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Large-eddy simulation and modeling of turbulent reacting flows, non-premixed flame, aeroacoustics and combustion generated noise, turbulence and fluid dynamics, numerical methods and high-order schemes.

Academic Appointments


Professional Education


  • Ph.D, Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (2008)
  • M.Sc., University of Erlangen, Germany, Computational Engineering (2002)
  • Dipl.-Ing., Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Mechanical Engineering (2000)

2024-25 Courses


Stanford Advisees


All Publications


  • Direct observation of ultrafast cluster dynamics in supercritical carbon dioxide using X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy. Nature communications Majumdar, A., Li, H., Muhunthan, P., Späh, A., Song, S., Sun, Y., Chollet, M., Sokaras, D., Zhu, D., Ihme, M. 2024; 15 (1): 10540

    Abstract

    Supercritical fluids exhibit distinct thermodynamic and transport properties, making them of particular interest for a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. These anomalous properties emerge from structural heterogeneities due to the formation of molecular clusters at conditions above the critical point. While the static behavior of these clusters and their effects on the thermodynamic response functions have been recognized, the relation between the ultrafast cluster dynamics and transport properties remains elusive. By measuring the intermediate scattering function in carbon dioxide at conditions near the critical point with X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy, we directly capture the cross-over dynamics between 4 and 13 picoseconds, revealing the transition between ballistic and diffusive motion. Complementary analysis using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations reveals that this behavior arises from collisions between unbound molecules and clusters. This study provides direct evidence of the ultrafast momentum exchange between clusters, which has significant impact on transport properties, solvation processes, and reaction kinetics in supercritical fluids.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-54782-1

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  • A regularized-interface method as a unified formulation for simulations of high-pressure multiphase flows JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Ly, N., Ihme, M. 2024; 518
  • Stable supercritical interfaces do not exist without surface tension. Nature communications Ly, N., Ihme, M. 2024; 15 (1): 9353

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-53175-8

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  • Turbulence in disguise: Reactive flows in porous media mimic turbulent behavior PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS Boigne, E., Sobhani, S., Ferguson, J. C., Ihme, M. 2024; 9 (10)
  • Mechanisms and models of the turbulent boundary layers at transcritical conditions PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS Li, F., Zhang, W., Ihme, M. 2024; 9 (10)
  • A high-order diffused-interface approach for two-phase compressible flow simulations using a discontinuous Galerkin framework JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Tonicello, N., Ihme, M. 2024; 508
  • Small-scale turbulent characteristics in transcritical wall-bounded flows JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS Li, F., Zhang, W., Bai, B., Ihme, M. 2024; 986
  • Analysis of weak secondary waves in a rotating detonation engine using large-eddy simulation and wavenumber-domain filtering COMBUSTION AND FLAME Vignat, G., Brouzet, D., Bonanni, M., Ihme, M. 2024; 263
  • Mixtures Recomposition by Neural Nets: A Multidisciplinary Overview. Journal of chemical information and modeling Nicolle, A., Deng, S., Ihme, M., Kuzhagaliyeva, N., Ibrahim, E. A., Farooq, A. 2024

    Abstract

    Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are transforming how we understand chemical mixtures, providing an expressive view of the chemical space and multiscale processes. Their hybridization with physical knowledge can bridge the gap between predictivity and understanding of the underlying processes. This overview explores recent progress in ANNs, particularly their potential in the 'recomposition' of chemical mixtures. Graph-based representations reveal patterns among mixture components, and deep learning models excel in capturing complexity and symmetries when compared to traditional Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship models. Key components, such as Hamiltonian networks and convolution operations, play a central role in representing multiscale mixtures. The integration of ANNs with Chemical Reaction Networks and Physics-Informed Neural Networks for inverse chemical kinetic problems is also examined. The combination of sensors with ANNs shows promise in optical and biomimetic applications. A common ground is identified in the context of statistical physics, where ANN-based methods iteratively adapt their models by blending their initial states with training data. The concept of mixture recomposition unveils a reciprocal inspiration between ANNs and reactive mixtures, highlighting learning behaviors influenced by the training environment.

    View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01633

    View details for PubMedID 38284618

  • A versatile pressure-cell design for studying ultrafast molecular-dynamics in supercritical fluids using coherent multi-pulse x-ray scattering. The Review of scientific instruments Muhunthan, P., Li, H., Vignat, G., Toro, E. R., Younes, K., Sun, Y., Sokaras, D., Weiss, T., Rajkovic, I., Osaka, T., Inoue, I., Song, S., Sato, T., Zhu, D., Fulton, J. L., Ihme, M. 2024; 95 (1)

    Abstract

    Supercritical fluids (SCFs) can be found in a variety of environmental and industrial processes. They exhibit an anomalous thermodynamic behavior, which originates from their fluctuating heterogeneous micro-structure. Characterizing the dynamics of these fluids at high temperature and high pressure with nanometer spatial and picosecond temporal resolution has been very challenging. The advent of hard x-ray free electron lasers has enabled the development of novel multi-pulse ultrafast x-ray scattering techniques, such as x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) and x-ray pump x-ray probe (XPXP). These techniques offer new opportunities for resolving the ultrafast microscopic behavior in SCFs at unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution, unraveling the dynamics of their micro-structure. However, harnessing these capabilities requires a bespoke high-pressure and high-temperature sample system that is optimized to maximize signal intensity and address instrument-specific challenges, such as drift in beamline components, x-ray scattering background, and multi-x-ray-beam overlap. We present a pressure cell compatible with a wide range of SCFs with built-in optical access for XPCS and XPXP and discuss critical aspects of the pressure cell design, with a particular focus on the design optimization for XPCS.

    View details for DOI 10.1063/5.0158497

    View details for PubMedID 38170817

  • Experiment and modeling of stochastic ignition and combustion of fuel droplets impacting a hot surface PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ly, N., Ma, Y., Vignat, G., Hashimoto, N., Ihme, M. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • Ensemble predictions of laser ignition with a hybrid stochastic physics-embedded deep-learning framework PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Chung, W., Laurent, C., Passiatore, D., Ihme, M. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • Artificial intelligence as a catalyst for combustion science and engineering PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ihme, M., Chung, W. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • Analysis of residence time distribution in a cavity-stabilized scramjet combustor PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Bonanni, M., Norris, A., Ihme, M. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • Experimental demonstration of a two-stage porous media burner for low-emission ammonia combustion PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Vignat, G., Zirwes, T., Boigne, E., Ihme, M. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • Augmenting filtered flame front displacement models for LES using machine learning with a <i>posteriori</i> simulations PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ho, J., Talei, M., Brouzet, D., Chung, W., Sharma, P., Ihme, M. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • Coupling of detonation structure and upstream inhomogeneities in a rotating detonation engine PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Bonanni, M., Brouzet, D., Vignat, G., Ihme, M. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • Examining diesel-spray assisted ignition of ammonia under reactivity-controlled conditions using large-eddy simulations PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Sharma, P., Brouzet, D., Chung, W., Ihme, M. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • Predictions of instantaneous temperature fields in jet-in-hot-coflow flames using a multi-scale U-Net model PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Kildare, J. C., Chung, W., Evans, M. J., Tian, Z. F., Medwell, P. R., Ihme, M. 2024; 40 (1-4)
  • A high-fidelity ensemble simulation framework for interrogating wildland-fire behaviour and benchmarking machine learning models INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE Wang, Q., Ihme, M., Gazen, C., Chen, Y., Anderson, J. 2024; 33 (12)

    View details for DOI 10.1071/WF24097

    View details for Web of Science ID 001360710200001

  • Integrated experimental and computational analysis of porous media combustion by combining gas-phase synchrotron μCT, IR-imaging, and pore-resolved simulations COMBUSTION AND FLAME Boigne, E., Zirwes, T., Parkinson, D. Y., Vignat, G., Muhunthan, P., Barnard, H. S., MacDowell, A. A., Ihme, M. 2024; 259
  • Analysis of direct and indirect noise in a next-generation aviation gas turbine combustor COMBUSTION AND FLAME Brouzet, D., Krisna, B., Mccormick, D., Reimann, C., Mendoza, J., Ihme, M. 2024; 260
  • Autonomous screening of complex phase spaces using Bayesian optimization for SAXS measurements NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT Younes, K., Poli, M., Muhunthan, P., Rajkovic, I., Ermon, S., Weiss, T. M., Ihme, M. 2023; 1057
  • Evaluation of Electron Tomography Capabilities for Shale Imaging. Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada Frouté, L., Boigné, E., Jolivet, I. C., Chaput, E., Creux, P., Ihme, M., Kovscek, A. R. 2023

    Abstract

    Despite the advantageous resolution of electron tomography (ET), reconstruction of three-dimensional (3D) images from multiple two-dimensional (2D) projections presents several challenges, including small signal-to-noise ratios, and a limited projection range. This study evaluates the capabilities of ET for thin sections of shale, a complex nanoporous medium. A numerical phantom with 1.24 nm pixel size is constructed based on the tomographic reconstruction of a Barnett shale. A dataset of 2D projection images is numerically generated from the 3D phantom and studied over a range of conditions. First, common reconstruction techniques are used to reconstruct the shale structure. The reconstruction uncertainty is quantified by comparing overall values of storage and transport metrics, as well as the misclassification of pore voxels compared to the phantom. We then select the most robust reconstruction technique and we vary the acquisition conditions to quantify the effect of artifacts. We find a strong agreement for large pores over the different acquisition workflows, while a wider variability exists for nanometer-scale features. The limited projection range and reconstruction are identified as the main experimental bottlenecks, thereby suggesting that sample thinning, advanced holders, and advanced reconstruction algorithms offer opportunities for improvement.

    View details for DOI 10.1093/micmic/ozad106

    View details for PubMedID 37942573

  • Improving volume-averaged simulations of matrix-stabilized combustion through direct X-ray μCT characterization: Application to NH<sub>3 </sub>/H<sub>2</sub>-air combustion COMBUSTION AND FLAME Zirwes, T., Vignat, G., Toro, E. R., Boigne, E., Younes, K., Trimis, D., Ihme, M. 2023; 257
  • Accelerating Large-Eddy Simulations of Clouds With Tensor Processing Units JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS Chammas, S., Wang, Q., Schneider, T., Ihme, M., Chen, Y., Anderson, J. 2023; 15 (10)
  • Assessing requirements for modeling radiation in diffusion flames using an analytical, non-local model COMBUSTION AND FLAME Fraga, G. C., Wu, B., Ihme, M., Zhao, X. 2023; 255
  • Local Rearrangement in Adsorption Layers of Nanoconfined Ethane JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C Simeski, F., Wu, J., Hu, S., Tsotsis, T. T., Jessen, K., Ihme, M. 2023
  • Recurrent Convolutional Deep Neural Networks for Modeling Time-Resolved Wildfire Spread Behavior FIRE TECHNOLOGY Burge, J., Bonanni, M. R., Hu, R., Ihme, M. 2023
  • LES of HCCI combustion of iso-octane/air in a flat-piston rapid compression machine PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Chung, W., Ly, N., Ihme, M. 2023; 39 (4): 5309-5317
  • Combustion of lean ammonia-hydrogen fuel blends in a porous media burner PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Vignat, G., Akoush, B., Toro, E. R., Boigne, E., Ihme, M. 2023; 39 (4): 4195-4204
  • Interaction of preferential evaporation and low-temperature chemistry in multicomponent counterflow spray flames PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Bonanni, M., Ihme, M. 2023; 39 (2): 2565-2573
  • Wall heat transfer and flame structure transitions in stagnating spray flames PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Mohaddes, D., Ihme, M. 2023; 39 (2): 2683-2692
  • Jet-entrainment sampling: A new method for extracting particles from flames PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Michelsen, H. A., Boigne, E., Schrader, P. E., Johansson, K., Campbell, M. F., Bambha, R. P., Ihme, M. 2023; 39 (1): 847-855
  • The Local Electronic Structure of Supercritical CO2 from X-ray Raman Spectroscopy and Atomistic-Scale Modeling. The journal of physical chemistry letters Muhunthan, P., Paredes Mellone, O., Kroll, T., Sokaras, D., Ihme, M. 2023: 4955-4961

    Abstract

    Supercritical CO2 is encountered in several technical and natural systems related to biology, geophysics, and engineering. While the structure of gaseous CO2 has been studied extensively, the properties of supercritical CO2, particularly close to the critical point, are not well-known. In this work, we combine X-ray Raman spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations to characterize the local electronic structure of supercritical CO2 at conditions around the critical point. The X-ray Raman oxygen K-edge spectra manifest systematic trends associated with the phase change of CO2 and the intermolecular distance. Extensive first-principles DFT calculations rationalize these observations on the basis of the 4ssigma Rydberg state hybridization. X-ray Raman spectroscopy is found to be a sensitive tool for characterizing electronic properties of CO2 under challenging experimental conditions and is demonstrated to be a unique probe for studying the electronic structure of supercritical fluids.

    View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00668

    View details for PubMedID 37216638

  • Reaction nanoscopy of ion emission from sub-wavelength propanediol droplets. Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany) Rosenberger, P., Dagar, R., Zhang, W., Majumdar, A., Neuhaus, M., Ihme, M., Bergues, B., Kling, M. F. 2023; 12 (10): 1823-1831

    Abstract

    Droplets provide unique opportunities for the investigation of laser-induced surface chemistry. Chemical reactions on the surface of charged droplets are ubiquitous in nature and can provide critical insight into more efficient processes for industrial chemical production. Here, we demonstrate the application of the reaction nanoscopy technique to strong-field ionized nanodroplets of propanediol (PDO). The technique's sensitivity to the near-field around the droplet allows for the in-situ characterization of the average droplet size and charge. The use of ultrashort laser pulses enables control of the amount of surface charge by the laser intensity. Moreover, we demonstrate the surface chemical sensitivity of reaction nanoscopy by comparing droplets of the isomers 1,2-PDO and 1,3-PDO in their ion emission and fragmentation channels. Referencing the ion yields to gas-phase data, we find an enhanced production of methyl cations from droplets of the 1,2-PDO isomer. Density functional theory simulations support that this enhancement is due to the alignment of 1,2-PDO molecules on the surface. The results pave the way towards spatio-temporal observations of charge dynamics and surface reactions on droplets.

    View details for DOI 10.1515/nanoph-2022-0714

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  • Analysis of ducted fuel injection at high-pressure transcritical conditions using large-eddy simulations INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINE RESEARCH Guo, J., Brouzet, D., Chung, W., Ihme, M. 2023
  • Supercritical fluids behave as complex networks. Nature communications Simeski, F., Ihme, M. 2023; 14 (1): 1996

    Abstract

    Supercritical fluids play a key role in environmental, geological, and celestial processes, and are of great importance to many scientific and engineering applications. They exhibit strong variations in thermodynamic response functions, which has been hypothesized to stem from the microstructural behavior. However, a direct connection between thermodynamic conditions and the microstructural behavior, as described by molecular clusters, remains an outstanding issue. By utilizing a first-principles-based criterion and self-similarity analysis, we identify energetically localized molecular clusters whose size distribution and connectivity exhibit self-similarity in the extended supercritical phase space. We show that the structural response of these clusters follows a complex network behavior whose dynamics arises from the energetics of isotropic molecular interactions. Furthermore, we demonstrate that a hidden variable network model can accurately describe the structural and dynamical response of supercritical fluids. These results highlight the need for constitutive models and provide a basis to relate the fluid microstructure to thermodynamic response functions.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-37645-z

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  • Reaction nanoscopy of ion emission from sub-wavelength propanediol droplets NANOPHOTONICS Rosenberger, P., Dagar, R., Zhang, W., Majumdar, A., Neuhaus, M., Ihme, M., Bergues, B., Kling, M. F. 2023
  • A Review of Physics-Informed Machine Learning in Fluid Mechanics ENERGIES Sharma, P., Chung, W., Akoush, B., Ihme, M. 2023; 16 (5)

    View details for DOI 10.3390/en16052343

    View details for Web of Science ID 000948273400001

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of flame stabilization and pollutant formation in matrix stabilized ammonia-hydrogen combustion COMBUSTION AND FLAME Vignat, G., Zirwes, T., Toro, E. R., Younes, K., Boigne, E., Muhunthan, P., Simitz, L., Trimis, D., Ihme, M. 2023; 250
  • Cost-constrained adaptive simulations of transient spray combustion in a gas turbine combustor COMBUSTION AND FLAME Mohaddes, D., Brouzet, D., Ihme, M. 2023; 249
  • Regimes of evaporation and mixing behaviors of nanodroplets at transcritical conditions FUEL Ly, N., Majumdar, A., Ihme, M. 2023; 331
  • A high-resolution large-eddy simulation framework for wildland fire predictions using TensorFlow INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE Wang, Q., Ihme, M., Linn, R. R., Chen, Y., Yang, V., Sha, F., Clements, C., Mcdanold, J. S., Anderson, J. 2023; 32 (12): 1711-1725

    View details for DOI 10.1071/WF22225

    View details for Web of Science ID 001134083500012

  • Turbulence in Focus: Benchmarking Scaling Behavior of 3D Volumetric Super-Resolution with BLASTNet 2.0 Data Chung, W., Akoush, B., Sharma, P., Tamkin, A., Jung, K., Chen, J. H., Guo, J., Brouzet, D., Talei, M., Savard, B., Poludnenko, A. Y., Ihme, M., Oh, A., Neumann, T., Globerson, A., Saenko, K., Hardt, M., Levine, S. NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS (NIPS). 2023
  • Dynamics and structure of detonations in stratified product-gas diluted mixtures PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Brouzet, D., Vignat, G., Ihme, M. 2023; 39 (3): 2855-2864
  • Analysis of real-fluid thermodynamic effects on turbulent statistics in transcritical channel flows Physical Review Fluids Li, F., Guo, J., Bai, B., Ihme, M. 2023; 8 (2): 024605
  • Corrosive Influence of Carbon Dioxide on Crack Initiation in Quartz: Comparison With Liquid Water and Vacuum Environments Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth Simeski, F., Ihme, M. 2023; 128 (1)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2022JB025624

  • The dynamics of non-premixed flames subjected to a transverse acoustic mode COMBUSTION AND FLAME Brouzet, D., You, S., Plascencia, M. A., Roa, M., Ihme, M. 2022; 246
  • BLASTNet: A call for community-involved big data in combustion machine learning APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE Chung, W., Jung, K., Chen, J. H., Ihme, M. 2022; 12
  • Computing Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids Augmented by Nanoconfinement: Application to Pressurized Methane. The journal of physical chemistry. B Singh, N., Simeski, F., Ihme, M. 2022

    Abstract

    Nanoconfined fluids exhibit remarkably different thermodynamic behavior compared to the bulk phase. These confinement effects render predictions of thermodynamic quantities of nanoconfined fluids challenging. In particular, confinement creates a spatially varying density profile near the wall that is primarily responsible for adsorption and capillary condensation behavior. Significant fluctuations in thermodynamic quantities, inherent in such nanoscale systems, coupled to strong fluid-wall interactions give rise to this near-wall density profile. Empirical models have been proposed to explain and model these effects, yet no first-principles based formulation has been developed. We present a statistical mechanics framework that embeds such a coupling to describe the effect of the fluid-wall interaction in amplifying the near-wall density behavior for compressible gases at elevated pressures such as pressurized methane in confinement. We show that the proposed theory predicts accurately the adsorbed layer thickness as obtained with small-angle neutron scattering measurements. Furthermore, the predictions of density under confinement from the proposed theory are shown to be in excellent agreement with available experimental and atomistic simulations data for a range of temperatures for nanoconfined methane. While the framework is presented for evaluating the near-wall density, owing to its rigorous foundation in statistical mechanics, the proposed theory can also be generalized for predicting phase-transition and nonequilibrium transport of nanoconfined fluids.

    View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c04347

    View details for PubMedID 36279403

  • Simulations of Dusty Flows over Full-Scale Capsule During Martian Entry JOURNAL OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS Ching, E. J., Singh, N., Ihme, M. 2022

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.A35278

    View details for Web of Science ID 000843459800001

  • Turbulence-induced bias in time-averaged laser absorption tomography of correlated concentration and temperature fields with a first-order correction COMBUSTION AND FLAME Wei, C., Perakis, N., Pineda, D., Egolfopoulos, F. N., Ihme, M., Spearrin, R. 2022; 242
  • Destabilization of binary mixing layer in supercritical conditions JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS Ly, N., Ihme, M. 2022; 945
  • <p>Combustion machine learning: Principles, progress and prospects</p> PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE Ihme, M., Chung, W., Mishra, A. 2022; 91
  • On the hot surface ignition of a wall-stagnating spray flame COMBUSTION AND FLAME Mohaddes, D., Ihme, M. 2022; 240
  • Interpretable data-driven methods for subgrid-scale closure in LES for transcritical LOX/GCH4 combustion COMBUSTION AND FLAME Chung, W., Mishra, A., Ihme, M. 2022; 239
  • ATensorFlow simulation framework for scientific computing of fluid flows on tensor processing units COMPUTER PHYSICS COMMUNICATIONS Wang, Q., Ihme, M., Chen, Y., Anderson, J. 2022; 274
  • Computation of hypersonic viscous flows with the thermally perfect gas model using a discontinuous Galerkin method INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS Ching, E. J., Bensassi, K., Lv, Y., Ihme, M. 2022

    View details for DOI 10.1002/fld.5079

    View details for Web of Science ID 000783712200001

  • Chemical and Reactive Transport Processes Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing of Unconventional Oil/Gas Shales. Chemical reviews Jew, A. D., Druhan, J. L., Ihme, M., Kovscek, A. R., Battiato, I., Kaszuba, J. P., Bargar, J. R., Brown, G. E. 2022

    Abstract

    Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas shales has changed the energy landscape of the U.S. Recovery of hydrocarbons from tight, hydraulically fractured shales is a highly inefficient process, with estimated recoveries of <25% for natural gas and <5% for oil. This review focuses on the complex chemical interactions of additives in hydraulic fracturing fluid (HFF) with minerals and organic matter in oil/gas shales. These interactions are intended to increase hydrocarbon recovery by increasing porosities and permeabilities of tight shales. However, fluid-shale interactions result in the dissolution of shale minerals and the release and transport of chemical components. They also result in mineral precipitation in the shale matrix, which can reduce permeability, porosity, and hydrocarbon recovery. Competition between mineral dissolution and mineral precipitation processes influences the amounts of oil and gas recovered. We review the temporal/spatial origins and distribution of unconventional oil/gas shales from mudstones and shales, followed by discussion of their global and U.S. distributions and compositional differences from different U.S. sedimentary basins. We discuss the major types of chemical additives in HFF with their intended purposes, including drilling muds. Fracture distribution, porosity, permeability, and the identity and molecular-level speciation of minerals and organic matter in oil/gas shales throughout the hydraulic fracturing process are discussed. Also discussed are analysis methods used in characterizing oil/gas shales before and after hydraulic fracturing, including permeametry and porosimetry measurements, X-ray diffraction/Rietveld refinement, X-ray computed tomography, scanning/transmission electron microscopy, and laboratory- and synchrotron-based imaging/spectroscopic methods. Reactive transport and spatial scaling are discussed in some detail in order to relate fundamental molecular-scale processes to fluid transport. Our review concludes with a discussion of potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing and important knowledge gaps that must be bridged to achieve improved mechanistic understanding of fluid transport in oil/gas shales.

    View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00504

    View details for PubMedID 35404590

  • General Drag Coefficient for Flow over Spherical Particles AIAA JOURNAL Singh, N., Kroells, M., Li, C., Ching, E., Ihme, M., Hogan, C. J., Schwartzentruber, T. E. 2022; 60 (2): 587-597

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.J060648

    View details for Web of Science ID 000802220400005

  • Structural analysis of biomass pyrolysis and oxidation using in-situ X-ray computed tomography COMBUSTION AND FLAME Boigne, E., Bennett, N., Wang, A., Ihme, M. 2022; 235
  • Quail: A lightweight open-source discontinuous Galerkin code in Python for teaching and prototyping SOFTWAREX Ching, E. J., Bornhoft, B., Lasemi, A., Ihme, M. 2022; 17
  • Towards Data-Informed Motion Artifact Reduction in Quantitative CT Using Piecewise Linear Interpolation IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING Boigne, E., Parkinson, D. Y., Ihme, M. 2022; 8: 917-932
  • Structure of the thermal boundary layer in turbulent channel flows at transcritical conditions Journal of Fluid Mechanics Guo, J., Yang, X. I., Ihme, M. 2022; 934 (A45)

    View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2021.1157

  • Quantitative X-ray computed tomography: Prospects for detailed in-situ imaging in bench-scale fire measurements FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL Boigne, E., Bennett, N., Wang, A., Ihme, M. 2021; 126
  • Imaging the short-lived hydroxyl-hydronium pair in ionized liquid water. Science (New York, N.Y.) Lin, M., Singh, N., Liang, S., Mo, M., Nunes, J. P., Ledbetter, K., Yang, J., Kozina, M., Weathersby, S., Shen, X., Cordones, A. A., Wolf, T. J., Pemmaraju, C. D., Ihme, M., Wang, X. J. 2021; 374 (6563): 92-95

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    View details for DOI 10.1126/science.abg3091

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  • Heat transfer augmentation by recombination reactions in turbulent reacting boundary layers at elevated pressures INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER Perakis, N., Haidn, O. J., Ihme, M. 2021; 178
  • Infrasound Radiation From Impulsive Volcanic Eruptions: Nonlinear Aeroacoustic 2D Simulations JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Watson, L. M., Dunham, E. M., Mohaddes, D., Labahn, J., Jaravel, T., Ihme, M. 2021; 126 (9)
  • Development of a particle collision algorithm for discontinuous Galerkin simulations of compressible multiphase flows JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Ching, E. J., Ihme, M. 2021; 436
  • Efficient projection kernels for discontinuous Galerkin simulations of disperse multiphase flows on arbitrary curved elements JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Ching, E. J., Ihme, M. 2021; 435
  • Hot surface ignition of a wall-impinging fuel spray: Modeling and analysis using large-eddy simulation COMBUSTION AND FLAME Mohaddes, D., Boettcher, P., Ihme, M. 2021; 228: 443–56
  • Analysis of droplet evaporation in isotropic turbulence through droplet-resolved DNS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER Dodd, M. S., Mohaddes, D., Ferrante, A., Ihme, M. 2021; 172
  • Effects of evaporation on chemical reactions in counterflow spray flames PHYSICS OF FLUIDS Xie, W., Wu, W., Ren, Z., Liu, H., Ihme, M. 2021; 33 (6)

    View details for DOI 10.1063/5.0046313

    View details for Web of Science ID 000677517800012

  • A discontinuous Galerkin method for wall-modeled large-eddy simulations COMPUTERS & FLUIDS Lv, Y., Yang, X. A., Park, G., Ihme, M. 2021; 222
  • Limitations of flamelet formulation for modeling turbulent pool fires COMBUSTION AND FLAME Wu, B., Ihme, M., Zhao, X. 2021; 227: 346–58
  • Sensitivity of Hypersonic Dusty Flows to Physical Modeling of the Particle Phase JOURNAL OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS Ching, E., Barnhardt, M., Ihme, M. I. 2021; 58 (3): 653-667

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.A34810

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  • Data-assisted combustion simulations with dynamic submodel assignment using random forests COMBUSTION AND FLAME Chung, W., Mishra, A., Perakis, N., Ihme, M. 2021; 227: 172–85
  • Using adjoint-based optimization to enhance ignition in non-premixed jets PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES Qadri, U., Magri, L., Ihme, M., Schmid, P. J. 2021; 477 (2245)
  • Using adjoint-based optimization to enhance ignition in non-premixed jets. Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Qadri, U. A., Magri, L., Ihme, M., Schmid, P. J. 2021; 477 (2245): 20200472

    Abstract

    Gradient-based optimization is used to reliably and optimally induce ignition in three examples of laminar non-premixed mixture configurations. Using time-integrated heat release as a cost functional, the non-convex optimization problem identified optimal energy source locations that coincide with the stoichiometric local mixture fraction surface for short optimization horizons, while for longer horizons, the hydrodynamics plays an increasingly important role and a balance between flow and chemistry features determines non-trivial optimal ignition locations. Rather than identifying a single optimal ignition location, the results of this study show that there may be several equally good ignition locations in a given flow configuration.

    View details for DOI 10.1098/rspa.2020.0472

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  • Analysis of low-temperature chemistry in a turbulent swirling spray flame near lean blow-out PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Mohaddes, D., Xie, W., Ihme, M. 2021; 38 (3): 3435-3443
  • Structural analysis and regime diagrams of laminar counterflow spray flames with low-temperature chemistry PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Xie, W., Govindaraju, P. B., Ren, Z., Ihme, M. 2021; 38 (2): 3193-3200
  • Pore-resolved simulations of porous media combustion with conjugate heat transfer PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ferguson, J. C., Sobhani, S., Ihme, M. 2021; 38 (2): 2127-2134
  • Investigation of CO recombination in the boundary layer of CH4/O-2 rocket engines PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Perakis, N., Haidn, O. J., Ihme, M. 2021; 38 (4): 6403-6411
  • Stability diagram and blow-out mechanisms of turbulent non-premixed combustion PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Li, D., Ihme, M. 2021; 38 (4): 6337-6344
  • Kinetics for the hydrolysis of Ti(OC3H7)(4) : A molecular dynamics simulation study PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Wei, J., Ostadhossein, A., Li, S., Ihme, M. 2021; 38 (1): 1433-1440
  • Analysis of core-noise contributions in a realistic gas-turbine combustor operated near lean blow-out PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Shao, C., Maeda, K., Ihme, M. 2021; 38 (4): 6203-6211
  • Experimental feasibility of tailored porous media burners enabled via additive manufacturing PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Sobhani, S., Muhunthan, P., Boigne, E., Mohaddes, D., Ihme, M. 2021; 38 (4): 6713-6722
  • Pareto-efficient combustion framework for predicting transient ignition dynamics in turbulent flames: Application to a pulsed jet-in-hot-coflow flame COMBUSTION AND FLAME Douasbin, Q., Ihme, M., Arndt, C. 2021; 223: 153–65
  • Carbon oxidation in turbulent premixed jet flames: A comparative experimental and numerical study of ethylene, n-heptane, and toluene COMBUSTION AND FLAME Pineda, D., Paxton, L., Perakis, N., Wei, C., Luna, S., Kahouli, H., Ihme, M., Egolfopoulos, F. N., Spearrin, R. 2020; 221: 371–83
  • Thermodynamic cycle analysis of superadiabatic matrix-stabilized combustion for gas turbine engines ENERGY Mohaddes, D., Chang, C. T., Ihme, M. 2020; 207
  • Modeling Heat-Shield Erosion due to Dust Particle Impacts for Martian Entries Palmer, G., Ching, E., Ihme, M., Allofs, D., Guelhan, A. AMER INST AERONAUTICS ASTRONAUTICS. 2020: 857–75

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.A34744

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  • StanShock: a gas-dynamic model for shock tube simulations with non-ideal effects and chemical kinetics SHOCK WAVES Grogan, K., Ihme, M. 2020; 30 (4): 425-438
  • Additive Manufacturing of Tailored Macroporous Ceramic Structures for High-Temperature Applications ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS Sobhani, S., Allan, S., Muhunthan, P., Boigne, E., Ihme, M. 2020
  • A two-way coupled Euler-Lagrange method for simulating multiphase flows with discontinuous Galerkin schemes on arbitrary curved elements JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Ching, E. J., Brill, S. R., Barnhardt, M., Ihme, M. 2020; 405
  • Experimental investigation of lean premixed pre-vaporized liquid-fuel combustion in porous media burners at elevated pressures up to 20 bar COMBUSTION AND FLAME Sobhani, S., Legg, J., Bartz, D. F., Kojima, J. J., Chang, C. T., Sullivan, J. D., Moder, J. P., Ihme, M. 2020; 212: 123–34
  • Simultaneous in-situ measurements of gas temperature and pyrolysis of biomass smoldering via X-ray computed tomography. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute Boigne, E., Bennett, N. R., Wang, A., Mohri, K., Ihme, M. 2020
  • Modeling Adsorption in Silica Pores via Minkowski Functionals and Molecular Electrostatic Moments Energies Simeski, F., Boelens, A. M., Ihme, M. 2020; 13 (22)

    View details for DOI 10.3390/en13225976

  • Ensemble Kalman Filter for Assimilating Experimental Data into Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulent Flows FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION Labahn, J. W., Wu, H., Harris, S. R., Coriton, B., Frank, J. H., Ihme, M. 2019
  • Data Assimilation and Optimal Calibration in Nonlinear Models of Flame Dynamics JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME Yu, H., Jaravel, T., Ihme, M., Juniper, M. P., Magri, L. 2019; 141 (12)

    View details for DOI 10.1115/1.4044378

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  • Molecular diffusion and phase stability in high-pressure combustion COMBUSTION AND FLAME Yao, M. X., Hickey, J., Ma, P. C., Ihme, M. 2019; 210: 302–14
  • Numerical Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer Coupled With Gaseous Fuel Injection in Reactive Porous Media JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME Cheng, Z., Yang, J., Guo, Z., Fu, P., Ihme, M., Wang, Q. 2019; 141 (11)

    View details for DOI 10.1115/1.4044365

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  • Efficient time-stepping techniques for simulating turbulent reactive flows with stiff chemistry COMPUTER PHYSICS COMMUNICATIONS Wu, H., Ma, P. C., Ihme, M. 2019; 243: 81–96
  • Closure of the scalar dissipation rate in the spray flamelet equations through a transport equation for the gradient of the mixture fraction COMBUSTION AND FLAME Olguin, H., Scholtissek, A., Gonzalez, S., Gonzalez, F., Ihme, M., Hasse, C., Gutheil, E. 2019; 208: 330–50
  • A regularized deconvolution model for sub-grid dispersion in large eddy simulation of turbulent spray flames COMBUSTION AND FLAME Wang, Q., Zhao, X., Ihme, M. 2019; 207: 89–100
  • Examination of diesel spray combustion in supercritical ambient fluid using large-eddy simulations INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINE RESEARCH Chung, W., Ma, P. C., Ihme, M. 2019
  • A regularized deconvolution method for turbulent closure modeling in implicitly filtered large-eddy simulation COMBUSTION AND FLAME Wang, Q., Ihme, M. 2019; 204: 341–55
  • On the numerical behavior of diffuse-interface methods for transcritical real-fluids simulations INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW Ma, P. C., Wu, H., Banuti, D. T., Ihme, M. 2019; 113: 231–49
  • X-ray Computed Tomography for Flame-Structure Analysis of Laminar Premixed Flames. Combustion and flame Boigne, E., Muhunthan, P., Mohaddes, D., Wang, Q., Sobhani, S., Hinshaw, W., Ihme, M. 2019; 200: 142–54

    Abstract

    Quantitative X-ray computed tomography (XCT) diagnostics for reacting flows are developed and demonstrated in application to premixed flames in open and optically inaccessible geometries. A laboratory X-ray scanner is employed to investigate methane/air flames that were diluted with krypton as an inert radiodense tracer gas. Effects of acquisition rate and tracer gas concentration on the signal-to-noise ratio are examined. It is shown that statistically converged three-dimensional attenuation measurements can be obtained with limited impact from the tracer gas and within an acceptable acquisition time. Specific aspects of the tomographic reconstruction and the experimental procedure are examined, with particular emphasis on the quantification of experimental uncertainties. A method is developed to determine density and temperature from the X-ray attenuation measurements. These experiments are complemented by one- and multi-dimensional calculations to quantify the influence of krypton on the flame behavior. To demonstrate the merit of XCT for optically inaccessible flames, measurements of a complex flame geometry in a tubular confinement are performed. The use of a coflow to provide a uniform tracer-gas concentration is shown to improve the quantitative temperature evaluation. These measurements demonstrate the viability of XCT for flame-structure analysis and multi-dimensional temperature measurements using laboratory X-ray systems. Further opportunities for improving this diagnostic are discussed.

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  • X-ray computed tomography for flame-structure analysis of laminar premixed flames COMBUSTION AND FLAME Boigne, E., Muhunthan, P., Mohaddes, D., Wang, Q., Sobhani, S., Hinshaw, W., Ihme, M. 2019; 200: 142–54
  • Error-controlled kinetics reduction based on non-linear optimization and sensitivity analysis COMBUSTION AND FLAME Jaravel, T., Wu, H., Ihme, M. 2019; 200: 192–206
  • Large-eddy simulations of transcritical injection and auto-ignition using diffuse-interface method and finite-rate chemistry PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ma, P. C., Wu, H., Jaravel, T., Bravo, L., Ihme, M. 2019; 37 (3): 3303–10
  • Functionalization of 2D materials for enhancing OER/ORR catalytic activity in Li–oxygen batteries Communications Chemistry Ostadhossein, A., Guo, J., Simeski, F., Ihme, M. 2019; 2 (95)
  • Modulation of heat transfer for extended flame stabilization in porous media burners via topology gradation PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Sobhani, S., Mohaddes, D., Boigne, E., Muhunthan, P., Ihme, M. 2019; 37 (4): 5697–5704
  • A new ignition time model applied to super knock PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Grogan, K. P., Ihme, M. 2019; 37 (3): 3487–94
  • Assessment of spray combustion models in large-eddy simulations of a polydispersed acetone spray flame PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Wang, Q., Jaravel, T., Ihme, M. 2019; 37 (3): 3335–44
  • Coupling of turbulence on the ignition of multicomponent sprays PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Govindaraju, P. B., Jaravel, T., Ihme, M. 2019; 37 (3): 3295–3302
  • Large eddy simulations of diesel-fuel injection and auto-ignition at transcritical conditions Ihme, M., Ma, P. C., Bravo, L. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2019: 58–68
  • DATA ASSIMILATION AND OPTIMAL CALIBRATION IN NONLINEAR MODELS OF FLAME DYNAMICS Yu, H., Jaravel, T., Ihme, M., Juniper, M. P., Magri, L., ASME AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. 2019
  • Pareto-efficient combustion modeling for improved CO-emission prediction in LES of a piloted turbulent dimethyl ether jet flame PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Wu, H., Ma, P. C., Jaravel, T., Ihme, M. 2019; 37 (2): 2267–76
  • Analysis of transient blow-out dynamics in a swirl-stabilized combustor using large-eddy simulations PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ma, P. C., Wu, H., Labahn, J. W., Jaravel, T., Ihme, M. 2019; 37 (4): 5073–82
  • Data assimilation using high-speed measurements and LES to examine local extinction events in turbulent flames PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Labahn, J. W., Wu, H., Coriton, B., Frank, J. H., Ihme, M. 2019; 37 (2): 2259–66
  • Shock capturing for discontinuous Galerkin methods with application to predicting heat transfer in hypersonic flows JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Ching, E. J., Lv, Y., Gnoffob, P., Barnhardt, M., Ihme, M. 2019; 376: 54–75
  • Assessment of differential diffusion effects in flamelet modeling of oxy-fuel flames COMBUSTION AND FLAME Gierth, S., Hunger, F., Popp, S., Wu, H., Ihme, M., Hasse, C. 2018; 197: 134–44
  • Thermodynamic structure of supercritical LOX-GH2 diffusion flames COMBUSTION AND FLAME Banuti, D. T., Ma, P. C., Hickey, J., Ihme, M. 2018; 196: 364–76
  • Identification of governing physical processes of irregular combustion through machine learning Grogan, K. P., Ihme, M. SPRINGER. 2018: 941-954
  • Nonadiabatic Flamelet Formulation for Predicting Wall Heat Transfer in Rocket Engines AIAA JOURNAL Ma, P. C., Wu, H., Ihme, M., Hickey, J. 2018; 56 (6): 2336–49

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.J056539

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  • Structure of wall-bounded flows at transcritical conditions PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS Ma, P. C., Yang, X. A., Ihme, M. 2018; 3 (3)
  • Effects of Nozzle Helmholtz Number on Indirect Combustion Noise by Compositional Perturbations JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME Magri, L., O'Brien, J., Ihme, M. 2018; 140 (3)

    View details for DOI 10.1115/1.4037914

    View details for Web of Science ID 000426056900001

  • Phase transitions of ordered ice in graphene nanocapillaries and carbon nanotubes SCIENTIFIC REPORTS Raju, M., van Duin, A., Ihme, M. 2018; 8: 3851

    Abstract

    New phase diagrams for water confined in graphene nanocapillaries and single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are proposed, identifying ice structures, their melting points and revealing the presence of a solid-liquid critical point. For quasi-2D water in nanocapillaries, we show through molecular-dynamics simulations that AA stacking in multilayer quasi-2D ice arises from interlayer hydrogen-bonding and is stable up to three layers, thereby explaining recent experimental observations. Detailed structural and energetic analyses show that quasi-2D water can freeze discontinuously through a first-order phase transition or continuously with a critical point. The first-order transition line extends to a continuous transition line, defined by a sharp transition in diffusivity between solid-like and liquid-like regimes. For quasi-1D water, confined in CNTs, we observe the existence of a similar critical point at intermediate densities. In addition, an end point is identified on the continuous-transition line, above which the solid and liquid phases deform continuously. The solid-liquid phase transition temperatures in CNTs are shown to be substantially higher than 273 K, confirming recent Raman spectroscopy measurements. We observe ultrafast proton and hydroxyl transport in quasi-1D and -2D ice at 300 K, exceeding those of bulk water up to a factor of five, thereby providing possible applications to fuel-cells and electrolyzers.

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  • Atomistic and continuum scale modeling of functionalized graphyne membranes for water desalination NANOSCALE Raju, M., Govindaraju, P. B., van Duin, A. T., Ihme, M. 2018; 10 (8): 3969–80

    Abstract

    Recent theoretical and experimental studies reported ultra-high water permeability and salt rejection in nanoporous single-layer graphene. However, creating and controlling the size and distribution of nanometer-scale pores pose significant challenges to application of these membranes for water desalination. Graphyne and hydrogenated graphyne have tremendous potential as ultra-permeable membranes for desalination and wastewater reclamation due to their uniform pore-distribution, atomic thickness and mechano-chemical stability. Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and upscale continuum analysis, the desalination performance of bare and hydrogenated α-graphyne and γ-{2,3,4}-graphyne membranes is evaluated as a function of pore size, pore geometry, chemical functionalization and applied pressure. MD simulations show that pores ranging from 20 to 50 Å2 reject in excess of 90% of the ions for pressures up to 1 GPa. Water permeability is found to range up to 85 L cm-2 day-1 MPa-1, which is up to three orders of magnitude larger than commercial seawater reverse osmosis (RO) membranes and up to ten times that of nanoporous graphene. Pore chemistry, functionalization and geometry are shown to play a critical role in modulating the water flux, and these observations are explained by water velocity, density, and energy barriers in the pores. The atomistic scale investigations are complemented by upscale continuum analysis to examine the performance of these membranes in application to cross-flow RO systems. This upscale analysis, however, shows that the significant increase in permeability, observed from MD simulations, does not fully translate to current RO systems due to transport limitations. Nevertheless, upscale calculations predict that the higher permeability of graphyne membranes would allow up to six times higher permeate recovery or up to 6% less energy consumption as compared to thin-film composite membranes at currently accessible operating conditions. Significantly higher energy savings and permeate recovery can be achieved if higher feed-flow rates can be realized.

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  • Formulation of optimal surrogate descriptions of fuels considering sensitivities to experimental uncertainties COMBUSTION AND FLAME Govindaraju, P. B., Ihme, M. 2018; 188: 337–56
  • On underresolved simulations of compressible turbulence using an entropy-bounded DG method: Solution stabilization, scheme optimization, and benchmark against a finite-volume solver COMPUTERS & FLUIDS Lv, Y., Ma, P. C., Ihme, M. 2018; 161: 89–106
  • Flamelet regime characterization for non-premixed turbulent combustion simulations COMBUSTION AND FLAME Chan, W., Ihme, M. 2017; 186: 220–35
  • Lyapunov exponent as a metric for assessing the dynamic content and predictability of large-eddy simulations PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS Nastac, G., Labahn, J. W., Magri, L., Ihme, M. 2017; 2 (9)
  • A general probabilistic approach for the quantitative assessment of LES combustion models COMBUSTION AND FLAME Johnson, R., Wu, H., Ihme, M. 2017; 183: 88–101
  • Fuel effects on lean blow-out in a realistic gas turbine combustor COMBUSTION AND FLAME Esclapez, L., Ma, P. C., Mayhew, E., Xu, R., Stouffer, S., Lee, T., Wang, H., Ihme, M. 2017; 181: 82–99
  • An entropy-stable hybrid scheme for simulations of transcritical real-fluid flows JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Ma, P. C., lv, Y., Ihme, M. 2017; 340: 330–57
  • High-order discontinuous Galerkin method for applications to multicomponent and chemically reacting flows ACTA MECHANICA SINICA Lv, Y., Ihme, M. 2017; 33 (3): 486–99
  • Similarity law for Widom lines and coexistence lines PHYSICAL REVIEW E Banuti, D. T., Raju, M., Ihme, M. 2017; 95 (5)

    Abstract

    The coexistence line of a fluid separates liquid and gaseous states at subcritical pressures, ending at the critical point. Only recently, it became clear that the supercritical state space can likewise be divided into regions with liquidlike and gaslike properties, separated by an extension to the coexistence line. This crossover line is commonly referred to as the Widom line, and is characterized by large changes in density or enthalpy, manifesting as maxima in the thermodynamic response functions. Thus, a reliable representation of the coexistence line and the Widom line is important for sub- and supercritical applications that depend on an accurate prediction of fluid properties. While it is known for subcritical pressures that nondimensionalization with the respective species critical pressures p_{cr} and temperatures T_{cr} only collapses coexistence line data for simple fluids, this approach is used for Widom lines of all fluids. However, we show here that the Widom line does not adhere to the corresponding states principle, but instead to the extended corresponding states principle. We resolve this problem in two steps. First, we propose a Widom line functional based on the Clapeyron equation and derive an analytical, species specific expression for the only parameter from the Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of state. This parameter is a function of the acentric factor ω and compares well with experimental data. Second, we introduce the scaled reduced pressure p_{r}^{*} to replace the previously used reduced pressure p_{r}=p/p_{cr}. We show that p_{r}^{*} is a function of the acentric factor only and can thus be readily determined from fluid property tables. It collapses both subcritical coexistence line and supercritical Widom line data over a wide range of species with acentric factors ranging from -0.38 (helium) to 0.34 (water), including alkanes up to n-hexane. By using p_{r}^{*}, the extended corresponding states principle can be applied within corresponding states principle formalism. Furthermore, p_{r}^{*} provides a theoretical foundation to compare Widom lines of different fluids.

    View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.95.052120

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  • Non-equilibrium wall-modeling for internal combustion engine simulations with wall heat transfer INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINE RESEARCH Ma, P. C., Greene, M., Sick, V., Ihme, M. 2017; 18 (1-2): 15-25
  • Regularized deconvolution method for turbulent combustion modeling COMBUSTION AND FLAME Wang, Q., Ihme, M. 2017; 176: 125-142
  • Development and Analysis of Wall Models for Internal Combustion Engine Simulations Using High-speed Micro-PIV Measurements FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION Ma, P. C., Ewan, T., Jainski, C., Lu, L., Dreizler, A., Sick, V., Ihme, M. 2017; 98 (1): 283-309
  • Widom Lines in Binary Mixtures of Supercritical Fluids. Scientific reports Raju, M. n., Banuti, D. T., Ma, P. C., Ihme, M. n. 2017; 7 (1): 3027

    Abstract

    Recent experiments on pure fluids have identified distinct liquid-like and gas-like regimes even under supercritical conditions. The supercritical liquid-gas transition is marked by maxima in response functions that define a line emanating from the critical point, referred to as Widom line. However, the structure of analogous state transitions in mixtures of supercritical fluids has not been determined, and it is not clear whether a Widom line can be identified for binary mixtures. Here, we present first evidence for the existence of multiple Widom lines in binary mixtures from molecular dynamics simulations. By considering mixtures of noble gases, we show that, depending on the phase behavior, mixtures transition from a liquid-like to a gas-like regime via distinctly different pathways, leading to phase relationships of surprising complexity and variety. Specifically, we show that miscible binary mixtures have behavior analogous to a pure fluid and the supercritical state space is characterized by a single liquid-gas transition. In contrast, immiscible binary mixture undergo a phase separation in which the clusters transition separately at different temperatures, resulting in multiple distinct Widom lines. The presence of this unique transition behavior emphasizes the complexity of the supercritical state to be expected in high-order mixtures of practical relevance.

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  • SPECIES DEPENDENCY OF THE COMPOSITIONAL INDIRECT NOISE MECHANISM O'Brien, J. D., Ihme, M., ASME AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. 2017
  • EFFECTS OF NOZZLE HELMHOLTZ NUMBER ON INDIRECT COMBUSTION NOISE BY COMPOSITIONAL PERTURBATIONS Magri, L., O'Brien, J., Ihme, M., ASME AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. 2017
  • Combustion and Engine-Core Noise ANNUAL REVIEW OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL 49 Ihme, M. 2017; 49: 277-310
  • Regimes describing shock boundary layer interaction and ignition in shock tubes PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Grogan, K. P., Ihme, M. 2017; 36 (2): 2927-2935
  • The role of preferential evaporation on the ignition of multicomponent fuels in a homogeneous spray/air mixture PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Stagni, A., Esclapez, L., Govindaraju, P., Cuoci, A., Faravelli, T., Ihme, M. 2017; 36 (2): 2483-2491
  • The cross-scale physical-space transfer of kinetic energy in turbulent premixed flames PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE O'Brien, J., Towery, C. A., Hamlington, P. E., Ihme, M., Poludnenko, A. Y., Urzay, J. 2017; 36 (2): 1967-1975
  • Classification and lift-off height prediction of non-premixed MILD and autoignitive flames PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Evans, M. J., Medwell, P. R., Wu, H., Stagni, A., Ihme, M. 2017; 36 (3): 4297-4304
  • Multiple-scale thermo-acoustic stability analysis of a coaxial jet combustor PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Magri, L., See, Y., Tammisola, O., Ihme, M., Juniper, M. P. 2017; 36 (3): 3863-3871
  • An investigation of internal flame structure in porous media combustion via X-ray Computed Tomography PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Dunnmon, J., Sobhani, S., Wu, M., Fahrig, R., Ihme, M. 2017; 36 (3): 4399-4408
  • Numerical investigation of soot-flame-vortex interaction PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Franzelli, B., Cuoci, A., Stagni, A., Ihme, M., Faravelli, T., Candel, S. 2017; 36 (1): 753-761
  • Compliance of combustion models for turbulent reacting flow simulations FUEL Wu, H., Ihme, M. 2016; 186: 853-863
  • Group contribution method for multicomponent evaporation with application to transportation fuels INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER Govindaraju, P. B., Ihme, M. 2016; 102: 833-845
  • An entropy-residual shock detector for solving conservation laws using high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Lv, Y., See, Y. C., Ihme, M. 2016; 322: 448-472
  • Compositional inhomogeneities as a source of indirect combustion noise JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS Magri, L., O'Brien, J., Ihme, M. 2016; 799
  • Spectral kinetic energy transfer in turbulent premixed reacting flows PHYSICAL REVIEW E Towery, C. A., Poludnenko, A. Y., Urzay, J., O'Brien, J., Ihme, M., Hamlington, P. E. 2016; 93 (5)

    Abstract

    Spectral kinetic energy transfer by advective processes in turbulent premixed reacting flows is examined using data from a direct numerical simulation of a statistically planar turbulent premixed flame. Two-dimensional turbulence kinetic-energy spectra conditioned on the planar-averaged reactant mass fraction are computed through the flame brush and variations in the spectra are connected to terms in the spectral kinetic energy transport equation. Conditional kinetic energy spectra show that turbulent small-scale motions are suppressed in the burnt combustion products, while the energy content of the mean flow increases. An analysis of spectral kinetic energy transfer further indicates that, contrary to the net down-scale transfer of energy found in the unburnt reactants, advective processes transfer energy from small to large scales in the flame brush close to the products. Triadic interactions calculated through the flame brush show that this net up-scale transfer of energy occurs primarily at spatial scales near the laminar flame thermal width. The present results thus indicate that advective processes in premixed reacting flows contribute to energy backscatter near the scale of the flame.

    View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.93.053115

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  • Phase transitions in quasi 1-D and 2-D nanoconfined water Raju, M., Van Duin, A., Ihme, M. AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 2016
  • Reaxff reactive force field study of oriented attachment of TiO2 nanocrystals in non-aqueous solvents Raju, M., Penn, R., Fichthorn, K., Ihme, M. AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 2016
  • Water desalination and selective ion-separation using single-layer graphyne and hydrogenated graphyne membranes at realistic reverse-osmosis pressures Raju, M., Van Duin, A., Ihme, M. AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 2016
  • Characterizing spray flame-vortex interaction: A spray spectral diagram for extinction COMBUSTION AND FLAME Franzelli, B., Vie, A., Ihme, M. 2016; 163: 100-114
  • On the generalisation of the mixture fraction to a monotonic mixing-describing variable for the flamelet formulation of spray flames COMBUSTION THEORY AND MODELLING Franzelli, B., Vie, A., Ihme, M. 2015; 19 (6): 773-806
  • A Pareto-efficient combustion framework with submodel assignment for predicting complex flame configurations COMBUSTION AND FLAME Wu, H., See, Y. C., Wang, Q., Ihme, M. 2015; 162 (11): 4208-4230
  • Characterization of scalar mixing in dense gaseous jets using X-ray computed tomography EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS Dunnmon, J., Sobhani, S., Kim, T. W., Kovscek, A., Ihme, M. 2015; 56 (10)
  • Entropy-bounded discontinuous Galerkin scheme for Euler equations JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Lv, Y., Ihme, M. 2015; 295: 715-739
  • Ignition regimes in rapid compression machines COMBUSTION AND FLAME Grogan, K. P., Goldsborough, S. S., Ihme, M. 2015; 162 (8): 3071-3080
  • An SMLD Joint PDF Model for Turbulent Non-Premixed Combustion Using the Flamelet Progress-Variable Approach FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION Coclite, A., Pascazio, G., De Palma, P., Cutrone, L., Ihme, M. 2015; 95 (1): 97-119
  • Quantitative model-based imaging of mid-infrared radiation from a turbulent nonpremixed jet flame and plume COMBUSTION AND FLAME Rankin, B. A., Ihme, M., Gore, J. P. 2015; 162 (4): 1275-1283
  • A multi-scale asymptotic scaling and regime analysis of flamelet equations including tangential diffusion effects for laminar and turbulent flames COMBUSTION AND FLAME Scholtissek, A., Chan, W. L., Xu, H., Hunger, F., Kolla, H., Chen, J. H., Ihme, M., Hasse, C. 2015; 162 (4): 1507-1529
  • Analysis of segregation and bifurcation in turbulent spray flames: A 3D counterflow configuration PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Vie, A., Franzelli, B., Gao, Y., Lu, T., Wang, H., Ihme, M. 2015; 35: 1675-1683
  • Computational analysis of re-ignition and re-initiation mechanisms of quenched detonation waves behind a backward facing step PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Lv, Y., Ihme, M. 2015; 35: 1963-1972
  • Coupling of flame geometry and combustion instabilities based on kilohertz formaldehyde PLIF measurements PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Allison, P. M., Chen, Y., Ihme, M., Driscoll, J. F. 2015; 35: 3255-3262
  • Weak and strong ignition of hydrogen/oxygen mixtures in shock-tube systems PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Grogan, K. P., Ihme, M. 2015; 35: 2181-2189
  • Large eddy simulation of a partially-premixed gas turbine model combustor PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE See, Y. C., Ihme, M. 2015; 35: 1225-1234
  • Instability of elliptic liquid jets: Temporal linear stability theory and experimental analysis PHYSICS OF FLUIDS Amini, G., Lv, Y., Dolatabadi, A., Ihme, M. 2014; 26 (11)

    View details for DOI 10.1063/1.4901246

    View details for Web of Science ID 000345578700024

  • Assessment of model assumptions and budget terms of the unsteady flamelet equations for a turbulent reacting jet-in-cross-flow COMBUSTION AND FLAME Chan, W. L., Kolla, H., Chen, J. H., Ihme, M. 2014; 161 (10): 2601-2613
  • Effects of flow-field and mixture inhomogeneities on the ignition dynamics in continuous flow reactors COMBUSTION AND FLAME Wu, H., Ihme, M. 2014; 161 (9): 2317-2326
  • Discontinuous Galerkin method for multicomponent chemically reacting flows and combustion JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Lv, Y., Ihme, M. 2014; 270: 105-137
  • Tabulated chemistry approach for diluted combustion regimes with internal recirculation and heat losses COMBUSTION AND FLAME Lamouroux, J., Ihme, M., Fiorina, B., Gicquel, O. 2014; 161 (8): 2120-2136
  • Modeling of Non-Equilibrium Homogeneous Turbulence in Rapidly Compressed Flows FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION Hamlington, P. E., Ihme, M. 2014; 93 (1): 93-124
  • Effects of finite-rate chemistry and detailed transport on the instability of jet diffusion flames JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS See, Y. C., Ihme, M. 2014; 745: 647-681
  • Subgrid-scale backscatter in reacting and inert supersonic hydrogen-air turbulent mixing layers JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS O'Brien, J., Urzay, J., Ihme, M., Moin, P., Saghafian, A. 2014; 743: 554-584
  • Large-eddy simulation of a piloted premixed jet burner COMBUSTION AND FLAME Chen, Y., Ihme, M. 2013; 160 (12): 2896-2910
  • Effect of gravity on capillary instability of liquid jets PHYSICAL REVIEW E Amini, G., Ihme, M., Dolatabadi, A. 2013; 87 (5)

    Abstract

    The effect of gravity on the onset and growth rate of capillary instabilities in viscous liquid jets is studied. To this end, a spatial linear stability analysis of Cosserat's equations is performed using a multiscale expansion technique. A dispersion relation and expressions for the perturbation amplitude are derived to evaluate the growth rate of the most unstable axisymmetric disturbance mode. Modeling results are compared with classical results in the limit of zero Bond number, confirming the validity of this approach. Expressions for the critical Weber number, demarcating the transition between convective and absolute instability are derived as functions of capillary and Bond numbers. Parametric investigations for a range of relevant operating conditions (characterized by capillary, Weber, and Bond numbers) are performed to examine the jet breakup and the perturbation growth rate. In addition to the physical insight that is obtained from this investigation, the results that are presented in this work could also be of relevance as test cases for the algorithmic development and the verification of high-fidelity multiphase simulation codes.

    View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.053017

    View details for Web of Science ID 000319284800009

    View details for PubMedID 23767630

  • Effect of gravity on capillary instability of liquid jets. Physical Review E Amini, G., Ihme, M., Dolatabadi, A. 2013; 87: 053017
  • Acoustic characterization of a partially-premixed gas turbine model combustor: Syngas and hydrocarbon fuel comparisons PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Allison, P. M., Driscoll, J. F., Ihme, M. 2013; 34: 3145-3153
  • Liquid Jet Instability Under Gravity Effects. Amini, G., Ihme, M. 2013
  • Detailed Simulations of Shock-Bifurcation and Ignition of an Argon-diluted Hydrogen/Oxygen Mixture in a Shock Tube. Ihme, M., Sun, Y., Deterding, R. 2013
  • Large Eddy Simulation of Shear Coaxial Rocket Injector: Real Fluid Effects. Hickey, J., P., Ma, P., C., Ihme, M., Thakur, S. 2013
  • Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Compressible Viscous Reacting Flows. Lv, Y., Ihme, M. 2013
  • Acoustic characterization of a partially-premixed gas turbine model combustor: Syngas and hydrocarbon fuel comparisons. Allison, P., M., Driscoll, J., F., Ihme, M. 2013
  • Regularization of reaction progress variable for application to flamelet-based combustion models. Journal of Computational Physics Ihme, M., Shunn, L., Zhang, J. 2012; 23 (231): 7715-7721
  • On the generation of direct combustion noise in turbulent non-premixed flames INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AEROACOUSTICS Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2012; 11 (1): 25-78
  • On the generation of direct combustion noise in turbulent nonpremixed flames. International Journal of Aeroacoustics Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2012; 11: 25-78
  • On the role of turbulence in rapid compression machines: Autoignition of syngas mixtures. Combustion and Flame Ihme, M. 2012; 157: 1592-1604
  • Large-eddy simulation of a jet in hot coflow burner operating in the oxygen-diluted combustion regime. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion Ihme, M., Zhang, J., He, G., Dally, B. 2012; 3 (89): 449-464
  • Reduced order modeling of turbulent reacting flows with application to scramjets. Journal of Propulsion and Power Torrez, S., M., Driscoll, J., F., Ihme, M., Fotia, M., L. 2011; 2 (27): 371-382
  • LES flamelet modeling of a three-stream MILD combustor: Analysis of flame sensitivity to scalar inflow conditions PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ihme, M., See, Y. C. 2011; 33: 1309-1317
  • LES Modeling of a Turbulent Lifted Flame in a Vitiated Co-flow Using an Unsteady Flamelet/Progress Variable Formulation 8th Workshop on Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation Ihme, M., See, Y. C. SPRINGER. 2011: 339–344
  • LES modeling of a turbulent lifted flame in a vitiated co-flow using an unsteady flamelet/progress variable formulation. Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation VIII, Proceedings of the Eighth International ERCOFTAC Workshop on Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation Ihme, M., See, Y., C. edited by Kuerten, J., G.M. University of Eindhoven. 2011
  • LES modeling of a turbulent lifted flame in a vitiated co-flow using an unsteady flamelet/progress variable formulation. M., Ihme, Y., See, C. edited by Kuerten, J., G.M. 2011
  • Characterization of flow field structure and species composition in a shear coaxial rocket GH2/GO2 injector: Modeling of wall heat losses. Presented at the 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, AIAA 2011-6125, San Diego, CA Lee, D., J., Thakur, S., Wright, J., Ihme, M., Shyy, W. 2011
  • Characterization of flow field structure and species composition in a shear coaxial rocket GH2/GO2 injector: Modeling of wall heat losses. Lee, D., J., Thakur, S., Wright, J., Ihme, M., Shyy, W. 2011
  • LES of a gaseous H2/O2 rocket injector: Wall heat transfer modeling. Lee, D., J., Ihme, M., Thakur, S., Shyy, W. 2011
  • Reconcile discrepancies of current syngas kinetics models by considering turbulence effects on ignition delay at gas-turbine relevant operating conditions. Ihme, M. 2011
  • LES flamelet modeling of a three-stream MILD combustor: Analysis of flame sensitivity to scalar inflow conditions. Ihme, M., See, Y., C. 2011
  • Construction of Optimal Artificial Neural Network Architectures for Application to Chemical Systems: Comparison of Generalized Pattern Search Method and Evolutionary Algorithm. Artificial Neural Networks Ihme, M. InTech Open Access Publisher. 2011
  • Prediction of autoignition in a lifted methane/air flame using an unsteady flamelet/progress variable model COMBUSTION AND FLAME Ihme, M., See, Y. C. 2010; 157 (10): 1850-1862
  • Prediction of autoignition in a lifted methane/air flame using an unsteady flamelet/progress variable model. Combustion and Flame Ihme, M., See, Y., C. 2010; 157: 1850-1862
  • Topological Optimization of Artificial Neural Networks Using a Pattern Search Method. Neural Computation and Particle Accelerators: Research, Technology and Applications (Neuroscience Research Progress) Ihme, M. edited by Chabot, E., D’arras, H. Nova Science Publishers. 2010
  • Analysis of different sound source formulations to simulate combustion generated noise using a hybrid LES/APE-RF method. International Journal of Aeroacoustics Bui, T., P., Ihme, M., Schroeder, W., Pitsch, H. 2009; 1-2 (8): 95-123
  • Optimal artificial neural networks and tabulation methods for chemistry representation in LES of a bluff-body swirl-stabilized flame PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ihme, M., Schmitt, C., Pitsch, H. 2009; 32: 1527-1535
  • Radiation of noise in turbulent non-premixed flames PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE Ihme, M., Pitsch, H., Bodony, D. 2009; 32: 1545-1553
  • Prediction of extinction and reignition in nonpremixed turbulent flames using a flamelet/progress variable model 1. A priori study and presumed PDF closure COMBUSTION AND FLAME Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2008; 155 (1-2): 70-89
  • Prediction of extinction and reignition in nonpremixed turbulent flames using a flamelet/progress variable model 2. Application in LES of Sandia flames D and E COMBUSTION AND FLAME Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2008; 155 (1-2): 90-107
  • Modeling of radiation and nitric oxide formation in turbulent nonpremixed flames using a flamelet/progress variable formulation PHYSICS OF FLUIDS Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2008; 20 (5)

    View details for DOI 10.1063/1.2911047

    View details for Web of Science ID 000256304800032

  • Generation of optimal artificial neural networks using a pattern search algorithm: Application to approximation of chemical systems NEURAL COMPUTATION Ihme, M., Marsden, A. L., Pitsch, H. 2008; 20 (2): 573-601

    Abstract

    A pattern search optimization method is applied to the generation of optimal artificial neural networks (ANNs). Optimization is performed using a mixed variable extension to the generalized pattern search method. This method offers the advantage that categorical variables, such as neural transfer functions and nodal connectivities, can be used as parameters in optimization. When used together with a surrogate, the resulting algorithm is highly efficient for expensive objective functions. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of this method in optimizing an ANN for the number of neurons, the type of transfer function, and the connectivity among neurons. The optimization method is applied to a chemistry approximation of practical relevance. In this application, temperature and a chemical source term are approximated as functions of two independent parameters using optimal ANNs. Comparison of the performance of optimal ANNs with conventional tabulation methods demonstrates equivalent accuracy by considerable savings in memory storage. The architecture of the optimal ANN for the approximation of the chemical source term consists of a fully connected feedforward network having four nonlinear hidden layers and 117 synaptic weights. An equivalent representation of the chemical source term using tabulation techniques would require a 500 x 500 grid point discretization of the parameter space.

    View details for PubMedID 18045024

  • Prediction of extinction and reignition in non-premixed turbulent flames using a flamelet/progress variable model 2. Application in LES of Sandia Flames D and E. Combustion and Flame Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2008; 155: 90-107
  • Modeling of radiation and nitric oxide formation in turbulent nonpremixed flames using a flamelet/progress variable formulation. Physics of Fluids Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2008; 20: 055110
  • Large-eddy simulation of turbulent reacting flows. Progress in Aerospace Sciences Pitsch, H., Desjardins, O., Balarac, G., Ihme, M. 2008; 6 (44): 466-478
  • Construction of optimal artificial neural networks for tabulated chemistry using a pattern search algorithm. Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2008
  • Prediction of extinction and reignition in non-premixed turbulent flames using a flamelet/progress variable model 1. A priori study and presumed PDF closure. Combustion and Flame Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2008; 155: 70-89
  • Generation of optimal artificial neural networks using a pattern search algorithm: Application to approximation of chemical systems. Neural Computation Ihme, M., Marsden, A., L., Pitsch, H. 2008; 20: 573–601
  • On the optimization of artificial neural networks for application to the approximation of chemical systems. Center for Turbulence Research Annual Research Briefs Ihme, M., Marsden, A., L., Pitsch, H. 2006: 105–118
  • Towards the prediction of combustion-generated noise in non-premixed turbulent flames using large-eddy simulation. Center for Turbulence Research Annual Research Briefs Ihme, M., Bodony, D., Pitsch, H. 2005: 311–323
  • Prediction of local extinction and re-ignition effects in non-premixed turbulent combustion using a flamelet/progress variable approach 30th International Symposium on Combustion Ihme, M., Cha, C. M., Pitsch, H. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2005: 793–800
  • Stochastic mixing model with power law decay of variance PHYSICAL REVIEW E Fedotov, S., Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2005; 71 (1)

    Abstract

    A stochastic mixing model based on the law of large numbers is presented that describes the decay of the variance of a conserved scalar in decaying turbulence as a power law, sigma2(c) proportional t(-alpha). A general Lagrangian mixing process is modeled by a stochastic difference equation where the mixing frequency and the ambient concentration are random processes. The mixing parameter lambda is introduced as a coefficient in the mixing frequency in order to account for initial length-scale ratio of the velocity and scalar field and other physical dependencies. We derive a nonlinear integral equation for the probability density function (pdf) of a conserved scalar that describes the relaxation of an arbitrary initial distribution to a delta-function. Numerical studies of this equation are conducted, and it is shown that lambda has a distinct influence on the decay rate of the scalar. Results obtained from the model for the evolution of the pdf are in a good agreement with direct numerical simulation (DNS) data.

    View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.71.016310

    View details for Web of Science ID 000227459400087

    View details for PubMedID 15697725

  • Stochastic mixing model with power law decay of variance. Physical Review E Fedotov, S., Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2005; 1 (71): 1–9
  • Numerical prediction of nitrogen oxide emission using flamelet/progress variable model. Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2005
  • LES of a non-premixed flame using an extended flamelet/progress variable model. Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2005
  • Flamelet/progress variable model closure with statistically mostlikely distribution. Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2005
  • An unsteady/flamelet progress variable method for LES of nonpremixed turbulent combustion. Pitsch, H., Ihme, M. 2005
  • Prediction of local extinction and re-ignition effects in non-premixed turbulent combustion using a flamelet/progress variable approach. Ihme, M., Cha, C., M., Pitsch, H. 2005
  • An extended flamelet/progress variable method for LES of nonpremixed turbulent combustion. Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2004
  • Stochastic mixing model with power law decay of variance. Center for Turbulence Research Annual Research Briefs Fedotov, S., Ihme, M., Pitsch, H. 2003: 285–296