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Award Abstract #0321015
RUI: Acquisition of a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer and Other Instrumentation for the Study of Multicomponent Fuel Film Vaporization at Trinity University
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CBET
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
August 14, 2003 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
August 14, 2003 |
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| Award Number: |
0321015 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
John R. Regalbuto
CBET Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
ENG Directorate for Engineering
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| Start Date: |
August 15, 2003 |
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| Expires: |
July 31, 2007 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$163154 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Peter Kelly-Zion plkelly@trinity.edu (Principal Investigator)
Christopher Pursell (Co-Principal Investigator)
Diana Glawe (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
Trinity University
One Trinity Place
San Antonio, TX 78212 210/999-8401
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| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Field Application(s): |
0308000 Industrial Technology
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR, 9141, 1189, 0000
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
This project will provide instrumentation to support research on the vaporization of thin films composed of non-ideal mixtures of fuels typically utilized in internal combustion engines. A research-grade Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, a high speed digital camera, a stabilized helium-neon laser, and a pressure chamber will be used to measure the composition and mass of vaporizing multicomponent fuel films as a function of time. The experimental research will provide key kinetic information about fuel film combustion, which is necessary for successful modeling of combustion processes. Furthermore, as fuel films form in internal combustion engines, they affect fuel-air mixing: pollutant emissions can be drastically altered. The research will lead to a better understanding of how fuel films contribute to pollutant emissions from engines by: 1) improving the understanding of the roles of thermal and mass transport processes within the films, and 2) providing a thorough characterization of the changing film composition during vaporization. The broader educational aspects of the work will include the education of undergraduate and graduate students in design and analysis in a multidisciplinary research program. This will further strengthen a strong tradition of undergraduate research at Trinity University and will foster closer relations between engineering sciences and chemistry.
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH
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Peter Kelly-Zion, Catherine Jelf, Christopher Pursell, and Susan Oxley.
"Measuring the Changing Composition and Mass of Evaporating Fuel Films,"
Proceedings of ICEF2006, Nov. 5-8, Sacramento, CA,
2006,
Peter L. Kelly-Zion, William Collins, and Diana Glawe.
"APPLICATION OF LASER INTERFEROMETRY FOR TRANSIENT FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS,"
Proceedings of the 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, Paper No. HT-FED-56693,
2004,
p. 1.
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