Objectives and Themes

Objectives

The objective of the journal is to further the application of scientific principles in stationary combustion technologies, for large scale industrial heating processes, leading to clean and efficient fuel conversion. Attention will be given to technologies related to the reduction of green house gas emissions.

Papers detailing experimental and technical investigations will be published in the public domain on the World Wide Web following rigorous review.

The following approach and objectives are followed in the publication of the Combustion Journal:

• Scientific papers, with an emphasis on applications, are considered and refereed by at least two appropriate scientists or engineers to a standard equivalent to other international journals;
• The Journal takes advantage of IFRF related experts to establish referees for papers and to obtain offers of papers (ie from Flame Days and TOTeMs etc.);
• More rapid publication than that presently provided by hard-copy journals;
• All communication for paper submissions and paper review to be electronic.

Among the technical subjects emphasised are:

• Atmospheric pollution and its control
  
• Efficient combustion in industrial furnaces
  
• Flames and burners
  
• Modelling and scaling in combustion process
  
• Furnace heat transfer
  
• Fuel character and combustion properties for gas, liquid and solid fuels
  
• Combustion measurement techniques
  
• New combustion technologies
  
• Combustion of wastes

Current areas of particular interest include:

• Oxygen enriched combustion
  
• Slagging, fouling and ash effects
  
• Process control systems and instrumentation
  
• Fuel conversion (including gasification)
  
• Simulation of processes and control
  
• Technical/economic evaluation of projects and processes
  
• Fluidized bed combustion
  
• Grate fired combustion