Combustion - Course

Location: Eindhoven University of Technology

Coordinators:
Rob Bastiaans (TUE) 

Lecturers:The lectures are given by the members of the organizing committee, complemented by specialists for the various topics (lecturers from both inside and outside the Netherlands. In particular, internationally well-known specialists will be invited to present recent developments in the field. 

The objective of this 5-day course is to bring the participants to the forefront of modern computational and experimental methods for premixed and non-premixed gaseous combustion processes. It starts with the provision of basic insight into the underlying physical/chemical principles and mathematical descriptions. Thereafter, specific attention is given to carbon neutral energy harvesting, looking at conversion of H2, NH3, methanol, metals, etc., with inclusion of practical applications. As was the case for previous editions of the course, the course is again organised under the auspices of the J.M. Burgers Centre and ERCOFTAC. The target audience are PhD students, postdocs and also industrial researchers needing education in experimental and modelling approaches to both laminar and turbulent flames.
The course programme includes:

• The governing equations for chemically reacting flows, state-of-the-art models will be derived for laminar and turbulent flames, by means of which their physical and chemical behaviour will be analysed. 
• Computational issues for modelling these systems numerically will be discussed as well. 
• A further focus is on the use of laser-diagnostic methods, such as LIF, Raman, CARS, and PIV, to measure local species concentrations, temperatures and flow velocities in high-temperature, chemically reacting flow systems. 
• Combustion of liquid and solid fuels will be discussed, besides gaseous fuels. 
• Practical applications will be studied for a number of examples, such as IC engines, gas turbines and furnaces. 
• The theory is tested and illustrated with numerical exercises using a code for modelling elementary 1D-flame structures.
• A visit to the labs of the Power and Flow (P&F) group is planned for the second day.

For more information, contact:
Rob Bastiaans | r.j.m.bastiaans@tue.nl