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Faculty spotlight
Professor S. Chaudhuri
Propulsion & Energy Conversion Laboratory
Research Focus
• Developing hydrogen-based power and propulsion systems by understanding fundamental mechanisms of turbulent reacting flows
• Turbulence – transport – chemistry interaction in contrails and in exhaled aerosols
Current Projects
• Micromix based hydrogen combustion for gas turbine engines. Partners: Siemens, NRC, UPoly-M, McGill
• Flame speeds of turbulent, lean hydrogen-air flames
• Combustion dynamics of hydrogen-air flames: Partner: NRC
• Self-decarbonizing combustor
• Contrail in a lab – effect of fuel composition. Partner: Pratt & Whitney, UTIAS faculty members
• Aerosol dispersion and superspreading in homeless shelters: Partners: UofT Medicine, Unity Health, Fields Institute