The research will focus on the simulation of fully- and partially-premixed turbulent combustion under gas-turbine-like conditions in order to develop improved mathematical models and computational tools for describing reactive flows.
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Clinton Groth, Institute for Aerospace Studies, University of Toronto
Lead faculty member: Dr. Marc Charest, Institute for Aerospace Studies, University of Toronto
Combustion of fossil fuels is responsible for a major fraction of greenhouse gas emissions and the emission of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), soot, aerosols and other harmful chemical species. Reducing Canada’s dependence on fossil fuels is one of today’s major challenges. To design new pollutant-free combustion devices, improved mathematical models and computational tools for describing reactive flows are required. These models will enable a new understanding of combustion and lead to improved combustor designs and energy systems. They will also help Ontario become an international leader in gas turbine engine design and manufacturing by enabling significant engineering advances. Specific advances include the quantitative prediction of mixing, pollutant emissions, thermoacoustic couplings, and other combustion instabilities. To accomplish the aforementioned goals and increase their relevance to industry, research will focus on the simulation of fully- and partially-premixed turbulent combustion under gas-turbine-like conditions.