Carole Rossi
- Highly Reactive Multilayer films
This includes thin-film development using physical vapor deposition technique; the study of oxidation and reaction steps; and the study of flame propagation mechanisms as well.
Along the line, several different fuel materials are explored Al, Ti, Zr, TiB2 and their combinations.
- Aluminum burning simulation
We employ a DNS (direct numerical simulation) - CFD approach to model accurately the combustion of a single metal particle in various oxidizing and reactive environment, using a single-phase formalism of the Navier–Stokes equations. The goal of this research is to gain a deeper understanding of the gas-particle flow physics and obtain quantitative data on the vaporization rate to support upper-level model development.
- Continuous model for the flame propagation in thermites
The purpose of this research is to develop one-dimensional (1D) model that describes the dynamics of the reaction front propagation in Al/CuO and Al/Fe2O3 powdered thermite considering the reacting flow combined with heat transfer, chemistry and fluid flow. These models are crucial for design purpose.
