News & Publications
News

IDEAL develops two multipurpose reduced combustion mechanisms for ethanol and methanol
Ethanol and methanol are two of the most flexible chemical commodities and energy sources available today. As part of the activities of the IDEAL project,

IDEAL develops a high-order meshfree method for reactive flows in complex geometries
New micro-devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles or micro-robots, have increased the demand of a new generation of small-scale combustion power system that go beyond

Our Methane reformer is up and running
Summary: The metane reforming system has been successfully tested in the proof of concept phase. Two rich air-methane flames have been stabilized under controlled conditions

T3chfest participation postponed due to COVID19 pandemy
Summary: Our talk in T3chfest festival 2020 has been postponed due to COVID19 pandemy. We will keep you posted!
Publications
Title: Non-adiabatic modulation of premixed-flame thermoacoustic frequencies in slender tubes
Authors: E Flores-Montoya, V Muntean, M Sánchez-Sanz, D Martínez-Ruiz
Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics 933
Publication date: January 2022.
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Title: Flame initiation near a cold isothermal wall: Ignition by an instantaneous thermal dipole
Authors: VN Kurdyumov, C Jiménez, M Sánchez-Sanz
Journal: Combustion and Flame 234, 111643
Publication date: 2021.
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Title: Three-dimensional simulations of lean H2-Air flames propagating in a narrow gap: on the validity of the quasi-two-dimensional approximation
Authors: J Melguizo-Gavilanes, D Fernández-Galisteo, A Dejoan, M Sánchez-Sanz, V Kurdyumov
International Conference on Hydrogen Safety Sep 2021, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. ffhal-03424213
Publication date: September 2021.
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Title: Micro-combustion modelling with RBF-FD: A high-order meshfree method for reactive flows in complex geometries
Authors: V Bayona, M Sánchez-Sanz, E Fernández-Tarrazo, M Kindelan
Journal: Applied Mathematical Modelling 94, 635-655
Publication date: June 2021.
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Title: Numerical analysis of the autoignition of isolated wet ethanol droplets immersed in a hot and humid air atmosphere
Authors: A Millán-Merino, E Fernández-Tarrazo, M Sánchez-Sanz
Journal: Combustion and Flame. 226, 42-52
Publication date: January 2021.
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Title: Theoretical and numerical analysis of the evaporation of mono-and multicomponent single fuel droplets
Authors: A Millán-Merino, E Fernández-Tarrazo, M Sánchez-Sanz
Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 910
Publication date: January 2021.
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Title: La sigilosa combustión del hidrógeno
Authors: Fernando Veiga Lopez, Daniel Martínez-Ruiz, Mario Sánchez Sanz
Journal: Investigación & Ciencia
Publication date: November 2020.
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