Professor Lionel Ganippa
Professor
Howell Building 103A
- Email: lionel.ganippa@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266721
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Summary
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- PhD Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
- Licentiate in Engineering
- Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Member of the Combustion Institute
Academic and Research Career
- 2018 - Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Brunel University
- 2014 – 2018 Reader in Mechancial Engineering, Brunel University
- 2009 – 2014 Senior Lecturer in Internal Combustion Engines, Brunel University London
- 2005 – 2009 Lecturer in Internal Combustion Engines, Brunel University London
- 2003 – 2005 Post Doc, Division of Laser Physics, Radboud University, The Netherlands
Administrative Responsibilities
- Course Director for Mechanical Engineering
- Board of Studies
Newest selected publications
Rrustemi, DN., Ganippa, LC., Megaritis, T. and Axon, CJ. (2025) 'Predicting hydrogen engine performance with water addition using a two-zone thermodynamic model'. Fuel, 386. pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 0016-2361 Open Access Link
Rrustemi, DN., Ganippa, LC. and Axon, CJ. (2025) 'Exergy analysis of the lean-burn hydrogen-fuelled engine'. Energy, 314. pp. 134110 - 134110. ISSN: 0360-5442
Iyer, SN., Rrustemi, DN., Ganippa, LC. and Megaritis, T. (2024) 'Hydrogen enrichment in methanol SI engine at varying injection timing during compression stroke'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 89. pp. 952 - 963. ISSN: 0360-3199 Open Access Link
Rrustemi, DN., Ganippa, LC., Megaritis, T. and Axon, CJ. (2024) 'New laminar flame speed correlation for lean mixtures of hydrogen combustion with water addition under high pressure conditions'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 63. pp. 609 - 617. ISSN: 0360-3199 Open Access Link
Rrustemi, DN., Ganippa, LC. and Axon, CJ. (2023) 'Investigation of boost pressure and spark timing on combustion and NO emissions under lean mixture operation in hydrogen engines'. Fuel, 353. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0016-2361 Open Access Link