LAB OF TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION

Course objectives

The Lab of Turbulence and Combustion is an integrative activity which introduces the student to the operational aspects related to the techniques of investigation and characterization of turbulent flames. The Lab offers to students the opportunity to learn the techniques used in modern research laboratories dedicated to the optimization of combustion processes, to develop advanced investigation skills and to apply the main experimental and numerical methods to the study of turbulent combustion.

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ALBERTO GIACOMELLO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Introduction to a programming language (fortran90) Recapitulation of turbulent flows and numerical techniques for solving reactive Navier-Stokes equations. Recapitulation of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Calculation of the laminar flame velocity. Simulations of turbulent flows: DNS, LES, and RANS. Data analysis from simulations of turbulent premixed combustion. Flame/turbulence interaction; Combustion regimes. Introduction to a fluid dynamics solver (OpenFOAM). Simulation of simple and reactive flows.
Prerequisites
Fluid Mechanics. Basic knowledge of turbulence and combustion and of a programming language (e.g., fortran or C) is useful.
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Course notes and material
Teaching mode
The lab is interactive, alternating theoretical notions and numerical exercises. In particular, students will have the opportunity to learn how to program and use a fluid dynamics solver.
Frequency
Compulsory
Exam mode
The students will carry out a computational project on the topics covered during the course.
Bibliography
S. Pope, “Turbulent flows”; C. Law, “Combustion Physics”
Lesson mode
The lab is interactive, alternating theoretical notions and numerical exercises. In particular, students will have the opportunity to learn how to program and use a fluid dynamics solver.
  • Lesson codeAAF1735
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMechanical Engineering
  • CurriculumVeicoli
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • CFU3