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List of contents
1. Introduction N. Swaminathan, X.-S. Bai, G. Brethouwer and N. E. L. Haugen; 2. Turbulent flame structure and dynamics - combustion regimes: 2.1 Historical and physical perspective of turbulent combustion V. Sabelnikov, A. Lipatnikov, X.-S. Bai and N. Swaminathan; 2.2 Direct numerical simulation perspective H. Im, J. H. Chen and A. Aspden; 2.3 Experimental perspective and challenges B. Zhou, J. H. Frank, B. Coriton, Z. Li, M. Alden and X.-S. Bai; 3. Premixed combustion modelling C. Dopazo, N. Swaminathan, L. Cifuentes and X.-S. Bai; 4. Non-premixed and partially premixed combustion modelling C. Fureby and X.-S. Bai; 5. Chemical kinetics E. J. K. Nilsson, C. Fureby and A. Aspden; 6. MILD combustion Y. Minamoto, N. A. K. Doan and N. Swaminathan; 7. Supersonic combustion A. Mura and V. Sabelnikov; 8. Liquid fuel combustion Z. Bouali, A. Mura and J. Reveillon; 9. Solid fuel combustion N. E. L. Haugen, K. Umeki, M. Liberman, I. Rogachevskii and F. Picano; 10. Challenges in practical combustion: 10.1 Stationary gas turbine combustion challenges D. Lorstad; 10.2 Aero-engine combustor design methods: approach and challenges M. Zedda; 10.3 Internal combustion engines D. Norling and X.-S. Bai; 11. Closing remarks X.-S. Bai, N. E. L. Haugen, C. Fureby, G. Brethouwer and N. Swaminathan.
About the author
Nedunchezhian Swaminathan is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cambridge University, UK, and Director of Studies and Fellow at Robinson College, Cambridge, UK. He is a Fellow of Combustion Institute since 2018, member of EPSRC College, holds visiting Professorships in many overseas Universities and consults to a number of industries in Transport and Energy sectors.Xue-Song Bai is Professor of Fluid Mechanics at Lund University, Sweden. He is a Fellow of Combustion Institute since 2018.Nils Erland Leinebø Haugen is a Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF Energy Research, Trondheim Norway.Christer Fureby is Professor of Heat Transfer at Lund University, Sweden. He is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a member of the Combustion Institute.Geert Brethouwer is a Senior Researcher at FLOW, Department of Engineering Mechanics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Summary
Explore a thorough and up to date overview of the current knowledge, developments and outstanding challenges in turbulent combustion and application. Covering combustion of gaseous, liquid and solid fuels in subsonic and supersonic flows, this is a perfect resource for graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the field.
