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Major Research Initiatives
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Shale Gas Utilizations
Advanced Manufacturing
Guide, Navigation, and Control in AE
Scale Gas Utilization via Combustion
High pressure / temperature transient measurements
•Flame evolution and parameters•Knocking an SGC characteristics
High pressure / temperature transient measurements
•Flame evolution and parameters•Knocking an SGC characteristics
Interactive Predictive Multi-Scale Modeling
•Refine sub-models and •Enable economical LES implementation
Interactive Predictive Multi-Scale Modeling
•Refine sub-models and •Enable economical LES implementation
Aims:oReaction kinetics models for shale gas combustion (SGC)oTheoretical and experimental studies to benchmark numerical models of plasma -assisted SGCoComputational approaches capable of integrating hydrodynamics with SGC reaction kineticsoUsage of shale gas in dual-fuel engines, gas turbines, HCCI, RCCI engines
Fundamental SGC kinetics•Reaction rates measurement•Effect of electric field
Fundamental SGC kinetics•Reaction rates measurement•Effect of electric field
Sub-Grid-Scale (SGS) models for turbulent flame speed
•Flame-turbulence interaction•Instability-turbulence coupling•High-pressure effects
Sub-Grid-Scale (SGS) models for turbulent flame speed
•Flame-turbulence interaction•Instability-turbulence coupling•High-pressure effects
Electrochemical Shale Gas Utilization
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Elementary electrochemical mechanisms and kinetics
Fundamental aspects of coking formation and prevention,
Multi-scale modeling of the electrochemical and electro-catalytic behavior
New catalysts and optimized cell structures that are compatible with current system
Anode:
CH4+4O2-→CO2+2H2O+4e-
Cathode: O2+4e-→2O2-
Overall:
CH4+4O2-→CO2+2H2O+electricity
Advanced Manufacturing
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PropertiesMechanical (tensile, creep, fatigue)Chemical (corrosion, bio-compatible)Physical (energy harvesting, sensing)
CompositionMajorMinorImpurity
MicrostructureGrain size, grain boundariesPrecipitationSegregationSurface quality
ProcessingLaser powerScanning ratePre-heatingPost-treatment
Laser-powder interactionSolidificationStress-strain developmentMicrostructural evolutionSensing and ControlProcess optimizationUncertainty analysis
GNC in AE
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Vision: Establish WVU as one of the premier institutions in the world for space research by 2028. Our research efforts will help us understand the Earth, explore our Solar System, and enhance national security, thus building a strong future for West Virginia and continued technological leadership for the United States.
Rather than compete in breadth, focus on a carefully chosen core competency in which WVU can realistically gain a national reputation.
With a core competency established, we aim to establish a university-wide interdisciplinary program in space systems that includes WVU-built space sensors and small satellites.
We propose the core competency area be Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) due to:
- Existing expertise of faculty and research staff - Existing investments in research facilities (e.g. WVRTC, ASEL) - National need for pipeline of students with GNC graduate degrees - WVU’s proximity to many NASA and DoD facilities
- Consistent with the new “space track” for BSAE students at WVU
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MAE Proposals to GENSETS ProgramGENGENerators for erators for SSmall mall EElectrical and lectrical and TThermal hermal SSystems (GENSETS) by ARPA-Eystems (GENSETS) by ARPA-EGoals: 1KW CHP with 40% Efficiency & ~$3K costGoals: 1KW CHP with 40% Efficiency & ~$3K cost
February 2014 Learned about the possible opportunity May 2014 H. Li attended Workshop
October 2014 RFP released. WVU brainstorming meeting - teams formed
December 2014 Three concept papers submittedFebruary 2015 Two concept papers encouragedMarch 2015 Two proposals submitted
1.Hailin Li (PI) – CMU, ORNL, WVU (Demitrescu, Wayne, Carder, Johnson, Cheng, & Liu) 2.Parviz Famouri & Nigel Clark (PIs) - WVU (Johnson, Liu, Thompson, Song, Musho) & three industrial partners
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UAV Programs in WVUFAA UAV Center of Excellence Proposal
•WVU on the Maryland-led UAS-INSIGHT team
•16 universities & multiple Tier 1, 2 & 3 industry partners
Big 12 UAV Consortium•Initiated by WVU and OSU•Team on proposals & annual symposium•Current: WVU, OSU, KSU and ISU•First tentative meeting: Summer 2015
NATO UAV Center of Excellence•WVU as primary university partner
•Effort led by WVU Center for Smart Defense
•Still pending
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WV Center for Electrochemical Energy Systems (CEES)
Team: MAE (Xingbo Liu Ismail Celik, Xueyan Song), Chemistry (Xiaodong Shi), Orthopedics (Bingyun Li), Law (Nancy Trudel), NRCCE (Trina Wafle) CEMR (Kathleen Cullen) & expanding
Goal: R&D, and Tech-transfer in electrochemical energy systems (fuel cells & batteries etc.)
Updates: 2014 – Nine DoE projects with $3.5M
Funding: WV Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) – Research Challenge Grant program ($1.35M, 2012-2017)
SOFC for Methane Conversion
Major Advantages: •Electrochemical Gas-to-liquid Conversion + Electricity Production•Modular design for small-scale production•Reduce environmental foot printPartners: MSRI, Bio2electric, NC State UniversityPossible applications: Well-pad, micro-grid, rural areas.
24 3
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4 2 3
: 2 2 2 4
: 4 2
: 2
Anode CH O CH OH e
Cathode O e O
Overall CH O CH OH electricity
Funded by ARPA-E
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Thanks
Xingbo LiuProfessor & Associate Chair for Research
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering DepartmentBen Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resource
West Virginia University
April 10, 2015