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Project Details
Description
We propose to establish a world-leading capability in the measurement and imaging of molecular and particulate species in gas turbine aero-engine exhausts. This will underpin a sustainable aviation industry with reduced net CO2 emissions and enable investigation of the utility of emissions data to diagnose engine condition, and to penetrate the complex phenomena that dictate the performance and limitations of advanced gas turbines. Moreover, it will enable critical assessment of the performance of novel fuels. As well as advancing fundamental engineering, it will enable the UK aviation and fuel industries to achieve a competitive edge in product testing and certification and will pave the way for a large database of emissions measurements that can be correlated with engine condition, offering the prospect of routine engine health monitoring in ground-based tests.
Key findings
1. A validated instrumentation system and measurement procedure for determining path integrated chemical species (CO2 and NO) concentration and temperature along a single laser beam path across the exhaust plume of a gas turbine (aero) engine.
2. Construction, demonstration and validation, using phantoms, of a 126 beam tomographic system [each as in 1. above] to realise transverse (cross-section) images of chemical species concentration (CO2) in gas flows.
2. Construction, demonstration and validation, using phantoms, of a 126 beam tomographic system [each as in 1. above] to realise transverse (cross-section) images of chemical species concentration (CO2) in gas flows.
| Acronym | FLITES |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/06/12 → 28/02/17 |
Funding
- EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council): £518,224.00
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Miniature modular sensor for chemical species tomography with enhanced spatial resolution
Zhang, R., Xia, J., McCann, H., Liu, C., Ahmed, I., Pourkashanian, M., Gough, A., Armstrong, I., Lengden, M. & Johnstone, W., 20 Dec 2023, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST). Piscataway: IEEE, 5 p. (IEEE International Workshop on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
Open AccessFile35 Downloads (Pure) -
A fast sensor for non-intrusive measurement of concentration and temperature in turbine exhaust
Zhang, R., Xia, J., Ahmed, I., Gough, A., Armstrong, I., Upadhyay, A., Fu, Y., Enemali, G., Lengden, M., Johnstone, W., Wright, P., Ozanyan, K., Pourkashanian, M., McCann, H. & Liu, C., 1 Dec 2023, In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 396, 15 p., 134500.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile11 Citations (Scopus)51 Downloads (Pure) -
Hybrid model-driven spectroscopic network for rapid retrieval of turbine exhaust temperature
Fu, Y., Zhang, R., Xia, J., Gough, A., Clark, S., Upadhyay, A., Enemali, G., Armstrong, I., Ahmed, I., Pourkashanian, M., Wright, P., Ozanyan, K., Lengden, M., Johnstone, W., Polydorides , N., McCann, H. & Liu, C., 9 Nov 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 72, 10 p., 2531710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)30 Downloads (Pure)
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LITECS: Laser Imaging of Turbine Engine Combusion Species (LITECS) (Programme Grant)
Lengden, M. (Principal Investigator), Burns, I. (Co-investigator) & Johnstone, W. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/09/20 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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CIDAR for CleanSky 2 (Combustion species Imaging Diagnostics for Aero-engine Research)
Lengden, M. (Principal Investigator), Burns, I. (Co-investigator) & Johnstone, W. (Co-investigator)
European Commission - Horizon Europe + H2020
1/03/18 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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In-situ Chemical Measurement and Imaging Diagnostics for Energy Process Engineering (Platform Grant)
Johnstone, W. (Principal Investigator), Burns, I. (Co-investigator), Lengden, M. (Co-investigator) & Stewart, G. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/16 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
Datasets
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Demonstration of calibration-free WMS measurement of gas parameters with in-situ real-time characterization of laser parameters using cw-DFB-QCL, VCSEL and DFB lasers
Lengden, M. (Creator), Johnstone, W. (Contributor), Stewart, G. (Contributor) & Wilson, D. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 17 Jun 2016
DOI: 10.15129/82e23d9e-4502-4018-900c-a73d497f8a0c
Dataset
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Measurement of CO2 Concentration and Temperature in an Aero Engine Exhaust Plume Using Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy
Wilson, D. (Creator), Benoy, T. (Contributor), Lengden, M. (Contributor), Armstrong, I. (Contributor), Stewart, G. (Contributor) & Johnstone, W. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 27 Jun 2017
DOI: 10.15129/29f0b152-bc4a-4d78-92e9-d26ea94dc750
Dataset
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Accurate Recovery of Absorption Line-Shapes Corrected for Laser Modulation Characteristics
Benoy, T. (Creator), Lengden, M. (Supervisor), Johnstone, W. (Supervisor) & Stewart, G. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 2 Apr 2016
DOI: 10.15129/1c8bf591-9ea0-4a05-8162-5749201b2dda
Dataset
Prizes
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Applied Optics Best Paper Prize 2022 - Imaging Systems
Upadhyay, A. (Recipient), Lengden, M. (Recipient), Enemali, G. (Recipient), Stewart, G. (Recipient), Johnstone, W. (Recipient), Wilson, D. (Recipient), Humphries, G. (Recipient), Benoy, T. (Recipient), Black, J. (Recipient), Chighine , A. (Recipient), Fisher, E. (Recipient), Zhang, R. (Recipient), Liu, C. (Recipient), Polydorides , N. (Recipient), Tsekenis, A. (Recipient), Wright, P. (Recipient), Kliment, J. (Recipient), Nilsson, J. (Recipient), Feng, Y. (Recipient), Archilla Prat, V. (Recipient), Rodriguez-Carmona, J. (Recipient), Valdepenas, J.-S. (Recipient), Beltran, M. (Recipient), Polo, V. (Recipient), Armstrong, I. (Recipient), Mauchline, I. S. (Recipient), Walsh, D. (Recipient), Johnson, M. (Recipient), Bauldreay, J. (Recipient) & McCann, H. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Chemical Species Tomography for Industrial Emissions and Combustion Measurements
Lengden, M. (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk