University of Dayton
Interests in ASCENT:
- Emissions
- Air Quality and Climate Modeling
- Alt Jet Fuel Analysis
- Alt Jet Fuel Testing
Contact:
Joshua Heyne
jheyne1@udayton.edu
Projects
- A Method for Rapidly Assessing Jet Fuel Compatibility with non-Metallic Materials
- Characterization of Compositional Effects on Dielectric Constant
- World Fuel Survey
- Combustor Durability Evaluation with Use of Alternative Jet Fuels
- Fuel Testing Approaches for Rapid Jet Fuel Prescreening
- Evaluation of High Thermal Stability Fuels
- Alternative Jet Fuels Test and Evaluation
- National Jet Fuels Combustion Program - Area #7: Overall Program Integration and Analysis (COMPLETE)
- Alternative Fuels Test Database Library
- National Jet Fuels Combustion Program – Area #6: Referee Swirl-Stabilized Combustor Evaluation/Support (COMPLETE)
Lead Investigators
Publications
- Synthetic Blend Component Study: The Effects of Hydrocarbon Composition on Aviation Fuel Dielectric Constant
- Quantitation of Olefins in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Intermediates using Principal Component Analysis Coupled with Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
- Maximizing Sustainable Aviation Fuel Usage Through Optimization of Distillation Cut Points and Blending
- Measurements of Nitrile Rubber Absorption of Hydrocarbons: Trends for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Compatibility
- Limits of Identification Using VUV Spectroscopy Applied to C8H18 Isomers Isolated by GC×GC
- The Role of Hydrodynamic Instabilities On Near-Lean Blowout Flame Shapes in a Swirl-Stabilized Spray Combustor
- Error Quantification of the Arrhenius Blending Rule for Viscosity of Hydrocarbon Mixtures
- A Data Set Comparison Method Using Noise Statistics Applied to VUV Spectrum Match Determinations
- Blend Prediction Model for the Freeze Point of Jet Fuel Range Hydrocarbons
- Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene Property Prediction Improvements with Isomer Specific Characterization via GCxGC and Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
- Lignin-Based Jet Fuel and its Blending Effect with Conventional Jet Fuel
- Threshold Sooting Index of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Candidates from Composition Input Alone: Progress Toward Uncertainty Quantification
- Perspectives on Fully Synthesized Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Direction and Opportunities
- Lower Heating Value of Jet Fuel from Hydrocarbon Class Concentration Data and Thermo-Chemical Reference Data: An Uncertainty Quantification
- Determination of a Freeze Point Blend Prediction Model for Jet Fuel Range Hydrocarbons
- Optimization of Sustainable Alternative Fuel Composition for Improved Energy Consumption of Jet Engines
- Towards Fuel Composition and Properties from Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization and Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
- Comparing Alternative Jet Fuel Dependencies Between Combustors of Different Size and Mixing Approaches
- Fuel Effects on Operability of Aircraft Gas Turbine Combustors
- Sustainable Alternative Fuel Effects on Energy Consumption of Jet Engines
- Chemical and Physical Effects on Lean Blowout in a Swirl-stabilized Single-cup Combustor
- A GC × GC Tier Combustor Operability Prescreening Method for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Candidates
- Characterization of Coherent Flow Structures in a Swirl-Stabilized Spray Combustor
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Prescreening Tools and Procedures
- A Machine Learning Framework for Drop-in Volume Swell Characteristics of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- Orthogonal Reference Surrogate Fuels for Operability Testing
- Lean Blowoff in a Toroidal Jet-Stirred Reactor: Implications for Alternative Fuel Approval and Potential Mechanisms for Autoignition and Extinction
- Fuel and Operating Condition Effects on Lean Blowout in a Swirl-stabilized Single-cup Combustor
- Fuel Effects on Altitude Relight Performance of a Swirl Cup Combustor
- Chemical Compositions and Properties of Lignin-based Jet Fuel Range Hydrocarbons
- Sustainable Aviation Fuels Approval Streamlining: Auxiliary Power Unit Lean Blowout Testing
- Analyzing the Relative Impact of Spray and Volatile Fuel Properties on Gas Turbine Combustor Ignition in Multiple Rig Geometries
- Combustion Modeling Software Development, Verification and Validation
- The Impact of Preferential Vaporization on Lean Blowout in a Referee Combustor at Figure of Merit Conditions
- Characteristic Timescales for Lean Blowout of Alternative Jet Fuels in Four Combustor Rigs
- Year 3 of the National Jet Fuels Combustion Program: Practical and Scientific Impacts
- Overview of the National Jet Fuels Combustion Program
- Spray Characteristics and Flame Structure of Jet A and Alternative Jet Fuels
- Large-Eddy Simulations of Fuel Effects on Gas Turbine Lean Blow-out
- Investigation of Combustion Emissions from Conventional and Alternative Aviation Fuels in a Well-Stirred Reactor
- Year 2 of the National Jet Fuels Combustion Program: Moving Towards a Streamlined Alternative Jet Fuels Qualification and Certification Process
- An Overview of the National Jet Fuels Combustion Program