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15th International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment

CleanAir 2023, June 25 - 29, 2023, Lisbon, Portugal

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Welcome to CleanAir 2023

Welcome to the official website of the 15th International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment. The Conference will be held at Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, from June 25 to 29, 2023.

The conference will address topics such as reaction kinetics, pollutant formation and control, combustion diagnostics, computational methods, turbulent combustion, heterogeneous combustion, stationary combustion systems and environmental impact, engine, gas turbine and spray combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, CO2 capture processes, new combustion concepts, and fire research.

Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal. It is built in 7 hills and although it has more than 20 centuries of History, is ageless. Beautiful and unexpected colorful views are found at every turn down and it is surrounded by Tagus river and a beautiful coastline.

Professor Mário Costa passed away on the 3rd of June 2020.
As a tribute to his memory and acknowledging his contributions to the scientific and academic communities, we decided to organize the 15th International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment.

Committee

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Pedro Coelho, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Roman Weber, Clausthal Technical University, Clausthal, Germany
Minghou Xu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Ana Filipa Ferreira, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Ana Isabel Ferreiro, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Miguel Mendes, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Raquel Segurado, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Viriato Semião, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Maria Alzueta, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Xue-Song Bai, Lund University, Sweden
Anders Brink, Process Chemistry Centre, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland
Jacqueline Chen, Sandia National Laboratories, U.S.A.
Nilanjan Chakraborty, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
Bénédicte Cuenot, CERFACS, Tolouse, France
Philippe Dagaut, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, INSIS, Orléans, France
Bassam Dally, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Neven Duic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Edgar Fernandes, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Alessio Frassoldati, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Norberto Fueyo, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Peter Glarborg, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Jay Gore, Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States
Ashwani Gupta, University of Maryland, U.S.A.
Christian Hasse, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Mara de Joannon, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Combustione IRC-CNR, Naples, Italy
Sudarshan Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
Yeshayahou Levy, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Shuiqing Li, Tsinghua University, China
Mohy Mansour, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Assaad Masri, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Epaminondas Mastorakos, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Luís Monteiro, Bosch, Portugal
António Luís Moreira, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Jeroen van Oijen, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Fernando Pereira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
José Carlos Pereira, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Jacobo Porteiro, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Dirk Roekaerts, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Viktor Scherer, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Changdong Sheng, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Luís Tarelho, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Agustin Valera-Medina, University of Cardiff, United Kingdom
Milan Vujanovic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Committees

Invicted lectures

Invited Lectures

On the importance of soot emission inventory and characterization for radiative forcing assessment and air quality monitoring

Pascale Desgroux

CNRS, PC2A, University of Lille, Lille, France

Pascale Desgroux is a CNRS research director at the University of Lille. She received her doctoral diploma at the University of Rouen in 1988. She has a solid expertise in laser diagnostics (laser-induced fluorescence, cavity ring-down spectroscopy, laser-induced incandescence) and spectroscopy for detecting minor species and soot particles in flames. She participates to the development of chemical mechanisms of pollutant formation in flames particularly for the prompt-NO formation and the nucleation of soot particles. She was involved in several European projects related with the measurement of soot particles and she coordinated French research programs related with NO and soot formation in flames. She has served on the editorial board of Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. She is associate editor of The Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. She served the Combustion Institute as colloquium co-chair and as member of the Board of the Combustion Institute.

Ammonia/hydrogen combustion in internal combustion engines: recent progress in experiments and CFD simulations

Xue-Song Bai

Department of Energy Sciences, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden

Xue-Song Bai joined the Department of Energy Sciences of Lund University in April 1995 where he heads a research group in the Division of Fluid Mechanics focusing on Reactive Fluid Dynamics. Prof. Bai received his Ph.D. degree in Fluid Mechanics from Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden in 1994, and since 2002 he is a professor in the Division of Fluid Mechanics, Department of Energy Sciences of Lund University. Prof. Bai’s research interests include theory of flame propagation and extinction, mechanisms of pollutant formation in chemically reactive flows, modelling of turbulence/chemistry interaction, direct numerical simulation and large eddy simulation of turbulent reactive flows, modelling of solid/gas and liquid/gas turbulent two-phase reactive flows, with application to different energy conversion processes in internal combustion engines, gas turbines, and industrial furnaces.

Biomass Energy Conversion

Feyza Kazanç

Middle East Technical University, Clean Combustion Technologies Laboratory, Ankara, Turkey

Feyza Kazanç is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University (METU) located in Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Kazanç obtained her B.S. degree from METU in 2009. She completed her Ph.D. at Northeastern University, Boston in 2013. She joined METU Mechanical Engineering in 2014, where she established the Clean Combustion Technologies Laboratory. Her research focuses on thermal conversion processes of various solid fuels including biomass, plastic/bioplastic waste, and low rank coals. She is the co-author of 23 journal articles with an h index of 10.

Simulating turbulent flames and pollutant emissions

Luc Vervisch

National Institute for Applied Sciences (INSA), Rouen Normandy & CNRS Coria, Rouen, France

Luc Vervisch completed his PhD at Laboratoire National d’Hydraulique (LNH) in Chatou (Paris, France) in 1991, followed by a Post-Doc at Center for Turbulence Research (CTR) Stanford, USA. He is professor at the National Institute for Applied Sciences (INSA) in Rouen Normandie, France. His research focusses on numerical simulation of turbulent reacting flows, combustion and flames. He has developed physical modeling used in software specialized in virtual prototyping of environmentally friendly systems for energy production, transportation and transformation industries. He was awarded a senior Chair at Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) in 2014 and the Prix Jaffé of the French Academy of Sciences in 2015. He is fellow of the Combustion Institute and President of the scientific council of IFP Energies Nouvelles.

MILD combustion for gas turbines

Epaminondas Mastorakos

Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

Epaminondas Mastorakos is the Hopkinson/ICI Professor of Applied Thermodynamics at the Engineering Department, University of Cambridge. He has experience with fuels, energy, combustion, atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, the fluid mechanics of shale oil and gas, forest fires, and energy systems for aviation and shipping. His lab has received funding from industry, the EU, Singapore’s NRF and UK’s EPSRC on a range of topics, with significant activity on gas turbine and diesel engines combustion, turbulent combustion, and aviation and shipping decarbonisation. He is currently the Combustion Research Coordinator in the Rolls-Royce / Cambridge University Gas Turbine Partnership. His papers have received numerous prizes from the Combustion Institute and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and he has been elected Fellow of the Combustion Institute (2018), Fellow of the UK Institute of Mechanical Engineers (2019), and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2022).

Combustion Instabilities

Edgar C. Fernandes

Mechanical Engineering Department , Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Edgar C. Fernandes is an assistant professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Instituto Superior Técnico-Universidade de Lisboa. He holds a PhD on Thermoacoustic Instabilities and current activities goes from teaching activities of Thermodynamics, Experimental Methods, Waste to energy Valorization, Humanitarian Engineering and Alternative Fuels to coordination of the Master in Energy, Engineering and Management (MEGE), Director of the Laboratory of Thermofluids and Combustion Systems from the Center IN+ and being a Scientific Coordinator and member of Administrative Board of HyLab (Collaborative Lab for Hydrogen). Currently the scientific area of interest and research are focused on the study and development of H2 value-chain, combustion of blended fuels, including H2 and biogas, focusing on thermoacoustic instabilities, flame-wall interaction (thermoelectric devices), flame stabilization techniques and flame spectroscopy. In addition, research also focus on developing diagnostics to sense and quantify blended fuels like methane+H2, to characterize flames (chemiluminescence) and to detect H2 based on flame synthesized CarbonNanoTubes to develop H2 sensors.

Key Dates

Extended abstract/paper submission

Extended to February 15th, 2023

Early bird registration and payment

April 17th, 2023

Template

Accepted notification

April 11th, 2023

Final deadline for registration and payment for authors

May 8th, 2023

Registration

Registration Fees

Early full registration* - 700 EUR (until April 17th, 2023)

Early student registration* - 400 EUR (until April 17th, 2023)

Full registration* - 800 EUR (after April 17th, 2023)

Student registration* - 450 EUR (April 17th, 2023)

Accompanying persons** - 250 EUR

* Authors must register until 8th May to guarantee that the paper is included in the final programme.

Registration fee includes attendance to all technical sessions, a program and abstracts book, welcome reception, lunches, coffee breaks, tour and conference banquet

One full/student registration covers a maximum of two extended abstracts/papers. Additional extended abstracts/papers must be covered by other full/student registration(s)

**Accompanying person registration fee includes welcome reception, lunches, tour and conference banquet

Registration

Dear participant, as of today, registration is possible only during the conference. We kindly ask you to send a prior email to ritamaia@tecnico.ulisboa.pt indicating this intention.

Cancelation

Cancellations must be made in writing to Rita Maia, email:

Before May 22th, 80% of the registration fee will be refunded. No refunds are possible thereafter.
All refunds will be managed after the Conference.

ritamaia@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topics

Contributed extended abstracts/papers are welcome but not restricted to the following topics:

Reaction kinetics
Combustion diagnostics
Computational methods
Laminar flames
Turbulent combustion
Droplets and spray combustion
Solid fuels combustion
Pyrolysis and gasification
Engines, gas turbines, boilers and furnaces
CO2 capture and sequestration
Pollutants formation and control
Alternative fuels
New combustion concepts
Fire research

Topics

Submisson

Extended Abstract/Paper Submission

Extended abstract/Paper should be prepared according the to the Template and submitted using the link bellow.

Extended abstract/Paper Submission

Presentation Guidelines

Oral presentations

The time allocated for the presentations is 60 minutes for the invited lectures and 25 minutes for oral presentations, including the time for discussion. Laptops connected to LCD projectors are available in all rooms. Speakers should bring their presentations on a USB flash drive in Microsoft PowerPoint format (*.ppt, *.pptx) or Adobe PDF format. The presentations must be delivered to the local staff and copied to the laptop of the room allocated to the presentation. First day presenters should deliver their presentations during the morning coffee break on Monday, June 26th. All the other presenters should do the same by the end of the previous session, even if the scheduled session is on the following day. Speakers may also connect their laptops directly to the projectors, but we cannot guarantee compatibility.

Poster presentations

Posters must have A0 format (841 mm x 1189 mm, upright format - vertical). They must be placed in the poster panels during the coffee break before the poster session (Wednesday, 28th June, at 11:15-11:35). The organisation will provide pushpins to attach your poster on the poster panels. We kindly ask you to use them and not any other kind of material as they might cause damage to the panels.

Special Issue

A number of extended abstracts/papers presented at the Clean Air 2023 conference will be selected for recommendation for submission in a special issue of the journal FUEL. Upon submission, the reviewing process will follow the normal procedure.

Recent special issues of the Clean Air Conference

14th International Conference on Energy for a Clean Environment

13th International Conference on Energy for a Clean Environment

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/fuel/special-issue/10QWBG24NN0

12th International Conference on Energy for a Clean Environment - Special issue dedicated to the memory of Professor João Luis Toste Azevedo

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/fuel/special-issue/10CVPVRLTG9

Programme

Download the conference programme below.

Programme

Welcome Reception

Museu de Lisboa - Palácio Pimenta
Sunday, 25th June 2023 at 6pm

The welcome reception will take place at Museu de Lisboa (Lisbon Museum). Participants are welcome for a visit to the museum at 6pm.

Photo by José Avelar

Museu de Lisboa (Museum of Lisbon) reveals the city and its history as it is one of the Europe's oldest cities.

Evening cocktail at the Museum's lovely gardens from 6.30 pm to 8 pm.

Museum address:

Campo Grande, 245,

1700-091 Lisboa

How to get to the museum

Travelling by Metro:

From station Alameda to station Campo Grande - Green Line

see https://www.metrolisboa.pt/en/

For google maps use the link:

https://goo.gl/maps/bZAU1e3uDWK78gtu8

Tour and Dinner

Half day visit to Óbidos
28th June 2023

Let us discover one of the most charismatic Portuguese villages: Óbidos

The so called “Vila das Rainhas" due to an ancient tradition in which Portuguese kings offered the village to their future Queens as a wedding gift.

Delegates are invited to explore this well-preserved town completely enclosed within the walls of the Medieval Castle, walking its cobblestone streets, enjoying picturesque colorful houses, Gothic doors and windows, whitewashed churches and beautiful Manueline porticoes.

Dinner at Quinta do Sanguinhal
28th June 2023

Quinta do Sanguinhal is an unique space with a 19th century wine cellar, mills and distillery

Companhia Agrícola do Sanguinhal is a family business dedicated to the exploitation of 95 ha of vineyards in Quinta do Sanguinhal, Quinta das Cerejeiras and Quinta de S. Francisco, all in the Demarcated Region of Óbidos, since the beginning of the 20th century.

The visits and wine tastings aim to make known a 100-year history in the Portuguese wine-growing area.

The tour...

Visit to an aging cellar with 36 barrels;
Visit to an old distillery fully recovered with 300m2;
Visit to the 19th century gardens and vineyards of Quinta do Sanguinhal
Visit to an old oil press with rod presses, dating from 1871;
Tasting of 6 wines (white, rosé, red and liqueur);

Full schedule will be available soon.

Venue and Accomodation

Venue

Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

Avenida Rovisco Pais

1049 - 001 Lisboa

The conference will be held in the Congress Centre located within the campus of IST, just 3 km from Lisbon International Airport. IST Congress Centre has a Main Auditorium with a capacity for 300 delegates, additional conference rooms and large halls for coffee breaks, poster sessions and exhibitions.

Contact

Rita Maia

Instituto Superior Técnico, DEM
Pav. Mecânica I, 3º andar
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa

Portugal

ritamaia@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Welcome to CleanAir 2023

Professor Mário Costa passed away on the 3rd of June 2020. As a tribute to his memory and acknowledging his contributions to the scientific and academic communities, we decided to organize the 15th International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Committees

Invited Lectures

Key Dates

Extended abstract/paper submission

Early bird registration and payment

Accepted notification

Final deadline for registration and payment for authors

Registration

Topics

Extended Abstract/Paper Submission

Presentation Guidelines

Special Issue

Programme

Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception

Museu de Lisboa - Palácio Pimenta Sunday, 25th June 2023 at 6pm

Tour and Dinner

Half day visit to Óbidos 28th June 2023

Dinner at Quinta do Sanguinhal 28th June 2023

Venue

Contact

Professor Mário Costa passed away on the 3rd of June 2020.
As a tribute to his memory and acknowledging his contributions to the scientific and academic communities, we decided to organize the 15th International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment.

Museu de Lisboa - Palácio Pimenta
Sunday, 25th June 2023 at 6pm

Half day visit to Óbidos
28th June 2023

Dinner at Quinta do Sanguinhal
28th June 2023