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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
8110
World Ranking
2220
National Ranking
806

Best Publications

  • Fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI): a pathway to controlled high-efficiency clean combustion

    S L Kokjohn;R M Hanson;D A Splitter;R D Reitz

  • IJER editorial: The future of the internal combustion engine:

    R D Reitz;H Ogawa;R Payri;T Fansler

  • Experiments and Modeling of Dual-Fuel HCCI and PCCI Combustion Using In-Cylinder Fuel Blending

    Sage L. Kokjohn;Reed M. Hanson;Derek A. Splitter;Rolf D. Reitz

  • An Experimental Investigation of Fuel Reactivity Controlled PCCI Combustion in a Heavy-Duty Engine

    Reed M. Hanson;Sage L. Kokjohn;Derek A. Splitter;Rolf D. Reitz

  • Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) Heavy-Duty Engine Operation at Mid-and High-Loads with Conventional and Alternative Fuels

    Derek Splitter;Reed Hanson;Sage Kokjohn;Rolf D. Reitz

  • Fuel Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) Combustion in Light- and Heavy-Duty Engines

    Sage Kokjohn;Reed Hanson;Derek Splitter;John Kaddatz

  • Fuel Effects on Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) Combustion at Low Load

    Reed Hanson;Sage Kokjohn;Derek Splitter;Rolf D. Reitz

  • Investigation of Fuel Reactivity Stratification for Controlling PCI Heat-Release Rates Using High-Speed Chemiluminescence Imaging and Fuel Tracer Fluorescence.

    Sage Kokjohn;Rolf D. Reitz;Derek Splitter;Mark Musculus

  • Evaluating temperature and fuel stratification for heat-release rate control in a reactivity-controlled compression-ignition engine using optical diagnostics and chemical kinetics modeling

    Sage L. Kokjohn;Mark P.B. Musculus;Rolf D. Reitz

  • An Improved Spray Model for Reducing Numerical Parameter Dependencies in Diesel Engine CFD Simulations

    Neerav Abani;Sage L. Kokjohn;Seunghyun Park;Michael Bergin

  • Effect of Compression Ratio and Piston Geometry on RCCI Load Limits and Efficiency

    Derek Splitter;Martin Wissink;Sage Kokjohn;Rolf D. Reitz

  • An Optical Investigation of Ignition Processes in Fuel Reactivity Controlled PCCI Combustion

    Derek Splitter;Sage Kokjohn;Keith Rein;Reed Hanson

  • Thermodynamic energy and exergy analysis of three different engine combustion regimes

    Yaopeng Li;Yaopeng Li;Ming Jia;Yachao Chang;Sage L. Kokjohn

  • In-Cylinder Fuel Blending of Gasoline/Diesel for Improved Efficiency and Lowest Possible Emissions on a Multi-Cylinder Light-Duty Diesel Engine

    Scott Curran;Vitaly Y Prikhodko;KukWon Cho;C. Scott Sluder

  • Piston Bowl Optimization for RCCI Combustion in a Light-Duty Multi-Cylinder Engine

    Reed Hanson;Scott Curran;Robert Wagner;Sage Kokjohn

  • Numerical investigation of spontaneous flame propagation under RCCI conditions

    Ankit Bhagatwala;Ramanan Sankaran;Sage Kokjohn;Jacqueline H. Chen

  • Reactivity controlled compression ignition and conventional diesel combustion: A comparison of methods to meet light-duty NOx and fuel economy targets:

    Sage L Kokjohn;Rolf D Reitz

  • A multi-component wide distillation fuel (covering gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel) mechanism for combustion and PAH prediction

    Shuojin Ren;Shuojin Ren;Sage L. Kokjohn;Zhi Wang;Haoye Liu

  • High efficiency dual-fuel combustion through thermochemical recovery and diesel reforming

    Flavio D.F. Chuahy;Sage L. Kokjohn

  • Solid oxide fuel cell and advanced combustion engine combined cycle: A pathway to 70% electrical efficiency

    Flavio D.F. Chuahy;Sage L. Kokjohn

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