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

Major Research Initiatives

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Shale Gas Utilizations

Advanced Manufacturing

Guide, Navigation, and Control in AE

Scale Gas Utilization via Combustion

High pressure / temperature transient measurements

•Flame evolution and parameters•Knocking an SGC characteristics

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

Interactive Predictive Multi-Scale Modeling

•Refine sub-models and •Enable economical LES implementation

Aims:oReaction kinetics models for shale gas combustion (SGC)oTheoretical and experimental studies to benchmark numerical models of plasma -assisted SGCoComputational approaches capable of integrating hydrodynamics with SGC reaction kineticsoUsage of shale gas in dual-fuel engines, gas turbines, HCCI, RCCI engines

Fundamental SGC kinetics•Reaction rates measurement•Effect of electric field

Fundamental SGC kinetics•Reaction rates measurement•Effect of electric field

Sub-Grid-Scale (SGS) models for turbulent flame speed

•Flame-turbulence interaction•Instability-turbulence coupling•High-pressure effects

Sub-Grid-Scale (SGS) models for turbulent flame speed

•Flame-turbulence interaction•Instability-turbulence coupling•High-pressure effects

Electrochemical Shale Gas Utilization

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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

Anode:

CH4+4O2-→CO2+2H2O+4e-

Cathode: O2+4e-→2O2-

Overall:

CH4+4O2-→CO2+2H2O+electricity

Advanced Manufacturing

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PropertiesMechanical (tensile, creep, fatigue)Chemical (corrosion, bio-compatible)Physical (energy harvesting, sensing)

CompositionMajorMinorImpurity

MicrostructureGrain size, grain boundariesPrecipitationSegregationSurface quality

ProcessingLaser powerScanning ratePre-heatingPost-treatment

Laser-powder interactionSolidificationStress-strain developmentMicrostructural evolutionSensing and ControlProcess optimizationUncertainty analysis

GNC in AE

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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

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MAE Proposals to GENSETS ProgramGENGENerators for erators for SSmall mall EElectrical and lectrical and TThermal hermal SSystems (GENSETS) by ARPA-Eystems (GENSETS) by ARPA-EGoals: 1KW CHP with 40% Efficiency & ~$3K costGoals: 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 submittedFebruary 2015 Two concept papers encouragedMarch 2015 Two proposals submitted

1.Hailin Li (PI) – CMU, ORNL, WVU (Demitrescu, Wayne, Carder, Johnson, Cheng, & Liu) 2.Parviz Famouri & Nigel Clark (PIs) - WVU (Johnson, Liu, Thompson, Song, Musho) & three industrial partners

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UAV Programs in WVUFAA 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

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WV Center for Electrochemical Energy Systems (CEES)

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

Funding: WV Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) – Research Challenge Grant program ($1.35M, 2012-2017)

SOFC for Methane Conversion

Major Advantages: •Electrochemical Gas-to-liquid Conversion + Electricity Production•Modular design for small-scale production•Reduce environmental foot printPartners: MSRI, Bio2electric, NC State UniversityPossible applications: Well-pad, micro-grid, rural areas.

24 3

22

4 2 3

: 2 2 2 4

: 4 2

: 2

Anode CH O CH OH e

Cathode O e O

Overall CH O CH OH electricity

Funded by ARPA-E

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Thanks

Xingbo LiuProfessor & Associate Chair for Research

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering DepartmentBen Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resource

West Virginia University

April 10, 2015