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SUMMARY:Free Online Seminar: Autoignition of Aviation Fuels: Highlighting S
 tandards Limitations and Unveiling Thermal Ignition Insights
DESCRIPTION:We are happy to invite you to the free online seminar \"“Auto
 ignition of Aviation Fuels: Highlighting Standards Limitations and Unveili
 ng Thermal Ignition Insights” to be given by Dr Charline Fouchier\, post
 doctoral fellow at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Caltech
 .
 Date: 11 March 2025\, from 3:00PM to 04:00PM (Brussels)
 The autoigni
 tion behavior of aviation fuels is a critical aspect of both safety and pe
 rformance in various industries\, including power generation\, petroleum\,
  automotive\, chemical\, and aerospace. Despite the advancements in fuel f
 ormulations\, particularly with the rise of sustainable aviation fuels (SA
 F)\, significant gaps remain in our understanding of their ignition proper
 ties. To assess ignition hazards\, standardized tests have been establishe
 d to determine the autoignition temperature (AIT)\, defined as the minimum
  temperature at which self-sustaining combustion occurs without the need f
 or an external ignition source\, such as a spark or flame.
 This seminar 
 will delve into the complexity of autoignition behaviors\, emphasizing the
  limitations of current standards used to characterize autoignition in fue
 ls. We will present results from testing aviation fuels and Synthetic Para
 ffinic Kerosene (SPK) using the ASTM-E659 standardized apparatus\, a widel
 y accepted tool for measuring AIT. Our findings will demonstrate the subst
 antial effect that molecular structure has on the autoignition temperature
  but also uncover key limitations inherent to the ASTM apparatus itself le
 ading to inaccurate measurements of the AIT.
 To address these limitation
 s\, we will showcase an experimental investigation using advanced diagnost
 ic techniques to gain a more nuanced understanding of the combustion proce
 ss. These new experiments offer insights into the ignition dynamics\, prov
 iding a deeper look into the critical factors that govern fuel behavior ar
 ound the AIT. Through these investigations\, we aim to offer a more compre
 hensive view of fuel autoignition\, which could lead to improvements in bo
 th safety standards and fuel performance in future aviation applications.

 
 This research is part of the HORIZON-MSCA-2021 Postdoctoral Fellowship P
 rogram (Project # 101063624)\, conducted in collaboration with the von Kar
 man Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) with Professor Delphine Laboureur a
 nd the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) with Professor Joseph 
 Shepherd.
 Before registering\, please check our eligibility criteria.
LOCATION:Sint-Genesius-Rode\, 1640 Flemish Brabant\, Belgium
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