Established as the first Department of Energy user facility in the 1970s and designated as a DOE collaborative research facility in 2008, the Combustion Research Facility (CRF) has served as a national and international leader in combustion science and technology for more than 35 years.
The CRF develops advanced, laser-based diagnostics and other techniques that are applied to studies of combustion fundamentals and to investigations of engine-combustion processes using optically accessible engines and other specialized experimental hardware that simulates realistic engine conditions.
The CRF collaborates with industry, academia, and government focusing on leading-edge research that helps DOE meet national goals and aids industry in resolving challenging technical issues that impact U.S. economic competitiveness.
The facilities’ sponsors include the DOE Office of Science Basic Energy Science (BES) Program, which supports fundamental research to understand, predict, and ultimately control matter and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels to provide the foundations for new energy technologies; and the DOE Vehicle Technologies Office, which supports research, development, and deployment of efficient and sustainable transportation technologies.