Prof. Robert W. Bilger
Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering
 
Contact Details
 
Mail:  School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering	
       Building J07, The University of Sydney, N.S.W. 2006
       AUSTRALIA

Room:  S442, 
Phone: +61 2 9351 2928
Fax:   +61 2 9351 7060
Email: robert.bilger @ sydney.edu.au
Qualifications
B.E., B.Sc. (1957), Auckland University
D.Phil. (1961) in Engineering Science, Oxford University
 
Scholarships and Awards
Rhodes Scholar, 1957
Fellow Australian Academy of Techn. Sciences & Engg, 1987.
Silver Medal, The Combustion Institute, 1988
International Vice Pres., The Combustion Institute, 1992-94
Zel'dovich Medal, The Combustion Institute, 1992
 
Research Interests
Energy and Environmental Engineering, Turbulent Reacting Flows, Pollutant Formation, Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
 
Selected Publications
(total list exceeds 280)
 
  1. Bilger, R.W., "Turbulent Diffusion Flames", Ann Rev. Fluid Mech.,21,101-35,1989.
     
  2. Bilger, R.W., Saetran,L.R. and Krishnamoorthy,l.v., "Reaction in a Scalar Mixing Layer" J. Fluid Mech., 233,211-242,1991.
     
  3. Bilger, R.W., "Conditional Moment Closure for Turbulent Reacting Flow", Phys Fluids A 5 (2), 436-444 (1993).
     
  4. Smith, N.S., Chen, J-Y. and Bilger, R.W., "Modelling of Nonpremixed Hydrogen Jet Flames Using a Conditional Moment Method", Twenty-fourth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 263-269 (1993).
     
  5. Stårner, S.H., Bilger, R.W., Dibble, R.W., Barlow, R.S., Fourguette, D.C. and Long, M.B., "Joint Planar CH and OH LIF Imaging in Piloted Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flames Near Extinction", Twenty-fourth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 341-349 (1993).
     
  6. Li, J.D., and Bilger, R.W., "Measurement and Prediction of the Conditional Variance in a Turbulent Reactive Scalar Mixing Layer", Physics Fluids A 5, 3255-64, 1993.
     
  7. Smith, N.S.A., Bilger, R.W., Carter, C.D., Barlow, R.S. and Chen, J-Y., "A Comparison of CMC and PDF Modelling Predictions with Experimental Nitric Oxide LIF/Raman Measurements in a Turbulent H2 Jet Flame", Combust. Sci Technol, 105, 357-375, 1995.
     
  8. Bilger, R.W., "Turbulent Mixing and Reaction" in Dynamics of Exothermicity, J.R. Bowen (Ed), Gordon & Breach, 53-73, 1995.
     
  9. Jia, X. and Bilger, R.W., "The Burke-Schumann Diffusion Flame with Zero Net Flux Boundary Conditions", Combust. Sci. Technol. 99, 371-6, 1994.
     
  10. Li, J.D. and Bilger, R.W., "A Simple Theory for the Conditional Mean Velocity in a Turbulent Scalar-Mixing Layer", Physics Fluids 6 605-610, 1994.
     
  11. Bilger, R.W., "Future Directions in Turbulent Combustion Research", Combust. Sci. and Technol. 98, 223-228, 1994.
     
  12. Bilger, R.W., "Computational Field Models in Fire Safety and Engineering", Invited Lecture, Fourth International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, Ottawa, June 1994, Elsevier pp 95-110.
     
  13. Stårner, S.H., Bilger, R.W., Lyons, K.M., Frank, J.H. and Long, M.B., "Conserved Scalar Measurements in Turbulent Diffusion Flames by a Raman and Rayleigh Ribbon Imaging Method", Combustion and Flame, 99, 347-354 (1994).
     
  14. Kelman, J.B., Masri, A.R., Stårner, S.H., and Bilger, R.W., "Wide Field Conserved Scalar Imaging in Turbulent Diffusion Flames by a Raman and Rayleigh Method", Twenty-fifth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion, Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 1141-1147, 1994 .
     
  15. Bilger, R.W. and Atkinson, M.J., "Effects of Nutrient Loading on Mass Transfer Rates to a Coral Reef Community", Limnology and Oceanography, 40,279-289,1995.
     
  16. Bilger, R.W., "Combustion Theory and Conditional Moment Closure Modelling", in Advances in Combustion Science: In Honor of Ya. B. Zel'dovich, (W.A. Sirignano, A.G. Merzhanov, and L. DeLuca, Eds) Progress in Aeronautics and Astronautics, vol 173, AIAA, pp 263-275, 1997.
     
  17. Brown, R.J. and Bilger, R.W., "Experimental Study and Modelling of a Reactive Plume", 12th International Conference of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand, Perth WA, Vol 2, pp 243-252.
     
  18. Li, J.D. and Bilger, R.W., "Experimental Study of Reactive Plumes Behind Line Sources in Homogeneous Turbulence", 10th Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows, Penn. State University, July 1995.
     
  19. Marran, D.F., Frank, J.H., Long, M.B., Staringrner, S.H. and Bilger, R.W., "An Intracavity Technique for Improved Raman/Rayleigh Imaging in Flames", Optic Letters, 20, 791-793, 1995.
     
  20. O'Young, F. and Bilger, R.W., "Measurement of Scalar Dissipation in Premixed Flames", Combustion Sci. and Technology, 113, 393-411, 1996.
     
  21. Stårner, S.H., Bilger, R.W., Long, M.B., Frank, J.H. and Marran, D.F., "Mixture Fraction Imaging in a Lifted Methane Jet Flame", Combustion and Flame, 107, 307-313, 1996.
     
  22. Li, J.D. and Bilger, R.W., "The Diffusion of Conserved and Reactive Scalars behind Line Sources in Homogeneous Turbulence", J. Fluid Mech, 318, 339-372, 1996.
     
  23. Brown, R.J. and Bilger, R.W., "An Experimental Study of a Reactive Plume in Grid Turbulence" J. Fluid Mech, 312, 373-407, 1996.
     
  24. Brown, R.J. and Bilger, R.W., "Experimental Study of a Turbulent Reacting Plume: Part I - Conventional Concentration Statistics, Atmospheric Environment, 32,611-628, 1998.
     
  25. Brown, R.J. and Bilger, R.W., "Experimental Study of a Turbulent Reacting Plume: Part II - Conditional Concentration Statistics, Atmospheric Environment, 32, 629 – 646, 1998.
     
  26. Mantel, T. and Bilger, R.W., "Conditional Statistics in a Turbulent Premixed Flame Derived from Direct Numerical Simulation", Combustion Sci. and Technology, 110, 393-417, 1995.
     
  27. Klimenko, A.Yu., Bilger, R.W. and Roomina, M.R., "Some PDF Integrals for Self-Similar Turbulent Flows", Combustion Sci. and Technology, 107, 403-410, 1995,
     
  28. Brizuela, E.A. and Bilger, R.W., "On the Eddy Break-Up Coefficient", Combustion and Flame, 104, 208-212, 1996.
     
  29. Stårner, S.H., Bilger, R.W. and Long, M.B., "A Method for Contour-Aligned Smoothing of Joint 2D Scalar Images in Turbulent Flames" Combustion Sci and Technology, 107, 195-203, 1995.
     
  30. Kronenburg, A. and Bilger, R.W., "Modelling of Differential Diffusion Effects in Nonpremixed Nonreacting Flow", Phys Fluids, 9, 1435-1447, 1997.
     
  31. O'Young, F. and Bilger, R.W., "Scalar Gradient and Related Quantities in Turbulent Premixed Flames", Combustion and Flame, 109, 682-700, 1997.
     
  32. Stårner, S.H., Bilger, R.W., Long, M.B., Frank, J.H. and Marran, D.H., "Scalar Dissipation Measurements in Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flames of Air-Diluted Methane and Hydrogen", Combustion Sci. and Technology, 129, 141- 163, 1997.
     
  33. Swaminathan, N. and Bilger, R.W., "Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Nonpremixed Hydrocarbon Flames Using a Two-step Reduced Mechanism, Combustion Sci. and Technology, 127, 167 - 196, 1997.
     
  34. Swaminathan, N. and Bilger, R.W., "Assessment of Combustion Sub-models for Turbulent Nonpremixed Hydrocarbon Flames", Combustion and Flame, 116, 519-545, 1999.
     
  35. Swaminathan, N. and Bilger, R.W. and Ruetsch, G.R., "Interdependence of the Instantaneous Flame Front Structure and the Overall Scalar Flux in Turbulent Premixed Flames", Combustion Sci. and Technology, 128, 73-97, 1997.
     
  36. Klimenko, A. Yu. and Bilger, R.W., "Conditional Moment Closure for Turbulent Combustion", Progr. Energy Combustion Sci., 25, 595-687, 1999.
     
  37. Barlow, R.S., Smith, N.S.A., Chen, J-Y., and Bilger, R.W., “Nitric Oxide Formation in Dilute Hydrogen Jet Flames: Isolation of the Effects of Radiation and Turbulence-Chemistry Submodels”, Combustion and Flame, 117, 4-31,1999..
     
  38. Frank, J.H., Kalt, P.A.M., and Bilger, R.W., “Measurement of Conditional Velocities in Turbulent Premixed Flames by Simultaneous OH PLIF and PIV”, Combustion and Flame, 116, 220-232, 1999.
     
  39. Kronenburg, A., Bilger, R.W. and Kent, J.H., "Computation of Conditional Average Scalar Dissipation in Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flames", Flow,Turbulence and Combustion , 64, 145-159, 2000.
     
  40. Kronenburg, A., Bilger, R.W. and Kent, J.H., “Second Order Conditional Moment Closure for Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flames”, Twenty-seventh Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA ,1097-1104, 1998.
     
  41. Swaminathan, N. and Bilger, R.W., “Authors' Reply to Comments by N. Peters”, Combustion and Flame, 116, 677, 1999.
     
  42. Mastorakos, E. and Bilger, R.W., “Second-order conditional moment closure for the auto-ignition of turbulent flows”, Physics of Fluids, 10, 1246-8,1998.
     
  43. Kalt, P.A.M., Frank, J.H. and Bilger, R.W. , “Laser imaging of conditional velocities in premixed propane/air flames by simultaneous OH PLIF and PIV”, Twenty-seventh Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 751-758, 1998.
     
  44. Gough, A.J., Mobini, K., Chen, Y.-C. and Bilger, R.W., “Measurements and predictions in a confined bluff-body burner modelled as an imperfectly stirred reactor”, Twenty-seventh Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA , 3181-3188, 1998.
     
  45. Swaminathan, N. and Bilger R.W., “Conditional variance equation and its analysis”, Twenty-seventh Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1191-1198, 1998.
     
  46. Bilger, R.W., “Recent progress in CMC methods for the prediction of pollutant species in non-premixed combustion”, 5th International Conference on Technologies and Combustion for a Clean Environment, Lisbon, Portugal, pp 167-176, July 1999.
     
  47. Bilger, R.W. “Zero Release Combustion Technologies and the Oxygen Economy”, 5th International Conference on Technologies and Combustion for a Clean Environment, Lisbon, Portugal, pp 1039-1046, July 1999.
     
  48. Bilger, R.W. “The future for energy from the combustion of fossil fuels”, 5th International Conference on Technologies and Combustion for a Clean Environment, Lisbon, Portugal, pp 617-623, July 1999.
     
  49. Kronenburg, A. and Bilger, R.W., “Modelling differential diffusion in nonpremixed reacting turbulent flow: model development",Combustion Sci. Technol. , 166, 195-227, 2001.
     
  50. Kronenburg, A. and Bilger, R.W., “Modelling differential diffusion in nonpremixed reacting turbulent flow: application to turbulent jet flames”, Combustion Sci. Technol. , 166, 175-194, 2001.
     
  51. Kronenburg, A., Bilger, R.W. and Kent, J.H., “Modelling soot formation in turbulent methane-air jet diffusion flames”, Combustion and Flame, 121, 24 -40, 2000.
     
  52. Roomina, M.R. and Bilger, R.W.,” Conditional Moment Closure (CMC) Modelling of a Turbulent Methanol Jet Flame”, Combustion Theory and Modelling, 3, 689-708, 1999.
     
  53. Roomina,M.R. and Bilger, R.W.,” Conditional Moment Closure (CMC) Predictions of a Turbulent Methane-Air Jet Flame”, Combustion and Flame, 125, 1176-1195, 2001.
     
  54. Chen, .-C. and Bilger, R. W., “Stabilization mechanisms of lifted laminar flames in axisymmetric jet flows”, Combust. Flame,122, 377-399, 2000.
     
  55. Swaminathan,N. and Bilger, R.W., “Study of the conditional variance and covariance equations for second order CMC closure”, Physics of Fluids, 11, 2679-2695, 1999.
     
  56. Kalt, P.A.M. and Bilger, R.W. “Experimental characterisation of the a parameter in turbulent scalar flux for premixed combustion”,Combust. Sci. Technol., 153, 213-221, 2000.
     
  57. Swaminathan, N., Bilger, R.W. and Cuenot, B., "Relationship between turbulent scalar flux and conditional dilatation in premixed flames with complex chemistry", Combust. Flame, 126,1764-1779, 2001.
     
  58. Bilger,R.W., "Future progress in turbulent combustion research",Progr. Energy Combust. Sci., 26, 367-380, 2000.
     
  59. Chen,Y.-C. and Bilger, R.W., "Turbulence and scalar transport in premixed bunsen flames of lean hydrogen/air mixtures", Proceedings of the Combustion Institute,28 , 521-528, 2000.
     
  60. Chen,Y.-C. and Bilger, R.W., "Simultaneous 2-D Imaging Measurements of Reaction Progress Variable and OH Radical Concentration in Turbulent Premixed Flames: Experimental Methods and Flame Brush Structure", Combust. Sci. Technol., , 167,131-167, 2001.
     
  61. Chen,Y.-C. and Bilger, R.W., "Simultaneous 2-D Imaging Measurements of Reaction Progress Variable and OH Radical Concentration in Turbulent Premixed Flames: Instantaneous Flame-Front Structure", Combust. Sci. Technol.,, 167, 187-222, 2001.
     
  62. Swaminathan, N. and Bilger R.W., "Analyses of conditional moment closure for turbulent premixed flames", Combustion Theory and Modelling, 5, 241-260, 2001
     
  63. Swaminathan, N. and Bilger R.W., "Scalar dissipation, diffusion and dilatation in turbulent H2-air premixed flames with complex chemistry", Combustion Theory and Modelling, 5, 429-446, 2001.
     
  64. Kalt,P.A.M., Chen, Y.C. and Bilger, R.W., "Experimental investigation of turbulent scalar flux in premixed stagnation-plate flames", Combust. Flame, 129, 401-415, 2002.
     
  65. Cleary, M J, Kent, J H and Bilger, R W, “Prediction of Carbon Monoxide in Fires by Conditional Moment Closure”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 29, Part 1, 273-279. 2002.
     
  66. Kim, S.H., Huh, K Y and Bilger, R W, “Second-order conditional moment closure modelling of local extinction and reignition in turbulent nonpremixed hydrocarbon flames, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 29, Part 2, 2131-2137 ,2002.
     
  67. Chen,Y-C, Kalt, P A M, Bilger, R W and Swaminathan, N, “Effects of Mean Flow Divergence on Turbulent Scalar flux and local flame structure in Premixed Turbulent Combustion”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 29, Part2, 1863-1871, 2002.
     
  68. Chen, Y.-C. and Bilger, R.W., "Experimental investigation of instantaneous, three-dimensional flame-front structure in premixed turbulent combustion - I: Hydrocarbon/air bunsen flames", Combust. Flame, 131, 400-435, 2002.
     
  69. Chen, Y.-C. and Bilger, R W, “Turbulence Measurements on a Bunsen Burner inserted with Perforated Plugs of different Hole Sizes using DPIV”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 27, 619-627, 2003.
     
  70. Mobini, K and Bilger, R W, “Imperfectly Stirred Reactor Model of Reaction in a Burner with Strong Recirculation”, Combust Sci Technol, , 174 (1) 45-70, 2004.
     
  71. Chen, Y.-C. and Bilger, R.W., "Experimental investigation of three-dimensional flame-front structure in premixed turbulent combustion - II: Hydrogen/air bunsen flames", Combust. Flame, 138, 155-174, 2004.
     
  72. Bilger, R W, “Some aspects of scalar dissipation”, Flow, Turbul Combust, 72, 93-114, 2004.
     
  73. Devaud, C B, Bilger, R W and Liu, T, “A new method of modelling the conditional scalar dissipation rate”, Phys Fluids, 16, 2004-2011 (2004)
     
  74. Chen, Y-C and Bilger, R W, “Detailed measurements of local scalar-front structures in stagnation-type turbulent premixed flames” , Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 30, 801-808, 2005.
     
  75. Bilger, R. W. “Marker fields for turbulent premixed combustion”, Combust. Flame 138, 188-194, 2004.
     
  76. Bilger, R.W., Pope, S.B., Bray, K.N.C., and Driscoll, J. M., “Paradigms in turbulent combustion”, Proc. Combust. Inst, 30, 21 - 42 (2005).
     
  77. Rogerson, J W and Bilger, R W, “Conditional moment closure in a bagasse-fired boiler”, Proc. Combust. Inst, 31 (submitted).
     
  78. Kim, G H, Kim Y M, Bilger, R W and Cleary M J, ‘Conditional moment closure and transient flamelet modelling for detailed structure and NOx formation characteristics of turbulent nonpremixed jet and recirculating flames”, Combustion and Flame (submitted).
     
  79. Kim, S H and Bilger, R W, “Iso-surfaces and their propagation in turbulent premixed combustion and other flows” Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, USA (to appear); J. Fluid Mech (submitted).

 

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