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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 Zeldovich–Liñán–Dold model Liñán's similarity transformation Edge flames |
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| Fields | Combustion Fluid Mechanics 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 was born in 1934 in Castrillo de Cabrera, Spain. He is a very important Spanish engineer. He works in the exciting fields of combustion and fluid mechanics. Combustion is the study of how things burn, like in rocket engines. Fluid mechanics is about how liquids and gases move, like air around an airplane.
About Amable Liñán
Amable Liñán earned his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering. This is a very high degree that shows he is an expert in designing aircraft. He got this degree from the Technical University of Madrid. He also studied at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a famous university in the United States.
Professor Liñán has taught at many top universities. These include universities in California, Michigan, and Princeton University in the United States. He also taught in Marseille, France. Since 1997, he has been a special professor at Yale University. He is currently a professor emeritus at the Technical University of Madrid.
His Research Work
Professor Liñán's research focuses on the basic problems of combustion. He studies how flames work and how things burn. This includes how engines work and how spacecraft move through the atmosphere.
He has even worked directly for NASA and the European Space Agency. These are major organizations that explore space. His work helps them understand how their rockets and probes behave. For example, he studied how flames spread in a special way in 1974. This helped scientists understand how fire behaves in different situations.
Awards and Honors
Amable Liñán has received many important awards for his work. 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 also an elected foreign member of the National Academy of Engineering. This honor recognizes his important discoveries in combustion. In 2007, he received the "Miguel Catalán" Research Award. This award is from the Community of Madrid in Spain.
In 1993, he was given the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research. This is one of the most important awards in Spain. It celebrates people who make big scientific and technical discoveries. In 2004, a special workshop was held to honor his work. The papers from this workshop were published in a book.
See also
In Spanish: Amable Liñán para niños
- Norbert Peters
- Forman A. Williams
- Moshe Matalon
- John D. Buckmaster
- John Frederick Clarke
- Paul Clavin
