Background and objectives

Design and operation of modern combustion systems faces the
need to combine high efficiency with low emissions and good
flame stability. Computational Fluid Dynamics has become a
powerful tool in design and analysis of a wide range of
combustion systems (furnaces, gas turbines, engines, ...) It
describes the combination of turbulent flow, chemical
reactions and radiative heat transfer, but it is not a
unique modeling method. Many models are available each
having a range of applicability, computational cost and
accuracy. Consequently, CFD experts doing turbulent
combustion simulations, in addition to usual CFD skills,
need insight and skills in combustion modeling in order to
do the analysis correctly. The present course addresses this
need.
In this course the participants will learn  the best
practices in CFD of combustion systems. They will learn how
to select models, how to validate models, and which accuracy
to expect. Flame stabilization and combustion instability
caused by two-way coupling between acoustic waves and
unsteady heat release, are critical issues in design of
clean combustion systems and a major part of the course is
devoted to them.


The lectures of this course, all by well-known experts in
the field, cover from basics to applications with focus on
model selection and validation, radiative heat transfer, gas
turbines and flame stability. The course is held at the
occasion of the publication of the ERCOFTAC Best Practice
Guide on CFD of combustion, a copy of which will be provided
to the participants.
In the course also the link will be made with the CFD
programs and cases of interest for the participants. As a
result, the course provides the means for CFD analysts to
significantly enhance their use of commercial and
open-source CFD software for combustion engineering
applications.


Lecturers:
Prof. P.J. Coelho (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade
de Lisboa)
Dr. S. Ducruix (EM2C, Ecole Centre Paris)
Dr. L. Gicquel (CERFACS, Toulouse)
Prof. M. Pfitzner (Universität der Bundeswehr, München)
Prof. D. Roekaerts (Delft University of Technology)
Prof. L. Vervisch (INSA de Rouen and Normandie Université)


REGISTRATION - richard.seoud-ieo@ercoftac.org