Major Research Topics in Combustion

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Supersonic Combustion Status and Issues

   1. Supersonic Combustion Status and Issues

      • H. Lee Beach Jr

      Pages 1-15

3. Discussion on Supersonic Combustion

   1. Discussion on Supersonic Combustion

      • A. Kumar, M. Y. Hussaini

      Pages 16-20

4. Flame Structure

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. Numerical Modeling of Two-Dimensional Axisymmetric Laminar Diffusion Flames

      • M. D. Smooke

      Pages 23-44

   3. Relevance of Nonpremixed Laminar Flames to Turbulent Combustion

      • Sanjay M. Correa

      Pages 45-69

   4. Laminar-Flame Structure

      • B. Rogg

      Pages 70-97

   5. Discussion on Flame Structure

      • A. Kapila, M. Matalon

      Pages 98-99

5. Flame Stability

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Flame Stability

      • J. Buckmaster

      Pages 103-130

   3. Stability of Laminar Diffusion Flames in Compressible Mixing Layers

      • T. L. Jackson

      Pages 131-161

   4. Role of Acoustics in Combustion Instability

      • A. K. Kapila

      Pages 162-178

   5. Hydrodynamic Instabilities in Flames

      • Moshe Matalon

      Pages 179-196

   6. Discussion on Flame Stability

      • A. Kapila, M. Matalon

      Pages 197-198

6. Flame Holding/Extinction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199

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   2. Mechanisms of Flame Stabilization in Subsonic And Supersonic Flows

      • C. K. Law

      Pages 201-236

   3. Fuel Injection and Flameholding in High Speed Combustion Systems

      • Ann R. Karagozian

      Pages 237-252

   4. Flame Holding In Unconfined Turbulent Premixed Flames

      • I. G. Shepherd, J. R. Hertzberg, L. Talbot

      Pages 253-270

   5. Discussion on Flame Holding/Extinction

      • D. Keyes

      Pages 271-273

7. Chemical Kinetics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275

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The Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineer­ ing (ICASE) and NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) brought together on October 2-4, 1989 experts in the various areas of com­ bustion with a view to expose them to some combustion problems of technological interest to LaRC and possibly foster interaction with the academic community in these research areas. The top­ ics chosen for this purpose were flame structure, flame stability, flame holding/extinction, chemical kinetics, turbulence-kinetics in­ teraction, transition to detonation, and reacting free shear layers. The lead paper set the stage by discussing the status and issues of supersonic combustion relevant to scramjet engine. Then the ex­ perts were called upon i) to review the current status of knowledge in the aforementioned ;:I. reas, ii) to focus on how this knowledge can be extended and applied to high-speed combustion, and iii) to suggest future directions of research in these areas. Each topic was then dealt with in a position paper followed by formal discussion papers and a general discussion involving the participants. The position papers discussed the state-of-the-art with an emphasis on key issues that needed to be resolved in the near future. The discussion papers crit­ ically examined these issues and filled in any lacunae therein. The edited versions of the general discussions in the form of questions from the audience and answers from the speakers are included wher­ ever possible to give the reader the flavor of the lively interactions that took place.

• Layer
• calculus
• combustion
• fuel
• instability
• kinetics
• knowledge
• layers
• mixing
• modeling
• stability
• turbulence
• fluid- and aerodynamics

• Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE), NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, USA

  M. Y. Hussaini, A. Kumar, R. G. Voigt

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