The projectโs ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ will take place online on ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ and will be free to attend.
Main topics:
– The ๐๐๐-optimised gas turbine burners developed within the project
– The supporting experimental investigations and high-fidelity modelling
– How gas turbines operating with Exhaust Gas Recirculation can facilitate carbon capture and storage (๐๐๐)
At the 41st International Symposium on Combustion in Kyoto, Gianmarco Lemmi presented his work โBridging the Thickened Flame and Fine-Scales frameworks for multi-regime combustion modellingโ. In this work, developed with S. Castellani, R. Meloni, and A. Andreini within the TRANSITION Project, it was proposed a unified TFโFS framework for LES of flames in which premixed and non-premixed combustion modes coexist. The model dynamically combines Thickened Flame and Fine-Scales approaches, showing promising results across several test cases and industrial applications. The presentation also sparked valuable discussions and new perspectives for future research.
Gianmarco Lemmi presented his work โA Unified Thickened FlameโFine-Scales Framework for Multi-Regime Combustion Modelling: Application to an Industrial Lean-Premixed Burnerโ at ASME Turbo Expo, 15-19 June 2026, Milan, developed in collaboration between Universitร degli Studi di Firenze and Baker Hughes under the TRANSITION Project.
In this work, it is proposed a unified Thickened FlameโFine Scales framework capable of handling different combustion regimes within a single primitive variables-based modelling approach and demonstrate its application to an industrial lean-premixed burner.
The questions and discussions following the presentation were definitely the highlight of the conference.
Congratulations to Sofia Galeotti, recipient of the 2026 Antonio D’Alessio Award, a prestigious recognition presented by the Italian Section of The Combustion Institute – ASICI for outstanding doctoral research in combustion science and energy transition, during the joint meeting of the Italian and Spanish Sections held in Sorrento.. These accomplishment demonstrates the impact of TRANSITION not only in advancing cutting-edge technologies for low-carbon power generation, but also in supporting the development of the next generation of researchers and innovators.
On February 5 and 6, 2026, UNIFI (Antonio Andreini and Sofia Galeotti) visited the new combustion test facilities developed at Orta Doฤu Teknik รniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (Ankara, TR), where further experimental investigations will be conducted as part of the TRANSITION project.
The METU team will test ๐๐๐ optimized burners for Baker Hughes gas turbines developed as part of the project, focusing on the most aggressive solutions that exploit localized injections aimed at improving flame stability with high EGR rates
Next Internal Technical Review meeting will take place in Trondheim (NO) next April 14, in a full day format, hosted by SINTEF Energy Research
The first ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ event of the project ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก will be held next May 21st in Florence, kindly hosted at the Florence Learning Center of Baker Hughes
The event represents the planned mid-term dissemination action of the project, and will showcase the TRANSITION partners’ recent achievements in improving knowledge on the use of ๐๐๐ฅ (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) in heavy-duty gas turbines to enable more efficient adoption of carbon capture technologies (๐๐๐จ๐ฆ).
Project partners will present outcomes achieved in the first two years of the project. The workshop will also see the contributions by two external experts as Invited Speakers: Prof. Epaminondas Mastorakos and Prof. Ward De Paepe.
ASME Turbo Expo 2023 was well represented by UNIFI, Heat Transfer and Combustion research group (Alessio Picchi,ย Tommaso Bacci,ย Sofia Galeotti,Matteo Amerighi,ย Lorenzo Orsini,ย Simone Castellani,ย Umberto Sandri,ย Niccolรฒ Castelli) that contributed to the conference with 13 papers ranging from combustion modelling and testing, turbine and combustor cooling and secondary air systems testing and modelling.
Next Internal Technical Review meeting will be in Pau (F) next October 11-12, hosted by Total Energies
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