Starting Grant concedida a David Escofet!

El Starting Grant del ERC és un reconeixement a la seva tasca de recerca en l’àmbit de la propagació de focs i mesures làser.

El projecte que ha presentat en David és UTILE (Utilising spectroscopy to quantify Thermal transport in flame spread). UTILE es finançarà amb 1.5 milions d'euros per un periòde de 5 anys.

Enhorabona David!

Descripció del projecte UTILE:

Uncontrolled fires in buildings and nature are a major issue, worsened by climate change and an aging population.  

To address this, David Escofet-Martin and his team aim to understand how flames spread by measuring heat transfer using advanced laser techniques.  The project will be the first fire study ever to use simultaneous multi-dimensional temperature measurements of both gas and solid surfaces to calculate heat transfer. For gas measurements, the team will use a method called Hybrid Rotational Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy, which analyses the interaction between light and matter to study the molecular energy states. It will provide valuable information about the chemical composition and temperature of these substances. At the same time, surface temperature will be measured with phosphor thermometry, a technique that uses the light emitted by phosphor materials that changes with temperature.  

The new project will also advance laser diagnostic techniques that will reduce experimental time and increase sensitivity for studying flame spread. The goal is to provide new data on heat transfer, helping to improve fire safety and prediction models for future fire prevention by combining advanced experiments with tailored laser diagnostics.