Low and Zero-Carbon Fuels: Transforming Combustion Engines for a Sustainable Future

The Europe union (EU) and India are respectively the 3rd and 4th largest emitters of atmosphere warming greenhouse gases. India is acutely affected by climate change and strongly dependent on coal as a source of primary energy. The EU and India have assumed a leading role in fighting climate change and have been increasingly cooperating with each other in this field at both public and private sector levels. Globally industries and scientists are focusing towards replacing traditional hydrocarbon fuels powered internal combustion engines (ICEs) with viable low and zero-carbon fuels to reach neutral carbon footprint by 2050. Decarbonizing the combustion engines powered transport, industrial and power generation sectors are becoming mandatory scenario across globe due to the rising concern over global warming and climate change. Adopting low and zero carbon fuels and advanced combustion technologies in ICEs will play an important role in developing zero CO2 emission solutions for all ICE dependent energy sectors. Ammonia has been gaining attention as a promising energy and hydrogen carrier, as well as a zero-carbon fuel. However, like any other alternative fuels the combustion characteristics of ammonia imposing certain challenges to use as a fuel in conventional ICEs. The current research attempts to explore combining ammonia with a low carbon high reactivity fuel Dimethyl ether (DME) and low temperature combustion strategies. This talk will provide an overview of the EU-India collaboration on climate change, the state-of-the-art developments in ammonia combustion for ICEs, and the impact of DME on ammonia combustion. The discussion will focus on strategies to address the challenges associated with ammonia as a fuel, paving the way for its practical implementation in ICEs and advancing decarbonization goals. 

Speaker

Ganesh Duraisamy

LE STUDIUM  Visiting Researcher 

FROM: College of Engineering - Guindy Campus, Anna University - IN 
IN RESIDENCE AT: PRISME / INSA Centre Val de Loire, University of Orléans - FR