<p>Introduction</p><p>Section I. Propagation of laminar spherical flames<br></p> <p>Chapter 1. Flame propagation. Theoretical approaches</p><p>§1. Influence of chemically active additives on flame .velocity of rich H<sub>2</sub> + air mixtures<br></p> <p></p>§ 2. Concentration limits of combustion in rich hydrogen–air mixtures in the presence of inhibitors<p></p> <p>§ 3. On the nature of an upper concentration limit of flame propagation in an H<sub>2</sub> + air </p> <p>mixture</p> <p>References</p><br><p></p> <p>Chapter 2. Flame propagation by spark discharge initiation</p> <p>§ 4. Influence of inert additives on the time of formation of steady spherical flame front of mixtures of natural gas and isobutylene with oxygen under spark initiation</p> <p> § 5. Influence of inert and active additives on the features of initiation and propagation of laminar spherical flames a</p>t atmospheric pressure<p></p> <p>§ 6. Numerical investigation of effects of surface recombination and initiation for laminar hydrogen flames at atmospheric pressure</p> <p>§ 7. Investigation into regularities of lean hydrogen-air mixtures combustion at atmospheric pressure by means of high-speed cinematography</p> <p>References</p> <p></p>Chapter 3. Ignition and flame propagation in heated vessels<p></p> <p>§ 8. Investigation into thermal ignition in chain oxidation of hydrogen, natural gas, and isobutene by means of high-speed color cinematography </p> <p>§9. Investigation into</p><p></p> spontaneous ignition of propane-air and n-pentane-air mixtures in heated vessel at atmospheric pressure by means of high-speed color cinematography<p></p> <p>§10. On the features of the negative temperature coefficient phenomenon in combustion of n-pentane-air mixtures</p> <p></p>§11. Investigation into spontaneous ignition of hydrogen-air mixtures in a heated reactor at atmospheric pressure by means of high-speed color cinematography<p></p> <p>References</p> <p>Chapter 4. Some features of kinetic mechanisms of gaseous combustion</p> <p>§ 12. Initiation of hydrogen flame by a local source</p> §13. Various influence of active chemical additives on hydrogen and hydrocarbons combustion<p></p> <p>References</p> <p>Section 2. Unsteady gaseous combustion</p> <p>Chapter 1. Instabilities in gaseous combustion</p> <p></p>§1. Flame propagation regimes at combustion of lean hydrogen-air mixtures in the presence of additives at central spark initiation at atmospheric pressure <p></p> <p>§2. Cellular combustion at transition of spherical flame front to flat front at initiated ignition of methane-air, methane-oxygen and n-pentane-air mixtures</p> <p>§3. Establishment of some features of propagation of unstable flames by 3D optical spectroscopy and color speed cinematography</p> <p>§4. Acoustic instabi</p>lities in hydrogen-air mixtures in the closed reactor at the central spark initiation<p></p> <p>References</p> <p>Chapter 2. Flame interaction with obstacles</p> <p>§5.</p> Interaction of spherical flames of hydrogen-air and methane-air mixtures in the closed reactor at the central spark initiation with close-meshed obstacles <p></p> <p></p>§6. Interaction of laminar flames of methane-air mixtures with close-meshed spherical and planar obstacles in closed cylindrical reactor at spark discharge initiation<p></p> <p> §7. Non-steady propagation of single and counter flames in hydrogen-oxygen and natural gas-oxygen mixtures in closed cylindrical vessels at spark initiation in initially motionless gas</p> <p>§8. Penetration of flames of methane-oxygen mixtures through spherical and planar obstacles in closed cylindrical reactor</p> <p>§9. Interaction of laminar flames of natural gas-oxygen mixtures with planar obstacles, diffusers and confu</p>sers<p></p> <p>References</p> <p> Section 3. Detonation limits in gaseous systems</p> <p>§ 1. Contemporary approaches to the description of supersonic combustion</p> <p>§2. Influence of an acoustic resonator on flame propagation regimes in spark initiated H2 combustion in cylindrical reactor in the vicinity of the lower </p>detonation limit<p></p> <p> §3. Influence of small chemical additives on the velocity of detonation wave and the detonation limit in rich hydrogen mixtures</p> <p>References </p> <p> Section 4. The role of disperse phase in combustion processes</p> <p></p> Chapter 1. Phase formation in combustion and pyrolysis<p></p> <p>§1. Factors determ</p>ining phase fo<p></p>rmation in the heterogeneous chain oxidation of dichlorosilane at low pressures <p></p> <p>§2. Formation of liquid and solid dusty crystals in gas-phase combustion reactions by the example of dichlorosilane oxidation</p> <p>§3. Thermal decomposition of dichlorosilane. Formation of threadlike nanostructures of silicon and silicon carbide by means of the method </p>of chemical vapor deposition<p></p> <p>References</p> <p>Chapter 2. Features of combustion of coal gas suspensions</p> <p>§4. Features of thermal ignition of coal gas suspensions, containing natural gas and oxygen</p> <p>§5. Thermal ignition of coal powders in the presence of natural gas, oxygen and chemically active ad</p>ditives<p></p> <p>§6. Investigation into ignition of coal powders in the presence of oxygen and natural gas by means of high-speed cinematography</p> <p>§7. Suppression of ignition of coal powders in the presence of oxygen and natural gas with small additives of vapor of octadecafluorodecahydronaphthalene С10F18</p> <p>References</p> <p></p>Final remarks<p></p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p> </p>