Overview

The Combustion Laboratory provides experimental facilities for investigating combustion processes relevant to aerospace propulsion and energy systems. The laboratory supports undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, doctoral research, and sponsored projects by enabling studies on flame behaviour, ignition phenomena, combustion stability, heat transfer, and chemical kinetics. It serves as an important platform for understanding the fundamental processes governing combustion and their applications in propulsion technologies.

Major Experimental Facilities

Flame Studies

The laboratory supports experimental investigations of flame characteristics under various operating conditions to improve understanding of combustion behaviour and performance.

Capabilities

• Flame structure and stability studies

• Flame propagation analysis

• Combustion performance evaluation

Combustion Instability

Dedicated experimental facilities enable the study of combustion instabilities encountered in propulsion systems and high-energy combustion devices.

Capabilities

• Instability characterization

• Oscillation and pressure fluctuation studies

• Combustion stability assessment

Ignition Characteristics

The laboratory facilitates investigations into ignition behaviour and combustion initiation under different operating conditions.

Capabilities

• Ignition delay studies

• Ignition system evaluation

• Flame initiation analysis

Heat Transfer & Chemical Kinetics

Experimental facilities support the analysis of thermal behaviour and chemical reaction mechanisms associated with combustion processes.

Capabilities

• Heat transfer measurements

• Reaction kinetics studies

• Thermal performance evaluation

Research Areas

The Combustion Laboratory actively supports research in:

• Aerospace propulsion combustion

• Combustion instability

• Flame dynamics

• Ignition characteristics

• Heat transfer

• Chemical kinetics

• High-energy combustion

• Combustion diagnostics

• Thermal analysis of propulsion systems

Academic & Research Applications

The laboratory supports:

• Postgraduate teaching and research

• Doctoral research

• Sponsored research projects

• Experimental investigations in combustion science

• Research on aerospace propulsion systems

• Collaborative research with academia and industries