Chemical Kinetics and Laser Sensors Laboratory

Autoignition characteristics of oxygenated gasolines

C. Lee, A. Ahmed, E. F. Nasir, J. Badra, G. Kalghatgi, S. M. Sarathy, H. Curran, A. Farooq

Combustion and Flame 186, 114-128, 2017

Keywords:

Oxygenated gasoline, Ignition delay times ,Ethanol, Shock tube, Rapid compression machine

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Shock Tube Ignition Delay Data Affected by Localized Ignition Phenomena

T. Javed, J. Badra, M. Jaasim, E. Es-Sebbar, M. F. Labastida, S. H. Chung, H. G. Im, A. Farooq

Combustion Science and Technology 189 (7), 1138-1161, 2017

Keywords:

Auto-ignition, Ignition regimes, n-Heptane, Pre-ignition, Shock tube

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Simultaneous measurements of acetylene and soot during the pyrolysis of ethylene and benzene in a shock tube

K. C. Utsav, M. Beshir, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 833-840, 2017

Keywords:

Soot, Acetylene, Shock tube, Laser absorption, Scattering

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A high-temperature shock tube kinetic study for the branching ratios of isobutene+ OH reaction

F. Khaled, B. R. Giri, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 265-272, 2017

Keywords:

Isobutene, Hydroxyl radicals, Rate coefficients, Shock tube, Branching ratio

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On the high-temperature unimolecular decomposition of ethyl levulinate

M. AlAbbad, B. R. Giri, M. Szőri, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 187-193, 2017

Keywords:

Ethyl levulinate, Ethylene, Unimolecular dissociation, Ab initio, Six-center elimination

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Time-resolved temperature measurements in a rapid compression machine using quantum cascade laser absorption in the intrapulse mode

E. F. Nasir, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (3), 4453-4460, 2017

Keywords:

Rapid compression machine, Quantum cascade laser, Intrapulse, Absorption spectroscopy

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An experimental and theoretical kinetic study of the reaction of OH radicals with tetrahydrofuran

B. R. Giri, F. Khaled, M. Szőri, B. Viskolcz, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 143-150, 2017

Keywords:

Tetrahydrofuran, Cyclic ethers, Shock tube, Laser absorption, Ab initio

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Antiknock quality and ignition kinetics of 2-phenylethanol, a novel lignocellulosic octane booster
V. S. B Shankar, M. Al-Abbad, M. El-Rachidi, S. Y. Mohamed, E. Singh, Z. Wang, A. Farooq, S. M. Sarathy

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (3), 3515-3522, 2017

Keywords:

Future fuel, Octane index

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A shock tube study of C4–C6 straight chain alkenes+ OH reactions

F. Khaled, J. Badra, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 289-298, 2017

Keywords:

Alkenes, Hydroxyl radicals, Rate coefficients, Shock tube

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New insights into methane-oxygen ion chemistry

A. B. S Alquaity, B. Chen, J. Han, H. Selim, M. Belhi, Y. Karakaya, T. Kasper, S. M. Sarathy, F. Bisetti, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 1213-1221, 2017

Keywords:

Cations, MBMS, Low-pressure flame, Ion chemistry, Electric fields

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Ignition delay measurements of light naphtha: a fully blended low octane fuel

T. Javed, E. F. Nasir, A. Ahmed, J. Badra, K. Djebbi, M. Beshir, W. Ji, S. M. Sarathy, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 315-322, 2017

Keywords:

Light naphtha, Low-octane fuel, Ignition delay times, Surrogate formulation, Shock tube

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A widely-tunable and sensitive optical sensor for multi-species detection in the mid-IR

A. B. S Alquaity, B. Al-Saif, A. Farooq

Measurement Science and Technology 29 (1), 015201, 2017

Keywords:

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Recent progress in gasoline surrogate fuels

S. M. Sarathy, A. Farooq, G. T. Kalghatgi

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2017

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Detection of shock-heated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by off-axis cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (OA-CEAS)

A. B. S Alquaity, K. C. Utsav, A. Popov, A. Farooq

Applied Physics B 123 (12), 280, 2017

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Ignition delay time correlation of fuel blends based on Livengood-Wu description

F. Khaled, J. Badra, A. Farooq

Fuel 209, 776-786, 2017

Keywords:

Ignition delay times, Autoignition, Combustion

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Ignition studies of two low-octane gasolines

T. Javed, A. Ahmed, L. Lovisotto, G. Issayev, J. Badra, S. M. Sarathy, A. Farooq

Combustion and Flame 185, 152-159, 2017

Keywords:

Low-octane gasolines, Naphtha, Ignition delay, Shock tube, Rapid compression machine, Surrogates

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A hierarchical method for Bayesian inference of rate parameters from shock tube data: Application to the study of the reaction of hydroxyl with 2-methylfuran

D. Kim, I. El. Gharamti, M. Hantouche, A. E. Elwardany, A. Farooq, F. Bisetti, O. Knio

Combustion and Flame 184, 55-67, 2017

Keywords:

Chemical kinetics, Shock tube, Bayesian inference, Rate parameters, Surrogate model, Uncertainty quantification

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A high temperature kinetic study for the thermal unimolecular decomposition of diethyl carbonate

M. AlAbbad, B. R. Giri, M. Szőri, B. Viskolcz, A. Farooq

Chemical Physics Letters 684, 390-396, 2017

Keywords:

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Cyclopentane combustion. Part II. Ignition delay measurements and mechanism validation

M. J. Al Rashidi, J. C. Mármol, C. Banyon, M. B. Sajid, M. Mehl, W. J. Pitz, S. Mohammed, A. Alfazazi, T. Lu, H. J. Curran, A. Farooq, S. M. Sarathy

Combustion and Flame 183, 372-385, 2017

Keywords:

Cyclopentane, Ignition delay, Shock tube, Rapid compression machine, Kinetic modeling

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Theoretical and Shock Tube Study of the Rate Constants for Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of Ethyl Formate

J. Wu, F. Khaled, H. Ning, L. Ma, A. Farooq, W. Ren

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 121 (33), 6304-6313, 2017

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Frequency locking of an extended-cavity quantum cascade laser to a frequency comb for precision mid infrared spectroscopy

B. Alsaif, M. Lamperti, D. Gatti, P. Laporta, M. E. Fermann, A. Farooq, M. Marangoni

European Quantum Electronics Conference, ED_P_9, 2017

Keywords:

Quantum cascade lasers, Frequency modulation, Spectroscopy, Optical fiber amplifiers, Optimized production technology, Adaptive optics, Nonlinear optics

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A comprehensive iso-octane combustion model with improved thermochemistry and chemical kinetics

N Atef, G Kukkadapu, SY Mohamed, M Al Rashidi, C Banyon, M Mehl, K. A. Heufer, E. F. Nasir, A. Alfazazi, A. K. Das, C. K. Westbrook, W. J. Pitz, T. Lu, A. Farooq, C-J. Sung, H. J. Curran, S. M. Sarathy

Combustion and Flame 178, 111-134, 2017

Keywords:

Iso-Octane, Combustion kinetics, Thermodynamics ,Gauche, Alternative isomerisation

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Ignition delay time measurements of primary reference fuel blends

M. AlAbbad, T. Javed, F. Khaled, J. Badra, A. Farooq

Combustion and Flame 178, 205-216, 2017

Keywords:

Primary reference fuel, N-heptane, Iso-octane, Ignition delay times, Shock tube

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Cavity ring-down spectroscopic system and method

A. B. S Alquaity, A. Farooq

US Patent 9,606,093, 2017

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Measurements of positively charged ions in premixed methane-oxygen atmospheric flames

A. B. S Alquaity, J. Han, M. Chahine, H. Selim, M. Belhi, S. M. Sarathy, F. Bisetti, A. Farooq

Combustion Science and Technology 189, 575 – 594, 2017

Keywords:

Anions, Cations, Ion chemistry model, Molecular beam mass spectrometry (MBMS), Methane flames

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H-Abstraction by OH from Large Branched Alkanes: Overall Rate Measurements and Site-Specific Tertiary Rate Calculations

D. Liu, F. Khaled, B. R. Giri, E. Assaf, C. Fittschen, A. Farooq

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 121 (5), 927-937, 2017

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A combined high-temperature experimental and theoretical kinetic study of the reaction of dimethyl carbonate with OH radicals

F. Khaled, B. R. Giri, M. Szőri, T. V. T Mai, L. K. Huynh, A. Farooq

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (10), 7147-7157, 2017

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Widely-tunable and sensitive optical sensor for multi-species detection in the mid-IR

A. Alquaity, B. Al-Saif and A. Farooq

Measurement Science and Technology, (2017)

Keywords:

Multi-species detection, Cavity ringdown spectroscopy, Air pollution monitering, Combustion diagnostics

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Frequency locking of an extended-cavity quantum cascade laser to a frequency comb for precision mid infrared spectroscopy

B. Al-Saif, M. Lamperti, D. Gatti, P. Laporta, M. E Fermann, A. Farooq, M. Marangoni

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference, (2017)

Keywords:

Quantum cascade lasers, Frequency modulation, Spectroscopy, Optical fiber amplifiers, Optimized production technology, Adaptive optics, Nonlinear optics

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Theoretical and shock tube study of the rate constants for hydrogen abstraction reactions of ethyl formate

J. Wu, F. Khaled, H. Ning, L. Ma, A. Farooq, W. Ren

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 121 (33), pp. 6304-6313, (2017)

Keywords:

Chemical kinetics, Shock tube

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A hierarchical method for Bayesian inference of rate parameters from shock tube data: Application to the study of the reaction of hydroxyl with 2-methylfuran

D. Kim, I.E. Gharamti, M. Hantouche, A.E. Elwardany, A. Farooq, F. Bisetti, O. Knio

Combustion and Flame 184, pp. 55-67, (2017)

Keywords:

Chemical kinetics, Shock tube, Bayesian inference, Rate parameters, Surrogate model, Uncertainty quantification

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Ignition studies of two low-octane gasolines

T. Javed, A. Ahmed, L. Lovisotto, G. Issayev, J. Badra, S.M. Sarathy, A. Farooq

Combustion and Flame, volume 185, pp. 152-159, (2017)

Keywords:

Low-octane gasolines, Naphtha, Ignition delay ,Shock tube, Rapid compression machine, Surrogates

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Ignition delay time correlation of fuel blends based on Livengood-Wu description

F. Khaled, J. Badra, A. Farooq

Fuel, volume 209, pp. 776-786, (2017)

Keywords:

Ignition delay times, Autoignition, Combustion

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Autoignition characteristics of oxygenated gasolines

C. Lee, A. Ahmed, E. F. Nasir, J. Badra, G. Kalghatgi, S. M. Sarathy, H. Curran, A. Farooq

Combustion and Flame 186, 114-128 (2017)

Keywords:

Oxygenated gasolineIgnition delay timesEthanolShock tubeRapid compression machine

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Measurements of Positively Charged Ions in Premixed Methane-Oxygen Atmospheric Flames

A. Alquaity, J. Han, M.Chahine, H. Selim, M. Belhi, M. Sarathy, F. Bisetti, A. Farooq

Anions, Cations, Ion chemistry model, Molecular beam mass spectrometry (MBMS), Methane flames, (2017)

Keywords:

Anions, CationsIon chemistry model, Molecular beam mass spectrometry, (MBMS) Methane flames

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A high temperature kinetic study for the thermal unimolecular decomposition of diethyl carbonate

M. Alabbad, B. Giri, M. Szori, B.Viskolcz, A. Farooq

Chemical Physics Letters, 684, 390-396, (2017)

Keywords:

Thermal unimolecular decomposition, Diethyl carbonate, CO2 gas

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Cyclopentane combustion. Part II. Ignition delay measurements and mechanism validation

M. Al Rashidi, J. Marmol, C. Banyon, M. Sajid, W. Pitz, S. Mohamed, A. Alfazazi, L. Tianfeng, H. Curran, A. Farooq, M. Sarathy

Combustion and Flame, 183, 372-385, (2017)

Keywords:

Cyclopentane, Ignition delay, Shock tube, Rapid compression machine, Kinetic modeling

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A combined high-temperature experimental and theoretical kinetic study of the reaction of dimethyl carbonate with OH radicals

F. Khaled, B. Giri, M. Szőri, T. Mai, L. Huynh, A. Farooq

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (10), 7147-7157, (2017)

Keywords:

Dimethyl carbonate, OH radicals, Shock waves

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A shock tube study of C4–C6 straight chain alkenes+ OH reactions

F. Khaled, J. Badra, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36 (1), 289-298, (2017)

Keywords:

Alkenes, Hydroxyl radicals, Rate coefficients, Shock tube

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An experimental and theoretical kinetic study of the reaction of OH radicals with tetrahydrofuran

B. Giri, F. Khaled, M. Szőri, B. Viskolcz, A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(1),143-150, (2017)

Keywords:

Tetrahydrofuran, Cyclic ethers, Shock tube, Laser absorption, Ab initio

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Shock tube ignition delay data affected by localized ignition phenomena

T. Javed, J. Badra, M. Jaasim, E. Es-Sebbar, M. Labastida, S. Chung, A. Farooq

Combustion Science and Technology,189 (7),1138-1161, (2017)

Keywords:

Auto-ignition, Ignition regimes, n-Heptane, Pre-ignition, Shock tube

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Optimizing blendstock composition and ethanol feedstock to reduce gasoline well-to-pump CO2 emission

B. Zhang, M. Sarathy, A. Farooq, A. Manan

Energy Procedia, 105, 3642-3647, (2017)

Keywords:

Corn-based ethanol, Lifecycle analysis, Ethanol blended gasoline, CO2 emission, Well-to-wheel emission

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H-abstraction by OH from large branched alkanes: Overall rate measurements and site-specific tertiary rate calculations

D. Liu, F. Khaled, B.R. Giri, E. Assaf, C. Fittschen, A. Farooq

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 121(5), 927-937, (2017)

Keywords:

Large branched alkanes, Rate calculations

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A comprehensive iso-octane combustion model with improved thermochemistry and chemical kinetics

N. Atef, G. Kukkadapu, S. Y. Mohamed, M. J. AlRashidi, C. Banyon, M. Mehl, K. A. Heufer, E. F. Nasir, A. Alfazazi, A. K. Das, C. K. Westbrook, W. J. Pitz, T. Lue, A. Farooq, S. M. Sarathy, C. -J. Sung, H. J. Curran

Combustion and Flame, 178, 111-134, (2017)

Keywords:

Iso-Octane, Combustion kinetics, Thermodynamics, Gauche, Alternative isomerisation

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Ignition delay time measurements of primary reference fuel blends

M. AlAbbad, T. Javed, F. Khaled, J. Badra, A. Farooq

Combustion and Flame 178, 205-216, (2017)

Keywords:

Primary reference fuel, N-heptane, Iso-octane, Ignition delay times, Shock tube

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New insights into methane-oxygen ion chemistry

A. B. S Alquaity, B. Chen, J. Han, H. Selim, M. Belhi, Y. Karakaya, T. Kasper, S. M. Sarathy, F. Bisetti A. Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36 (1) 1213-1221, (2017)

Keywords:

Cations, MBMS, Low-pressure flame, Ion chemistry, Electric fields

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Ignition delay measurements of light naphtha: A fully blended low octane fuel

T. Javed, E. F. Nasir, A. Ahmed, J. Badra, K. Djebbi, M. Beshir, W. Ji, S. M. Sarathy, A.Farooq

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36 (1),315-322, (2017)

Keywords:

Light naphtha, Low-octane fuel, Ignition delay times, Surrogate formulation, Shock tube

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Time-resolved temperature measurements in a rapid compression machine using quantum cascade laser absorption in the intrapulse mode

E.F. Nasir, A. Farooq
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (3), 4453-4460, (2017)

Keywords:

Rapid compression machine; Quantum cascade laser; Intrapulse; Absorption spectroscopy

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Simultaneous measurements of acetylene and soot during the pyrolysis of ethylene and benzene in a shock tube

K.C. Utsav, M. Beshir, A. Farooq
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 833-840, (2017)

Keywords:

Soot; Acetylene; Shock tube; Laser absorption; Scattering

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On the high-temperature unimolecular decomposition of ethyl levulinate

M. AlAbbad, B.R. Giri, M. Szőri, A. Farooq
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (1), 187-193, (2017)

Keywords:

Ethyl levulinate, Ethylene, Unimolecular dissociation, Ab initio, Six-center elimination

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Antiknock quality and ignition kinetics of 2-phenylethanol, a novel lignocellulosic octane booster

V. S. B Shankar, M. Al-Abbad, M. El-Rachidi, S. Y. Mohamed, E. Singh, Z. Wang, A. Farooq, S. M. Sarathy
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36(3), 3515-3522 (2017)

Keywords:

Future fuel, Octane index

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A high-temperature shock tube kinetic study for the branching ratios of isobutene+ OH reaction

F. Khaled, B.R. Giri, A. Farooq
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36 (1),265-272 (2017)

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