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  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for excellent advances in chemical kinetic modeling of both practical and laboratory combustion systems

Overview

William J. Pitz is affiliated with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research contributions span fields primarily focused on engineering and chemical engineering, with significant work in subfields such as fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

William J. Pitz has published extensively, with a frequent presence in venues such as Combustion and Flame, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, Energy & Fuels, and the International Journal of Chemical Kinetics. Notable publications include:

  • A new detailed kinetic model for surrogate fuels: C3MechV3.3, 2021, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science
  • A hierarchical single-pulse shock tube pyrolysis study of C2-C6 1-alkenes, 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • Autoignition and preliminary heat release of gasoline surrogates and their blends with ethanol at engine-relevant conditions: Experiments and comprehensive kinetic modeling, 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • Autoignition behavior of gasoline/ethanol blends at engine-relevant conditions, 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • A comprehensive experimental and kinetic modeling study of 1- and 2-pentene, 2020, Combustion and Flame

Frequent co-authors include Scott W. Wagnon, Goutham Kukkadapu, Henry J. Curran, Chiara Saggese, and S. Scott Goldsborough.

In addition to journal articles, William J. Pitz has contributed to book publications, including a chapter titled "Chapter 8 - Small alcohols as biofuels: Status and needs for experimental data, theoretical calculations, and chemical kinetic modeling" published in 2023 by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the Combustion Institute since 2018 for advances in chemical kinetic modeling of both practical and laboratory combustion systems.

Best Publications

  • A Comprehensive Modeling Study of n-Heptane Oxidation

    H.J. Curran;P. Gaffuri;W.J. Pitz;C.K. Westbrook

  • A Comprehensive Modeling Study of iso-Octane Oxidation

    H.J. Curran;P. Gaffuri;W.J. Pitz;C.K. Westbrook

  • A comprehensive modeling study of hydrogen oxidation

    Marcus Ó Conaire;Henry J. Curran;John M. Simmie;William J. Pitz

  • Kinetic modeling of gasoline surrogate components and mixtures under engine conditions

    Marco Mehl;William J. Pitz;Charles K. Westbrook;Henry J. Curran

  • A comprehensive detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism for combustion of n-alkane hydrocarbons from n-octane to n-hexadecane

    Charles K. Westbrook;William J. Pitz;Olivier Herbinet;Henry J. Curran

  • An experimental and detailed chemical kinetic modeling study of hydrogen and syngas mixture oxidation at elevated pressures

    Alan Keromnes;Wayne K. Metcalfe;Karl A. Heufer;Nicola Donohoe

  • Recent progress in the development of diesel surrogate fuels

    William J. Pitz;Charles J. Mueller

  • Aromatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation in a Laminar Premixed n-Butane Flame

    Nick M Marinov;William J Pitz;Charles K Westbrook;Antonio M Vincitore

  • Chemical kinetic modeling study of the effects of oxygenated hydrocarbons on soot emissions from diesel engines.

    Charles K Westbrook;William J Pitz;Henry J Curran

  • Comprehensive chemical kinetic modeling of the oxidation of 2-methylalkanes from C7 to C20

    Subram Sarathy;C. K. Westbrook;M. Mehl;W. J. Pitz

  • A comprehensive chemical kinetic combustion model for the four butanol isomers

    S. Mani Sarathy;Stijn Vranckx;Kenji Yasunaga;Marco Mehl

  • Detailed chemical kinetic oxidation mechanism for a biodiesel surrogate

    Olivier Herbinet;William J. Pitz;Charles K. Westbrook

  • A Multi-Zone Model for Prediction of HCCI Combustion and Emissions

    Salvador M. Aceves;Daniel L. Flowers;Charles K. Westbrook;J. Ray Smith

  • Modeling of Aromatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation in Premixed Methane and Ethane Flames

    N. M. Marinov;W. J. Pitz;C. K. Westbrook;M. J. Castaldi

  • DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETIC MECHANISMS FOR COMBUSTION OF OXYGENATED FUELS

    E.M. Fisher;W.J. Pitz;H.J. Curran;C.K. Westbrook

  • A WIDE RANGE MODELING STUDY OF DIMETHYL ETHER OXIDATION

    H. J. Curran;W. J. Pitz;C. K. Westbrook;P. Dagaut

  • Extinction and Autoignition of n-Heptane in Counterflow Configuration

    R. Seiser;H. Pitsch;K. Seshadri;W. J. Pitz

  • Detailed chemical kinetic mechanism for the oxidation of biodiesel fuels blend surrogate

    Olivier Herbinet;Olivier Herbinet;William J. Pitz;Charles K. Westbrook

  • Development of an Experimental Database and Chemical Kinetic Models for Surrogate Gasoline Fuels

    W. J. Pitz;N. P. Cernansky;F. L. Dryer;F. N. Egolfopoulos

  • An Approach for Formulating Surrogates for Gasoline with Application toward a Reduced Surrogate Mechanism for CFD Engine Modeling

    M. Mehl;J. Y. Chen;W. J. Pitz;Subram Sarathy

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles K. Westbrook
Charles K. Westbrook Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Henry J. Curran
Henry J. Curran University of Galway
Marco Mehl
Marco Mehl Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
S. Mani Sarathy
S. Mani Sarathy King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Olivier Herbinet
Olivier Herbinet University of Lorraine
Chih-Jen Sung
Chih-Jen Sung University of Connecticut
John E. Dec
John E. Dec Sandia National Laboratories
Philippe Dagaut
Philippe Dagaut Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
John M. Simmie
John M. Simmie University of Galway
Frederick L. Dryer
Frederick L. Dryer University of South Carolina

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