Amable Liñán

Amable Liñán
Born
Amable Liñán Martínez

(1934-11-27) November 27, 1934
Alma materTechnical University of Madrid
California Institute of Technology
Known forLiñán'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 transformation
Edge flames
Scientific career
FieldsCombustion
Aerospace Engineering
InstitutionsUniversity 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 advisorGregorio Millán Barbany
Frank E. Marble

Amable Liñán Martínez (born 1934 in Noceda de Cabrera, Castrillo de Cabrera, León, Spain) is a Spanish aeronautical engineer working in the field of combustion.