Flames
We have an ongoing interest in understanding turbulent flames, and we are currently developing models of turbulent flame propagation, and corresponding experiments.
We are also developing fundamental experiments of droplet-laden flows which can serve as surrogate models for flame-droplet interactions.
Two review articles below explain some of the fundamentals of premixed turbulent flames and their modeling. Highlights of our current work are detailed in the tabs on the left.
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 Normalised turbulent flame speed (DNS) for different fuel-air mixtures: effect of differential diffusion |
S Hochgreb (2023), How fast can we burn, Proc. Comb. Inst. 39:2077-2105 |
Hierarchy of model construction for turbulent combustion: trade off between number of species N_s and number of cells N_c |
S Hochgreb (2019) Mind the gap: Turbulent combustion model validation and future needs, Proc. Comb. Inst. 37:2091-2107 |