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British Section

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One-day meeting on "Soots" and British Section AGM will be held on 16 September 2009 at Thornton Research Centre, Chester
Organiser: Dr Roger Cracknell, roger.cracknell@shell.com

PROGRAMME

10:00-10:30: Coffee, Registration, Posters on display

10:30-10:40: Welcome and Introduction: Andrew Harrison (Shell Global Solutions)

Diagnostics

10.40-11.20: "Characterisation of in-cylinder soot in a high speed direct injection diesel engine using time resolved laser induced incandescence" Lionel Ganippa: Brunel University

11:20-12.00: "Measuring the shape and size of carbon nano-particles". Doug Greenhalgh: Herriott Watt

12:00-12:45: Lunch and display of posters:

12:45-13:15: AGM of Combustion Institute (British Section):

Modelling and Dinosaurs

13:15-13:55: "Soot, Dinosaurs and Life on Earth" Claire M. Belcher University College Dublin

13:55-14.35: "Soot Modelling" Markus Kraft University of Cambridge

14:35-15:00: Tea and display of posters

Applications

15.00-15.40: "Impact of diesel fuel composition on soot oxidation characteristics" Renate Uitz, Shell Global Solutions Deutschland

15:40-16:20: "Real-Time Sampling and Analysis of Exhaust PM under Simulated Aero- Engine Conditions" Yura A. Sevcenco, University of Cardiff

16.20-17:00: "Operation of Diesel Particulate Filters" Allan Hayhurst University of Cambridge

17:00: Discussion and Close

Meeting Co-sponsored by IOP Combustion Physics Group


Other Events

The 4th European Summer School on Hydrogen Safety (ESSHS) will be held 7-16 September 2009 in Corsica.

Researchers with less than 10 years of research experience are eligible for participation as EC-funded delegates.

Contact: Prof Vladimir Molkov, University of Ulster


Past Meetings


List of past meetings of British Section and papers from European Combustion Meetings


The presentations from the meeting on Optical Measurements in Combustion on 8th January 2009 at Imperial College, London are available in pdf format.

Combustion Diagnostics Using Polarization-Resolved Raman Scattering.
Professor A Leipertz, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Flame Attached to a Laser Beam.
Professor Robert Dibble, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Measurements on the structure of premixed and stratified turbulent flames.
Professor Simone Hochgreb, Cambridge University.
Detailed Analysis of Diesel Jets combustion by Laser Induced Fluorescence Techniques.
Dr Gilles Bruneaux, IFP, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Ancient lights and new interpretations
Professor Alex Taylor, Imperial College
Measuring the shape and size of carbon nano-particles - previously known as soot.
Professor Doug Greenhalgh, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
New diagnostics for temperature and species using diode lasers and Super-continuum radiation.
Dr Clemens Kaminski, Cambridge University.

Combustion in Sprays

Some of the papers from the meeting held on 26 September 2007 at Imperial College are available here.

"Spray atomisation modelling for engines: RANS and LES approaches"
David Gosman, Imperial College London, Mechanical Engineering Department

"Modelling ligament-forming instabilities in jet atomisation" (and also)
Stéphane Zaleski, CNRS and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France

"Simulation approaches for spray combustion"
Julien Reveillon - CNRS and Université de Rouen, CORIA, France

"An examination of the limits of planar spray diagnostics for high pressures and high temperatures"
Doug Greenhalgh - University of Cranfield, School of Engineering

"Optical methods for near nozzle spray characterisation"
Alex Taylor, Imperial College London, Mechanical Engineering Department

"Near-critical atomization issues of cryogenic fluids: Experiments and Modelling"
Oscar Haydn & Michael Oschwald, DLR Lampoldshausen, Institute of Space Propulsion, Germany.

"Spray and combustion issues in gas turbine combustors"
Ken Young - Chief of Combustion Research and Technology, Rolls Royce UK

"Automotive Sprays and combustion"
Morgan Heikal, University of Brighton, Engineering School


Combustion Technologies for reducing emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere

This meeting of The Combustion Institute (British Section) was held on Monday 18 December 2006 in Cambridge. Most of the presentations are available as pdf files.

PROGRAMME
"How do automobiles perform when burning biofuels?"
by Professor Nick Collings, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.
"Experience with the Combustion of Biomass"
by Dr Nigel Burdett, Drax Power Station
"Pathways to clean and green Hydrogen"
by Dr Roger Cracknell, Shell Research
"Some aspects of removing CO2 when gasifying coal in the ZECA process"
by Dr John Dennis, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge
"Chemical looping - theory and practical experience"
by Prof Tobias Proell, Vienna University of Technology
"Oxyfuels"
by Prof Alan Williams, Leeds University
"Burning velocities and combustion characteristics of hydrogen-rich syngases"
by Professor Barrie Moss, School of Engineering, Cranfield University.
"Some laboratory experiments on chemical looping"
by Dr Stuart Scott, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.
"The production of hydrogen from coal in the ZECA concept"
by Dr Nigel Paterson, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College.
"Some Fundamental Studies on Cofiring Coal and Biomass to Reduce the Emission of Carbon Dioxide "
by Professor Alan Williams, Leeds University.