Advances in Premixed, Diffusion Flame and Combustion

Dear Colleagues,

Premixed flames and diffusion flames are the two fundamental main topics of combustion. For premixed flames, the fuels have been premixed with an oxidant, either oxygen or a compound that provides oxygen, before entering the burning region. As for diffusion flames, they belong to the class of flames whose fuel and oxidant are totally unmixed prior to combustion. These are the two different limits of general flame regimes and thus have significant differences of combustion characteristics. On the other hand, a better understanding of the basic premixed and diffusion flames can provide fundamental insight to the real combustion process. In fire problems, due to vast variety of scenarios, fuel properties, multi-physical features, etc., the combustion of fire exhibits extraordinary complexity. A fundamental understanding of premixed and diffusion flames can benefit the mechanisms associated with the transport of the reactants and the resulting flame structures. Therefore, this Special Issue wishes to provide insights into the recent advances of fundamental combustion and engineering issues relevant to fire problems, especially regarding the latest modeling methods, flame mechanisms, pollution, and multi-physics coupling.  

This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality work from experimental, theoretical, and computational investigations on the fundamentals of combustion phenomena and closely related matters. 

Prof. Dr. Xingsi Han
Dr. Huangwei Zhang
Guest Editors

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• turbulent partially/fully premixed flames
• turbulent diffusion flames
• combustion theory and modeling
• laminar flames
• chemical reaction mechanisms
• experimental measurements of complex flames
• combustion pollutions
• combustion under extreme conditions
• multi-physics coupling (combustion instability, thermal radiation, two-phase combustion, etc.)