Research Summary
Dr. O'Connor focuses on issues of reacting flows for energy and propulsion applications. High-speed laser diagnostics and other state-of-the-art experimental techniques are used in research areas such as combustion, alternative fuels, hydrodynamic instability, and thermoacoustics.
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Recent Publications
Linear control of thermoacoustic oscillations with flame dynamics modeled by a level-set method
Chen, X., Hemchandra, S., Fathy, H. & O'Connor, J., Mar 2022, In: Combustion and Flame. 237, 111686.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Relative Effects of Velocity- And Mixture-Coupling in a Thermoacoustically Unstable, Partially Premixed Flame
Karmarkar, A., Boxx, I. & O'Connor, J., Jan 1 2022, In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 144, 1, p. 1ENG 011003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Optimizing Thermoacoustic Characterization Experiments for Identifiability Improves Both Parameter Estimation Accuracy and Closed-Loop Controller Robustness Guarantees
Chen, X., O’Connor, J. & Fathy, H., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Combustion science and technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effect of the degree of premixedness on self-excited combustion instability
Howie, A., Doleiden, D., Peluso, S. & O'Connor, J., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 143, 7, 071024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of turbulence on the coherent flame dynamics in a bluff-body stabilized flame
Karmarkar, A., Tyagi, A., Hemchandra, S. & O'Connor, J., Jan 2021, In: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 38, 2, p. 3067-3075 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of hydrogen on steady-state and transient combustion instability characteristics
Strollo, J., Peluso, S. & O'Connor, J., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 143, 7, 071023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Data-driven Detection and Early Prediction of Thermoacoustic Instability in a Multi-nozzle Combustor
Bhattacharya, C., O’Connor, J. & Ray, A., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Combustion science and technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review