Robert Simon Tranter, PhD
Senior Chemist , Argonne National Laboratory
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Selected Publications
Design of a high-pressure single pulse shock tube for chemical kinetic investigation
R.S. Tranter, K. Brezinsky and D. Fulle
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 72, 3046-3054 (2001)
Calibration of reaction temperatures in a very high pressure shock tube using chemical thermometers
R.S. Tranter, R. Sivaramakrishnan, N. Srinivasan and K. Brezinsky
Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 33, 722-731 (2001)
HIGH-PRESSURE SINGLE-PULSE SHOCK TUBE INVESTIGATION OF RICH AND STOICHIOMETRIC ETHANE OXIDATION
R. S. Tranter, H. Ramamoorthy, A. Raman, K. Brezinsky, and M. D. Allendorf
Proc. Combust. Inst. 29, 1267-1275 (2002)
High pressure, high temperature shock tube studies of ethane pyrolysis and oxidation.
R. S. Tranter, R. Sivaramakrishnan, K. Brezinsky, and M. D. Allendorf
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 4, 2001-2010 (2002)
Education
B.Sc. Chemistry
University of Hull , East Yorkshire , England
PhD , Combustion Chemistry
University of Hull , East Yorkshire , England
Professional Memberships
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Chartered Chemist, Royal Society of Chemistry
Member of the Combustion Institute
Selected Presentations
“Shock tube studies of radicals and molecules- complex chemistry and novel techniques” PTB Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig und Berlin, Braunschweig, Germany, November 2017
“Elementary Chemical Kinetics of Fuel Rich Oxidation” Institute für Verbrennung Gasdynamik, University of Duisburg-Essen, October 2017
“Shock tube/ time-of-flight mass spectrometry: An overview and state of the art” TOF-MS Workshop - Time-of-flight mass spectrometry diagnostics in shock tubes: Benefits and constraints (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, October 2017)
‘The pyrolysis and isomerization of butadienes and butynes: unravelling the elementary chemistry” International Discussion Meeting On Chemical Kinetics For Aerospace Applications (Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, India, December 2016)
“Shock tube experiments and their relevance to flame modeling’ 3rd International Flame Workshop (Seoul, South Korea, August 2016)
“Novel shock tube techniques for chemistry at extreme conditions” Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, September 2015
“Novel shock tube techniques for chemistry at extreme conditions” Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, September 2015
“Aromatic and resonantly-stabilized radicals: Shock tube studies” CNRS-Nancy France, February 2015
“Fates of aromatic and resonantly-stabilized radicals” ICARE, CNRS-Orleans France, October 2014
“Fates of aromatic and resonantly-stabilized radicals” Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, September 2014
“Fates of aromatic and resonantly-stabilized radicals” Dept. Chemistry, National University of Ireland at Galway, June 2014
“Formation and destruction of particles: Shock tube studies” Dept. Combustion Physics, University of Lund, Sweden, March 2014
“Formation and destruction of particles: Shock tube studies” Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Texas A and M, March 2014
“Ethers, ignition and a mini shock tube” Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, August 2013
“Shock tubes, resonantly stabilized radicals and XAS” Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, April 2012
“Shock Tube Studies of Combustion Radicals” Colorado School of Mines, October 2011
“Shock Tube Studies of Combustion Radicals” University of Colorado, Boulder, October 2011
‘Probing Particles at Combustion Conditions’ Workshop on Frontiers in Synchrotron Tools for Studies of Combustion and Energy Conversion, Shanghai Oct 2011
“Shock Tube Combustion Studies from Low to High Pressures” Princeton University, April 2011
“Diaphragmless Shock Tube Experiments with Laser Schlieren Densitometry and Mass Spectrometry” University of Karlsruhe, October 2008
“The Formation of Soot Precursors: a Key to Pollutant Minimization” University of Illinois at Chicago, Nov. 19th 2004
“Soot Precursors: An Experimental Approach” Argonne National Laboratory Sept 2nd 2003
“Investigating Combustion Chemistry from 15 bar to 100 bar in a Shock Tube”, Sandia National Laboratories March 21st 2002
“Should an Engineer be Concerned with Chemical Kinetics?” Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Yale, October 30th 2002
“High Pressure, High Temperature Shock Tube Studies of Hydrocarbons”
Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie
SFB 551 "Kohlenstoff aus der Gasphase: Elementarreaktionen, Strukturen, Werkstoffe",77th International Discussion Meeting, “Formation and Degradation of Hydrocarbons in High-Temperature Reactions" October 7th 2001