Abstract

It is widely believed that the jet fuel derived from crude petroleum or obtained from coal has no alternatives as far as the current and near future gas turbine engine technology is concerned. However, there are concentrated efforts to investigate the suitability of bio-fuels for air transportation. This talk will review and assess the suitability of bio-fuels and their blends with conventional jet fuel for aviation. Issues related to relative contributions of bio-fuels to carbon dioxide, soot and nitric oxide emissions will be discussed.

Biography

Ömer Gülder is a professor at the University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies. Before joining the faculty at UTIAS in 2001, he worked at the National Research Council Canada as the head of the combustion research group. His research interests are in the general area of combustion and propulsion covering transportation fuels, emissions, soot formation at high pressures, turbulent premixed flames, combustion in gas turbines, and combustion diagnostics. He served on the editorial boards of Combustion and Flame, International Journal of Engine Research, and International Journal of Thermal Sciences. Currently he is on the Board of Directors of the Combustion Institute, and was the chair of the Canadian Section of the Combustion Institute from 1991 to 2001.