Dr. Stephen Dooley
Research Interests
Chemical Reaction KineticsThermochemical Energy
Transportation Fuels
Combustion Science
Valorisation of Biomass and Waste
Biofuels
Novel Materials and Processing
Peer Reviewed Journals
Emulating the combustion behavior of real jet aviation fuels by surrogate mixtures of hydrocarbon fluid blends: Implications for science and engineering
Dryer, F.L., Jahangirian, S., Dooley, S., Won, S.H., Heyne, J., Iyer, V.R., Litzinger, T.A., Santoro, R.J. (2014) Emulating the combustion behavior of real jet aviation fuels by surrogate mixtures of hydrocarbon fluid blends: Implications for science and engineering. Energy and Fuels :3474-3485
Gasification of Miscanthus x giganteus in an Air-Blown Bubbling Fluidized Bed: A Preliminary Study of Performance and Agglomeration
Xue, G,Kwapinska, M,Horvat, A,Li, ZL,Dooley, S,Kwapinski, W,Leahy, JJ (2014) Gasification of Miscanthus x giganteus in an Air-Blown Bubbling Fluidized Bed: A Preliminary Study of Performance and Agglomeration. Energy & Fuels :1121-1131
Gasification of torrefied Miscanthus x giganteus in an air-blown bubbling fluidized bed gasifier
Xue, G,Kwapinska, M,Horvat, A,Kwapinski, W,Rabou, LPLM,Dooley, S,Czajka, KM,Leahy, JJ (2014) Gasification of torrefied Miscanthus x giganteus in an air-blown bubbling fluidized bed gasifier. Bioresource Technology :397-403
Gasification of torrefied MiscanthusÃgiganteus in an air-blown bubbling fluidized bed gasifier
Xue, G., Kwapinska, M., Horvat, A., Kwapinski, W., Rabou, L.P.L.M., Dooley, S., Czajka, K.M., Leahy, J.J. (2014) Gasification of torrefied MiscanthusÃgiganteus in an air-blown bubbling fluidized bed gasifier. Bioresource Technology :397-403
The combustion properties of 2,6,10-trimethyl dodecane and a chemical functional group analysis
Won, SH,Dooley, S,Veloo, PS,Wang, HW,Oehlschlaeger, MA,Dryer, FL,Ju, YG (2014) The combustion properties of 2,6,10-trimethyl dodecane and a chemical functional group analysis. Combustion And Flame :826-834
The combustion properties of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and a kinetic model
Dievart, P,Kim, HH,Won, SH,Ju, YG,Dryer, FL,Dooley, S,Wang, WJ,Oehlschlaeger, MA (2013) The combustion properties of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and a kinetic model. Fuel :125-136
A comparative study of the chemical kinetic characteristics of small methyl esters in diffusion flame extinction
Diévart, P., Won, S.H., Gong, J., Dooley, S., Ju, Y. (2013) A comparative study of the chemical kinetic characteristics of small methyl esters in diffusion flame extinction. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute :821-829
Dehydration rate measurements for tertiary -butanol in a variable pressure flow reactor
Heyne, J.S., Dooley, S., Dryer, F.L. (2013) Dehydration rate measurements for tertiary -butanol in a variable pressure flow reactor. Journal of Physical Chemistry A :8997-9004
A detailed experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-decane oxidation at elevated pressures
Jahangirian, S., Dooley, S., Haas, F.M., Dryer, F.L. (2012) A detailed experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-decane oxidation at elevated pressures. Combustion and Flame :30-43
A radical index for the determination of the chemical kinetic contribution to diffusion flame extinction of large hydrocarbon fuels
Won, S.H., Dooley, S., Dryer, F.L., Ju, Y. (2012) A radical index for the determination of the chemical kinetic contribution to diffusion flame extinction of large hydrocarbon fuels. Combustion and Flame :541-551
A chemical kinetic study of tertiary-butanol in a flow reactor and a counterflow diffusion flame
Lefkowitz, J.K., Heyne, J.S., Won, S.H., Dooley, S., Kim, H.H., Haas, F.M., Jahangirian, S., Dryer, F.L., Ju, Y. (2012) A chemical kinetic study of tertiary-butanol in a flow reactor and a counterflow diffusion flame. Combustion and Flame :968-978
Methyl butanoate inhibition of n-heptane diffusion flames through an evaluation of transport and chemical kinetics
Dooley, S., Uddi, M., Won, S.H., Dryer, F.L., Ju, Y. (2012) Methyl butanoate inhibition of n-heptane diffusion flames through an evaluation of transport and chemical kinetics. Combustion and Flame :1371-1384
The experimental evaluation of a methodology for surrogate fuel formulation to emulate gas phase combustion kinetic phenomena
Dooley, S., Won, S.H., Heyne, J., Farouk, T.I., Ju, Y., Dryer, F.L., Kumar, K., Hui, X., Sung, C.-J., Wang, H., Oehlschlaeger, M.A., Iyer, V., Iyer, S., Litzinger, T.A., Santoro, R.J., Malewicki, T., Brezinsky, K. (2012) The experimental evaluation of a methodology for surrogate fuel formulation to emulate gas phase combustion kinetic phenomena. Combustion and Flame :1444-1466
A kinetic model for methyl decanoate combustion
Diévart, P., Won, S.H., Dooley, S., Dryer, F.L., Ju, Y. (2012) A kinetic model for methyl decanoate combustion. Combustion and Flame :1793-1805
Laminar flame speeds and extinction stretch rates of selected aromatic hydrocarbons
Hui, X., Das, A.K., Kumar, K., Sung, C.-J., Dooley, S., Dryer, F.L. (2012) Laminar flame speeds and extinction stretch rates of selected aromatic hydrocarbons. Fuel :695-702
The combustion kinetics of a synthetic paraffinic jet aviation fuel and a fundamentally formulated, experimentally validated surrogate fuel
Dooley, S., Won, S.H., Jahangirian, S., Ju, Y., Dryer, F.L., Wang, H., Oehlschlaeger, M.A. (2012) The combustion kinetics of a synthetic paraffinic jet aviation fuel and a fundamentally formulated, experimentally validated surrogate fuel. Combustion and Flame :3014-3020
Kinetic effects of aromatic molecular structures on diffusion flame extinction
Won, S.H., Dooley, S., Dryer, F.L., Ju, Y. (2011) Kinetic effects of aromatic molecular structures on diffusion flame extinction. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute :1163-1170
An experimental and kinetic modeling study of methyl formate low-pressure flames
Dooley, S., Dryer, F.L., Yang, B., Wang, J., Cool, T.A., Kasper, T., Hansen, N. (2011) An experimental and kinetic modeling study of methyl formate low-pressure flames. Combustion and Flame :732-741
Comprehensive detailed chemical kinetic modeling study of toluene oxidation
Metcalfe, W.K., Dooley, S., Dryer, F.L. (2011) Comprehensive detailed chemical kinetic modeling study of toluene oxidation. Energy and Fuels :4915-4936
Methyl formate oxidation: Speciation data, laminar burning velocities, ignition delay times, and a validated chemical kinetic model
Dooley, S., Burke, M.P., Chaos, M., Stein, Y., Dryer, F.L., Zhukov, V.P., Finch, O., Simmie, J.M., Curran, H.J. (2010) Methyl formate oxidation: Speciation data, laminar burning velocities, ignition delay times, and a validated chemical kinetic model. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics :527-549
A jet fuel surrogate formulated by real fuel properties
Dooley, S., Won, S.H., Chaos, M., Heyne, J., Ju, Y., Dryer, F.L., Kumar, K., Sung, C.-J., Wang, H., Oehlschlaeger, M.A., Santoro, R.J., Litzinger, T.A. (2010) A jet fuel surrogate formulated by real fuel properties. Combustion and Flame :2333-2339
Autoignition measurements and a validated kinetic model for the biodiesel surrogate, methyl butanoate
Dooley, S., Curran, H.J., Simmie, J.M. (2008) Autoignition measurements and a validated kinetic model for the biodiesel surrogate, methyl butanoate. Combustion and Flame :2-32
Methane/propane mixture oxidation at high pressures and at high, intermediate and low temperatures
Healy, D., Curran, H.J., Dooley, S., Simmie, J.M., Kalitan, D.M., Petersen, D.K., Bourque, G. (2008) Methane/propane mixture oxidation at high pressures and at high, intermediate and low temperatures. Combustion and Flame :451-461
Experimental and modeling study of C5H10O2 ethyl and methyl esters
Metcalfe, W.K., Dooley, S., Curran, H.J., Simmie, J.M., El-Nahas, A.M., Navarro, M.V. (2007) Experimental and modeling study of C5H10O2 ethyl and methyl esters. Journal of Physical Chemistry A :4001-4014
Enthalpies of formation, bond dissociation energies and reaction paths for the decomposition of model biofuels: Ethyl propanoate and methyl butanoate
El-Nahas, A.M., Navarro, M.V., Simmie, J.M., Bozzelli, J.W., Curran, H.J., Dooley, S., Metcalfe, W. (2007) Enthalpies of formation, bond dissociation energies and reaction paths for the decomposition of model biofuels: Ethyl propanoate and methyl butanoate. Journal of Physical Chemistry A :3727-3739