Projects

H2AERO is focused on the development and assessment of advanced scale-resolving simulation methodologies for the prediction of relevant phenomena in terms of flame dynamics, thermoacoustics and nitrogen oxides (NOx), for industrially relevant hydrogen injectors of aeronautical combustion chambers.

H2AERO proposes a multidisciplinary approach including...

SAFLOW proposes a combined numerical and experimental strategy to investigate the emission characteristics and combustion performance of SAF considering different blends with the reference Jet A1 fuel in fundamental facilities both at atmospheric andpressurized conditions. The scientific and technological complexity of the investigated thermal and fluid dynamic problem,...

The project aims to develop a computational platform for the virtual testing of industrial combustors using High-Performance Computing (HPC). It uses an advanced modelling strategy based on high-fidelity numerical simulations and HPC-based data analysis tools to obtain quantitative information about combustion performance in terms of combustion dynamics, pollutant formation...

The project ORION is aligned with the goals of decarbonization of the European transportation sector and Europe's vision to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. ORION intends to perform a Proof of Concept of a swirl low-NOX burner using a secondary hydrogen stream that contributes to mitigate stability problems found in swirl-stabilized lean premixed...

The goal of this project is to extend the temporal coverage of the CAMS-REG_ERF-COVID19 dataset developed under the CAMS_COP066 contract, from 01/08/2020 to 31/12/2020, and to include the effect of the second wave and the associated new round of lockdowns across the different European countries during the year 2020. The extension of the dataset will allow to estimate the...

The Center of Excellence in Combustion (CoEC) is a collective effort to exploit Exascale computing technologies to address fundamental challenges related to combustion technologies. The CoEC vision is aligned with the decarbonization goals ofthe European power and transport sectors and the European roadmap to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The consortium...

The most significant challenge in applied fluid dynamics (covering aerospace, energy and propulsion, automotive, maritime industries, chemical process industries) is posed by the insufficient understanding of turbulence-dependent features and laminarto-turbulent transition. As a consequence, the design and analysis of industrial equipment cannot be relied upon to accurately...

High performance computing (HPC) has transformed scientific research across numerous disciplines by supportingtheory and experiments with numerical simulations. Exascale computing is the next milestone in HPC and is called to play an important role in economic competitiveness, societal challenges and science leadership. Combustion isone of the fields with high strategic...

This project is going to apply exascale HPC techniques to different energy industry simulations of critical interest for Mexico. ENERXICO will give solutions for oil & gas industry in upstream, midstream and downstream problems, wind energy industryand combustion efficiency for transportation. This project brings together the main stakeholders of the energy industry...

The main objective of ESTiMatE is to develop a modelling strategy using CFD simulations for the prediction of soot in terms of chemical evolution and particle formation in conditions relevant to aero engine operation. The model developments are based on the use of detailed chemical kinetics for kerosene surrogates, and advanced combustion and spray models validated with...