Chemical Kinetics of Combustion Reactions

Chemical combustion and fire dynamics are important research field for the interaction and energy conversion rules of heat, gas and mass in the fire, such as combustion process, heat and mass transfer process, aerodynamic process and toxicity of combustion products. Fire dynamics can help people understand the development process and law of fire more deeply, and provide theoretical basis for fire prevention, fighting, control and elimination. Laboratory experiments, theoretical analysis and numerical simulation were used to study the key research hotshots of fire dynamics including combustion rate, kinetic parameters, fire-suppression theory, fire model, et al. Among them, theoretical analysis and numerical simulation of fire dynamics using computational chemistry with specific methods and outstanding advances has attracted the attention of researchers around the world. For the fire systems unknown or difficult to observe, computational chemistry often plays a predictive role, providing directions for further research.

This collection focus on the perspective and opinion article types from the methods and advances in experimental study, theoretical analysis and numerical simulation of fire dynamics. Short communications, original papers, and review articles are welcome to this issue. Contributors to this collection are also welcome to publish their original insights and papers to promote the development of fire dynamics.

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:
· Dynamics of premixed and non-premixed flames;
· Measurement and simulation of fire induction and propagation;
· Characteristics and mechanism of flame spread and smoke movement;
· Kinetics of combustion reaction;
· Fire-suppression method and theory;
· Fire detection based upon fire chemistry;
· Advances in diagnostic and computational methods in fire;
· New methodologies and/or simulation protocols;
· Development and validation of fire dynamics.

Keywords: reaction kinetics, modelling, structure design, computational chemistry, molecular design

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