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The IFRF The IFRF –– past, present and futurepast, present and future
70 years of the International Flame Research Foundation – a new phase
11th ECCRIA, University of Sheffield, Sept 2016
Philip SharmanIFRF Sheffield UK
Neil FrickerIFRF Livorno Italy
Roger DudillBritish FlameIFRF, Sheffield, UK IFRF, Livorno, Italy British Flame
Contents• The past:
• Early days
• Building a firm Foundation
• IFRF through the decades
• The present:p• Established membership
• IFRF activities and servicesIFRF activities and services
• The future:S ff• Move to Sheffield, 2016
• Priorities for ‘new IFRF’
• Longer-term strategy for IFRF2
Early days at IJmuiden, NL1955 – IFRF established1948 – R&D
FurnaceFurnace,KNHS
No. 1 Furnace (oil & gas)
i i dcommissioned in 1954
Building a firm Foundation...
• Foundation (‘not-for-profit’)( p )• Managed by its members’ representatives• IFRF vision:• IFRF vision:
To be the international reference point for clean, efficient and safe industrial combustionand safe industrial combustion
• Our mission:To advance applied combustion research andTo advance applied combustion research and promote cooperation and information transfer throughout the international combustion communitythe international combustion community
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IFRF through the decades – 1950s
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid g y,mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 1950s
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid g y,mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 1960s
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, y ( g,swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 1960s
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, y ( g,swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 1970s
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical x modelling; contract research
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustionand mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 1970s
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical x modelling; contract research
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustionand mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 1980s
• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field aerodynamics
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling; contract research1960 C b ti d i ( i li• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity fluid mechanics1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 1980s
• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field aerodynamics
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling; contract research1960 C b ti d i ( i li• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity fluid mechanics1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
Isothermal Plug Flow Reactor (IPFR)
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Isothermal Plug Flow Reactor (IPFR) 80mm dia. x 2m (commissioned 1983)
IFRF through the decades – 1990s
• 1990s: Combustion system scaling and y gnumerical simulations; specialised facilities
• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field aerodynamics
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling; contract researchcontract research
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, swirling) and flowsg)
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 1990s
• 1990s: Combustion system scaling and y gnumerical simulations; specialised facilities
• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field ‘Scaling 400’ Study (1991 1995) [GRI UMaerodynamics
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling; contract research
Scaling 400 Study (1991-1995) [GRI, UM, BERL, John Zink Co., BG, IFRF]
contract research• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling,
swirling) and flows 4MW (IFRF)
12MW (JZ/IFRF)
300kW
1.3MW(BG)
g)• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics
and mixing; coal combustion300kW (UM)1.3MW (IFRF)
4MW (IFRF)300kW(BERL)
‘Line of thought’30kW (UM) of applied scaling
approach
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IFRF through the decades – 2000s
• 2000s: Solid fuel characterisation; validation of2000s: Solid fuel characterisation; validation of combustion modelling; move to Italy
• 1990s: Combustion system scaling and numerical y gsimulations; specialised facilities
• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field aerodynamicsaerodynamics
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling; contract researchcontract research
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 2000s
• 2000s: Solid fuel characterisation; validation of2000s: Solid fuel characterisation; validation of combustion modelling; move to Italy
• 1990s: Combustion system scaling and numerical y gsimulations; specialised facilities
• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field aerodynamicsaerodynamics
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling; contract researchcontract research
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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Move to Livorno/Pisa, IT, 2006
D d ft G ifiFOSPER Experimental Downdraft Gasifier (200kWth max)
FOSPER Experimental Furnace (5MWth max)
IPFR (4.5m,60kWth max)CASPER Experimental
Boiler (6.5MWth max)
TAO Optical Test Rig for GTs
(400kWth max)Test Furnace
(500kWth max)
Plus other specialist rigs (atomisation, aerodynamics, SCR, etc.)
IFRF through the decades – 2010s • 2010s: Biomass characterisation; oxy- and novel
combustion; CFD validation; move to UKcombustion; CFD validation; move to UK • 2000s: Solid fuel characterisation; validation of
combustion modelling; move to Italycombustion modelling; move to Italy• 1990s: Combustion system scaling and numerical
simulations; specialised facilities• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field
aerodynamics1970 NO d ti d th ti l d lli• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling; contract research
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non swirling, swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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IFRF through the decades – 2010s • 2010s: Biomass characterisation; oxy- and novel
combustion; CFD validation; move to UKcombustion; CFD validation; move to UK • 2000s: Solid fuel characterisation; validation of
combustion modelling; move to ItalyEC collaborationscombustion modelling; move to Italy• 1990s: Combustion system scaling and numerical
simulations; specialised facilities• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field
aerodynamics1970 NO d ti d th ti l d lli
Commercial contracts
• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling; contract research
• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non swirling, swirling) and flows
• 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and mixing; coal combustion
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“Don’t let yesterday use up tooDon t let yesterday use up too
much of today ”much of today.
Old Cherokee saying
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IFRF websiteOnline access to:• Searchable archive Sea c ab e a c e
5,000+ technical/other reports• IFRF conferences and workshops
library of presentationslibrary of presentations• ‘Monday Night Mail’
email subscription for Members is automatic‘Industrial Combustion’ Journal• Industrial Combustion Journal
IFRF online peer-reviewed journal • ‘Combustion Handbook’
library of 318 combustion files on variety of topicslibrary of 318 combustion files on variety of topics• ‘IFRF Members' Exchange’
a private and secure email system linking IFRF members worldwide• Technical events • Career and training opportunities• Databases: Solid Fuels Database; European Facilities Database ; p
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IFRF meetings
• Topic-Orientated Technical Meetings (TOTeMs)• #43 on ‘Safe Design & Operation of Fired
Equipment in the O&G Industry’, Sheffield, 3 June 2016 (75 attended)June 2016 (75 attended)
• #44 on ‘Use of Gaseous Fuels in Industry’, Essen, 17-18 November 2016
• National Committee Meetings (‘Flame Days’)• Member Conferences• Member Conferences
• MC18 on ‘Flexible and Clean Fuel Conversion in Industry’, Freising, Germany, June 2015 g, y,
• Specialist Workshops• ‘FTIR Owners and Users Roundtable’ Livorno March 2016FTIR Owners and Users Roundtable , Livorno, March 2016
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Other member services
• ‘Monday Night Mail’ (MNM) e-newsletter:• 25-35 issues per year
• Toolbox:• Combustion Handbook• Solid fuel database
• Training courses:• ‘Clean Industrial Fuel Conversion’
Sept 2008, Livorno• ‘Clean Industrial Fuel Utilisation’
April 2011 GliwiceApril 2011, Gliwice
• ‘Industrial Combustion’ Journal
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Move to Sheffield, UK, 2016
• University of Sheffield to ‘host’ yIFRF from September 2016
• New business model• ‘IFRF Ltd’ to be established as
distinct not-for-profit organisation• Office on UoS campus• IFRF to focus on ‘networking’
ffunction• PACT to be ‘preferred research
t ’ IFRF tpartner’ – IFRF access to facilities and researchers
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Priorities for ‘new IFRF’
• Strengthen IFRF Members’ Exchangeg g• Maintain meetings (TOTeMs, MCs, etc.)• Focus on Asia for growth – i.e. China, g ,
India, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.• Look to establish ‘Asia Flame Committee’• Use key events to promote (e.g. ECCRIA!)• Work with PACT on existing collaborative
programmes, developing new R&D as appropriate, Member Services, etc.
• Boost membership
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Longer-term strategy for IFRF
• Future for PACT – ‘PACT-2’
• Wider base of ‘preferred research partners’ (e.g. GWI, Laborelec, VTT, Doosan Babcock, etc.)
• Broader definition of “combustion” (e.g. EPSRC)
Broader capability Relevance to current/future R&D needs
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Broader capability… Relevance to current/future R&D needs…
“Yesterday is gone. y g
Tomorrow has not yet come.Tomorrow has not yet come.
We have only today – Let usWe have only today Let us
begin ”begin.Mother Teresa
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New member servicese.g. On-site emission and radiation measurements:
• SSV (Italy) – in-field temperature measurements in glass furnace
• CIUDEN (Spain) – in-flame radiation and gas composition
measurements on 20MWth test rig
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IFRF probesProbes development and manufacturing:
St d d ti t• Standard suction pyrometer• Ellipsoidal radiometer• Total heat flux meterTotal heat flux meter• 5-hole Pitot• Standard gas/solid sampling probe• Deposition/corrosion probes
New probes development:• FTIR analyzer and quartz tip probe
O ti l Di ti f C b ti• Optical Diagnostic of Combustion
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IFRF through the decades • 1950s: Oil and gas flame emissivity, fluid mechanics and
mixing; coal combustiong;• 1960s: Combustion aerodynamics (non-swirling, swirling)
and flows• 1970s: NOx reduction and mathematical modelling;
contract research1980s: Coal combustion research and near field• 1980s: Coal combustion research and near-field aerodynamics
• 1990s: Combustion system scaling and numerical1990s: Combustion system scaling and numerical simulations; specialised facilities
• 2000s: Solid fuel characterisation; validation of b ti d lli t It lcombustion modelling; move to Italy
• 2010s: Biomass characterisation; oxy- and novel combustion; CFD validation; move to UKcombustion; CFD validation; move to UK
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