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USNA Fuels Research Group

Publications

Combustion Experiments
Alternative fuels: Combustion Experiments
Alternative fuels: Surrogate Mixture Development
Physical Properties of individual fuel components and multi-component mixtures: Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Physical Properties of individual fuel components and multi-component mixtures: Laboratory Measurements
Alternative Fuel

Combustion Experiments

  • Walker, M.; Kelso, R.; Bowes, K. Hamilton, L., Luning Prak, D. Cowart, J. Partially Premixed Combustion Application for Diesel Engine Power Improvement. ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, October 2017, Technical Paper ICEF 2017-3544.
  • Cowart, J., Bowes, K., Walker, M. Hamilton, L., Luning Prak, D. Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Operation with Jet Fuel and Water Injection in a Single Cylinder Diesel CFR Engine. ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, October 2017, Technical Paper ICEF 2017-3635df
  • Bowes, K., Walker, M., Hamilton, L., Luning Prak, D., Cowart, J. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Operation with Navy Jet Fuel in a Waukesha Diesel CFR Engine, technical paper presented at the 10th U. S. National Combustion Meeting, April 23-26, 2017, College Park, MD.
  • Luning Prak, P., Hamilton, L., Luning Prak, D., Cowart, J., 2017.Reference and Pure Component Fuel Performance in an Ignition Quality Tester Derived Cetane Rating Unit, SAE Int. J. of Engine., 10.
  • Cowart, J. S., Luning Prak, D. J., Hamilton, L. J., 2015. The effects of fuel injection pressure and fuel type on the combustion characteristics of a diesel engine, J. Eng. Gas Turb. Power, 137, 10151-1 − 101501-9
  • Cowart, J., Hamilton, L., Luning Prak, D., 2014. Predicting the Physical and Chemical Ignition Delays in a Military Diesel Engine Running n-Hexadecane Fuel, J. Eng. Gas Turb. Power, 136, 071505-1 − 071505-7.
  • Hamilton, L. J., Cowart, J. S., Luning-Prak, D. J., Caton, P. A., 2012. An experimental study of normal-hexadecane and iso-dodecane binary fuel blends in a military diesel engine,Proc. ASME. 55096, ASME 2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, September 23, 2012;  American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Paper ICEF2012-92151, 191−203.
  • Cowart, J., Carr, M., Caton, P. A., Stoulig, L., Luning Prak, D., Moore, A., Hamilton, L. J., 2011. High Cetane Fuel Combustion Performance in a Conventional Military Diesel Engine, SAE Int. J. Fuels Lub., 4, 34−4

Alternative fuels: Combustion Experiments

  • Bermudez, E., Luning Prak, D., Hamilton, L., Cowart, J., McDaniel, A., Dickerson, T., S., 2016. Start-up and Steady-State Performance of a New Renewable Hydro-processed Depolymerized Cellulosic Diesel (HDCD) in Multiple Diesel Engines. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 138, 102807-1 − 101501-10.
  • Cowart, J., Hamilton, L., Luning Prak, D., 2016. A Comparative Study of Alternative and Conventional Diesel Combustion Modes in a Single Cylinder Engine with a Single Injection Event. ASME 2016 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, October 2016. Technical Paper ICEF 2016-9372.
  • McDaniel, A., Dickerson, T., S., Luning Prak, D., Hamilton, L., Cowart, J. A., 2016, Technical Evaluation of New Renewable Jet and Diesel Fuels Operated in Neat Form in Multiple Diesel Engines. SAE 2016 World Congress & Exhibition, April 2016. SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-0829.
  • Dickerson, T., McDaniel, A., Williams, S., Luning-Prak, D., Hamilton, L., Bermudez, E., Cowart, J., 2015. Start-up and Steady-State Performance of a New Renewable Alcohol-To-Jet (ATJ) Fuel in Multiple Diesel Engines, SAE 2015 World Congress & Exhibition in April 2015, SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-0901, 2015, doi:10.4271/2015-01-0901. 
  • Cowart, J., Raynes, M., Hamilton, L., Luning Prak, D., Mehl, M. Pitz, W. 2014. An Experimental and Modeling Study into Using Normal and Isocetane Fuel Blends as a Surrogate for a Hydro-Processed Renewable Diesel (HRD) Fuel, J. Enger. Resour-ASME, 136, 032202− 1 − 032202-9.
  • Hamilton, L., Luning Prak, D.J., Cowart, J., McDaniel, A., Williams, S., Leung, R., 2014. Direct Sugar to Hydrocarbon (DSH) Fuel Performance Evaluation in Multiple Diesel Engines, SAE Int. J. Fuels Lub., 7, 270−282.
  • Caton, P. A., Williams, S. A.,  Kamin, R. A., Luning-Prak, D. J., Hamilton, L. J., Cowart, J. S.,  2012, Hydrotreated Algae Renewable Fuel Performance in a Military Diesel Engine, Proc. ASME. 44663, ASME  2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Spring Technical Conference, May 6−9, 2012; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Paper ICE2012-81048, 121−132.

Alternative fuels: Surrogate Mixture Development

  • Luning Prak, D. J., Luning Prak, P., Trulove, P. C., Cowart, J.,  2016.  Formulation of Surrogate Fuel Mixtures based on Physical and Chemical Analysis of Hydrodepolymerized Cellulosic Diesel Fuel, Energy Fuels, 30, 7331−7341.
  • Luning Prak, D. J.,  Jones, M. H., Trulove, P. C., McDaniel, A. M., Dickerson, T., Cowart, J.,  2015. Physical and Chemical Analysis of Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Fuel and Development of Surrogate Fuel Mixtures, Energy Fuels, 29, 3760 − 3769.
  • Luning Prak, D.J., Cowart, J.S., Hamilton, L. J., Hoang, D.T., Brown, E.K., Trulove, P.C., 2013. Development of a surrogate mixture for Algal-based hydrotreated renewable diesel, Energy Fuels, 27, 954−961.  

Physical Properties of individual fuel components and multi-component mixtures: Molecular Dynamics Simulations

  • Mooney, B. L., Morrow, B., Van Nostrand, K., Luning Prak, D., Trulove, P. C., Morris, R. E., Shall, D. J.,  Harrison, J.A., Knippenberg, M. T., 2016. Elucidating the Properties of Surrogate Fuel Mixtures using Molecular Dynamics, Energy and Fuels, 30,  784−795.

Physical Properties of individual fuel components and multi-component mixtures: Laboratory Measurements 

  • Luning Prak, D. J., Ye, S., McLaughlin, M., Cowart, J. S., Trulove, P. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Bulk Modulus, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Selected Ternary Mixtures of Butylcyclohexane + a Linear Alkane (Hexadecane or Dodecane) + an Aromatic Compound (Toluene, n-Butylbenzene, or n-Hexylbenzene), J. Chem. Engin. Data, accepted Aug. 2017.
  • Luning Prak, D. J. Luning Prak, P. J., Trulove, P. C., Cowart, J. S. 2017. Densities and Viscosities at (293.15 to 373.15) K, Speeds of Sound and Bulk Moduli at (293.15 to 343.15) K, Surface Tensions, and Flash Points of Binary Mixtures of n-Hexadecane and Alkylbenzenes at 0.1 MPa. J. Chem. Engin. Data, 62, 1673–1688.
  • Luning Prak, D. J., Lee, B. G., Trulove, P. C., Cowart, J. S., 2017. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Bulk Modulus, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of Butylbenzene + Linear Alkanes (n-Decane, n-Dodecane, n-Tetradecane, n-Hexadecane, or n-Heptadecane) at 0.1 MPa, J. Chem. Engin. Data, 62, 169−187
  • Luning Prak, D. J., Cowart, J.S., Trulove, P.C., 2016. Density and Viscosity from 293.15 to 373.15 K, Speed of Sound and Bulk Modulus from 293.15 to 343.15 K, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of Bicyclohexyl and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene or Trans-decahydronaphthalene at 0.1 MPa, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 61,  650−661
  • Luning Prak, D. J., 2016. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Bulk Modulus, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of Butylcyclohexane + Toluene or + n-Hexadecane, J. Chem. Engin. Data, 61, 3595−3606.
  • Luning Prak, D. J., Cowart, J.S., Trulove, P.C., 2016. Density and Viscosity from 293.15 to 373.15K, Speed of Sound and Bulk Modulus from 293.15 to 343.15 K, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of Bicyclohexyl and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene or Trans-decahydronaphthalene at 0.1 MPa, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 61,  650−661.
  • Luning Prak, D. J., Jones, M. H. 2015. Developing Surrogate Mixtures for Alternative Jet Fuels from n-Tetradecane and Isododecane,J. Undergrad. Chem Res., 14, 50 − 54.
  • Luning Prak, D. J., Jones, M. H., Cowart, J. S., Trulove, P.C., 2015. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Bulk Modulus, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of 2,2,4,6,6-Pentamethylheptane and 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-Heptamethylnonane at (293.15 to 373.15) K and 0.1 MPa and Comparisons with Alcohol-to-Jet Fuel, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 60,  1157−1165. 
  • Luning Prak, D. J., Cowart, J. S., Trulove, P. C., 2014. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Bulk Modulus, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of n-Heptane + 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane at (293.15 to 338.15) K, J. Chem. Eng. Data,  59,  3842−3851.
  • Luning Prak, D. J., McDaniel, A. M., Cowart, J. S., Trulove, P. C., 2014. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Bulk Modulus, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of N-Hexadecane + Ethylbenzene or + Toluene at (293.15 to 373.15) K and 0.1 MPa, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 59,  3571−3585.
  • Luning Prak, D. J., Alexandre, S. M., Cowart, J. S., Trulove, P.C., 2014. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Bulk Modulus, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of n-Dodecane with 2,2,4,6,6-Pentamethylheptane or 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-Heptamethylnonane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 59, 1334−1346. 
  • Luning Prak, D.J., Morris, R.W., Cowart, J.S., Hamilton, L.J., Trulove, P.C., 2013. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Bulk Modulus, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Direct Sugar to Hydrocarbon Diesel (DSH-76) and Binary Mixtures of n-Hexadecane and 2,2,4,6,6-Pentamethylheptane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 58, 3536−3554.
  • Luning Prak, D.J., Brown, E.K., Trulove, P.C., 2013. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, and Bulk Modulus of Methyl Alkanes, Dimethyl Alkanes, and Hydrotreated Renewable Fuels, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 58, 2065−2075.
  • Luning Prak, D.J., Trulove, P.C., Cowart, J.S., 2013. Density, Viscosity, Speed of Sound, Surface Tension, and Flash Point of Binary Mixtures of n-Hexadecane and 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-Heptamethylnonane and of Algal-Based Hydrotreated Renewable Diesel, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 58, 920−926.

Alternative Fuel

  • Brown, E. K., Palmquist, M., Luning Prak, D. J., Mueller, L. M., Bowen, S. S., Sweeley, K., Ruiz, O. N., Trulove, P. C., 2015. Interaction of Selected Fuels with Water: Impact on Physical Properties and Microbial Growth, J. Petrol. Environ. Biotechnol., 6,  204−212.
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