The subject of this chapter concerns the numerical simulation/modeling of multicomponent
combustion under MILD oxy-fuel operation by the lattice Boltzmann method
(LBM) to deepen our understanding on this novel combustion technology and improve related
methodologies, which represents a significant challenge in the combustion community
to respond to the man-made global warming. The main objective is to demonstrate the opportunities
to build a new modeling framework to accelerate scientific discovery in this
topic by utilizing unique features of the LBM and indicate the challenges that we should
overcome since until recently the LBM could not be employed in such research due to combustion’s
inherent complexity. The relevant preliminary explorations, including that by the
present author, are reviewed. Further development of the methodology would not only provide
the basis for a new platform to accelerated scientific research in combustion science,
but also significantly push back the limits of LBM in general.
Keywords: Biogas combustion, entropy generation analysis, Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), mass
conservation scheme, MILD oxy-fuel combustion technology, multicomponent combustion, reaction zone
structures, spatial self-copy phenomenon, surface chemistry, thermal LB models.
