Mr Xiangfei Meng (he/him)

Research Project Title: Kerosene single droplet combustion studies under relight conditions. 

Air safety regulations require the capability of conducting high-altitude relight of the gas turbines for all commercial aircraft. In the event of a flame-out at 30,000 ft, forced ignition occurs under low-pressure and low-temperature conditions, with combustor inlet temperatures around 265 K and pressures near 40 kPa. The research project experimentally investigated single droplet ignition and combustion under relight conditions. Such investigations are essential for advancing the understanding of spray combustion fundamentals and for providing crucial experimental data to support the development and validation of numerical models.

Droplet Combustion

Spray Combustion

Sustainable Aviation Fuel.