Flexible energy conversion and storage via high-temperature gas-phase reactions: The piston engine as a polygeneration reactor
Piston engines are typically considered devices converting chemical energy into mechanical
power via internal combustion. But more generally, their ability to provide high-pressure and …
power via internal combustion. But more generally, their ability to provide high-pressure and …
A review on Shock tubes with multitudinous applications
Shock tubes simulate jet aerodynamics and investigate the behavior of high-temperature
materials, which has significantly evolved since 1899. This article examines the changes in …
materials, which has significantly evolved since 1899. This article examines the changes in …
Laser-absorption-spectroscopy-based temperature and NH3-concentration time-history measurements during the oxidation processes of the shock-heated reacting …
As a carbon-free fuel, NH 3 has been considered as a potential and promising alternative
energy carrier in the future transportation system. This study simultaneously measured the …
energy carrier in the future transportation system. This study simultaneously measured the …
First principles reaction discovery: from the Schrodinger equation to experimental prediction for methane pyrolysis
Our recent success in exploiting graphical processing units (GPUs) to accelerate quantum
chemistry computations led to the development of the ab initio nanoreactor, a computational …
chemistry computations led to the development of the ab initio nanoreactor, a computational …
Impact of shock-tube facility-dependent effects on incident-and reflected-shock conditions over a wide range of pressures and Mach numbers
In real shock tubes, deviations from the ideal gas-dynamic behavior can affect experiments
and complicate data analysis and interpretation. These non-ideal effects depend on the …
and complicate data analysis and interpretation. These non-ideal effects depend on the …
[HTML][HTML] Power and syngas production from partial oxidation of fuel-rich methane/DME mixtures in an HCCI engine
Polygeneration is the coupling of energy conversion and conversion towards useful
chemicals, providing a route towards more flexible and efficient energy systems. In this work …
chemicals, providing a route towards more flexible and efficient energy systems. In this work …
[HTML][HTML] On the role of hydrogen inhibition in gas-phase methane pyrolysis for carbon capture and hydrogen production in a tubular flow reactor
The thermal pyrolysis of methane enables economically competitive hydrogen production
without direct CO 2 emissions. Although several mechanisms for the process have already …
without direct CO 2 emissions. Although several mechanisms for the process have already …
Plug-flow reactor and shock-tube study of the oxidation of very fuel-rich natural gas/DME/O2 mixtures
D Kaczmarek, J Herzler, S Porras, S Shaqiri… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A polygeneration process with the ability to provide work, heat, and useful chemicals
according to the specific demand is a promising alternative to traditional energy conversion …
according to the specific demand is a promising alternative to traditional energy conversion …
An extensively validated C/H/O/N chemical network for hot exoplanet disequilibrium chemistry
R Veillet, O Venot, B Sirjean, R Bounaceur… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. The reliability of one-dimensional disequilibrium chemistry models in hot exoplanet
atmospheres depends on the chemical network used. To develop robust networks, we can …
atmospheres depends on the chemical network used. To develop robust networks, we can …
[HTML][HTML] A fundamental study on the pyrolysis of hydrocarbons
A newly developed detailed chemical kinetic mechanism, NUIGMech1. 1, is used to study
the pyrolysis of C 1–C 7 hydrocarbons at a constant initial fuel concentration in the …
the pyrolysis of C 1–C 7 hydrocarbons at a constant initial fuel concentration in the …