Overview
Fluid flows with chemical reaction and particle formation; interaction of turbulence with chemical reactions and particulate processes; advanced modelling and simulation methods. Applications include combustion, mitigation of pollutant formation, turbulent mixing and production of nanoparticles.
Mathematical methods for mechanism reduction
- Rate-Controlled Constrained Equilibrium (RCCE)
- Methods for selecting leading species for RCCE, including Computational Singular Perturbation (CSP)
Coupling of kinetics and fluid dynamics
- Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) including regression networks (Multi-Layer Perceptron, MLP) and classification networks (Self-Organising Map, SOM) for tabulating combustion mechanisms
- Generation of comprehensive data sets for ANN tabulation via abstract combustion problems
Reacting flows with particle formation
- Population balance modelling of particulate processes, numerical methods for solution of the population balance equation (PBE)
- PBE-PDF method for coupling the PBE with turbulent flows
Laminar and turbulent flames
- RANS-PDF simulations of turbulent flames with stochastic particles
- LES-PDF simulations of turbulent flames with stochastic fields
- Investigations of non-premixed, premixed and partially premixed turbulent flames
- Sooting laminar and turbulent flames
Turbulent mixing processes
- PDF simulations of turbulent mixing processes
- Turbulent precipitation processes