Data-driven prediction of temperature variations in an open cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack using Koopman operator

D Huo, CM Hall - Energy and AI, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel application of the Koopman operator for control-oriented modeling of
proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stacks is proposed. The primary contributions …

Potential of 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (EHN) and di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) to enhance the cetane number of ethanol, a detailed chemical kinetic study

U Bin-Khalid, D Lopez-Pintor, C Micó, S Lee - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethanol is one of the most promising renewable liquid fuels to decarbonize the internal
combustion engine due to its high production capacity, reasonable cost and low carbon …

Unraveling the role of EGR olefins at advanced combustion conditions in the presence of nitric oxide: Ethylene, propene and isobutene

S Cheng, C Saggese, SS Goldsborough… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) olefinic constituents at advanced combustion
conditions in the presence of nitric oxide is unraveled in this study through experimental and …

[HTML][HTML] Catalyst-heating operation in compression-ignition engines: A comprehensive understanding using large eddy simulations

D Lopez-Pintor, S Busch, A Wu, T Nguyen… - Applications in Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Catalyst-heating operation in compression-ignition engines is critical to ensure rapid light-off
of exhaust catalysts during cold-start. This is typically achieved by using late post injections …

Real-time application of Koopman-based optimal control strategies for fuel cell stack thermal management

D Huo, A Adunyah, CM Hall - Control Engineering Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a Koopman operator was applied in conjunction with linear optimal control
algorithms, specially linear quadratic regulator (LQR), to enable real-time control of a 5 kW …

Chemical kinetic interactions of NO with a multi-component gasoline surrogate: Experiments and modeling

S Cheng, C Saggese, SS Goldsborough… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work reports an experimental and modeling study on the chemical kinetic interactions of
NO with a multi-component gasoline surrogate, namely PACE-20, using a twin-piston rapid …

Optimal Control for Thermal Management of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack With Koopman-Based Modeling

D Huo, CM Hall - Journal of Dynamic Systems …, 2025 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study presents a novel approach to optimal control utilizing a Koopman operator
integrated with a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) to enhance the thermal management and …

A methodology to replicate LTGC engine conditions in a single-zone model and validate gasoline surrogate formulations versus experimental measurements

S Lee, D Lopez-Pintor - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
In this work, surrogate fuels for three premium-grade gasoline fuels were formulated and its
autoignition behavior was validated, together with that of an existing surrogate for E10 …

A chemical kinetic analysis of knock propensity of methanol-to-gasoline fuel

J MacDonald, D Lopez-Pintor, N Matsubara, K Kitano… - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Production of low carbon gasoline-like fuels such as methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) is a
promising approach to achieve rapid greenhouse gas emission reduction of the …

Application of an Optimized Mechanism of Primary Reference Fuel to Single Hole Sprays

R Payri, JM García-Oliver, R Novella… - Atomization and …, 2024 - dl.begellhouse.com
The present work focuses on the derivation and evaluation of a chemical kinetic mechanism
of primary reference fuel [(PRF, binary blends of n-heptane and isooctane)] with a …