Charles Kiyanda, Concordia University

Research

combustion compressible flow detonation detonation structure initiation rocket propulsion rotating detonation engine turbulence

Latest funding

Development of Free-Piston Organic Rankine Cycle Systems for Waste Heat Recovery from Datacenters
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$79,000
Fundamental Detonation Characteristics and their Influ- ence in Rotating Detonation Engines
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$189,000
Fundamental Detonation Characteristics and their Influ- ence in Rotating Detonation Engines
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

Development of Free-Piston Organic Rankine Cycle Systems for Waste Heat Recovery from Datacenters

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kiyanda, Charles Basenga CB

Keywords: cryptomining; datacenter; energy efficiency; free piston; organic rankine cycle; thermodynamics; thermofluids; waste heat recovery

$79,000

Fundamental Detonation Characteristics and their Influ- ence in Rotating Detonation Engines

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kiyanda, Charles

Keywords: rocket propulsion; detonation; rotating detonation engine; combustion; compressible flow; detonation structure; initiation; turbulence

$189,000

Fundamental Detonation Characteristics and their Influ- ence in Rotating Detonation Engines

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kiyanda, Charles

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: combustion Dear Professor Kiyanda, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on combustion connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Development of Free-Piston Organic Rankine Cycle Systems for Waste Heat Recovery from Datacenters" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]