01 · Simulation
Turbulent reactive flow simulations
- MMC-LES of turbulent combustion→
- LES-ESF approach for turbulent combustion→
- Atomization and sprays
02 · Experiments
Experimental diagnostics of turbulent combustion
- Lean premixed combustion→
- Lean premixed prevaporized combustion→
- Time-resolved OH-PLIF, PIV and PDPA
- SLIPI spray imaging and Raman spectroscopy
- NH3/H2 flames in an RQL combustor
- Flame stabilization in a jet engine afterburner→
03 · Energy systems
Clean energy technologies
- Gasification of high-ash coal and biomass→
- Pyrolysis of refinery oily sludge→
- H2 separation from syngas with MIEC membranes
- Micro gas turbines for distributed power→
Facilities
Experimental and computational infrastructure built through sponsored projects at the Combustion & Energy Conversion Systems Lab.
Laser diagnostics
Time-resolved PIV/PLIF
- Edgewave IS200 pump laser
- Edgewave IS120-2-LD dual-head laser for PIV
- Sirah Credo dye laser
- High-speed cameras with external image intensifiers
- Raman spectroscope
- Synchronizer, beam-steering optics, optical tables
Thermochemical conversion
Gasification & pyrolysis
- Pilot-scale dual fluidized bed gasifier (100 kg/h)
- Pressurized BFB rig
- Fluidized bed pyrolyser for oily sludge, ~250 ml oil recovered per kg
- Gas chromatograph
- MIEC membrane test cell (0.65GDC–0.35SFTO, stable over 100 h)
Experimental rigs
Combustor rigs
- Lean premixed swirl combustor, CNG/H2 to 100% H2
- RQL combustor for NH3/H2 mixtures
- Lean premixed prevaporized combustor with flow-blurring atomizer
- Jet engine afterburner rig
Computing
Solvers & codes
- MMC-LES for gaseous and spray flames
- Sequential VOF-LPT atomization coupled to MMC-LES
- LES with Eulerian Stochastic Fields
- LES-FDF with filtered Rankine–Hugoniot closure for high-speed flows
- MP-PIC and Euler–Euler solvers for fluidized beds
- All built on OpenFOAM