A new, reliable family of split-operator methods for computing reacting flows

A new, reliable family of split-operator methods is presented for the computation of reacting flows. The methods may be inconsistent or consistent depending upon their applicability. Analyses are carried out for flow combusting according to general multicomponent, multireaction linear or non-linear chemical kinetic models, and conditions for guaranteed stability/convergence are established. A special chemical splitting parameter can also be embedded in the methods enabling accelerated convergence of an iterative finite-difference solution. Computed results highlight the capabilities and properties of the methods.