海角黑料

Institute for Aerospace Technology

Programme

This is the Programme of the Cryogenic Fuel Systems Conference (9th to 10th June 2026, Nottingham). The programme is subject to change

Tuesday 9th June 2026
 Time Activity
09:00 onwards Registration
09:30-09:45 Welcome Address
09:45-10:10 Plenary Presentation - ATI, A strategic outlook on Hydrogen for Aviation including the ATI's Zero Carbon Roadmap
10:10-10:35 Plenary Presentation - CAA, Roadmap & Gaps Analysis
10:35-11:00 Coffee/Posters
11:00-11:25 Invited Talk - Cryogenic Materials, Professor Hassan Ghadbeigi, University of Sheffield
11:25-11:50 Invited Talk – Peter Ireland, Oxford University, “Recent progress in the EPSRC Programme Grant - Making Hydrogen Work in Zero Carbon Jet Engines”
11:50-11:55 Break
11:55-13:15

Technical Session 1 - Cryogenic Thermofluid Systems

  • “Machine Learning–Enhanced Cryogenic Sensing for Real-Time Monitoring of Hydrogen Systems”, Konstantina Vogiatzaki, Giovanni Tretola, University of Oxford
  • “Effect of Surface Roughness on Chilldown Time for Cryogenic Fuel Systems”, Farheen Muhammed, Peter Ireland, Edmond Walsh
  • “Sensors for aircraft liquid hydrogen fuel systems - an overview”, Stella Job, Grazebrook Innovation, Henry Clarke, Badgerworks
13:15-14:00 Lunch
  Parallel technical sessions
14:00-15:00 Technical Session 2 - Modelling Approaches for Cryogenic Systems (remote presentations)
  • Invited Talk: Prof Dmitriy Makarov: “Liquid hydrogen refuelling at HRS: Description of sLH2 concept, modelling approach and results of numerical simulations”, Ulster University
  • Invited Talk: Dr Srinivas Sivaraman: “Refuelling of warm LH2 tank: simulations versus experiment”, Ulster University
14:00-15:00

Technical Session 3 - Cryogenic Systems Combustion & Gaseous Combustion

  • Invited Talk: National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology, Loughborough University, “Combustion – GH2 as end-use of LH2 system”
  • “System-Level and Numerical Investigation of Cryogenic Hydrogen Injection in Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines”, Yuzhao liu, Jinhong Li, Konstantina Vogiatzaki, Thermal Propulsion Systems Research Group, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
15:00-15:30 Coffee/Posters
15:30-16:30

Technical Session 4 - Cryogenic Health and Safety.

  • Invited Talk: Dr Donatella Cirrone, “Throughout LH2 BLEVE model: transient simulations from blast wave to fireball”. Ulster University
  • “Multiphase Thermofluid Behaviour of Cryogenic Hydrogen Jets for Fuel System and Safety Applications”, Zhaoxin Ren, Jac Alexander Clarke, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Zienkiewicz Institute for Modelling, Data and AI, Swansea University
15:30-16:30 Optional tours
16:30-17:00 Plenary Talk - HSE Buxton "LH2 Experience"
Evening event Evening event BBQ on the lawn

 

Wednesday 10th June 2026
 Time Activity
09:15-09:45 Coffee/Posters
09:45-09:50 Introduction to Day Two
09:50-10:10 “EPSRC Maritime Liquid Hydrogen Research and Innovation Facility” Junaid Haider, Durham University
  Parallel sessions
10:15-11:00 Technical Session 5 – Hybrid Electrical/Super-Conductivity Cryogenic Systems
  • Hyperconductive Electrical Machine Topologies for Aerospace Propulsion: A Comparative Study, Mohammad Reza Ilkhani, A Vannini, L Sun, J Jiang, S Nica, N Rebelo, Z Xu, M Pacey, C Gerada, M Hales, C Zhao, C Nie, S Smith, M Lacchetti
  • Advanced cryogenic cooling techniques for electric propulsion systems in future hydrogen aircraft, Fengyu Zhang, David Gerada, Zeyuan Xu, Chris Gerada
10:15-11:00  Technical Session 6 - Cryogenic Health and Safety 
  • Invited Talk: University of Surrey “Pressure Build-Up in a Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank when Subject to Fire Attack – a Numerical Study with Validation”, H. Nubli and J. X. Wen
  • Invited Talk: Dr Mohammadhossein Shamsaddinsaeid: “Multiphase multicomponent modelling of LH2 release and dispersion from the 56 m3 vertical storage tank: hazard distances by flammability and frostbite”, Ulster University (remote presentation)
11:00-11:30 Coffee/Posters
  Parallel sessions
11:30-13:00 Optional tours
11:30-13:00 

Technical Session 7 - Cryogenic Systems & components, Experimental techniques & methods for Cryogenic Systems

  • “Multiple Flow Regime CFD Modelling of LN2 Chilldown: A 2D vs 3D Comparison”. Shawn Fernandes, Christopher Ellis, Evgenia Korsukova, Stephen Ambrose, Carol Eastwick, 海角黑料
  • “A Modified Devanathan-Stachurski Approach for Quantifying Hydrogen Uptake Under Corrosion Conditions in Coated and Uncoated Aluminium Alloys for Cryogenic Applications”, Shivnarain Ravichandran (1, 5), Fabian Duarte Martinez (1), Vikesh Kumar (1), Francesco Fanicchia (1), Anwesha Kanjilal (2), Maria Jazmin Duarte (2), Christina Scheu (2), Gerhard Dehm (2), Pavel Shashkov (3), Sergey Usov (3), Lucas Beucher (4), Heinz Busch (4)
    • 1 Centre for Materials, Cranfield University, Bedford, UK
    • 2 Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials, Düsseldorf, Germany
    • 3 Cambridge Nanolitic Ltd., United Kingdom
    • 4 NTTF Coatings GmbH, Germany
    • 5 Carbon Magics Ltd., Wickwar, Gloucestershire, UK
  • “Preliminary Studies of Cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System: Transfer Line Two-Phase Flow Modelling and System-Level Architecture Analysis”, Alireza Ebrahimi (1), Nicolas Capmany (1), Andrew Rolt (1), László Könözsy (2), Drewan Sanders (1), B Deneys (1), J Schreiner (1)
    • 1 Centre for Aeronautics, Propulsion and Power, Cranfield University
    • 2 Centre for Assured and Connected Autonomy, AI, Robotics and Space, Cranfield University
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Invited Talk - Aerospace Technology Institute: "What's next for Hydrogen in aviation?"
14:30-15:00 Invited Talk “H2 for Civil Aviation: Challenges and Opportunities: Cranfield University’s Research and Innovation” Bobby Sethi, Cranfield University
15:00-15:30 Plenary – Jacob Leachman, Washington State University Hyper Lab, virtual address, “Instabilities: Political and fluid flow phenomena affecting liquid hydrogen aerospace research”
15:30-15:45 Closing Address

 

 

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