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Dr

Robert Gordon

Senior Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering
science & technology
technology
engineering
physical sciences
energy & fuels
engineering, chemical
thermodynamics
engineering, mechanical
engineering, multidisciplinary
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Dr

Robert Gordon

 
Division
Engineering and IT
 
Primary Interest
Fuel Spray formation and combustion
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Robert Gordon

 
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Patents

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Lean Azimuthal Flame Combustor

JL Hobbs, JAM Sidey, R GORDON, E Mastorakos, G Bourque

December 5, 2013

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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Robert Gordon.

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Future fuel technologies

2020 - 2023
Active
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Optical Analysis of PFI and GDI injectors

2019 - 2020
Completed
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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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FUTURE FUELS CRC

2018 - 2025
Active
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FUTURE FUELS CRC

2018 - 2025
Active
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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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Optimising dual-fuel gas turbine ignition for clean, sustainable energy

2017 - 2018
Completed
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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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Projects

Project Types

7

Research Grant

4

Research Contracts

2

Internal Research Grant

Additional Information

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Robert Gordon.

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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  |  2021  |  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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Experimental assessment of the lean blow-off in a fully premixed annular combustor

R Ciardiello, AW Skiba, RL Gordon, E Mastorakos

Journal article  |  2020  |  Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

The behaviour of the flame in an annular combustor with multiple bluff-body injectors with swirl was investigated to provide insig..

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An investigation on the impact of small-scale models in gasoline direct injection sprays (ECN Spray G)

S Navarro-Martinez, G Tretola, MR Yosri, RL Gordon, K Vogiatzaki

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Engine Research

The work presents a numerical investigation of gasoline direct injection and the resulting early development of spray plumes from ..

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A Joint Electrical and Thermodynamic Approach to HVAC Load Control

Javad Jazaeri, Tansu Alpcan, Robert L Gordon

Journal article  |  2020  |  IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Building energy management (BEM) systems can shift the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) demand of buildings in su..

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Reduced chemistry for sound generation by planar annihilation in premixed methane/hydrogen flames

JZ Ho, M Talei, RL Gordon, MJ Brear

Journal article  |  2020  |  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Sound generation by planar flame annihilation for methane/hydrogen/air premixed flames is investigated using one-dimensional (1D) ..

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Exhaust CO emissions of a laminar premixed propane-air flame interacting with cold gas jets

Jacob E Rivera, Robert L Gordon, Davy Brouzet, Mohsen Talei

Journal article  |  2019  |  Combustion and Flame

This study investigates a laminar premixed flame interacting with cold gas jets, at different cooling jet mass flow fractions () a..

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Unsteady flame-wall interaction: Impact on CO emission and wall heat flux

Rahul Palulli, Mohsen Talei, Robert L Gordon

Journal article  |  2019  |  Combustion and Flame

This study investigates the interaction of a two-dimensional (2D) laminar methane-air premixed flame with a constant temperature w..

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Customer Selection for Residential Demand Response with Thermostatically Controlled Loads

J Jazaeri, T Alpcan, RL Gordon

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  2019 7th International Istanbul Smart Grids and Cities Congress and Fair (ICSG)

Smart cities will have better managed smart grids thanks to demand response (DR) programs using thermostatically controlled loads ..

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Influence of building envelopes, climates, and occupancy patterns on residential HVAC demand

Javad Jazaeri, Robert L Gordon, Tansu Alpcan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Building Engineering

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Head-on quenching of laminar premixed methane flames diluted with hot combustion products

Bin Jiang, Robert L Gordon, Mohsen Talei

Journal article  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

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Keyword Analysis

Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Automotive Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Expanding Knowledge
Chemical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Communication Networks and Services
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Renewable Energy

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2009

Newton International Fellowship

Royal Academy of Engineering
2019

Fellow of the Melbourne Energy Institute

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Senior Lecturer

Mechanical Engineering

Member Of The Australian Institute Of Energy

Australian Institute of Energy

Member Of The Combustion Institute, Anz Section

Combustion Institute

Education

University Teaching

University of Melbourne

Ph.D

University of Sydney

Bachelors of Commerce (Corporate Finance, Operations Research)

University of Sydney

Bachelors of Engineering (Mechanical)

University of Sydney

Links

Languages

English

International Linkages

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom