Introduction
There are currently 10 full-time personnel, including 2 professors, 5 associate professors, 1 National-level outstanding teacher, 2 technology leader of the “333 Project” in Jiangsu Province, 1 young academic leader of the “Blue Project” of Jiangsu Province, 1 young technology support talents of Jiangsu Province, 1 young backbone teacher of the “Blue Project” of Jiangsu Province, and 2 talents of the Jiangsu Innovative and Entrepreneurial Doctorate.
The institute has been focused on the field of energy and power, with over 30 years of research history in the theory and application of advanced power. Scientific research works on high injection fuel system, internal nozzle flow, spray and combustion mechanism, biodiesel engine, optical diagnostics, and spray cooling. More than 40 projects including the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation (International Cooperation), the National Natural Science Foundation Project, the Sub Project of National Key R&D Plan, the Project of National Development and Reform Commission High-tech Industrialization, the Project of Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation, and the Jiangsu university scientific and technological achievements transformation project, have been completed by the institute with a research funding of over ten million yuan.

Research field
● Utilization of Carbon neutral fuel in power machinery
● Advanced dynamic spray and combustion mechanism
● Energy Conversion and Application of Biomass
● Fuel injection and combustion theory and technology of power machinery
● Combustion mechanism development and reduction
● Machine learning and its applications
● Heat and Mass Transfer of Multiphase Flow
● Spray and combustion diagnostics … …

Representative Research
The research team has published over a hundred high-level journal papers, including Combustion and Flame, Applied Energy, Fuel, Internation Journal of Heat Mass Transfer, Energy, Fuel, etc. Over 40 invention patents have been authorized, and 2 National Teaching Achievement Awards and 10 other Science and Technology Progress Awards in provincial and ministerial level have been achieved.

Typical Cases of Applications
The technology of dual fuel injectioon system of Natural gas has been successfully applied in the development of China’s first high-power Marine engine. The technology of vortex cavitation enhanced injection system has been successfully used in biodiesel engine.

National research project
National Natural Science Foundation
● Development of the internal combustion engines with advanced combustion mode based on e-fuel to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions in mobility (No.2022YFE0199600)
● Fundamental investigation on the effects of thermal swing coatings on combustion and heat transfer characteristics during the flame/wall interaction process (No.52276116)
● Research on the Control Mechanism of Low Load Ignition of Medium Chain Alcohol/Ultra-High Activity Biodiesel by Direct Injection Pressure Combustion (No.52076103)
● Study on the combustion mechanism and NOx formation of premixed ammonia/dimethyl ether laminar flames (No.52206149)
● Prediction model and transonic cavitation flow characteristics of the multi-components fuel within the nozzle under ultrahigh pressure, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52106155)
● Research on Mechanism of Reactivity Stratification Controlling on Dual Fuel Coaxial Injection Combustion with Hydrogenated Catalytic Biodiesel/Gasoline Based on RCCI mode (No. 51876083)
● Study on Soot Formation Mechanism of Catalytic Hydrogenation Biodiesel in Combustion Processes (No. 51706088)

Our people
Main members

	Dr. Qian Wang Diector National-level outstanding teacher Technology leader of the “333 project” Academic leader of the “Blue Project” Professor/Ph.D Advisor		Dr. Wenjun Zhong Deputy Director Technology leader of the “333 project” Young technology support talents of Jiangsu Province Associate Professor/PhD Advisor
	Dr. Jin Bai Deputy Director Associate Professor/ Master Advisor		Dr. Liming Dai Young Distinguished Professor of UJS Jiangsu Innovative and Entrepreneurial Doctorate Professor/Master Advisor
	Dr. Tiemin Xuan Young backbone teacher of the “Blue Project” Associate Professor/Master Advisor		Dr. Zhanbo Si Associate Professor
	Dr. Chuqiao Wang Lecturer/Master Advisor		Dr. Wei Li Jiangsu Innovative and Entrepreneurial Doctorate Lecturer
	Dr. Liang Zhang Lecturer

Others
Penggang Zhang.