Current Projects

Alternative Fuels and Reformulated Fuels
Examination of Dimethyl Ether as an Alternative Utility Fuel
Effect of Oxygenated Cetane Improver on Diesel Engine Combustion and Emissions
Development of a Dimethyl Ether (DME)-Fueled Shuttle Bus Demonstration Project
Impact of DME-Diesel Blends on Injector Durability
In-Cylinder Imaging of Alternative IC Engine Fuels in Production Engines
Ultra Clean Transportation Fuels
Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine
Examination of Thermal Barrier Coatings for Diesel Particulate Reduction
          Development of High Temperature Lubricants
Low Temperature Combustion and HCCI Combustion
Ignition Studies of Alternative Fuels
          Examination of the Thermodynamics of Low Temperature Combustion
Vegetable Oil and Vapor Phase Lubricants
Use of Renewable, Vegetable Oil-Based Lubricants in Diesel Engines to Reduce Particulate Emissions
          Development of High Temperature Lubricants
Heterogeneous NOx Catalysis
Low Temperature Catalytic Reduction of NO via Selective Catalytic Reduction by Ammonia
Catalytic Combustion and Catalytically Stabilized Combustion
Numerical Studies of the Thermal and Chemical Behavior of Catalytic Combustion on Monolith Supported Catalysts
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
Flame - Material Interactions
Studies of Flame Attenuation of Glass Fibers and Flame Synthesis of Advanced Coatings from Fly Ash