Background
Transition to zero-carbon fuels (ZCFs), such as ammonia, hydrogen and biogas, is critical to industrial decarbonization.
In the near term, ZCFs may be more likely to be utilized in blends with conventional hydrocarbon fuels, e.g., H2 can be used together with diesel to fuel internal combustion engines by inducting hydrogen/air mixtures, and ammonia can be blended with biogas or natural gas to fuel gas turbines.
It is essential to understand the fundamental combustion charactristics of pure ZCFs or ZCFs/conventional hydrocarbon blends to assist the early introduction of ZCFs in existing combustors to contribute to IDRIC targets of low carbon industrial cluster by 2030 and zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040. Optical combustion characterization has the advantage of being non-intrusive.
Associated Outputs
Prof Yannis Hardalupas: Imperial College London
Prof Philip Bowen: Cardiff University
Principal Investigators
Project Team
Imperial College London:
Chaoxu Chen
Alex M.K.P. Taylor
University of Cardiff:
Prof Augustin Valera-Medina
Dr Burak F Goktepe
Mr Steve Morris
Aim
This project aims to de-risk transition and deployment of zero-carbon fuels (ZCFs) by supporting designers and operators of heat and power plants through measurements (for CFD model development and validation), demonstration and life cycle assessment.
The project will quantify the ignitability and extinction characteristics of ZCF fuel blends and evaluate the consequences for the operability of internal combustion engines and gas turbines.
Meet the Team
Team 1
Mr Steve Morris
University of Cardiff
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Dr Burak F Goktepe
University of Cardiff
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Prof Augustin Valera-Medina
University of Cardiff
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Dr Chaoxu Chen
Imperial College London
Team 1
Dr Alex M.K.P Taylor
Imperial College London
Team 1
Mr Steve Morris
University of Cardiff
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Dr Burak F Goktepe
University of Cardiff
Team 1
Prof Augustin Valera-Medina
University of Cardiff
Team 1
Dr Chaoxu Chen
Imperial College London
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Dr Alex M.K.P Taylor
Imperial College London
