My research activity is in the areas of general fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, and combustion. I am interested in the modeling and analysis of the processes based on analytical, multiple-scales, and asymptotic techniques, and also in their numerical analysis.

In the area of combustion, I focus on the description of the structure, ignition, and extinction of premixed and diffusion flames and in the combustion of sprays. I am also involved with modeling of NOx and CO production in premixed and unpremixed combustion systems.

My primary appointment is at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos, (UPM), in Madrid.

Selected Publications:

"Low Peclet number flow of a reacting mixture past an array of catalytic wires", M. Vera, A. Liñán, Combust. Theory Modeling, 8, 97-121 (2004).

"Heat propagation from a concentrated external energy source in a gas," V. Kurdyumov, A.L. Sánchez, and A. Liñán, J. Fluid Mech., 491, 379-410 (2003).

"Confined axisymmetric laminar jets with large expansion ratios," A. Revuelta, A.L. Sánchez, and A. Liñán, J. Fluid Mech., 456, 319-352  (2002).

"Longitudinal acoustic instabilites in slender solid propellant rockets. Linear analysis," J.A. García Schaffer, A. Liñán,  J. Fluid Mech., 437, 229-254 (2001).

Updated: 2/2/04