Fuels, Engines, and Emissions Research Center
FEERC
A Department of Energy User Facility: Specializing in the development and
detailed characterization of advanced fuels, engines, and emissions-control
technologies utilizing unique diagnostic and measurement tools.


 

 
 

 

Research Capabilities

Modeling/simulation/nonlinear dynamics

Transient and steady-state modeling of single and multi-phase flow systems with and without chemical reaction

Heterogeneous catalysis and adsorption/desorption systems

Analysis of boundary-layer, particle-to-particle, and intra-particle heat and mass transport

Characterization and detection of nonlinear instabilities, bifurcations, and chaos

Applications of nonlinear system identification, time series analysis, prediction, and control

Specialized expertise in fluidized bed reactors, combustion, and engine exhaust aftertreatment

Experienced with both detailed computational models (e.g., utilizing advanced parallel computation) and low-order monitoring/control models