International Flame Research Foundation

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.

Topic-Orientated Technical Meetings (TOTeM)

TOTeM are organized since 1989, once or twice a year:

List of TOTeM organized by the IFRF and national committees
TOTeM n° Topic Year Location Country
47 Additive manufacturing for combustion application[7] 2020 Paris France
46 Waste-to-energy – Status and perspective of technologies[8] 2019 Pisa Italy
45 Gas turbines for future energy systems[9] 2018 Cardiff UK
30 Computational Fluid Dynamics – Simulation of Combustion Processes[10] 2007 Waikoloa (HI) USA
28 Mercury, trace metals and fine particulates – Issues and Solutions[11] 2008 Salt Lake City (UT) USA
25 Quest for Zero Emission in Industrial Furnaces -State of the Art and Future Development of High Temperature Air Combustion[12] 2003 Stockholm Sweden
12 Application of Mathematical Modelling of full Scale Industrial Processes: Status and need for Sub-Models[13] 1999 Guernsey UK

IFRF Conferences

IFRF Conferences (formerly Members Conference) are organized approximately every two or three years:

List of IFRF Conferences organized by the IFRF and national committees
Conference Year N° Location Country
IFRF 2018 Conference "Clean, efficient and safe industrial combustion"[14] 2018 19 Sheffield UK
18th IFRF Members Conference "Flexible and clean fuel conversion in industry"[15] 2015 18 Freising Germany
17th IFRF Members Conference "Clean and efficient fuel conversion in industry"[16] 2012 17 Maffliers France
16th IFRF Members Conference "Combustion and sustainability: new technologies, new fuels, new challenges"[17] 2009 16 Boston USA
15th IFRF Members Conference "Combustion in an Efficient and Environmentally Acceptable Manner"[18] 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
8th IFRF Members Conference 1986 8 IJmuiden Netherlands
7th IFRF Members Conference 1983 7 IJmuiden Netherlands
6th IFRF Members Conference 1980 6 IJmuiden Netherlands
5th IFRF Members Conference 1978 5 IJmuiden Netherlands
4th IFRF Members Conference 1976 4 IJmuiden Netherlands
3rd IFRF Members Conference 1973 3 IJmuiden Netherlands
2nd IFRF Members Conference 1971 2 IJmuiden Netherlands
1st IFRF Members Conference[19] 1969 1 IJmuiden Netherlands

Structure

The IFRF is organised in 9 national committee plus the Associate Member Group (AMG) where no national committee exists.

Committees
  • American Flame Research Committee - AFRC
  • British Flame Research Committee - BFRC
  • Chinese Flame Research Committee - CFRC
  • Finnish Flame Research Committee - FFRC
  • French Flame (Comité français) - CF
  • German Flame (Deutsche Vereinigung für Verbrennungsforschung e.V.) - DVV
  • Italian Flame (Comitato Italiano) - CI
  • Dutch Flame (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vlamonderzoek) - NVV
  • Swedish Flame Research Committee - SFRC

Governance

The IFRF in managed by a Council and an Executive Committee.

Locations

From 1948 to 2005 the IFRF facilities were located in the CORUS R&D centre at IJmuiden (Netherlands).

In 2005, the research station was relocated at ENEL facilities in Livorno (Italy), the measurement programme was restarted November 27, 2006.[20]

In 2015 a relocation of the IFRF headquarters process was initiated.[21] Leading to the designation of University of Sheffield and its PACT laboratory as the new IFRF location from 2017.[22]

See also

References
  1. Stimulating Cooperative Research in Fossil Energy at Universities. National Research Council (U.S.). 1984. p. 48.
  2. Weber, Roman (1998). The spirit of Ijmuiden. Fifty years of the IFRF. 1948-1998. Ijmuiden: International Flame Research Foundation. p. 280. ISBN 90-801495-2-7.
  3. "International Flame Research Foundation (IFRF)" (PDF). Heat Processing – International Magazine for Industrial Furnaces, Heat Treatment Plants, Equipment (5): 93. January 2014. ISSN 1611-616X.
  4. "Message from new IFRF Director, Philip Sharman". The Monday Night Mail. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  5. Rob ThringThe Independent, 30 September 2006
  6. Weber, Roman (1998). Spirit of IJmuiden. IJmuiden: IFRF. pp. 15–29. ISBN 9080149527.
  7. "TOTeM47: Additive Manufacturing for Combustion Application".
  8. "TOTeM46: Waste-to-energy – Status and perspective of technologies".
  9. "TOTeM 45 "Gas turbines for future energy systems"".
  10. "TOTeM 30 proceedings available online".
  11. "TOTeM 28 – Mercury, trace metals and fine particulates – Issues and Solutions".
  12. "TOTeM 25 "Quest for zero emission in industrial furnaces – State of the art and future development of high temperature air combustion"".
  13. "IFRF Summary Document – TOTeM 12".
  14. "IFRF 2018 Conference, Sheffield, UK".
  15. "18th IFRF Members' Conference Final Update".
  16. "IFRF International Member Conference June 2012".
  17. "IFRF 16th International Members' Conference".
  18. "15th IFRF Members Conference".
  19. "Members Conference at IJmuiden 22nd – 23rd May 1969: Programme".
  20. "IFRF flame is back!!, article from the Monday Night Mail, November 27, 2006". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
  21. "IFRF Director's Updates, Monday Night Mail, November 16, 2015". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
  22. "IFRF Relocation". The Monday Night Mail. 2015-12-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-17.


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