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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for pioneering development, application and leadership in combustion kinetic modeling
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering development, applications, and leadership in chemical kinetic modeling to advance combustion science and technology.

Overview

Charles K. Westbrook is affiliated with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and chemical engineering, with a particular focus on combustion and kinetic modeling.

The scientist's work covers various subfields, including fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, and materials chemistry. Their research topics include:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Westbrook has contributed to several recent publications, notable among which are:

  • "A combined experimental and modeling study of combustion properties of an isoparaffinic alcohol-to-jet fuel" (2022), published in Combustion and Flame
  • "Fuel molecular structure effect on autoignition of highly branched iso-alkanes at low-to-intermediate temperatures: Iso-octane versus iso-dodecane" (2020), published in Combustion and Flame
  • "Autoignition of CRC diesel surrogates at low temperature combustion conditions: Rapid compression machine experiments and modeling" (2020), published in Combustion and Flame
  • "Chemical kinetic basis of synergistic blending for research octane number" (2021), published in Fuel
  • "Key Chemical Kinetic Steps in Reaction Mechanisms for Fuels from Biomass: A Perspective" (2021), published in Energy & Fuels

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Westbrook include:

  • Goutham Kukkadapu
  • William J. Pitz
  • Scott W. Wagnon
  • Claire M. Grégoire
  • Sulaiman A. Alturaifi

Westbrook's work is often published in journals such as Combustion and Flame, Fuel, the International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, Energy & Fuels, and Applications in Energy and Combustion Science.

The researcher has been recognized with awards including Fellowship of the Combustion Institute in 2018 for contributions in combustion kinetic modeling. In 2017, Westbrook was named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering for their pioneering development and leadership in chemical kinetic modeling to advance combustion science and technology.

Best Publications

  • Simplified Reaction Mechanisms for the Oxidation of Hydrocarbon Fuels in Flames

    Charles K. Westbrook;Frederick L Dryer

  • A Comprehensive Modeling Study of n-Heptane Oxidation

    H.J. Curran;P. Gaffuri;W.J. Pitz;C.K. Westbrook

  • Chemical kinetic modeling of hydrocarbon combustion

    Charles K. Westbrook;Frederick L. Dryer

  • A Comprehensive Modeling Study of iso-Octane Oxidation

    H.J. Curran;P. Gaffuri;W.J. Pitz;C.K. Westbrook

  • A comprehensive modeling study of hydrogen oxidation

    Marcus Ó Conaire;Henry J. Curran;John M. Simmie;William J. Pitz

  • Kinetic modeling of gasoline surrogate components and mixtures under engine conditions

    Marco Mehl;William J. Pitz;Charles K. Westbrook;Henry J. Curran

  • A comprehensive detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism for combustion of n-alkane hydrocarbons from n-octane to n-hexadecane

    Charles K. Westbrook;William J. Pitz;Olivier Herbinet;Henry J. Curran

  • Chemical kinetics of hydrocarbon ignition in practical combustion systems

    Charles K. Westbrook

  • Biofuel combustion chemistry: from ethanol to biodiesel.

    Katharina Kohse‐Höinghaus;Patrick Oßwald;Terrill A. Cool;Tina Kasper

  • Aromatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation in a Laminar Premixed n-Butane Flame

    Nick M Marinov;William J Pitz;Charles K Westbrook;Antonio M Vincitore

  • Chemical kinetic modeling study of the effects of oxygenated hydrocarbons on soot emissions from diesel engines.

    Charles K Westbrook;William J Pitz;Henry J Curran

  • Comprehensive chemical kinetic modeling of the oxidation of 2-methylalkanes from C7 to C20

    Subram Sarathy;C. K. Westbrook;M. Mehl;W. J. Pitz

  • A comprehensive chemical kinetic combustion model for the four butanol isomers

    S. Mani Sarathy;Stijn Vranckx;Kenji Yasunaga;Marco Mehl

  • Detailed chemical kinetic oxidation mechanism for a biodiesel surrogate

    Olivier Herbinet;William J. Pitz;Charles K. Westbrook

  • Diesel combustion: an integrated view combining laser diagnostics, chemical kinetics, and empirical validation

    Patrick F. Flynn;Russell P. Durrett;Gary L. Hunter;Axel O. zur Loye

  • Chemical Kinetics and Combustion Modeling

    James A. Miller;Robert J. Kee;Charles K. Westbrook

  • A Multi-Zone Model for Prediction of HCCI Combustion and Emissions

    Salvador M. Aceves;Daniel L. Flowers;Charles K. Westbrook;J. Ray Smith

  • Modeling of Aromatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation in Premixed Methane and Ethane Flames

    N. M. Marinov;W. J. Pitz;C. K. Westbrook;M. J. Castaldi

  • DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETIC MECHANISMS FOR COMBUSTION OF OXYGENATED FUELS

    E.M. Fisher;W.J. Pitz;H.J. Curran;C.K. Westbrook

  • A WIDE RANGE MODELING STUDY OF DIMETHYL ETHER OXIDATION

    H. J. Curran;W. J. Pitz;C. K. Westbrook;P. Dagaut

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Pitz
William J. Pitz Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Henry J. Curran
Henry J. Curran University of Galway
Marco Mehl
Marco Mehl Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Frederick L. Dryer
Frederick L. Dryer University of South Carolina
Olivier Herbinet
Olivier Herbinet University of Lorraine
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos University of Southern California
Nils Hansen
Nils Hansen Sandia National Laboratories
S. Mani Sarathy
S. Mani Sarathy King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus
Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus Bielefeld University
Terrill A. Cool
Terrill A. Cool Cornell University

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