Research
Our group is focused on carrying out experimental and computational multidisciplinary research in the thermal sciences covering heat transfer, combustion, fire science, and bioenergy. Our interests range from helping develop more efficient and durable energy storage to understanding the fundamentals of ignition and fire spread for prevention of damage to people, property, and the environment from unwanted fires in areas such as wildfire and electrification. Our current projects focus on wildfire dynamics, battery fires, thermal management of LIB, and ignition research.
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Selected Publications
Experimental study on the radiative heat flux from flaming 18650- and 26650-type LFP battery cells
Kinetic modelling of thermal decomposition in lithium-ion battery components during thermal runaway
Pyrolysis-based modelling of 18650-type lithium-ion battery fires in thermal runaway with LCO, LFP and NMC cathodes
An Experimentally-Verified Thermal-Electrochemical Simulation Model of a 21700 Cell Using a Lumped Semi-Empirical Battery Model
Experimental study of the effect of the state of charge on self-heating ignition of large ensembles of lithium-ion batteries in storage
Thermal and mechanical abuse of electric vehicle pouch cell modules
Meta-Review of Fire Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries: Industry Challenges and Research Contributions
Quantifying self-heating ignition of biochar as a function of feedstock and the pyrolysis reactor temperature
Self-heating ignition of natural reactive porous media
Self-ignition of natural fuels: Can wildfires of carbon-rich soil start by self-heating?
The Department of Engineering is a growing department at KCL, an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research based in London, United Kingdom.
We welcome highly-motivated students and postdoctoral researchers with an interest in thermal engineering or fire science to join our group.