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  • Cyrus K. Madnia, Professor

  • Education: Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Michigan, 1989
    Office: 334 Jarvis Hall
    Phone: (716) 645-1465
    FAX: (716) 645-2883
    E-mail: madnia .at. eng.buffalo.edu
    Curriculum Vitae: Click for PDF
    Research Interests: Computational fluid dynamics, turbulence, combustion, nanoscale energy transfer, transport phenomena, compressible flows.

    Selected Papers, Publications, & Presentations:

    • Drozda, T.G., Sheikhi, M.R.H., Madnia, C.K. and Givi, P., "Developments in Formulation and Application of the Filtered Density Function," Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, Vol. 78, No. 1, pp. 35-67, 2007.
    • Bharadwaj, N, Safta, C., and Madnia, C.K., "Flame-Wall Interaction for a Nonpremixed Flame Propelled by a Vortex Ring," Combustion Theory and Modelling, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 119, 2007.
    • Safta, C. and Madnia, C.K., "Autoignition and Structure of Non-Premixed CH4/H2 Flames: Detailed and Reduced Kinetic Models," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 144, pp. 64-73, 2006.
    • Livescu, D. and Madnia, C.K., "Small Scale Structure of Homogeneous Turbulent Shear Flow," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 16, No. 8, pp. 2864-2876, 2004.
    • M.R.H. Sheikhi, T.G. Drozda, C.K. Madnia and P. Givi, Structure of Nonpremixed Turbulent Flames, Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions, St. Petersburg, Russia, July 7-11, 2008.
    • P. Givi, M.R.H. Sheikhi, S.B. Pope, S. Lantz and C.K. Madnia, Large Eddy Simulation of High Speed Turbulent Combustion via the Filtered Density Function, Proceedings of the NASA ARMD Hypersonics NRA Review, San Antonio, TX, January 22-25, 2008.
    • C. Safta, and C.K. Madnia, "Unsteady Non-Premixed CH4/H2 Flame Structure: Detailed and Reduced Kinetic Models,'' Third Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections of The Combustion Institute, 2003.
    • C.K. Madnia, and C. Safta,"Flame Dynamics and Curvature Effects in Methane Diffusion Flame-Vortex Ring Interactions,'' Bulletin of American Physical Society, Vol. 47, No. 10, P. 86, 55th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society, Dallas, Texas, November 24-26, 2002.
    • C. Safta, and C.K. Madnia Unsteady Effects in Methane Diffusion Flame-Vortex Ring Interactions,'' Bulletin of Madnia,"American Physical Society, Vol. 47, No. 10, P. 85, 55th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society, Dallas, Texas, November 24-26, 2002.
    • D. Livescu, and C.K. Madnia,"Non-premixed Flame Structure in Compressible Turbulence ,'' Bulletin of American Physical Society, Vol. 47, No. 10, P. 192, 55th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society, Dallas, Texas, November 24-26, 2002.

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