Background
HiREF (High Speed Reacting Flow Laboratory) was established in 2012 at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
It was created to generate new and exciting innovative research projects related to combustion and heat transfer. This focus has driven the group to engage in cutting-edge research areas such as combustion turbulence modelling and experiments, detonation engine combustion, flame synthesis and flameless combustion.
The prime focus of HiREF is the engineering applications of high-speed reacting flows in the presence of various physical phenomena such as combustion and heat transfer. This has driven the group to engage in cutting-edge research areas such as combustion turbulence modelling and experiments, pulse combustion, flameless combustion, and the development of Pulse Combustion Engines.
The HiREF team is currently working to develop accurate turbulence and thermochemical models for different combustion applications, to build state-of-the-art experimental platforms for supersonic shock wave investigations, to synthesise combustion-based nanomaterials, and to establish a knowledge base for multidisciplinary thermofluid research topics.
Active Research Areas
Vision
To become a hub of novel flame technology for the nation
Mission
To establish HiREF as a world-renowned centre of excellence in Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I)