In-situ Chemical Measurement and Imaging Diagnostics for Energy Process Engineering

Completed

Not Energy Related
Energy Efficiency(Industry)
Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts)

Basic and strategic applied research

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Professor H McCann
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
University of Manchester

Dr J Jia
Sch of Engineering and Electronics
University of Edinburgh

Standard

EPSRC

01 October 2016

30 September 2021

60 months

£1,023,516

Mechanical engineering

North West; Scotland

NC : Engineering

Professor H McCann, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester
Dr J Jia, Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh

Dr I Burns, Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde
Professor W Johnstone, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde
Dr MP Lengden, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde
Professor M A Linne, Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh
Dr C Liu, Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh
Dr B Peterson, Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh
Dr N Polydorides, Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh
Professor G Stewart, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde

Project Contact, Rolls-Royce PLC
Project Contact, Optosci Ltd
Project Contact, Industrial Tomography Systems plc
Project Contact, M Squared Lasers Limited
Project Contact, Gooch & Housego Plc
Project Contact, Shell Global Solutions UK
Project Contact, Innospec Environmental Ltd
Project Contact, Tracerco Ltd

The primary focus of the programme proposed here is to build across two universities (Strathclyde and Edinburgh) a world leading UK research, development and applications capability in the field of in-situ chemical and particulate measurement and imaging diagnostics for energy process engineering. Independently, the two university groups already have globally eminent capabilities in laser-based chemical and particulate measurement and imaging technologies. They have recently been working in partnership on a highly complex engineering project (EPSRC FLITES) to realise a chemical species measurement and diagnostic imaging system (7m diameter) that can be used on the exhaust plume of the largest gas turbine (aero) engines for engine health monitoring and fuels evaluation. Success depended on the skills acquired by the team and their highly collaborative partnership working. A key objective is to keep this team together and to enhance their capability, thus underpinning the research and development of industrial products, technology and applications. The proposed grant would also accelerate the exploitation of a strategic opportunity in the field that arises from the above work and from recent recruitment of academic staff to augment their activities. The proposed programme will result in a suite of new (probably hybrid) validated, diagnostic techniques for high-temperature energy processes (e.g. fuel cells, gas turbine engines, ammonia-burning engines, flame systems, etc.)

19/07/17