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Jonathan H. Frank is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within engineering, focusing on computational mechanics, spectroscopy, atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's main topics of work include combustion and flame dynamics, catalytic processes in materials science, spectroscopy and laser applications, plasma applications and diagnostics, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, catalysis and oxidation reactions, and advanced combustion engine technologies.

Jonathan H. Frank has published extensively in several frequent venues, including:

  • Applied Physics B
  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Plasma Sources Science and Technology
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Near-Surface Imaging of the Multicomponent Gas Phase above a Silver Catalyst during Partial Oxidation of Methanol," 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • "High-speed volumetric imaging of formaldehyde in a lifted turbulent jet flame using an acousto-optic deflector," 2020, Experiments in Fluids
  • "2D imaging of absolute methyl concentrations in nanosecond pulsed plasma by photo-fragmentation laser-induced fluorescence," 2022, Plasma Sources Science and Technology
  • "Image processing methods for Rayleigh scattering measurements of diesel spray mixing at high repetition rate," 2021, Applied Physics B
  • "2D-imaging of absolute OH and H2O2 profiles in a He-H2O nanosecond pulsed dielectric barrier discharge by photo-fragmentation laser-induced fluorescence," 2022, Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jonathan H. Frank include:

  • Erxiong Huang
  • Sebastian Pfaff
  • Sadi Gurses
  • Coleman X. Kronawitter
  • David L. Osborn

This body of work reflects a focus on applying advanced imaging and spectroscopy techniques to the study of combustion, catalysis, and plasma diagnostics. The combination of experimental imaging methods with computational mechanics highlights a multidisciplinary approach to understanding chemical and physical processes relevant to energy conversion and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Effects of turbulence on species mass fractions in methane/air jet flames

    R.S. Barlow;J.H. Frank

  • Scalar profiles and NO formation in laminar opposed-flow partially premixed methane/air flames

    R.S. Barlow;A.N. Karpetis;J.H. Frank;J.-Y. Chen

  • Spatially resolved heat release rate measurements in turbulent premixed flames

    B.O. Ayoola;R. Balachandran;J.H. Frank;E. Mastorakos

  • Piloted methane/air jet flames: Transport effects and aspects of scalar structure

    R.S. Barlow;J.H. Frank;A.N. Karpetis;J.-Y. Chen

  • Supercontinuum radiation for applications in chemical sensing and microscopy

    C.F. Kaminski;C.F. Kaminski;R.S. Watt;A.D. Elder;J.H. Frank

  • Measurements of conditional velocities in turbulent premixed flames by simultaneous OH PLIF and PIV

    Jonathan H. Frank;Peter A.M. Kalt;Robert W. Bilger

  • Raman-Rayleigh-LIF measurements of temperature and species concentrations in the Delft piloted turbulent jet diffusion flame

    P.A. Nooren;M. Versluis;T.H. van der Meer;R.S. Barlow

  • Radiation and nitric oxide formation in turbulent non-premixed jet flames

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  • A white light confocal microscope for spectrally resolved multidimensional imaging

    J. H. Frank;A. D. Elder;J. Swartling;A. R. Venkitaraman

  • REACTION-RATE, MIXTURE-FRACTION, AND TEMPERATURE IMAGING IN TURBULENT METHANE/AIR JET FLAMES

    Jonathan H. Frank;Sebastian A. Kaiser;Marshall B. Long

  • Computational and experimental study of OH and CH radicals in axisymmetric laminar diffusion flames

    M.D. Smooke;Y. Xu;R.M. Zurn;P. Lin

  • High-speed tomographic PIV and OH PLIF measurements in turbulent reactive flows

    Bruno Coriton;Adam M. Steinberg;Jonathan H. Frank

  • Conserved scalar measurements in turbulent diffusion flames by a Raman and Rayleigh ribbon imaging method

    S.H. Stårner;R.W. Bilger;K.M. Lyons;J.H. Frank

  • Experimental study of flame-hole reignition mechanisms in a turbulent non-premixed jet flame using sustained multi-kHz PIV and crossed-plane OH PLIF

    Adam M. Steinberg;Isaac Boxx;Christoph Arndt;Jonathan H. Frank

  • An experimental and numerical study on the adequacy of CH as a flame marker in premixed methane flames

    Christina M. Vagelopoulos;Jonathan H. Frank

  • Scalar Dissipation Measurements in Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flames of Air Diluted Methane and Hydrogen

    S.H. Starner;R.W. Bilger;M.B. Long;J. H. Frank

  • LES flamelet-progress variable modeling and measurements of a turbulent partially-premixed dimethyl ether jet flame

    Sebastian Popp;Franziska Hunger;Sandra Hartl;Danny Messig

  • Polarized/depolarized rayleigh scattering for determining fuel concentrations in flames

    Joseph Fielding;Jonathan H. Frank;Sebastian A. Kaiser;Mitchell D. Smooke

  • Mixture fraction imaging in turbulent non-premixed flames with two-photon LIF of krypton

    A.G. Hsu;V. Narayanaswamy;N.T. Clemens;J.H. Frank

  • High-resolution imaging of dissipative structures in a turbulent jet flame with laser Rayleigh scattering

    Jonathan H. Frank;Sebastian A. Kaiser

  • Comparison of nanosecond and picosecond excitation for interference-free two-photon laser-induced fluorescence detection of atomic hydrogen in flames.

    Waruna D Kulatilaka;Brian D Patterson;Jonathan H Frank;Thomas B Settersten

  • Multiscalar imaging in partially premixed jet flames with argon dilution

    Jonathan H. Frank;Sebastian Kaiser;Marshall Long

  • Simultaneous scaler/velocity field measurements in turbulent gas-phase flows

    Jonathan H. Frank;Kevin M. Lyons;Marshall B. Long

Frequent Co-Authors

Marshall B. Long
Marshall B. Long Yale University
Alessandro Gomez
Alessandro Gomez Yale University
David L. Osborn
David L. Osborn Sandia National Laboratories
Mitchell D. Smooke
Mitchell D. Smooke Yale University
Lyle M. Pickett
Lyle M. Pickett Sandia National Laboratories
Jacqueline H. Chen
Jacqueline H. Chen Sandia National Laboratories
Robert S. Barlow
Robert S. Barlow Sandia National Laboratories
Robert W. Bilger
Robert W. Bilger University of Sydney
Andreas Dreizler
Andreas Dreizler Technical University of Darmstadt
Nils Hansen
Nils Hansen Sandia National Laboratories

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