Combustion and energy systems research group

Combustion and Energy Systems Research Group

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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Our group has a broad research interests in the following area:

· High-speed reacting compressible flow: Fundamentals in explosion and detonation dynamics; Flame acceleration; Interactions of compressible turbulence with chemistry.

· Alternative Fuels: Combustion characteristics of potential alternative fuels including hydrogen, dimethyl ether, syngas and bio-fuels; Modeling of fuel blends to improve safety, fuel energy and emission efficiency.

· Energetic Materials: Condensed phase energetic materials modeling; Spectroscopy analysis.

· Numerical Methods: CFD, High-order finite volume numerical schemes; Implicit Large Eddy Simulations (ILES); Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR); Adaptive and Overlapping Grid Method; Reduced chemical kinetics strategy.

· Nonlinear Dynamics: Nonlinear dynamics and chaos in reactive flow phenomena; Logistic equation modeling.

· Development of advanced propulsion system: Pulsed detonation engines; micro-combustion thruster

· Shock Waves Phenomena: Blast wave theory; Shock interactions; Blast injury.

· Surface Waves and Vortex Dynamics: water waves; SPH; Pattern formation.

· Wind Energy: Turbulent flow field behind scaled wind turbine; Blades design.

Presented at the 70^th APS DFD Annual Meeting