Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	EP/Y020839/1
Title:	Flame quenching and Lean blow-off limits of new zero/low-carbon fuels towards delivering a green Aviation; a combined Modelling & Experimental study
Principal Investigator:	Yuan, Dr R
Other Investigators:
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:	Shell University of Edinburgh University of Sydney
Department:	Mechanical Engineering
Organisation:	University of Sheffield
Scheme:	New Investigator Award
Starts:	01 September 2024	Ends:	31 August 2027	Value (£):	630,420
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Combustion
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Aerospace, Defence and Marine
Related Grants:
Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 31 Jan 2024 Engineering Prioritisation Panel Meeting 31 January and 1 February 2024 Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
Alternative sustainable fuels, such as hydrogen, ammonia, bio/synthetic fuels produced from sustainable pathways, have been highlighted in recent policy whitepapers as a route to address the problems in decarbonising the aviation sector and to help deliver net-zero. The recent Jet Zero Strategy has highlighted the investment to accelerate the production and infrastructure of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and R&D priorities in delivering Zero-emission flight. For the likes of ammonia, hydrogen and other synthetic or low carbon aviation fuels, that behave very differently to conventional kerosene-type fuels, this will entail the development of new engine technologies tailored to the new fuels, either pure component or blended. While the fundamental combustion behaviour in terms of chemical kinetic reaction mechanism may be understood for many of these fuels in isolation, at elevated pressure this is less certain, and major challenges remain concerning flame stability. FLAME project focuses on net-zero propulsion, evaluating the fuels' impact on gas turbine performance and operability. Novel optical diagnostics and models will be developed that will enable the understanding of flame quenching and the lean blow-off (LBO) limits of new bio/synthetic-derived zero/low-carbon fuels, enhancing their application in gas turbine combustors.
Key Findings
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Potential use in non-academic contexts
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Impacts
Description This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk Summary Date Materialised
Sectors submitted by the Researcher
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Project URL:
Further Information:
Organisation Website:	http://www.shef.ac.uk