CLS · RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Explore our research in low-carbon energy, combustion science and optical sensing, from fundamental mechanisms to industrial applications.
Combustion and Flame
Using ammonia alongside natural gas offers a route toward lower-carbon industrial fuels, with NO control a key challenge. This study examines NO-formation mechanisms to inform cleaner combustion.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Hydrogen enrichment can accelerate flame propagation and extend lean engine operation, offering opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. This review connects fundamental fuel properties with engine performance, emissions and operating parameters to examine where these benefits can be realized.
Applied Thermal Engineering
Heat recirculation and air staging offer ways to use low-reactivity fuels efficiently with lower emissions. This study explores how Swiss-roll burner design can reconcile ammonia flame stability with NO control.
Measurement Science and Technology
Clean ammonia use requires control of both combustion efficiency and unburned fuel emissions. Online laser sensing in humid exhaust provides real-time information for industrial-furnace optimization and emissions control.
Energy & Fuels
Decarbonizing high-temperature industry calls for clean heat sources compatible with continuous production. A pure-ammonia roller-kiln demonstration explores this potential in practical ceramic firing.
Optics Express
Accurate, fast thermometry is essential for understanding combustion and evaluating reaction mechanisms. This work develops spatially and temporally resolved measurements with a single laser to characterize counterflow flames.
