Education
M.S., Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Tech, 1988.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering; Clemson University, 1986.
Brian West is a Senior Research and Development Engineer, and has been conducting fuels, engines, and emissions research at ORNL since 1988. Research topics have included alternative fuels, advanced materials, and advanced aftertreatment systems, including Lean NOx Traps (LNT), HC lean-NOx catalysis, urea SCR, and diesel particle filters.
- Co-chair for APBF-DEC NOx adsorber tech team.
- Led project for Federal Highway Administration to develop data-based modal vehicle fuel consumption and emissions tables for use in traffic models.
- Led special projects under auspices of The Federal Methanol Fleet project.
- Member of Society of Automotive Engineers. Active as author, organizer, and session chair for technical meetings.
- Two-time recipient of “Excellence In Oral Presentation” award from SAE.
- Registered Professional Engineer, Tennessee.
- One patent, two provisional patents
Selected Publications
Over thirty published conference papers and technical reports. A sample of recent publications is shown below.
Brian West, Shean Huff, James E. Parks, Matt Swartz, Ronald Graves, “In-Cylinder Production of Hydrogen During Net-Lean Diesel Operation,” SAE Paper No. 2006-01-0212
Shean Huff, Brian West, James E. Parks, Matt Swartz, Johney Green, Ronald Graves, “In-Cylinder Regeneration of Lean NOx Trap Catalysts Using Low Temperature Combustion,” SAE Paper No. 2006-01-1416
James E. Parks, Shean Huff, Josh Pihl, Jae Soon Choi, Brian H. West, “Nitrogen Selectivity in Lean Nox Trap Catalysis With Diesel Engine In-Cylinder Regeneration,” SAE Paper No. 2005-01-3876
Peter O. Witze, Shean P. Huff, John M. Storey, Brian H. West, “Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Incandescence Measurements of Particulate Emissions During Enrichment for Diesel Lean NOx Trap Regeneration,” SAE Paper No. 2005-01-0186
Brian West, Shean Huff, James Parks, Sam Lewis, Jae-Soon Choi, William Partridge, and John Storey, “Assessing Reductant Chemistry During In-Cylinder Regeneration of Diesel Lean NOx Traps,” SAE Paper No. 2004-01-3023
C. Scott Sluder and Brian H. West, “Effects of Regeneration Conditions on NOx Adsorber Performance,” SAE Paper 2002-01-2876, October 2002.
Sluder, C. Scott, and Brian H. West, “Performance of a NOx Adsorber and Catalyzed Particle Filter System on a Light-Duty Diesel Vehicle,” Society of Automotive Engineers Paper 2001-01-1933, May 2001.
West, Brian H., and C. Scott Sluder, “NOx adsorber performance in a Light-Duty Diesel Vehicle,” Society of Automotive Engineers Paper 2000-01-2912, October 2000.
Sluder, C. Scott, and Brian H. West, “Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filter Performance in a Light-Duty Vehicle,” Society of Automotive Engineers Paper 2000-01-2848, October 2000 (Transactions).
B. H. West, R. N. McGill, J. W. Hodgson, C. S. Sluder, D. E. Smith, "Development and Validation of Light-Duty Modal Emissions and Fuel Consumption Values for Traffic Models", Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA-RD-99-068, March 1999.
West, B. H., R. N. McGill, J. W. Hodgson, C. S. Sluder, D. E. Smith "Development of Data-Based, Light-Duty Modal Emissions and Fuel Consumption Models," Society of Automotive Engineers Paper 972910, October 1997 (Transactions).
West, B. H., R. N. McGill, S. L. Hillis, and J. W. Hodgson, Federal Methanol Fleet Project Final Report, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Report ORNL/TM-12278, March 1993.
West, B. H., and R. N. McGill, "Oil Performance in a Methanol-Fueled Vehicle Used in Severe Short-Trip Service," Society of Automotive Engineers Paper 922298, October 1992.
McGill, R. N., R. L. Graves, B. H. West, and J. W. Hodgson, "The Federal Methanol Fleet - Summary of Technical Data," Published in proceedings of IX International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, Firenze, Italy, November 12-15, 1991.
West, B. H., A. L. Compere, W. L. Griffith, "High-Alcohol Microemulsion Fuel Performance in a Diesel Engine," Society of Automotive Engineers Paper 902101, October 1990. |
