H2POWRD Consortium Represented at ASME Turbo Expo 2026 in Milan

The H2POWRD consortium was represented at ASME Turbo Expo 2026, held from 15–19 June 2026 in Milan, Italy, bringing together leading researchers, engineers, and professionals from the global turbomachinery community.

ASME Turbo Expo provides an international forum for knowledge exchange, technical discussions, and collaboration across the fields of turbomachinery, energy systems, and related technologies. The event offered an excellent opportunity for researchers within H2POWRD to engage with the wider scientific community, discuss advances in the field, and gain insights into current research developments.

The H2POWRD consortium was represented by:

• Eiki Mori (DC08) - Safran SA

• Filippo Brignolo (DC10) - Politecnico Di Torino

• Julius Beier (DC12) - Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan

• Georgios Karakasis (DC15) - Universita Degli Studi Di Genova

• Prof. Dr. Oliver Paschereit – Technische Universität Berlin

• Dr. Eric Bach – University of Purdue

• Prof. Simone Salvadori and Prof. Daniela Misul – Politecnico di Torino

• Prof. Paolo Gaetani and Dr. Noraiz Mushtaq – Politecnico di Milano

• Prof. Alessandro Sorce – Universita Degli Studi Di Genova

• Dr. Shreyas Ramanagar Sridhara – SAFRAN SA

• Prof. Mihai Mihaescu – KTH Royal Institute of Technology

• Prof. Antonio Andreini – University of Florence

Throughout the conference, H2POWRD representatives contributed to the exchange of knowledge and ideas within the turbomachinery research community. Such international events provide valuable opportunities for Doctoral Candidates to develop their scientific communication skills, expand their professional networks, and connect their research activities with broader developments in the field.

The H2POWRD consortium continues to encourage active participation in international conferences and scientific events, supporting the growth of the next generation of researchers and strengthening collaboration between academic and industrial partners.

H2POWRD Research Presented at the Journées Écoulements & Fluides à Saclay (JEFS)

Last month, H2POWRD doctoral researcher Mathieu Constant represented ONERA – The French Aerospace Lab and the H2POWRD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network at the Journées Écoulements & Fluides à Saclay (JEFS), organised by Université Paris-Saclay.

During the event, he presented numerical results of the Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) of a Hydrogen/Air Rotating Detonation Combustor (RDC) equipped with a Pintle Injector. The presentation provided an opportunity to introduce the subject of detonative propulsion and to discuss turbulence modelling in relation to the transient injection process occurring in an RDC.

LES is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach that aims to resolve the largest turbulent scales (vortices that in practice are larger than the mesh cell size) of the flow. LES coupled with cost-efficient injector optimisation procedures, LES enables significant improvements in the understanding and design of rotating detonation combustors.

This research has been conducted under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Gaillard, Dr. Dmitry Davidenko, and Prof. Marc Bellenoue. Special thanks are extended to Amaury Anquetil and Prof. Dr. Myles Bohon from Technische Universität Berlin for their support and collaboration.

This project has received funding from the European Union's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network programme under H2POWRD (101169009) Project.

H2POWRD research presented at IWDP 2026: Investigating Rotating Detonation Combustor Stability

As part of our IWDP 2026 highlights, the H2POWRD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network is pleased to feature the research contribution presented by Doctoral Candidate Alastair Bruce from Technische Universität Berlin at the 14th International Workshop on Detonation for Propulsion (IWDP 2026) in Tokyo, Japan.

Rotating detonation combustors offer the potential for more compact and efficient propulsion systems, but the mechanisms governing their stability remain difficult to understand due to strong multi-scale interactions.

Using experimental data from the TU Berlin rotating detonation combustor test bed, we developed a phase-averaged pressure-field reconstruction approach to investigate how outlet reflected shocks interact with the detonation structure. This methodology enables quantification of key flow features, including the detonation front, oblique shock wave, reflected shock wave, and the related impact location with the following wave, to be resolved directly from experimental measurements. The analysis demonstrates that the interaction of the reflected shock impact location with the following wave has measurable effects on detonation wave coherence and combustor stability.

These findings provide new insight into shock–injector coupling mechanisms and may help guide the design of more stable and reliable pressure-gain combustion systems.

This research was carried out within the H2POWRD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network (Project No. 101169009), bringing together academic and industrial partners to advance research and training in hydrogen-based propulsion systems.

The work was conducted in collaboration with Benjamin Kuijper (Eindhoven University of Technology), Prof. Dr. Christian Oliver Paschereit (Technische Universität Berlin), and Prof. Dr. Myles Bohon (Technische Universität Berlin).

H2POWRD congratulates Alastair Bruce 👏on presenting this research and representing the consortium at IWDP 2026.

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International Workshop on Detonation for Propulsion (IWDP) 2026

Read more about the H2POWRD consortium’s participation at IWDP 2026 in Yokohama, Japan: https://www.h2powrd.eu/post/h2powrd-participation-at-iwdp-2026-yokohama-japan