Luc

Luc Bauwens

Positions

Professor

Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Contact information

Email

bauwens@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-5792

Preferred method of communication

Email

 

Background

Educational Background

Bach of Eng , Free University of Brussels, 1970

M.B.A. Comm, Manag & Bus Admin, Fundacas Getulio, 1979

Master of Applied Science Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1986

Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Calif. - Berkeley, 1989

Biography

After an undergraduate degree in Belgium, Professor Bauwens did an MASc at the University of British Columbia in 1986 and a PhD at the University of California at Berkeley in 1989, both in mechanical engineering. He has been at the University of Calgary since 1992 and was promoted to professor in 1999. From 2013 to 2017, he served as the president of the Institute for the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems. 

Research

Areas of Research

1. Hydrogen safety

Analysis and computational fluid dynamics applied to combustion and reacting flows.  Detonations, combustion instabilities, reactive acoustics, combustion in porous media. Numerical simulation of two- and three-dimensional detonations. Deflagration-to-detonation transition, ignition and hot spot formation are being studied using techniques such as high activation energy asymptotics.  

2. Aerospace applications of detonation wave

Similar issues as above but applied to high speed propulsion 

3. Thermoacoustics and pulse tube refrigeration

Pulse-tube refrigerators, thermoacoustics, and more generally, pulsating flows in porous media with heat transfer and pressure oscillations. Analysis of oscillating flow with large pressure fluctuation with heat transfer in narrow flow passages, with extremities at different temperatures, with application to thermoacoustic and Stirling engines and refrigerators. 

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ENME 495 LAB 01 B01 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 06 B06 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 02 B02 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 03 B03 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 04 B04 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 05 B05 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 07 B07 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 08 B08 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 09 B09 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 10 B10 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 11 B11 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 12 B12 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 13 B13 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 14 B14 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 15 B15 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 16 B16 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 17 B17 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 18 B18 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 19 B19 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 20 B20 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 21 B21 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 22 B22 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 23 B23 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 24 B24 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 25 B25 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 26 B26 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LAB 99 B99 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 LEC 01 01 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 TUT 01 T01 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 495 TUT 02 T02 Fluid Mechanics 2020
ENME 605 LEC 01 01 Combustion Processes 2020

Awards

  • Associate Fellow, AIAA. 2007
  • President, IDERS Seattle. 2013

Publications

  • Effects of Chemical Kinetics on Ignition of Hydrogen Jets. Luc Bauwens; *Yang C; F F Fachini; *Bourgin E. (2013)
  • Analysis of Jet Ignition for Multistep Kinetics. Luc Bauwens; *Yang C; *Bourgin E; F F Fachini. (2013)
  • Stability of Planar Detonation Wavesunder Chain Branching Kinetics with Small Initiation Rate. *Lopez-Aoyagi MM; *Melguizo-Gavilanes J; *Alves M; *Levy MM; Luc Bauwens. (2013)
  • Role of the Lewis number in diffusion ignition ofhydrogen jets. Luc Bauwens; Fachini. (2012)
  • Shock tube induction times: How good is the constantvolume assumption?. Luc Bauwens. (2012)
  • Role of the Lewis Number in Hydrogen Jet Ignition. Luc Bauwens; Fachini. (2012)
  • Stability of Detonation Waves underChain-Branching Kinetics with Slow Initiation,”. Luc Bauwens. (2012)
  • The Crucial Role of the LewisNumber in Jet Ignition. Luc Bauwens; Fachini Filho; Radulescu. (2011)
  • Shock-initiated ignition of hydrogen mixtures withdifferent concentrations. Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • Modélisation nonlinéaire desécoulements et transferts de la cellule active d'un moteur thermoacoustique. Quéré, P. Le; C. Weisman; D. Baltean-Carlès; L.; Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • Shock-initiated Ignition. Luc Bauwens. (2009)
  • Effect of Initiation on Detonation Cells for a Three Step Chain-Branching Scheme. H Qiu; C Xiong; Luc Bauwens Professor. Institute for the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Sytems. (2019)
  • Stationary Premixed Flames in Narrow Tubes with External Heat Transfer. Luc Bauwens Professor; Annamaris Olmo-Velazquez; Fernando F Fachini. Institute for the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Sytems. (2017)
  • Comparison of different heatexchanger models in a thermoacoustic engine. Quéré, P. Le; D. Baltean-Carlès; C. Weisman; Luc Bauwens; L.. (2010)
  • Numerical study of thermoacousticwave amplification. Quéré, P. Le; D. Baltean-Carlès; Luc Bauwens; C. Weisman; L.. (2010)
  • Nonlinear Stability of Square Wave Detonations and the Zaidel Paradox. Annamaris Olmo-Velazquez; Luc Bauwens Professor. Institute for the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Sytems. (2019)
  • Appropriate techniques for simulation ofshock-induced ignition. Luc Bauwens. (2010)
  • Shock-induced ignition with simplifiedchain-branching kinetics. Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • Detonation Stability in the ChainbranchingRegime assuming Small Initiation Rate. Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • On the validity of the constant volume assumption in shocktube experiments. Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • Stability of Planar ZND DetonationWaves for Three step Chain-branching Kinetics. Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • Influence of Lewis Numberand Expansion on Jet Ignition. Luc Bauwens; Fernando; Fachini Filho; Radulescu. (2011)
  • Shock-initiated ignition with three step chain-branchingkinetics: Effect of Shocks of Varying Strength. Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • Role of the Lewis Number inSpontaneous Ignition of Hydrogen Jets. Luc Bauwens; Radulescu; Fachini. (2011)
  • Analysis of jet ignition for single stepkinetics. Radulescu; Fachini; Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • Initial Conditions in Simulation of Shock-inducedIgnition. Luc Bauwens. (2011)
  • Shock-induced ignition for single stepArrhenius and for three step chain-branching kinetics. Luc Bauwens. (2010)
  • Modèle faible Mach et simulationsnumériques 2D de l'amplification d'onde thermoacoustique. Quéré, P. Le; C. Weisman; L.; Luc Bauwens; D. Baltean-Carlès. (2010)
  • Simulation of shock-initiated ignition. Luc Bauwens. (2009)
  • Simulation of ignition between a contactsurface and a shock. Luc Bauwens. (2009)

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