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Volume 15 Number 6 December 2011 ISSN: 1364-7830

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Editors-in-Chief: Moshe Matalon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Mitchell D. Smooke, Yale University, USA

Volume 15 Num

ber 6 December 2011

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COMBUSTION THEORY AND MODELLING Editors-in-Chief Professor Moshe Matalon – Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical Engineering Building, 1206 West Green Street, MC-244, Urbana, IL 61801-2906, USA

Professor Mitchell D. Smooke – Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yale University, PO Box 208284, New Haven, CT 06520-8284, USA

Editorial Board Robert Barlow – Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USAJohn Buckmaster – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USAJyh-Yuan Chen – University of California, Berkeley, USAGaetano Continillo – Università del Sannio, Benevento, ItalyVincent Giovangigli – Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, FranceSatoru Ishizuka – Hiroshima University, Japan K Kailasanath – Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USAAshwani Kapila – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USAJong Soo Kim – Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South KoreaPeter Lindstedt – Imperial College London, UKUlrich Maas – Universität Karlsruhe, Germany Assaad Masri – University of Sydney, Australia Epaminodas Mastorakos – University of Cambridge, UK Andrew McIntosh – Leeds University, UK Steve Pope – Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USAPaul Ronney – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Kal Seshadri – University of California, San Diego, USAGregory Sivashinsky – Tel Aviv University, IsraelScott Stewart – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USAArnaud Trouvé – University of Maryland, USAAkira Umemura – Nagoya University, JapanCharles Westbrook – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, USA

Combustion Theory and Modelling is devoted to the application of mathematical modelling,numerical simulation and experimental techniques to the study of combustion. Subjects coveredinclude the application of mathematical theory, modelling, numerical simulation and experimentaltechniques to the study of combustion. Experimental studies that are published in the Journalshould be closely related to theoretical issues, by highlighting fundamental theoretical questions orby providing a sound basis for comparison with theory.

Articles can cover a wide range of topics, such as: premixed laminar flames, laminar diffusionflames, turbulent combustion, fires, chemical kinetics, pollutant formation, microgravity, materialssynthesis, vapour deposition, catalysis, droplet and spray combustion, detonation dynamics,thermal explosions, ignition, energetic materials and propellants, burners and engine combustion.A wide range of mathematical methods may also be used, including large scale numericalsimulation, hybrid computational schemes, front tracking, adaptive mesh refinement, optimizedparallel computation, asymptotic methods and singular perturbation techniques, bifurcation theory,optimization methods, dynamical systems theory, cellular automata and discrete methods andprobabilistic and statistical methods.

Combustion Theory and Modelling is abstracted and indexed in: Applied Mechanics Reviews;Asian Science Citation Index – Applied Sciences Abstracts; Astrophysics Data System; British Library Inside; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (Aerospace and High Technology Database, Engineered Materials Abstracts); Current Mathematical Publications; FLUIDEX; ISI CompuMath Citation Index®; ISI Current Contents®– Engineering, Computing and Technology; ISI Science Citation Index®; ISI Science Citation Index ExpandedTM; ISI SciSearch®; INSPEC®; Mathe-matical Reviews/MathSciNet; Metals Abstracts/METADEX; New Jour; ScopusTM; ZentralblattMATH/Mathematics Abstracts and Zetoc.

Front Cover Figure: Contour plots for ethylene (left) and carbon monoxide concentration (right)(the scale is in ppm) at 130 CAD ATDC for case #1. This figure is reproduced from Fraioli et al.Soot particle size modelling in 3D simulations of diesel engine combustion, Combustion Theory andModelling, 15, pp. 863–892.

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Combustion Theory and Modelling is devoted to the application of mathematical modelling, numerical simulation and experimental techniques to the study of combus-tion. Experimental studies that are published in the Journal should be closely related to theoretical issues, by highlighting fundamental theoretical questions or by providing asound basis for comparison with theory.

Articles can cover a wide range of topics, such as: premixed laminar flames, laminardiffusion flames, turbulent combustion, fires, chemical kinetics, pollutant formation, micro-gravity, materials synthesis, vapour deposition, catalysis, droplet and spray combustion,detonation dynamics, thermal explosions, ignition, energetic materials and propellants,burners and engine combustion. A wide range of mathematical methods may also beused, including large scale numerical simulation, hybrid computational schemes, fronttracking, adaptive mesh refinement, optimised parallel computation, asymptotic methodsand singular perturbation techniques, bifurcation theory, optimisation methods, dynamicalsystems theory, cellular automata and discrete methods and probabilistic and statisticalmethods.

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