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Catalytic micro-combustion

In this project, we study the microkinetics of methane/natural gas oxidation over catalysts using quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, laboratory experiment and kinetic modelling. more...

Supervisor(s): Montoya, Alejandro (Dr)

Characteristics of oxygen-enriched combustion

This project involves studying the characteristics of oxygen-enriched combustion more...

Supervisor(s): Masri, Assaad (Professor)

Quenching of radicals and micro-mixing in micro-combustion

This project will investigate the dominant issue of radical quenching on solid surfaces in a micro-combustor as well as micro-mixing with the objective of enabling flame stabilisati more...

Supervisor(s): Masri, Assaad (Professor)

Development of next-generation fuel delivery devices for thermal energy conversion

This project will apply state of the art experimental diagnostic and computational methods to analyse the potential of using electrostatic charge as a means to delivery fuels in mic more...

Supervisor(s): Kourmatzis, Agisilaos (Dr)

Development of porous burner reactors

The project involves a laboratory experimental study to examine the mechanisms of ultra-lean combustion, coupled with a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and kinetic modelling stud more...

Supervisor(s): Harris, Andrew (Professor)

Turbulence-chemistry interactions in piloted premixed flames

The objective of the project is to improve current capabilities to compute the structure of turbulent premixed flames where the interactions between turbulence and chemistry are hig more...

Supervisor(s): Masri, Assaad (Professor)

Development of advanced materials for porous burner reactors

The project will involve; materials development, laboratory scale batch preparation and testing (both in the porous burner, and using advanced analytical techniques), managing the p more...

Supervisor(s): Harris, Andrew (Professor)

Microkinetic modelling of catalytic processes

In our projects, in this area we employ quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, laboratory experiment and kinetic modelling to produce fundamental, validated mechanisms. We employ th more...

Supervisor(s): Montoya, Alejandro (Dr)

Fuels and chemicals from biomass

This research involves investigating the production of fuels and chemicals from biomass through novel processing routes that have minimal environmental impact. more...

Supervisor(s): Montoya, Alejandro (Dr), Harris, Andrew (Professor)

Hydrogen production from biomass and waste fuels

This project will investigate experimentally, different thermochemical techniques for converting biomass into useful energy. more...

Supervisor(s): Harris, Andrew (Professor)