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Cyril Crua is a Professor at the Sir Harry Ricardo Laboratories within the Advanced Engineering Centre. He has 20 years’ experience in optical and laser-based diagnostics for experimental fluid dynamics, with a focus on spray formation and combustion.
Research interests
My research focuses on experimental fluid dynamics, and particularly on the development of optical diagnostic techniques to investigate the physics of complex flows and atomisation. My current research interests include:
- Optical diagnostic techniques for sprays and combustion
- Spray formation and breakup
- Microscopic imaging of sprays
- Experimental fluid dynamics diesel engines spray formation and breakup
Selected publications
- Wu Y, Li H, Wu X, Gréhan G, Mädler L, Crua C, 2018, Change of evaporation rate of single monocomponent droplet with temperature using time-resolved phase rainbow refractometry. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, in press
- Ismael M, Heikal M, Aziz ARA, Syah F, Zainal E, Crua C, 2018, The effect of fuel injection equipment on the dispersed phase of water-in-diesel emulsions. Applied Energy, vol 222, pp. 762-771
- Crua C, Manin J, Pickett LM, 2017, On the transcritical mixing of fuels at diesel engine conditions. Fuel 208
- Förster F, Crua C, Davy M, Ewart P, 2017, Time-resolved gas thermometry by laser-induced grating spectroscopy with a high-repetition rate laser system. Experiments in Fluids, vol 58(87)
- Crua C, Heikal MR, Gold MR, 2015, Microscopic imaging of the initial stage of diesel spray formation. Fuel 157
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Projects 2009 2012
- 2 Finished
Universal Spray Model for Engineering Applications
Sazhin, S., Heikal, M., Crua, C. & Snegirev, A. Y.
1/06/10 → 31/05/12
Project: Grant › Research
Modelling of Breakup Processes in Transient Diesel Fuel Sprays
Sazhin, S., Crua, C., Heikal, M. & Healey, J.
1/02/09 → 30/06/12
Project: Grant › Research
Research Output 2000 2019
Simulation and Measurement of Transient Fluid Phenomena within Diesel Injection
Gold, M., Pearson, R., Turner, J., Sykes, D., Stetsyuk, V., de Sercey, G., Crua, C., Koukouvinis, P. & Gavaises, M. 15 Jan 2019 International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting. 2019-01-0066. (SAE Technical Papers )Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution with ISSN or ISBN
Visual analyses of end of injection liquid structures and the behaviour of nozzle surface-bound fuel in a direct injection diesel engine
Sykes, D., de Sercey, G., Gold, M., Pearson, R. & Crua, C. 15 Jan 2019 International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting. United States, (SAE Technical Papers)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution with ISSN or ISBN
A simple model for puffing/micro-explosions in water-fuel emulsion droplets
Sazhin, S., Rybdylova, O., Crua, C., Heikal, M., Ismael, M., Nissar, Z. & Aziz, R. 28 Nov 2018 131, p. 815-821Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Assessment of the grid requirements for the modelling of the dynamics of high speed evaporating sprays using LES / Eulerian-Lagrangian frameworks
Li, C., Crua, C., Morgan, R. & Vogiatzaki, K. 26 Jul 2018Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Change of evaporation rate of single monocomponent droplet with temperature using time-resolved phase rainbow refractometry
Wu, Y., Li, H., Wu, X., Gréhan, G., Mädler, L. & Crua, C. 3 Oct 2018Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities 2014 2015
- 2 Visiting an external academic institution
Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Crua, C. (Visiting researcher)Activity: Visiting an external academic institution
Sandia National Laboratories CA
Crua, C. (Visiting researcher)Activity: Visiting an external academic institution