Irreversible Phenomena Ignitions, Combustion and Detonation Waves

From the reviews:

"This book is focused on the latter applications and offers a rather unique viewpoint in comparison with the existing combustion literature. … the central argument of the book and the subsequent applications are clearly laid out and discussed, resulting in a very interesting read. … The book provides valuable access to numerous experimental and theoretical results less readily available in the English literature. … The book should be considered a specialist … ." (Joanna M. Austin, AIAA Journal, Vol. 46 (2), 2008)

"In his book, Prof. K. Terao develops a theory based on the second law of thermodynamics and which intends to model irreversible phenomena. … The paper ends with a list of references covering both the history and the current development of ignition processes. … The book will surely be useful to engineers … . Researchers will also find the description of experimental devices and experimental data concerning these irreversible phenomena." (Alain Brillard, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1165, 2009)