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Description
Study on the combustion process of several fuels, mostly hydrogen and methane mixtures. This research line analyzes the behavior of those fuels obtained by gasification processes within spark ignition engines (whose operating principle is similar to that of gasoline engines). The composition of the resulting gas is not always the same. There are several factors that affect the fuel’s quality, such as the type of wood used, its size or its moisture degree. That is why the official research group's (GIR in its Spanish acronym) purpose is to study how gases with different compositions react in a spark ignition engine and how the features of the wood used affect the quality of fuel from forest biomass.Other information
Number of researchers:
5
Development status:
In research and development phase
Applicability of technology:
Yes
Companies and markets:
• Automotive propulsion systems (engines, fuels). • Companies related to biomass and biofuels energetic recovery. • Collaboration with Fundación CIDAUT (Transport and Energy R&D Center).
Additional Information:
MYER is an official and excellence research group (GR209) of Castilla y León regional government. In order to carry out their studies and validations, the research group has the following equipment in its facilities: Single-cylinder engine to study combustion, which works with natural gas and hydrogen. Combustion pumps with optic access and constant volume. High-speed digital camera. High-speed data acquisition synchronized system. System of hydrogen production via electrolysis. The group's expertise and know-how, together with the equipment available at its facilities within the School of Industrial Engineering in Paseo del Cauce, allow it to offer a variety of technical services, namely R&D projects and technical valuations. Their members have extensive experience in R&D management, since they have combined their researching activity at university and in the Fundación CIDAUT with positions such as Deputy Director of the R&D Automotive Center (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Automoción in Spanish), or Head of Innovation and Technology in the Energy and Environment Department within the same center. The MYER coordinator, Andrés Melgar, also works as an external assessor for AENOR (Spanish Association of Normalization and Certification) to provide R&D project certification.
UNESCO Code:
3313 - Mechanical Engineering and technology
Other members:
Blanca Jiménez Olavarría
Alfonso Jesús Horrillo Güemes
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