Plenary Lecture

Characterization of Flows with Chemical Reactions in Energy Conversion Processes

Associate Professor Taewoo Lee
Thermofluids Laboratory
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Email: attwl@asu.edu

Abstract: Energy and environment will be the most important issue in the near future. It is imperative to focus our intellectual and finanical resources to optimize existing systems and develop new energy technologies. I will describe some of the applied and fundamental research work on combustion and energy systems. System-level and component simulations of power plant processes, such as integrated gas-turbine/fuel cell system and heat recovery steam generator will be presented. More fundamental work on laser optical diagnostics for characterization of combustion and thermal processes will also be shown, including laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and Raman scattering.

Brief Biography of the Speaker:
T.-W. Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University. He has a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan. His research interests are thermal-fluid characterization and energy conversion processes. He has been involved in a number of research projects funded by government agencies and industry, in topics ranging from novel energetic processes, laser diagnostics and power generation. He is currently working on novel fuels, renewable energy sources and complex energy systems.