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Advanced Combustion

An Extreme Compression Approach to Low-Irreversibility Piston Engines

Svrcek, M. N. “Exploration of Combustion Strategies for High-Efficiency, Extreme-Compression Engines.” Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Stanford University, California (2011).
Miller, S. L., M. N. Svrcek, K.-Y. Teh, and C. F. Edwards. “Requirements for designing chemical engines with reversible reactions,” Energy, 36, 1, 99-110, doi:10.1016/j.energy.2010.11.002 (2011).
Miller, S. L., M. N. Svrcek, K.-Y. Teh, and C. F. Edwards. “Assessing feasibility of increasing engine efficiency through extreme compression,” IJER (submitted, 2011).
Ramakrishnan, S., K.-Y. Teh, S. L. Miller, and C. F. Edwards, “Optimal architecture for efficient simple-cycle, steady-flow, combustion engines,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, (accepted for publication, 2011).

Coal and Biomass Char Reactivity

Campbell, P. A. and R. E. Mitchell. “The impact of the distributions of surface oxides and their migration on characterization of the heterogeneous carbon–oxygen reaction,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 154, No. 1-2, pp. 47-66, doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2007.11.002 (2008).
Mitchell, R. E., L. Ma, and B. J. Kim. “On the burning behavior of pulverized coal chars.” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 151, No. 3, pp. 426-436 doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2007.07.014 (2007).

Development of Low-Exergy-Loss, High-Efficiency Chemical Engines

Svrcek, M. N., S. L. Miller, and C. F. Edwards. “Diesel spray behavior at compression ratios up to 100:1.” Atomization and Sprays (submitted, 2010).
Miller, S. L. “Theory and Implementation of Low-Irreversibility Chemical Engines.” PhD dissertation, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2009).
Teh, K-Y., S. L. Miller, and C. F. Edwards. “Thermodynamic requirements for maximum internal combustion engine cycle efficiency. Part 1: Optimal combustion strategy.” International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 449-466, doi:10.1243/14680874JER01508 (2008).
Teh, K-Y., S. L. Miller, and C. F. Edwards. “Thermodynamic requirements for maximum IC engine cycle efficiency. Part II: Work extraction and reactant preparation strategies.” International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 467-481, doi:10.1243/14680874JER01608 (2008).

Development of Low-Irreversibility Engines

Caton, P.A., Song, H.H., Kaahaaina, N.B. & Edwards, C.F. Strategies for Achieving Residual-Effected HCCI Using Variable Valve Actuation. SAE. Doc. No. 2005-01-0165 (2005)
Caton, P.A., Song, H.H., Kaahaaina, N.B. & Edwards, C.F. Residual-Effected Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition with Delayed Intake Valve Closing at Elevated Compression Ratio. J. Eng. Res. 6:4, 399-419(21) (2005)

Optimization of Synthetic Oxygenated Fuels for Diesel Engines

Davidson, D. F., S. C. Ranganath, K. Y. Lam, M. Liaw, M, Hong, Z. and R. K. Hanson. “Ignition delay time measurements of normal alkanes and simple oxygenates.” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 280-287, doi:10.2514/1.44034 (2010).
Cook, R. D., D. F. Davidson, and R. K. Hanson. “High-temperature shock tube measurements of dimethyl ether decomposition and the reaction of dimethyl ether with OH.” Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol. 113, No. 37, pp 9974–9980 doi:10.1021/jp902403n (2009).
Hong, Z., D. F. Davidson, S. S. Vasu, and R. K. Hanson. “The effects of oxygenates on soot formation in rich heptane mixtures: a shock tube study.” Fuel, Vol. 88, No. 10, pp. 1901-1906, doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2009.04.013 (2009).
Pepiot-Desjardins, P., Pitsch, H., Malhotra, R., Kirby, S.R. and Boehman, A.L. Experimental Study and Structural Group Analysis for Soot Reduction Tendency of Oxygenated Fuels. Comb. Flame, in press, 2008.

Process Informatics

Kollias, A., Domin, D., Frenklach, M., Golden, D.M. & Lester, W.A., Jr. Quantum Monte Carlo Study of the Thermochemistry of Small Hydrocarbons. J. Chem. Kin. 37:10, 583-592 (2005)

Sensors for Advanced Combustion Systems

Liu, X., Zhou, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., “Experimental study of H2O spectroscopic parameters in the near-IR (6940-7440 cm-1) for gas sensing applications at elevated temperature,” Journal Quantitative Spectroscopy Radiative Transfer, 103, 565-577 (2007)
Li, H., X. Zhou, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., “Sensing and control of combustion instabilities in swirl-stabilized combustors using a diode laser,” AIAA Journal 45, 390-398 (2007)
Liu, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., “Measurement of Non-uniform Temperature Distributions Using Line-of-sight Absorption Spectroscopy,” AIAA Journal 45, 411-419 (2007)
Zhou, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., Li, G., Gutmark, E.J., “Wavelength-scanned tunable diode laser measurements of temperature in a swirl-stablized model gas turbine combustor,” AIAA Journal 45, 420-425 (2007)
Liu, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., Hinckley, K.M., & Woodmansee, M.A. Development of a Tunable Diode Laser Sensor for Measurements of Gas Turbine Exhaust Temperature. J. Appl. Phys. B 82, 469-478 (2006)
Ma, L., & Hanson, R.K. Measurement of Aerosol Size Distribution Functions by Wavelength-Multiplexed Laser Extinction. J. Appl. Phys. B 81, 567-576 (2005)
Zhou, X., Jeffries, J.B. & Hanson, R.K. Development of a Fast Temperature Sensor for Combustion Gases Using a Single Tunable Diode Laser. J. Appl. Phys. B 81, 711-22 (2005)

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