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International Flame Research Foundation | |
| Abbreviation | IFRF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1948 |
| Type | Non-profit educational society |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Industrial 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:
- The Industrial Combustion Journal (ISSN 2075-3071) since 1999, named IFRF Combustion Journal between Sept. 1999 and Aug. 2009 (ISSN 1562-479X),
- The Monday Night Mail - MNM - (ISSN 1562-4781) since 1999, in 1998 a few numbers of the IFRF Newsletter were also published,
- The Combustion Handbook (ISSN 1607-9116) since 2001.
Theses publications are freely available on-line.
Events
The IFRF organises events to disseminate knowledge on combustion: conferences, technical meetings (called TOTeMs), common days with other technical or scientific associations and courses:
Topic Oriented Technical Meetings (TOTeM)
TOTeMs are organized since 1989, once or twice a year:
| TOTeM n° | Topic | Year | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Green hydrogen: advances in CFD simulations of industrial hydrogen flames (announced)[7] | 2024 | Calgary | Canada |
| 50 | Decarbonising combustion in hard-to-abate sectors[8] | 2023 | Piacenza (Politecnico di Milano) | Italy |
| 49 | Chemical energy carriers for long-term storage and long-distance transport of renewable energies[9] | 2023 | Mulhouse (LGRE) | France |
| 48 | Hydrogen for decarbonisation[10][11][12] | 2022 | Jouy-en-Josas (Air Liquide) | France |
| 47 | Additive manufacturing for combustion application[13] | 2020 | Paris (Fivesgroup) | France |
| 46 | Waste-to-energy – Status and perspective of technologies[14] | 2019 | Pisa | Italy |
| 45 | Gas turbines for future energy systems[15] | 2018 | Cardiff | UK |
| 44 | Gaseous fuels for industry and power generation: challenges and opportunities[16] | 2017 | Essen (GWI Gas- und Wärme-Institut) | Germany |
| 43 | Fired equipment safety and its associated instrumentation and control requirements[17] | 2016 | Sheffield | UK |
| 42 | Industrial heating: furnaces, process heaters, kilns, design of safe and environmentally efficient thermal equipment[18] | 2014 | IJmuiden | Netherlands |
| 41 | Optimisation of OXY/COAL/FGR systems – state of the art for scaling and modelling[19] | 2014 | Warsaw | Poland |
| 40 | Gasification, a versatile technology converting biomass to produce synfuels, heat and power[20] | 2015 | Delft | Netherlands |
| 39 | Oxy-coal Combustion[21] | 2013 | Pisa | Italy |
| 38 | Tar & sulphur sampling and analysis[22] | 2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 37 | Innovative and Advanced Coal Co-Firing Technologies[23] | 2012 | Warsaw | Poland |
| 36 | Industrial Flares[24] | 2010 | Hawaii | USA |
| 35 | Co-firing secondary fuels in power generation: from fuel characterization to full scale testing[25] | 2010 | Pisa | Italy |
| 34 | Gas Turbine Research: Fuels, Combustion, Heat Transfer and Emissions[26] | 2010 | Cardiff University and the Gas Turbine Research Centre, Port Talbot | UK |
| 33 | Challenges in Rotary Kiln Combustion Processes[27] | 2009 | Pisa | Italy |
| 32 | Efficient solid fuel utilisation: How to overcome ash related restrictions[28] | 2008 | Freising | Germany |
| 31 | Oxy-combustion technologies and applications[29] | 2008 | Pisa (Enel) | Italy |
| 30 | Computational Fluid Dynamics – Simulation of Combustion Processes[30] | 2007 | Waikoloa (HI) | USA |
| 29 | Characterisation of biofuels for co-combustion[31] | 2006 | Munich | Germany |
| 28 | Mercury, trace metals and fine particulates – Issues and Solutions[32] | 2008 | Salt Lake City (UT) | USA |
| 27 | Process heating in petroleum, petrochemical and chemical industries: Identifying trends and satisfying needs through leveraged external research[33] | 2003 | Birmingham | UK |
| 26 | CO2 control, capture, sequestration, storage and emissions trading[34] | 2003 | Birmingham | UK |
| 25 | Quest for Zero Emission in Industrial Furnaces -State of the Art and Future Development of High Temperature Air Combustion[35] | 2003 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 24 | Challenges in the development of high efficiency combustion - The Excess Enthalpy Combustion Project[36] | 2003 | Velsen Noord | Netherlands |
| 23 | Efficiency and flexibility of energy use in the Iron and Steel industry: Minimise costs and CO2 emissions[37] | 2003 | Velsen Noord | Netherlands |
| 22 | Combustion Trends in Power Generation Industries[38] | 2002 | Linkebeek (Laborelec) | Belgium |
| 21 | Combustion Trends in Cement and Mineral Processing Industries[38],[39] | 2002 | Linkebeek (Laborelec) | Belgium |
| 20 | CFD for Combustion Engineering[40] | 2002 | Akersloot | Netherlands |
| 19 | Combustion oscillation and hum: Problems and opportunities[41] | 2002 | Akersloot | Netherlands |
| 18 | Intelligent Combustion Control[42] | 2000 | Cernay-la-Ville | France |
| 17 | The Use of Oxygen for Industrial Combustion[43] | 2000 | Cernay-la-Ville | France |
| 16 | Toxic Metals and Fine Particulates from Combustion Processes[44] | 2000 | Lyngby | Denmark |
| 15 | Ash and Deposit Formation in Utility Boilers[45] | 2000 | Lyngby | Denmark |
| 14 | Bio-fuels - Fuel preparation, Combustion Technologies and Scope for Utilisation[46] | 1999 | Växjö | Sweden |
| 13 | High Temperature Combustion Research for Industry – Results from the IFRF Research Station[47] | 1999 | IJmuiden | Netherlands |
| 12 | Application of Mathematical Modelling of full Scale Industrial Processes: Status and need for Sub-Models[48] | 1999 | Guernsey | UK |
| 11 | Liquid Fuels: Heavy oils wastes and slurries[49] | 1995 | Biaritz | France |
| 10 | Advanced Power Generation[50] | 1994 | Veldhoven | Netherlands |
| 9 | IFRF triennial planning 1995-1997 and future flame research[51] | 1994 | Haarlem | Netherlands |
| 8 | High temperature combustion – High air preheat/oxygen enrichment[52] | 1993 | Loughborough | UK |
| 7 | Scaling and mathematical modeling of combustion systems[53] | 1993 | Chicago (GRI) | USA |
| 6 | Measurement and control diagnostics[54] | 1992 | Karlsruhe | Germany |
| 5 | Waste incineration technology[55] | 1991 | Bari | Italy |
| 4 | IFRF Triennial Planning 1992-94[56] | 1991 | Haarlem | Netherlands |
| 3 | In-furnace NOx reduction techniques[57] | 1990 | Leeds | UK |
| 2 | Fuel combustion characterisation[58] | 1990 | Rueil Malmaison (IFP) | France |
| 1 | Capabilities and limitations of mathematical models of flares[59] | 1989 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
IFRF Conferences
IFRF Conferences (formerly Members Conference) are organized approximately every two or three years:
| Conference | Year | N° | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFRF 2025 Conference (announced)[60] | 2025 | 20 | Sheffield | UK |
| IFRF 2018 Conference "Clean, efficient and safe industrial combustion"[61] | 2018 | 19 | Sheffield | UK |
| 18th IFRF Members Conference "Flexible and clean fuel conversion in industry"[62] | 2015 | 18 | Freising | Germany |
| 17th IFRF Members Conference "Clean and efficient fuel conversion in industry"[63] | 2012 | 17 | Maffliers | France |
| 16th IFRF Members Conference "Combustion and sustainability: new technologies, new fuels, new challenges"[64] | 2009 | 16 | Boston | USA |
| 15th IFRF Members Conference "Combustion in an Efficient and Environmentally Acceptable Manner"[65] | 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 |