PhD Position available!

Join the DESIRE MSCA Doctoral Network as a PhD researcher to develop innovative virtual chemistry models for ammonia and methanol combustion. Work across Paris and Milan, collaborate with industry, and earn a joint doctorate in a cutting-edge European research environment.

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New paper on flammability ranges of benzene

🎉 I’m happy to share our latest work just published in Fuel, titled: â€śPrediction of flammable range of benzene/Nâ‚‚/Oâ‚‚/Hâ‚‚O mixtures using detailed kinetics”

The study presents a comprehensive kinetic modeling approach for predicting the flammable limits (LFL and UFL) of benzene mixtures, with particular attention to the effects of inert gas dilution (Nâ‚‚, Hâ‚‚O), pressure, and temperature.

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New paper on advanced modeling of multicomponent diffusion

🎉 I am glad to announce the publication of our latest work, developed in close collaboration between the CRECK Modeling Lab (Politecnico di Milano) and our colleagues at CIEMAT and UNED (Madrid, Spain): â€śComplete multicomponent versus mixture-averaged calculations of a laminar H/N diffusion flame including heat transfer at the burner and Soret effects”.

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New paper on modeling evaporation of suspended droplets

🎉 Congratulations to Edoardo Cipriano on his latest research publication! I’m happy to share this work, published in the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
The work is a collaborative effort between CRECK Modeling and Prof. Popinet from Sorbonne UniversitĂ© in Paris, and it introduces a robust volume-of-fluid VOF model for simulating the evaporation of suspended droplets under various gravity conditions—essential for applications from combustion to microgravity studies. 🌍🚀

đź”— Open to the community: The framework is available on the open-source Basilisk platform, offering a valuable tool for researchers and engineers.

Explore the full paper and model here: https://lnkd.in/dptyFnP9

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OptiSMOKE++: a toolbox for optimization of kinetic mechanisms

OpenSMOKE++ was used in OptiSMOKE++, a flexible toolbox for the optimization of chemical kinetics. The toolbox is the resultof a collaboration between the CRECK Modeling Lab at Politecnico di Milano and the UniversitĂ© Libre de Bruxelles. OptiSMOKE++ is described in a paper recently published on Computer Physics Communication with title: "OptiSMOKE++: A toolbox for optimization of chemical kinetic mechanisms".

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New paper on fuel droplets burning in microgravity

OpenSMOKE++ was used for simulating the evaporation and combustion of isolated fuel droplets. The work is a collaboration between the CRECK Modeling Lab, Cornell University, University of San Diego California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. The main results have been published on Fuel in a paper with title: "Simulating combustion of a seven-component surrogate for a gasoline/ethanol blend including soot formation and comparison with experiments".

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New paper on combustion of isolated fuel droplets

OpenSMOKE++ was used for simulating the evaporation and combustion of isolated fuel droplets. The work is a collaboration between the CRECK Modeling Lab, Cornell University, University of San Diego California and NASA Glenn Research Center. The main results have been published on Combustion Theory and Modelling in a paper with title: "The role of composition in the combustion of n-heptane/iso-butanol mixtures: experiments and detailed modelling".

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