Amable Liñán
Amable Liñán | |
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| Born | Amable Liñán Martínez 27 November 1934 Castrillo de Cabrera, León, Spain |
| Died | 8 November 2025 (aged 90) Madrid, Spain |
| 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 solution Edge flames Liñán's recommendation |
| Scientific career | |
| 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 (27 November 1934 – 8 November 2025) was a Spanish aeronautical engineer working in the field of combustion and fluid mechanics.