PeleC: An adaptive mesh refinement solver for compressible reacting flows

MT Henry de Frahan, JS Rood… - … Journal of High …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Reacting flow simulations for combustion applications require extensive computing
capabilities. Leveraging the AMReX library, the Pele suite of combustion simulation tools …

Direct numerical simulation of supersonic internal flow in a model scramjet combustor under a non-reactive condition

J Fang, X Deng, ZX Chen - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A Mach 1.5 non-reactive flow in a cavity-stabilized combustor of a model scramjet is studied
via a direct-numerical simulation approach, and the analysis is focused on the interaction …

Ignition process in a large aspect ratio supersonic combustor based on multi-strut with liquid kerosene

H Qiu, L Lin, G Feng, J Zhang, W Bao - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The annular scram combustor is a popular configuration for combined engines owing to its
compatibility with both turbines and rockets and its ability to withstand high flame …

A numerical investigation of deflagration propagation and transition to detonation in a microchannel with detailed chemistry: Effects of thermal boundary conditions …

S Ramachandran, N Srinivasan, Z Wang, A Behkish… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We numerically investigate the premixed flame acceleration (FA) and the subsequent
deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) of pure and vitiated fuel/oxidizer mixtures in a …

Co-optimized machine-learned manifold models for large eddy simulation of turbulent combustion

BA Perry, MTH de Frahan, S Yellapantula - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Many modeling approaches in large eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent combustion employ
a projection of the thermochemical state onto a low-dimensional manifold within state space …

Bridging scales in bioenergy and catalysis: a review of mesoscale modeling applications, methods, and future directions

PN Ciesielski, MB Pecha, NE Thornburg… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Between the molecular and reactor scales, which are familiar to the chemical engineering
community, lies an intermediate regime, here termed the “mesoscale,” where transport …

Effects of non-thermal termolecular reactions on wedge-induced oblique detonation waves

S Desai, Y Tao, R Sivaramakrishnan, JH Chen - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
The shock-induced combustion ramjet (Shcramjet) based on oblique detonation waves
(ODWs) is among the promising choices for hypersonic propulsion systems. An …

Mean pressure gradient effects on the performance of ramjet cavity stabilized flames

AJ Morales, DM Smerina, MR Thornton… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Premixed cavity stabilized flames are experimentally investigated in a high-speed ramjet
engine under the influence of varying mean pressure gradients. The ramjet cavity …

[HTML][HTML] A mesh-free framework for high-order direct numerical simulations of combustion in complex geometries

JRC King - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The multiscale nature of turbulent combustion necessitates accurate and computationally
efficient methods for direct numerical simulations (DNS). The field has long been dominated …

Numerical study of turbulent non-premixed cool flames at high and supercritical pressures: Real gas effects and dual peak structure

S Ramachandran, N Srinivasan, TS Taneja… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To study the formation of cool flames at high/supercritical pressures, adaptive mesh
refinement (AMR)-based simulations of dimethyl ether (DME)-air pesudo-turbulent reacting …