Physics: Fundamental Combustion

Education facts

Code: FYSD31

<p>Why is it useful to study combustion? One motivation is that this source contributes with more than 85% of all the energy supply in the world, and the energy usage increase globally by 3% per year. Another motivation is that knowledge in combustion is important for the modern engineer or scientist to be able to make combustion processes more efficient and to develop them to produce less pollutants, such as hydrocarbons, particles and nitrogen oxides. Thus, we need to study combustion processes. Research on alternative fuels also enables a transition to a future sustainable society.</p> <p>This course aims at providing you with the basics for understanding combustion phenomena. This includes thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, ignition, fluid dynamics and the formation of pollutants. From the knowledge in these areas, you will reach an understanding for energy related and environmental problems connected to real life combustion.</p><p>https://canvas.education.lu.se/courses/11993</p>

Entry requirements

Admission to the course requires 45 credits in physics and 45 credits in mathematics, alternatively a bachelor’s degree in physics or equivalent, in both cases including knowledge equivalent to FYSB24 Physics: Atomic and Molecular Physics, 7.5 credits. English 6/B and general entry requirements.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Physics: Fundamental Combustion

  Lund University

  Start date: 23 March 2026

  End date: 7 June 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %