Patrick T. Lynch, PhD

Dr. Lynch’s research interests experimental combustion research (particularly at high pressure), particle combustion, energetic materials, optical and laser diagnostics and spectroscopy, time-of-flight mass spectrometry, synchrotron sourced x-ray measurements, reactive flow diagnostics, high temperature and high speed measurements, and chemical kinetics and transport phenomena

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 2010

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 2008

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 2006

ASME, Member

Central States Section of Combustion Institute, Member

American Chemical Society, Member

AIAA, Member

SAE, Member

1. P. T. Lynch, G. Wang “Chemical Thermometry in Miniature HRRST using 1,1,1-
Trifluoroethane Dissociation” International Symposium on Combustion, Seoul, Korea,
Aug 2016.
2. “Chemical Thermometry in Miniature Shock Tube” P. Lynch, G. Wang, Central States
Section of the Combustion Institute Spring Technical Meeting, May 2016.
3. “Developing a Soot Measurement System Using Shock Tube and Laser Scattering” G.
Wang, P. Lynch, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute Spring Technical
meeting, May 2016.
4. “Species Concentrations in Miniature Engines Using Synchrotron Sourced PIMS”, G.
Wang, P. Lynch, U.S. National Meeting on Combustion, May 2015, Cincinnati, OH.
5. “Improving Chamber Homogeneity in Continuously Sampled RCM’s Through Novel
Geometry Addition” G. Arroyo, P. Lynch, U.S. National Meeting on Combustion, May
2015, Cincinnati, OH.
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6. “Hard X-ray and VUV Synchrotron Experiments with a Miniature Shock Tube” R.
Tranter, P. Lynch, C. Annesley, U.S. National Meeting on Combustion, May 2015,
Cincinnati, OH.
7. “A Chemical Kinetics Shock Tube for Synchrotron Studies”, R. Tranter, P. Lynch,
Photon Tools for Physical Chemistry 2014, Sept 2014, Beatenberg, Switzerland.
8. “Dissociation of ortho-Benzyne Radicals in the High Temperature Fall-off Regime” P.
Lynch, C.J. Annesley, R. Tranter, International Symposium on Combustion, August
2014, San Francisco, CA.
9. “High Repetition Rate Miniature Shock Tube for Synchrotron Based Combustion
Measurements” P. Lynch, K. Lam, C. Annesley, R. Tranter, Central States Section of the
Combustion Institute Spring Meeting, Mar 2014, Tulsa, OK.
10. “Dissociation of 2-Methyl Furan at High Temperatures.” K. Lam, C. Annesley, P.
Lynch, R. Tranter, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute Spring Meeting,
Mar 2014, Tulsa, OK.
11. “High Temperature Allyl Recombination Kinetics” P. Lynch, C. Annesley, A, Fridlyand,
K. Brezinsky, R. Tranter, US National Meeting on Combustion, Salt Lake City, Utah,
May 2013.
12. “A Shock tube laser schlieren study of cyclopentane ring opening” C. Annesley, P.
Lynch, D. Garon, R. Tranter, US National Meeting on Combustion, Salt Lake City, Utah,
May 2013.
13. “High temperature sources of phenyl and benzyne radicals and their reactions” R.
Tranter, P. Lynch, C. Annesley, 22nd International Symposium on Gas Kinetics, June
2012, Boulder, CO.
14. “A Shock Tube Laser Schlieren Study of 1-Pentene dissociation” C. Annesley, P. Lynch,
D. Garon, R. Tranter, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute Spring Meeting,
April 2012, Dayton, OH.
15. “Allyl Iodide Decomposition Kinetics by Laser Schlieren Densitometry” P. Lynch, C.
Annesley, R. Tranter, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute Spring Meeting,
April 2012, Dayton, OH.
16. “High-Temperature Allyl Recombination Kinetics by Laser Schlieren Densitometry” P.
Lynch, C. Annesley, R. Tranter, Argonne Postdoc Symposium, 23 October 2011,
Argonne, IL.
17. “High Temperature Dissociation of o-Benzyne and C6H5F” R. Tranter, P. Lynch, X.
Yang, International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, 10-14 July 2011, Cambridge, MA.
18. “High Temperature Dissociation of Dimethyl Ether in a Diaphragmless Shock Tube” X.
Yang, P. Lynch, R. Tranter, 7th U.S. National Meeting on Combustion, 22 March 2011,
Atlanta, GA.
19. "Very High Temperature Measurements of Aluminum Combustion Using Optical
Spectroscopy" P. Lynch, H. Krier, and N. Glumac, Central States Section of the
Combustion Institute Spring Technical Meeting, 22 March 2010, Champaign, IL.
20. "Assessing Heterogeneous Shock Tube Burntime Repeatability Using Optical Test
Section" P. Lynch, H. Krier, and N. Glumac, Central States Section of the Combustion
Institute Spring Technical Meeting, 22 March 2010, Champaign, IL.
21. “Spectroscopic Measurements Inside Underwater Combustion Bubbles” L. Kingston, P.
Lynch, H. Krier, N. Glumac, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute Spring
Technical Meeting, 22 March 2010, Champaign, IL.
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22. “Optical Spectroscopy of Fireballs from Metallized Reactive Materials” N. Glumac, H.
Krier, P. Lynch, and J. Mott Peuker, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2010,
Orlando, FL.
23. “Optical Measurements Inside the Fireball of Enhanced Blast Detonations” P. Lynch, H.
Krier, and N. Glumac, 43rd CS/ 31st APS/ 25th PSHS JANNAF Joint Subcommittee
Meeting, December 2009, La Jolla, CA.
24. “Size Distribution Effects in Heterogeneous Shock Tube Burntime Experiments” P.
Lynch, H. Krier, and N. Glumac, 45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion
Conference & Exhibit, Paper 2009-5053, 3-5 August 2009, Denver, CO.
25. “Heterogeneous Shock Tube Measurements of Nano-Aluminum Combustion: A
Comparison of Predictions of Various Models” P. Lynch, H. Krier, and N. Glumac, US
National Meeting on Combustion, Paper 32G4, 18-20 May 2009, Ann Arbor, MI.
26. "The Emissivity of Micro- and Nano-Particles in Non-Reacting Environments" P. Lynch,
H. Krier, and N. Glumac, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Paper 2009-640, 5-8
January 2009, Orlando, FL.
27. "The Presence of Gas Phase Species in Micro- and Nano-Aluminum Combustion" P.
Lynch, G. Fiore, H. Krier, and N. Glumac, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Paper
2009-638, 5-8 January 2009, Orlando, FL.
28. "A Correlation for Burn Time of Aluminum Particles in the Transition Regime" P.
Lynch, H. Krier, and N. Glumac, 32nd International Symposium on Combustion, 4-8
August 2008, Montreal, CAN.
29. "Combustion of Aluminum Particles in the Transition Regime Between the Diffusion and
Kinetic Limits " P. Lynch, N. Glumac, and H. Krier, 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint
Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Paper 2008-5256, 21-24 July 2008, Hartford, CT.
30. "Making Burn Time Measurements in Heterogeneous Shock Tubes" P. Lynch, H. Krier,
and N. Glumac, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute Spring Technical
Meeting, 4 April 2008, Tuscaloosa, AL.
31. "Combustion Times of Aluminum in the Transition Regime" P. Lynch, H. Krier, and N.
Glumac, Central States Section of the Combustion Institute Spring Technical Meeting, 4
April 2008, Tuscaloosa, AL.
32. "Combustion of 5-μm Aluminum Particles in High Temperature, High Pressure, Water
Vapor Environments" P. Lynch, N. Glumac, and H. Krier, 43rd
AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Paper 2007-5643, 8-
11 July 2007, Cincinnati, OH.