A new paper from the IMPRESS 2 Project has been published in Measurement. Flow rate measurement in stacks with cyclonic flow – Error estimations using CFD modelling by Jan Geršl and Stanislav Knotek (CMI); Zeno Belligoli and Richard Dwight (TU Delft); and Rod Robinson and Marc Coleman (NPL) is now available from Measurement and also… Read More

Menne Schakel of project partner VSL has provided an update on the work progressing under WP3: A literature review “Uncertainty review of portable flow measurement techniques” was finalized with recommendations on how to improve flow measurements in actual stack conditions so that they are performed to the required standards. A model that follows EN 14181… Read More

In July 2018 Alouette completed and graduated her studies in aerospace engineering as a member of project partner TU Delft, Alouette completed her MSc work within the IMPRESS II project, under work package 3; “Flow uncertainty and impact on annualized mass emissions”. Flow measurement uncertainty due to S-Pitot sensor obstruction in narrow exhaust stacks was investigated… Read More

A session of the sixth edition of FLAIR, (Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research) will be held on September 10, 2018 and is this time devoted to “Metrology Of Combustion And Plasmas”. The Conference is co-organized by CNR-INO, one of the scientific partners of the Project, and deals with all the features related to… Read More

Francesca Hugony of project partner ENEA (Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile) recently presented on the IMPRESS 2 Project at the Stati Generali ANFUS (the national meeting of the association of chimneysweepers http://www.anfus.org/) in Bologna. Francesca was invited to talk as ENEA are also involved in the project: Forni… Read More

Alexander Fateev of project partner DTU (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet) recently presented aspects of WP2 activities at the Gas Analysis Workshop 2018 – at the DTU Risø Campus in Roskilde, Denmark. Focussing on diagnostics in Thermal Processes, the topics of the workshop included; Tar measurement and quantification, Gas analysis (MicroGC and offline analysis methods), Online and… Read More

Rod Robinson of NPL (National Physical Laboratory) recently presented the IMPRESS 2 Project at CEM. CEM is the Conference and Exhibition on Emissions Monitoring for India. India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies and is currently the third largest polluting country in the world emitting 2407 million metric tonnes of CO2 . To… Read More

Rod Robinson of NPL (National Physical Laboratory) recently presented the IMPRESS 2 Project at the joint NEN/INFOMIL event in the Netherlands. NEN is the standardisation institute for the Netherlands, INFOMIL is the primary source of information and best practices in matters of environmental legislation and policy in the Netherlands. You can find Rod’s presentation; ‘Improving… Read More

Francesca Hugony of ENEA (Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile) recently presented the IMPRESS 2 Project at the Biomass Innovation Expo 2018. Biomass Innovation Expo is a new trade show dedicated to heating systems and thermal power production through direct combustion of wood pellets, wood chips and other sources… Read More

A successful M9 IMPRESS 2 Project meeting took place in Verneuil-en-Halatte, France on the 26 – 27 February 2018. The meeting was hosted by project partner INERIS (Institut national de l’environnement industriel et des risques). The partners came together to look at the work that had been completed in the first nine months of the… Read More