Chemical Kinetics

The Ferris group conducts shock tube experiments to measure reaction rates and discover gas-phase reaction pathways relevant to sustainable fuel combustion and atmospheric chemistry.  Key experimental targets include species measurements, acquired via laser absorption spectroscopy or sampling-based diagnostics, and autoignition propensity, detected via chemiluminescence.  

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Shao, J., Ferris, A. M., Choudhary, R., Cassady, S. J., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2020). Shock-induced ignition and pyrolysis of high-pressure methane and natural gas mixtures. Combustion and Flame, 221, 364–370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2020.08.010
Ferris, A. M., Streicher, J. W., Susa, A. J., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2019). A comparative laser absorption and gas chromatography study of low-temperature n-heptane oxidation intermediates. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37(1), 249–257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2018.05.018
Ferris, A. M., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2018). A combined laser absorption and gas chromatography sampling diagnostic for speciation in a shock tube. Combustion and Flame, 195, 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.04.032