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 Staff

Shean Huff

R&D Staff Member
(T) 865-946-1333
(F) 865-946-1354
huffsp@ornl.gov

Professional Highlights

M.S., Mechanical Engineering; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1993.

Working with internal combustion engine electronic controls since 1991.

Employed seven years at Chrysler Corporation working with SI electronic powertrain controls.

  • Base engine calibration
  • Ethanol flex fueled algorithm design, implementation, and calibration
  • Engine-transmission interaction for coastdown shift quality

On staff at ORNL since 2000 working with CIDI electronic engine controls.

  • Rapid prototype controls system development
  • LNT regeneration and desulfation algorithm design and implementation
  • Exhaust emissions characterization using advanced analytical tools

Eighteen U.S. Patents for automotive powertrain control algorithms.

 

Publications

Combining Low-Temperature Combustion With Lean-NOx Trap Yields Progress Toward Targets Of Efficient NOx Control For Diesels
Diesel Engine Emissions Reduction (DEER) Conference, U.S. Department of Energy, 2005
Shean Huff, Brian West, Jim Parks, Matt Swartz, John Storey, Sam Lewis, Bill Partridge, Todd Toops, Jae-Soon Choi, Stuart Daw, Kalyan Chakravarthy

Assessing reductant chemistry during in-cylinder regeneration of diesel lean NOx traps
SAE Paper 2004-01-3023, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2004
B.H. West, S.P. Huff, J.E. Parks, S.A. Lewis, Sr., J-S. Choi, W.P. Partridge, J.E. Storey

Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Incandescence Measurements of Particulate Emissions During Enrichment for Diesel Lean NOx Trap Regeneration
SAE Paper 2005-01-0186, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2005
Peter O. Witze (Sandia National Laboratories), Shean P. Huff, John M. Storey, Brian H. West

Characterizing NOx Adsorber Regeneration and Desulfation
DOE National Laboratory Advanced Combustion Engine R&D Merit Review and Peer Evaluation, U.S. Department of Energy, 2005
Shean Huff, Brian West, Jim Parks, John Storey, Sam Lewis, Bill Partridge, Todd Toops, Jae-Soon Choi, Josh Pihl (University of Wisconsin), Stuart Daw, Kalyan Chakravarthy

Characterizing NOx Adsorber Regeneration
DOE National Laboratory Advanced Combustion Engine R&D Merit Review and Peer Evaluation, U.S. Department of Energy, 2004
Shean Huff, Brian West, Jim Parks, John Storey, Sam Lewis, Bill Partridge, Todd Toops, Jae-Soon Choi, Katey Lenox, Stuart Daw, Kalyan Chakravarthy

Measurement and Characterization of NOx Adsorber Regeneration and Desulfation
Diesel Engine Emissions Reduction (DEER) Conference, U.S. Department of Energy, 2003
Shean Huff, Stuart Daw, John Storey, Brian West, Bill Partridge, Sam Lewis, Dean Edwards, Katey Lenox, Jae-Soon Choi, Todd Toops