International Flame Research Foundation
Encyclopedia
The International Flame Research Foundation is a co-operative research organization, founded in 1955 in the Netherlands
, but now having its administrative centre and some research facilities in Livorno
, Italy
. It has about 500 members, these being industrial companies or academic institutions interested in industrial combustion
. It publishes a journal and organizes conferences.
According to its main website, "The main task of the Foundation is thus the acquisition and generation of information with which to design flames for the efficient heating of industrial processes, with minimal environmental effects, and thereafter the design of combustion equipment to produce such flames."
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, but now having its administrative centre and some research facilities in Livorno
Livorno
Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It has about 500 members, these being industrial companies or academic institutions interested in industrial combustion
Combustion
Combustion or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can result in the production of light in the form of either glowing or a flame...
. It publishes a journal and organizes conferences.
According to its main website, "The main task of the Foundation is thus the acquisition and generation of information with which to design flames for the efficient heating of industrial processes, with minimal environmental effects, and thereafter the design of combustion equipment to produce such flames."
Further Reading
- Weber, R., (1998) "The Spirit of IJMuiden" ISBN 9 0801495 2 7, [describes the first 50 years of the IFRF]
- Daimon, J. (1997) "Status and prospects of research in the International Flame Research Foundation (IFRF)" Kgyo Kanersa 34 (3) 25-32 (in Japanese)
- Morfan, M.E., & Roberts, P.A., (1987) "Coal combustion characterisation studies at the International Flame Research Foundation" Fuel Processing Technology 15 173-187
- "International Flame Research Foundation members' conference" (1969) Combustion and Flame 13 (4) 446