Simulating Micro Combustion with a Compressible Flow Solver

This thesis details the approach to simulating micro combustion with conjugate heat transfer in the compressible flow solver, Eilmer4. Background information on micro combustion is presented for context and motivation. The modelling choices are explained and support the experimental setup. Micro combustion with was achieved using conjugate heat transfer model in place. The resulting flame was not stable, after 4 ms it was thermally quenched. The process of building the complexity of the simulations from simple cold flows through to combustion with conjugate heat transfer is detailed explicitly. A number of bugs which limited micro combustion in Eilmer4 were identified and addressed.