Dr.-Ing. Luis Cifuentes

Lehrstuhl für Fluiddynamik Dr.-Ing. Luis Cifuentes

Contact details


Carl-Benz Straße 199
47057 Duisburg
Room: NETZ 1.13


Phone: +49-(0)203-379 8093
E-mail: luis.cifuentes [at] uni-due.de

Research Interests

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Turbulent reacting flows
  • Parallel computing
  • Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS)
  • Large Eddy Simulation (LES)
  • Turbulent combustion modeling
  • MILD combustion
  • Turbulent heat and mass transfer
  • Nano-particle & Soot-particle formation

Scientific Career


since 2016: Postdoctoral Researcher at Institut für Verbrennung und Gasdynamik – Fluiddynamik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg – Germany
Research Projects:

  • 12/2018 - Present. Modeling, simulation, and parametrization of particle formation, particle functionalization, and interaction in synthesis reactors. DFG No. 262219004 - FOR2284 KE 1751/7-2. University of Duisburg-Essen.
  • 05/2017 - 04/2018. Rigorous Study of Entrainment Using DNS and LES of Turbulent Premixed Jet Flames. GCS SuperMUC No. pr53fa. University of Duisburg-Essen.
  • 12/2016 - 11/2018. Marie Skłodowska-Curie research project: Interfaces in Turbulent Premixed Flames (ITPF). MSCA-IF-2015-EF; 706672. University of Duisburg-Essen. Research project coordinated by Dr.-Ing. Luis Cifuentes

 

12/2015 - 11/2016: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Mechanics - Heat Transfer and Reacting Flows, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Stockholm – Sweden
Research Project:

  • 12/2015 - 11/2016. Detailed simulations and analysis of flameless combustion for next generation combustors. Swedish Energy Agency project. Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC). Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).

 

10/2009 - 11/2015: Researcher at the Fluid Mechanics Area. LIFTEC, CSIC – University of Zaragoza, 50018, Zaragoza – Spain
Research Projects:

  • 04/2015 - 11/2015. Sustainable COmbustion REsearch (SCORE) - CONSOLIDER. CSD2010-00011. University of Zaragoza.
  • 07/2012 - 11/2015. Sustainable COmbustion REsearch (SCORE) - CONSOLIDER. CSD2010-00011. University of Zaragoza.
  • 10/2009 - 06/2012. Simulation and modeling of turbulent scalar mixing. Curvatures of the iso-scalar surfaces. ENE2008-01404. University of Zaragoza.

Research Stays

  • 2015, June. Advisor: Dr. Nilanjan Chakraborty. School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering – University of Newcastle, Newcastle – United Kingdom.
  • 2013, May – September. Advisors: Dr. Luc Vervisch and Dr. Pascale Domingo. Complexe de Recherche Interprofessionnel en Aérothermochimie (CORIA) & Institut national des sciences appliquées (INSA), Rouen – France.
  • 2012, August – October. Advisor: Dr. Carmen Jimenez. Department of Energy – 'Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas' (CIEMAT), Madrid – Spain.

Memberships

  • German Section of the Combustion Institute
  • The Association of German Engineers (VDI)
  • European Mechanics Society (EUROMECH)

Reviewer

  • Combustion and Flame
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Flow Turbulence and Combustion
  • Fuel
  • Combustion Science and Technology
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Scientific Reports - Nature
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society A
  • European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids 

Teaching

  • 2018 - Present: Turbulent Flows exercises and ANSYS Lab. Chair for Fluid Dynamics, IVG - University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
  • 2017 - 2019: Fluid Mechanics exercises. Chair for Fluid Dynamics, IVG - University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

Journal Publications

Please note that this list might not be complete

Cifuentes L, Sellmann J, Wlokas I, Kempf A. Direct numerical simulations of nanoparticle formation in premixed and non-premixed flame–vortex interactions. Physics of Fluids (2020).
 
Cifuentes L, Kempf A, Dopazo C. Local entrainment velocity in a premixed turbulent annular jet flame. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (2019).
 
Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Anurag S, Chakraborty N, Kempf A. Analysis of Flame Curvature Evolution in a Turbulent Premixed Bluff Body Burner. Physics of Fluids (2018).

Cifuentes L, Fooladgar E, Duwig C. Chemical Explosive Mode Analysis for a Jet-in-Hot-Coflow Burner operating in MILD combustion. FUEL (2018).

Dopazo C, Martin J, Cifuentes L, Hierro J. Strain, rotation and curvature of non-material propagating iso-scalar surfaces in homogeneous turbulence. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2018).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Alwazzan D, Chakraborty N. Influence of the Lewis number on effective strain rates in weakly turbulent premixed combustion. Combustion Science and Technology (2018).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Chakraborty N. Vorticity budgets in premixed combusting turbulent flows at different Lewis numbers; Physics of Fluids (2017).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L. The Physics of Scalar Gradients in Turbulent Premixed Combustion and Its Relevance to Modeling. Combustion Science and Technology  (2016).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Alwazzan D, Chakraborty N. Influence of the Lewis number on effective strain rates in turbulent premixed flames. Issued in: Proceedings of the 10th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium. Turbulent Combustion section, TC20 (2017).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Domingo P, Vervisch L. Effects of the local flow topologies upon the structure of a premixed methane-air turbulent jet flame. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2016).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Jimenez C, Domingo P, Vervisch L. Scalar field geometries and small-scale flow features in turbulent premixed flames. Issued in: Proceedings of the 9th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium. Turbulent Combustion section, TC11-089 (2015).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Hierro J, Martin J. Micro-scale mixing in turbulent constant density reacting flows and premixed combustion. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2016).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Martin J, Jimenez C. Strain rates normal to approaching iso-scalar surfaces in a turbulent premixed flame. Combustion and Flame (2015).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Domingo P, Vervisch L. Local volumetric dilatation rate and scalar geometries in a premixed methane–air turbulent jet flame. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (2015).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Jimenez C. Local flow topologies and scalar structures in a turbulent premixed flame. Physics of Fluids (2014).

Other Contributions

Cifuentes L, Wlokas I, Kempf A. Effects of the strain rates on the formation and growth of nano-particles in turbulent flames. ERCOFTAC Workshop Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation DLES13. Udine – Italy (2022).
 
Cifuentes L, Wlokas I, Kempf A. Turbulence effects on the formation and growth of nano-particles in premixed and non-premixed flames. International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems. Bochum – Germany (2022).
 
(Book chapter) Dopazo C, Swaminathan N, Cifuentes L, Bai X.-S. Premixed combustion modelling. Advanced Turbulent Combustion Physics and Applications, ISBN - 9781108497961, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. (2021).
 
Cifuentes L, Wlokas I, Kempf A. Direct numerical simulations of particle forming flames. HPCCOMB2021 – 3rd HPC Spanish Combustion Workshop. Barcelona – Spain (2021).
 
Cifuentes L, Wlokas I, Kempf A. A-priori investigation of the coagulation rate for nanoparticle-forming flames. Biannual meeting of the German Section of the Combustion Institute ‘Deutscher Flammentag’. Hanover – Germany (2021).
 
Cifuentes L, Wlokas I, Kempf A. Direct numerical simulations of particle forming flames. CENIDE-Jahresfeier. Duisburg – Germany (2021).
 
Cifuentes L, Sellmann J, Wlokas I, Kempf A. Nanoparticle formation in premixed and non-premixed flame-vortex interactions. 2nd CENIDE Conference. Duisburg – Germany (2020).
 
Cifuentes L, Sellmann J, Wlokas I, Kempf A. Nanoparticle formation in premixed and non-premixed flame-vortex interactions. 4th International Symposium on Gas‐Phase Synthesis of Functional Nanomaterials. Duisburg – Germany (2020).
 
Cifuentes L, Kempf A. Flow and scalar topologies in turbulent premixed flames. Biannual meeting of the German Section of the Combustion Institute ‘Deutscher Flammentag’. Bochum – Germany (2019).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A, Dopazo C. Mini-symposium on Flame- and Flow-Topologies (Part I and Part II). ERCOFTAC Symposium ETMM12, Montpellier – France (2018).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A, Dopazo C. Small-scale flow topologies in the neighborhood of enstrophy and scalar interfaces. ERCOFTAC Symposium ETMM12, Montpellier – France (2018).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A. Flame-turbulence interactions in turbulent premixed flames. European Researchers' Night (Poster) - Marie Skłodowska Curie Action, Kiel – Germany (2018).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A, Dopazo C. Local entrainment velocity in a premixed turbulent annular jet flame. 37th International Symposium on Combustion – the Combustion Institute. Dublin – Ireland (2018).

Menser J, Unterberger A, Cifuentes L, Kempf A, Mohri K. Quantifying flame tomography reconstructions with the aid of DNS phantom data (Poster – 1P048). 37th International Symposium on Combustion – the Combustion Institute. Dublin – Ireland (2018).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A. DNS of turbulent premixed flames: Flow and added small-scale topologies. Sixteenth International Workshop on Premixed Turbulent Flames PTF-16, Dublin – Ireland (2018).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A, Dopazo C. Flow and added small-scale topologies in a turbulent premixed flame. Joint meeting of the German and Italian sections of the Combustion Institute, Sorrento – Italy (2018).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A. Flow topologies and scalar field geometries across the scalar and turbulent/non-turbulent interfaces. Universität der Bundeswehr München (2017).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A. Small-scale flow topologies and scalar field geometries near the enstrophy and scalar interfaces in premixed turbulent jet flames. Biannual meeting of the German Section of the Combustion Institute ‘Deutscher Flammentag’ (2017).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Alwazzan D, Chakraborty N. Influence of Lewis number on effective strain rates in turbulent premixed flames. Tenth Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Naples – Italy (2017).

Cifuentes L, Proch F, Kempf A. Interaction of the Turbulent/Non-Turbulent interface with scalar interfaces in premixed turbulent jet flames. ERCOFTAC Workshop Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation DLES11, Pisa – Italy (2017).

Cifuentes L, Kempf A, Dopazo C. Numerical investigation of the enstrophy and scalar interfaces in a turbulent premixed bluff-body burner. EUROMECH 590 Symposium on Turbulent/Non-Turbulent interfaces (2017), Imperial College London – United Kingdom (2017).

Cifuentes L. Interactions between local flow topologies and scalar structures in turbulent premixed flames. Institut für Verbrennung und Gasdynamik – Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg – Germany (2017). 

Cifuentes L. Detailed chemistry simulation of MILD combustion and Chemical Explosive Mode Analysis -an investigation using OpenFoam. Department of Mechanics - Linné Flow Centre. KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Stockholm – Sweden (2016).

Cifuentes L. Large Eddy Simulation of MILD combustion and Chemical Explosive Mode Analysis. Institut für Verbrennung und Gasdynamik – Fluiddynamik, Universität Duisburg-Essen. Duisburg – Germany (2016).

Cifuentes L. LES of a Turbulent non-premixed flame operating with different oxygen levels in the hot oxidant stream: a Chemical Explosive Mode Analysis in MILD combustion. Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación. Barcelona – Spain (2016).

Cifuentes L. The influence of the ‘effective’ normal strain rate on scalar gradients in turbulent premixed combustion. Institut für Verbrennung und Gasdynamik – Fluiddynamik, Universität Duisburg-Essen. Duisburg – Germany (2016).

Cifuentes L, Chakraborty N, Dopazo C. Kinetic energy and its dissipation rate budgets in statistically planar turbulent premixed flames at different Lewis numbers. Joint meeting of the British, Portuguese and Spanish Sections of the Combustion Institute. University of Cambridge. Cambridge – England (2016).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L. Mathematical description of scalar structures in turbulent flows. Physics of Turbulent Combustion – NORDITA (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics). Stockholm – Sweden (2016).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L. Comments on micro-mixing models in PDF methodologies. Physics of Turbulent Combustion – NORDITA (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics). Stockholm – Sweden (2016).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Martin J. Enstrophies normal and tangential to non-material iso-scalar surfaces. Joint meeting of the British, Portuguese and Spanish Sections of the Combustion Institute. University of Cambridge. Cambridge – England (2016).

Dopazo C, Martin J, Cifuentes L. Rotation of non-material iso-scalar surfaces. Joint meeting of the British, Portuguese and Spanish Sections of the Combustion Institute. University of Cambridge. Cambridge – England (2016).

Cifuentes L, Duwig C. TNF13 Workshop – Coordinator: Benoît Fiorina: Piloted jet flames with inhomogeneous inlets: model comparisons. Thirteenth Workshop on Measurement and Computation of Turbulent Flames. Seoul – Korea (2016).

Cifuentes L. Direct Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Combustion. Fluid Mechanics Area, University of Zaragoza. Zaragoza – Spain (2015).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Domingo P, Vervisch L, Jimenez C. ‘Effective’ normal strain rate and scalar gradient enhancement. (Invited) 15th International Conference on Numerical Combustion. Avignon – France (2015).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Jimenez C, Domingo P, Vervisch L. Scalar field geometries and small-scale flow features in turbulent premixed flames. Ninth Mediterranean Combustion Symposium. Rhodes – Greece (2015).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Hierro J. Scalar mixing in constant-density turbulence and premixed flames. Consolider – Ingenio Combustión Sostenible. Madrid – Spain (2015).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L. The physics of scalar-gradients in turbulent premixed combustion. Workshop on Recent Advances on Turbulent Premixed Combustion Modelling. Robinson College – University of Cambridge. Cambridge – England (2015).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Chakraborty N. Enstrophy evolution in turbulent premixed combusting flows. JJ70 Conference. University of Salamanca. Salamanca – Spain (2015).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Domingo P, Vervisch L. Effects of the local flow topologies upon the structure of a premixed methane-air turbulent jet flame. SPEIC14 – Towards Sustainable Combustion. Lisbon – Portugal (2014).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J, Domingo P, Vervisch L. Local volumetric dilatation rate and scalar geometries in a premixed methane-air turbulent jet flame. 35th International Symposium on Combustion – the Combustion Institute. San Francisco – California, USA (2014).

Cifuentes L, Dopazo C, Martin J. Local flow topologies and scalar structures in turbulent combustion. Consolider – Ingenio Combustión Sostenible. Madrid – Spain (2014).

Hierro J, Cifuentes L, Martin J. An analysis of the correlation of chemically active scalar fields. SPEIC14 – Towards Sustainable Combustion. Lisbon – Portugal (2014).

Dopazo C, Cifuentes L, Hierro J, Martin J. Still mixing after all these years. SPEIC14 – Towards Sustainable Combustion. Lisbon – Portugal (2014).

Cifuentes L, Interaction of a premixed flame with a turbulent velocity field. Fluid Mechanics Area, University of Zaragoza. Zaragoza – Spain (2013).

Cifuentes L, Local flow topologies and scalar structures in a turbulent premixed flame. Complexe de Recherche Interprofessionnel en Aérothermochimie (CORIA), Department of Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustion. Rouen – France (2013).

Martin J, Dopazo C, Hierro J, Cifuentes L. Effects of scalar isosurfaces curvatures on turbulent combustion. 13th International Conference on Numerical Combustion. Corfu – Greece (2011).

Martin J, Dopazo C, Hierro J, Cifuentes L. Evolution of scalar iso- surfaces in turbulent combustion (Scientific research poster). SPEIC10 – Towards Sustainable Combustion. Tenerife – Spain (2010).