Past Projects

Alternative Fuels and Reformulated Fuels

• Examination of Dimethyl Ether as an Alternative Utility Fuel Link
• Effect of Oxygenated Cetane Improver on Diesel Engine Combustion and Emissions Link
• Development of a Dimethyl Ether (DME)-Fueled Shuttle Bus Demonstration Project Link
• Refinery Integration of By-Products of Coal-Derived Jet Fuel Link
• In-Cylinder Imaging of Alternative IC Engine Fuels in Production Engines Link
• Evaluation of Ultra Clean fuels from Natural Gas Link
• Hydrogen-Assisted IC Engine Combustion as a Route to Hydrogen Implementation Link

Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine

• Examination of Thermal Barrier Coatings for Diesel Particulate Reduction Link
• Development of High Temperature Lubricants Link

Low Temperature Combustion and HCCI Combustion

• Ignition Studies of Alternative Fuels Link
• Examination of the Thermodynamics of Low Temperature Combustion Link

Vegetable Oil and Vapor Phase Lubricants

• Use of Renewable, Vegetable Oil-Based Lubricants in Diesel Engines to Reduce Particulate Emissions Link
• Development of High Temperature Lubricants Link

Heterogeneous NOx Catalysis

• Low Temperature Catalytic Reduction of NO via Selective Catalytic Reduction by Ammonia Catalytic Combustion and catalytically Stabilized Combustion Link
• Numerical Studies of the Thermal and Chemical Behavior of Catalytic Combustion on Monolith Supported Catalysts Link

Advanced Thermally Stable Jet Fuels

• Studies of Jet Fuel Thermal Stability Aimed at Development of “JP-900”, a Fuel Formulation that will Resist Deposit Formation at Elevated Temperatures Link

Flame-Material Interactions

• Nanostructure and Surface Chemistry of Soot from Diesel Combustion Link
• Studies of Flame Attenuation of Glass Fibers and Flame Synthesis of Advanced Coatings from Fly Ash Link