J.m. Bergthorson
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology M.Sc. California Institute of Technology B.Sc. University of Manitoba
Research Interest
The development of technologies that do not rely on fossil fuels is a major challenge facing society today. Our research program is aimed at the development and validation of models for the combustion properties of alternative and sustainable (bio-derived) fuels through a complementary experimental, computational, and analytical modeling approach. We are also investigating flames of a mixture of solid and gaseous fuels, combustion in heat recirculating burners for Stirling engine generators, the vaporization properties of biofuel/petrofuel blends, and the reaction of metal-water mixtures for hydrogen production.
Publications
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B Akih-Kumgeh & JM Bergthorson, 2010. Comparative study of methyl butanoate and n-heptane high temperature autoignition. Energy & Fuels, 24:2439{2448.
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KE Noorani, B Akih-Kumgeh, & JM Bergthorson, 2010. Comparative high temperature shock tube ignition of C1{C4 primary alcohols. Energy & Fuels, 24(11):5834{5843.
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B Akih-Kumgeh & JM Bergthorson, 2010. Structure-reactivity trends of C1{C4 alkanoic acid methyl esters. Combustion & Flame. (in press). doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.10.021
