Energy Programs & Projects

Our goal is to develop an integrated suite of nondestructive measurement methods to evaluate organic-based electrical devices and tie both the … more

The goal of the project is to develop measurement methods to characterize the nanoscale structure and dynamics of polymer electrolyte membranes … more

Thermophysical properties of gas mixtures containing water are important in several contexts, such as humidity standards and the design of … more

Environmental concerns, the potential for disruptions in supply, and the need for reusable rocket engines have generated interest in new aviation … more

The Thermophysical Properties Division has begun a program to develop thermophysical property data for the biofuels. Transportation fuels will … more

Energy is one of the most critical problems facing the United States, with technical, economic and public policy aspects. Decision makers depend … more

Property measurements of the very highest accuracies are important for developing the thermodynamic and transport property models for working … more

The conversion of primary energy (e.g. heat generated by the combustion of a fuel) into useful work most often involves a working fluid operating … more

Energetic materials, as distinct from fuels, include explosives, propellants and ignitable liquids.   One typically associates the study … more

Major improvements have been made to the REFPROP program that impact how users incorporate new standards into their applications. A high impact … more

The Cryogenic Technologies Project has been funded by ONR since FY2005 to measure and model the losses in 4 K regenerators and pulse tubes. These … more

In order to calculate the stresses that develop within a formed part, and thereby compensate for such things as elastic springback, it is … more

The cruciform mechanical test is widely used to measure the multiaxial deformation behavior of materials.  Standardization of this … more

A novel method for measuring multiaxial stress-strain curves in sheet metal has been designed based on a modified Marciniak punch stretching … more

Crystal Plasticity Modeling calculates multiaxial mechanical constitutive behavior by treating the sample as an interacting aggregate of single … more