one-dimensional reacting flow
Perform design level calculations using a commercial computational fluid dynamics or chemical kinetics code
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
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- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
SAGE KOKJOHN is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Sage Kokjohn
The instructor taught with ease and confidence, offering lectures that were to the point and highly focused on practical fundamentals.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Sage Kokjohn
Homework and class projects were described as practical and focused on the fundamentals of the subject.
Past student reviews · Sage Kokjohn
Students noted that the instructor was approachable and capable of answering any question that arose during the course.
Topics
- Thermodynamics of combustion
- Flame theory
- Detonation
- Spray and droplet combustion
- Engine applications
Skills
- Writing computer code to solve equilibrium, zero-dimensional transient, and one-dimensional reacting flow combustion problems
- Performing design level calculations using commercial CFD or chemical kinetics codes
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2023— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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