PhD Position available!
The CRECK Modeling Lab is looking for candidates for a Ph.D. position for a research project in collaboration with Brembo S.p.A., a leading company working in the field of disk brake technology. The project is about the numerical modeling of the Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) process for the production of carbon disk brakes for aircraft and racing car markets. The research activities […]
New paper on 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 […]
New paper on adaptive reduced chemistry of multidimensional flames
The OpenSMOKE++ framework was used in the context of adaptive reduced chemistry for multidimensional laminar flames in a recent publication on Energies with title: “Impact of the partitioning method on multidimensional adaptive-chemistry simulations”. The work is a collaboration between the CRECK Modeling Lab and the BURN Group at Universite’ Libre de Bruxelles. G. D’Alessio, A. Cuoci, G. Aversano, M. […]
New paper on NOx formation in laminar flames
Congratulations to our PhD Candidate Giampaolo Maio! His paper with title “A virtual chemical mechanism for prediction of NO emissions from flames” has been recently published on Combustion Theory and Modelling. G. Maio, M. Cailler, A. Cuoci, B. Fiorina, A virtual chemical mechanism for prediction of NO emissions from flames, (2020), Combustion Theory and Modelling, In Press, DOI: 10.1080/13647830.2020.1772509 Abstract A […]
New paper on laminar sooting flames
Congratulations to our PhD Candidate Agnes Livia Bodor! Her paper with title “A post processing technique to predict primary particle size of sooting flames based on a chemical discrete sectional model: Application to diluted coflow flames” has been recently published on Combustion and Flame. A.L. Bodor, B. Franzelli, T. Faravelli, A.Cuoci, A post processing technique to predict primary […]
New paper on droplet evaporation in buoyancy-driven convection
Congratulations to our PhD Candidate Abd Essamade Saufi (aka Sangi)! His paper with title “An experimental and CFD modeling study of suspended droplets evaporation in buoyancy driven convection” has been recently published on Chemical Engineering Journal. A.E.Saufi, R.Calabria, F.Chiariello, A.Frassoldati, A.Cuoci, T.Faravelli, P.Massoli, An experimental and CFD modeling study of suspended droplets evaporation in buoyancy driven convection, (2019) Chemical […]
New paper on flammable ranges of hydrocarbons
Congratulations to our PhD Candidate Andrea Bertolino! His paper with title “Prediction of flammable range for pure fuels and mixtures using detailed kinetics” has been recently published on Combustion and Flame. Bertolino A., Stagni A., Cuoci, A., Faravelli, T., Parente A., Frassoldati A., Prediction of flammable range for pure fuels and mixtures using detailed kinetics, (2019) Combustion and Flame, […]
CRECK at 17th ICNC in Aachen
The CRECK Modeling Lab is proud to have 8 presentations at the Seventeenth International Conference on Numerical Combustion in Aachen (Germany), 6-8 May 2019
New paper on sooting laminar flames
Congratulations to our PhD Candidate Warumporn Pejpichestakul! Her paper with title “Buoyancy effect in sooting laminar premixed ethylene flame” has been recently published on Combustion and Flame. Pejpichestakul W., Cuoci, A., Frassoldati, A., Pelucchi, M., Parente, A., Faravelli, T., Buoyancy effect in sooting laminar premixed ethylene flame, (2019) Combustion and Flame, 205, pp. 135-146, DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2019.04.001 Abstract Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known […]
Cover paper on Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
Congratulations to Matteo Pelucchi! His recent paper on “Detailed kinetics of substituted phenolic species in pyrolysis bio-oils” has been selected as the front cover paper of last issue of Reaction Chemistry & Engineering journal. Pelucchi, M., Cavallotti, C., Cuoci, A., Faravelli, T., Frassoldati, A., Ranzi, E. , Detailed kinetics of substituted phenolic species in pyrolysis bio-oils, (2019) Reaction Chemistry & […]
