HTC - Heat Transfer and Combustion

The HTC-Group (Heat Transfer and Combustion) has been involved in the experimental and numerical analysis of heat transfer and combustion processes in fluid machinery for over 25 years, with a particular focus on gas turbines and aircraft engines. The activity is oriented towards the development of increasingly efficient plants and engines with reduced environmental impact, through the deepening of knowledge and

phenomena but also through the development of integrated design systems.

Particularly significant are the experimental investigations supported by infrastructure that allow the study of machine components up to high pressure and high temperature conditions, in both reactive and non-reactive environments. (THT-Lab). Equally important is the study of combustion and heat transfer using numerical models, largely based on the use and development of high-fidelity multi-physics CFD methods. At the same time, FEM methodologies are used and developed to study heat conduction in solids and to analyse acoustic and thermoacoustic phenomena in fluids.

The research group has significant dedicated computing power at its disposal thanks to two HPC clusters (HPC-Lab). Research activities are carried out through direct contracts with industry and thanks to a network of international collaborations resulting from participation in numerous EU research projects, which has led to a prestigious output of publications and scientific dissemination activities.