本书共分6章，主要内容包括：第1章叙述燃烧与爆炸过程的本质和发生条件，以及燃烧特征参数的计算；第2章介绍构成燃烧与爆炸物理基础的传热和传质理论；第3章以谢苗诺夫热自燃理论、弗兰克-卡门涅茨基热自燃理论为例较为详细地介绍了着火的过程和条件；第4章～第6章分别介绍可燃气体、可燃液体以及可燃固体的燃烧与爆炸理论和特点。为加强学生对概念的理解，结合每章所述内容，每章末尾都设计了习题与思考题。
本书可供从事安全专业的师生参考使用，也可供从事相关专业的工程技术人员使用。

Chapter 1 Chemical Basis of Combustion and Explosion
1.1 Nature and conditions of combustion and explosion
1.1.1 Combustion
1.1.2 Combustion theory
1.1.3 Conditions of combustion
1.1.4 Explosion and its characteristics
1.1.5 Explosion theory
1.1.6 Classification of explosions
1.1.7 Conditions for explosion
1.2 Theory of combustion reaction rate
1.2.1 Basic concept of reaction rate
1.2.2 Law of mass action
1.2.3 Arrhenius law
1.2.4 Combustion reaction rate equation
1.3 Calculation of combustion air volume
1.3.1 Theoretical air volume
1.3.2 Actual air volume and excess air coefficient
1.3.3 Fuel air ratio and excess air coefficient
1.4 Combustion products and their calculation
1.4.1 Composition and toxicity of combustion products
1.4.2 Calculation of product quantity in complete combustion
1.4.3 Calculation of flue gas volume in incomplete combustion
1.5 Calculation of combustion heat
1.5.1 Heat capacity
1.5.2 Combustion heat
1.6 Calculation of combustion temperature
1.6.1 Classification of combustion temperature
1.6.2 Calculation of combustion temperature
1.7 Chemical process of fire
1.7.1 Fire spreading speed
1.7.2 Fire products
1.7.3 Fire temperature
Exercises
Chapter 2 Physical Basis of Combustion and Explosion
2.1 Heat conduction
2.1.1 Fourier's law of heat conduction
2.1.2 Differential equation of heat conduction
2.1.3 Unsteady heat conduction
2.2 Thermal convection
2.2.1 Boundary layer
2.2.2 Newton's formula and convective heat transfer coefficient
2.2.3 Boundary layer analysis and solution of convective heat transfer process
2.3 Heat radiation
2.3.1 Basic concepts and laws
2.3.2 Radiation from hot gases and non-luminous flames
2.3.3 Luminous flame and hot smoke radiation
2.4 Transfer of substances
2.4.1 Diffusion of substances
2.4.2 Stephen flow
2.4.3 Buoyancy movement caused by combustion
2.5 Combustion and explosion phenomena in life
2.5.1 Heat transfer during candle burning
2.5.2 Mass transfer in candle combustion
Exercises
Chapter 3 Ignition Theory
3.1 Ignition classification and ignition conditions
3.1.1 Classification of fire
3.1.2 Ignition conditions
3.2 Semyonov thermal spontaneous combustion theory
3.2.1 Semenov's theory of thermal spontaneous combustion
3.2.2 Relationship between ignition temperature and vessel wall temperature
3.2.3 Relationship between mixture pressure and other parameters during ignition
3.3 Frank-kamenetsky spontaneous combustion theory
3.3.1 Frank-ramenetskil's thermal spontaneous combustion theory
3.3.2 Solution of critical criterion parameter 8- for spontaneous combustion
3.3.3 Theoretical application
3.4 Chain reaction
3.4.1 Thermal deflagration theory and its limitations
3.4.2 Concept of chain reaction
3.4.3 Straight chain reaction
3.4.4 Branch chain reaction (or branch chain reaction)
3.4.5 Ignition conditions of chain spontaneous combustion (development conditions of chain branching reaction)
3.4.6 Burning peninsula phenomenon
3.4.7 Chain reaction of hydrocarbon oxidation
3.5 Forced fire
3.5.1 Characteristies of forced ignition
3.5.2 Common ignition methods
3.5.3 Minimum energy for ignition
3.5.4 Electrode flameout distance
3.5.5 Semi–empirical formula for minimum ignition energy of electric spark in static air mixture
3.6 Spontaneous combustion of white phosphorus experiment
3.6.1 Experimental methods
3.6.2 Precautions
Exercises
Chapter 4 Combustion and Explosion of Combustible Gases
4.1 Laminar premixed flame propagation mechanism
4.2 Laminar premixed flame propagation velocity
4.2.1 Definition of flame propagation speed