Combustion science, technology and applications
Description
Combustion has immense socio-economic relevance, with conflicting demands on energy generation and environmental pollution. These demands can only be met by the improvement of technologies, and combustion science plays a central role in this endeavour. This SIG aims to bring world-leading UK groups together to identify topics for collective explorations.
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Members
L = leader; C = co-leader; * = Other key personnel
| [L] | Salvador Navarro-Martinez ( Imperial College London ): s.navarro@imperial.ac.uk |
| [C] | Nilanjan Chakraborty ( Newcastle University ): nilanjan.chakraborty@ncl.ac.uk |
| Pavlos Aleiferis ( Imperial College London ): | |
| Andy Aspden ( Newcastle University ): | |
| Raphael Assier ( University of Manchester ): | |
| Rama Balachandran ( University College London ): | |
| Stewart Cant ( University of Cambridge ): | |
| Jon Carrotte ( Loughborough University ): | |
| Philip Gaskell ( University of Durham ): | |
| Richard Green ( University of Glasgow ): | |
| Arash Hamzehloo ( Imperial College London ): | |
| Yannis Hardalupas ( Imperial College London ): | |
| Simone Hochgreb ( University of Cambridge ): | |
| Matteo Icardi ( University of Nottingham ): | |
| Bill Jones ( Imperial College London ): | |
| Ranga Dinesh Kahanda Koralage ( University of Southampton ): | |
| Olawole Kuti ( Manchester Metropolitan University ): | |
| Sean Malkeson ( Liverpool John Moores University ): | |
| Epaminondas Mastorakos ( University of Cambridge ): | |
| Aimee Morgans ( Imperial College London ): | |
| Edward Richardson ( University of Southampton ): | |
| Stelios Rigopoulos ( Imperial College London ): | |
| Jon Runyon ( Cardiff University ): | |
| Dong-hyuk Shin ( University of Edinburgh ): | |
| Francesca Sogaro ( Imperial College London ): | |
| Swami Swaminathan ( University of Cambridge ): | |
| Alex Taylor ( Imperial College London ): | |
| Nicolas Tonello ( Renuda ): | |
| Konstantina Vogiatzaki ( University of Brighton ): | |
| Jennifer Wen ( University of Warwick ): | |
| Ben Williams ( Imperial College London; University of Oxford ): | |
| Rob Woolley ( University of Sheffield ): | |
| Jun Xia ( Brunel University London ): | |
| Marco Zedda ( Rolls-Royce ): | |
| Yang Zhang ( University of Sheffield ): |
I Meeting: September 2017 (Imperial College London)
Prof Bill Jones, LES Approaches to combustion
Prof Simone Hochgreb, Experimental Combustion
Dr Robert Morgan, Future Challenges ICE
Prof Aimee Morgans, Thermoacoustic Instabilities
II Meeting: March 2018 (University of NewCastle)
C Turquand d’Auzay, Direct Numerical Simulation of the ignition transition in turbulent homogeneous mixtures
P Otti, In-situ diode laser cavity ring-down measurements of acetylene concentration in laminar flames
L Franke, Tabulation of combustion chemistry via Artificial Neural Networks
U Ahmed, Multiscale analysis of wall-bounded premixed turbulent combustion
Y Paixao Almeida, Large eddy simulation of supersonic combustion using Eulerian stochastic fields
J Runyon, Current topics in pressurized combustion at Cardiff university’s gas turbine research centre
G Ozel-Erol, Direct Numerical Simulation-based investigation of the evolution of spherically expanding turbulent flames in droplet-laden mixtures
C Chen, Laser ignition of methane jets in homogeneous and isotropic turbulence
S Harvey, Novel Engine Concepts: Modelling and Experiments
Y Liu, Experimental and Numerical Study of Chemiluminescence Characteristics in Premixed Flames
Z Shi, Equivalence ratio and velocity measurements in combustion using laser induced plasma
III Meeting: Combustion Strategy and Future Challenges, November 2018 (University of Cambridge)
Session I
Combustion in a Low Carbon World, Ann Dowling (University of Cambridge)
Challenges and Opportunities in Fire Science, Guillermo Rein (Imperial College)
Future challenges in aero-engine combustion, Marco Zedda (Rolls Royce)
Jim Rogerson(Siemens UK)
Nicolas Tonello (Renuda)
SABRE Engine and the Enabling Combustion Technologies, Mark Picciani (Reaction Engines)
Session II
Epaminondas Mastorakos (University of Cambridge)
The outlook for transport energy and the scope for combustion research, Gautam Kalghati (Oxford/Imperial)
Hybrid Engines Vehicles, Richard Stone (University of Oxford)
Future Challenges for the ICE, Robert Morgan (Brighton)
EPSRC, UKRI and Combustion Engineering, Andy Lawrence (EPSRC)
IV Meeting: Joint SIG on Spray and Combustion April 2019 (Imperial College London)
Joint SIG Meeting on Spray and Combustion 8/9th April
Session I
Conditional methods for the prediction of noise and emissions in turbulent spray combustion, A Giusti
The effect of droplets on laminar propagation speed of an acetone-methane flame, L Fan,B Tian, C Tung Chong, D McGrath, P M. De Oliveira, S Hochgreb
Modelling of heating and evaporation of kerosene droplets, L Poulton, O Rybdylova, S S Sazhin
Fully Lagrangian approach to two-phase modelling: theory and recent developments O Rybdylova
Session II
Numerical investigation of the dispersion of vaporizing polydisperse sprays in a gas flow, Y Li, T Zaripov, O Rybdylova
A two-way coupled fully Lagrangian model for gas-droplet flows,T Zaripov, O Rybdylova
Lattice Boltzmann simulation of cavitating flow in a moving geometry,T Luo, J Xia
Manufacture, Characterization, and Stability Limits of an Additive Manufactured Prefilming Air-Blast Atomizer, A Giles, A Crayford, F Lacan, J Runyon, P Bowen, S Balwadkar, J Harper, D Pugh
Session III
Transient two-phase flow interactions on the surface of a diesel injector nozzle, D Sykes, G de Sercey, Martin Gold, R Pearson, C Crua
Large Eddy Simulation of air-blast atomization using ELSA-PDF, G Tretola, S Navarro-Martinez
Moving towards compressible three phase coupled modelling of in nozzle and atomisation processes, P McGinn, K Vogiatzaki
The Population Balance Approach in Combustion, A Liu, S Rigopoulos
Session IV
Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Pressurized, Lean Hydrogen-Air Flame Stability with Carbon Dioxide Diluent J Runyon, D Pugh, P Bowen, R Marsh, A Giles, S Morris
CFD modelling of gas-turbine fuel droplet heating, evaporation and combustion, M Al Qubeissi, N Al-Esawi
Two-photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence of Carbon Monoxide in Premixed Opposed Flames, Y Liu, Y Hardalupas
Low emissions combustion for future efficient engines, R. Morgan
Session V
Statistical dependence of mixture fraction and progress variable in partially-premixed combustion, E Richardson
Tracer-free temperature and composition measurements in reacting flows with LIGS,F De Domenico, T F Guiberti, S Hochgreb, W L. Roberts and G Magnotti
The effects of pressure on prefilming flows and primary atomization of an air blast atomizer, M Brend, A Barker, J Carrotte
Session VI
Connection between thermoacoustic dynamics and mixture fundamental properties in a model swirl stabilised combustor, S Karlis, Y Hardalupas
Influences of droplet diameter and overall equivalence ratio on the flame structure for spherically expanding flames propagating in fuel droplet-mists: A Direct Numerical Simulation analysis, G O Erol, N Chakraborty
Cyclic NO and NO2 formation in a compression ignition engine, F Leach, M Davy , M Peckham
PAH formation characteristics of hydrogen-enriched methane diffusion flames, C Ezenwajiaku, R Balanchandran
V Meeting: September 2019 (University of Oxford)
Session I
- Current and Future Topics in Additive Manufacture for Gas Turbine Combustion, J Runyon
- Cycle-to-Cycle Variation Analysis of Two-Colour PLIF Temperature Measurements Calibrated with Laser Induced Grating Spectroscopy in a Firing GDI Engine, L Shen
- Laminar Burning Velocity Measurements, R Stone
- An experimental study of water injection strategies on combustion performance in a spark ignition engine, S Akehurst
- Evaporation, microexplosion and combustion of nano Al-particle embedded single kerosene droplet under subatmospheric pressure, H Zhang
Session II
- Current and Future Topics in Ammonia Combustion, D Pugh
- Utilisation of hydrogen and hydrogen blended clean fuels for combustion applications, K Dinesh
- Self-heating ignition of materials in storage conditions: from biochar to lithium-ion batteries, F Restuccia
- Laser induced incandescence (LII) using a long-pulsed fibre laser for in-situ study of soot in flames, I Burns
- An Experimental apparatus to measure soot morphology at high pressures using multi-angle light scattering, H M F Amin