Hybrid-electric powertrains have been gaining tremendous interest to propel unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Advanced Air Mobility. Present UAV powertrains are designed …

Local deposition of thermal energy can be used to assist the combustion process of low
cetane number (CN) fuels in compression-ignition engines, here termed energy-assisted …

The combined impacts of engine speed and fuel reactivity on energy-assisted compression-
ignition (EACI) combustion using a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) ceramic glow plug for …

A two-injection strategy was investigated for energy-assisted compression-ignition
combustion using hot surface ignition of low-cetane number sustainable aviation fuels in an …

Multifuel compression ignition (CI) engines have been proven to be useful for the aviation
industry, especially for powering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). To operate multifuel …

The effects of blending ratio on mixtures of an alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel and a conventional
petroleum-derived fuel on first stage ignition and overall ignition delay are examined at …

The interaction of a droplet with a solid wall is relevant in various engineering applications.
The properties of the resulting secondary droplets are determined by the wall temperature …

In an internal combustion engine, interactions of fuel droplets and heated walls can
significantly affect the combustion process and engine performance. The formation and …

Energy Assisted Compression Ignition (EACI) has garnered significant attention in recent
years due to its potential applications in aviation propulsion. To enhance combustion and …

Data-driven engine surrogate models have been widely used to emulate in-cylinder trends
of pressure and heat release rate for a wide variety of applications. For example, engines …