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Murray J. Thomson

Murray J. Thomson

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
53
Citations
9365
World Ranking
1013
National Ranking
46

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for exceptional fundamental research leading to a better understanding of soot formation in flames
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Murray J. Thomson is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering with a focus on combustion and energy-related topics. Their body of work spans various aspects of combustion science, thermochemical processes, and fluid dynamics.

The research areas covered by Thomson include:

  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids

Within the broad field of engineering, Thomson's subfields of study involve:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Thomson's recent scholarly publications include:

  • "Spray combustion of fast pyrolysis bio-oils: Applications, challenges, and potential solutions," 2020, published in Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • "Revealing the Thermal Safety of Prussian Blue Cathode for Safer Nonaqueous Batteries," 2021, published in Advanced Energy Materials
  • "CO2-free hydrogen production via microwave-driven methane pyrolysis," 2023, published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "Modeling soot formation in flames and reactors: Recent progress and current challenges," 2022, published in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • "Experimental and numerical investigation of soot growth and inception in an ammonia-ethylene flame," 2022, published in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Frequently publishing in notable venues, Thomson's work appears often in:

  • Combustion and Flame
  • Default Digital Object Group
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recurring collaborators include:

  • Mohsen Broumand
  • Mehran Dadsetan
  • Carson Chu
  • Sean Yun
  • Zekai Hong

Murray J. Thomson has been recognized by being named a Fellow of the Combustion Institute in 2018 for research advancing the understanding of soot formation in flames. The scientist is also associated with the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • A review of the combustion and emissions properties of advanced transportation biofuels and their impact on existing and future engines

    Jeffrey M. Bergthorson;Murray J. Thomson

  • An experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-butanol combustion

    S.M. Sarathy;M.J. Thomson;C. Togbé;P. Dagaut

  • A wide-ranging kinetic modeling study of methyl butanoate combustion

    S. Gaïl;M.J. Thomson;S.M. Sarathy;S.A. Syed

  • Application of an enhanced PAH growth model to soot formation in a laminar coflow ethylene/air diffusion flame

    Seth B. Dworkin;Qingan Zhang;Murray J. Thomson;Nadezhda A. Slavinskaya

  • A chemical kinetic study of n-butanol oxidation at elevated pressure in a jet stirred reactor

    P. Dagaut;S.M. Sarathy;M.J. Thomson

  • Detailed numerical modeling of PAH formation and growth in non-premixed ethylene and ethane flames

    Nadezhda A. Slavinskaya;Uwe Riedel;Seth B. Dworkin;Murray J. Thomson

  • Chemical Kinetic Modeling of Dimethyl Carbonate in an Opposed-Flow Diffusion Flame

    Pierre-Alexandre Glaude;William J. Pitz;Murray J. Thomson

  • CoFlame: A refined and validated numerical algorithm for modeling sooting laminar coflow diffusion flames

    Nick A. Eaves;Qingan Zhang;Fengshan Liu;Hongsheng Guo

  • The evolution of soot morphology in a laminar coflow diffusion flame of a surrogate for Jet A-1

    Mohammadreza Kholghy;Meghdad Saffaripour;Christopher Yip;Murray John Thomson

  • Soot formation with C1 and C2 fuels using an improved chemical mechanism for PAH growth

    Victor Chernov;Murray J. Thomson;Seth B. Dworkin;Nadezhda A. Slavinskaya

  • Modeling soot formation in turbulent kerosene/air jet diffusion flames

    Z. Wen;S. Yun;M.J. Thomson;M.F. Lightstone

  • The core–shell internal nanostructure of soot – A criterion to model soot maturity

    Mohammad Reza Kholghy;Armin Veshkini;Murray John Thomson

  • Experimental and chemical kinetic modeling study of small methyl esters oxidation: Methyl (E)-2-butenoate and methyl butanoate

    S. Gaïl;S.M. Sarathy;M.J. Thomson;P. Diévart

  • A comparison of saturated and unsaturated C4 fatty acid methyl esters in an opposed flow diffusion flame and a jet stirred reactor

    S.M. Sarathy;S. Gaïl;S.A. Syed;M.J. Thomson

  • Modeling of soot aggregate formation and size distribution in a laminar ethylene/air coflow diffusion flame with detailed PAH chemistry and an advanced sectional aerosol dynamics model

    Q. Zhang;H. Guo;F. Liu;G.J. Smallwood

  • Experimental investigation and detailed modeling of soot aggregate formation and size distribution in laminar coflow diffusion flames of Jet A-1, a synthetic kerosene, and n-decane

    Meghdad Saffaripour;Armin Veshkini;Mohammadreza Kholghy;Murray J. Thomson

  • The importance of reversibility in modeling soot nucleation and condensation processes

    N.A. Eaves;S.B. Dworkin;M.J. Thomson

  • Comparison of multiple diagnostic techniques to study soot formation and morphology in a diffusion flame

    Mohammad Reza Kholghy;Yashar Afarin;Anton D Sediako;Javier Barba

  • Experimental and numerical study of soot formation in laminar coflow diffusion flames of gasoline/ethanol blends

    Ali Khosousi;Fengshan Liu;Seth B. Dworkin;Nick A. Eaves

  • The chemical structures of opposed flow diffusion flames of C3 oxygenated hydrocarbons (isopropanol, dimethoxy methane, and dimethyl carbonate) and their mixtures

    A Sinha;M.J Thomson

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory J. Smallwood
Gregory J. Smallwood National Research Council Canada
Hongsheng Guo
Hongsheng Guo National Research Council Canada
Philippe Dagaut
Philippe Dagaut Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Marco Mehl
Marco Mehl Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Vilas G. Pol
Vilas G. Pol Purdue University West Lafayette
William J. Pitz
William J. Pitz Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Magín Lapuerta
Magín Lapuerta University of Castilla-La Mancha
Shijin Shuai
Shijin Shuai Tsinghua University
Jane Y. Howe
Jane Y. Howe University of Toronto
Ayusman Sen
Ayusman Sen Pennsylvania State University

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