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EPSRC Support by Research Area in Combustion Engineering

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. All the grants listed below have some relevance to this research area. The value of the investment is the total awarded by EPSRC and does not reflect the proportion assigned to this research area.

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Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
A combined experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame-wall interaction in turbulent boundary layersChakraborty, Professor NNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 776,896
A combined experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame-wall interaction in turbulent boundary layersPeterson, Dr BUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 642,701
A Zero-Emission Closed-loop linear-Joule CYcle (ZECCY) engine generatorRoskilly, Professor APDurham, University ofEngineering 630,524
Centre of Excellence for Hybrid Thermal Propulsion SystemsDavy, Dr MHUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 4,793,982
Development of ultra-compact combustors for low-carbon technology using trapped vortex conceptsLangella, Dr I IDelft University of TechnologyAerospace Engineering 106,870
Enhancement and Control of Turbulent Reactive Flows via Electrical Fields - A Mesoscopic PerspectiveLuo, Professor KHUCLMechanical Engineering 357,032
EPSRC-SFI:Tailored Production and Utilisation of Sustainable Low Cost Lignocellulosic Advanced Biofuel Blends as Diesel and Petrol Substitutes:SusLABBTomlin, Professor ASUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 1,097,396
FACE - Novel Integrated Fuel Reformer-Aftertreatment System for Clean and Efficient Road VehiclesTsolakis, Professor AUniversity of BirminghamMechanical Engineering 890,290
FACE - Novel Integrated Fuel Reformer-Aftertreatment System for Clean and Efficient Road VehiclesMegaritis, Professor TBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 536,640
FractalBlast: Understanding and predicting the interaction of blast waves with multi-scale obstacles.Rigby, Dr SEUniversity of SheffieldCivil and Structural Engineering 195,565
Fundamental study of biofuel combustion: flame stabilisation and emissions using advanced optical diagnosticsYuan, Dr RUniversity of SheffieldMechanical Engineering 244,778
Geothermally Sourced Combined Power and Freshwater Generation for Eastern Africa (Combi-Gen)Yu, Professor ZUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 1,341,748
In-situ Chemical Measurement and Imaging Diagnostics for Energy Process EngineeringMcCann, Professor HUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 1,023,516
Laser Imaging of Turbine Engine Combustion Species (LITECS)Johnstone, Professor WUniversity of StrathclydeElectronic and Electrical Engineering 5,813,734
Linear Stirling Engine with a Buffer TubeStone, Professor CRUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 551,449
Numerical exploration and modelling of a novel environmentally friendly combustion technique: droplet-laden MILD combustionSwaminathan, Professor NUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 448,012
Numerical exploration and modelling of novel environmentally friendly combustion technique: droplet-laden MILD combustionChakraborty, Professor NNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 342,941
Optimal fuel blends for ammonia fuelled thermal propulsion systemsPaykani, Dr AUniversity of HertfordshireSchool of Engineering and Technology 204,705
Prosperity Partnership Call 3 Strategic Students-JLR and University of OxfordDavy, Dr MHUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 90,344
Supercritical fuel jets - resolving controversyLinne, Professor M AUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 354,166
The role of chemical formatting structures in biomass on the formation of dioxins and furans in soot deposits from the combustion of biomassWilliams, Professor PUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 478,180
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsHochgreb, Professor SUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 393,525
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsBowen, Professor PCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 272,835
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsWilliams, Dr BAOUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 459,789

Total Number of Grants: 24
Total Value of Grants: £22,047,618

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).