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Curran Crawford

Curran Crawford

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
5522
World Ranking
2517
National Ranking
106

Overview

Curran Crawford is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on several key subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the body of knowledge related to energy systems and transportation, covering topics such as Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure, Wind Energy Research and Development, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "A review on hydrogen production and utilization: Challenges and opportunities" (2021), published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "Review of ammonia production and utilization: Enabling clean energy transition and net-zero climate targets" (2024), published in Energy Conversion and Management
  • "CO2-based alternative fuel production to support development of CO2 capture, utilization and storage" (2022), published in Fuel
  • "Transition of heavy-duty trucks from diesel to hydrogen fuel cells: Opportunities, challenges, and recommendations" (2022), published in International Journal of Energy Research
  • "Techno-economic comparison of electrification for heavy-duty trucks in China by 2040" (2021), published in Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment

Crawford frequently publishes in several academic venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Wind Energy Science
  • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management

The scientist's collaborative work includes frequent partnerships with co-authors such as Haris Ishaq, Heather Norton, Marvin Rhey Quitoras, Pietro Elia Campana, and Jonn Axsen.

Curran Crawford's research contributions focus on addressing challenges and providing insights in energy production, utilization, and transition technologies, particularly in sustainable fuel alternatives and vehicle electrification strategies.

Best Publications

  • Online voltage security assessment considering comfort-constrained demand response control of distributed heat pump systems

    D. Wang;S. Parkinson;W. Miao;H. Jia

  • Simulating the value of electric-vehicle–grid integration using a behaviourally realistic model

    Michael Wolinetz;Jonn Axsen;Jotham Peters;Curran Crawford

  • Evaluating the importance of mooring line model fidelity in floating offshore wind turbine simulations

    Matthew Hall;Brad Buckham;Curran Crawford

  • Transactive control of fast-acting demand response based on thermostatic loads in real-time retail electricity markets

    Sahand Behboodi;David P. Chassin;David P. Chassin;Ned Djilali;Ned Djilali;Curran Crawford

  • Renewable resources portfolio optimization in the presence of demand response

    Sahand Behboodi;David P. Chassin;David P. Chassin;Curran Crawford;Ned Djilali;Ned Djilali

  • Mesh and load distribution requirements for actuator line CFD simulations

    Michael Shives;Curran Crawford

  • Developing an empirical model for ducted tidal turbine performance using numerical simulation results

    M Shives;C Crawford

  • A multi-objective design optimization approach for floating offshore wind turbine support structures

    Meysam Karimi;Matthew Hall;Brad Buckham;Curran Crawford

  • Hierarchical market integration of responsive loads as spinning reserve

    D. Wang;S. Parkinson;W. Miao;H. Jia

  • Implications of temporal resolution for modeling renewables-based power systems

    Eric J. Hoevenaars;Curran A. Crawford

  • Adapted two-equation turbulence closures for actuator disk RANS simulations of wind & tidal turbine wakes

    Michael Shives;Curran Crawford

  • Techno-economic comparison of electrification for heavy-duty trucks in China by 2040

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  • Comfort-Constrained Distributed Heat Pump Management

    Simon Parkinson;Dan Wang;Curran Crawford;Ned Djilali

  • Modeling the GHG emissions intensity of plug-in electric vehicles using short-term and long-term perspectives

    George Kamiya;Jonn Axsen;Curran Crawford

  • Comparison of Surrogate Models in a Multidisciplinary Optimization Framework for Wing Design

    Ricardo M. Paiva;André R. D. Carvalho;Curran Crawford;Afzal Suleman

  • Transition of heavy‐duty trucks from diesel to hydrogen fuel cells: Opportunities, challenges, and recommendations

    Unknown

  • Robust and Reliability-Based Design Optimization Framework for Wing Design

    Ricardo M. Paiva;Curran Crawford;Afzal Suleman

  • CO2‑based alternative fuel production to support development of CO2 capture, utilization and storage

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  • Design and testing of a biomimetic tuna using shape memory alloy induced propulsion

    Afzal Suleman;Curran Crawford

  • High-Fidelity Aero-Structural Design Using a Parametric CAD-Based Model

    Juan Alonso;Joaquim R. R. A. Martins;James Reuther;Robert Haimes

  • Re‐examining the precepts of the blade element momentum theory for coning rotors

    Curran Crawford

  • Comparing alternative heavy-duty drivetrains based on GHG emissions, ownership and abatement costs: Simulations of freight routes in British Columbia

    S. Mojtaba Lajevardi;Jonn Axsen;Curran Crawford

  • Evolving offshore wind: A genetic algorithm-based support structure optimization framework for floating wind turbines

    Matthew Hall;Brad Buckham;Curran Crawford

  • ISPH modelling of landslide generated waves for rigid and deformable slides in Newtonian and non-Newtonian reservoir fluids

    Shahab Yeylaghi;Belaid Moa;Bradley Buckham;Peter Oshkai

  • Integrating renewable energy using a smart distribution system: Potential of self-regulating demand response

    Trevor Williams;Dan Wang;Curran Crawford;Ned Djilali

  • Electric Vehicle Participation in Transactive Power Systems Using Real-Time Retail Prices

    Sahand Behboodi;David P. Chassin;Curran Crawford;Ned Djilali

  • Hydrodynamics-based floating wind turbine support platform optimization: A basis function approach

    Matthew Hall;Brad Buckham;Curran Crawford

Frequent Co-Authors

Ned Djilali
Ned Djilali University of Victoria
Afzal Suleman
Afzal Suleman University of Victoria
Jonn Axsen
Jonn Axsen Simon Fraser University
Pietro Elia Campana
Pietro Elia Campana Mälardalen University
Hongjie Jia
Hongjie Jia Tianjin University
Horia Hangan
Horia Hangan University of Western Ontario
David P. Chassin
David P. Chassin SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
David Wood
David Wood University of Calgary
Lin Cai
Lin Cai Illinois Institute of Technology
Moritz Diehl
Moritz Diehl University of Freiburg

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