Abstract: Lubricant ignition is a highly undesirable event in any mechanical system, and surprisingly minimal work has been conducted to investigate the auto-ignition properties of gas turbine lubricants. To this end, using a recently ...

Abstract: With new restrictions imposed on gas turbine efficiencies and power outputs, lubricating oils are used at higher temperatures and harsher conditions leading to potential, unintended combustion. To establish an understanding ...

Abstract: In choosing the lubricating oil for a gas turbine system, properties such as viscosity, viscosity index, corrosion prevention, and thermal stability are chosen to optimize turbine longevity and efficiency. Another property ...

Abstract: Recent work by the authors and others has uncovered the need for further chemical kinetic-related modeling and experiments, specifically for NOx kinetics at engine conditions. In particular, data on CH formation at realistic ...