Research:

• Laminar Flame Speed
• Flame instabilities
• Flammability
• Hydrogen, Ammonia, liquid fuels, refrigerants
• Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
• Schlieren Imaging

Teaching:

• Measurement Techniques and Data Analysis, Teaching Assistant

• R. Glaznev, C. Schwenzer, R. Hesse, F. Halter, C. Chauveau, C. Bariki, H. Pitsch and J. Beeckmann. Combined Stretch, Radiation, and Low-Temperature Chemistry Effects on Flame Propagation of Nitrogen-Diluted Mixtures. Proceedings of the 12th European Combustion Meeting, April 7-10, Edinburgh (Scotland), UK, 2025.
• Chaimae Bariki, Christian Schwenzer, Raik Hesse, Roman Glaznev, Heinz Pitsch and Joachim Beeckmann. A well-defined methodology to extract laminar flame speeds at engine-relevant conditions. Combustion and Flame, vol. 268, page 113612, 2024. [DOI]
• C. Schwenzer, R. Glaznev, R. Hesse, H. Pitsch and J. Beeckmann. Flame Investigations at Limit Conditions under Microgravity. COSPAR, 2024.
• Raik Hesse, Roman Glaznev, Raymond Langer, Christian Schwenzer, Valeri Babushok, Gregory Linteris, Heinz Pitsch and Joachim Beeckmann. Exploring nonlinear flame speed inhibition effects in mixtures of R1234yf and R32 under microgravity conditions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 40 no. 1, page 105418, 2024. [DOI]
• Roman Glaznev, Christian Schwenzer, Raik Hesse, Sanket Girhe, Fabien Halter, Christian Chauveau, Heinz Pitsch and Joachim Beeckmann. Ultra-slow ammonia flame speeds — A microgravity study on radiation. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 40 no. 1, page 105334, 2024. [DOI]
• R. Glaznev, R. Hesse, C. Schwenzer, S. Girhe, T. Lehmann, S. Eckart, H. Pitsch and J. Beeckmann. Analysis of Radiation and Buoyancy Induced Uncertainty of Ammonia Flames. Proceedings of the 11th European Combustion Meeting, 2023.
• C. Schwenzer, R. Hesse, R. Glaznev, V. I. Babushok, G. T. Linteris, H. Pitsch and J. Beeckmann. Simultaneous Particle Image Velocimetry and Schlieren Measurements of Slow-burning Flames. Proceedings of the 11th European Combustion Meeting, 2023.
• R. Hesse, C. Schwenzer, R. Glaznev, S. Esposito, Y. Fenard, J. Beeckmann and H. Pitsch. Experimental-Based Laminar Flame Speed Approximation Formulas of Efficiency-Optimized Biofuels for SI-Engine Modeling. SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility, 2023.
• R. Hesse, R. Glaznev, C. Schwenzer, V. I. Babushok, G. T. Linteris, H. Pitsch and J. Beeckmann. A Microgravity Flame Speed Study on Refrigerant Mixtures of 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (R1234yf) and Difluoromethane (R32). Proceedings of the 11th European Combustion Meeting, 2023.
• R. Glaznev, F. Halter, C. Schwenzer, R. Hesse, C. Bariki, C. Chauveau, H. Pitsch and J. Beeckmann. Experimental Laminar Flame Speed Study of Nitrogen-diluted Diethoxymethane/Oxidizer Mixtures under Microgavity. In 11th European Combustion Meeting, 2023.

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