Dr. Stefan Thynell
Research

Research Interests:
Transport phenomena in proton-exchange and solid-oxide fuel cells, radiation heat transfer, combustion, thermal decomposition of energetic materials, FT-IR and time-of-flight mass-spectrometry.

Research Centers:

Ongoing Research: Combustion
  • Ignition and Flame Spreading Susceptibility of Gun Propellants
  • Ignition, Combustion and Kinetics of Energetic Materials
  • Characterization of Surface Structure and Pyrolysis Phenomena of Propellant Ingredients
  • Modeling and Measurements of Simulated Propellant Flames
  • XM46 Combustion Chemistry
  • Effect of Binder Ingredients on Hot Fragment Conductive Ignition
  • Characterization of Flame Structure and Burning Behavior of Propellants
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