Soot
SOOT FORMATION IN HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION
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Graduate Student Research Position Available
MODELING OF SOOT FORMATION IN HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION. Soot formation is one
of the key environmental problems associated with the operation of practical
combustion devices. The goal of the project is to develop reliable models of
soot formation that can be used in numerical simulation and optimization of
combustion devices. The project is of theoretical/computational nature and is
focused on the development and testing of chemical and physical models of soot
particle formation and growth. The research will involve theoretical exploration
of reaction mechanisms via quantum chemistry, chemical kinetics, numerical
simulation of flames, aerosol dynamics, and Monte Carlo and molecular dynamic
simulations. The specific goals are fundamental understanding and modeling of
gas-surface processes; development of a model for fractal growth of soot
particles; and modeling approaches to turbulence-chemistry interactions.
An experimental position in shock-tube combustion may also be available.
For further information, please contact
Michael Frenklach
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