Overview
Yura Sevcenco holds a BSc Hons in Physics and Astronomy from Durham University, a Master’s in Astronautics and Space Engineering from Cranfield University, another Master’s in RF Communications and Solid State Physics from the University of Portsmouth and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Cardiff University.
He has worked in numerous companies, including BAe Systems and CSA Wireless, and travelled extensively in support of projects and test campaigns.
Yura joined the Gas Turbine Research Centre (GTRC) as a Project Engineer in 2010, and contributes to various research areas across a range of combustion techniques and applications.
Energy and Environment
Yura Sevcenco is a Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, where he is doing his chartership application.
He has reviewed for the AIAA and the Journal of Atmospheric Environment and is recognised by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as an Independent External Expert in the area of Environmental concerns.
Publications
2023
2021
2020
- Crayford, A., Bowen, P., Durand, E., Pugh, D., Sevcenco, Y. and Johnson, M. 2020. Influence of humidity and fuel hydrogen content on ultrafine non-volatile particulate matter formation in RQL gas turbine technology.. Presented at: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition (TURBO EXPO 2020), London, England, 22-26 June 2020.
2017
2015
- Boies, A. M. et al. 2015. Particle emission characteristics of a gas turbine with a double annular combustor. Aerosol Science and Technology 49(9), pp. 842-855. (10.1080/02786826.2015.1078452)
- Sevcenco, Y., Mojarrad, M., Marsh, R., Morris, S., Bowen, P. J. and Syred, N. 2015. Integrating hypersonics into a combustion test facility with 3D viewing capability. Presented at: 20th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Jul, 201520th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (10.2514/6.2015-3654)
- Johnson, T. J. et al. 2015. Effective density and mass-mobility exponent of aircraft turbine particulate matter. Journal of Propulsion and Power 51(6), pp. 1309-1319. (10.2514/1.B35367)
- Runyon, J., Marsh, R., Valera Medina, A., Giles, A., Pugh, D., Sevcenco, Y. A. and Bowen, P. J. 2015. Methane-oxygen flame stability in a generic premixed gas turbine swirl combustor at varying thermal power and pressure. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 15–19 June 2015Conference Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4B. Combustion, Fuels and Emissions New York: ASME, (10.1115/GT2015-43588)
- Runyon, J., Marsh, R., Sevcenco, Y. A., Pugh, D. and Morris, S. 2015. Development and commissioning of a chemiluminescence imaging system for an optically-accessible high-pressure generic swirl burner. Presented at: 7th European Combustion Meeting (ECM 2015), Budapest, Hungary, 31 Mar - 2 Apr 2015EMC 2015: 7th European Combustion Meeting, March 30 - April 2, 2015, Budapest, Hungary. Vol. P3-29. pp. 1-6.
2014
- Crayford, A. P., Johnson, M. P., Sevcenco, Y. A., Williams, P. I., Madden, P., Marsh, R. and Bowen, P. J. 2014. SAMPLE III SC.05 - Studying, sampling and measuring of Aircraft ParticuLate Emissions III: Specific Contract 05. Technical Report.
- Walters, D. M., Sevcenco, Y. A., Crayford, A. P., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. J., Johnson, M. P. and Williams, P. I. 2014. Differential mobility spectrometer particle emission analysis for multiple aviation gas turbine engine exhausts at high and low power conditions and a simulated gas turbine engine exhaust. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Düsseldorf, Germany, 16–20 June 2014Conference Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4B. Combustion, Fuels and Emissions New York: ASME, (10.1115/GT2014-26902)
2012
- Lewis, J., Marsh, R., Sevcenco, Y. A., Morris, S., Griffiths, A. J. and Bowen, P. J. 2012. The effect of variable fuel composition on a swirl-stabilised producer gas combustor. Energy Conversion and Management 64, pp. 52-61. (10.1016/j.enconman.2012.06.016)
- Crayford, A. P. et al. 2012. SAMPLE III SC.02 - Studying, sampling and measuring of Aircraft ParticuLate Emissions III: Specific Contract 02. Technical Report.
- Sevcenco, Y. A., Walters, D. M., Crayford, A. P., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. J. and Johnson, M. P. 2012. Evaluation of Transport Line Effects on PM Size Distribution for Aircraft Exhaust for Different Flow Regimes and Dilution Methodology. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 June 2012ASME Turbo Expo 2012 Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B. New York, NY: ASME pp. 1125-1133., (10.1115/GT2012-69498)
2011
2010
- Sevcenco, Y. A., Crayford, A. P., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. J., Miller, M. N. and Johnson, M. P. 2010. Evaluation of a particulate sampling methodology from a gas turbine exhaust using real-time size and number analysis at simulated aircraft conditions. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, Glasgow, UK, 14-18 June 2010ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B. ASME pp. 1113-1124., (10.1115/GT2010-23415)
2009
- Sevcenco, Y. A., Bowen, P. J., Johnson, M. P., Hilton, M., Welch, M. and Miller, M. N. 2009. Mass and size distribution measurement of particulates from a gas turbine combustor using modern mobility analyzer and particle sizer. Presented at: 45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Denver, CO, USA, 2-5 August 200945th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibition. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2008
Articles
- Durand, E. et al. 2023. Correction for particle Loss in a regulatory aviation nvPM emissions system using measured particle size. Journal of Aerosol Science 169, article number: 106140. (10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106140)
- Durand, E., Lobo, P., Crayford, A., Sevcenco, Y. and Christie, S. 2021. Impact of fuel hydrogen content on non-volatile particulate matter emitted from an aircraft auxiliary power unit measured with standardised reference systems. Fuel 287, article number: 119637. (10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119637)
- Olfert, J. S. et al. 2017. Effective density and volatility of particles sampled from a helicopter gas turbine engine. Aerosol Science and Technology 51(6), pp. 704-714. (10.1080/02786826.2017.1292346)
- Boies, A. M. et al. 2015. Particle emission characteristics of a gas turbine with a double annular combustor. Aerosol Science and Technology 49(9), pp. 842-855. (10.1080/02786826.2015.1078452)
- Johnson, T. J. et al. 2015. Effective density and mass-mobility exponent of aircraft turbine particulate matter. Journal of Propulsion and Power 51(6), pp. 1309-1319. (10.2514/1.B35367)
- Lewis, J., Marsh, R., Sevcenco, Y. A., Morris, S., Griffiths, A. J. and Bowen, P. J. 2012. The effect of variable fuel composition on a swirl-stabilised producer gas combustor. Energy Conversion and Management 64, pp. 52-61. (10.1016/j.enconman.2012.06.016)
- Petzold, A. et al. 2011. Evaluation of methods for measuring particulate matter emissions from gas turbines. Environmental Science & Technology 45(8), pp. 3562-3568. (10.1021/es103969v)
Conferences
- Crayford, A., Bowen, P., Durand, E., Pugh, D., Sevcenco, Y. and Johnson, M. 2020. Influence of humidity and fuel hydrogen content on ultrafine non-volatile particulate matter formation in RQL gas turbine technology.. Presented at: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition (TURBO EXPO 2020), London, England, 22-26 June 2020.
- Sevcenco, Y., Mojarrad, M., Marsh, R., Morris, S., Bowen, P. J. and Syred, N. 2015. Integrating hypersonics into a combustion test facility with 3D viewing capability. Presented at: 20th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Jul, 201520th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (10.2514/6.2015-3654)
- Runyon, J., Marsh, R., Valera Medina, A., Giles, A., Pugh, D., Sevcenco, Y. A. and Bowen, P. J. 2015. Methane-oxygen flame stability in a generic premixed gas turbine swirl combustor at varying thermal power and pressure. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 15–19 June 2015Conference Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4B. Combustion, Fuels and Emissions New York: ASME, (10.1115/GT2015-43588)
- Runyon, J., Marsh, R., Sevcenco, Y. A., Pugh, D. and Morris, S. 2015. Development and commissioning of a chemiluminescence imaging system for an optically-accessible high-pressure generic swirl burner. Presented at: 7th European Combustion Meeting (ECM 2015), Budapest, Hungary, 31 Mar - 2 Apr 2015EMC 2015: 7th European Combustion Meeting, March 30 - April 2, 2015, Budapest, Hungary. Vol. P3-29. pp. 1-6.
- Walters, D. M., Sevcenco, Y. A., Crayford, A. P., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. J., Johnson, M. P. and Williams, P. I. 2014. Differential mobility spectrometer particle emission analysis for multiple aviation gas turbine engine exhausts at high and low power conditions and a simulated gas turbine engine exhaust. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Düsseldorf, Germany, 16–20 June 2014Conference Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4B. Combustion, Fuels and Emissions New York: ASME, (10.1115/GT2014-26902)
- Sevcenco, Y. A., Walters, D. M., Crayford, A. P., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. J. and Johnson, M. P. 2012. Evaluation of Transport Line Effects on PM Size Distribution for Aircraft Exhaust for Different Flow Regimes and Dilution Methodology. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 June 2012ASME Turbo Expo 2012 Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B. New York, NY: ASME pp. 1125-1133., (10.1115/GT2012-69498)
- Sevcenco, Y. A., Crayford, A. P., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. J., Miller, M. N. and Johnson, M. P. 2010. Evaluation of a particulate sampling methodology from a gas turbine exhaust using real-time size and number analysis at simulated aircraft conditions. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, Glasgow, UK, 14-18 June 2010ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B. ASME pp. 1113-1124., (10.1115/GT2010-23415)
- Sevcenco, Y. A., Bowen, P. J., Johnson, M. P., Hilton, M., Welch, M. and Miller, M. N. 2009. Mass and size distribution measurement of particulates from a gas turbine combustor using modern mobility analyzer and particle sizer. Presented at: 45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Denver, CO, USA, 2-5 August 200945th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibition. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Wedlock, M. et al. 2008. Detailed internal measurements of a SIEMENS combustor operating at gas turbine relevant conditions. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo, Berlin, Germany, 9-13 JuneProceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo (GT2008) (Berlin, Germany), Vol. 3. New York: America Society of Mechanical Engineers pp. 575-582., (10.1115/GT2008-50790)
Monographs
- Crayford, A. P., Johnson, M. P., Sevcenco, Y. A., Williams, P. I., Madden, P., Marsh, R. and Bowen, P. J. 2014. SAMPLE III SC.05 - Studying, sampling and measuring of Aircraft ParticuLate Emissions III: Specific Contract 05. Technical Report.
- Crayford, A. P. et al. 2012. SAMPLE III SC.02 - Studying, sampling and measuring of Aircraft ParticuLate Emissions III: Specific Contract 02. Technical Report.
- Sevcenco, Y. A., Walters, D. M., Crayford, A. P., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. J. and Johnson, M. P. 2012. Evaluation of Transport Line Effects on PM Size Distribution for Aircraft Exhaust for Different Flow Regimes and Dilution Methodology. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 June 2012ASME Turbo Expo 2012 Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B. New York, NY: ASME pp. 1125-1133., (10.1115/GT2012-69498)
- Sevcenco, Y. A., Crayford, A. P., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. J., Miller, M. N. and Johnson, M. P. 2010. Evaluation of a particulate sampling methodology from a gas turbine exhaust using real-time size and number analysis at simulated aircraft conditions. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, Glasgow, UK, 14-18 June 2010ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B. ASME pp. 1113-1124., (10.1115/GT2010-23415)
Contracts
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Supervision
Past projects