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Author:

Zhang, Hedan

Title:

Effects of turbulence-chemistry interactions in direct-injection compression-ignition engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

turbulence-chemistry interactions
probability density function
diesel engine
NOx
n-heptane

File:

Download thesis_Hedan_fina.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Bhattacharjee, Subhasish

Title:

Pdf Modeling of High-pressure Turbulent Spray Combustion under Diesel-engine-like Conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Turbulence
Combustion
TCI
WSR
PDF

File:

Download Subhasish-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Prabhakar, Bhaskar

Title:

Examination of Egr Cooler Fouling and Engine Efficiency Improvement in Compression Ignition Engines

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

EGR Cooler Fouling
High Efficiency Combustion
Dual Fuel Combustion
Clean Diesel Technology

File:

Download Bhaskar_Prabhakar_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Special Member

Author:

Barrientos, Eduardo Jose

Title:

Impact of Oxygenated Fuels on Sooting Tendency and Soot Oxidative Reactivity with Application to Biofuels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Oxygenated Fuels
Sooting Tendency
Soot Oxidative Reactivity
Smoke Point
Diffusion Flames
PM emissions

File:

Download Barrientos_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Mayo, Michael Peter

Title:

Effects of Air Temperature and Oxygen Dilution on the Ignition Behavior of Liquid Fuels in an Optical Spray Chamber

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

constant volume combustion chamber
spray
ignition delay
CID
optical
PMT
oxygen dilution
diesel
biodiesel
heptane

File:

Download masters_thesis_Michael_P_Mayo.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andre Louis Boehman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Raj Mohan, Vivek Raja

Title:

Development and application of a transported probability density function model for advanced compression-ignition engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PDF model
compression-ignition engines
engine modeling
soot modeling
gasoline engine
heavy-duty engines
CFD modeling

File:

Download VivekRajaRajMohan_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Chung-hsuan

Title:

Soot nanostructure evolution from gas turbine engine, premixed and diffusion flame: Equivalence ratio, flame temperature, and fuel dependencies.

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Soot nanostructrue
AAFEX II
Premixed flame
diffusion
bunsen
SERDP
ChemKin
fullerenic soot
curvature
cyclopentadiene.

File:

Download 2014-12-1-Final-Chung-Hsuan_Huang_Thesis.1.pdf

Committee Members:

Randy Vander Wal, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Randy Vander Wal, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Special Member
Thomas Litzinger, Special Member

Author:

Kalaskar, Vickey Baliram

Title:

Ignition Behavior of Gasolines and Surrogate Fuels in Low Temperature Combustion Strategies

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Autoignition
Combustion
Compression ignition
Negative valve overlap
Ignition behavior
LTC
HCCI
PPC

File:

Download Kalaskar_PhD_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Randy Vander Wal, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chunshan Song, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
James Szybist, Special Member

Author:

Gaddam, Chethan Kumar

Title:

Electron Microscopic and Spectroscopic Characterization for Soot Source Differentiation by Laser Derivatization

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

SSILD
HRTEM
pulsed laser heating
soot source identification
partial graphitization
radial profile analysis

File:

Download Gaddam_Chethan_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Randy Lee Vander Wal, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member