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Prof

Michael Brear

Director, Melbourne Energy Institute
Science
technology
science & technology
engineering
energy & fuels
engineering, mechanical
physical sciences
engineering, chemical
thermodynamics
combustion
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Prof

Michael Brear

 
Division
Science
 
Primary Interest
Low emission technologies
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Prof

Michael Brear

 

Michael Brear is a mechanical engineer and the Director of the Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI) at the University of Melbourne. MEI facilitates the University’s research on the technical, economic, environmental and social impacts of energy.

Michael is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, the Combustion Institute, Engineers Australia and the Australian Institute of Energy. He previously established the University’s multi-disciplinary degree, the Master of Energy Systems. Prior to commencing at the University of Melbourne, Michael worked for ICI Australia (now Orica), and then undertook graduate studies at Cambridge University and post-doctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Projects

Displaying the 47 most recent projects by Michael Brear.

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Future Electricity Market Modelling

2020 - 2020
Completed
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Future Fuel Technologies

2020 - 2023
Active
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Future Fuel Use In Type B And Industrial Equipment

2019 - 2020
Completed
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The Unimelb Automotive Engineering Graduate Program: From Future Fuels To The Future Of Transport

2019 - 2021
Active
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Meridian Energy Australia - Wind Forecasting Demonstration Project (Non-Lead)

2019 - 2022
Active
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Meridian Energy Australia - Wind Forecasting Demonstration Project (Non-Lead)

2019 - 2022
Active
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Lex29291 - Centre For New Technologies - Core Participants Agreement

2018 - 2022
Active
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Future Fuels Crc

2018 - 2025
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Future Fuels Crc

2018 - 2025
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University Of Melbourne, Melbourne And Sydney, Enabling Efficient, Affordable And Robust Use Of Renewable Hydrogen In Transport And Power Generation (Arena Funds)

2018 - 2022
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University Of Melbourne, Melbourne And Sydney, Enabling Efficient, Affordable And Robust Use Of Renewable Hydrogen In Transport And Power Generation (Partner Funds)

2018 - 2022
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Estimation Of Alcoa'S Causer Pays Fcas Costs When Providing Regulation Fcas

2018 - 2020
Completed
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Cost-Effective Production Of Hydrogen

2017 - 2018
Completed
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A Review Of The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (Nerc) Standards And Their Application To The National Electricity Market

2017 - 2018
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Determining The Financial Performance Of The Portland Aluminium Smelter For Different Potential Future Electricity Market Scenarios

2017 - 2018
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Short Form Contract For The Provision Of Services For The Arena Advisory Panel

2017 - 2020
Completed
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Submarine Energy Usage Optimisation

2017 - 2022
Active
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Identification And Analysis Of Emissions Reduction Options For Lower Murray Water

Networks; learning; coordination; internet economics

2017 - 2017
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Natural Gas Direct Injection In Advanced Engines And Powertrains

This project aims to quantify and understand how future, advanced passenger vehicles might perform when optimised for the direct injection (..

2016 - 2019
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Natural Gas Direct Injection In Advanced Engines And Powertrains

This project aims to quantify and understand how future, advanced passenger vehicles might perform when optimised for the direct injection (..

2016 - 2019
Completed
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Holistic Approach Of Spray: Injection Through A Generalized Multi-Phase Framework

2015 - 2021
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Loan And/Or Hire Agreement Diesel Engine Testing

2014 - 2017
Completed
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Biojet Fuel A Key To Future Green And Sustainable Aviation

2013 - 2015
Completed
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Concept Testing For A Novel Process For Dewatering Of Harvested Algal Material

2013 - 2016
Completed
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Concept Testing For A Novel Process For Dewatering Of Harvested Algal Material

2013 - 2014
Completed
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Lower Greenhouse At Lower Cost: Maximising The Potential Of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) In Passenger Vehicles

This project will develop tools for designing internal combustion engines that simultaneously achieve low greenhouse emissions without added..

2013 - 2016
Completed
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Lower Greenhouse At Lower Cost: Maximising The Potential Of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) In Passenger Vehicles

This project will develop tools for designing internal combustion engines that simultaneously achieve low greenhouse emissions without added..

2013 - 2016
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Exploiting The Benefits Of Blended Ethanol/Gasoline Fuels

2013 - 2014
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Emerging Renewables Program Acre Measure - Achieving Cost-Effective Abatement From Australian Electricity Generation

2012 - 2015
Completed
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Emerging Renewables Program Acre Measure - Achieving Cost-Effective Abatement From Australian Electricity Generation

2012 - 2016
Completed
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Towards An Event Based Model Of Combustion Generated Sound

This proposal will develop new tools for predicting combustion generated sound. Since combustion noise often limits system performance, thes..

2012 - 2016
Completed
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Optimising Flex Fuel Engine Performance

This project will enable alternative fuels to be used optimally in engines for transport and distributed electricity generation. This will b..

2012 - 2016
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Engine Modelling And Control

2011 - 2014
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Engine Testing

2011 - 2012
Completed
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The Reliability Of Corporate Reporting Of Greenhouse Gas Estimates: Determinants, Consequences, Training For Accountants And Policy Initiatives

Fundamental to the successful re-allocation of resources to address climate change is that greenhouse gas estimates reported by firms are re..

2010 - 2013
Completed
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The Reliability Of Corporate Reporting Of Greenhouse Gas Estimates: Determinants, Consequences, Training For Accountants And Policy Initiatives

Fundamental to the successful re-allocation of resources to address climate change is that greenhouse gas estimates reported by firms are re..

2010 - 2013
Completed
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Enabling Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Road Vehicles Through The Proper Use Of Alternative Fuels

A major increase in alternative transport fuel use appears necessary in our response to the challenges of climate change and energy security..

2010 - 2013
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Consultancy With Better Place (Australia) P/L To Conduct Research On Electric Vehicles

2009 - 2010
Completed
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Cae And Design Support For Lpg Conversion Of A Heavy Duty Vehicle Engine

2008 - 2008
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Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicle

2007 - 2009
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Imaging Of Alternative Fuel Sprays Under Cold Conditions

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Low Emission, Gas Turbine Air Compressor (Gtac) Demonstrator

Compressed air production consumes a significant portion of electricity generated world-wide. The fragility of power infrastructure in many ..

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Laser Based Combustion Diagnostics Of An Automotive Development Engine

Automotive emissions regulations will continue to tighten in the foreseeable future. Engine manufacturers are therefore undertaking substant..

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Low Emission, Gas Turbine Air Compressor (Gtac) Demonstrator

Compressed air production consumes a significant portion of electricity generated world-wide. The fragility of power infrastructure in many ..

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Efficient And Practical Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicle Technologies

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Laser Based Combustion Diagnostics Of An Automotive Development Engine

Automotive emissions regulations will continue to tighten in the foreseeable future. Engine manufacturers are therefore undertaking substant..

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Acart - Advanced Centre For Automotive Research And Testing

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Project Types

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Research Grant

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Research Contracts

3

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 206 most recent scholarly works by Michael Brear.

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Quantifying uncertainty in kinetic simulation of engine autoignition

S Cheng, Y Yang, MJ Brear, M Frenklach

Journal article  |  2020  |  Combustion and Flame

Combustion chemistry models have been developed with inherent uncertainties in them. Whether a model that is developed using funda..

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Flame Annihilation Displacement Speed and Stretch Rate in Turbulent Premixed Flames

A Haghiri, M Talei, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Journal article  |  2020  |  Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

This paper examines the dynamics of flame annihilation in turbulent premixed flames using a DNS dataset of Haghiri et al. (J. Flui..

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Impact of ethanol on oxidation of iso-octane at low and intermediate temperatures

Z Lu, Y Yang, MJ Brear

Journal article  |  2020  |  Combustion and Flame

This paper investigates the impact of ethanol on the oxidation of iso-octane at low and intermediate temperatures. Flow reactor ex..

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Formulating gasoline surrogate for emulating octane blending properties with ethanol

Hao Yuan, Zhongyuan Chen, Zhenbiao Zhou, Yi Yang, Michael J Brear, James E Anderson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Fuel

This work develops a surrogate fuel that reproduces the octane blending of a market gasoline with ethanol. It first extends our pr..

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Flash vaporization of propane in an optically accessible, directly injected engine

J Lacey, H Aditiya, F Poursadegh, M Brear, R Gordon, C Lakey, B Butcher, S Ryan

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Engine Research

This article presents an experimental and thermodynamic analysis of the direct injection of propane in an optically accessible var..

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Role of Coherent Structures in Turbulent Premixed Flame Acoustics

D Brouzet, A Haghiri, M Talei, MJ Brear, OT Schmidt, G Rigas, T Colonius

Journal article  |  2020  |  AIAA Journal

Spectral proper orthogonal decomposition (SPOD) is applied to direct numerical simulation datasets of a lean and a stoichiometric ..

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Prospects of Reciprocating Engines and Fuels

Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Engineering

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Annihilation events topology and their generated sound in turbulent premixed flames

Davy Brouzet, Ali Haghiri, Mohsen Talei, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Combustion and Flame

The Combustion Institute This paper studies the contribution of flame annihilation events to the sound radiated by turbulent, prem..

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An optical and numerical characterization of directly injected compressed natural gas jet development at engine-relevant conditions

J Lacey, M Meulemans, F Poursadegh, M Brear, P Petersen, U Kramer, A Smith, M Hornby, D Cosby, P Czimmek

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  SAE Technical Paper Series

© 2019 SAE International; Ford Motor Company. All rights reserved. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is an attractive, alternative fue..

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Impact of demand response on the optimal, techno-economic performance of a hybrid, renewable energy power plant

Abbas Ihsan, Matthew Jeppesen, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Applied Energy

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The impact of nitric oxide on knock in the octane rating engine

Zhongyuan Chen, Hao Yuan, Tien Mun Foong, Yi Yang, Michael Brear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Fuel

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Oxidation of PRFs and ethanol/iso-octane mixtures in a flow reactor and the implication for their octane blending

Zhewen Lu, Yi Yang, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

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Development of a hardware-in-the-loop test rig for testing turbogenerator waste heat recovery systems

N Olshina, C Manzie, M Brear, P Hield, O Tregenza

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - IMC 2019: Pacific International Maritime Conference

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Development of a hardware-in-the-loop test rig for testing turbogenerator waste heat recovery systems

N Olshina, C Manzie, M Brear, P Hield, O Tregenza

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - IMC 2019: Pacific International Maritime Conference

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Oxidation of ethanol and hydrocarbon mixtures in a pressurised flow reactor

Hao Yuan, Zhewen Lu, Zhongyuan Chen, Yi Yang, Michael J Brear, James E Anderson, Thomas Leone

Journal article  |  2019  |  Combustion and Flame

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Hierarchical economic MPC for systems with storage states

Will Challis Clarke, Chris Manzie, Michael John Brear

Journal article  |  2018  |  Automatica

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On the phase and structural variability of directly injected propane at spark ignition engine conditions

Farzad Poursadegh, Joshua S Lacey, Michael J Brear, Robert L Gordon, Phred Petersen, Charles Lakey, Brendan Butcher, Steve Ryan, Ulrich Kramer

Journal article  |  2018  |  Fuel

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Life cycle analysis (LCA) of low emission methanol and di-methyl ether (DME) derived from natural gas

Avishai Lerner, Michael J Brear, Joshua S Lacey, Robert L Gordon, Paul A Webley

Journal article  |  2018  |  Fuel

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Sound generation by turbulent premixed flames

Ali Haghiri, Mohsen Talei, Michael J Brear, Evatt R Hawkes

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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The Direct Transition of Fuel Sprays to theDense-Fluid Mixing Regime in the Contextof Modern Compression Ignition Engines

F Poursadegh, J Lacey, M Brear, R Gordon

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  SAE Technical Paper Series

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Sound generation by planar, CH4/air flame annihilation with several chemical mechanisms

D Brouzet, X Dou, M Talei, RL Gordon, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

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Sound generation by planar, CH4/air flame annihilation with several chemical mechanisms

D Brouzet, X Dou, M Talei, RL Gordon, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

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Study of natural gas injection timings on a downsized and boosted, multi-cylinder direct injection (DI) engine

T Kar, Z Zhou, J Lacey, Y Yang, M Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

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Study of natural gas injection timings on a downsized and boosted, multi-cylinder direct injection (DI) engine

T Kar, Z Zhou, J Lacey, Y Yang, M Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

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Effects of Engine Speed on Spray Behaviors of the Engine Combustion Network "spray G" Gasoline Injector

L Gutierrez, AB Mansfield, M Fatouraie, D Assanis, R Singh, J Lacey, M Brear, M Wooldridge

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  SAE Technical Paper Series

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A Framework for Robust Nonlinear Economic MPC Without Terminal Constraints for a Class of Time Varying Systems

Noam Olshina, Chris Manzie, Peter Hield, Michael Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  2018 15th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV)

Many industrial domains are characterized by Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems for which an explicit relationship capt..

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Development of a verification methodology for large-eddy simulation of underexpanded natural gas jets

MR Yosri, JS Lacey, M Talei, RL Gordon, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

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Submission to Victorian State Government in response to “Clean Air for All Victorians’ Victoria’s Air Quality Statement

Sonya Fiddes, R Schofield, Jeremy Silver, Peter Rayner, Clare Murphy (Paton-Walsh), Michael Brear, C Manzie, Clare Walter, Louis Irving, Faye Johnston, Michael Abramson, Jane Heyworth, Shyamali Dharmage

Report  |  2018

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Sound generation by planar, CH4/air flame annihilation with several chemical mechanisms

D Brouzet, X Dou, M Talei, RL Gordon, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

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Study of natural gas injection timings on a downsized and boosted, multi-cylinder direct injection (DI) engine

T Kar, Z Zhou, J Lacey, Y Yang, M Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

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Development of a verification methodology for large-eddy simulation of underexpanded natural gas jets

MR Yosri, JS Lacey, M Talei, RL Gordon, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

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Impact of nitric oxide (NO) on n-heptane autoignition in a rapid compression machine

Zhongyuan Chen, Peng Zhang, Yi Yang, Michael J Brear, Xin He, Zhi Wang

Journal article  |  2017  |  Combustion and Flame

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A high-pressure plug flow reactor for combustion chemistry investigations

Zhewen Lu, Julien Cochet, Nicolas Leplat, Yi Yang, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2017  |  Measurement Science and Technology

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Measurements from flame chemiluminescence tomography of forced laminar premixed propane flames

Samuel M Wiseman, Michael J Brear, Robert L Gordon, Ivan Marusic

Journal article  |  2017  |  Combustion and Flame

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Generalizing the behavior of flash-boiling, plume interaction and spray collapse for multi-hole, direct injection

J Lacey, F Poursadegh, MJ Brear, R Gordon, P Petersen, C Lakey, B Butcher, S Ryan

Journal article  |  2017  |  Fuel

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A Physics-Based Dynamic Model for Boilers: Part 1 — Model Development and Validation

Matthew J Blom, Michael J Brear, Chris G Manzie, Ashley P Wiese

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Volume 6: Ceramics; Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation; Education; Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy

This paper is the first part of a two part study that develops, validates and integrates a one-dimensional, physics-based, dynamic..

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A Physics-Based Dynamic Model for Boilers: Part 2 — Model Reduction in a Cogeneration Application

Matthew J Blom, Michael J Brear, Chris G Manzie, Ashley P Wiese

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Volume 6: Ceramics; Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation; Education; Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy

This paper is the second part of a two part study that develops, validates and integrates a one-dimensional, physics-based, dynami..

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On the Fuel Spray Transition to Dense Fluid Mixing at Reciprocating Engine Conditions

Farzad Poursadegh, Joshua S Lacey, Michael J Brear, Robert L Gordon

Journal article  |  2017  |  Energy & Fuels

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A Comparison of Four Methods for Determining the Octane Index and K on a Modern Engine with Upstream, Port or Direct Injection

Z Zhou, Y Yang, M Brear, J Lacey, TG Leone, JE Anderson, MH Shelby

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  SAE Technical Paper Series

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Modeling End-Gas Autoignition of Ethanol/Gasoline Surrogate Blends in the Cooperative Fuel Research Engine

Tien Mun Foong, Michael J Brear, Kai J Morganti, Gabriel da Silva, Yi Yang, Frederick L Dryer

Journal article  |  2017  |  Energy & Fuels

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Economic Model Predictive Control and Applications for Diesel Generators

Timothy Broomhead, Chris Manzie, Peter Hield, Rohan Shekhar, Michael Brear

Journal article  |  2017  |  IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

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Optimal octane number correlations for mixtures of toluene reference fuels (TRFs) and ethanol

Hao Yuan, Yi Yang, Michael J Brear, Tien Mun Foong, James E Anderson

Journal article  |  2017  |  Fuel

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A PHYSICS-BASED DYNAMIC MODEL FOR BOILERS, PART 1: MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

Matthew J Blom, Michael J Brear, Chris Manzie, Ashley P Wiese

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

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Waste heat recovery of marine diesel engines

N Olshina, C Manzie, M Brear, P Hield, O Tregenza

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - PACIFIC 2017 International Maritime Conference

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Kinetic modeling of engine combustion: an uncertainty analysis

S Cheng, Y Yang, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017

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Impact of nitric oxide on the low temperature oxidation of iso-octane in a pressurized flow reactor

Z Chen, Z Lu, H Yuan, Y Yang, M Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017

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Oxidations of ethanol and gasoline reference fuels in a pressurized flow reactor

H Yuan, Z Lu, Z Chen, Y Yang, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017

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Propane spray structure in an optically accessible direct injection, spark ignition engine: A post-processing algorithm for planar laser mie-scattering

HB Aditiya, JS Lacey, MJ Brear, RL Gordon, C Lakey, S Ryan, B Butcher

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017

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Autoignition of pentane isomers in a spark-ignition engine

Song Cheng, Yi Yang, Michael J Brear, Dongil Kang, Stanislav Bohac, Andre L Boehman

Journal article  |  2017  |  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

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Waste heat recovery of marine diesel engines

N Olshina, C Manzie, M Brear, P Hield, O Tregenza

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - PACIFIC 2017 International Maritime Conference

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A study of low temperature oxidation of n-heptane and iso-octane in a pressurised flow reactor

Z Lu, Z Chen, Y Yang, M Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017

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A PHYSICS-BASED DYNAMIC MODEL FOR BOILERS, PART 2: MODEL REDUCTION IN A COGENERATION APPLICATION

Matthew J Blom, Michael J Brear, Chris G Manzie, Ashley P Wiese

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

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Submission to the Department of Environment and Energy in response to their “Better fuel for cleaner air” discussion paper

Robyn Schofield, Clare Walter, Jeremy Silver, Michael Brear, Peter Rayner, Martin Bush

Report  |  2017

The Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub and the Melbourne Energy Institute welcome the opportunity to comment on the ‘Better fuel f..

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Autoignition studies of C5 isomers in a motored engine

Dongil Kang, Stanislav V Bohac, Andre L Boehman, Song Cheng, Yi Yang, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2017  |  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

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An experimental investigation of additional actuators on a submarine diesel generator

Timothy Broomhead, Chris Manzie, Peter Hield, Michael Brear

Journal article  |  2016  |  Control Engineering Practice

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Least cost, utility scale abatement from Australia's NEM (National Electricity Market). Part 1: Problem formulation and modelling

M Jeppesen, MJ Brear, D Chattopadhyay, C Manzie, R Dargaville, T Alpcan

Journal article  |  2016  |  Energy

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Least cost, utility scale abatement from Australia's NEM (National Electricity Market). Part 2: Scenarios and policy implications

MJ Brear, M Jeppesen, D Chattopadhyay, C Manzie, T Alpcan, R Dargaville

Journal article  |  2016  |  Energy

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Preliminary Investigation of Propane Spray Structure in an Optically Accessible Direct-Injection, Spark-Ignition Engine

HB Aditiya, JS Lacey, F Poursadegh, M Brear, R GORDON, C Lakey, S Ryan, B Butcher

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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Preliminary investigation of propane spray structure in an optically accessible direct-injection, spark-ignition engine

HB Aditiya, JS Lacey, F Poursadegh, MJ Brear, RL Gordon, C Lakey, S Ryan, B Butcher

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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Preliminary investigation of propane spray structure in an optically accessible direct-injection, spark-ignition engine

HB Aditiya, JS Lacey, F Poursadegh, MJ Brear, RL Gordon, C Lakey, S Ryan, B Butcher

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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The Importance of Model Fidelity, Update Rate and Horizon Length in Model Based Microgrid Control

Will C Clarke, Chris Manzie, Michael J Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  2016 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT-Asia)

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A comparison of diffuse back-illumination (DBI) and Mie-scattering technique for measuring the liquid length of severely flashing spray

A Hamzah, F Poursadegh, J Lacey, P Petersen, MJ Brear, R Gordon

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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A novel burner for investigating end-gas effects of transient flame-wall interaction

JE Rivera, RL Gordon, M Talei, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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Optical Characterization of Propane at Representative Spark Ignition, Gasoline Direct Injection Conditions

J Lacey, F Poursadegh, M Brear, P Petersen, C Lakey, S Ryan, B Butcher

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  SAE Technical Paper Series

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Proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of sound generation in a turbulent premixed flame

D Brouzet, A Haghiri, T Colonius, M Talei, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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A novel burner for investigating end-gas effects of transient flame-wall interaction

JE Rivera, RL Gordon, M Talei, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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A comparison of diffuse back-illumination (DBI) and Mie-scattering technique for measuring the liquid length of severely flashing spray

A Hamzah, F Poursadegh, J Lacey, P Petersen, MJ Brear, R Gordon

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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An Economic MPC Approach to Microgrid Control

Will C Clarke, Chris Manzie, Michael J Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  2016 Australian Control Conference (AuCC)

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A Novel Burner for Investigating End-Gas Effects of Transient Flame-Wall Interaction

JE Rivera, R GORDON, M Talei, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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Preliminary investigation of propane spray structure in an optically accessible direct-injection, spark-ignition engine

HB Aditiya, JS Lacey, F Poursadegh, MJ Brear, RL Gordon, C Lakey, S Ryan, B Butcher

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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A novel burner for investigating end-gas effects of transient flame-wall interaction

JE Rivera, RL Gordon, M Talei, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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Proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of sound generation in a turbulent premixed flame

D Brouzet, A Haghiri, T Colonius, M Talei, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Analysis of Sound Generation in a Turbulent Premixed Flame

D Brouzet, A Haghiri, T Colonius, M TALEI, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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A comparison of diffuse back-illumination (DBI) and Mie-scattering technique for measuring the liquid length of severely flashing spray

A Hamzah, F Poursadegh, J Lacey, P Petersen, MJ Brear, R GORDON

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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Proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of sound generation in a turbulent premixed flame

D Brouzet, A Haghiri, T Colonius, M Talei, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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A comparison of diffuse back-illumination (DBI) and Mie-scattering technique for measuring the liquid length of severely flashing spray

A Hamzah, F Poursadegh, J Lacey, P Petersen, MJ Brear, R Gordon

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

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Model reduction and MIMO model predictive control of gas turbine systems

AP Wiese, MJ Blom, C Manzie, MJ Brear, A Kitchener

Journal article  |  2015  |  Control Engineering Practice

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An Integrated Model of Energy Transport in a Reciprocating, Lean Burn, Spark Ignition Engine

Peter A Dennis, Michael J Brear, Harry C Watson, Pedro J Orbaiz, Payman Abbasi Atibeh

Journal article  |  2015  |  SAE International Journal of Engines

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Modeling of Trace Knock in a Modern SI Engine Fuelled by Ethanol/Gasoline Blends

H Yuan, TM Foong, Z Chen, Y Yang, M Brear, T Leone, JE Anderson

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  SAE Technical Paper Series

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Performing High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Measurements on Forced Premixed Laminar Flames

SM Wiseman, M BREAR, RL Gordon, I Marusic

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

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The Effect of Nitric Oxide on Autoignition Onset of Toluene Reference Fuels (TRFs) in a CFR Engine

Z Chen, H Yuan, Y Yang, M BREAR

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

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The autoignition of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in spark-ignition engines

Kai J Morganti, Michael J Brear, Gabriel da Silva, Yi Yang, Frederick L Dryer

Journal article  |  2015  |  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

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Model Reduction of Diesel Mean Value Engine Models

T Broomhead, C MANZIE, M Brear, P Hield

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  SAE Technical Paper Series

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Sound generation by premixed flame annihilation with full and simple chemistry

C Jimenez, A Haghiri, MJ Brear, M Talei, ER Hawkes

Journal article  |  2015  |  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

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Flame interaction identification in turbulent premixed flames

D Brouzet, A Haghiri, T Kulkarni, M TALEI, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

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The effect of nitric oxide on knock onset of iso-octane in a CFR spark-ignition engine

Z Chen, H Yuan, Y Yang, M Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  ASPACC 2015 - 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion

This paper investigates the impact of nitric oxide (NO) on the knock-onset timing in a standard CFR octane rating engine fuelled w..

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The effect of equivalence ratio on sound generation by turbulent premixed flames

A Haghiri, M TALEI, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

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Validation of oxidation mechanisms for pentane isomers

S Cheng, H Yuan, Y Yang, M BREAR

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

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A DNS based analysis of noise generation by a turbulent premixed flame

A Haghiri, M TALEI, M Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  9th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2015

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A theoretical examination of spray supercriticality in compression ignition engines

F Poursadegh, JS Lacey, M BREAR, RL Gordon

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

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A Plug Flow Reactor for Investigating Autoignition Chemistry in Combustion Engines

N Leplat, Z Lu, Y Yang, M BREAR

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

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A comparative study of sound generation by laminar, combusting and non-combusting jet flows

Mohsen Talei, Michael J Brear, Evatt R Hawkes

Journal article  |  2014  |  Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

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A technical and financial analysis of two recuperated, reciprocating engine driven power plants. Part 1: Thermodynamic analysis

Pedro Jose Orbaiz, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2014  |  Energy Conversion and Management

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A technical and financial analysis of two recuperated, reciprocating engine driven power plants. Part 2: Financial analysis

Pedro Jose Orbaiz, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2014  |  Energy Conversion and Management

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Design and Analysis of a Modified CFR Engine for the Octane Rating of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)

Kai Morganti, Tien Mun Foong, Michael Brear, Gabriel Da Silva, Yi Yang, Frederick Dryer

Journal article  |  2014  |  SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

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A Comparison of the Direct Injection of Propane and Iso-octane under Homogeneous-charge, Spark-ignition Engine Conditions

F Poursadegh, D Goldeband, JS Lacey, P Petersen, M BREAR, RL Gordon, C Lakey, B Butcher, PA Atibeh, S Ryan

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014

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Direct Numerical Simulation of Sound Generation by a Turbulent Premixed Flame

A Haghiri, M TALEI, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014

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Robust stable economic MPC with applications in engine control

T Broomhead, C Manzie, R Shekhar, M Brear, P Hield

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

© 2014 IEEE. Economic Model Predictive Controllers have shown to improve a plant's economic performance using state dependant econ..

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The octane numbers of ethanol blended with gasoline and its surrogates

Tien Mun Foong, Kai J Morganti, Michael J Brear, Gabriel da Silva, Yi Yang, Frederick L Dryer

Journal article  |  2014  |  Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy

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A comparison of the direct injection of propane and iso-octane under homogeneous-charge, spark-ignition engine conditions

F Poursadegh, D Goldeband, JS Lacey, P Petersen, MJ Brear, RL Gordon, C Lakey, B Butcher, PA Atibeh, S Ryan

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014

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Optical Emission Tomography of non-axisymmetric, laminar and premixed flames

SM Wiseman, A Haghiri, MJ Brear, RL Gordon, I MARUSIC

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014

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An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Nitric Oxide (NO) on Knock Onset in a Spark-Ignition Engine

Z Chen, TM Foong, H Yuan, Y Yang, M BREAR

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014

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Electricity Market Implications of a Least-Cost Carbon Abatement Plan: An Australian Perspective

D Chattopadhyay, T Alpcan, M Jeppesen, MJ Brear

Journal article  |  2014  |  The Electricity Journal

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Energy balance of a spark ignition engine running on hydrogen, synthesis gas and natural gas

P Orbaiz, M Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Proceedings of the SAE 2014 World Congress & Exhibition

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Fast extremum seeking for optimization of brake specific fuel consumption

J Sharafi, S Hager, WH Moase, P Dennis, MJ Brear, C Manzie

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

© 2014 IEEE. Extremum seeking control is a well-established technique for dealing with the online optimization of unknown dynamic ..

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A Robust Model Predictive Control Framework for Diesel Generators

T BROOMHEAD, CG Manzie, L Eriksson, MJ Brear, P Hield

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control

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Lean Limit Combustion Analysis for a Spark Ignition Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine

Payman Abbasi Atibeh, Michael J Brear, Peter A Dennis, Pedro J Orbaiz, Harry C Watson

Journal article  |  2013  |  Combustion Science and Technology

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Spark ignition engine control strategies for minimising cold start fuel consumption under cumulative tailpipe emissions constraints

DI Andrianov, C Manzie, MJ Brear

Journal article  |  2013  |  Control Engineering Practice

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A comparative study of a spark ignition engine running on hydrogen, synthesis gas and natural gas

P Orbaiz, MJ Brear, P Abbasi, PA Dennis

Journal article  |  2013  |  SAE International Journal of Engines

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The Research and Motor octane numbers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Kai J Morganti, Tien Mun Foong, Michael J Brear, Gabriel da Silva, Yi Yang, Frederick L Dryer

Journal article  |  2013  |  Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy

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Demonstration of Model-Based, Off-Line Performance Analysis on a Gas Turbine Air Compressor

Ashley P Wiese, Matthew J Blom, Michael J Brear, Chris Manzie, Anthony Kitchener

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

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The effect of charge cooling on the RON of ethanol/gasoline blends

TM Foong, KJ Morganti, MJ Brear, G Da Silva, Y Yang, FL Dryer

Journal article  |  2013  |  SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

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The autoignition of propane and n-butane during octane rating: Engine experiments and detailed chemical kinetic modelling

K MORGANTI, T FOONG, MJ Brear, GR Da Silva, Y Yang, FL Dryer

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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In-Cylinder Heat Transfer in a Reciprocating Hydrogen Engine

P DENNIS, P ORBAIZ, MJ Brear, HC Watson

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles for Australian driving conditions. Part 2: Life cycle CO₂-e emissions

R Sharma, C Manzie, M Bessede, RH Crawford, MJ Brear

Journal article  |  2013  |  Transportation Research Part C - Emerging Technologies

This paper is the second of a two part study which quantifies the economic and greenhouse performance of conventional, hybrid and ..

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Design of an In-line Mixer for a Plug-Flow Reactor

JA Cochet, Y Yang, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Control Oriented Modelling of Submarine Diesel Engines

T BROOMHEAD, CG Manzie, MJ Brear, P Hield, O Tregenza, M Newman

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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The effect of various flame parameters on sound generation by premixed laminar flame annihilation

A HAGHIRI, M Talei, S Karami, S WISEMAN, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A PHYSICS-BASED, DYNAMIC MODEL OF A GAS TURBINE

Ashley P Wiese, Matthew J Blom, Michael J Brear, Chris Manzie, Anthony Kitchener

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition

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A Constant Volume Chamber for the Characterisation of Fuel Sprays

F POURSADEGH, JS Lacey, P ORBAIZ, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Advanced Control of Submarine Diesel Generators

T BROOMHEAD, P Hield, O Tregenza, CG Manzie, MJ Brear, M Newman

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the Pacific 2013 International Maritime Conference

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A Technical and Financial Analysis of Potentially Near-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission Passenger Vehicles

M Brear, P Dennis, C Manzie, R Sharma

Journal article  |  2013  |  SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems

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A direct numerical simulation study of frequency and Lewis number effects on sound generation by two-dimensional forced laminar premixed flames

Mohsen Talei, Evatt R Hawkes, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

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Disturbance energy transport and sound production in gaseous combustion

Michael J Brear, Frank Nicoud, Mohsen Talei, Alexis Giauque, Evatt R Hawkes

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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A parametric study of sound generation by premixed laminar flame annihilation

Mohsen Talei, Michael John Brear, Evatt Robert Hawkes

Journal article  |  2012  |  Combustion and Flame

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THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A STEAM INJECTED AND RECUPERATED GAS TURBINE AIR COMPRESSOR

Matthew J Blom, Ashley P Wiese, Michael J Brear, Chris Manzie, Anthony Kitchener

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Lean burn performance of a natural gas fuelled, port injected, spark ignition engine

P Abbasi Atibeh, PA Dennis, PJ Orbaiz, MJ Brear, HC Watson

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  Proceedings of the SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition

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An economic and in-service emissions analysis of conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles for Australian driving conditions

R Sharma, M Bessede, CG Manzie, MJ Brear, RH Crawford

Journal article  |  2012  |  SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles

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Thermodynamic Analysis Of A Steam Injected And Recuperated Gas Turbine Air Compressor

M BLOM, A WIESE, MJ Brear, CG Manzie, A Kitchener

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2012

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Conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles for Australian driving conditions - Part 1: Technical and financial analysis

R Sharma, CG Manzie, M Bessede, MJ Brear, RH Crawford

Journal article  |  2012  |  Transportation Research Part C - Emerging Technologies

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A numerical solution of Lighthill's acoustic analogy for acoustically excited laminar premixed flames

M Talei, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

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An economic and in-service emissions analysis of conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles for Australian driving conditions

R Sharma, M Bessede, C Manzie, M Brear, RH Crawford

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  SAE Technical Papers

Hybrid and fully electric vehicles are becoming more common as a response to rising fuel prices and greenhouse considerations. Whi..

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Performance of a port fuel injected, spark ignition engine optimised for hydrogen fuel

PA Dennis, RJ Dingli, P Abbasi Atibeh, HC Watson, MJ Brear, G Voice

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  Proceedings of the SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition

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DEMONSTRATION OF MODEL BASED, OFF-LINE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ON A GAS TURBINE AIR COMPRESSOR (GTAC)

Ashley P Wiese, Matthew J Blom, Michael J Brear, Chris Manzie, Anthony Kitchener

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  Volume 3: Cycle Innovations; Education; Electric Power; Fans and Blowers; Industrial and Cogeneration

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A numerical solution of Lighthill’s acoustic analogy for acoustically excited laminar premixed flames

M TALEI, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2012

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A methodology for minimising emissions constrained cold start fuel consumption

DI Andrianov, C Manzie, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition Technical Papers

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A PHYSICS-BASED INTEGRATED MODEL OF A SPARK IGNITION ENGINE AND A THREE-WAY CATALYST

DI Andrianov, MJ Brear, C Manzie

Journal article  |  2012  |  Combustion Science and Technology

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Thermodynamic property slopes from primary measurements

K Srinivasan, BB Saha, P Dutta, KC Ng, MJ Brear

Journal article  |  2012  |  International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

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Sound generation by laminar premixed flame annihilation

Mohsen Talei, Michael J Brear, Evatt R Hawkes

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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A Comparison of Reference Engine Autoignition with Detailed Kinetic Modelling for a range of Primary Reference Fuels

K MORGANTI, T FOONG, MJ Brear, GR Da Silva, F Dryer

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Hydrogen as a fuel in SI engines - Towards best efficiency for car applications

HC Watson, MJ Brear, P Dennis, R Dingli

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Proceedings of the 16th Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference

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A comparative study of LPG and gasoline direct injection sprays

Q ZAKKA, L Esclapez, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Real time model predictive idle speed control of ultra-lean burn engines: Experimental results

R Sharma, P Dennis, C Manzie, D Nešić, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Proceedings of IFAC World Congress

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Performance of Natural Gas, Hydrogen and Syngas Fuels in an Internal Combustion Engine

P ORBAIZ, P DENNIS, P ABBASI ATIBEH, B ALFONS, HC Watson, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Emission Constrained Minimisation of Fuel Consumption in Spark Ignition Engines

D ANDRIANOV, MJ Brear, CG Manzie

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Towards an ultra high efficiency hydrogen engine, comparisons with LPG and gasoline

P DENNIS, P ABBASI ATIBEH, R DINGLI, MJ Brear, HC Watson, G Voice

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Proceedings of the European Automotive Engineering Conference (EAEC) 2011

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Sound generation by acceleration of density inhomogeneities and steady heat communication

N Karimi, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference 2010

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On sound production from the interaction of two planar flames

M Talei, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference 2010

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On the interaction of sound with steady heat communicating flows

Nader Karimi, Michael J Brear, William H Moase

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Sound and Vibration

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The Effect of Size on Optimization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Hybrid Cycles

Michael J Brear, Michael J Dunkley

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

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Newton-Like Extremum-Seeking for the Control of Thermoacoustic Instability

William H Moase, Chris Manzie, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2010  |  IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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A cold-start emissions model of an engine and aftertreatment system for optimisation studies

DI Andrianov, F Keynejad, R Dingli, G Voice, MJ Brear, C Manzie

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  Proceedings of the SAE World Congress 2010

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Lewis number and curvature effects on sound generation by premixed flame annihilation

M TALEI, MJ Brear, ER Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2010

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Torque, efficiency and NOx emissions of the turbocharged always lean burn spark ignition (TC-ALSI) engine

H WATSON, M BREAR, P DENNIS, P ABBASI ATIBEH

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  Proceedings of the FISITA World Automotive Congress 2010

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Linear and non-linear forced response of a conical, ducted, laminar premixed flame

Nader Karimi, Michael J Brear, Seong-Ho Jin, Jason P Monty

Journal article  |  2009  |  Combustion and Flame

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Thermoacoustic limit cycles in a premixed laboratory combustor with open and choked exits

Peter A Hield, Michael J Brear, Seong Ho Jin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Combustion and Flame

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Linear and nonlinear dynamics of a fast response air-to-fuel ratio sensor

Michael J Brear, Ashley P Wiese

Journal article  |  2009  |  Measurement Science & Technology

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THE EFFECT OF SIZE ON OPTIMISATION OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL/GAS TURBINE HYBRID CYCLES

Michael J Brear, Michael J Dunkley

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings of IFAC Workshop on Engine and Powertrain Control, Simulation and Modeling

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A numerical study of sound generation by premixed flames

M Talei, M BREAR, E Hawkes

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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The always lean burn spark ignition (ALSI) engine - Its performance and emissions

HC Watson, P Mehrani, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  SAE 2009 World Congress

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Dynamic response of a ducted laminar premixed flame, Part I: Low amplitude forcing

N KARIMI, M BREAR, S JIN, J MONTY

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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The Effect of Grid Resolution and Oxygen Storage in a One-Dimensional Monolithic Three-Way Catalyst Model

Denis I Andrianov, Robert J Dingli, Michael J Brear, Chris Manzie

Journal article  |  2009  |  IFAC Proceedings Volumes

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One-dimensional three-way catalyst model for optimisation studies

D ANDRIANOV, R DINGLI, M BREAR, C MANZIE

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Dynamic response of a ducted laminar premixed flame, Part II: Higher amplitude forcing

N KARIMI, M BREAR, S JIN, J MONTY

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium

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Newton-Like Extremum-Seeking Part I: Theory

William H Moase, Chris Manzie, Michael J Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control held jointly with the 2009 28th Chinese Control Conference

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Newton-Like Extremum-Seeking Part II: Simulations and Experiments

William H Moase, Chris Manzie, Michael J Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control held jointly with the 2009 28th Chinese Control Conference

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Development of a variable geometry turbocharged, throttless, jet ignited, hydrogen fuelled I.C. engine

AA Boretti, HC Watson, MJ Brear, R Dingli, G Voice

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  17th World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2008, WHEC 2008

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Comparison of static and dynamic engine models on the transient performance of a passenger vehicle powertrain

AA Boretti, R Will, HC Watson, MJ Brear, R Dingli, G Voice

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  FISITA World Automotive Congress 2008, Congress Proceedings - Testing and Simulation

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An experimental study of the spray from an air-assisted direct fuel injector

SH Jin, M Brear, H Watson, S Brewster

Journal article  |  2008  |  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering Part D - Journal of Automobile Engineering

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Experimental and numerical study if a spark ignition engine with air-assisted direct injection

A Boretti, S-H Jin, M Brear, G Zakis, W Attard, H Watson, S Brewster, W Bryce

Journal article  |  2008  |  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering Part D - Journal of Automobile Engineering

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Acoustic and disturbance energy analysis of a flow with heat communication

Nader Karimi, Michael J Brear, William H Moase

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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Comparison of open and choked premixed combustor exits during thermoacoustic limit cycle

Peter A Hield, Michael J Brear

Journal article  |  2008  |  AIAA Journal

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Spray Behaviour of Hydrous Ethanol Fuel (E93) under Cold Condition

S JIN, M BREAR, SC Brewster

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  Proceedings of the 5th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion

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Low temperature starting on a pure ethanol fuelled direct injection engine

TD Utley, SC Brewster, A Tilmouth, SH Jin, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  SAE Technical Paper Series

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Experimental and numerical analysis of engine gas exchange, combustion and heat transfer during warm-up

AA Boretti, F Lodi, HC Watson, MJ Brear, R Dingli, SH Jin, G Voice, F Will

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  2008 SAE International Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Congress

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Experimental and numerical study of a hydrogen fuelled I.C. engine fitted with the Hydrogen Assisted Jet Ignition system

AA Boretti, MJ Brear, HC Watson

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

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A laboratory combustor for studies of premixed combustion instability

PA Hield, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

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A comparison of open and choked exits of a premixed combustor during thermoacoustic limit cycle

PA Hield, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  13th AIAA/CEAS Aeronautics Conference (28th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference)

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Numerical assessment of stability criteria from disturbance energies in gaseous combustion

A Giauque, F Nicoud, M Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  13th AIAA/CEAS Aeronautics Conference (28th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference)

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An experimental study of the transfer function of a ducted, laminar premixed flame

N Karimi, SH Jin, MJ Brear

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

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Transport of disturbance energy in hot and cold turbulent jets

M Talei, MJ Brear, F Nicoud, DJ Bodony, A Giauque

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  13th AIAA/CEAS Aeronautics Conference (28th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference)

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The forced response of choked nozzles and supersonic diffusers

William H Moase, Michael J Brear, Chris Manzie

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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Experimental and numerical study of an air assisted fuel injector for a D.I.S.I. Engine

AA Boretti, SH Jin, G Zakis, MJ Brear, W Attard, H Watson, H Carlisle, W Bryce

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  SAE World Congress & Exhibition 2007

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Propulsion system requirements for long range, supersonic aircraft

MJ Brear, JL Kerrebrock, AH Epstein

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Fluids Engineering - Transactions of the ASME

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Budget of disturbance energy in gaseous reacting flows

undefined Giauque, undefined Poinsot, M BREAR, undefined Nicoud

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  Proceedings og the 2006 Summer Program

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Transient spray behaviour of an air-assisted liquid injector

S JIN, M BREAR, H WATSON

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  Australian Workshop on Fluid Mechanics: A complex dynamical system

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Effect of chamber pressure on the spray from an air-assisted, direct fuel injector

SH Jin, MJ Brear, G Zakis, HC Watson, H Carlisle

Conference Proceedings  |  2005  |  5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion

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Flow separation within the engine inlet of an uninhabited combat air vehicle (UCAV)

MJ Brear, Z Warfield, JF Mangus, S Braddom, JS Paduano, JS Philhower

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Fluids Engineering - Transactions of the ASME

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The effect of wake passing on a flow separation in a low-pressure rurbine cascade

MJ Brear, HP Hodson

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Fluids Engineering - Transactions of the ASME

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Transient behaviour of the fuel spray from an air-assisted, direct fuel injector

MJ BREAR, HC WATSON, S JIN, G ZAKIS, C ZAVIER

Conference Proceedings  |  2004  |  Proceedings of the Fifteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

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Linear and nonlinear acoustic behaviour of outlet nozzles

W MOASE, M BREAR, C MANZIE

Conference Proceedings  |  2004  |  Proceedings of the Fifteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

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Nonlinear dynamics of thermoacustic instability using a kinematic, premixed flame model

MJ BREAR, S JIN, N KARIMI

Conference Proceedings  |  2004  |  Proceedings of the Fifteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

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The effect of wake passing on a flow separation in a low pressure turbine cascade

MJ Brear, HP Hodson

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Proceedings of FEDSM'03

This paper describes an investigation into the effect that passing wakes have on a separation bubble that exists on the pressure s..

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Propulsion system requirements for quiet, long range, supersonic aircraft

MJ Brear, JL Kerrebrock, AH Epstein

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Proceedings of FEDSM'03

This paper discusses the requirements for the propulsion system of supersonic cruise aircraft that are quiet enough to fly over la..

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Flow separation within the engine inlet of an uninhabited combat air vehicle (UCAV)

MJ Brear, Z Warfield, JF Mangus, S Braddom, JD Paduano, JS Philhower

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Proceedings of FEDSM'03

This paper discusses the structure of the flow within the engine inlet of an uninhabited combat air vehicle (UCAV). The UCAV featu..

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The response of a laminar separation bubble to 'aircraft engine representative' freestream disturbances

MJ Brear, HP Hodson

Journal article  |  2003  |  Experiments in Fluids

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Active Control of Integrated Inlet/Compression Systems

James P Paduano, U Ahsun, S Braddom, MJ Brear, PJ Bryanston-Cross

Report  |  2003

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Discrete modelling of the linear stability of thermoacustic oscillations with distributed heat input

W MOASE, MJ BREAR, PA HIELD

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Proceedings of the 2003 Australian Symposium on Combustion

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A parametric, linear stability analysis of thermoacustic oscillations

PA HIELD, MJ BREAR, W MOASE

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Proceedings of the 2003 Australian Symposium on Combustion

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Pressure surface separations in low-pressure turbines - Part 2: Interactions with the secondary flow

MJ Brear, HP Hodson, P Gonzalez, NW Harvey

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Turbomachinery

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Pressure surface separations in low-pressure turbines - Part 1: Midspan behavior

MJ Brear, HP Hodson, NW Harvey

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Turbomachinery

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Dynamic analysis of a fast response, air-to-fuel equivalence ratio sensor

MJ BREAR, MB JONES

Conference Proceedings  |  2002  |  Proceedings of The 16th Symposium on Measuring Techniques in Transonic and Supersonic Flow in Cascades and Turbomachines

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Pressure surface separations in low pressure turbines: Part 2 of 2-Interactions with the secondary flow

MJ Brear, HP Hodson, P Gonzalez, NW Harvey

Conference Proceedings  |  2001  |  International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition 2001

This paper describes a study of the interaction between the pressure surface separation and the secondary flow on low pressure tur..

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Pressure surface separations in low pressure turbines: Part 1 of 2-Midspan behaviour

MJ Brear, HP Hodson, NW Harvey

Conference Proceedings  |  2001  |  International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition 2001

This paper describes an investigation into the behaviour of the pressure surface separation at midspan in a linear cascade. It is ..

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Sound generation by laminar premixed flame annihilation

MOHSEN TALEI, MICHAEL J BREAR, EVATT R HAWKES

Journal article  |  Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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Formation and Diagnostics of Sprays in Combustion

Terrence R Meyer, Michael Brear, Seong Ho Jin, James R Gord

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Keyword Analysis

Automotive Engineering
Expanding Knowledge
Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Classical Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Air Transport
Non-Oriented Research
Other Engineering and Technology

News

Displaying the 4 most recent news articles by Michael Brear.

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The next big scientific thing

Lloyd Hollenberg, Andrew Weeks, Elisabetta Barberio, Niels Wouters, Michael Brear

August 7, 2019
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The opportunities and risks of decarbonising our transport

Michael Brear

May 9, 2019
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Hydrogen: Has its time come?

Michael Brear

December 17, 2018
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If all else fails, do the conventional thing

Michael Brear

November 16, 2018

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2010

ARC Future Fellowship 2010-2013

Australian Research Council (ARC)
2020

FCI - Fellow of the Combustion Institute

2019

FTSE - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

2010

FAIE - Fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy

2010

FIEAUST - Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Australia

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Director, Melbourne Energy Institute

Science

Member

ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Full Member

SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers

Full Membership

IEAust - Engineers Australia

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Cambridge

Master of Philosophy

University of Cambridge

Bachelor of Science

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Engineering

University of Melbourne

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