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The reacting flow and numerical methods group looks into the numerical simulation of turbulent reacting flows and multiphase flow (e.g. spray injection, flash boiling flow) , with a focus on the development of moment-based models (e.g. Conditional Source Term-Estimation) and novel computational methods for post-processing (e.g. CEMA and SPDMD). The fundamental nature of the research entails that the group can easily transfer the knowledge and skills to a wide range of engineering applications including but not limited to combustion engines (IC and aerospace), burner design, hydrogen safety, etc.
Our Vision
The global energy demand is expected to increase significantly by 2040. While significant effort has been devoted to the electrification of ground transportation, for industries that are difficult to electrify (e.g. marine and aviation), novel thermal propulsion systems (TPS) that can significantly reduce carbon footprint are urgently needed. The vision of the group is to establish a world leading research and training centre in thermal propulsion systems (TPS) science and technology. The group will conduct novel combustion research and provide clean energy solutions to achieve a net-zero carbon future. We aim to develop end-use thermal propulsion systems that can safely use varying fuels at lower economic and minimum environmental costs than would be incurred by using conventional fossil fuels. The realization of our research and engineering objectives will have transformational effects on air quality, climate change, energy policy, and infrastructure development, enabling a net-zero carbon future and a sustainable, resilient, and equitable economy.
Latest News
Welcome New Member -2025-05-01
We are delighted to welcome Pierre, Dylan, Sean and Luke to join our group at the University of Calgary as MSc Students. We are also welcoming Dylan and Herman as summer students to our group.
Congratulations -2025-04-29
We are delighted to announce our student Mathew has successfully defended his MaSc thesis.
Funding News- 2025-03-24
We are delighted to announce that our group has been awarded a University of Calgary VPR catalyst grant on the topic of "Computational study of cryogenic hydrogen instability for safe storage".
Research Article News- 2025-03-18
We are delighted to announce that our group's most recent collaborative research with the University of Oxford and California Institute of Technology on the topic of "Machine Learning Benchmark for Flow Reconstruction in the TCC−III Optical Engine" has been accepted by the International Journal of Engine Research .
Congratulations -2025-03-14
We are delighted to announce our student Frans has successfully defended his MaSc thesis.
Research Award -2025-02-20
We are delighted to announce Dr. Fang was awarded the 2024 SSE Excellence Award for Early Career Research Excellence
Welcome New Member -2025-02-03
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Shubham Goswami to join our group at the University of Calgary as a full postdoctoral researcher.
Research Article News- 2025-01-17
We are delighted to announce that our group's most recent research on the topic of "Computational Diagnostics and Characterization of Combustion Recession in Diesel Sprays" has been accepted by Combustion and Flame.
Research Article News- 2025-01-10
We are delighted to announce that our group's most recent research on the topic of " Numeric metrics for capturing variations in flow fields: an improvement towards a robust comparison of vector fields" has been accepted by the Flow, Turbulence and Combustion.
Research Article News- 2024-12-07
We are delighted to announce that our group's most recent collaborative research with Shang Hai Jiao Tong University on the topic of "Effect of activation energy on detonation cellular dynamics and re-initiation behaviors" has been accepted by the AIAA Journal.
Funding News- 2024-11-27
We are delighted to announce that our group has been awarded an Alberta Innovate CASBE project on the topic of "Machine Learning Assisted Design Optimisation for Hydrogen Burner Thermoacoustic Instabilities".
Funding News- 2024-11-26
We are delighted to announce that our group has been awarded an Alberta Innovate Advance program project supplementing our groups NSERC Discovery program on combustion model development.
Funding News- 2024-09-15
We are delighted to announce that our group in collaboration with Professor Alessandro Parente at the Université Libre de Bruxelles has been awarded an NSERC alliance international grant on the topic of " Joint Probability Density Function Modelling for Principal Components Based Moment Closure Combustion Models".
Welcome New Member -2024-09-01
We are delighted to welcome Henrique to join our group at the University of Calgary as a MSc Student and Wyatt to join our group at the University of Calgary as a full time research assistant.
Funding News- 2024-08-15
We are delighted to announce that our group in collaboration with Dr. Schuyler Hinman and Dr. Joanna Wong has been awarded an NSERC alliance advantage grant on the topic of " Rapid Prototyping Design Framework of a Hydrogen-Air Mixing Chamber for Household Burners".
Research Article News- 2024-06-15
We are delighted to announce that our group's most recent collaborative research with the University of Oxford, Shang Hai Jiao Tong University, and the National University of Singapore on the topic of "Large eddy simulation of a supersonic lifted hydrogen flame: impacts of Lewis, turbulent Schmidt and Prandtl numbers" has been accepted by the Physics of Fluids.
Current Openings
We are currently searching for highly motivated and dedicated students and post-docs to join the group. Please email Dr Fang if you are interested in joining, and include a description of your research background, a current CV, and a short one-page statement of why you want to study combustion modelling. ​ Due to the large amount of enquiries, only qualified students will be considered. Please do not follow up if you haven't heard back from the group in a week. In particular, we will welcome students and researchers with the following experiences:
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Have experience in publishing in Combustion Institue Associated Journals
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Previously worked at Dr Fang's collaborators' Lab
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Have experience in turbulent combustion model development using OpenFoam
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