What is combustion software?

Combustion software is a type of computer program that is used to simulate and analyze the combustion process in various applications, such as engines, furnaces, turbines, and boilers. It helps to optimize the combustion efficiency, reduce emissions, and improve performance.

Combustion software uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model the complex flow patterns of fuel and air, heat transfer, and chemical reactions involved in combustion. It can also incorporate various combustion models, such as laminar and turbulent flame models, radiation and soot formation models, and pollutant formation models.

Some of the commonly used combustion software programs include ANSYS Fluent, AVL Fire, Converge CFD, OpenFOAM, and Star-CCM+. They can be used in various industries, such as automotive, aerospace, power generation, and environmental engineering.

Combustion software can also be used in research and development to design new combustion systems, optimize existing ones, or investigate the effects of different fuel types, operating conditions, and geometries on combustion performance.