MURA Arnaud
CNRS-Université de Poitiers-ISAE ENSMA
11 Boulevard Marie et Pierre Curie
Téléport 2, BP 30179
86962 Futuroscope Cédex
France
Equipe de recherche
Biographie
HDR Diploma (accreditation to supervise research), 2008. Accreditation to supervise research diploma issued by University of Poitiers and ISAE- ENSMA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d’Aérotechnique) with a dissertation entitled “Contribution à l’étude de la dynamique du mélange scalaire dans les flammes turbulentes”, prepared at the LCD Laboratory (UPR9028 CNRS) and defended on December 9th, 2008. Committee members: Jacques Borée, Roland Borghi, Stewart Cant (Reviewer), Michel Champion, Paul Clavin (President), Norbert Peters (Reviewer), Julien Réveillon, and Denis Veynante (Reviewer).
PhD Thesis Diploma (Fluid Mechanics), 2002. PhD diploma issued by Ecole Supérieure de Mécanique de Marseille (ESM2), which is now Ecole Centrale Marseille (since 2006), with a dissertation entitled “Contribution à la modélisation de la combustion turbulente inhomogène dans les moteurs IDE à charge stratifiée”, prepared at the IRPHE Laboratory (UMR7342 CNRS) and defended on April 14th, 2002. Committee members: Roland Borghi (Supervisor), Kenneth Bray, Michel Champion (Reviewer), Jean-Marc Duclos, Dany Escudié, Mickael Gorokhovski (Reviewer), and Denis Veynante (President).
Position
CNRS researcher since 2003, nominated Director of Research (i.e., Senior Researcher) in 2014 in the P’ Laboratory UPR 3346 CNRS Poitiers (France).
Deputy Director of the Fluids, Thermal Science and Combustion Department (approx. 250 people), from 2016 to 2020.
Head of the Flame Structure and Turbulent Combustion research group (approx. 10 researchers and 10-15 PhD students or post-docs), from 2009 to 2017.
Recherche
Research keywords
Variable-density turbulence, combustion and flame, compressible flow, shock waves, multiphase flow with mass transfer (vaporization/chemical reaction), flame dynamics and thermo-acoustics, numerical methods, high-fidelity simulation, large-eddy simulation, direct numerical simulation, mathematical modeling, asymptotic analysis, statistical methods and stochastic processes.
Current research projects
Hydrogen combustion for aircraft application, combustion in high-speed flows (ramjet/scramjet), rough-wall turbulence modeling, flame dynamics and flashback, combustion modeling for fire safety application, reduced and tabulated chemistry optimization, turbulence topology in reactive and/or two-phase flows, turbulent combustion theory and modeling.
Selected invited / plenary / keynote talks
Turbulence-scalar interactions in flows featuring significant density variations: from premixed flames to compressible or multiphase flows, Symposium on Fluid Turbulence Applications in both Industrial and Environmental Topics, July 9th-11th 2019, Marseille
High-fidelity numerical simulation of reactive high-speed flows, Tenth International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics ICCFD, July 9th-13th 2018, Barcelona
Towards a description of the premixed flame brush boundaries, International Workshop on the Physics of Turbulent Combustion, September 5th-30th 2016, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, Sweden
Combustion regimes and associated diagrams: a short guided tour, Combustion Institute International Summer School, September 26th-30th 2016, Stockholm
A layered description of turbulent premixed flame brushes, International Workshop on Recent Advances in Turbulent Premixed Combustion Modelling, 25th June 2015, Robinson College, Cambridge
Laminar versus turbulent flame propagation: general considerations, International Workshop on Laminar Burning Velocity LBV2015, March 23rd-24th 2015, Rouen
Enseignement
Former students (MSc, PhD) and collaborators (Pdoc, ATER)
Luis Arturo Baiza (MSc), Ignace Befeno (Pdoc), Romain Buttay (PhD), Marc Le Boursicaud (MSc), Nicolas Canton (MSc), Luis Antonio Carbajal Carrasco (PhD, ATER, Pdoc), Hui Quang Dong (MSc), Laurent Gomet (PhD, ATER), Jean-François Izard (MSc, PhD), Avner Fartouk (PhD), Kim Quoc Nguyen Kha (MSc, PhD, Pdoc), Nicolas Leboucher (MSc), Pédro José Martinez Ferrer (PhD), Ruben Mouangue (PhD), Yann Moule (PhD), Fernando Oliveira de Andrade (PhD), Marcos Onofre-Ramos (PhD, Pdoc), Guillaume Pelletier (PhD), Fabio Ribeiro (PhD), Vincent Robin (PhD, ATER), Sylvain Serra (ATER), Camille Strozzi (PhD), Anthony Techer (PhD, ATER), Joao Marcello Vedovoto (PhD), Xiaodong Wang (MSc, PhD, ATER), Song Zhao (Pdoc) … and sorry for those I may have forgotten: they can be added to the list on request !
Sélection de publications
J.M. Klein, A. Gandilhon-Gounelle, A. Genot, A. Vincent, A. Mura, On the invariance of flame-motion-induced variations of the generalized disturbance energy, Combustion and Flame, to appear
A. Mura, V. Robin, K.N.Q. Kha, M. Champion, On the evolution of the scalar flux through a planar premixed turbulent flame brush, Combustion, Science and Technology, to appear
M. Onofre-Ramos, S. Zhao, Z. Bouali, A. Mura, DNS analysis of turbulent vaporizing two-phase flows. Part II: Topology of the scalar field, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 156 (2022) 104209
M. Onofre-Ramos, S. Zhao, Z. Bouali, A. Mura, DNS analysis of turbulent vaporizing two-phase flows. Part I: Topology of the velocity field, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 156 (2022) 104208
M. Le Boursicaud, L. Carbajal Carrasco, Z. Bouali, A. Mura, Optimized two-step (OTS) chemistry model for the description of partially premixed combustion, Combustion and Flame, 245 (2022)112287
A. Mura, A. Techer, G. Lehnasch, Analysis of high-speed combustion regimes of hydrogen jet in supersonic vitiated airstream, Combustion and Flame, 239 (2022) 111552
A. Mura, S. Zhao, Turbulence topology evolution in weakly turbulent premixed flames, Physics of Fluids, 33 (2021) 035110
L. Carbajal Carrasco, Z. Bouali, A. Mura, Optimized single-step (OSS) chemistry for auto-ignition of heterogeneous mixtures, Combustion and Flame, 227 (2021) 11-26
E. Illana, D. Mira, A. Mura, An extended flame index partitioning for partially premixed combustion, Combustion Theory and Modelling, 25 (2021) 121-157
G. Pelletier, M. Ferrier, A. Vincent-Randonnier, V.A. Sabelnikov, A. Mura, Wall roughness effects on combustion development in confined supersonic flow, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 37 (2021) 151-166
F. Ribeiro, R. Boukharfane, A. Mura, Highly-resolved large-eddy simulations of combustion stabilization in a scramjet engine model with cavity flame-holder, Computers & Fluids, 197 (2020) 104344
S. Zhao, Z. Bouali, A. Mura, Computational investigation of weakly turbulent flame kernel growths in iso-octane droplet clouds in CVC conditions, Flow Turbulence and Combustion, 104 (2020) 139-177
X. Wang, V. Robin, A. Mura, A normalised residence time transport equation for the numerical simulation of combustion with high-temperature air, Combustion Theory and Modelling, 23 (2019) 821-853
R. Boukharfane, P.J. Martinez Ferrer, A. Mura, V. Giovangigli, On the role of bulk viscosity in compressible reactive shear layer developments, European Journal of Mechanics – B/Fluids, 77 (2019) 32-47
S. Zhao, A. Er-Raiy, Z. Bouali, A. Mura, Dynamics and kinematics of the reactive scalar gradient in weakly turbulent premixed flames, Combustion and Flame, 198 (2018) 436-454
R. Boukharfane, Z. Bouali, A. Mura, Evolution of scalar and velocity dynamics in planar shock-turbulence interaction, Shock Waves, 28 (2018) 1117-1141
A. Er-Raiy, Z. Bouali, J. Reveillon, A. Mura, Optimized single-step chemistry models for the simulation of turbulent premixed flame, Combustion and Flame, 192 (2018) 130-148
R. Boukharfane, F. Ribeiro, Z. Bouali, A. Mura, A combined ghost-point-forcing / direct- forcing immersed boundary method (IBM) for compressible flow simulations, Computers & Fluids, 162 (2018) 91-112
R. Buttay, G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, Turbulent mixing and molecular transport in highly under-expanded hydrogen jets, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (2018) 8488-8505
A. Techer, Y. Moule, G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, Mixing of fuel jet in supersonic crossflow: estimation of subgrid-scale scalar fluctuations, AIAA Journal, 56 (2018) 465-481
R. Buttay, L. Gomet, G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, Highly resolved numerical simulation of combustion downstream of a rocket engine igniter, Shock Waves, 27 (2017) 655-674
P.J. Martinez Ferrer, G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, Compressibility and heat release effects in high-speed reactive mixing layers. Part II: Structure of the stabilization zone and modelling issues relevant to turbulent combustion in supersonic flows, Combustion and Flame, 180 (2017) 304-320
P.J. Martinez Ferrer, G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, Compressibility and heat release effects in high-speed reactive mixing layers. Part I: Growth rates and turbulence characteristics, Combustion and Flame, 180 (2017) 284-303
K.N.Q. Kha, C. Losier, V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, Relevance of two basic turbulent premixed combustion models for the accurate simulations of V-shaped flames, Combustion Science and Technology, 188 (2016) 1878-1903
Z. Bouali, B. Duret, F.X. Demoulin, A. Mura, DNS analysis of small-scale turbulence-scalar interactions in evaporating two-phase flows, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 85 (2016) 326-335
A. Mura, V. Robin, K.N.Q. Kha, M. Champion, A layered description of a premixed flame stabilized in stagnating turbulence, Combustion Science and Technology, 188 (2016) 1592-1618
R. Buttay, G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, Analysis of small-scale scalar mixing processes in highly under-expanded jets, Shock Waves, 26 (2016) 193-212
K.N.Q. Kha, V. Robin V., A. Mura, M. Champion, Implications of laminar flame finite thickness on the structure of turbulent premixed flames, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 787 (2016) 116-147
L. Gomet, V. Robin, A. Mura, A multiple-inlet mixture fraction model for non-premixed combustion, Combustion and Flame, 162 (2015) 668-687
J.M. Vedovoto, A. Silveira Neto, L.F. Figueira da Silva, A. Mura, Influence of synthetic inlet turbulence on the prediction of low Mach number flows, Computers & Fluids, 106 (2015) 135-153
Y. Moule, V.A. Sabelnikov, A. Mura, Highly resolved numerical simulation of combustion in supersonic hydrogen-air coflowing jets, Combustion and Flame, 161(2014) 2647-2668
S. Serra, V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, Density variations effects in turbulent diffusion flames: modeling of unresolved fluxes, Combustion Science and Technology, 186 (2014) 1370-1391
R. Mouangue, M. Obounou M., A. Mura, Turbulent lifted flames of H2 issuing into a vitiated coflow investigated using a Lagrangian intermittent modelling, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014) 13002-13013
R. Mouangue, M. Obounou, L. Gomet, A. Mura, Lagrangian intermittent modelling of a turbulent lifted methane-air jet flame stabilized in a vitiated air co-flow, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 92 (2014) 731-765
L. Gomet, V. Robin, A. Mura, Lagrangian modelling of turbulent spray combustion under liquid rocket engine conditions, Acta Astronautica, 94 (2014) 184-197
P.J. Martinez Ferrer, R. Buttay R., G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, A detailed verification procedure for compressible reactive multicomponent Navier-Stokes solver, Computers and Fluids, 89 (2014) 88-110
Y. Moule, V.A. Sabelnikov, A. Mura, M. Smart, Computational fluid dynamics investigation of a Mach 12 scramjet engine, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 30 (2014) 461-473 Pub-33
H.Q. Dong, V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, Analysis of algebraic closures of the mean scalar dissipation rate of the progress variable applied to stagnating turbulent flames, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 90 (2013) 301–323
C. Strozzi, A. Mura, J. Sotton, M. Bellenoue, Experimental analysis of propagation regimes during the autoignition of a fully premixed methane-air mixture in the presence of temperature inhomogeneities, Combustion and Flame, 159 (2012) 3235-3454
L. Gomet, V. Robin, A. Mura, Influence of residence and scalar mixing time scales in non-premixed combustion in supersonic turbulent flows, Combustion Science and Technology, 184 (2012) 1471-1501
M. Champion, V. Robin, A. Mura, A simple strategy to model the effects of thermal expansion on turbulent transports in premixed flames, Comptes Rendus Mecanique de l’Académie des Sciences, Special Issue « Out of Equilibrium Dynamics », 340 (2012) 769-776
P.J. Martinez Ferrer, G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, Direct numerical simulations of high speed reactive mixing layers, Journal of Physics Conference Series, 395 (2012) 012004
V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, Algebraic models for turbulent transports in premixed flames, Combustion Science and Technology, 184 (2012) 1718-1742
J.M. Vedovoto, A. da Silveira Neto, A. Mura, L.F. Figueira da Silva, Application of the method of manufactured solutions to the verification of a pressure-based finite volume numerical scheme for variable density flows, Computers and Fluids, 51 (2011) 85-99,
V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, Direct and indirect thermal expansion effects in turbulent premixed flames, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 689 (2011) 149-182
F. Oliveira de Andrade, L.F. Figueira da Silva, A. Mura, Large Eddy Simulation of turbulent premixed combustion at moderate Damköhler number stabilized in a high speed flow, Combustion Science and Technology, 183 (2011) 645-664
V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, T. Hasegawa, Modelling the effects of thermal expansion on scalar flux in turbulent flames, Combustion Science and Technology, 182 (2010) 449-464
A. Mura, J.F. Izard, Numerical simulation of supersonic non premixed turbulent combustion in a Scramjet combustor model, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 26 (2010) 858-868
V. Robin, N. Guilbert, A. Mura, M. Champion, Modélisation de la combustion turbulente des mélanges hétérogènes en richesse. Application au calcul d’une flamme stabilisée par l’élargissement brusque d’un canal bidimensionnel, Comptes Rendus Mecanique de l’Académie des Sciences, 338 (2010) 40-47
J.F. Izard, A. Mura, Stabilization of non premixed flames in supersonic reactive flows, Comptes Rendus Mecanique de l’Académie des Sciences, 337 (2009) 362-372
A. Mura, V. Robin, M . Champion, T. Hasegawa, Small scale features of velocity and scalar fields in turbulent premixed flames, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 82 (2009) 339-358
J.F. Izard, G. Lehnasch, A. Mura, A Lagrangian model of combustion in high-speed flows: application to scramjet conditions, Combustion Science and Technology, 181 (2009) 1372-1396
V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, P. Plion, Modélisation de la combustion turbulente des mélanges hétérogènes en richesse. Des flammes de prémélange aux flammes de diffusion, Comptes Rendus Mecanique de l’Académie des Sciences, 337 (2009) 596-602
C. Strozzi, J. Sotton, A. Mura, M. Bellenoue, Characterization of two-dimensional temperature fields within a Rapid Compression Machine using Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence imaging technique, Measurement Science and Technology, 20 (2009) 125403-125416
A. Mura, M. Champion, Relevance of the Bray number in the small scales modelling of turbulent premixed flames, Combustion and Flame, 156 (2009) 729-733
C. Strozzi, J. Sotton, A. Mura, M. Bellenoue, Experimental and numerical study of the influence of temperature heterogeneities on self ignition process of methane air mixtures in a Rapid Compression Machine, Combustion Science and Technology, 180 (2008) 1829-1857
F.X. Demoulin, S. Zurbach, A. Mura, High pressure supercritical turbulent cryogenic injection and combustion: a single-phase flow modelling proposal, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 25 (2008) 452-464
A. Mura, K. Tsuboi, T. Hasegawa, Modelling of the correlation between velocity and reactive scalar gradients in turbulent premixed flames based on DNS data, Combustion Theory and Modelling, 12 (2008) 671-698
V. Robin, M. Champion, A. Mura, A second order model for turbulent reactive flow with variable equivalence ratio, Combustion Science and Technology, 180 (2008) 1707-1732.
V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, T. Hasegawa, A new analysis of the modeling of pressure fluctuations effects in premixed turbulent flames and its validation based on DNS data, Combustion Science and Technology, 180 (2008) 997-1010
V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, O. Degardin, B. Renou, M. Boukhalfa, Experimental and numerical analysis of stratified turbulent V-shaped flames, Combustion and Flame, 153 (2008) 288-315 Pub-09
A. Mura, V. Robin, M. Champion, Modelling of the scalar dissipation in partially premixed turbulent flames, Combustion and Flame, 149 (2007) 217-224
A. Mura, F.X. Demoulin, A Lagrangian intermittent model for turbulent lifted flame, Combustion Theory and Modeling, 11 (2007) 227-257
F.X. Demoulin, P.A. Beau, G. Blokkeel, A. Mura, R. Borghi, A new model for turbulent flows with large density fluctuations: application to liquid atomization, Atomization and Sprays, 17 (2007) 315-345
V. Robin, A. Mura, M. Champion, P. Plion, Modeling of turbulent reactive flows with variable equivalence ratio: generalization of the LW-P model to multi Dirac PDF, Combustion Science and Technology, 178 (2006) 1843-1870
A. Mura, F.X. Demoulin, IEM-LMSE, Curl and intermediate closures of micromixing and their influence in the context of HCCI combustion, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 24 (2005) 59-66
A. Mura, , R. Borghi, Introducing a new partial PDF approach for turbulent combustion modelling, Combustion and Flame, 136 (2004) 377-382
A. Mura, F. Galzin, R. Borghi, An unified PDF-flamelet model for turbulent premixed combustion, Combustion Science and Technology, 175 (2003) 1573-1609
A. Mura, R. Borghi, Towards an extended scalar dissipation equation for turbulent premixed combustion, Combustion and Flame, 133 (2003) 193-196
B. Renou, A. Mura, E. Samson, M. Boukhalfa, Characterization of the local flame structure and the flame surface density for freely propagating premixed flames at various Lewis numbers, Combustion Science and Technology, 174 (2002) 143-179