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Author:   Vasily B. Novozhilov (Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-ASME Press
Weight:   0.680kg
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9781119830528

ISBN 10:   1119830524
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   06 November 2025
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Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

About the Author vi Preface viii Important Notation and Abbreviations xvii   1   Introduction 1.1 Informal Description of Thermal Explosion 1 1.2 Historical Remarks. Terminology 3 1.3 Fundamentals of Chemical Kinetics 7 1.4 Definition of Thermal Explosion 12 1.5 Similarity and Difference with other Phenomena 17   2   Classical Theory of Thermal Explosion 2.1 General Considerations 21 2.2 Steady-state Semenov Theory 28 2.3 Steady-state Frank-Kamenetskii Theory 34     2.3.1 Planar Symmetry 37     2.3.2 Cylindrical Symmetry 39       2.3.3 Spherical Symmetry 41 2.4 Nonsteady Theory 45 2.5 Comparison of the Semenov and the Frank-Kamenetskii formulations 52                                  3   Extended Mathematical Theory of Thermal Explosion 3.1 Generalized Boundary Conditions 60 3.2 Dynamical Regimes 72 3.3 Thermal Explosion in a Region of Arbitrary Shape 80 3.4 Stability of Thermal Explosion Solutions 88 3.5 Interpretation of Thermal Explosion in terms of Theory of      Catastrophes and Control Theory 92 3.6 Review of other Results in Mathematical Theory of Thermal     Explosion 97   4   Thermal Explosion in a Quiescent Medium 4.1 Kinetic Effects 101 4.2 Conjugate Thermal Explosion 114 4.3 Diffusion Thermal Explosion 125 4.4 Spotted Thermal Explosion 132 4.5 Experimental Validation of the Theory of Thermal Explosion 135   5   Thermal Explosion in Dynamic Mixtures 5.1 Thermal Explosion in Flow Reactor 138 5.2 Thermal Explosion under Natural Convection Conditions 146 5.3 Thermal Explosion under Forced Convection Conditions 160   6   Thermal Explosion and Fire Dynamics 6.1 Compartment Fire Flashover. Problem Description 177 6.2 One-variable Thermal Explosion Models of Fire Flashover 181 6.3 Two-variable Thermal Explosion Models of Fire Flashover 191 6.4 Pseudo- Three-variable Models and other Results in Thermal 202    Explosion Modelling of Fire Flashover   7   Thermal Explosion in Granular Reacting Media, Biosolid Fuels and     Electric Batteries 7.1 Experimental Data 213 7.2 Thermal Explosion in Granular Reacting Media 216 7.3 Thermal Explosion of Biosolid Fuels 219 7.4 Thermal Explosion of Electric Batteries 233   8   Control Problem in the Theory of Thermal Explosion 8.1 Problem Formulation 242 8.2 Instantaneous Control 244 8.3 Smooth Control 250     8.3.1 Smooth Autonomous Control 257     8.3.2 Smooth Non-autonomous Control 264   9  Thermal Explosion Prevention 9.1 Concept of Thermal Management. Passive and Active Methods 276 9.2 Passive Methods 278 9.3 Inertization 284 9.4 Cooling Media Injection 286 9.5 Prevention of Fire Flashover 287 References 301 Thermal Explosion. Theory and Application 317 Problems 317 Thermal Explosion. Theory and Application 319 Problem Solutions 319 Index 338

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Vasily B. Novozhilov is Professor of Mathematics at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. He previously held professorial positions at the Institute of Fire Safety Engineering Research and Technology at the University of Ulster, UK and at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a member of The Combustion Institute and has authored or co-authored over 150 publications, including the book Theory of Solid-Propellant Nonsteady Combustion, also from Wiley.

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