Abstract
In this chapter, the essential feature of realistic combustion chemistry is first introduced. Manifestations of nonlinear detailed chemistry in homogeneous combustion systems as well as convective–diffusive systems are demonstrated, with useful insights on turbulent combustion and guidance for the adoption of detailed chemistry in combustion modeling. Recent progress on premixed and non-premixed counterflow cool flamelets is systematically discussed, shedding light on the local behavior of detailed chemistry in turbulent reacting flows. In addition, an overview covering model reduction, stiffness removal, and other computational methods to facilitate chemistry integration is provided to show the feasibility to accommodate realistic chemistry in laminar and turbulent combustion modeling. Last but not the least, typical methods of computational diagnostics are reviewed to show the necessity and capability of probing and understanding combustion modeling results in general.
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PZ would like to thank Professors S. H. Lam, C. K. Law, F. L. Dryer, Y. Ju, M. E. Mueller at Princeton University, T. F. Lu at University of Connecticut, and many other colleagues for stimulating discussions and learning experiences over the years. Help from Mingyuan Tao and Yufeng Liu during the preparation of this chapter is also highly appreciated.
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Zhao, P. (2018). Detailed Kinetics in Combustion Simulation: Manifestation, Model Reduction, and Computational Diagnostics. In: De, S., Agarwal, A., Chaudhuri, S., Sen, S. (eds) Modeling and Simulation of Turbulent Combustion. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7410-3_2
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