Topics

In this group, the following research topics are addressed:

Numerical simulations of non-premixed turbulent combustion

• Turbulence-chemistry interaction: transported PDF methodology
• (Auto-)ignition and lifted flame simulations by means of LES/CMC
• Spray combustion
• Differential diffusion effects in combustion

Fire

• Numerical simulation of smoke and gas movement in compartment fires in complex buildings
• Flame spread simulations
• Car park fire safety
• Full scale fire tests (in the facilities of WFRGENT NV)
• Real-time fire development prediction

More information:

• 2nd Workshop on Measurement and Computation of Turbulent Spray Combustion (TCS2)
• International Workshop on Car Park Fire Safety
• Belgian Section of the Combustion Institute
• International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE)
• Postgraduate Studies in Fire Safety Engineering (Description)
• Links

Team

Permanent staff

• Bart Merci (Turbulent combustion, non-linear RANS modelling, fire)

Post-docs

• Ivana Stankovic (LES-CMC turbulent flame simulations)
• Tarek Beji (Prediction of fire development)

PhD students

• Behnaz Amini (Flame spread)
• Merlijn Depaepe (ILVO) (Natural ventilation in stables)
• Setareh Ebrahim Zadeh
• Georgios Maragkos (Differential diffusion in combustion simulations)
• Zhi Tang (Interaction sprinklers/watermist/smoke)
  
• Steven Verstockt (IR06) (Video data for fire detection)

Researchers

• Xavier Deckers (Car park fire safety)
• Cécile Devaud (CMC in turbulent combustion)

IMFSE administrator

• Elise Meerburg