Daniel Fredrich
Co-founder & COO at Pinepeak; combustion and CFD researcher
Summary
Academic researcher in combustion and computational fluid dynamics with a strong publication record and a PhD focused on LES–PDF methods for thermo-acoustic instability prediction. researchgate+2
Technical founder and operator: co-founded Pinepeak to translate combustion and fluid-dynamics research into a physics-driven, AI-enhanced wildfire forecasting product and serves as COO helping move the technology toward customers and pilots. co+2
Bridges academic research and industry: maintains active academic affiliations (Imperial College London, University of Cambridge) while participating in university accelerator and spinout ecosystems to commercialise research outcomes. ac+2
Research focus areas include plasma-assisted combustion, electrosprays, aircraft contrails, spray combustion and thermo-acoustic instabilities, with contributions spanning DNS, LES methods, and applied modelling relevant to both propulsion and wildfire simulation domains. ac+2
Work
Education
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Writing
Direct numerical simulation of nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges for plasma-assisted flame stabilisation in flowing environments
January 1, 2025Journal article reporting DNS investigations of nanosecond repetitively pulsed (NRP) discharges for plasma-assisted ignition and flame stabilisation, including parametric studies of discharge energy, pulse repetition frequency, and bulk flow coupling regimes.
Fredrich-D-2020-PhD-Thesis
January 1, 2020Doctoral thesis presenting BOFFIN-LES, a compressible LES–PDF numerical method for predicting thermo-acoustic instabilities in gas turbine combustors, with validation studies and methodological development for reacting flow instability prediction.