Coordination Funds

这一优先计划的目的是将燃烧科学和先进制造学科联系起来，使燃料能够灵活、清洁、高效和安全地转化为氢基燃料，如氢和氨，以及它们与甲烷或天然气的混合物。与传统燃料相比，氢和氨具有根本不同的燃烧性能，这反映在不同的燃烧速度、可燃极限、点火能量和污染物形成行为上，因此需要对现有技术进行重大调整。含氢燃料技术的进步对所有能源部门都很重要，例如，包括燃气轮机发电和用工业燃烧器提供工艺热。它要求在考虑稳定性、燃料灵活性和安全性的同时，共同提高热效率和减少污染物排放。这些适应将通过基于模拟的设计与创新制造工艺的结合来实现，例如添加制造，它允许在设计和材料选择方面有很大的自由度。除了科学目标外，在研究人员职业生涯的早期阶段对他们进行培训和晋升也是一个重要的目标。为了实现科学目标，需要密切协调，以确保不同项目内部和之间的协作和协同作用。在此基础上，我们正在计划为所有参与者举办定期项目讲习班，为青年研究人员举办具体讲习班，以及举办国际讲习班，以进一步宣传关键项目想法并提高国际知名度。为了在优先计划和国际上促进年轻研究人员的科学交流和网络，我们正在计划一个国际访客计划，并延长年轻研究人员在国外的研究停留时间。计划中的墨卡托研究员Andrea Gruber教授将为该项目带来独特的专业知识，该项目将氢基燃料的基础研究应用于工业应用。此外，研究数据管理将是一个重要方面，协调项目将促进和加强这方面的工作。此外，还计划采取性别平等和多样性措施。为此，协调项目将组织相应的研讨会，并额外支持项目成员更好地利用当地方案。所有这些措施都将由协调项目集中管理。

The purpose of this priority program is to connect the disciplines of combustion science and advanced manufacturing for enabling a fuel flexible, clean, efficient, and safe thermochemical energy conversion of hydrogen-based fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia, and their blends with methane or natural gas. Compared to conventional fuels, hydrogen and ammonia have fundamentally different combustion properties, which are reflected, for example, in different burning rates, flammability limits, ignition energies, and pollutant formation behavior and, hence, require significant adaptations of existing technologies. The advancement of hydrogen-containing fuel technologies is important in all energy sectors including, for instance, power generation in gas turbines and the supply of process heat with industrial burners. It requires the joint increase of thermal efficiencies and reduction of pollutant emissions, while considering stability, fuel flexibility, and safety. These adaptations will be achieved here by a combination of simulation-based design with innovative manufacturing processes, such as additive manufacturing, which allows for a large degree of freedom in design and the choice of materials. Apart from the scientific goals, the training and promotion of researchers in the early stage of their career is an important objective. For achieving the scientific goals, close coordination is required to ensure collaborations and synergies within and among the different projects. As a basis for this, we are planning for regular project workshops for all participants, specific workshops for young researchers, and an international workshop, which additionally promotes the key project ideas and provides international visibility. To foster the scientific exchange and networking of young researchers both within the priority program and internationally, we are planning an international visitors program and extended research stays abroad for the young researchers. The planned Mercator Fellow, Prof. Andrea Gruber, will bring unique expertise to the project relating fundamental research on hydrogen-based fuels to industrial applications. Further, research data management will be an important aspect, which will be promoted and enforced by the coordination project. In addition, gender equality and diversity measures are planned. For this, the coordination project will organize corresponding workshops and additionally support project members to make better use of local programs. All these measures will be centrally administrated by the coordination project.