Note: Front Cover -- Turbulence and Molecular Processes in Combustion -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Summary Comments -- Organizing Committee of the Sixth Toyota Conference -- Toyota Conferences -- Part I: "Turbulent Combustion: Theory and Modelling -- Chapter 1. Advancesin Modeling of Turbulent Combustion -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Classification of Approaches -- 3. Regimes of Turbulent Combustion -- 4. Matching Approaches to Regimes -- 5. Premixed Flames in Reaction-Sheet Regimes -- 6. Conditioning Related to Presumed Probability-Density Functions -- 7. Subgrid Closure in Large-Eddy Simulation -- 8. Conclusions -- 9. Summary -- 10. References -- Chapter 2. Theory and Modelling of Premixed Turbulent Combustion -- References -- Chapter 3. Molecular and Turbulent Transports Competing in Premixed Flames -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Reynolds-Average Equations: An Alternative Form -- 3. Equations Governing Fluctuation Corrections -- 4. Results and Discussions -- 5. Conclusions -- 6. References -- Chapter 4. PDF/Monte Carlo Methods for Turbulent Combustion and Their Implementation on Parallel Computers -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. PDF/Monte Carlo Methods -- 3. Parallel Processing in PDF/Monte Carlo Methods -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part II: "Elementary Reactionsi -- Chapter 5. Rationalizing Rate Data of Elementary Dissociation and Recombination Reactions in Combustion -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Reduced Falloff Curves for Dissociation and Recombination Reactions -- 3. Limiting Low Pressure Rate Constants for Dissociation and Recombination -- 4. Limiting High Pressure Rate Constants for Dissociation and Recombination -- 5. An Example: The CH4 Dissociation and Recombination Reaction -- 6. References. , Chapter 6. Reaction Rates of Atomic Oxygen (3P) with a Series of Alkanes at High Temperatures -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Overall Rate Constants for the Reactions of O(3P)+RH -- 3. Discussion -- 4. References -- Chapter 7. Reactions of CH2 and CH with N2 and CH with NO -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Calculations -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Elementary Reactions II -- Chapter 8. Thermal Dissociation Studies of Toluene at High Temperatures -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Techniques -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Summary -- 6. References -- Chapter 9. Kinetics of the Oxidation of SiH3 Radicals -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Systems -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 10. High Temperature Oxidation of Soot Particles by O, OH, and NO -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Data Reduction and Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. Acknowledgement -- 7. References -- Chapter 11. Rate Constants of Several Free Radical Reactions Measured by a Photoionization Mass Spectrometer -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Reference -- Part IV: "Kinetics and Modelling -- Chapter 12. Detailed Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Combustion and Its Coupling with Flow Processes -- Abstract -- 1. Combustion Phenomena and Their Modeling and Simulation -- 2. Gas Phase Reaction Mechanisms and Their Validation -- 3. Automatic Generation and Reduction of Reaction Mechanisms -- 4. Coupling of Flow and Detailed Chemistry: Ignition Processes -- 5. Literature -- Chapter 13. Acceleration of Combustion and Related Reactions by Addition of Reactive Species -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General Treatment of Addition of Radical Species. , 3. Ignition Delay Times Under Two Different Kinds of Energy Addition -- 4. Effect of Addition of Radical Species -- 5. Laser Induced Ignition of Premixed Methanol/Air -- 6. Addition of Unstable Species as Precursors of Radicals -- 7. Reduction of No in the Presence of NH3 by Using Laser Irradiation -- 8. Concluding Remarks -- 9. References -- Chapter 14. Pulsed Jet Ignition Modeling with a Full Chemistry -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Governing Equations -- 3. Numerical Methods -- 4. Transport Properties and Chemical Kinetic Model -- 5. Results and Discussions -- 6. Conclusions -- 7. References -- Chapter 15. Laser Measurement of Chemically Reactive Intermediates in Combustion -- Abstract -- Laser-Induced Fluorescence in Combustion -- Prompt No Formation in Methane/Air Flames -- Spectroscopic Studies for Lif Diagnostics -- Collisional Quenching in Flame Lif -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 16. Adeficiency in a Current Kinetic Modelling of Autoignition in Swirl Flow -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Method -- 3. Numerical Method -- 4. Results -- 5. Discussion -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17. Role of Some Specific Elementary Processes on Combustion Phenomena -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method and Experimental -- 3. Discussion of Flame Systems -- 4. Role of Specific Steps -- 5. Acknowledgements -- 6. References -- Part V: Turbulent Combustion: Experiment and Modelling -- Chapter 18. Conditional Moment Closure Modelling and Advanced Laser Measurements -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. CMC Methods for Nonpremixed Systems -- 3. Discussion -- 4. Premixed Systems -- 5. Advanced Laser Measurements -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. References -- Chapter 19. High-Resolution Measurements of Molecular Transport and Reaction Processes in Turbulent Combustion -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction. , 2. Measurements -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 20. Measurement and Computation of Differential Molecular Diffusion in a Turbulent Jet -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental Method -- Measured Differential Diffusion -- Modeling Approach -- Comparisons and Implications -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 21. Intrinsic Transport and Chemistry Coupling in Combustion Phenomena -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Unified Chain-Thermal Interpretation of Flammability Limits -- 3. Counterflow Hydrogen jet Ignition -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- 5. References -- Chapter 22. Experimental Study on the Extinction of a Wrinkled Laminar Flame Formed in a stagnation Point Flow -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Setup and Procedure -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 23. Effect of Turbulence on NOx Formation in Premixed Turbulent Flames -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Apparatus -- 3. Experimental Results -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. Acknowledgements -- 6. References -- Part VI: "Turbulent Combustion: Modelling and Simulation -- Chapter 24. Premixed Turbulent Combustion in a Counterflow Geometry -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nonreactive Turbulent Counterflows -- 3. Reactive Turbulent Counterflows -- 4. Prediction of Extinction -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- Appendix: Values of Karlovitz Number and Mean Rate CoeffiCient at Extinction -- References -- Chapter 25. Prediction of NOx Emission Index of Turbulent Diffusion Flame -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Emission Index of Counterflow Diffusion Flame -- 3. Distribution of Scalar Dissipation Rate in Turbulent Diffusion Flame -- 4. Comparison with Experiment and Discussions -- Acknowledgments -- References. , Chapter 26. Effects of Preferential Diffusion of Heat and Species in Diffusion Flames -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formulation -- 3. Reaction Scheme and Rate Constant -- 4. Numerical Procedure and Conditions -- 5. Results and Discussion -- 6. Summary -- References -- Chapter 27. 3-Dimensional Vortex Structures and Their Dynamics in Several Chemically-Nonreacting/Reacting Turbulent Flowfields -- Abstract -- 1. Vortex Reconneetion -- 2. Temporally-Developing Jet -- 3. LES Simulation of Reacting Mixing Layer -- 4. References -- Chapter 28. Flow Simulation on Supercomputers and Its Visualization -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dawn of Computational Fluid Dynamics -- 3. Difficulty of Flow Simulation -- 4. Coordinate System for Computation -- 5. Computer Requirements -- 6. History of Supercomputers -- 7. Need of Visualization System -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. References.