Research Areas

Active Research Projects

Research Areas

Combustion Chemistry
Investigation of the fundamental chemical reactions involved in the combustion of solids, liquids, and/or gases.

NOx/Pollutants
Investigation of formation and means of reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, and other pollutants from combustion systems.

Fine Particles
Investigation of formation, agglomeration, composition, and destruction of fine particles from combustion processes. Areas of interest include carbon burnout, fly ash formation, heavy metals emissions, soot, and combustion-generated particulate products.

Simulation/Validation
Simulation of combustion and related processes using computational fluid dynamics, including research to improve gridding, numerical solution, visualization, and interpretation. Also included are experiments on laboratory- and industrial-scale combustion systems to help evaluate peformance of comprehensive combustion models.

Fires & Explosions
Investigation of combustion aspects of fires and explosions, including laboratory experiments and fundamental chemistry modeling.