Research
Thrust 1
Droplets under Shock Impact, Multiphase Flow, and Dust Explosions – Schlieren Visualization
Representative Work
C. Segal, A. Chandy, D. Mikolaitis. Breakup of Droplets under Shock Impact. Combustion Processes in Propulsion, Chapter 6, pp. 321-328 (2006) Butterworth & Heinemann.
Thrust 2
Shock-Tube Experiments coupled with Laser Absorption Diagnostics – Reaction Kinetics
Representative Work
C. Grégoire, C.K. Westbrook, O. Mathieu, S.P. Cooper, S.A. Alturaifi, E.L. Petersen. A Shock-Tube and Chemical Kinetics Model Investigation Encompassing all Five Pentene Isomers. Fuel 323 (2022) 124223.
C. Grégoire, E.L. Petersen. Laser Absorption Measurements of HCl in a Shock Tube for Investigating the Chemical Kinetics of Rocket Propellants. AIAA SciTech 2025 Forum (2025) AIAA 2025-1381.
Bhattacharya, M. Raza, S. Zhou, C. Grégoire, S. Agarwal, D. Zhu, R. Fernandes, B. Shu, O. Kaario, C.W. Zhou, O. Mathieu, E.L. Petersen, H.J. Curran. An experimental and chemical kinetic modelling study of toluene oxidation with nitrous oxide. Combustion and Flame 281 (2025) 114349.
O. Mathieu, C. Grégoire, E.L. Petersen. Shock-Tube Study of the Oxidation of Ammonia by N2O. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40:1-4 (2024) 105250.
O. Mathieu, C. Grégoire, M.A. Turner, D.J. Mohr, S.A. Alturaifi, J.C. Thomas, E.L. Petersen. Experimental Investigation of the Combustion Properties of a Representative Thermal Runaway Gas from Li-Ion Batteries. Energy & Fuels 36 (2022) 3247.
Thrust 3
Micro-Flow Reactors, Analytical Methods, Multi-Species Measurements – Reaction Kinetics
Representative Work
M. Khan Ghauri, P. Diévart, C. Grégoire, K. Kanayama, Y. Almarzooq, S. Takahashi, T. Tezuka, H. Nakamura, L. Catoire, K. Maruta, E.L. Petersen, O. Mathieu. Bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) Carbonate as a Fire Suppressant Candidate for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Energy and Fuels 39 (2025) 4893-4908.
C. Grégoire, Y.M. Almarzooq, E.L. Petersen, O. Mathieu. Experimental and Modeling Study of the Combustion of Ethyl Methyl Carbonate, a Battery Electrolyte. Combustion and Flame 260 (2024) 113225.
C. Grégoire, E.L. Petersen, O. Mathieu. Shock-tube CO measurements during the pyrolysis of ethylene carbonate. Combustion and Flame 257 (2023) 113019.