About us
The Fluid Mechanics and Combustion Modeling Group is included in the Department of Energy at Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT). The Unit is currently formed by six members:
- Vadim Kourdioumov Kourdioumov (head of Unit)
- M. Carmen Jiménez Sánchez
- Bertrand Naud
- Anne Marie Lise Dejoan
- Daniel Fernández Galisteo
- Rafael Carmona Solís
Five members are PhD with ample expertise in the numerical simulation of reactive and non-reactive flows. One member is a PhD candidate with expertise in incompressible flows in porous media. Our main objective is to enhance fundamental understanding of the physicochemical processes occurring in combustion and fluid mechanics. We use numerical simulation capabilities and analytical methods to provide understanding of physical first principles and predict its behavior. Some of the Group's research lines include:
- Numerical and analytical studies of laminar and turbulent flames
- Turbulent combustion models
- Combustion at microscale
- Flame stability
- Chemical kinetic reduction
- Multiphase flow
The results are regularly published in high-impact journals in the field of combustion and fluid mechanics. The assistance to national and international conferences, where the impact of the results are presented, is a pillar key of the Unit. The Group also maintains fruitful collaboration with international groups:
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaing, group of Prof. M. Matalon
- Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), group of Prof. L.P.H. de Goey
- University of California, San Diego, group of Prof. A. Sánchez
- Delft University of Technology, group of Prof. D. Roekaerts
- Ghent University, group of Prof. B. Merci
- University Southern California, group of Prof. P. D. Ronney
- Ecole Nationale de Techniques Avancées en Palaiseau, group of Dr. R. Monchaux
We also maintain collaboration with other national research groups at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, UNED, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universidad de Zaragoza, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and the Unidad de Modelización y Ecotoxicidad de la Contaminación Atmosférica del CIEMAT.