Members of the Research Team
- Dr. Véronique Dias, research associate
Project "FREE - Flexible eneRgy vEctors of the futurE" and project "Kinetic model for hydrocarbons and oxygenated compounds" - Martin Colla, doctoral student
Technical and economic analyses of synthetic fuels derived from biomass - Elise Dupont, doctoral student
Impacts of energy efficiency and energy availability on economic growth - Gauthier Limpens, doctoral student
Storage analysis based on energy return on investment for future european scenarii : from electrical production to consumption with grid and storage implementation - Arnaud Rouanet, doctoral student
Improvement of gas quality in small-scale biomass gasification facilities through steam injection - Xavier Rixhon, doctoral student (co-advisor prof. Francesco Contino)
Optimized and robust energy transition pathway for Belgium through uncertainty quantification - Sara Spano, doctoral student (co-advisor prof. Francesco Contino)
Study on HCCI engines
Collaborative theses
- Ali Diane, doctoral student
- Laetitia Zougrana, doctoral student
Past members
- Subir Badhuri
Experimental studies on HCCI combustion of biomass syngas towards tar tolerant operation (completed September 2015) - Benjamin Berger, professor at ECAM
Numerical and experimental investigation of two-stage downdraft biomass gasification (completed August 2018) - Julien Blondeau, professor at VUB
Investigation of pulverised biomass combustion. Detailed modelling of particle pyrolis and experimental analysis of ash deposition (completed May 2013) - Nicolas Bourgeois,
Numerical study of multi-dimensional effects in Rapid Compression Machines (completed December 2018) - co-advisor Prof. F. Contino (VUB) - Francesco Contino, professor at VUB
Combustion in homogeneous charge compression ignition engines (completed May 2011) - co-advisor prof. Patrick Gerin (UCL) - Lucio De Fusco
Assessment of ash agglomeration and fouling in combustion by theoretical and experimental biomass fuels characterization (completed January 2017) - Catherine Duynslaegher
Experimental and numerical study of ammonia combustion (completed September 2011) - co-advisor prof. J. Vandooren (UCL) - Haddy Mbuyi Katshiatshia, professor at Université de Kinshassa
Characterization of ethyl valerate combustion by analyzing low pressure flames (completed March 2016) - co-advisor Dr. Véronique Dias (UCL) - Nicolas Parmentier
Experimental characterization and numerical simulation of packed beds of wood particles (completed June 2015) - Maxime Pochet, dprofessor at ECAM
Use of electrofuel blends in homogeneous-charge compression-ignition engines : an experimental focus on ammonia-hydrogen (completed June 2020) - co-advisor prof. Francesco Contino (VUB) - Stefanie Van Damme
Advanced biofules: oxidation kinetics of methyl pentanoate and life cycle assessment of triacetin (completed March 2018) - co-advisor prof. F. Contino (VUB)