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Lyle M. Pickett is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and chemical engineering, with significant contributions to computational mechanics and fluid flow and transfer processes. Their work also extends to aerospace engineering, mechanics of materials, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics encompass advanced combustion engine technologies, combustion and flame dynamics, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, combustion and detonation processes, heat transfer and supercritical fluids, rocket and propulsion systems research, and vehicle emissions and performance.

Frequently publishing in recognized venues, Lyle M. Pickett has contributed notably to the following journals and conference proceedings:

  • SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Fuel
  • International Journal of Multiphase Flow
  • International Journal of Engine Research

Their recent papers illustrate a consistent focus on spray combustion and related phenomena. Notable publications include:

  • Spatio-temporal identification of plume dynamics by 3D computed tomography using engine combustion network spray G injector and various fuels, 2020, Fuel
  • High pressure/high temperature multiphase simulations of dodecane injection to nitrogen: Application on ECN Spray-A, 2020, Fuel
  • Spray penetration, combustion, and soot formation characteristics of the ECN Spray C and Spray D injectors in multiple combustion facilities, 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Detailed measurements of transient two-stage ignition and combustion processes in high-pressure spray flames using simultaneous high-speed formaldehyde PLIF and schlieren imaging, 2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Machine-learning enabled prediction of 3D spray under engine combustion network spray G conditions, 2021, Fuel

Collaboration plays an important role in their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Joonsik Hwang
  • Julien Manin
  • Ioannis K. Karathanassis
  • Manolis Gavaises
  • Fabien Tagliante

Best Publications

  • Conceptual models for partially premixed low-temperature diesel combustion

    Mark P.B. Musculus;Paul C. Miles;Lyle M. Pickett

  • Soot in diesel fuel jets: effects of ambient temperature, ambient density, and injection pressure

    Lyle M. Pickett;Dennis L. Siebers

  • The Influence of Charge Dilution and Injection Timing on Low-Temperature Diesel Combustion and Emissions

    Sanghoon Kook;Choongsik Bae;Paul C. Miles;Dae Choi

  • Relationship Between Ignition Processes and the Lift-Off Length of Diesel Fuel Jets

    Lyle M. Pickett;Dennis L. Siebers;Cherian A. Idicheria

  • Relationship Between Diesel Fuel Spray Vapor Penetration/Dispersion and Local Fuel Mixture Fraction

    Lyle M. Pickett;Julien Manin;Caroline L. Genzale;Dennis L. Siebers

  • Comparison of Diesel Spray Combustion in Different High-Temperature, High-Pressure Facilities

    Lyle M. Pickett;Caroline L. Genzale;Gilles Bruneaux;Louis-Marie Malbec

  • Simultaneous formaldehyde PLIF and high-speed schlieren imaging for ignition visualization in high-pressure spray flames

    Scott A. Skeen;Julien Luc Manin;Lyle M. Pickett

  • Non-Sooting, Low Flame Temperature Mixing-Controlled DI Diesel Combustion

    Lyle M. Pickett;Dennis L. Siebers

  • Effects of Oxygenates on Soot Processes in DI Diesel Engines: Experiments and Numerical Simulations

    Charles J. Mueller;William J. Pitz;Lyle M. Pickett;Glen C. Martin

  • Visualization of Diesel Spray Penetration Cool-Flame Ignition High-Temperature Combustion and Soot Formation Using High-Speed Imaging.

    Lyle M. Pickett;Sanghoon Kook;Timothy C. Williams

  • End-of-Injection Over-Mixing and Unburned Hydrocarbon Emissions in Low-Temperature-Combustion Diesel Engines

    Mark P. B. Musculus;Thierry Lachaux;Lyle M. Pickett;Cherian A. Idicheria

  • Microscopic investigation of the atomization and mixing processes of diesel sprays injected into high pressure and temperature environments

    J. Manin;M. Bardi;L.M. Pickett;R.N. Dahms

  • Liquid length and vapor penetration of conventional, Fischer–Tropsch, coal-derived, and surrogate fuel sprays at high-temperature and high-pressure ambient conditions

    Sanghoon Kook;Lyle M. Pickett

  • Soot Formation in Diesel Combustion under High-EGR Conditions

    Cherian A. Idicheria;Lyle M. Pickett

  • Flame Lift-Off on Direct-Injection Diesel Fuel Jets: Oxygen Concentration Effects

    Dennis L. Siebers;Brian Higgins;Lyle Pickett

  • ENGINE COMBUSTION NETWORK: COMPARISON OF SPRAY DEVELOPMENT, VAPORIZATION, AND COMBUSTION IN DIFFERENT COMBUSTION VESSELS

    Michele Bardi;Raul Payri;Louis Marie C. Malbec;Gilles Bruneaux

  • Soot Formation in Diesel Fuel Jets Near the Lift-Off Length

    L M Pickett;D L Siebers

  • Large eddy simulation of a reacting spray flame with multiple realizations under compression ignition engine conditions

    Yuanjiang Pei;Sibendu Som;Eric Pomraning;Peter K. Senecal

  • Engine combustion network (ECN): characterization and comparison of boundary conditions for different combustion vessels

    M Maarten Meijer;Lmt Bart Somers;J Johnson;J Jan Naber

  • ENGINE COMBUSTION NETWORK (ECN): MEASUREMENTS OF NOZZLE GEOMETRY AND HYDRAULIC BEHAVIOR

    Alan L. Kastengren;F. Zak Tilocco;Christopher F. Powell;Julien Manin

Frequent Co-Authors

Julien Manin
Julien Manin Sandia National Laboratories
Sanghoon Kook
Sanghoon Kook University of New South Wales
Gilles Bruneaux
Gilles Bruneaux French Institute of Petroleum
Dennis L. Siebers
Dennis L. Siebers Sandia National Laboratories
Mark P. B. Musculus
Mark P. B. Musculus Sandia National Laboratories
Raul Payri
Raul Payri Universitat Politècnica de València
Jonathan H. Frank
Jonathan H. Frank Sandia National Laboratories
Sibendu Som
Sibendu Som Argonne National Laboratory
Gianluca D'Errico
Gianluca D'Errico Polytechnic University of Milan
Joseph C. Oefelein
Joseph C. Oefelein Georgia Institute of Technology

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