Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases

TLDR: The second edition of this book has been in short supply for some time and the authors have decided in favor of a reprint of the book rather than an extensive revision at this time.

Abstract: For some time copies of the second edition of this book have been in short supply. In order to meet, the demand for additional copies the authors have decided in favor of a reprint of the book rather than an extensive revision at this time. The justification for this lies in the character of the book. It was conceived as an exposition of basic concepts of gaseous combustion phenomena. Since the publication of the second edition in 1961 the literature on the subject has grown in volume very greatly. However, virtually no new concepts in gaseous combustion have evolved. For this reason we feel that the book, in its present form, continues to serve well the purpose for which it was intended, namely, to provide a systematic presentation of the fundamentals of combustion for scientists and engineers. In addition, we feel that the present edition has not yet outlived its usefulness as a source of data. Furthermore, the utility of certain concepts is only now beginning to be appreciated. This applies in particular to the concept of flame stretch which permits a unified approach to seemingly widely different sets of phenomena, including ignition, flame extinction, stabilization, quenching, flammability limits, and maximum heat release rates.