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Scholarly biography
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
Selected publications
Supercritical / transcritical mixing of fuels
Crua C, Manin J and Pickett LM (2017) On the transcritical mixing of fuels at diesel engine conditions Fuel 208. https://doi.org/b9s9
Primary breakup of fuels in engine
Crua C, Heikal MR, Gold MR (2015) Microscopic imaging of the initial stage of diesel spray formation. Fuel 157. https://doi.org/4F3
Measurement of droplet temperature and evaporation rate
Wu Y, Li H, Wu X, Gréhan G, Mädler L, Crua C (2019) Change of evaporation rate of single monocomponent droplet with temperature using time-resolved phase rainbow refractometry. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 37(3). https://doi.org/czgp
Fuel emulsions
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 222. https://doi.org/gdtdk3
Measurement of gas temperature in engines
Förster F, Crua C, Davy M and Ewart P (2019) Temperature measurements under diesel engine conditions using laser induced grating spectroscopy. Combustion and Flame 199. https://doi.org/cwsn
Keywords
- TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
- Spray
- Aerosol
- Droplets
- Optical diagnostics
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Heating and evaporation of droplets with nano-particles: experimental studies and modelling
Sazhin, S., Rybdylova, O. & Crua, C.
2/12/19 → 1/12/21
Project: Charities
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PhD studentships on non-spherical droplets in high-pressure fuel sprays
6/10/13 → 31/10/17
Project: Industry
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Investigation of non-spherical droplets in high-pressure fuel sprays
Crua, C., Gavaises, M., Sazhin, S., Heikal, M., Cossali, G. E., Sechenyh, V., Stetsyuk, S., Duret, B. & Turner, J.
1/09/13 → 31/08/16
Project: Research Councils / Government Depts.
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Universal Spray Model for Engineering Applications
Sazhin, S., Heikal, M., Crua, C. & Snegirev, A. Y.
1/06/10 → 31/05/12
Project: Grant
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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 Output
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On the transcritical mixing of fuels at diesel engine conditions
Crua, C., Manin, J. L. & Pickett, L. M., 21 Jul 2017, In : Fuel. 208, p. 535-548 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Microscopic imaging of the initial stage of diesel spray formation
Crua, C., Heikal, M. & Gold, M., 7 May 2015, In : Fuel. 157, p. 140-150 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Simultaneous measurement of monocomponent droplet temperature/refractive index, size and evaporation rate with phase rainbow refractometry
Wu, Y., Crua, C., Li, H., Saengkaew, S., Mädler, L., Wu, X. & Gréhan, G., 1 May 2018, In : Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 214, p. 146-157 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Temperature measurements under diesel engine conditions using laser induced grating spectroscopy
Förster, F., Crua, C., Davy, M. & Ewart, P., 1 Nov 2018, In : Combustion and Flame. 199, p. 249-257Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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2D Titanium Carbide (Ti3C2Tx ) in Accommodating Intraocular Lens Design
Ward, E. J., Lacey, J., Crua, C., Dymond, M. K., Maleski, K., Hantanasirisakul, K., Gogotsi, Y. & Sandeman, S., 10 May 2020, In : Advanced Functional Materials. 30, 47, 2000841.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities
- 2 Visiting an external academic institution
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Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Cyril Crua (Visiting researcher)
Oct 2015 → …Activity: Visiting position › Visiting an external academic institution
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Sandia National Laboratories CA
Cyril Crua (Visiting researcher)
30 Jun 2014 → 31 Aug 2014Activity: Visiting position › Visiting an external academic institution