On some adaptive numerical approaches of thin flame propagation problems (Q1115770)

This paper presents a collection of experiments in which we investigate the question of grid adaption for flame propagation problems. Local refinement or mesh deformation procedures are applied to a sample of spatial approximations, including finite elements, finite differences and spectral methods. Comparisons are performed using the simplified thermo- diffusive model and a more realistic model involving compressible aerodynamics and combustion.