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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
50
Citations
3692
World Ranking
4192
National Ranking
1197

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Combustion

Christopher A. Wiklof focuses on Combustion, Voltage, Combustor, Combustion system and Electric field. His Combustion study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Chemical engineering and Electricity. His studies in Voltage integrate themes in fields like Acoustics and Mechanics.

His Combustor study combines topics in areas such as Waste management, NOx and Crankcase dilution. His Waste management study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mixed fuel, Dilution and Process engineering. As a member of one scientific family, Christopher A. Wiklof mostly works in the field of Combustion system, focusing on Mechanical engineering and, on occasion, Structural engineering.

His most cited work include:

  • Mems scanner with dual magnetic and capacitive drive (79 citations)
  • System and method for flattening a flame (68 citations)
  • Burner with flame position electrode array (62 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Christopher A. Wiklof mostly deals with Combustion, Combustor, Combustion system, Nozzle and Composite material. His Combustion research incorporates themes from Electric potential energy, Analytical chemistry and Electrical engineering, Voltage. In the field of Voltage, his study on Voltage source overlaps with subjects such as Electric field.

His Combustor research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Mechanical engineering, Waste management, Mechanics and NOx. As a part of the same scientific family, Christopher A. Wiklof mostly works in the field of Waste management, focusing on Chemical engineering and, on occasion, Mixing. His Combustion system research incorporates elements of Control system, Acoustics and Fuel flow.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Combustion (66.41%)
  • Combustor (61.07%)
  • Combustion system (35.88%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Combustor (61.07%)
  • Combustion (66.41%)
  • Combustion system (35.88%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Combustor, Combustion, Combustion system, Composite material and Mechanical engineering. His study looks at the relationship between Combustor and fields such as Nozzle, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. In his study, Resist is strongly linked to Mechanics, which falls under the umbrella field of Combustion.

His research investigates the connection with Combustion system and areas like Automotive engineering which intersect with concerns in Plasma generator and Control theory. His work deals with themes such as Transverse plane and Electric power, which intersect with Composite material. His studies deal with areas such as Aperture, Electricity and Combustion chamber as well as Mechanical engineering.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • FLAME HOLDERS WITH FUEL AND OXIDANT RECIRCULATION, COMBUSTION SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH FLAME HOLDERS, AND RELATED METHODS (14 citations)
  • BURNER SYSTEM WITH DISCRETE TRANSVERSE FLAME STABILIZERS (1 citations)
  • HEALTH MONITOR SYSTEM, SENSOR, AND METHOD (1 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Thermodynamics

His primary areas of study are Combustor, Combustion system, Composite material, Combustion and Erosion. His study in Combustion system is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Transverse plane, Leading-edge slats, Mixing and Fuel flow. As part of his studies on Composite material, he often connects relevant areas like Flashback.

His Erosion investigation overlaps with other areas such as Metallurgy, Solid fuel and Abrasive.

Best Publications

  • Mems scanner with dual magnetic and capacitive drive

    Jun Yan;Vincenzo Casasanta;Selso H. Luanava;Hakan Urey

  • SELECTABLE DILUTION LOW NOx BURNER

    Douglas W. Karkow;Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Joseph Colannino;Tracy A. Prevo

  • Multijet burner with charge interaction

    Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Combustion system with a corona electrode

    Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Christopher A. Wiklof;II Harold H. Bennett

  • Electric reagent launcher for reduction of nitrogen

    Joseph Colannino;David B. Goodson;Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Roberto Ruiz

  • Burner with a perforated reaction holder and heating apparatus

    Douglas W. Karkow;Robert Breidenthal;Joseph Colannino;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Method for electrically controlled combustion fluid flow

    Douglas W. Karkow;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Electrodynamic combustion control with current limiting electrical element

    Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Combustion system with flame location actuation

    Douglas W. Karkow;Joseph Colannino;Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Robert E. Breidenthal

  • LIFTED FLAME LOW NOx BURNER WITH FLAME POSITION CONTROL

    Joseph Colannino;Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Douglas W. Karkow;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Acoustic control of an electrodynamic combustion system

    Robert E. Breidenthal;Vincenzo Casasanta;Joseph Colannino;David B. Goodson

  • Burner systems configured to control at least one geometric characteristic of a flame and related methods

    Igor Alexeevitch Krichtafovitch;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Pre-mixed fuel burner with perforated flame holder

    Joseph Colannino;Douglas W. Karkow;Robert E. Breidenthal;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Charged ion flows for combustion control

    Igor A. Krichtafovitch;David B. Goodson;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • System for safe power loss for an electrodynamic burner

    Andrew Lee;Joseph Colannino;Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Kraig Anderson

  • Apparatus and method for electrically stabilized combustion

    Joseph Colannino;Robert E. Breidenthal;Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • System and sacrificial electrode for applying electricity to a combustion reaction

    Joseph Colannino;Roberto Ruiz;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Electrodynamic combustion system with variable gain electrodes

    Joseph Colannino;Igor A. Krichtafovich;Robert E. Breidenthal;David B. Goodson

  • Close-coupled step-up voltage converter and electrode for a combustion system

    Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Electrodynamic burner with a flame ionizer

    Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Christopher A. Wiklof;Joseph Colannino

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Colannino
Joseph Colannino Colannino Consultants LLC
Robert E. Breidenthal
Robert E. Breidenthal University of Washington
Hakan Urey
Hakan Urey Koç University

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