Combustion

Combustion, the reaction of a fuel with an oxidant, provides heat and energy in a wide variety of industrial and commercial processes. In a majority of applications there are two main aspects to the combustion process: the stable combustion of the fuel and the transfer of the heat generated to the system. The performance of both of these processes is dominated by the aerodynamics of the burner system and the aerodynamics of the process system. Understanding and optimizing system aerodynamics is an essential step in any combustion process.

Coanda has developed significant capability in the analytical, physical and computational (CFD) modelling of fluid systems. Mixing fields can be investigated using Coanda’s planar laser-induced florescence (PLIF) system. While velocity measurements can be made using Coanda’s commercial laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) system. Along with modelling and measurement, Coanda has extensive capability to design and build scaled models of burners and process systems.