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Major Research Initiatives

Explore fundamental aspects and advanced manufacturing properties related to shale gas combustion, electrochemical utilization, and mechanical properties. Includes aims, kinetic models, plasma-assisted combustion, and more. Vision to establish WVU as a premier institution for space research by 2028.

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Major Research Initiatives

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  1. Major Research Initiatives Shale Gas Utilizations Advanced Manufacturing Guide, Navigation, and Control in AE 1

  2. Scale Gas Utilization via Combustion • Aims: • Reaction kinetics models for shale gas combustion (SGC) • Theoretical and experimental studies to benchmark numerical models of plasma -assisted SGC • Computational approaches capable of integrating hydrodynamics with SGC reaction kinetics • Usage of shale gas in dual-fuel engines, gas turbines, HCCI, RCCI engines • Fundamental SGC kinetics • Reaction rates measurement • Effect of electric field • High pressure / temperature transient measurements • Flame evolution and parameters • Knocking an SGC characteristics • Interactive Predictive • Multi-Scale Modeling • Refine sub-models and • Enable economical LES implementation • Sub-Grid-Scale (SGS) models for turbulent flame speed • Flame-turbulence interaction • Instability-turbulence coupling • High-pressure effects

  3. Electrochemical Shale Gas Utilization Anode: CH4+4O2-→CO2+2H2O+4e- Cathode: O2+4e-→2O2- Overall: CH4+4O2-→CO2+2H2O+electricity Elementary electrochemical mechanisms and kinetics Fundamental aspects of coking formation and prevention, Multi-scale modeling of the electrochemical and electro-catalytic behavior New catalysts and optimized cell structures that are compatible with current system

  4. Advanced Manufacturing Properties Mechanical (tensile, creep, fatigue) Chemical (corrosion, bio-compatible) Physical (energy harvesting, sensing) Processing Laser power Scanning rate Pre-heating Post-treatment Composition Major Minor Impurity Laser-powder interaction Solidification Stress-strain development Microstructural evolution Sensing and Control Process optimization Uncertainty analysis Microstructure Grain size, grain boundaries Precipitation Segregation Surface quality

  5. GNC in AE Vision: Establish WVU as one of the premier institutions in the world for space research by 2028. Our research efforts will help us understand the Earth, explore our Solar System, and enhance national security, thus building a strong future for West Virginia and continued technological leadership for the United States. Rather than compete in breadth, focus on a carefully chosen core competency in which WVU can realistically gain a national reputation. With a core competency established, we aim to establish a university-wide interdisciplinary program in space systems that includes WVU-built space sensors and small satellites. We propose the core competency area be Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) due to: - Existing expertise of faculty and research staff - Existing investments in research facilities (e.g. WVRTC, ASEL) - National need for pipeline of students with GNC graduate degrees - WVU’s proximity to many NASA and DoD facilities - Consistent with the new “space track” for BSAE students at WVU 5

  6. MAE Proposals to GENSETS Program GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS) by ARPA-E Goals: 1KW CHP with 40% Efficiency & ~$3K cost February 2014 Learned about the possible opportunity May 2014 H. Li attended Workshop October 2014 RFP released. WVU brainstorming meeting - teams formed December 2014 Three concept papers submitted February 2015 Two concept papers encouraged March 2015 Two proposals submitted • Hailin Li (PI) – CMU, ORNL, WVU (Demitrescu, Wayne, Carder, Johnson, Cheng, & Liu) • Parviz Famouri & Nigel Clark (PIs) - WVU (Johnson, Liu, Thompson, Song, Musho) & three industrial partners 6

  7. UAV Programs in WVU FAA UAV Center of Excellence Proposal • WVU on the Maryland-led UAS-INSIGHT team • 16 universities & multiple Tier 1, 2 & 3 industry partners Big 12 UAV Consortium • Initiated by WVU and OSU • Team on proposals & annual symposium • Current: WVU, OSU, KSU and ISU • First tentative meeting: Summer 2015 NATO UAV Center of Excellence • WVU as primary university partner • Effort led by WVU Center for Smart Defense • Still pending 7

  8. WV Center for Electrochemical Energy Systems (CEES) Funding: WV Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) – Research Challenge Grant program ($1.35M, 2012-2017) Team: MAE (Xingbo Liu Ismail Celik, Xueyan Song), Chemistry (Xiaodong Shi), Orthopedics (Bingyun Li), Law (Nancy Trudel), NRCCE (Trina Wafle) CEMR (Kathleen Cullen) & expanding Goal: R&D, and Tech-transfer in electrochemical energy systems (fuel cells & batteries etc.) Updates: 2014 – Nine DoE projects with $3.5M 8

  9. SOFC for Methane Conversion • Major Advantages: • Electrochemical Gas-to-liquid Conversion + Electricity Production • Modular design for small-scale production • Reduce environmental foot print • Partners: MSRI, Bio2electric, NC State University • Possible applications: Well-pad, micro-grid, rural areas. Funded by ARPA-E

  10. Thanks Xingbo Liu Professor & Associate Chair for Research Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department Ben Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resource West Virginia University April 10, 2015 10

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