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Charles J. Mueller is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and chemical engineering, with significant contributions to fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, and automotive engineering. The broader scope of their work encompasses advanced combustion engine technologies, combustion and flame dynamics, and vehicle emissions and performance.

The scientist has published extensively on the topic of ducted fuel injection systems, particularly examining their effects on combustion processes and engine performance. Recent works include studies comparing ducted fuel injection with conventional diesel combustion, as well as investigations into how duct length, diameter, and injector orifice size influence engine operation.

  • Ducted Fuel Injection versus Conventional Diesel Combustion: An Operating-Parameter Sensitivity Study Conducted in an Optical Engine with a Four-Orifice Fuel Injector, 2020, SAE International Journal of Engines
  • Ducted Fuel Injection vs. Conventional Diesel Combustion: Extending the Load Range in an Optical Engine with a Four-Orifice Fuel Injector, 2020, SAE International Journal of Engines
  • Ducted Fuel Injection vs. Free-Spray Injection: A Study of Mixing and Entrainment Effects Using Numerical Modeling, 2020, SAE International Journal of Engines
  • Investigating the effects of duct length and diameter and fuel-injector orifice diameter in a compression-ignition engine equipped with ducted fuel injection, 2021, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Effects of fuel oxygenation and ducted fuel injection on the performance of a mixing-controlled compression-ignition optical engine with a two-orifice fuel injector, 2021, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science

The work has been disseminated through a variety of publication venues, with a strong presence in the SAE International Journal of Engines and Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. Other venues where the scientist has published include the International Journal of Engine Research, Fuel, and Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.

  • SAE International Journal of Engines
  • International Journal of Engine Research
  • Applications in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Fuel
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Collaborations have been frequent with other researchers in related fields. Notable co-authors include Christopher William Nilsen, Drummond Biles, Boni Yraguen, Gustav Nyrenstedt, and Caroline L. Genzale.

  • Christopher William Nilsen
  • Drummond Biles
  • Boni Yraguen
  • Gustav Nyrenstedt
  • Caroline L. Genzale

Major thematic areas of Mueller's research encompass:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Additionally, subfields of study include fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, automotive engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within engineering and chemical engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • Recent progress in the development of diesel surrogate fuels

    William J. Pitz;Charles J. Mueller

  • On the Adequacy of Certain Experimental Observables as Measurements of Flame Burning Rate

    Habib N Najm;Phillip H Paul;Charles J Mueller;Peter S Wyckoff

  • An Experimental Investigation of the Origin of Increased NOx Emissions When Fueling a Heavy-Duty Compression-Ignition Engine with Soy Biodiesel

    Charles J. Mueller;André L. Boehman;Glen C. Martin

  • Development of an Experimental Database and Kinetic Models for Surrogate Diesel Fuels

    J. T. Farrell;N. P. Cernansky;F. L. Dryer;C. K. Law

  • Methodology for Formulating Diesel Surrogate Fuels with Accurate Compositional, Ignition-Quality, and Volatility Characteristics

    Charles J. Mueller;William J. Cannella;Thomas J. Bruno;Bruce Bunting

  • Investigation of the impact of biodiesel fuelling on NOx emissions using an optical direct injection diesel engine

    A S Cheng;A Upatnieks;C J Mueller

  • Effects of Oxygenates on Soot Processes in DI Diesel Engines: Experiments and Numerical Simulations

    Charles J. Mueller;William J. Pitz;Lyle M. Pickett;Glen C. Martin

  • Initial investigation of effects of fuel oxygenation on nanostructure of soot from a direct-injection diesel engine

    Randy L. Vander Wal;Charles J. Mueller

  • Effects of Oxygenated Compounds on Combustion and Soot Evolution in a DI Diesel Engine:Broadband Natural Luminosity Imaging

    Charles J. Mueller;Glen C. Martin

  • Diesel Surrogate Fuels for Engine Testing and Chemical-Kinetic Modeling: Compositions and Properties

    Charles J. Mueller;William J. Cannella;J. Timothy Bays;Thomas J. Bruno

  • Vorticity generation and attenuation as vortices convect through a premixed flame

    Charles J. Mueller;James F. Driscoll;David L. Reuss;Michael C. Drake

  • Measurements of fuel effects on liquid-phase penetration in DI sprays

    Brian S. Higgins;Charles J. Mueller;Dennis L. Siebers

  • Sooting tendencies of diesel fuels, jet fuels, and their surrogates in diffusion flames

    Dhrubajyoti D. Das;Charles S. McEnally;Thomas A. Kwan;Julie B. Zimmerman

  • Glow Plug Assisted Ignition and Combustion of Methanol in an Optical DI Diesel Engine

    Charles J. Mueller;Mark P. Musculus

  • An Experimental Investigation of Low-Soot and Soot-Free Combustion Strategies in a Heavy-Duty, Single-Cylinder, Direct-Injection, Optical Diesel Engine

    Christopher J. Polonowski;Charles J. Mueller;Christopher R. Gehrke;Tim Bazyn

  • Early Direct-Injection, Low-Temperature Combustion of Diesel Fuel in an Optical Engine Utilizing a 15-Hole, Dual-Row, Narrow-Included-Angle Nozzle

    Glen C. Martin;Charles J. Mueller;David M. Milam;Michael S. Radovanovic

  • Effect of unsteady stretch rate on OH chemistry during a flame-vortex interaction: To assess flamelet models

    C.J. Mueller;C.J. Mueller;J.F. Driscoll;D.J. Sutkus;D.J. Sutkus;W.L. Roberts;W.L. Roberts

  • The Quantification of Mixture Stoichiometry When Fuel Molecules Contain Oxidizer Elements or Oxidizer Molecules Contain Fuel Elements

    Charles J. Mueller

  • Ducted fuel injection: A new approach for lowering soot emissions from direct-injection engines

    Charles J. Mueller;Christopher W. Nilsen;Daniel J. Ruth;Ryan K. Gehmlich

  • Using ducted fuel injection to attenuate or prevent soot formation in mixing-controlled combustion strategies for engine applications

    R.K. Gehmlich;C.J. Mueller;D.J. Ruth;C.W. Nilsen

  • Effects of unsteady stretch on the strength of a freely-propagating flame wrinkled by a vortex

    C.J. Mueller;J.F. Driscoll;D.L. Reuss;M.C. Drake

  • Investigation of Fuel Effects on Dilute, Mixing-Controlled Combustion in an Optical Direct-Injection Diesel Engine

    A. S. Cheng;and Ansis Upatnieks;Charles J. Mueller

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Pitz
William J. Pitz Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
James F. Driscoll
James F. Driscoll University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas J. Bruno
Thomas J. Bruno National Institute of Standards and Technology
Marcia L. Huber
Marcia L. Huber National Institute of Standards and Technology
Lyle M. Pickett
Lyle M. Pickett Sandia National Laboratories
Robert W. Dibble
Robert W. Dibble King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dennis L. Siebers
Dennis L. Siebers Sandia National Laboratories
Charles K. Westbrook
Charles K. Westbrook Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Chia-Fon Lee
Chia-Fon Lee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lisa D. Pfefferle
Lisa D. Pfefferle Yale University

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