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SUMMARY:Droplet-Based Liquid Fuel Property Measurement Techniques - Shyam 
 Menon\, Louisiana State University 
DTSTART:20241113T140000Z
DTEND:20241113T150000Z
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CONTACT:Anna Walczyk
DESCRIPTION:A key thrust within the ongoing effort to decarbonize power ge
 neration and propulsion is to replace conventional hydrocarbon fuels with 
 renewable biofuels in existing engines in a drop-in or blended fashion to 
 achieve net-zero carbon emissions. Given the large number of biomass-deriv
 ed fuel molecules\, screening techniques are required to down-select candi
 date fuels having desirable physical properties to ensure good engine perf
 ormance. This work investigates approaches for rapid screening of candidat
 e fuels using relatively small sample sizes (O(µl)) targeting four key ph
 ysical properties of liquid fuels relevant to spray atomization\, evaporat
 ion\, and mixing – surface tension\, viscosity\, heat of vaporization\, 
 and vapor pressure. Experimental techniques studying transient droplet osc
 illation phenomena are aided by complementary numerical simulations. Resul
 ts show the feasibility of droplet-based approaches to develop screening t
 ools using micro-liter quantities\, while ensuring high-throughput.\n\nSpe
 aker's bio: Dr. Shyam Menon is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engine
 ering at Louisiana State University (LSU). He received his MS and PhD degr
 ees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Pa
 rk. His laboratory primarily conducts experimental research on multiphase 
 flows with application to power generation and propulsion. His research ha
 s been supported by grants from various agencies (NSF\, DOE\, AFOSR\, ONR\
 , NASA) and industry and he is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2022) 
 and the Worley Professor of Excellence award. He is currently on sabbatica
 l visit at Cambridge working with Prof. Swaminathan on multiphase flow sim
 ulations.
LOCATION:JDB Seminar RM
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