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ESR 7

Introduction and contact info:

Name: Hongyi Wei

Work address: TUB

email: hongyi.wei@tu-berlin.de

PhD project:

Title: Experimental investigation of rotating detonation combustors including ignition processes and turbine-integration effects

Short description: To better understand the impact of increasing combustion chamber pressure on RDC operation, including interactions with the turbine, multiplicity of waves, and shock reflections. A ducted, variable outlet will allow for the variation of combustor pressure as well as the turbine inter-stage pressure for the installed turbine proxy

Supervisor: Prof. Myles Bohon and Prof. Christian O. Paschereit

Mentors: Prof. Guillermo Paniagua and Prof. Antonio Andreini

Planned secondments: UP: 4 months  and UNIFI: 2 months 

Background: 

I come from China. I majored in Fire Protection Engineering for my undergraduate degree, through which I was well educated on subjects like combustion and thermodynamics. Research in my Master study has led to the publication of seven peer-reviewed papers in international journals such as Fuel which has an impact factor (IF) of 5.55, and Combustion & Flame (IF 4.59). The research process nurtured my ability in using MATLAB, COMSOL and other analysis software, operating synchronous thermal analyzers, Fourier infrared spectrometers and other experimental instruments. I got my second Master's degree which is jointly awarded by China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Montanuniversität Leoben and TU Bergakademie Freiberg. 

Research highlights:

Poster: Hongyi Wei, Eric Bach, Christian O. Paschereit and Myles Bohon. ” Phase-Averaged Static Pressure Fields Inside a Rotating Detonation Combustor,” IWDP-ICVDCW. August 2022.

Conference paper: Tim Kayser, Hongyi Wei, Eric Bach, Christian O. Paschereit and Myles Bohon. “Experimental Comparison of Different Pressure Gain Measurement Techniques for RDCs,” AIAA 2023-0929. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum. January 2023.

Conference paper: Mauro Tagliaferri, Provence Barnouin, Hongyi Wei, Eric Bach, Christian O. Paschereit and Myles Bohon. ” Application of soft-DTW for Time Series Data Averaging Inside a Rotating Detonation Combustor,” AIAA Aviation 2023 Forum. June 2023.

Upcoming conference paper: Hongyi Wei, Eric Bach, Christian O. Paschereit and Myles Bohon. ” Impact of the Nozzle Guide Vanes on the Pressure Fields Inside a Rotating Detonation Combustor,” AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum. January 2024.

ESR1 – Choomanee Runnoo: Experimental investigation of Constant Volume Combustion and its reduced order model – ENSMA (FR), Supervisors: Prof. Marc Bellenoue and Bastien Boust
ESR2 – Gregory Uhl: Numerical analysis of the interaction between a Rotating Detonation Combustor and an axial turbine – SAFRAN Tech (FR), Dr. Said Taileb, Prof. Marc Bellenoue, Prof. Thierry Poinsot,
ESR3 – Nicola Detomaso: Simulation of CVC combustor – CERFACS (FR), Supervisors: Prof. Thierry Poinsot, , Dr. Davide Laera, Dr. Florent Duchaine
ESR4 – Maria Clara de Jesus Vieira: Experimental characterization of ignition events in CVC like conditions – ENSMA (FR), Supervisors: Prof. Julien Sotton, Prof. Marc Bellenoue and Prof. Camille Strozzi
ESR5 – Provence Barnouin: Control and impact of RDC wave direction – TUB (DE), Supervisors: Prof. Myles Bohon and Prof. Christian O. Paschereit
ESR6 – Patrick Strempfl: LES of flow and combustion in a rotating detonation engine coupled to a turbine – CERFACS (FR), Supervisor: Prof. Thierry Poinsot
ESR7 – Hongyi Wei: Experimental investigation of rotating detonation combustors including ignition processes and turbine-integration effects – TUB (DE), Supervisors: Prof. Myles Bohon and Prof. Christian O. Paschereit
ESR8 – Thomas Golliard: Computational aeroacoustics of the exhaust flow for noise assessment and control – KTH (SE), Supervisors: Prof. Mihai Mihaescu, Prof. Anders Dahlkild
ESR9 – Roseline Ngozi Ezekwesili: Deflagration-Autoignition-Detonation transition – TUB (DE), Supervisor: Prof. Myles Bohon and Prof. Marc Bellenoue
ESR10 – Shreyas Ramanagar Sridhara: Numerical modelling and optimization of cooling solutions for PGC concepts – UNIFI (IT), Supervisors: Prof. Antonio Andreini
ESR11- Umberto Sandri: Experimental study of cooling solutions for PGC concepts – UNIFI (IT), Supervisor: Prof. Bruno Facchini, Prof. Antonio Andreini, Dr. Alessio Picchi
ESR12 – Panagiotis Gallis: Unsteady numerical simulation of the interaction between pressure-gain combustors and high-pressure turbine stages – POLITO (IT), Supervisor: Dr. Simone Salvadori
ESR13 – Abhishek Dubey: power plant analysis and cycle thermo-economic optimization – UNIGE (IT), Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Sorce
ESR14 – Sreenath Purushothaman: propulsion application with part load and dynamic analysis – UNIGE (IT), Supervisors: Prof. Alessandro Sorce, Prof. Alberto Traverso
ESR15 – Gokkul Raj Varatharajulu Purgunan: Full gas dynamic and exergetic analysis of PGC cycles with rotating detonations – TUB (DE), Supervisor: Prof. Panagiotis Stathopoulos