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Advanced Power Systems

Awards

Naber, Jeffrey - PI
Anderson, Carl - Co-PI
Post, Scott - Co-PI
National Science Foundation $1,341,011 MRI:  Development of Combustion Vessel for the Study of Gas and Dispersed Liquid Phase at Elevated Pressure and Temperature
Allen, Jeffrey - PI Rochester Institute of Technology $991,930 Visualization of Fuel Cell Water Transport and Performance Characterization
Narain, Amitabh - PI   National Aeronautics Space Administration $750,626 Direct Computational Simulations and Experiments for Internal Condensing Flows' System-Instabilities/Dynamics in Micro-Gravity and Terrestrial Environments
Narain, Amitabh - PI
Evensen, Harold - Co-PI
Van Karsen, Charles - Co-PI
National Aeronatautics Space Administration $436,763 Direct Computational Simulations and Experiments for Internal Condensing Flows' System-Instabilities/Dynamics in Micro-Gravity and Terrestrial Environments
Anderson, Carl - PI
Yang, Song-Lin - Co-PI
Visteon Corporation $393,980 Electronically Controlled Powertrain Cooling -- Year 4
Johnson, John - PI
Yang, Song-Lin - Co-PI
John Deere Co $318,234 Modeling of a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and a Catalyzed Particulate Filter (DOC-CPF) System with Active Regeneration Using a Hydrocarbon Injection System
Anderson, Carl - PI General Motors Corp $294,966 The Effect of Torque Converter Design Parameters on Noise and Cavitation Characteristics
Naber, Jeffrey - PI
Beard, John - Co-PI
Michalek, Donna - Co-PI
General Motors Corp $272,146 Direct Injection Ethanol Flex-Fuel Engine Optimization and HC Cold-Start Emissions reduction for Hybrid Applications
Johnson, John - PI
Yang, Song-Lin - Co-PI
John Deere Co $224,915 Modeling of a Continuously Regenerating Particulate Trap in a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine with Cooled Low Pressure EGR
Post, Scott - PI
Miskioglu, Ibrahim - Co-Pi
National Science Foundation $214,230 Acquisition of High Speed Digital Imaging System for Multidisciplinary  Research at MTU
Anderson, Carl - PI General Motors Corp $196,194 The Effect of Torque Converter Design Parameters on Noise and Cavitation Characteristics
Sutherland, John - Co-PI Caterpillar Inc $180,000 Evaluation of Low Greenhouse Gas Bio-Based Energy Technologies:  Supplement to 060144:  / SFI
Anderson, Carl - PI
Blough, Jason - Co-PI
US Dept of Education $163,980 GAANN: Enhancing the Position of the United States Through Interdisciplinary Development of Fuel Efficient Hybrid Compatible Internal Combustion Engines
Naber, Jeffrey - PI Motorola Inc $147,646 Experimental Measure & Analysis for Determination of IC Engine Performance Interations
Allen, Jeffrey - PI National Science Foundation $140,056 Collaborative Research:  Interfacial Instability, Convective Motion and Heat Transfer in Evaporating Films
Johnson, John - PI
Naber, Jeffrey - Co-PI
Dow Automotive Corp $128,361 Characterization and Performance of Dow Automotive Advanced Ceramic Material Substrate for Diesel Particulate Filter
Parker, Gordon - PI
Johnson, John - Co-PI
Devarakonda, Maruthi - Co-PI
International Truck & Engine $119,644 Model Based Analysis and Investigation of Advanced Control Strategies for an Integrated Urea- SCR After-Treatment System
Sutherland, John, - Co-PI National Science Foundation $114,498 BE/MUSES: Renewable Energy from Forest Resources: Investigating the Complex Interrelated Issues Associated with Generating Automotive Fuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass
Parker, Gordon - PI
Johnson, John - Co-PI
International Truck & Engine $112,473 SCR Catalyst Modeling & Evaluation of Control Strategies for Nox Reduction in Diesel Engine Exhaust Aftertreatment Systems
Anderson, Carl - PI
Blough, Jason - Co-PI
General Motors Corp $96,510 Experimental Determination of Turbine Blade Inlet Tip Loading
Naber, Jeffrey - PI Ford Motor Co Inc $87,000 Investigation of In-cylinder Ionization and Examination of Stochastic Analysis of SI Engine Combustion Knock 
Naber, Jeffrey - PI
Parker, Gordon - Co-PI
Ford Motor Co Inc $81,742 TI-VCT Engine Optimization
Naber, Jeffrey - Co-PI Ford Motor Co Inc $80,143 Auto-Calibration: Cold Start & Warm-Up
Narain, Amitabh - PI   Engineered Machine Products Inc $67,748 Flow Simulations for Optimized Performance of EMP (Engineered Machine Products Inc) made displacement pumps
Allen, Jeffrey - PI National Aeronautics  Space Administration $64,138 Dynamics and Heat Transfer of Evaporating Films in Reduced Gravity
Allen, Jeffrey - Co-PI Michigan Universities Commercialization Initiative $60,949 Fuel Cell Water Control System Prototype-Alternative Energy
Anderson, Carl - PI
Johnson, John - Co-PI
Michalek, Donna - Co-PI
Yang, Song-Lin - Co-PI
US Dept. of Energy $54,074 Direct Injection Compression Ignition Diesel Automotive Technology Education (GATE)  Program
Naber, Jeffrey - PI
Beard, John - Co-PI
Michalek, Donna - Co-PI
General Motors Corp $52,052 Direct Injection Ethanol Flex-Fuel Engine Optimization and HC Cold-Start Emissions Reduction For Hybrid Applications-Applied Research Activities
Allen, Jeffrey - PI National Aeronautics  Space Administration $50,333 Microscale Investigation of the Thermo-Fluid Transport in the Transition Film Region of an Evaporating Capillary Meniscus
Yang, Song-Lin - PI National Aeronatautics Space Administration $47,515 Numerical Study of Low Emission Gas Turbine Combustor
Naber, Jeffrey - PI State of Michigan $36,865 REF-RS: The Development of Hydrogen & Hydrogen Duel Fuelled Internal Combustion Engine Research Programs
Mukherjee, Abhijit - PI Endres Machining Innovations LLC $36,117 Empirical Modeling of Convective Heat-Transfer Coefficient in Micro-Ducts
Predebon, William - PI
Anderson, Carl - Co-PI
Michalek, Donna - Co-PI
Naber, Jeffrey - Co-PI
Michigan Technological University $34,158 MTU REF-IE:  ME-EM Research Caucus Grant Writer
Narain, Amitabh - PI   R.W. Ferstrum & Co $12,218 Investigation of Flow and Heat Exchange Capabilities for FERNCOOL Box Cooler Heat Exchangers (Extension)
Mukherjee, Abhijit - PI Endres Machining Innovations LLC $8,486 Empirical Modeling of Convective Heat-Transfer in Micro-Ducts
Anderson, Carl - PI
Cho, Peck - Co-PI
Naber, Jeffrey - Co-PI
Ford Motor Co Inc $4,500 Ford Distance Learning Program -- PhD in Mechancial Engineering