Two-stage ignition and flame stabilisation in engine-relevant conditions. This project aims to reveal the mechanisms of ignition and flame stabilisation in the temperature and pressure conditions that exist in diesel engines, understanding of which is currently very limited despite their significant bearing on pollutants and fuel efficiency. Using massively parallel supercomputing resources, the most detailed, direct numerical simulations of ignition and flame stabilisation to date will be perfo ....Two-stage ignition and flame stabilisation in engine-relevant conditions. This project aims to reveal the mechanisms of ignition and flame stabilisation in the temperature and pressure conditions that exist in diesel engines, understanding of which is currently very limited despite their significant bearing on pollutants and fuel efficiency. Using massively parallel supercomputing resources, the most detailed, direct numerical simulations of ignition and flame stabilisation to date will be performed - they will be three-dimensional and use a detailed chemistry model able to account for low-temperature kinetics and two-stage ignition. Analysis of these data aims to reveal how ignition and flame stabilisation depends on key turbulence and chemical kinetic parameters, thus contributing to developing low-emissions diesel engines.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100225
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$600,000.00
Summary
Multi-dimensional, high speed laser imaging facility for fluids and combustion. New high-speed laser diagnostics facilities will be established to enable Australian researchers to perform unique, real time measurements in combustion systems. Such novel capabilities will advance the science of combustion and facilitate the development of design tools for the optimisation of clean and efficient energy conversion devices.
Powering Next Generation Wearable Electronics: Moisture Electric Generator . This project aims to develop next generation energy harvesting device which can directly generate electricity from the moisture in the air for self-powered, wearable electronics. The goal will be achieved by developing a new class of carbon based nanomaterials and large scale printing technology, through optimizing the materials defects, printing process and electrode configuration. The expected outcomes will be new el ....Powering Next Generation Wearable Electronics: Moisture Electric Generator . This project aims to develop next generation energy harvesting device which can directly generate electricity from the moisture in the air for self-powered, wearable electronics. The goal will be achieved by developing a new class of carbon based nanomaterials and large scale printing technology, through optimizing the materials defects, printing process and electrode configuration. The expected outcomes will be new electronic materials for a wide range of end uses in wearable electronics, significant advances in self-powered, environmentally friendly devices, and commercialisation of the technology to Australian industries.Read moreRead less
Methane and nitrous oxide in agro-ecological systems: novel technologies and understandings to improve ecosystem management. Methane and nitrous oxide are critical greenhouse gases but globally we lack ecosystem scale analyses of the balance of emissions, including animal emissions, and soil oxidation. This project will quantify this balance for a range of agro-ecosystems, and explore and develop opportunities for improving soil-based Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mitigation measures.
Fuel stratification to enable higher load operation of homogeneous charge compression ignition engines. The project aims to provide knowledge needed to solve a problem impeding the development of an efficient and clean engine concept known as homogeneous charge compression ignition. Fuel stratification using alternative fuels will be studied fundamentally and used to reduce the problematic rapid pressure changes that occur in these engines.
The stabilisation of lifted jet flames in hot oxidiser. The project will contribute fundamental insights on a crucial phenomenon in diesel engines: the detachment of the flame from the fuel nozzle, which strongly affects harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulates. Detailed numerical simulations will be used to reveal the mechanism of flame stabilisation, knowledge that will aid the development of cleaner engines.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE130100119
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$420,000.00
Summary
Materials characterisation facility for a sustainable future. Sustainable development will require access to large-scale carbon-neutral energy production. The tools provided through this project will enable the development of new knowledge and novel materials and processes technologies that will deliver this carbon-neutral energy.
Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep saline aquifers: coupled flow-mechanical considerations. Deep saline aquifers have been routinely proposed as sites for long-term, large-scale storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as an option to assist the abatement of global warming. This project investigates expected engineering behaviour of deep saline aquifer reservoirs and their stability following CO2 sequestration.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE130100040
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$450,000.00
Summary
Integrated Greenhouse Gas Measurement System (IGMS) for monitoring agricultural emissions at field to regional scales. Measurement of greenhouse gases is critical to Australia’s obligations to reduce carbon emissions. The measurement facility will provide urgently needed accurate emission data from Australian agriculture to establish emission baselines and develop methods to extend the point-scale measurements to whole farm, regional and national scales.
Innovative integrated combustion flue gas dry cleaning technology. Innovative integrated combustion flue gas dry cleaning technology. This project aims to develop integrated dry cleaning technology for combined removal of sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from combustion flue gases. This process could replace conventional commercial systems for deSOx and deNOx, making the coal-fired power generation and glass industry more sustainable. The project should benefit Australia through ad ....Innovative integrated combustion flue gas dry cleaning technology. Innovative integrated combustion flue gas dry cleaning technology. This project aims to develop integrated dry cleaning technology for combined removal of sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from combustion flue gases. This process could replace conventional commercial systems for deSOx and deNOx, making the coal-fired power generation and glass industry more sustainable. The project should benefit Australia through advancing the fundamental science of catalytic heterogeneous reactions, allowing Australia to become a key international provider of combustion related environmental protection technologies and reducing SOx and NOx emissions by 95% for coal-fired power stations in Australia and beyond.Read moreRead less