You've probably noticed that it costs you more to fill the gas tank of your car than a year ago. There are many reasons for this, but it's important to remember that 85 percent of U.S. energy needs are fueled by combustion, as reminds us Horst Simon, for Scientific Computing. Of course, the number of research projects about combustion at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has increased. So let's look today at how a collaboration between computer scientists and researchers in their labs has lead to some virtual experiments which are improving combustion efficiency by simulating the combustion process with unmatched accuracy. Will it be enough to reduce the cost of filling your tank? Probably not, but read more...
Sources: Horst Simon, for Scientific Computing, October 2005; and various web sites
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