Characterization and optimization of fuels with reduced carbon emissions (biofuels for automobiles and aviation, nano-metal fuels,
green hydrogen)
Research and development on energetic materials with applications in aerospace propulsion, explosives, and pyrotechnics.
Numerical combustion: Studies on turbulent combustion, supersonic combustion, and modelling for applications in aerospace propulsion.
Pollution mitigation: Characterization and mitigation of fine and ultrafine particulate emissions; mitigation of CO2, NOx, and other emissions; carbon capture.
Technology development for improving the conventional combustion devices.
Leveraging combustion as a source of high-throughput production of functional materials.
Immediate focus
Nano-metal combustion as an alternative to hydrocarbons.
Propellants: Fabrication of composite propellants using 3D printing, combustion
characterization, and ageing of energetic materials.
Turbulence-chemistry interactions modelling: Focus on the development of
combustion models to capture different modes of combustion for better
predictions of emissions.
Research and development in alternative biofuels for automobile engines.
Nano-additives for liquid fuels: performance characteristics and emission studies
with emphasis on ultrafine particulate matter.
Indoor air quality: Effect of combustion sources, with emphasis on soot.
Development of plasma assisted technologies for air pollution control.
Long term focus
Application of machine learning for combustion advancement.
Studies on improving the efficiency and reducing the emission including fine
and ultrafine particles from Indian coal.
Gas turbine modelling studies: lean combustion and acoustic instabilities.
