We first present multicomponent flow models derived from the kinetic theory of gases. We then investigate the symmetric hyperbolic-parabolic structure of the resulting system of partial differential equations and discuss the Cauchy problem for smooth solutions. We also address the existence of deflagration waves also termed anchored waves. We further indicate related models which have a similar hyperbolic-parabolic structure, notably the Saint-Venant system with a temperature equation as well as the equations governing chemical equilibrium flows. We next investigate multicomponent ionized and magnetized flow models with anisotropic transport fluxes which have a different mathematical structure. We finally discuss numerical algorithms specifically devoted to complex chemistry flows, in particular the evaluation of multicomponent transport properties, as well as the impact of multicomponent transport.

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We consider the equations governing multicomponent reactive flows derived from the kinetic theory of dilute polyatomic reactive gas mixtures. Using an entropy function, we derive a symmetric conservative form of the system. In the framework of Kawashima and Shizuta's theory, we recast the resulting system into a normal form, that is, in the form of a symmetric hyperbolic–parabolic composite system. We also characterize all normal forms for symmetric systems of conservation laws such that the null space associated with dissipation matrices is invariant. We then investigate an abstract second-order quasilinear system with a source term, around a constant equilibrium state. Assuming the existence of a generalized entropy function, the invariance of the null space naturally associated with dissipation matrices, stability conditions for the source term, and a dissipative structure for the linearized equations, we establish global existence and asymptotic stability around the constant equilibrium state in all space dimensions and we obtain decay estimates. These results are then applied to multicomponent reactive flows using a normal form and the properties of Maxwellian chemical source terms.

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