Amable Liñán facts for kids
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Excelentísimo Señor Don
Amable Liñán
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Amable Liñán Martínez
November 27, 1934 Castrillo de Cabrera (León), Spain
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| Alma mater | Technical University of Madrid California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Liñán's diffusion flame theory Activation energy asymptotics Liñán's equation Liñán's mixture fraction Shvab–Zeldovich–Liñán formulation Crespo–Liñán correction Liñán's flame speed Clavin–Liñán model Zel'dovich–Liñán model Liñán's similarity transformation Edge flames |
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| Fields | Combustion Aerospace Engineering |
| Institutions | University of California, San Diego Yale University University of Michigan Princeton University Stanford University Aix-Marseille University Pierre and Marie Curie University Technical University of Madrid |
| Thesis | On the structure of laminar diffusion flames (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gregorio Millán Barbany Frank E. Marble |
Amable Liñán Martínez (born in 1934 in Noceda de Cabrera, Spain) is a Spanish engineer. He is famous for his work in the field of combustion, which is about how things burn. This field is important for understanding engines, rockets, and even how fires spread.
About Amable Liñán
Amable Liñán earned his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid. He also studied at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the United States. His teachers were important scientists like Gregorio Millán Barbany and Frank E. Marble.
He is currently a Professor of Fluid Mechanics. This means he studies how liquids and gases move. He teaches at the Higher Technical School of Aeronautical Engineers in Madrid. He has also taught at many famous universities around the world. These include universities in California, Michigan, and Princeton University in the United States. He also taught in Marseilles, France. Since 1997, he has been a special professor at Yale University.
His Research Work
Amable Liñán has spent his career studying the basic problems of combustion. This includes how flames work and how things burn. He has also worked on the dynamics of planetary probes. These are like robots sent to explore other planets.
His work has helped NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). These agencies send rockets and probes into space. Understanding combustion is key for designing powerful and safe spacecraft engines.
In 1974, he studied how flames spread in a specific way. He looked at how a "diffusion flame" works when two gases meet and burn. His research used advanced math to explain these complex processes.
Awards and Honors
Amable Liñán has received many important awards for his scientific work. These honors show how much his contributions are valued.
- In 1989, he became a member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences in Spain.
- He is also a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering in Spain, France, and Mexico.
- He is an elected foreign member of the National Academy of Engineering in the United States. This honor was given for his discoveries in combustion.
- In 1993, he received the Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research. This is one of the most important awards in Spain.
- In 2007, he received the "Miguel Catalán" Research Award from the Community of Madrid.
In 2004, a special workshop was held to honor his work. The papers from this workshop were published in a book. It was called Simplicity, rigor and relevance in fluid mechanics. This book celebrated his important ideas in fluid mechanics.
See also
In Spanish: Amable Liñán para niños
- Norbert Peters
- Forman A. Williams
- Moshe Matalon
- John D. Buckmaster
- John Frederick Clarke
- Paul Clavin
- ESTALMAT
