Geogria Institute of Technology

Ben T. Zinn Symposium on Combustion Dynamics

Event Date: 
Thu, Nov 01, 2012
Event Time: 
All day
Location: 
CoVE Room, Weber SST
For more information contact: 
glenda.duncan@ae.gatech.edu or margaret.ojala@ae.gatech.edu

Agenda

Ben T. Zinn Symposium on Combustion Dynamics

CoVE Room, Weber SST

November 1-2, 2012

Thursday, November 1, 2012

8:45-9:00am       Welcome and Overview                       Profs V. Yang & T. Lieuwen    

                                                                                                Georgia Tech

9-9:15am             Overview of Ben T. Zinn's Career      Prof. V. Yang

9:15-9:55am       The Roles of Liquid-phase                 Prof. W. Sirignano

                               Inertia and Nonlinearity in                  University of California, Irvine

                                Rocket Combustion Instability

9:55-10:35am      Progress in Liquid Rocket                Prof. S. Candel

                                Engine High Frequency                    Ècoles Centrales de Paris

                                Instability Analysis

10:35-10:50am    Break

10:50-11:30am    Active Control of Combustion         Prof. A.P. Dowling

                                 Instabilities                                       University of Cambridge

11:30am-12:50pm                      Lunch

12:50-2:00pm       Panel:  Role of Instabilities             Dr. T. Hinerman, PW-Rocketdyne

                                 in Combustor Development           Dr. C. Johnson, Siemens

                                 and Future Prospects                      Mr. J. Citeno, GE Energy

                                                                                              Dr. J. Lovett, P&W

                                                                                              Dr. T. Nesman, NASA MSFC

2-2:40pm              Intrinsic Instabilities of                      Prof. F. Williams

                                Combustion Processes                   University of California -

                                                                                               San Diego

2:40-3pm              Break

3-3:40pm             Numerical Modeling and                    Prof. V. Yang, Georgia Tech

                               Simulations of Combustion Instabilities

3:40-4:20pm        The Wisdom of Precipitously            Prof. F.E.C. Culick, Cal Tech

                                Using CFD to Study Combustion

                                Instabilities                        

4:20-4:30pm        Closing Comments from Tim Lieuwen

4:30pm                  Adjourn

Friday, November 2, 2012

8:30-8:35am         Welcome and Overview                  Profs V. Yang & T. Lieuwen

                                                                                             Georgia Tech

8:35-9:20am          Dynamical Systems                       Prof. R. Sujith

                                  Approaches to Combustion         India Institute of Technology

                                  Instability

9:20-10:05am        Premixed Flame Dynamics         Prof. T. Lieuwen

                                                                                            Georgia Tech

10:05-10:15am     Wrap up                                            Prof. T. Lieuwen

*10:15-10:45am   Shuttle to Ben T. Zinn

                                 Combustion Laboratory

11-11:30am           Laboratory Dedication                    President Bud Peterson

                                 Ceremony                                         Georgia Institute of Technology

11:30-12:45pm      Lunch Reception

                                  (Shuttles will run from 11:30am til 1:00pm with limited   

                                      transportation to designated areas*)

12:45                       Adjourn

 * Shuttles will begin departing from the CoVE at 10:15am with loops in 15 minute intervals.

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