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Infrastructures in Energy10 years experience –how
does this feed into the
future?
Nick Syred
Cardiff University
Cardiff University - EU
Infrastructures
• EU Panel - 1990’s - large
unique European combustion
facilities available for
research/ training
• Major accessible combustion
Facilities identified.
• Lead to EUROFLAM- Cardiff,
IFRF, the Netherlands and
ENEL, Italy, 1994.
EUROFLAM -the last 10 years
• Separate applications- common
management structure - publicity,
assessment, etc.
• Yearly seminar- investigators
present work.
• Access up to 9 months
• Operated under HCM, then TMR
etc
• Followed by EUROFLAM 2 and 3
+extension
EUROFLAM, the last 10 years
• Later 6 months study
• PICOFLAM for FSU (3)
• EUROFLAM Marie Curie
Industrial training sitesame management
structure-Cardiff 4 fellows
-42 months
• Positive Investigator
feedback
EUROFLAM -the last 10 years
• 3 Institutions -different strengths/
weaknesses.
• Institutions - major Industry Industrial Research + University unique complimentarity
• Feedback from assessors very
good
• Lead ↑ research co-operation
• ENEL exceptional-liked young
investigators + ‘tangential’ ideas mature Investigators
EUROFLAM - the last 10 years
• IFRF, the Netherlands, support
by National flame CommitteesEuropean, USA, Japan,
Australia, Canada etcInvestigators liked global
flavour/contacts
• I3 funding sort- EUROFLAM 4more co-ordinated approach,
3x3 months in 3 Centres. Not
funded
Concerted Actions in Energy
• Round table/Infrastructure Co-Op.
network - 8 years with:
• IFRF, ENEL, Cardiff - EUROFLAM
consortium
• +Ciemat PSA, Spain (Solar Energy)
• +FAPS/CRNS Orleans,
Combustion/Aerothermal studies
• +IMP, CRNS, Font Romeu, Francelarge solar mirrors
• Most synergy FAPS and
EUROFLAM + Ciemat-PSA
Concerted Actions in Energy
• Euroflam OK - difficult to
collaborate with others
• No point unless leads to
sustained co-operation - needs
financing.
• Too diverse? ie IMP, CRNS
• Solar Energy mirrors-materials
research via high temp.
furnaces
• CIEMAT-PSA-very co-operative
CA’s in Energy- a way forward?
• Focus/bridge between fossil
fuel energy & renewables?
• How large/membership?
• CA’s in various energy areas
-steering committee?
• Need targeted R&D calls to
bind diverse groups.
• ie Solar/Combustion,
wind/wave/tidal etc
The future?
• Varying national priorities,
funding, privatisation?
• Common research for 10 years?
• Large scale facilities-regular
upgrading/obsolescence? Long
employment staff problematic
• Instrumentation regular
maintenance/replacement.
• EUROFLAM-good model-diverse
Institutions co-operating,
↑common research
The future?
• Integration beyond certain
levels?
• Success - small groups of
persons - ‘succession’ ?
• EUROFLAM-I3 concept 9 month
package, 3 months at 3
Institutions attractive?
• Great diversity of Large Scale
Facilities, many benefits of
linking diverse but related
facilites as EUROFLAM
• Energy Facilities very diverse?
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What can be done-illustrate by
what we are doing in Wales
Welsh Assembly Govt. ↑energy
research
CU large rigs laser
diagnostics/lab. equipment ↑10
years-upgrading?
Move- new areas, upgrade
existing rigs/diagnostics
Co-operation other Welsh
Universities
Better site needed
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What can be done-illustrate by
what we are doing in Wales
Relocation high pressure, 16
bar, GT combustor rig to Port
Talbot.
Rig-upgrade-full optical access laser diagnostics- 21st C needs.
Operational 2006
Run by University- agreements
with donating organisation
Other smaller rigs to follow
SRIF 2
Sustainable
Energy
Gas Turbine Combustion Research
Centre
Auto ignition Rig
New Optical Rig
16 bar
900 K
5 Kg/s
 Intrusive Gas Sampling
 Turbulent Burning Velocities
 4 Optical Acess Windows
 Suitable for LDA, PIV, PLIF &
Laser tomography
 Burning rate for variety of fuels
(gaseous & Liquids)
What can be done-illustrate by
what we are doing in Wales
• Gas turbine oscillations, emissions,
novel fuel mixes, hydrogen, microcombustors
• Pulse detonation engines
• Equipment side upgrade:
• 0.75 M Euros new/upgraded laser
diagnostics
• 1.4 M Euros new chem. lab. for
environ. analysis etc
What can be done-illustrate by
what we are doing in Wales
• 4/5 large rigs CU to Port Talbot.
• Pan Wales re-organisation of Energy
work to Port Talbot
• ↑ Synergy in diverse Institutions
• Completion 2007
• Similar concentrations
Sheffield/Leeds Universities
What can be done-illustrate by
what we are doing in Wales
• Materials R&D Swansea ,also
to Port Talbot ?
• Quota of D.Eng’s- 4 years. 20
per year bidding proces.
Stipend 27K Euros p.a. tax
free
• Very cost effective-dynamic
centre/node
• Young + mature researchers
beneficial
What can be done-illustrate by
what we are doing in Wales
• Development via :
• Bidding industrial work
globally
• Government grants
• EU R&D progs.
• Other Universities access?
• EU trans national access
How can we relate this to the
development of new Infrastructures?
• UK ↑concentration, Universities
science/ tech.↓
• Student nos. same
• Technician courses↓
• R&D in Eng. Depts in UK
• Rolls Royce → R&D to
Universities/Cambridge/ Nottingham.
• Aided Govnt. funding to Universities
• Rolls Royce same Germany/ USA
• Can cause problems
How can we relate this to the
development of new Infrastructures?
• New infrastructure needs?
• Closure of IFRF research
station?
• Why?
• Relied on International
Contributions
• Failed to develop new areas
• Dutch costs too high
How can we relate this to the
development of new Infrastructures?
• Dynamic areas in combust.?
• Gas turbines- oscillationsdiverse fuels, ↑compressors,
turbines, materials etc
• High pressure data needed
• New cycles CO2 sequestration,
components/fuel cells
• Coal utilisation/co-firing,↑
cycles, novel cycles
• Mini/micro- propulsion/power
systems
How can we relate this to the
development of new Infrastructures?
• Small biomass power, ↑small
steam turbines, gas turbines
• H2 alternatives ? lousy for
storage
• Gas engines-CNG ?
• IC engine ↑?• ↑ compression ratios
• Combustion fundamentals?