Research Fields: Laminar, turbulent premixed or spray flames, advanced combustion modes for an internal combustion engine, low/zero carbon fuels (e-fuels, syngas, biogas, alcohols,…), optical diagnostics ….

Responsibilities:

- 2015 – present: Member of Scientific Council of IFP-EN

- 2017-2018: Chair and co-chair of ‘Clean and Efficient Combustion’ Technical Collaborative Program IEA

- 2012 – 2016: Vice-President of Scientific Council of the University of Orléans

-2012 – 2016: Co-manager of Excellence consortium of laboratories labex ‘CAPRYSSES’ Chemical kinetics and AerothermodYnamicS for clean and Safe propulsion and Energetic Systems -

-2010 – 2016: responsible for Joint laboratory with PSA –Peugeot Citroen

- 2013-2015: Coordinator of the societal challenge "Mobility and sustainable urban systems" for the French National Research Agency

- 2006 - 2012: Head manager of PRISME Laboratory, University of Orleans

Professional associations

- 2013 - 2015: President of French association for Visualisation techniques for Fluids mechanics

2002 - 2010: Member of the Board of the French Section of the Combustion Institute

2018 – 2024: Associated editor of Proceeding of Combustion Institute, Elsevier

2014 - …: Member of Editor board of Oil and Gas Science and Technology

More than 40 scientific reports (with industrial partners), supervision of 30 Ph.D. students, participation to 95 Ph.D. committee

Publications in International peer-reviewed journals: 130 articles, citation index 29  

Abstract

Ammonia as zero-carbon fuel for Internal Combustion Engine

Even if several studies performed during the mid-60’s investigated the possibility to consider ammonia as a fuel for internal combustion engines, mainly by means of CFR experiments or OD modeling, ammonia-based combustion engine fueling methods are not ready to be marketed not only because of supply and safety issues but also because of its combustion characteristics compared to conventional fuels.

To supply ammonia either partially in standard internal combustion engines to limit carbon footprint or in dedicated engines to reach zero carbon footprint, the technological challenges (dual fuel or unique fuel, SI or CI engines …) could be different as a function of the final use.

This talk will present a summary of the knowledge on ammonia as a fuel for an internal combustion engine. Some indications about the performance of ammonia fuel only in current internal combustion engines, pollutant emissions, and operating limits will be presented and discussed, highlighted by newly updated results in order to underline the technological and scientific barriers that remain to be overcome.