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On November 11, 2023, U of T Engineering students gathered in the basement of the Sandford Fleming Building — known to many as The Pit — to witness the deployment of HERON Mk. II into space. The 3U CubeSat satellite, […]
U of T Engineering researchers have partnered with Siemens Energy to tackle a key challenge in the energy sector: sustainable energy conversion for propulsion and power generation – such as developing gas turbine engines that can run on sustainable energy […]
For aviation, the path to reduced climate change impact and eventually net-zero carbon dioxide emissions is clear. We must replace fossil fuels with net-zero energy sources, and improve aircraft energy efficiency. The latter is essential given that future energy sources […]
Faculty Spotlight
Professor Ö.L. Gülder
Combustion and Propulsion Laboratory
Research Focus
• Improving the understanding of the combustion process to convert chemical energy to thermal energy or propulsive force
• Paving the way for more efficient and environmentally friendly combustion of both traditional and alternative fuels
Current Projects
• Soot aerosol formation in high pressure combustion
• Low-emission combustor technologies for high-efficiency compact aviation gas turbine engines
• Thermal oxidative and pyrolytic stability of aviation jet fuels
• Turbulent premixed flame dynamics
• Soot formation in turbulent non-premixed combustion
