Combustion Modeling

Combustion plays a central role in a wide range of energy conversion systems, including automotive engines, gas turbines, rocket propulsion, power generation, and industrial furnaces. Even with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, combustion technologies remain in high global demand for ground transportation, supported by their strong energy efficiency and the vast existing infrastructure. In aerospace engineering, combustion research is especially critical since nearly all propulsion systems—jet engines, rockets, gas turbines, and scramjets—depend on it to produce thrust. Advancing our understanding of combustion is therefore essential to improving efficiency, performance, safety, and sustainability.

The primary scope of my combustion modeling research can be structured through the multi-scale framework illustrated in the diagram below. This spans from small-scale sub-physics model development to full three-dimensional simulations at laboratory and industry scales. Each level is paired with corresponding experimental data to evaluate predictive accuracy, while the simulations in turn offer deeper insights into the underlying physics that remain inaccessible through experiments alone.