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43
Citations
9551
World Ranking
1691
National Ranking
652

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Christopher J. Rutland is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, with a research focus centered primarily within the fields of Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Their expertise extends into several specialized subfields, including Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Automotive Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work covers a variety of topics related to advanced combustion and fluid dynamics. Key topics of their research include Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Combustion and Flame Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows, and Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation.

Rutland has contributed scholarly articles to several respected scientific venues. Their recent publications can be found in the following journals:

  • International Journal of Engine Research
  • Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable recent papers authored by or including Rutland are:

  • "Large-eddy spray simulation under direct-injection spark-ignition engine-like conditions with an integrated atomization/breakup model," 2020, International Journal of Engine Research
  • "Impact of Active Control Turbocharging on the Fuel Economy and Emissions of a Light-Duty Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition Engine: A Simulation Study," 2021, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
  • "A Sub-grid Scale Energy Dissipation Rate Model for Large-eddy Spray Simulations," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborations have been an integral part of Rutland's work. Frequent co-authors include Hongjiang Li, Francisco E. Hernández Pérez, Hong G. Im, Anand Nageswaran Bharath, and Rolf D. Reitz.

Recognition of their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2005.

Best Publications

  • A new droplet collision algorithm

    David P. Schmidt;C. J. Rutland

  • Modeling high-speed viscous liquid sheet atomization

    P.K Senecal;D.P Schmidt;I Nouar;C.J Rutland

  • Modeling thermally thick pyrolysis of wood

    Kenneth M. Bryden;Kenneth W. Ragland;Christopher J. Rutland

  • Development and testing of diesel engine CFD models

    R.D. Reitz;C.J. Rutland

  • MODELING FUEL FILM FORMATION AND WALL INTERACTION IN DIESEL ENGINES

    Donald W. Stanton;Christopher J. Rutland

  • Large-eddy simulations for internal combustion engines – a review

    C J Rutland

  • Direct simulations of premixed turbulent flames with nonunity Lewis numbers

    C. J. Rutland;C. J. Rutland;A. Trouve;A. Trouve

  • Pressure-Swirl Atomization in the Near Field

    David P. Schmidt;Idriss Nouar;P. K. Senecal;C. J. Rutland

  • Multi-dimensional modeling of thin liquid films and spray-wall interactions resulting from impinging sprays

    Donald W. Stanton;Christopher J. Rutland

  • Dynamic One-Equation Nonviscosity Large-Eddy Simulation Model

    Eric Pomraning;Christopher J. Rutland

  • A FULLY COMPRESSIBLE, TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF SMALL, HIGH-SPEED, CAVITATING NOZZLES

    David P. Schmidt;Christopher J. Rutland;Michael L. Corradini

  • Effects of Direct Water Injection on DI Diesel Engine Combustion

    F. Bedford;C. Rutland;P. Dittrich;A. Raab

  • A Numerical Study of Cavitating Flow Through Various Nozzle Shapes

    David P. Schmidt;Christopher J. Rutland;M. L. Corradini

  • Premixed flame effects on turbulence and pressure-related terms

    Songwei Zhang;Christopher J. Rutland

  • Modelling superheated fuel sprays and vaproization

    B Zuo;A M Gomes;C J Rutland

  • Cavitation in Two-Dimensional Asymmetric Nozzles

    David P. Schmidt;C. J. Rutland;M. L. Corradini;P. Roosen

  • Direct numerical simulation of ignition in turbulent n-heptane liquid-fuel spray jets

    Y. Wang;C.J. Rutland

  • Effects of temperature and equivalence ratio on the ignition of n-heptane fuel spray in turbulent flow

    Y. Wang;C.J. Rutland

  • Large eddy simulation modelling of spray-induced turbulence effects

    N Bharadwaj;C J Rutland;S Chang

  • Application of artificial neural networks in engine modelling

    Y He;C J Rutland

  • Simulations of flame-vortex interactions

    Christopher J. Rutland;Christopher J. Rutland;Joel H. Ferziger;Joel H. Ferziger

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf D. Reitz
Rolf D. Reitz University of Wisconsin–Madison
David E. Foster
David E. Foster University of Wisconsin–Madison
David P. Schmidt
David P. Schmidt University of Massachusetts Amherst
Joel H. Ferziger
Joel H. Ferziger Stanford University
Hong G. Im
Hong G. Im King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Michael L. Corradini
Michael L. Corradini University of Wisconsin–Madison
C. Stuart Daw
C. Stuart Daw Oak Ridge National Laboratory
RS Cant
RS Cant University of Cambridge
Wei Liu
Wei Liu University of California, Riverside
Alla Zelenyuk
Alla Zelenyuk Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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