Research

The PT-ERC group contributes to international research and technology transfer in the fields of both Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) and Gas Turbines (GT).

The main research fields are:

  • Technologies and fuels for carbon footprint and emission reduction in Heavy-Duty and Light-Duty vehicles based on internal combustion engines (ICE)
    • New combustion systems (HCCI/partially premixed combustion).
    • Alternative fuels (CNG, H2/CNG, LPG, biofuels).
    • Advanced charging systems (turbocharging; variable valve actuation; …).
    • Advanced injection systems (CNG and gasoline direct injection; high-pressure injection systems for diesel ICEs).
    • Modeling and diagnostic tools for combustion in multicylinder ICEs.
    • Feed forward approach for combustion control.
    • Aftertreatment systems.
  •  Thermal hybrid powertrains for road transport
    • Energy efficient management of on-board electric and thermal systems.
    • Strategies for the reduction of ICE emission and combustion noise.
    • Advanced technologies for high-efficient thermal engines (turbocharging, injection, EGR system, aftertreatment).
  • Turbomachinery analysis and design for power generation and propulsion
    • Numerical simulation of unsteady component interaction in turbomachinery (combustor/turbine, stator/rotor, fluid/structure)
    • Numerical simulation of reactive flows in gas turbine combustors (premixed/non-premixed flames, CNG, hydrogen, methane, bio-fuels)
    • Numerical optimization of gas turbine components (transition piece, high-pressure vane, cooling hole geometry)
    • Analysis and design of components for next-gen gas turbines equipped with pressure-gain combustors 
    • Numerical simulation of turbine cooling configurations (film cooling, platform cooling, internal cooling)
    • Numerical simulation of secondary air systems in turbomachinery (cavity flows, leakage flows)
    • Development and validation of numerical tools for turbomachinery design and analysis
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