EAM2 - Aerospace Propulsion and Energy
Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering 2 area details
Overview
The EAM2 area specializes in aerospace propulsion systems and energy technologies, covering combustion, thermal systems, and renewable energy applications.
Research Areas
Combustion and Propulsion of Aircraft and Aerospace Vehicles
- Rocket engine design
- Gas turbine engines
- Combustion modeling
- Propulsion system integration
Gas Turbine Design and Technology
- Turbine blade cooling
- Compressor design
- Engine performance analysis
- Emissions reduction
Thermal Systems Analysis and Fluid Mechanics
- Heat transfer modeling
- Fluid flow analysis
- Thermal management
- Energy systems optimization
Renewable Energy
- Solar thermal systems
- Photovoltaic technology
- Wind energy systems
- Biomass energy
Conventional Energy
- Oil and natural gas systems
- Energy conversion
- Storage technologies
- Grid integration
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
- PEM fuel cells
- Solid oxide fuel cells
- Hydrogen production
- Hydrogen storage systems
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Cryogenic systems
- HVAC design
- Energy efficiency
- Environmental impact
Heat Exchangers
- Design optimization
- Performance analysis
- Compact heat exchangers
- Two-phase flow
Representative
Professor: Izabela Batista Henriques
Permanent Faculty
Permanent Faculty
Research Lines:
- Electrochemical systems
- Energy conversion and storage
Research Lines:
- Gas turbines
- Turbomachinery
- Propulsion
- Power generation cycles
Research Lines:
- Fluid mechanics
- Heat transfer
- Optimization
- CFD
- GPU-based simulation
Research Lines:
- Thermodynamic cycles
- Refrigeration
- Heat exchangers
- Two-phase flow
- CFD
Research Lines:
- Turbomachinery
- Gas turbines
- Propulsion
- CFD
- Aerothermodynamics
Research Lines:
- Non-intrusive optical diagnostics in combustion and flows
- Characterization of flames, chemical species and soot
- Laser-based LIF, PIV and LII techniques
- Flame emission spectroscopy
Research Lines:
- CFD
- Turbulence
- Heat transfer
- Renewable and conventional energy systems
- Porous Media
Laboratories
- Propulsion Laboratory
- Thermal Systems Laboratory
- Energy Systems Lab
- Combustion Laboratory
Industry Partnerships
- Petrobras
- Embraer
- GE Aviation
- Brazilian Oil Company