Publications: Thermal Technologies

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2018

Fischer, Marc L, Wanyu R Chan, William W Delp, Seongeun Jeong, Vi H Rapp, and Zhimin Zhu."An Estimate of Natural Gas Methane Emissions from California Homes."Environmental Science & Technology (2018). DOI

2017

Wilson, Daniel L, Vi H Rapp, Julien J Caubel, Sharon S Chen, and Ashok J Gadgil."Verifying mixing in dilution tunnels: How to ensure cookstove emissions samples are unbiased." (2017).
Rapp, Vi H, Robert K Cheng, and Peter L Therkelsen."A high turndown, ultra low emission low-swirl burner for natural gas, on-demand water heaters." (2017).

2016

Therkelsen, Peter L, Robert K Cheng, and Darren Sholes."Research and Development of Natural Draft Ultra-Low Emissions Burners for Gas Appliances." (2016).
Rapp, Vi H, Julien J Caubel, Daniel L Wilson, and Ashok J Gadgil."Reducing Ultrafine Particle Emissions Using Air Injection in Wood-Burning Cookstoves."Environmental Science & Technology 50 (2016) 8368-8374. DOI

2015

Rapp, Vi H, Brett C Singer, J Chris Stratton, Craig P Wray, and Brennan Less."Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems." (2015).

2014

Rapp, Vi H, and Brett C Singer."Effect of Fuel Wobbe Number on Pollutant Emissions from Advanced Technology Residential Water Heaters: Results of Controlled Experiments." (2014).

2013

Rapp, Vi H, Albert Pastor-Perez, Brett C Singer, and Craig P Wray."Predicting Backdrafting and Spillage for Natural-Draft Gas Combustion Appliances: Validating VENT-II." (2013). DOI
Therkelsen, Peter L, J. J Enrique Portillo, David Littlejohn, Scott M Martin, and Robert K Cheng."Self-induced unstable behaviors of CH4 and H2/CH4 flames in a model combustor with a low-swirl injector."Combustion and Flame 160.2 (2013) 307 - 321. DOI

2012

Rapp, Vi H, Anthony DeFilippo, Samveg Saxena, Jyh-Yuan Chen, Robert W Dibble, Atsushi Nishiyama, Ahsa Moon, and Yuji Ikeda."Extending Lean Operating Limit and Reducing Emissions of Methane Spark-Ignited Engines Using a Microwave-Assisted Spark Plug." Journal of Combustion 2012 (2012). DOI
Therkelsen, Peter L, David Littlejohn, and Robert K Cheng."Parametric Study of Low-Swirl Injector Geometry on it Operability."ASME TurboExpo (2012).

2011

DeFilippo, A, Samveg Saxena, Vi H Rapp, Jyh-Yuan Chen, and Robert W Dibble."Extending the lean flammability limit of gasoline using a microwave assisted sparkplug." (2011).