Publications: Thermal Technologies

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. 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).