Alturaifi Research Group

Journal Papers

  1. Charlotte Rudolpha, Claire M. Grégoire, Sean P. Cooper, Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu, Eric L. Petersen, and Burak Atakana, “Spectroscopic Study of CO Formation from CO2-Enriched Pyrolysis of C2H6 and C3H8 under Engine-Relevant Conditions,” Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, Vol. 14, 2023, 100123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaecs.2023.100123
  2. Claire M. Grégoire, Charles K. Westbrook, Sean P. Cooper, Mattias A. Turner, Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu, and Eric L. Petersen, “Laminar Flame Speed, Ignition Delay Time, and CO Laser Absorption Measurements of a Gasoline-Like Blend of Pentene Isomers,” Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol. 249, 2023, 112594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112594
  3. Claire M. Grégoire, Sean P. Cooper, Maryam Khan-Ghauri, Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Eric L. Petersen, Olivier Mathieu, “Pyrolysis study of dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, and ethyl methyl carbonate using shock-tube spectroscopic CO measurements and chemical kinetics investigation,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 249, 2023, 112594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112594 
  4. Long Zhua, Snehasish Panigrahy, Sarah N. Elliott, Stephen J. Klippenstein, Mohammadreza Baigmohammadi, A. Abd El-Sabor Mohamed, Joshua W. Hargis, Sulaiman Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu, Eric L. Petersen, Karl Alexander Heufer, Ajoy Ramalingam, Zhandong Wang, Henry J. Curran, “A wide range experimental study and further development of a kinetic model describing propane oxidation,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 248, 2023, 112562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112562 
  5. Olivier Mathieu, P. Diévart, M. A. Turner, D. J. Mohr; C. M. Grégoire; S. A. Alturaifi, L. Catoire, and E. L. Petersen, “Experimental and Detailed Kinetics Modeling Study of the Fire Suppressant Properties of Di(2,2,2trifluoroethyl) Carbonate,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.07.078 
  6. Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu, and Eric L. Petersen, “A Shock-Tube Study of NH3 and NH3/H2 Oxidation Using Laser Absorption of NH3 and H2O,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.08.016 
  7. Charlotte Rudolpha, Claire M. Grégoire, Sean P. Cooper, Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu, Eric L. Petersen, and Burak Atakana, “Shock-Tube Study on High-Temperature CO Formation During Dry Methane Reforming,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.08.005 
  8. Claire M. Grégoire, Charles K. Westbrook, Olivier Mathieu, Sean P. Cooper, Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, and Eric L. Petersen, “A Shock-Tube and Chemical Kinetics Model Investigation Encompassing all Five Pentene Isomers,” Fuel, Vol. 323, 2022, 124223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124223 
  9. Olivier Mathieu, Claire M. Grégoire, Mattias A. Turner, Darryl J. Mohr, Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, James C. Thomas and Eric L. Petersen, “Experimental Investigation of the Combustion Properties of a Representative Thermal Runaway Gas from Li-Ion Batteries,” Energy & Fuel, Vol. 36, 2022, 3247–3258. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c04057 
  10. Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu, and Eric L. Petersen, “Shock-tube laser absorption measurements of N2O time histories during ammonia oxidation,” Fuel Communications, Vol. 10, 2022, 100050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfueco.2022.100050 
  11. Olivier Mathieu, Sean P. Cooper; Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Eric L. Petersen, “Assessing NO2-Hydrocarbon Interactions during Combustion of NO2/Alkane/Ar Mixtures in a Shock Tube Using CO Time Histories,” Fuels, Vol. 3(1), 2022, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3390/fuels3010001
  12. Claire M. Grégoire, Charles K. Westbrook, Goutham Kukkadapu, Sean P. Cooper; Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu, Eric L. Petersen, “Shock-Tube Spectroscopic CO and H2O Measurements during 2-Methyl-1-Butene Combustion and Chemical Kinetics Modeling,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 238, 2022, 111919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111919 
  13. Sean P. Cooper, Claire M. Grégoire, Darryl J. Mohr, Olivier Mathieu, Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, and Eric L Petersen, “An Experimental Kinetics Study of Isopropanol Pyrolysis and Oxidation behind Reflected Shock Waves,” energies, Vol. 14(20), 2021, 6908. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206808 
  14. Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu, and Eric L. Petersen, “An Experimental and Modeling Study of Ammonia Pyrolysis,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 235, 2021, 111694.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111694 
  15. Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, and Eric L. Petersen, “Ammonia line strengths and N2-, O2-, Ar-, He-, and self-broadening coefficients in the v2 band near 10.4 µm,” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 262, 2021, 107516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2021.107516
  16. S. P. Cooper, Z. K. Browne, S. A. Alturaifi, O. Mathieu, and E. L. Petersen, “Auto-Ignition of Gas Turbine Lubricating Oils in a Shock Tube Using Spray Injection,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 143(5), 2021, 051008. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049484.
  17. C. R. Mulvihill, S. A. Alturaifi, and E. L. Petersen, “A shock-tube study of the N2O + M ⇄ N2 + O + M (M = Ar) rate constant using N2O laser absorption near 4.6 µm,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 224, 2021, pp. 6-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2020.10.040.
  18. S. A. Alturaifi, C. R. Mulvihill, O. Mathieu, and E. L. Petersen, “Speciation Measurements in Shock Tubes for Validation of Complex Chemical Kinetics Mechanisms: Application to 2-Methyl-2-Butene Oxidation,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 225, 2021, pp. 196-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2020.10.041
  19. C. M. Grégoire, C. K. Westbrook, S. A. Alturaifi, O. Mathieu, and E. L. Petersen, “Shock-tube spectroscopic water measurements and detailed kinetics modeling of 1-pentene and 3-methyl-1-butene,” International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, Vol. 53, 2021, pp. 67-83. https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.21426
  20. T. Atherley, S. de Persis, N. Chaumeix, Y. Fernandes, A. Bry, A. Comandini, O. Mathieu, S. Alturaifi, C. R. Mulvihill, and E. L. Petersen, “Laminar Flame Speed and Shock-Tube Multi-Species Laser Absorption Measurements of Dimethyl Carbonate Oxidation and Pyrolysis Near 1 atm,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 38, 1, pp. 977-985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.06.333
  21. O. Mathieu, S. P. Cooper, S. A. Alturaifi, C. R. Mulvihill, T. M. Atherley, and E. L. Petersen, “Shock-Tube Laser Absorption Measurements of CO and H2O during Iso-Octane Combustion,” Energy Fuels Vol. 34, 6, 2020, pp.7533–7544. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00738 
  22. S. A. Alturaifi, R. L. Rebagay, O. E. Mathieu, B. Guo, and E. L. Petersen, “A Shock-Tube Auto-Ignition Study of Jet, Rocket, and Diesel Fuel,” Energy & Fuels, Vol. 33, 3, 2019, pp. 2516-2525. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b04290 
  23. C. R. Mulvihill, S. A. Alturaifi, and E. L. Petersen, “High-Temperature He- and O2-Broadening of the R(12) Line in the 1←0 Band of Carbon Monoxide,” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 217, 2018, pp. 432-439.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.06.015 

 

Conference Papers

  1. Sulaiman A. Alturaifi and Eric L. Petersen, “Shock-tube study of ammonia/methane oxidation using NH3 laser absorption for assessment of modern kinetics mechanisms,” 12th SASCI Annual Conference, October 5 – October 6, 2022, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
  2. Claire M. Grégoire, Charles K. Westbrook, Olivier Mathieu, Sean P. Cooper; Sulaiman A. Alturaifi, Eric L. Petersen, “Simultaneous CO and H2O Laser Absorption Measurements of Pentene Isomers in a Shock Tube,” 28th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, June 19 – June 24, 2022, Napoli, Italy.
  3. O. Mathieu, S. A. Alturaifi, and E. L. Petersen, “Technical Brief: Advances in Ammonia Combustion Chemistry and NH3 Sensing Using Laser Diagnostics,” 2022 Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium, May 23–26, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  4. Y. M. Almarzooq, S. A. Alturaifi, M.A. Turner and E. L. Petersen, “Investigation on the Effect of Adsorption Tendency of Ammonia in a Spherically Propagating Flame Apparatus and Its Impact on Laminar Flame Speed,” 2022 Spring Technical Meeting, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Detroit, MI, May 15-17, 2022.
  5. C. M. Grégoire1, C. K. Westbrook, S. P. Cooper, M. A. Turner, S. A. Alturaifi, O. Mathieu, E. L. Petersen, “Laminar Flame Speed, Ignition Delay Time, and CO Laser Absorption Measurements of a Gasoline-Like Blend of Pentenes,” 2022 Spring Technical Meeting, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Detroit, MI, May 15-17, 2022. 
  6. O. Mathieu, K. Kanayama, C. M. Grégoire, S. Takahashi, T. Tezuka, S. A. Alturaifi, H. Nakamura, E. L. Petersen, and K. Maruta “An Experimental study of ethyl-methyl-carbonate (EMC) combustion,” 18th International Conference on Fluid Dynamics, Oct 27–29, 2021, Sendai, Miyagi, Janpan.
  7. S. A. Alturaifi, and E. L. Petersen, “Laser Absorption Measurements of NH3 in a Shock Tube for Investigating the Chemical Kinetics of Rocket Propellants,” 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, Jan. 6–10, 2022, San Diego, CA. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-1875
  8. S. A. Alturaifi, O. Mathieu, and E. L. Petersen, “Shock-tube study of ammonia pyrolysis using NH3 laser absorption for assessment of modern kinetics mechanisms,” 12th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, May 24–26, 2021, College Station, TX.
  9. S. P. Cooper, C. M. Grégoire, O. Mathieu, S. A. Alturaifi, and E. L. Petersen, “An Experimental Kinetics Study of Isopropanol Pyrolysis and Oxidation behind Reflected Shock Waves,” 12th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, May 24–26, 2021, College Station, TX.
  10. C. M. Grégoire, C.K. Westbrook, G. Kukkadapu, S.P. Cooper, S. A. Alturaifi, O. Mathieu, and E. L. Petersen, “Shock-Tube Spectroscopic CO and H2O Measurements during 2-Methyl-1-Butene combustion and Chemical Kinetics Modeling,” 12th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, May 24–26, 2021, College Station, TX.
  11. S. A. Alturaifi, C. R. Mulvihill, O. Mathieu and E. L. Petersen, “Laser Absorption Measurements of CO and H2O Time Histories During 2-Methyl-2-Butene Oxidation,” 2020 Spring Technical Meeting, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Huntsville, AL, May 17-19, 2020.
  12. T. Atherley, S. de Persis, N. Chaumeix, Y. Fernandes, A. Bry, A. Comandini, O. Mathieu, S. Alturaifi, C. R. Mulvihill, and E. L. Petersen, “Laminar flame speed and shock-tube multi-species laser absorption measurements of Dimethyl Carbonate oxidation and pyrolysis near 1 atm,” 2020 Spring Technical Meeting, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Huntsville, AL, May 17-19, 2020.
  13. O. Mathieu, S. P. Cooper, S. Alturaifi, C. R. Mulvihill, T. M. Atherley, E. L., “Shock-Tube Laser Absorption Measurements of CO and H2O during Iso-Octane Combustion,” 2020 Spring Technical Meeting, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Huntsville, AL, May 17-19, 2020.
  14. S. P. Cooper, Z. K. Browne, S. A. Alturaifi, O. Mathieu, and E. L. Petersen, “Auto-Ignition of Gas Turbine Lubricating Oils in a Shock Tube Using Spray Injection,” ASME Paper GT2020-14987, ASME 2020 Turbo Expo, June 22 – 26, 2020, London, UK. Accepted on Apr. 9, 2020.
  15. C. R. Mulvihill, S. A. Alturaifi, O. Mathieu, and E. L. Petersen, “A N2O Laser Absorption Diagnostic Near 4.6 μm for Shock-Tube Chemical Kinetics Studies,” 2020 AIAA SciTech Forum, Jan. 6 – 10, 2020, Orlando, FL. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-2143 
  16. C. L. Keesee, S. Alturaifi, B. Guo, and E. L. Petersen, “Laminar Flame Speed and Laser Absorption Measurements of Conventional and Alternative Kerosene-Based Liquid Fuels,” 27th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, July 28 – Aug. 2, 2019, Beijing, China.
  17. O. Mathieu, S. Cooper, S. Alturaifi, C. R. Mulvihill, and E. L. Petersen, “Shock-Tube Measurements of CO Concentration Time-Histories During iso-Octane Oxidation,” 11th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, June 23-27, 2019, Orléans, France.
  18. S. Alturaifi, T. Atherley, O. Mathieu, B. Guo, and E. L. Petersen, “Autoignition Study of Gas-to-Liquid Fischer-Tropsch Jet Fuels,” ASME Paper GT2019-90270, ASME 2019 Turbo Expo, Phoenix, AZ, June 17 – 21, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2019-90270 
  19. S. A. Alturaifi, B. Guo, and E. L. Petersen, “Ignition Delay Times of Gas-to-Liquid Jet Fuels Behind Reflected Shock Waves,” 11th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, Mar. 24 – 27, 2019, Pasadena, CA.
  20. S. A. Alturaifi and E. L. Petersen, “Shock-Tube Auto-Ignition Study of Multicomponent Fuels: Jet-A, RP-1 and DF-2,” 2018 Spring Technical Meeting, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 20-22, 2018.