Review of: Propellants and Explosives: Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion – Naminosuke Kubota

Propellants and Explosives: Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion
Naminosuke Kubota

Review by M. K. Hudson

Kubota’s new title covers a wide area, as its name suggests. However, as its subtitle indicates, the author has ocused on the thermo aspects of combustible materials. An examination of the book shows that it contains nine chapters, which can be broken down into three major groupings (the author indicates four). Chapters one to three cover the thermodynamics concepts necessary to understand energetic materials used in the combustion field, as well as reviewing
some of the phenomena of combustion. Topics covered in these sections include the formation of shock and detonation waves, equilibrium and reaction rates, as well as flame structure and ignition processes, which provide a good, in-depth review. While presenting a considerable number of equations, necessary to explain the phenomena and basis for combustion, the author uses figures and good explanations in the text to guide both the combustion scientist and technical users along.

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Ref: JPyro, Issue 16, 2002, p 77
(J16_77)

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