Dr. Santoro
Dr. Robert J. Santoro
Publications

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2003 R. J. Santoro, 2003, "University Propulsion Programs at Penn State" (Invited) 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July 2004.

R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Thrust Augmentation Measurements for a Pulse Detonation Engine Driven Ejector", 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July 2004.

R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Studies of Overdriven Detonation Wave Transition in a Gradual Area Expansion for PDE Applications", 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July 2004.

S.-Y. Lee, J. Watts, S. Saretto, S. Pal, C. Conrad, R. Woodward and R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Optimization of Deflagration to Detonation Transition Processes by Turbulence-Generating Obstacles in Pulse Detonation Engines" 2003 - in revision for the Journal of Propulsion and Power.

S. R. Saretto, S.-Y. Lee, J. Brumberg, C. Conrad, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Studies of Detonation Transition in a Gradual Area Expansion for Multi-Cycle PDE Applications", 2003 - 30th International Symposium on Combustion, Chicago, IL. Submitted December, 2003.

R. J. Santoro, S. Pal, R. D. Woodward, and D. Kalitan, 2003, "Performance and Stability Characteristics of a Uni-element Swirl Injector for Oxygen-Rich Stage Combustion Cycles", 2003 - 52nd JANNAF Propulsion Meeting May 10-13, 2004, Las Vegas, NV.

R. J. Santoro, G. Roy, S. Frolov, and S. Tsyganov, 2003, "Confined Detonations and Pulse detonation Engines", Torus Press.

R. Shehadeh, S. Saretto, S.-Y. Lee, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Experimental Study of a Pulse Detonation Engine Driven Ejector", 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 2003, Huntsville, AL.

D. Imschweiler, M. McKeand, S.-Y. Lee, S. Saretto, M. Linevsky, T. A. Litzinger and R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Fuel Additive Studies of Soot Reduction in a High-Pressure Model Gas Turbine Combustor", 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 2003, Huntsville, AL.

S. R. Saretto, S.-Y. Lee, C. Conrad, J. Brumberg, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Predetonator to Thrust Tube Detonation Transition Studies for Multi-Cycle PDE Applications", 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 2003, Huntsville, AL.

S. R. Saretto, S.-Y. Lee, C. Conrad, J. Brumberg, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Compact Pre-Detonator Design Criteria for Multi-Cycle PDE Applications", 2003, Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of The Combustion Institute, October 2003, University Park, PA.

R. Shehadeh, S. Saretto, S.-Y. Lee and R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Thrust Measurements for a Pulse Detonation Engine Driven Ejector", 2003, Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of The Combustion Institute, October 2003, University Park, PA.

R. J. Santoro and S. Pal, 2003, "Focused Rocket-Ejector RBCC Experiments" 2003 - NASA Contract #NAG8-1844, Final Technical Report.

R. J. Santoro and S. Pal, 2003, Focused RBCC Experiments - "Two Rocket Configuration Experiments and Hydrocarbon/Oxygen Rocket Ejector Experiments" 2003 - NASA Contract #NAG8-1844, Addendum Report.

R. J. Santoro, 2003, "Thrust Augmentation Measurements Using a Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector" 2003 - Annual Report to NASA Glenn Research Center for NASA Contract #NAG3-2657.

R. J. Santoro and S. Pal, 2003, "Additional Rocketdyne Rocket Injector Studies" 2003 - Final Technical Report to Boeing Company for PO #R94QBA-99034984.

 

2002 R. J. Santoro and C. R. Shaddix, "Laser-Induced Incandescence, Applied Combustion Diagnostics", Kohse-Höinghaus and Jeffries (Eds.), Taylor & Frances, New York, Chap. 9, pp. 252-286, 2002.

G. D. Roy, S. M. Frolov, R. J. Santoro and S. A. Tsyganov (Eds.), "Advances in Confined Detonations", Torus Press, Moscow, 2002.

Cramer, J. M., Marshall, W. M., Pal, S. and Santoro, R. J., 2002, "Sea-Level Static Testing of the Penn State Two-Dimensional Rocket-Based Combined Cycle Testbed" 2002 - Propulsion Engineering Research Center 14th Annual Symposium on Propulsion, December, State College, PA.

Brumberg, J., Saretto, S., Lee, S.-Y., Conrad, C., Pal, S. and Santoro, R. J., 2002, "Predetonator to Main Chamber Detonation Studies for Multi-Cycle PDE Applications" 2002 - Propulsion Engineering Research Center 14th Annual Symposium on Propulsion, December, State College, PA.

Marshall, W. M., Cramer, J. M., Pal, S. and Santoro, R. J., 2002, "Experimental Characterization of Gas-Gas Injector Flowfields" 2002 - Propulsion Engineering Research Center 14th Annual Symposium on Propulsion, December, State College, PA.

Xia, Y., Litzinger, T. A., Lee, S.-Y., Santoro, R. J. and Linevsky, M., 2002, "An Experimental Study of the Effects of Fuel Composition on Soot Formation in a Turbulent Spray Burner" 2002 - Propulsion Engineering Research Center 14th Annual Symposium on Propulsion, December, State College, PA.

Imschweiler, D., Lee, S.-Y., Saretto, S., McKeand, M., Linevsky, M., Litzinger, T. A. and Santoro, R. J., 2002, "Fuel Additive Studies for Soot Reduction in a High-Pressure Model Gas Turbine Combustor" 2002 - Propulsion Engineering Research Center 14th Annual Symposium on Propulsion, December, State College, PA.

Davis, D., Woodward, R., Fort, J., Jensen, G. and Santoro, R. J., 2002, "Supercritical Hydrocarbon Fuel Injection Studies Under Hot-Fire Conditions" 2002 - Propulsion Engineering Research Center 14th Annual Symposium on Propulsion, December, State College, PA.

R. J. Santoro, 2002, "Dual Fuel Issues Related to Performance, Emissions and Combustion Instability in Gas Turbine Systems", 2002 - Final Technical Report to SCIES at AGTSR, Clemson University.

Pal, S. and Santoro, R. J., 2002, "Thrust Augmentation Measurements Using a Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector" 2002 - Annual Technical Report to NASA Glenn NAG3-2657.

Pal, S. and Santoro, R. J., 2002, "Additional Rocketdyne Rocket Injector Studies" 2002 - Final Technical Report to Boeing for PO#R94QBA-99034984.

Lee, S.-Y., Watts, J., Saretto, S., Pal, S., Conrad, C., Woodward, R., and Santoro, R. J., 2002, "Optimization of Deflagration to Detonation Transition Processes by Turbulence-Generating Obstacles in Pulse Detonation Engines" 2002 - submitted to Journal of Propulsion and Power.

R. Santoro and C. Shaddix, 2002, "Laser-Induced Incandescence" 2002 - Chap. 9 of Applied Combustion Diagnostics, Taylor and Francis, New York, pp. 252-286.

R. J. Santoro, 2002, "Advanced Fuel Combustion" 2002 - Final Technical Report to Wright-Patterson AFB

 

2001 R. J. Santoro, S. Pal, R. D. Woodward and L. Schaaf, "Rocket Testing at University Facilities", AIAA 2001-0748, 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, 2001.

S. Yeralan, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro, "Experimental Study of Major Species and Temperature Profiles of Liquid Oxygen/Gaseous Hydrogen Rocket Combustion", Journal of Propulsion and Power 17-4:788-793, 2001.

C. Mordaunt, C. Brossard, S.-Y. Lee and R. J. Santoro, "Combustion Instability Studies in a High-Pressure Lean-Premixed Model Combustor under Liquid Fuel Operation, Proc. of JPGC'01", 2001, International Joint Power Generation Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2001.

R. J. Santoro, C. Conrad, S.-Y. Lee and S. Pal., "Fundamental Multi-Cycle Studies of the Performance of Pulse Detonation Engines", Proc. of the 15th International Symposium on Airbreathing Engines, Bangalore, India, 2001.

 

2000 S.-Y. Lee, C. Conrad, J. Watts, R. Woodward, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro. Deflagration to Detonation Transition Study Using Simultaneous Schlieren and OH PLIF Images, AIAA 2000-3217, 36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, AL, 2000.

M. Lehman, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro. Experimental Investigation of the RBCC Rocket-Ejector Mode, AIAA 2000-3725, 36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, AL, 2000.

J. Watts, C. Conrad, S.-Y. Lee, R. D. Woodward, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro. Deflagration to Detonation Transitions Studies Applied to Pulse Detonation Engines, 25th JANNAF Airbreathing Propulsion Subcommittee Joint Meeting, Monterey, CA, 2000.

S.-Y. Lee, S. Seo, J.-C. Broda, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro. An Experimental Estimation of Mean Reaction Rate and Flame Structure During Combustion Instability in a Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustor, Proc. Combust. Inst . 28:775-782, 2000.

 

1999 M. Lehman, S. Pal, J.-C. Broda and R. J. Santoro, "Raman Spectroscopy Based Study of RBCC Ejector Mode Performance", AIAA 99-0090, 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno , NV, 1999.

S. Pal, K. Tucker, M. Lehman and R. J. Santoro, "Experimental Studies of Heat Transfer in Rectangular Nozzles for CFD Design Methodology", NHTC99-252, Proceedings of 1999 National Heat transfer Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 1999.

S. B. Gupta and R. J. Santoro, "Optical Determination of Incipient Soot Particle Concentrations in Ethene Laminar Diffusion Flames", Proceedings of the ASME Spring Technical Conference, Internal Combustion Engine Division, Columbus, IN, 1999.

M. Lehman, S. Pal, D. Schwer, J. D. Chen and R. J. Santoro, "Focused Experimental and Analytical Studies of the RBCC Rocket-Ejector Mode", 24th Airbreathing Propulsion Subcommittee and 36th Combustion Subcommittee Joint Meeting, Cocoa Beach, FL, CPIA Publ. 692, Vol. I, pp. 121-130, 1999.

R. J. Santoro, J.-C. Broda, C. Conrad, R. Woodward, S. Pal and S.-Y.Lee, "Multidisciplinary Study of Pulse Detonation Engine Propulsion", 24th Airbreathing Propulsion Subcommittee and 36th Combustion Subcommittee Joint Meeting, Cocoa Beach, FL, CPIA Publ. 692, Vol. I, pp. 141-150, 1999.

 

1998 R. D. Woodward, K. L Miller, V. G. Bazarov, G. F. Guerin, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro, "Injector Research for Shuttle OMS Upgrade Using LOX/Ethanol Propellants", AIAA 98-3816, 34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Cleveland, OH, 1998.

R. J. Santoro, R. Woodward, J. Schmidt, D. Johnson, S. Yeralan, S. Pal and W. E. Anderson, "Impinging Jet Flow Structure and Its Impact on Combustion Instability", AIAA 98-3536, 34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Cleveland, OH, 1998.

S. Yeralan, S. Pal and R. J. Santoro, "Experimental Investigation of Oxygen Rich LOX/GH2 Combustion Using Linewise Raman Imaging", AIAA 98-0152, 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, NV, 1998.

J.-C. Broda, S. Seo, R. J. Santoro, G. Shirhattikar and V. Yang, "An Experimental Study of Combustion Dynamics of a Premixed Swirl Injector", Proc. Combust. Inst. 27:1849-1856, 1998.

R. J. Santoro, "Applications of Laser-Based Diagnostics to High Pressure Rocket and Gas Turbine Combustor Studies", AIAA 98-2698, 20th AIAA Advanced Measurement and Ground Testing Technology Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 1998.

 

1997 S. Yeralan, S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro, "Major Species and Temperature Profiles of LOX/GH 2 Combustion", AIAA 97-2940, 33 rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July 6-9, Seattle, WA, 1997.

S. Rahman, S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro, "Critical Issues for Making Droplet Measurements in Liquid Oxygen/Hydrogen Combusting Sprays", AIAA 97-3238, 33 rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Seattle, WA, July 6-9, 1997.

P.A. Tucker, M.D. Klem, T.D. Smith, S. Farhangi, S.C. Fisher, and R.J. Santoro, "Design of Efficient GO 2 /GH 2 Injectors: A NASA, Industry and University Cooperative Effort", AIAA 97-3350, 33 rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Seattle, WA, July 6-9, 1997.

 

1996 M.J. Foust, M. Deshpande, S. Pal, T. Ni, C.L. Merkle, and R.J. Santoro, "Experimental and Analytical Characterization of a Shear Coaxial Combusting GO 2 /GH 2 Flowfield", AIAA 96-0646, 34th Aerospace Science Meeting and Exhibit, January 15-18, Reno NV, 1996.

I.M. Kennedy, C. Yam, D.C. Rapp, and R.J. Santoro, "Modeling and Measurements of Soot and Species in a Laminar Diffusion Flame", Combustion and Flame, 107:368-382, 1996.

S. Pal, M.D. Moser, H.M. Ryan, M.J. Foust, and R.J. Santoro, "Shear Coaxial Injector Atomization Phenomena For Combusting and Non-Combusting Conditions", Atomization and Sprays, Vol. 6, pp. 227-244, 1996.

R.D. Woodward, S. Pal, R.J. Santoro, and K.K. Kuo, "Measurement of Core Structure of Coaxial Jets Under Cold-Flow and Hot-Fire Conditions, Chap. 8, in Recent Advances in Spray Combustion: Spray Atomization and Drop burning Phenomena Volume 1", K. Kuo, editor, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Volume 166, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc ., Reston VA, 1996.

S. Pal, H. Ryan, D. Hoover, and R.J. Santoro, "Pressure Oscillation Effects on Jet Breakup, Chap. 10, in Recent Advances in Spray Combustion: Spray Combustion Measurements and Model Simulation Volume 2", K. K. Kuo, editor, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Volume 171, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., Reston VA, 1996.

W.E. Anderson and R.J. Santoro, "The Effects of Drop Size Distribution and Atomization Periodicity on Combustion Response", AIAA 96-3027, 32 nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 1-3, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 1996.

 

1995 Anderson, W.E., H.M. Ryan, and R.J. Santoro. "A Model for Impinging Jet Injector Atomization." 32nd JANNAF Combustion Subcommittee Meeting Huntsville, AL (October 23-27, 1995).

Anderson, W.E., H.M. Ryan, and R.J. Santoro. "Impinging Jet Atomization." Chap 8 in Liquid Rocket Engine Combustion Instability V. Yang and W. Anderson, editors, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, vol. 169, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (1995).

Anderson, W.E., H.M. Ryan, R.J. Santoro, and R.A. Hewitt. "Combustion Instability Mechanisms in Liquid Rocket Engines Using Impinging Jet Injectors." 31st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit AIAA 95-2357, San Diego, CA (July 10-12, 1995).

Clemons, K., M. Schmidt, A.G.F. Mouis, T. Ni, S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro.";Tripropellant Combustion Using RP-1/GO2/GH2: Drop and Injector Studies." 32nd JANNAF Combustion Subcommittee Meeting Huntsville, AL (October 23-27, 1995).

Gupta, S.B., T. Ni, and R.J. Santoro. "Reduction of Soot Formation in High Energy Density Fuels." 32 JANNAF Combustion Subcommittee Meeting Huntsville, AL (October 23-27, 1995).

Ni, T., J.A. Pinson, S. Gupta, and R.J. Santoro. "Two-dimensional Imaging of Soot Volume Fraction by the Use of Laser-induced Incandescence." Applied Optics vol. 34, pp. 7083-7091 (1995).

Moser, M.D., S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro. "Laser Light Scattering Measurements in a GO2 /GH2 Uni-Element Rocket Chamber." 33rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit AIAA 95-0137, Reno, NV (January 9-12, 1995).

Mouis, A.G.F, S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro. "Impinging Jet Injector Atomization Studies in a Rocket Environment." 31st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Converence and Exhibit AIAA 95-2356, San Diego, CA (July 10-12, 1995).

Pal, S., M.J. Foust, T. Ni, and R.J. Santoro. "Uni-Element Studies of Gas/Gas Injectors for Rocket Combustors." 32nd JANNAF Combustion Subcommittee Meeting Huntsville, AL (October 23-27, 1995).

Rahman, S.A., J.M. Cramer, S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro. "Coaxial Swirl Injector Studies at High O/F Ratios." 32nd JANNAF Combustion Subcommittee Meeting Huntsville, AL (October 23-27, 1995).

Rahman, S.A., S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro. "Swirl Coaxial Atomization: Cold-Flow and Hot-fire Experiments." 33rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit AIAA 95-0381, Reno, NV (January 9-12, 1995).

Ryan, H.M., W.E. Anderson, S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro. "Atomization Characteristics of Impinging Liquid Jets." Journal of Propulsion and Power vol. 11, n.1, pp. 135-145 (1995).

 

1994 Beisler, M.A., S. Pal, M.D. Moser, and R.J. Santoro. "Shear Coaxial Injector Atomization in a LOX/GH2 Propellant Rocket." AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 30th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit AIAA 94-2775, Indianapolis, IN (June 27-29, 1994).

Léonard, S., G.W. Mulholland, R. Puri, and R.J. Santoro. "Generation of CO and Smoke During Underventilated Combustion." Combustion and Flame vol. 98, pp. 20-34 (1994).

Ni, T., S.B. Gupta, and R.J. Santoro. "Suppression of Soot Formation in Ethene Laminar Diffusion Flames by Chemical Additives." Twenty Fifth Symposium (International) on Combustion/The Combustion Institute pp. 585-592 (1994).

Pinson, J.A., D.L. Mitchell, R.J. Santoro, and T.A. Litzinger. "Quantitative, Planar Soot Measurements in a D. I. Diesel Engine Using Laser-Induced Incandescence and Light Scattering." SAE Transactions SAE932650, Society of Automotive Engineers, PA, (1994).

Puri, R., R.J. Santoro, and K.C. Smyth. "The Oxidation of Soot and Carbon Monoxide in Hydrocarbon Diffusion Flames." Combustion and Flame vol. 97, pp. 125-144 (1994).

Quay, B., T.W. Lee, T. Ni, and R.J. Santoro. "Spatially-Resolved Measurements of Soot Volume Fraction Using Laser-Induced Incandescence." Combustion and Flame vol. 97, pp. 384-392 (1994).

Rahman, S.A. and R.J. Santoro. "A Review of Coaxial Gas/Liquid Spray Experiments and Correlations." AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 30th Joint Propulsion Conference AIAA 94-2772, Indianpolis, IN (June 27-29, 1994).

Santoro R.J. and T.F. Richardson. "Concentration and Temperature Effects on Soot Formation in Diffusion Flames." Chapter 13 of Soot Formation in Combustion--Mechanisms and Models H. Bockhorn (ed.), Springer-Verlag Series on Chemical Physics 59 (1994).

Smyth, K.C., T.S. Norton, J.H. Miller, M.D. Smooke, R. Puri, M. Moser, and R.J.Santoro. "Radical Concentration Measurements in Hydrocarbon Diffusion Flames." Chapter 7 of Soot Formation in Combustion--Mechanisms and Models H. Bockhorn (ed.), Springer-Verlag Series on Chemical Physics 59 (1994)

 

1993 Moser, M.D., J.J. Merenich, S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro. "OH-Radical Imaging and Velocity Field Measurements in a Gaseous Hydrogen/Oxygen Rocket." AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 29th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit Monterey, CA (1993).

Pal, S., M.D. Moser, H.M. Ryan, M.J. Foust, and R.J. Santoro. "Flowfield Characteristics in a Liquid Propellant Rocket." AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 29th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit Monterey, CA (1993).

Puri, R., T.F. Richardson, R.J. Santoro, and D.A. Dobbins. "Aerosol Dynamic Processes of Soot Aggregates in a Laminar Ethene Diffusion Flame." Combustion and Flame vol. 92, pp. 320-333 (1993).

Ryan, H.M., W.E. Anderson, S. Pal, and R.J. Santoro. "Atomization Characteristics of Impinging Liquid Jets." AIAA Paper No. 93-0230, Thirty-First Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Reno, NV (January 6-9, 1993).

Santoro, R.J. and T.F. Richardson. "Concentration and Temperature Effects on Soot Formation in Diffusion Flames." Springer Verlag as a special issue on Mechanisms and Models of Soot Formation.

 

1992 Puri, R., M. Moser, R.J. Santoro and K.C. Smyth. "Laser-Induced Fluorescence Measurements of OH Concentration in the Oxidation Region of Laminar Hydrocarbon Diffusion Flames." Twenty-Fourth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 1015-1022 (1992).

Ryan, H.M., S. Pal, W. Lee, and R.J. Santoro. "Drop Distribution Effects on Planar Laser Imaging of Sprays." Atomization and Sprays vol. 2, pp. 155-177 (1992).

Santoro, R.J., M. Moser, W. Anderson, S. Pal, H. Ryan and C.L. Merkle. "Experimental Studies of Characteristic Combustion-Driven Flows for CFD Validation." presented at the 10th Workshop for Computational Fluid Dynamic Applications in Rocket Propulsion Huntsville, AL (April 28-30, 1992).

 

1991 Ryan, H. M., Pal, S., Lee, W., and Santoro, R. J, 1991, "Droplet Distribution Effects on Planar Laser Imaging of Sprays" 1991 - Heat Transfer in Fire and Combustion, HTD-Vol. 166, pp. 79-90, ASME.

Hoover, D. V., Ryan, H. M., Pal, S., Merkle, C. L., Jacobs, H. R., Santoro, R. J., 1991, "Pressure Oscillation Effects on Jet Breakup" 1991 - Heat and Mass Transfer in Spray Systems, C. Presser and A. K. Gupta, eds., HTD-Vol. 187, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, pp. 27-36.

Puri, R., Santoro, R. J, 1991, "The Role of Soot Particle Formation on the Production of Carbon Monoxide in Fires" 1991 - Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, Elsevier Applied Science, London, pp. 595-604.

Anderson, W. E., Ryan, H. M., Santoro, R. J, 1991, "Combustion Instability Phenomena of Importance to Liquid Bi-Propellant Rocket Engines 1991 - 28th JANNAF Combustion Subcommittee Meeting, San Antonio, TX, CPIA Publ. 573, Vol. II, pp. 99-112.

Santoro, R. J 1991 A Summary of the JANNAF Workshop on Diagnostics, 1991, - 28th JANNAF Combustion Subcommittee Meeting, San Antonio, TX, CPIA Publ. 573, Vol. II, pp. 143-150.

Ryan, H. M., Pal, S., Lee, W., Santoro, R. J, 1991, "Spray Characterization Using Planar Laser Imaging" 1991 - AIAA 91-3597, AIAA/NASA/OAI Conference on Advanced SEI Technologies, Cleveland, OH.

 

1990 Presser, C., Gupta, A. K., Semerjian, H.G. and Santoro, R.J, 1990, Application of Laser Diagnostics Techniques for the Examination of Liquid Fuel Spray Structure 1990 - Chemical Engineering Communications, 90, pp. 75-102.

Arold, M. L., Espey, C., Litzinger, T, A., Santavicca, D. A. and Santoro. R. J., 1990, "A Study of Swirling and Non-Swirling Flowfields and Their Effect on Spray and Combustion Processes in an Optically Accessible DI Diesel Engine" 1990 - The Society of Automotive Engineers, International Congress, Detroit, Michigan.

Dobbins, R. A., Santoro, R. J. and Semerjian, H. G., 1990, "Analysis of Light Scattering from Soot Using Optical Cross Sections for Aggregates" 1990 - Proc. Combust. Inst 23:1525-1532.

Davis, R. W., Moore, E. F., Santoro, R. J. and Ness, J. R., 1990, "Isolation of Buoyancy Effects in Jet Diffusion Flames" 1990 - Combustion Science and Technology, 73, pp. 625-635.

Lee, W., Ryan, H. M., Strakey, P. A. and Santoro, R. J., 1990, "An Application of Two-Dimensional Imaging Techniques for Soot and Droplet Studies" 1990 - ASME Winter Annual Meeting, The Symposium on Heat and Mass Transfer in Fire and Combustion Systems, Nov. 25-30, Dallas, TX.

Lee, W., Ryan, H. M., Strakey, P. A. and Santoro, R. J., 1990, "Planar Laser Imaging of Sprays for Liquid Rocket Studies" 1990 - Twenty-Seventh JANNAF Combustion Subcommittee Meeting, Cheyenne, WY.

 

1988 Santoro, R. J., 1988, "Optical Measurements of Soot Particles in Flames", 1988 - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 117, pp. 157-163, The Materials Research Society.

 

1987 Presser, C., Gupta, A. K., Semerjian, H. G. and Santoro, R. J., 1987, "Droplet/Air Interaction in a Swirl-Stabilized Spray Flame" 1987 - The Second ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conf., Honolulu, HI.

Santoro, R. J., Yeh, T. T., Horvath, J. J. and Semerjian, H. G., 1987, "The Transport and Growth of Soot Particles in Laminar Diffusion Flames" 1987 - Combustion Science and Technology, 53, pp. 89-115.

Santoro, R. J. and Miller, J. H., 1987, "Soot Particle Formation in Laminar Diffusion Flames" 1987 - Langmuir, 3, 244-25.

 

1986 Presser, C., Gupta, A. K., Santoro, R. J. and Semerjian, H. G., 1986, "Velocity and Droplet Size Measurements in a Fuel Spray" 1986 - AIAA-86-0297, AIAA 24th Aerospace Sciences Meeting.

Solomon, P. R., Best, P. E., Carangelo, R. M., Markham, J. R., Chien, P., Santoro, R. J. and Semerjian, H. G., 1986, "FT-IR Emission/Transmission Spectroscopy for In Situ Combustion Diagnostics" 1986 - Proc. Combust. Inst 21:1763-1771.

Presser, C., Gupta, A. K., Santoro, R. J. and Semerjian, H. G., 1986, "Laser Diagnostics of Fuel Sprays" 1986 - The Fifth Int'l. Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO 86), Arlington, VA.

 

1985 Santoro, R. J., Yeh, T. T. and Semerjian, H. G., 1985, "The Transport and Growth of Soot Particles in Laminar Diffusion Flames" 1985 - Heat Transfer in Fire and Combusting Systems, Ed. by C. K. Law, Y. Jaluria, W. W. Yuen and K. Miyasaka, pp. 57-69, Am. Soc. of Mech. Eng., New York, NY.

Smyth, K. C., Miller, J. H., Dorfman, R. C., Mallard, W. G. and Santoro, R. J., 1985, "Soot Inception in a Methane/Air Diffusion Flame as Characterized by Detailed Species Profiles" 1985 - Combustion and Flame, Vol. 62, pp. 157-181.

Presser, C., Gupta, A. K., Santoro, R. J. and Semerjian, H. G., 1985, "Droplet Size Measurements in a Swirling Kerosene Spray Flame by Laser Light Scattering Diagnostics" 1985 - ICLASS 85, the 3rd International Conf. on Liquid Atomization, Vol. 2, VIIC/2/1-13, The Institute of Energy, London.

 

1984 Santoro, R. J. and Semerjian, H. G., 1984, "Soot Formation in Diffusion Flames; Flow Rate, Fuel Species and Temperature Effects" 1984 - Proc. Combust. Inst 20:997-100.

 

1983 Santoro, R. J., Semerjian, H. G. and Dobbins, R. A., 1983, "Soot Particle Measurements in Diffusion Flames" 1983 - Combustion and Flame, Vol. 51, pp. 203-218.

 

1982 Semerjian, H. G. Ray, S. R. and Santoro, R. J., 1982, "Laser Tomography for Diagnostics in Reacting Flows" 1982 - AIAA-82-0854, AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics, Fluids, Plasma & Heat Transfer Conference.

Semerjian, H. G., Santoro, R. J., Goulard, R. and Emmerman, P. J., 1982, "Laser Tomography for Temperature Measurements in Flames" 1982 - Proc. of Sixth Symposium on Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, Vol. 5, pp. 649-660, American Institute of Physics, Washington, DC.

 

1981 Hautman, D. J., Santoro, R. J. and Glassman, I, 1981, "An Overall and Detailed Kinetic Study of Pyrolysis of Propane" 1981 - Int. J. Chem., Kin., Vol. XIII, pp. 149-172.

Santoro, R. J., Semerjian, H. G., Emmerman, P. J. and Goulard, R, "1981 Optical Tomography for Flow Field Diagnostics" 1981 - Int. J. Heat & Mass Transfer, Vol. 24, pp. 1139-1150.

Semerjian, H. G., Santoro, R. J., Goulard, R. and Emmerman, P. J., 1981 "Optical Tomography for Diagnostics in Combusting Flows" 1981 - Fluid Mechanics of Combustion Systems, Ed. by T. Morel, R. P. Lormann and J. M. Rackley, pp. 119-129, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY.

 

1980 Emmerman, P. J., Goulard, R., Santoro, R. J. and Semerjian, H. G., 1980, "Multiangular Absorption Diagnostics of a Turbulent Argon-Methane Jet" 1980 - J. Energy, Vol. 4, pp. 70-77.

Santoro, R. J., Semerjian, H. G., Emmerman, P. J., Goulard, R. and Shabahang, R., 1980 "Multiangular Absorption Measurements in a Methane-Air Diffusion Jet" 1980 - Laser Probes for Combustion Chemistry, Ed. by D. Crosley, ACS Symp. Series No. 134, pp. 427-433, American Chemical Society, Washington, D. C.

 

1979 Aronowitz, D., Santoro, R. J., Dryer, F. L. and Glassman, I., 1979 "Kinetics of the Oxidation of Methanol: I. Experimental Results, Mechanistic Concepts and Global Modeling" 1979 - Proc. Combust. Inst. 17:633-644.

Fernandez-Pello, A. C. and Santoro, R. J., 1979 "On the Dominant Mode of Heat Transfer in Downward Flame Spread" 1979 - Proc. Combust. Inst. 17:1201-1209.

Santoro, R. J. and Glassman, I., 1979 "A Review of Oxidation of Aromatic Compounds" 1979 - Combust. Sci. and Tech., Vol. 19, pp. 161-164.

Santoro, R. J., Fernandez-Pello, A. C., Dryer, F. L. and Glassman, I., 1979 "Laser Doppler Velocimetry for Measurement of Flows Induced by Flames Propagating Over Condensed Phase Materials" 1979 - Laser Velocimetry and Particle Sizing, Ed. by H. D. Thompson and W. H. Stevenson, Hemisphere, USA, pp. 166-170.

 

1978 Santoro, R. J. and Diebold, G. J., 1978 "Density Gradient Measurements of Vibrational Relaxation in Ar-ClF Mixtures Behind Shock Waves" 1978 - J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 69, pp. 1787-1788.

Santoro, R. J., Fernandez-Pello, A. C., Dryer, F. L. and Glassman, I., 1978 "Two-Dimensional LDV Measurements of Flows Induced by Flames Propagating Over Condensed Fuels" 1978 - Appl. Optics, Vol. 17, pp. 3843-3849.

 

1977 Santoro, R. J., Diebold, G. J. and Goldsmith, G. J., 1977 "Density Gradient Measurements of C12 Dissociation in Shock Waves" 1977 - J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 67, pp. 881-886.

 

1975 Diebold, G. J., Santoro, R. J. and Goldsmith, G. J., 1975 "Density Gradient Measurements of Vibrational Relaxation in He-F2 Mixtures Behind Shock Waves" 1975 - J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 62, pp. 296-297.

 

1974 Diebold, G. J. and Santoro, R. J., 1974 "Differential Photodiode Detector for a Shock Tube Laser Schlieren System" 1974 - Rev. Sci. Instru., Vol. 45, pp. 773-775.

Diebold, G. J., Santoro, R. J. and Goldsmith, G. J., 1974 "Vibrational Relaxation of Fluorine by a Shock Tube Schlieren Method" 1974 - J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 60, pp. 4170-4174.

 

1989 Ogot M.M., B.J. Gilmore and D .A. Streit. " The Feasibility of a Linear Displacement Knee Joint for Bipedal Walking Machines." Proceedings of The 1st National Applied iVlechanisms and Robotics Conference. Nov. 5-8, 1989. Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

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