Vincent McDonell
Professor, PhD
University of California, Irvine | Director of UCI Combustion Laboratory, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Speaker
Track B: Emerging Technologies and Renewable Energy
Session B3: Hydrogen Innovations and Applications
May 2, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
What Happens When We Use Hydrogen in Appliances and Gas Turbines?
The use of hydrogen to decarbonize society is gaining momentum. A need exists to understand how to effectively utilize this fuel in key end use devices such as commercial and industrial appliances as well as gas turbines. Of critical importance in the decarbonization of end use sector operations is to ensure air pollutant emissions are simultaneously minimized. This presentation overviews critical factors regarding pollutant formation and emissions in the context of end use devices. It will frame this overview in the context of increasing hydrogen content in natural gas with current devices that have been developed for operation on natural gas. The discussion will include recent examples illustrating the use of hydrogen in representative devices.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Vincent McDonell is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Irvine and is Director of the UCI Combustion Laboratory. He has over 30 years of experience in the design, operation, and characterization of continuous combustion systems and associated components, which has been documented in over 90 publications and over 200 papers. He has developed and evolved extensive experimental facilities to support research ranging from basic science to practical configurations. Dr. McDonell’s recent research has focused on how low carbon and renewable fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia affect the performance and operation of combustion systems used in consumer appliances, industrial devices, and gas turbines.