Combustion Physics
Welcome to the division of Combustion Physics at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering. We conduct research and education within the areas of laser-based combustion diagnostics and chemical modeling of combustion phenomena. We are a separate division and are part of the Department of Physics at Lund University.
Disputation
Friday May 25 Andreas Lantz will defend his PhD-thesis with the title Application of Laser Techniques in Combustion Environments of Relevance for Gas Turbine Studies. The dissertation will take place 10.15 in Hall B at the Dept. of Physics, Sölvegatan 14, Lund University.
Faculty Opponent: Dr Wolfgang Meier, DLR Stuttgart, Institute of Combustion Technology, Germany
Friday June 1 Alexis Bohlin will defend his PhD-thesis with the title Development and Application of Pure Rotational CARS for Reactive Flows. The dissertation will take place 10.15 in Hall F at the Dept. of Physics, Sölvegatan 14, Lund University.
Faculty Opponent: Dr Paul Danehy, NASA Langley Research Center, USA.
Friday June 8 Johan Sjöholm will defend his PhD-thesis with the title High Repetition Rate Laser Diagnostics for Combustion Applications. The dissertation will take place 10.15 in Hall B at the Dept. of Physics, Sölvegatan 14, Lund University.
Faculty Opponent: Dr Todd Fansler, Propulsion Systems Research Laboratory, General Motors Global Research & Development, Warren, Michigan, USA.
Tuesday June 12 Bo Li will defend his PhD-thesis with the title Development and Application of Laser-Induced Emission Techniques for Combustion Diagnostics: High-Resolution Visualization of Turbulent Reactive Flows. The dissertation will take place 10.15 in Hall B at the Dept. of Physics, Sölvegatan 14, Lund University.
Faculty Opponent: Dr Nico Dam, Dept. of Combustion Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.
Friday June 15 Andreas Ehn will defend his PhD-thesis with the title Short Pulse Laser Diagnostics Towards Quantitative Measurements for Combustion Applications. The dissertation will take place 10.15 in Hall B at the Dept. of Physics, Sölvegatan 14, Lund University.
Faculty Opponent: Dr Andreas Brockhinke, Physical Chemistry I, Bielefeld University, Germany.
Masters project
A laboratory flame must be stable and well-characterized in terms of its geometry. One of the methods to get such a flame is a counterflow, or opposed jet burner, configuration. The goal of this project is to investigate and improve the performance of the existing counterflow burner rig in terms of flame shape and stability. The project will contain both literature study as well as experimental work and will require practical engineering skills. For more information see the project plan. If you are interested contact Elna Heimdal Nilsson.
Masters project in chemical kinetics of acetdehyde in biofuel combustion
The combustion characteristics of acetaldehyde are not well studied, but interest in the compound is increasing since it is a product in the combustion of many biofuels. The laminar burning velocity of acetaldehyde was determined more than fifty years ago, and the quality of the results can be questioned. At the division of Combustion Physics we have a new experimental setup that is suitable for a new determination of the laminar burning velocity of acetaldehyde. The project can include both experimental work and modeling. For more information see the full project plan. If you are interested contact Elna Heimdal Nilsson.
Masters project
The aim of this project is to optimize the calibration process of Laser-Induced Phosphorescence decays using LabView and comparing the new method with the conventional way in an experiment. Depending on the timeframe of this project, taking part in applied measurements for surface temperatures in combustion environments could be possible as well as contributing to a scientific paper. Full project description here. If you are interested contact Christoph Knappe.
Masters project
We can now offer the possibility to do your Masters thesis in collaboration both with industry and other research departments. The idea is to detect reflections from fire, exhausts and/or particles using microwave techniques. To fulfill the requirements for this work at least one of the students should have a background from combustion physics or fire engineering and at least one from electro technology. More details are given here (Swedish only!).
Master project in developing a SLM OPO laser in the mid-IR
The aim of this work is to develop a narrow-band infrared laser with an injection seeded OPO (optical parametric oscillator) technique. For more information see the full project plan. If you are interested contact Zhongshan Li.
Master project in UV-LED gas sensing
Recently, Light Emitting Diodes in the deep ultraviolet spectral range (UV-LED) became commercially available. The aim of this work is to develop optical gas sensors for combustion important molecular species with this newly available UV light sources. For more information see the full project plan. If you are interested contact Zhongshan Li.
Available Master's thesis project
At the division intensified CCD cameras are used both for imaging and spectroscopy. Often, however, the characteristics of these systems are poorly known. The aim of this work is to develop routines to characterise these cameras in terms of spectral sensitivity, white balance, time-resolution etc. For more information see here.
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