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Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
My research focuses on internal combustion engines, in-cylinder combustion and emission formation processes, fundamental experimental diagnostics and investigations, advanced and novel combustion processes (low temperature combustion, homogenous charge compression ignition, premixed compression ignition), alternative fuels (natural gas, bio-based fuels, hydrogen), aftertreatment systems and their coupling to IC engines (LNT, SCR, DOC, DPF).

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Gas Chromatograph Or Gas Chromatography (gc)

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Premixed Charge Compression Ignition (pci)

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4019 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States)

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States)

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States)

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Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The

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Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The

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Peggy L. and Charles L. Brittan Teaching Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching

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Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award

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Pi Tau Sigma John Weese Award for Excellence in Teaching

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SAE Engineering Events Outstanding Oral Presentation Award

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Montague Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Scholar

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Comparisons of NO emissions and soot concentrations from biodiesel-fuelled diesel engine

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Energy distributions in a diesel engine using low heat rejection (LHR) concepts

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Biodiesel Imposed System Responses in a Medium-Duty Diesel Engine

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Biodiesel Later-Phased Low Temperature Combustion Ignition and Burn Rate Behavior on Engine Torque

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High Power Discharge Combustion Effects on Fuel Consumption, Emissions, and Catalyst Heating

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INVESTIGATION INTO THE USE OF IGNITION DELAY AS AN INDICATOR OF LOW-TEMPERATURE DIESEL COMBUSTION ATTAINMENT

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Simulated investigations of low heat rejection concepts applied to low temperature combustion

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Characteristic response of a production diesel oxidation catalyst exposed to lean and rich PCI exhaust

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Example of academia / industry professional organization engagement in STEM outreach activities

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Particulate Matter Emissions from Late Injection High EGR Low Temperature Diesel Combustion

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Developments in Internal Combustion Engines

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High-enrollment mechanical engineering programs meeting the challenge of career advising through a seminar course

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The influence of soot radiation on NO emission in practical biodiesel combustion

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KINEMATICS OF AN ARTICULATED CONNECTING ROD AND ITS EFFECT ON SIMULATED COMPRESSION PRESSURES AND PORT TIMINGS

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Observed Differences in Low-Temperature Heat Release and Their Possible Effect on Efficiency between Petroleum Diesel and Soybean Biodiesel Operating in Low-Temperature Combustion Mode

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Biodiesel Effects on Influencing Parameters of Brake Fuel Conversion Efficiency in a Medium Duty Diesel Engine

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Oxides of nitrogen emissions from biodiesel-fuelled diesel engines

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On the Relationship Between Fuel Injection Pressure and Two-Stage Ignition Behavior of Low Temperature Diesel Combustion

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Prediction of airfuel ratio control of a large-bore natural gas engine using computational fluid dynamic modeling of reed valve dynamics

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Efficiency improvements with low heat rejection concepts applied to diesel low temperature combustion

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Formation kinetics of nitric oxide of a biodiesel surrogate relative to n-heptane under comparable oxygen equivalence ratio in a homogeneous reactor

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Characterizing the Influence of EGR and Fuel Pressure on the Emissions in Low Temperature Diesel Combustion

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ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUEL INJECTION PRESSURE AND TWO-STAGE IGNITION BEHAVIOR OF LOW TEMPERATURE DIESEL COMBUSTION

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CYCLIC VARIABILITY IN DIESEL/GASOLINE DUAL-FUEL COMBUSTION ON A MEDIUM-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE

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Speciated Hydrocarbon Emissions from an Automotive Diesel Engine and DOC Utilizing Conventional and PCI Combustion

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Biodiesel Effects on Cycle-to-Cycle Variability of Combustion Characteristics in a Common-Rail Medium-Duty Diesel Engine

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IMPROVEMENT IN LEAN HOMOGENOUS SPARK-IGNITION COMBUSTION WITH PULSED ENERGY SPARK PLUG

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Performance and emission enhancements of a variable geometry turbocharger on a heavy-duty diesel engine

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Investigations of Nitric Oxide Formation Through the Use of Barium Additive and Two-Stage Model

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First Generation Engineering Student Mentoring Program: A Case Study of a Large Engineering School in the U.S.

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American Society for Engineering Education

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Improvement in Second-Law Concept Retention in Students Taking Redesigned Entropy-Centered FTC

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American Society for Engineering Education

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Reducing the emissions and efficiency penalties of low temperature combustion (LTC) through low heat rejection (LHR)

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Waste Heat Recovery Potential of Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Technologies

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Cylinder-to-cylinder variation sources in diesel low temperature combustion and the influence they have on emissions

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Method and detailed analysis of individual hydrocarbon species from diesel combustion modes and diesel oxidation catalyst

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Method and Detailed Analysis of Individual Hydrocarbon Species From Diesel Combustion Modes and Diesel Oxidation Catalyst

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Zero dimensional quasi-predictive thermodynamic simulation for establishing initial cylinder conditions for CFD simulation of diesel combustion

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Deactivation of a diesel oxidation catalyst due to exhaust species from rich premixed compression ignition combustion in a light-duty diesel engine

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The Impact of Biodiesel on Injection Timing and Pulsewidth in a Common-Rail Medium-Duty Diesel Engine

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The Impact of Exhaust Gas Recirculation on Performance and Emissions of a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine

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Low-Temperature Combustion with Biodiesel: Its Enabling Features in Improving Efficiency and Emissions

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Use of an Engine Simulation to Study Low Heat Rejection (LHR) Concepts in a Multi-Cylinder Light-Duty Diesel Engine

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Performance Parameter Analysis of a Biodiesel-Fuelled Medium Duty Diesel Engine

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Efficiency considerations for the use of blended biofuel in diesel engines

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Energy Balance Analysis to Assess Efficiency Improvements with Low Heat Rejection Concepts Applied to Low Temperature Combustion

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Influencing Parameters of Brake Fuel Conversion Efficiency with Diesel / Gasoline Operation in a Medium-Duty Diesel Engine

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COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF A 2-STROKE LARGE BORE NATURAL GAS SPARK-IGNITED ENGINE

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On the sensitivity of NOx to exhaust gas recirculation in a premixed compression ignition engine

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Example of academia / industry professional organization engagement in STEM outreach activities

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TWO-STAGE IGNITION AS AN INDICATOR OF LOW-TEMPERATURE DIESEL COMBUSTION

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Examining Validity of General Self-Efficacy Scale for Assessing Engineering Students' Self-Efficacy

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The Development of Throttled and Unthrottled PCI Combustion in a Light-Duty Diesel Engine

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Evaluation of a Narrow Spray Cone Angle, Advanced Injection Timing Strategy to Achieve Partially Premixed Compression Ignition Combustion in a Diesel Engine

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Low Temperature Heat Release of Palm and Soy Biodiesel in Late Injection Low Temperature Combustion

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Incorporating Onboard Diagnostics into Fleet Preventive Maintenance Practices

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Kinematics of an Articulated Connecting Rod and Its Effect on Simulated Compression Pressures and Port Timings

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An Inventory to Assess Students' Knowledge of Second Law Concepts

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Professional and leadership development through undergraduate student ambassador program

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Characterizing the Influence of EGR and Fuel Pressure on the Emissions in Low Temperature Diesel Combustion

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The attainment of premixed compression ignition low-temperature combustion in a compression ignition direct injection engine

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BIODIESEL FUEL'S EFFECTS ON INFLUENCING PARAMETERS OF BRAKE FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY IN A MEDIUM DUTY DIESEL ENGINE

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EFFICIENCY CONSIDERATIONS OF LATER-PHASED LOW TEMPERATURE DIESEL COMBUSTION

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Lean and Rich Premixed Compression Ignition Combustion in a Light-Duty Diesel Engine

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Quantitative reasons why ideal air standard engine cycles are deficient

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Experimental investigation of abrasive flow machining effects on injector nozzle geometries, engine performance, and emissions in a di diesel engine

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Numerical and experimental investigation of cyclic variability of a large bore spark-ignited natural gas engine

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Improvement in Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel Consumption and Cyclic Variability with Pulsed Energy Spark Plug

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COMBUSTION TRAJECTORY VISUALIZATION MODEL FOR STUDY OF CONVENTIONAL AND ADVANCED DIRECT INJECTION COMBUSTION MODES

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The role of system responses on biodiesel nitric oxide emissions in a medium-duty diesel engine

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VALIDATION AND RESULTS OF A PSEUDO-MULTI-ZONE COMBUSTION TRAJECTORY PREDICTION MODEL FOR CAPTURING SOOT AND NOX FORMATION ON A MEDIUM DUTY DIESEL ENGINE

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AN ANALYTICAL MODEL TO PREDICT NITRIC OXIDE CONCENTRATION AND SOOT EMISSIVITY IN A DIESEL ENGINE

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McGraw Hill Professional, Access Engineering

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Heat release parameters to assess low temperature combustion attainment

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Instructional Use of a Single-Zone, Premixed Charge, Spark-Ignition Engine Heat Release Simulation

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Effect of extended idle on oil degradation rates of heavy-duty vehicles

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Comparison of Diesel Engine Efficiency and Combustion Characteristics Between Different Bore Engines

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Redesigning the First Course of Thermodynamics to Improve Student Conceptualization and Application of Entropy and Second Law Concepts

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A computationally efficient combustion trajectory prediction model developed for real-time diesel combustion control

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A Numerical Investigation on the Influence of Engine Coolant Temperature under Low Temperature Combustion in a Diesel Engine

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Characteristic response of a production diesel oxidation catalyst exposed to lean and rich PCI exhaust

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A Study on the Effects of Cetane Number on the Energy Balance between Differently Sized Engines

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Interesting Behavior of Biodiesel Ignition Delay and Combustion Duration

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Heat Release Parameters to Assess Low Temperature Combustion Attainment

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AIR Option 1: Technology Translation - Enabling High Efficiency and Clean Combustion Through the Integration of Low Heat Rejection Concepts with Advanced Low Temperature Combustion Engines

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Mechanical Engineering; 3123 TAMU

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Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# etdChairOf[].label
Griffin, Aaron A (2015-07). Combustion Characteristics of a Two-Stroke Large Bore Natural Gas Spark-Ignited Engine. Master's Thesis.

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Brown, Jeffrey Louis (2017-05). Implementable Changes to a Large-Bore Single Cylinder Natural Gas Engine for Improved Emissions Performance. Master's Thesis.

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Bandura, Ryan Alexander (2017-05). Simple Zero Dimensional Quasi-predictive Thermodynamic Simulation for Prediction of NOx for Diesel Combustion. Master's Thesis.

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Esquivel, Jason (2010-01). Performance Characterization of a Medium-Duty Diesel Engine with Bio-Diesel and Petroleum Diesel Fuels. Master's Thesis.

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Song, Hoseok (2012-07). Investigation on Nitric Oxide and Soot of Biodiesel and Conventional Diesel using a Medium Duty Diesel Engine. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Muthu Narayanan, Aditya (2014-01). Investigation of the Difference in Cool Flame Characteristics between Petroleum Diesel and Soybean Biodiesel Operating in Low Temperature Combustion Mode. Master's Thesis.

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Rathore, Gurlovleen K. (2011-10). Formation Kinetics of Nitric Oxide of Biodiesel Relative to Petroleum Diesel under Comparable Oxygen Equivalence Ratio in a Homogeneous Reactor. Master's Thesis.

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Oak, Sushil Shreekant (2008-08). Second law analysis of premixed compression ignition combustion in a diesel engine using a thermodynamic engine cycle simulation. Master's Thesis.

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McLean, James Elliott (2011-10). Injection Timing Effects on Brake Fuel Conversion Efficiency and Engine System's Respones. Master's Thesis.

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Sun, Jiafeng (2014-08). Simultaneous Efficiency, NOx, and Smoke Improvements through Diesel/Gasoline Dual-Fuel Operation in a Diesel Engine. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Li, Tingting (2017-07). A High Efficiency and Clean Combustion Strategy for Compression Ignition Engines: Integration of Low Heat Rejection Concepts with Low Temperature Combustion. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Kroeger, Timothy Herbert (2017-12). Reducing the Emissions and Efficiency Penalties of Low Temperature Combustion through Low Heat Rejection Operation. Master's Thesis.

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McKeathen, Benjamin Jack (2018-03). Diesel Fuel Cetane Number Effects on Engine Efficiency and Emissions. Master's Thesis.

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Pillai, Rahul Radhakrishna (2008-08). Efficiency analysis of varying EGR under PCI mode of combustion in a light duty diesel engine. Master's Thesis.

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Tompkins, Brandon T (2015-08). The Characterization of Two-Stage Ignition Effects on Late Injection Low Temperature Combustion Using Biodiesel and Biodiesel Blends. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Tompkins, Brandon T. (2008-12). Emissions comparison between petroleum diesel and biodiesel in a medium-duty diesel engine. Master's Thesis.

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Tompkins, Brandon T (2015-08). The Characterization of Two-Stage Ignition Effects on Late Injection Low Temperature Combustion Using Biodiesel and Biodiesel Blends. Doctoral Dissertation.