This volume contains the proceedings of the Workshop on Com- bustion,
sponsored by the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and
Engineering (ICASE) and the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). It was
held on October 12-14, 1992, and was the sec- ond workshop in the series
on the subject. The first was held in 1989, and its proceedings were
published by Springer-Verlag under the title "Major Research Topics in
Combustion," edited by M. Y. Hussaini, A. Kumar, and R. G. Voigt. The
focus of the second workshop was directed towards the development,
analysis, and application of basic models in high speed propulsion of
particular interest to NASA. The exploration of a dual approach
combining asymptotic and numerical methods for the analysis of the
models was particularly encouraged. The objectives of this workshop were
i) the genesis of models that would capture or reflect the basic
pllysical phenomena in SCRAMJETs and/or oblique detonation-wave engines
(ODWE), and ii) the stimulation of a greater interaction between NASA
exper- imental research community and the academic community. The lead
paper by D. Bushnell on the status and issues of high speed propulsion
relevant to both the SCRAMJET and the ODWE parallels his keynote address
which set the stage of the workshop. Following the lead paper were five
technical sessions with titles and chairs: Experiments (C. Rogers),
Reacting Free Shear Layers (C. E. Grosch), Detonations (A. K. Kapila),
Ignition and Struc- ture (J. Buckmaster), and Unsteady Behaviour ('1'.
L. Jackson).