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.

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Michael Brear's highlights

FEATURED Journal article

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

Michael Brear's selected work

Future Electricity Market Modelling

Research Contracts

The next big scientific thing

NEWS ARTICLE

Least cost, utility scale abatement from Australia's NEM (National Electricity Market). Pa..

Journal article

Future Fuel Technologies

Research Contracts

The opportunities and risks of decarbonising our transport

NEWS ARTICLE

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

Journal article

Projects

Displaying the 46 most recent projects by Michael Brear.

The Unimelb Automotive Engineering Graduate Program: From Future Fuels To The Future Of Transport

2019 - 2021

Active

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

2019 - 2022

Active

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

2019 - 2022

Active

Lex29291 - Centre For New Technologies - Core Participants Agreement

2018 - 2022

Active

Future Fuels Crc

2018 - 2025

Active

Future Fuels Crc

2018 - 2025

Active

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

2018 - 2022

Active

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

2018 - 2020

Active

Cost-Effective Production Of Hydrogen

2017 - 2018

Completed

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

2017 - 2018

Completed

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

2017 - 2018

Completed

Short Form Contract For The Provision Of Services For The Arena Advisory Panel

2017 - 2020

Active

Submarine Energy Usage Optimisation

2017 - 2022

Active

Identification And Analysis Of Emissions Reduction Options For Lower Murray Water

Networks; learning; coordination; internet economics

2017 - 2017

Completed

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

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

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

2015 - 2021

Active

Loan And/Or Hire Agreement Diesel Engine Testing

2014 - 2017

Completed

Biojet Fuel A Key To Future Green And Sustainable Aviation

2013 - 2015

Completed

Concept Testing For A Novel Process For Dewatering Of Harvested Algal Material

2013 - 2016

Completed

Concept Testing For A Novel Process For Dewatering Of Harvested Algal Material

2013 - 2014

Completed

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

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

Exploiting The Benefits Of Blended Ethanol/Gasoline Fuels

2013 - 2014

Completed

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

2012 - 2015

Completed

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

2012 - 2016

Completed

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

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

Completed

Engine Modelling And Control

2011 - 2014

Completed

Engine Testing

2011 - 2012

Completed

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

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

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

Completed

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

2009 - 2010

Completed

Cae And Design Support For Lpg Conversion Of A Heavy Duty Vehicle Engine

2008 - 2008

Completed

Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicle

2007 - 2009

Completed

Imaging Of Alternative Fuel Sprays Under Cold Conditions

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..

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 ..

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 ..

Efficient And Practical Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicle Technologies

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..

Acart - Advanced Centre For Automotive Research And Testing

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Project Types

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Research Contracts

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 194 most recent scholarly works by Michael Brear.

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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 ..

Prospects of Reciprocating Engines and Fuels

Michael J Brear

Journal article | 2019 | Engineering

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..

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

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

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

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

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

Hierarchical economic MPC for systems with storage states

Will Challis Clarke, Chris Manzie, Michael John Brear

Journal article | 2018 | Automatica

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

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

Sound generation by turbulent premixed flames

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

Journal article | 2018 | Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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