International Flame Research Foundation
International Flame Research Foundation
AbbreviationIFRF
Formation1948 (1948)
TypeNon-profit educational society
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeIndustrial combustion science
Region served
Word

The International Flame Research Foundation – IFRF is a non-profit research association and network created in 1948[1][2] in IJmuiden (Netherlands), established in Livorno (Italy) between 2005[3] and 2016 (Fondazione Internazionale per la Ricerca Sulla Combustione – ONLUS), and in Sheffield (UK) since 2017.[4] Meredith Thring was one of the founders.[5]

The IFRF Membership Network unites some 1000 combustion researchers from 130 industrial companies and academic institutions worldwide, around a common interest in efficient and environmentally responsible industrial combustion, with a focus on flame studies.

History

The IFRF can be traced to a proposal written in 1948 by Meredith Thring, head of the Physics Department in the newly formed British Iron and Steel Research Association (BISRA).[6] Entitled Proposals for the Establishment of an International Research Project on Luminous Radiation, the document resulted in the formation of the International Flame Radiation Research Committee with representatives of the steel, fuel and appliance making industries in France, Holland and England - specifically the British Iron and Steel Research Association (BISRA), the Iron and Steel Research Association of France (IRSID) and the Royal Dutch Iron and Steel Company (KNHS).[6]

Publications

The IFRF is the publisher of technical reports and regular publications:

Theses publications are freely available on-line.

Events

The IFRF organises events to disseminate knowledge on combustion.

Topic Oriented Technical Meetings (TOTeM)

TOTeMs are organized since 1989, once or twice a year:

List of TOTeM organized by the IFRF and national committees (non exhaustive)
TOTeM n° Topic Year Location Country
50 Decarbonising combustion in hard-to-abate sectors[7] 2023 Piacenza (Politecnico di Milano) Italy
49 Chemical energy carriers for long-term storage and long-distance transport of renewable energies[8] 2023 Mulhouse (LGRE) France
48 Hydrogen for decarbonisation[9][10][11] 2022 Jouy-en-Josas (Air Liquide) France
47 Additive manufacturing for combustion application[12] 2020 Paris (Fivesgroup) France
46 Waste-to-energy – Status and perspective of technologies[13] 2019 Pisa Italy
45 Gas turbines for future energy systems[14] 2018 Cardiff UK
44 Gaseous fuels for industry and power generation: challenges and opportunities[15] 2017 Essen (GWI Gas- und Wärme-Institut) Germany
43 Fired equipment safety and its associated instrumentation and control requirements[16] 2016 Sheffield UK
35 Co-firing secondary fuels in power generation: from fuel characterization to full scale testing[17] 2010 Pisa Italy
34 Gas Turbine Research: Fuels, Combustion, Heat Transfer and Emissions[18] 2010 Cardiff University and the Gas Turbine Research Centre, Port Talbot UK
30 Computational Fluid Dynamics – Simulation of Combustion Processes[19] 2007 Waikoloa (HI) USA
28 Mercury, trace metals and fine particulates – Issues and Solutions[20] 2008 Salt Lake City (UT) USA
25 Quest for Zero Emission in Industrial Furnaces -State of the Art and Future Development of High Temperature Air Combustion[21] 2003 Stockholm Sweden
12 Application of Mathematical Modelling of full Scale Industrial Processes: Status and need for Sub-Models[22] 1999 Guernsey UK

IFRF Conferences

IFRF Conferences (formerly Members Conference) are organized approximately every two or three years:

List of IFRF Conferences organized by the IFRF and national committees
Conference Year N° Location Country
IFRF 2018 Conference "Clean, efficient and safe industrial combustion"[23] 2018 19 Sheffield UK
18th IFRF Members Conference "Flexible and clean fuel conversion in industry"[24] 2015 18 Freising Germany
17th IFRF Members Conference "Clean and efficient fuel conversion in industry"[25] 2012 17 Maffliers France
16th IFRF Members Conference "Combustion and sustainability: new technologies, new fuels, new challenges"[26] 2009 16 Boston USA
15th IFRF Members Conference "Combustion in an Efficient and Environmentally Acceptable Manner"[27] 2007 15 Pisa Italy
14th IFRF Members Conference 2004 14 Noordwijkerhout Netherlands
13th IFRF Members Conference 2001 13 Noordwijkerhout Netherlands
12th IFRF Members Conference 1998 12 Noordwijkerhout Netherlands
11th IFRF Members Conference 1995 11 IJmuiden Netherlands
10th IFRF Members Conference 1992 10 IJmuiden Netherlands
9th IFRF Members Conference 1989 9 IJmuiden Netherlands
8th IFRF Members Conference 1986 8 IJmuiden Netherlands
7th IFRF Members Conference 1983 7 IJmuiden Netherlands
6th IFRF Members Conference 1980 6 IJmuiden Netherlands
5th IFRF Members Conference 1978 5 IJmuiden Netherlands
4th IFRF Members Conference 1976 4 IJmuiden Netherlands
3rd IFRF Members Conference 1973 3 IJmuiden Netherlands
2nd IFRF Members Conference 1971 2 IJmuiden Netherlands
1st IFRF Members Conference[28] 1969 1 IJmuiden Netherlands

Other events

The IFRF organises events with other scientific associations such as the Combustion Institute and special flame days with other national committees.

Other events (non exhaustive list)
Event Year Location Country
IFRF Workshop at the 11th European Combustion Meeting:[29] From lab scale to industrial combustion: challenges for the scale up of experimental and simulation approaches[30] 2023 Rouen France
Industry Roundtable at the 39th International Symposium on Combustion – Decarbonated Combustion in Industrial Processes[31] 2022 Vancouver Canada

Structure

The IFRF is organised in 9 national committee plus the Associate Member Group (AMG) where no national committee exists.

Committees

Governance

The IFRF in managed by a Council and an Executive Committee.

Locations

From 1948 to 2005 the IFRF facilities were located in the CORUS R&D centre at IJmuiden (Netherlands).

In 2005, the research station was relocated at ENEL facilities in Livorno (Italy), the measurement programme was restarted November 27, 2006.[32]

In 2015 a relocation of the IFRF headquarters process was initiated.[33] Leading to the designation of University of Sheffield and its PACT Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine laboratory as the new IFRF location from 2017.[34]

See also

References

  1. ^ Stimulating Cooperative Research in Fossil Energy at Universities. National Research Council (U.S.). 1984. p. 48.
  2. ^ Weber, Roman (1998). The spirit of Ijmuiden. Fifty years of the IFRF. 1948-1998. Ijmuiden: International Flame Research Foundation. p. 280. ISBN 90-801495-2-7.
  3. ^ "International Flame Research Foundation (IFRF)" (PDF). Heat Processing – International Magazine for Industrial Furnaces, Heat Treatment Plants, Equipment (5): 93. January 2014. ISSN 1611-616X.
  4. ^ "Message from new IFRF Director, Philip Sharman". The Monday Night Mail. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ Rob ThringThe Independent, 30 September 2006
  6. ^ a b Weber, Roman (1998). Spirit of IJmuiden. IJmuiden: IFRF. pp. 15–29. ISBN 9080149527.
  7. ^ "TOTeM 50 – Decarbonising combustion in hard-to-abate sectors". ifrf.net. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  8. ^ "TOTeM 49 – Chemical energy carriers for long-term storage and long-distance transport of renewable energies". ifrf.net. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  9. ^ "IFRF TOTeM – Hydrogen for Industrial Decarbonisation | The Combustion Institute". 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  10. ^ "IFRF TOTeM – Hydrogen for decarbonisation – October 13th 2022 – Paris". Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  11. ^ Kelsall, Greg (7 November 2022). "Summary and key learnings from the 48th TOTeM on 'Hydrogen for Decarbonisation'". Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  12. ^ "TOTeM47: Additive Manufacturing for Combustion Application".
  13. ^ "TOTeM46: Waste-to-energy – Status and perspective of technologies". 14 October 2019.
  14. ^ "TOTeM 45 "Gas turbines for future energy systems"".
  15. ^ "TOTeM 44: Gaseous fuels for industry and power generation: challenges and opportunities". ifrf.net. 6 February 2017.
  16. ^ "TOTeM 43 – Programme". IFRF.net.
  17. ^ "TOTeM 35 "Co-firing secondary fuels in power generation: from fuel characterization to full scale testing"". ifrf.net. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  18. ^ "TOTeM 34 Proceedings on Line". ifrf.net. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  19. ^ "TOTeM 30 proceedings available online". 16 February 2009.
  20. ^ "TOTeM 28 – Mercury, trace metals and fine particulates – Issues and Solutions". 17 March 2008.
  21. ^ "TOTeM 25 "Quest for zero emission in industrial furnaces – State of the art and future development of high temperature air combustion"".
  22. ^ "IFRF Summary Document – TOTeM 12".
  23. ^ "IFRF 2018 Conference, Sheffield, UK".
  24. ^ "18th IFRF Members' Conference Final Update". 25 May 2015.
  25. ^ "IFRF International Member Conference June 2012". 17 October 2011.
  26. ^ "IFRF 16th International Members' Conference". 15 December 2008.
  27. ^ "15th IFRF Members Conference". 3 July 2006.
  28. ^ "Members Conference at IJmuiden 22nd – 23rd May 1969: Programme".
  29. ^ "European Combustion Meeting 2023 - Sciencesconf.org". ecm2023.sciencesconf.org. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  30. ^ "From lab scale to industrial combustion: challenges for the scale up of experimental and simulation approaches". ifrf.net. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  31. ^ "39th International Symposium on Combustion". www.combustionsymposia.org. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  32. ^ "IFRF flame is back!!, article from the Monday Night Mail, November 27, 2006". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
  33. ^ "IFRF Director's Updates, Monday Night Mail, November 16, 2015". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
  34. ^ "IFRF Relocation". The Monday Night Mail. 2015-12-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-17.

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