The numerical solution of reacting flow problems

This thesis is concerned with the issue of finding an accurate, efficient and robust numerical solution technique for solving mathematical models of reactive flow.

Two main issues of concern when solving these problems are large computational costs and numerical instabilities and inaccuracies.

Over the past decades, many numerical techniques have been suggested for the solution of reacting flow problems. The work in this thesis is part of the continuing trend to find schemes which can solve reacting flow problems efficiently and robustly.