Matei I. Radulescu
University of Ottawa
Department of Mechanical Engineering
161 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Canada
Phone: 613-562-5800x(6720)
Fax: 613-562-5177
email: [email protected]
Current position
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa
Areas of specialization
Reactive compressible uid dynamics.
Appointments held
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FQRNT Visiting Research Associate, Stanford University
NSERC Visiting Research Associate, Princeton University
JSPS Visiting Research Associate, Keio University
Visiting Research Collaborator, Princeton University
Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Education
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B.E . H
in Mechanical Engineering, McGill University
M.E . in Mechanical Engineering, McGill University
P .D. in Mechanical Engineering, McGill University
Honors & awards
Joseph S. Stauffer Fellowship, McGill University.
Dean’s Honors List for Master’s esis, McGill University.
Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologies (FQRNT) Graduate Fellowship.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Graduate Fellowship.
Dean’s Honors List for Doctoral esis, McGill University.
Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologies (FQRNT) Postgraduate Fellowship.
Bernard Lewis Fellowship, e Combustion Institute.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate
Fellowship.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science ( JSPS) Visiting Fellowship.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Visiting Fellowship (UK).
Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Promotion to Associate Professor.
Gallery of Fluid Motion Van Dyke award, American Physical Society - Division of Fluid
Dynamics.
Nominated for the University of Ottawa Young Researcher Award.
Nominated for the
George S. Glinski Award for excellence in research, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa.
Nominated for the A.K. Oppenheim Prize for brilliant contributions to the theoretical or
interpretative aspects of the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems.
Granted P. Eng. license with the Professional Engineers of Ontario.
Publications & talks
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Higgins, A.J., Radulescu, M.I., and Lee, J.H.S., Initiation of cylindrical detonation by rapid
energy deposition along a line. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute :
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DOI:10.1016/S0082-0784(98)80070-2
Radulescu, M. I., Higgins, A. J., and Lee J. H. S., On the explosion length invariance in
direct initiation of detonation. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute : (
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Radulescu, M. I., Ng, H. D., Varatharajan, B., and Lee, J. H. S., e effect of argon dilution on the stability of acetylene-oxygen detonations. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
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) DOI:10.1016/S1540-7489(02)80345-5
Radulescu, M. I., and Lee, J. H. S., e failure mechanism of gaseous detonations: experiments in porous wall tubes. Combustion and Flame
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Romano, M., Radulescu, M., Higgins, A., Lee, J.H.S., Pitz, W., and Westbrook, C., Sensitization of hydrocarbon-oxygen mixtures to detonation via cool ame oxidation. Proceedings
of the Combustion Institute :
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) DOI:10.1016/S1540-7489(02)80346-7
Romano, M., Radulescu, M. I., Higgins, A. J., and Lee, J. H. S., Sensitization of pentaneoxygen mixtures to DDT via cool ame oxidation. Combustion and Flame
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Radulescu, M. I., Higgins, A. J., Murray, S. B., and Lee, J. H. S., An experimental study of
the direct initiation of cylindrical detonations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics
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Radulescu, M. I., and Hanson, R. K., Comment on “Analytical model for the impulse of
single-cycle pulse detonation tube.” Journal of Propulsion and Power ( ): (
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Ng, H. D., Radulescu, M. I., Higgins, A. J., Nikiforakis, N., and Lee, J. H. S., Numerical investigation of the instability for one-dimensional Chapman-Jouguet detonations
with chain-branching kinetics. Combustion eory and Modelling ( ): (
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Radulescu, M. I., and Hanson, R. K., Effect of heat loss on pulse-detonation-engine ow
elds and performance. Journal of Propulsion and Power ( ):
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2514/1.10286
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Ng, H. D., Higgins, A. J., Kiyanda, K B., Radulescu, M. I., Lee, J. H. S., Bates, K.
R., and Nikiforakis, N. Nonlinear dynamics and chaos analysis on one-dimensional pulDOI:10.1080/
sating detonations. Combustion eory and Modelling ( ):
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Radulescu, M. I., Sharpe, G. J., Lee, J. H. S., Kiyanda, C., Higgins, A. J., and Hanson,
R. K., e ignition mechanism in irregular structure gaseous detonations. Proceeding of the
Combustion Institute :
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) DOI:10.1016/j.proci.2004.08.047
Lee J. H. S., and, Radulescu, M. I., On the hydrodynamic thickness of detonations. Fizika
Goreniya i Vzryza ( ):
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) DOI:10.1007/s10573-005-0084-1
Radulescu, M. I., Law, C. K. and Sharpe, G. J., Structure of unstable gaseous detonations
waves. Physics of Fluids :
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) DOI:10.1063/1.1942517
Radulescu, M. I., and Law, C. K., e transient start of supersonic jets. Journal of Fluid
Mechanics
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Radulescu, M. I., Sharpe G. J., Law, C. K. and Lee, J. H. S. e hydrodynamic structure of unstable gaseous detonations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics
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Radulescu, M.I., and Maxwell, B. M., Critical ignition in rapidly expanding self-similar
ows. Physics of Fluids :
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) DOI:10.1063/1.3432132
Leung, C., Radulescu, M.I., and Sharpe, G. J., Characteristics analysis of the one-dimensional
pulsating dynamics of chain branching detonations. Physics of Fluids :
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Sharpe, G. J. and Radulescu, M. I., Statistical analysis of cellular detonation dynamics from
numerical simulations: one-step chemistry. Combustion eory and Modelling ( ): (
) DOI:10.1080/13647830.2011.558594
Maxwell, B., and Radulescu, M.I, Ignition limits of rapidly expanding diffusion layers:
Application to unsteady hydrogen jets. Combustion and Flame
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Jette, F.-X., Higgins, A.J., Goroshin, S., Frost, D. L., Charron-Tousignant, Y., Radulescu,
M.I., and Lee, J.J., In-situ measurements of the onset of bulk exothermicity in shock initiation of reactive powder mixtures. Journal of Applied Physics
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Mach, P., and Radulescu, M. I., Mach re ection bifurcations as a mechanism of cell multiplication in gaseous detonations. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute :
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Radulescu, M. I. and Maxwell, B. M., Detonation re-initiation mechanism following its
attenuation by a porous medium. Journal of Fluid Mechanics
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1017/S0022112010004386
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Radulescu M.I. and Tang, J., Non-linear dynamics of self-sustained supersonic reaction
waves: Fickett’s detonation analogue. Physical Review Letters
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Mahmoudi, Y., Mazaheri, K. and Radulescu, M.I., Diffusion and hydrodynamic instabilities in gaseous detonations. Combustion and Flame
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Bacciochini, A. A., Radulescu, M. I., Charron-Tousignant, Y., Van Dyke, J., Nganbe, M.,
Yandouzi, M., Lee, J. J. and Jodoin, B., Enhanced reactivity of mechanically-activated nanoscale gasless reactive materials consolidated by coldspray. Surface and Coatings Technology
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) DOI:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.02.024
Sirmas, N., Tudorache, M., Barahona, J., and Radulescu, M., Shock waves in dense hard
disk uids. Shock Waves ( ):
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- Radulescu, M. I. and Sirmas, N., Shock instability in dissipative gases: granular ows and
relaxation phenomena in real gases, Pre-print available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1108.
3296/ (
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Lau-Chapdelaine, S.S., and Radulescu M. I., Non-uniqueness of solutions in asymptotically self-similar shock re ections, submitted to Shock Waves, Pre-print available at http:
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Tang, J. and Radulescu, M.I., Dynamics of shock induced ignition in Fickett’s model: inuence of χ. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute ( ):
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Bhattacharjee, R., Lau-Chapdelaine, S.S.M., Maines, G., Maley, L., and Radulescu, M.I.,
Detonation re-initiation mechanism following the Mach re ection of a quenched detonation. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute ( ):
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Maxwell, B. McN., Tawagi, P. and Radulescu M.I., e role of instabilities on ignition of
unsteady hydrogen jets owing into an oxidizer. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Bacciochini, A., Radulescu, M.I., Ynadouzi, M., Maines, G., Lee, J.J. and Jodoin, B., Reactive structural materials consolidated by cold spray: Al-CuO thermite. Surface and Coatings
Technology
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Radulescu, M.I., In uence of con nement on the critical tube diameter of liquid explosives. Undergraduate Honours esis, McGill University, Canada (
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Radulescu, M.I., Experimental investigation of direct initiation of quasi-cylindrical detonations.
Masters esis, McGill University, Canada (
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Radulescu, M. I., e propagation and failure mechanisms of gas detonations: experiments in
porous tubes. PhD esis, McGill University, Canada (
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Radulescu, M.I., In uence of transport processes on detonation wave structure and detonability
limits, Aoyama Gakuin University,
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Radulescu, M.I., In uence of transport processes on detonation wave structure and detonability
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limits, Keio University,
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Radulescu, M.I., Effect of compressible turbulence on detonation and explosion limits of ammable
gases, University of Ottawa,
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Radulescu, M.I., e effect of detonation instabilities on limits, University of Leeds,
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Radulescu, M.I., and Higgins, A. J., Anomalous scaling of critical diameter and slot width limits in gaseous and condensed phase explosives, EPSRC Network - Condensed Phase Reactive
Flow, Leeds, Oct.
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Radulescu, M.I., e effect of detonation instabilities on limits, Canadian Explosive Research
Laboratories Technical Seminar, CANMET Bells Corners Complex, Ottawa, February
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Radulescu, M. I., From hydrogen to supernovae detonations: current challenges, rd Annual
Technical Seminar, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, University of Ottawa, March
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Radulescu, M. I., e role of diffusive processes in detonations: from gases to metal powders, EPSRC Network - Condensed Phase Reactive Flow, Cambridge University, UK, April
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Radulescu, M.I., e scienti c legacy of Rem Soloukhin, talk presented at the nd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, July - ,
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Minsk, Belarus.
Radulescu, M. I., e Detonation and Reactive Dynamics Laboratory, th Annual Technical Seminar, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, University of Ottawa, September
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Radulescu, M.I., and Maxwell, B. M., Auto-ignition of high pressure hydrogen jets, Atomic
Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, August
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Radulescu, M.I., Self Ignition of high pressure jets, Workshop of the International Energy
Agency (IEA) Task
- Hydrogen Safety Subtask C, Subtask A, Oslo, Norway, January
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Radulecu, M.I., Hydrogen explosion safety: ongoing research at University of Ottawa, Powertech, Vancouver, British Columbia,
December
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Radulecu, M.I., Propensity for high speed turbulent de agrations, unstable detonations and hotspot
ignition: the χ number, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University,
February
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Radulescu, M.I., Modelling the detonation structure of gaseous detonations: What’s missing? invited mini-symposium talk at the irteenth International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, San Antonio, - April,
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Brouillette, M., Dionne, J.-P., Radulescu, M.I., Jiang, J., Lee, J.J. and Lee, J.H.S., Effect
of con nement on the critical diameter of liquid explosives. st International Symposium on
Shock Waves (ISSW), Great Keppel Island, Australia,
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Brouillette, M., Dionne, J. -P., Radulescu, M., Jiang, J., Lee, J.J. and Lee, J.H.S., Effect of
con nement on the propagation of liquid explosives.
th International Colloquium on the
Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Krakow, Poland. pp. - ,
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Radulescu, M.I., Higgins, A.J. and Lee, J.H.S., Quasi-cylindrical initiation of detonation
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by rapid line energy deposition. Spring Technical Meeting, Combustion Institute (Canadian
Section), University of Toronto,
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Lee, J.H.S., Higgins, A.J. and Radulescu, M.I., Recent results on the direct initiation of
detonation waves. Spring Technical Meeting, Combustion Institute (Canadian Section), University of Alberta, Canada,
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Radulescu, M.I., Higgins, A.J., Mihalik, T.A., Lee, J.H.S. and Murray, S.B., Large scale
experiments on the direct initiation of cylindrical detonations. th International Colloquium
on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Heidelberg, Germany August
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Romano, M., Radulescu, M.I., Higgins, A.J., and Lee, J.H.S., Sensitization of pentaneoxygen mixtures to DDT via cool ame oxidation, th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Seattle, USA, August
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Radulescu, M.I., Huot, M., and Lee, J.H.S., e failure mechanism of detonations propagating in porous wall tubes. th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and
Reactive Systems, Seattle, USA, August
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Radulescu, M.I., Mydlarski, L.M., Lovejoy, S., and Schertzer, D., Evidence for algebraic
tails of probability distributions in laboratory-scale turbulence, Advances in Turbulence IX,
Proceedings of the th European Turbulence Conference, I.P. Castro, P.E., Hancock and T.G.,
omas (Eds.), CIMNE, Barcelona
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Ng, H. D., Higgins, A. J., Kiyanda, C. B., Radulescu, M. I., Lee, J. H. S., Bates, K. R.,
and Nikiforakis, N., Nonlinear dynamics and chaos analysis of one-dimensional pulsating
detonations. th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Hakone, Japan, August
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Radulescu, M. I., Ng, H. D., Higgins, A. J., and Lee J. H S., In uence of channel aspect
ratio on the failure of detonation in a two-dimensional porous-walled channel.
th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Hakone, Japan,
August
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Radulescu, M. I., Morris, C., and Hanson, R. K., e effect of wall heat loss on the ow
elds in a pulse-detonation wave engine, Paper AIAA, nd AIAA Aerospace
Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January
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Barbour, E. A., Hanson, R. K., Morris, C. I., Radulescu, M. I., A pulsed detonation
tube with a converging-diverging nozzle operating at different pressure, Paper AIAA, rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January
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Radulescu, M.I., Sharpe, G. J., and Law, C. K., e hydrodynamic structure of gaseous
detonations, th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Montreal, Canada August
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Radulescu, M. I., Matsuo, A., Law, C. K., A convective-diffusive reaction zone structure
model for turbulent detonations, Paper AIAA- , th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meet.
ing and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January
Radulescu, M. I., Sharpe, G. J., Quirk, J. J., Characterization of the non-linear stability
of detonation waves. Combustion Institute Canadian Section Spring Technical Meeting, Banff,
Alberta, May - ,
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Radulescu, M. I., Sharpe, G. J., and Law, C. K., Effect of cellular instabilities on the blast
initiation of weakly unstable detonations. th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of
Explosions and Reactive Systems, Poitiers, France, August
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Leung, C., Radulescu, M. I., and Sharpe, G. J., Examination of the pulsating detonation
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instability in a two-step model using characteristics, Combustion Institute Canadian Section
Spring Technical Meeting Montreal, May - ,
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Mach, P., Lau-Chapdelaine, S., Radulescu, M.I., e origin of the cellular substructure in
detonations, Combustion Institute Canadian Section Spring Technical Meeting Montreal, May
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Maxwell, B. M., Radulescu, M. I., e spontaneous ignition of high pressure hydrogen
during an accidental release into air. Combustion Institute Canadian Section Spring Technical
Meeting, Montreal, May - ,
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Maxwell, B.M., Radulescu, M.I., e spontaneous ignition of under-expanded hydrogen
jets released into air, nd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Minsk, Belarus, July - ,
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Simard, G., Radulescu, M. I., Grondin, J.-S., Lee, J.H.S., Structure of high speed turbulent de agrations, nd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive
Systems, Minsk, Belarus, July - ,
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Radulescu, M. I., Papi, A., Quirk, J. J., Mach, P., and Maxwell, B. M., e origin of shock
bifurcations in cellular detonations, nd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Minsk, Belarus, July - ,
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Maxwell, B.M., Radulescu, M.I., A Lagrangian reaction-diffusion model for predicting the
ignitability of pressurized hydrogen releases, rd International Conference on Hydrogen Safety,
Ajaccio, France, September
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Maxwell, B. M. and Radulescu, M. I. Critical ignition in rapidly expanding ows described
by a power law, Combustion Institute Canadian Section Spring Technical Meeting, Ottawa,
May - ,
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Leung, C, Radulescu M. I. and Sharpe, G. J., Examination of the pulsating detonation instability in a two‐step model using characteristics, th International Detonation Symposium,
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, April
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Rezaeyan, N., Bauwens, L., Radulescu, M., and Fachini, F.F., Role of the Lewis number in
spontaneous ignition of hydrogen jets, Combustion Institute Canadian Section Spring Technical Meeting, Winnipeg, May
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Bacciochini, A., Radulescu, M.I., Meydanoglu, O., Charron-Tousignant, Y., Van Dyke, J.,
Jodoin, B., Nganbe, M., Yandouzi, M., and Lee, J.J., Enhanced reactivity of mechanicallyactivated nano-scale gasless reactive materials consolidated via the cold-spray technique,
th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Chicago, Il, June –July
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Radulescu, M. I. and Sirmas, N., Instabilities and turbulence originating from relaxation
phenomena behind shock waves. Shock Compression of Condensed Matter , Eds: Elert,
ML; Buttler, WT; Borg, JP; Jordan, JL; Vogler, TJ, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.
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10.1063/1.3686598 (
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Maxwell, B, Tawagi, P. and Radulescu, M.I., Experimental study of the spontaneous ignition of partly con ned hydrogen jets, th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, San
Francisco, September
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Rezaeyan, N., Bauwens, L., Radulescu, M. and Fachini Filho, F., e crucial role of the
Lewis number in jet ignition, th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, San Francisco,
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Charron-Tousignant, Y., Barrett, B., Yandouzi, M., Radulescu, M. I., Weck, A., and Lee,
J. J., Activation effects on the de agration speeds in Ni-Al. rd International Colloquium
on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Sirmas, N. and Radulescu, M. I., Molecular dynamics simulations of detonations. rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Rezaeyan, N., Bauwens, L., Radulescu, M. and Fachini Filho, F., In uence of Lewis number and expansion on jet ignition, rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions
and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Mahmoudi Larimi, Y., Mazaheri, K., and Radulescu, M. I., Triple points collision in unstable detonations. rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive
Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Mahmoudi Larimi, Y., Mazaheri, K., and Radulescu, M. I., Numerical study of detonation
structure in a channel with porous wall.
rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of
Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Radulescu, M.I., Mahmoudi Larimi, Y., and Mazaheri, K., Diffusion in gaseous detonations.
rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems,
Irvine, CA, July
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Verreault, J., Radulescu, M., Higgins, A., Cellular structure in an oblique detonation wave.
rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA,
July
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Maley, L., Armstrong, J., and Radulescu, M. I., Experimental implementation of a convergingdiverging nozzle technique to study shock re ections in reactive gases.
rd International
Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Borzou, B., Maxwell, B., and Radulescu, M. I., In uence of the reaction-to-induction
length ratio on the stability of cellular detonations.
rd International Colloquium on the
Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Bhattacharjee, R., Lau-Chapdelaine, S. S., Maines, G., Maley, L. and Radulescu, M. I.,
Detonation wave attenuation by a cylinder and the subsequent re-initiation regimes. rd
International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Tang, J., and Radulescu, M. I., Non-linear dynamics and route to chaos in Fickett’s detonation analogue. accepted. rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and
Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Leung, C., Radulescu, M. I., and Sharpe, G. J., Coherent high frequency instabilities of
detonations. rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Sys.
tems, Irvine, CA, July
Maxwell, B., and Radulescu, M. I., Critical ignition in rapidly expanding ows described
by a power law.
rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive
Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Maxwell B., Tawagi, P., and Radulescu, M.I., Spontaneous ignition of hydrogen jets in the
presence of re ected shock waves. rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Maxwell, B., and Radulescu, M.I., Experimental validation of a D model for predicting
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ignition limits of pressurized hydrogen jets, Combustion Institute Canadian Section Spring
Technical Meeting, Toronto, May
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Armstrong, J., and Radulescu, M.I., Design of a Blast Simulating Shock Tube. Combustion
Institute Canadian Section Spring Technical Meeting, Toronto, May
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B. Borzou, L. Maley and Radulescu, M. I., Detonation cell size correlations with ZND
parameters. Combustion Institute Canadian Section Spring Technical Meeting, Toronto, May
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Lau-Chapdelaine, S.S., and Radulescu, M.I., Modelling of detonation re-initiation following the Mach re ection of a quenched detonation. Combustion Institute Canadian Section
Spring Technical Meeting, Toronto, May
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Bhattacherjee, R., Maines, G., Maley, L. and Radulescu, M. I., Detonation re-initiation
mechanism following the Mach re ection of a quenched detonation Combustion Institute
Canadian Section Spring Technical Meeting, Toronto, May
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Tang, J., and Radulescu, M.I., Combustion Institute Canadian Section Spring Technical Meeting, Toronto, May
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Armstrong, J., and Radulescu, M. I., A novel approach to a blast simulator shock tube. nd
International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock, Bourges, France, November
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Radulescu, M.I., Sharpe, G.J., and Bradley, D., A universal parameter quantifying explosion hazards, detonability and hot spot formation, the χ number. Proceedings of the Seventh
International Seminar on Fire & Explosion Hazards (ISFEH ), pp.
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Bradley, G. Makhviladze, V. Molkov, P. Sunderland and F. Tamanini, Research PublishDOI:10.3850/978-981-07-5936-0_10-01, paper preing, University of Maryland,
sented at the Seventh International Seminar on Fire & Explosion Hazards (ISFEH ), Providence, Rhode Island, - May
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Leblanc, L., Manoubi, M., Dennis, K., Liang, Z. and Radulescu, M.I., In uence of buoyancy in uncon ned de agrations: Experiemnts in soap bubbles. Proceedings of the Seventh
International Seminar on Fire & Explosion Hazards (ISFEH ), pp.
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Bradley, G. Makhviladze, V. Molkov, P. Sunderland and F. Tamanini, Research PublishDOI:10.3850/978-981-07-5936-0_10-05, paper preing, University of Maryland,
sented at the Seventh International Seminar on Fire & Explosion Hazards (ISFEH ), Providence, Rhode Island, - May
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Akbarnejad, H, Bacciochini, A., Lee, J.J. and Radulescu, M.I., In uence of porosity on
ame speed in gasless bimetallic reactive systems, paper accepted for oral presentation at
the th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine,
CA,
July - August
, Taipei, Taiwan ( pages).
Radulescu, M.I., Tang, J. and Zhang, F. , Multiplicity of detonation regimes in systems
with a multi-peaked thermicity. Part : Fickett’s detonation analogue, paper accepted for
oral presentation at the th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA,
July - August
, Taipei, Taiwan ( pages).
Maley, L., Bhattacharjee, R., Radulescu, M.I., e structure of convective-diffusive fast
ames and their transition to detonation, paper accepted for oral presentation at the th
International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA,
July - August
, Taipei, Taiwan ( pages).
Maxwell, B., Falle, S.A.E.G., Sharpe, G.J. and Radulescu, M.I., A turbulent combustion
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model for ignition of rapidly expanding hydrogen jets: Validation for -D laminar ows, paper submitted to the th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, - September
,
Brussels, Belgium.
Borzou, B. and Radulescu, M.I., Evaluation of hydrogen, propane and methane-air detonations instability and detonability, paper submitted to the th International Conference on
Hydrogen Safety, - September
, Brussels, Belgium. ( pages)
Maley, L., Bhattacharjee, R. and Radulescu, M.I. A comparative study of detonability and
propensity to sustain high-speed turbukent de agrations in hydrogen and methane mixtures, paper submitted to the th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, - September
, Brussels, Belgium. ( pages)
Dennis, K., Maley, L., Liang, Z., and Radulescu, M.I., Implementation of large scale shadowgraphy in hydrogen safety phenomena, paper submitted to the th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, - September
, Brussels, Belgium. ( pages)
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Ng, H.D., Radulescu, M.I., Lee, J.H.S., Varatharajan, B., and Williams, F.A., Numerical
study of one-dimensional detonation instability for acetylene-oxygen-argon mixture with
realistic chemistry. th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Sorrento, Italy,
April - ,
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Radulescu, M.I., Sharpe, G.J. and Law, C.K., e role of compressible turbulence in detonation waves. American Physical Society meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, November
.
Radulescu, M.I., and Law, C. K., Development and ignition of a strong under-expanded
jet. th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society,
Chicago, November
.
Radulescu, M.I., Sharpe, G.J., and Law, C.K., Instability effects on the direct initiation of
detonations.
th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Granada, Spain,
April - ,
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Radulescu, M. I., and Law, C. K., e transient start of supersonic jets. th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society, Tampa, November
.
Radulescu, M. I., Sharpe, G. J., and Quirk, J. J., Route to instability in cellular detonations.
th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society, Salt
Lake City, November
.
Radulescu, M. I., Lee, J.H.S., Maxwell, B., and Higgins, A.J., Role of instability in detonation re-initiation following large-scale gas-dynamic perturbations.
nd International
Combustion Symposium, Montreal, Canada, August
.
Maxwell, B., and Radulescu, M. I., Detonation attenuation by a porous medium and its
subsequent re-initiation, st Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society, San Antonio, Texas, November .
Lee, J. J., Gheribi, A., Pelton, A., ibault, P., Radulescu, M., Jodoin, B. and Nganbe, M.
Investigation of gasless detonation criteria. Gordon Research Conference on Energetic Materi-
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Charron-Tousignant, Y., Radulescu, M. I., Barrett, B., Van Dyke, J., Yandouzi, M., Meydanolglu, O., Souissi, S., Nganbe, M., Jodoin, B., Weck, A. and Lee, J.J. De agration
waves in nano-composite intermetallics: in uence of density and nano-structure. Gordon
Research Conference on Energetic Materials, Tilton School, Tilton, New Hampshire, June .,
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Maxwell, B., Tawagi, P. and Radulescu, M. I., Spontaneous ignition of partially con ned
hydrogen jets. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
, Vancouver, May
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Radulescu,M. I. , Maxwell, B., Maley, L., Bhatacharjee, R., and Tawagi, P., An experimental facility to study hydrogen detonations, de agrations and jets, Hydrogen and Fuel
Cells
, Vancouver, May
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Radulescu, M. I., and Maxwell, B., Critical ignition in rapidly expanding self-similar ows,
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid
Dynamics, Volume , Number , November – ,
, Long Beach, California.
Sirmas, N., Tudorache, M., and Radulescu M. I., Shock waves in dense hard disk media:
molecular dynamic and continuum descriptions. Bulletin of the American Physical Society,
rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Volume , Number , Long
Beach, California, November – ,
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Rezaeyan, N., Bauwens, L., Radulescu, M., and Fachini, F.F., Analysis of jet ignition for
single step kinetics, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
, Vancouver, May
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Radulescu, M.I., and Tang, J., Shock ignition and detonation dynamics in Fickett’s model,
Gordon Research Conference on Energetic Materials, Mount Snow, Vermont, June .
Sirmas, N., and Radulescu, M. I., Hard particle molecular dynamics of relaxing and exothermic shock waves: pattern formation and anomalous diffusion, Gordon Research Conference
on Energetic Materials, Mount Snow, Vermont, June .
Bacciochini, A., Radulescu, M. I., Jodoin, B. and Lee, J. J., Ultra dense intermetallic and
thermite reactive materials consolidated by the cold gas dynamic spray process. Gordon Research Conference on Energetic Materials, Mount Snow, Vermont, June .
Zhang, F., Goroshin, S., Frost, D., Ripley R., and Radulescu, M. I., Hybrid detonation
and de agration, Gordon Research Conference on Energetic Materials, Mount Snow, Vermont,
June .
Radulescu, M. I., Bacciochini, A., Akbarnejad, H., Jodoin, B., and J. J. Lee, Net shape
consolidation of mechanically activated intermetallics and thermites via the cold-spray technique, th International Symposium on Special Topics in Chemical Propulsion, Quebec, Canada,
- July
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Maxwell, B.M., and Radulescu, M.I., Experimental validation of a -D Model for predicting ignition limits of pressurized hydrogen jets. Work-in-Progress poster presented at the
th International Symposium on Combustion, Warsaw, Poland,
July- August
.
Sirmas, N., and Radulescu, M. I., Shock wave instability in dissipative granular gases, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid
Dynamics, Volume , Number , San Diego, California, – November
Radulescu, M. I., and Zhang, F., Multiplicity of detonation regimes in systems with a multipeaked thermicity, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, th Annual Meeting of the
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Volume , Number , San Diego, California, –
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Manoubi, M., Dennis, K., Liang, Z., and Radulescu, M.I., Large scale visualization of
uncon ned H -air de agrations in non-homogeneous mixtures, Work-in-Progress poster
presented at the th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive
Systems, Irvine, CA,
July - August
, Taipei, Taiwan.
Manoubi, M., Liang, Z., and Radulescu, M.I, Online database for hydrogen ame data,
Work-in-Progress poster presented at the th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of
Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, CA,
July - August
, Taipei, Taiwan.
Maines, G., Radulescu, M.I., Bacciochini, A., Jodoin, B., and Lee, J.J., Pressure waves generated by metastable intermolecular composites in an aqueous environment. Bulletin of the
American Physical Society. th Biennial Intl. Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock
Compression of Condensed Matter held in conjunction with the th Biennial Intl. Conference
of the Intl. Association for the Advancement of High Pressure Science and Technology (AIRAPT)
Volume , Number , - July
; Seattle, Washington. http://meetings.aps.org/
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Sirmas, N., and Radulescu, M.I., Instability in shocked granular gases. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. th Biennial Intl. Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter held in conjunction with the th Biennial Intl. Conference of the
Intl. Association for the Advancement of High Pressure Science and Technology (AIRAPT) Volume , Number , - July
; Seattle, Washington. http://meetings.aps.org/
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Bacciochini, A., Maines, G., Poupart, C., Radulescu, M.I., Jodoin, B., and Lee, J.J., Study
of thermite mixtures consolidated by cold gas dynamic spray process.Bulletin of the American
Physical Society. th Biennial Intl. Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression
of Condensed Matter held in conjunction with the th Biennial Intl. Conference of the Intl. Association for the Advancement of High Pressure Science and Technology (AIRAPT) Volume ,
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Research grants & contracts
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University of Ottawa start-up grant,
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Shock instabilities in dissipative media, University of Ottawa, Initiation of Research,
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Ball milling study of reactive materials for gasless detonation processes, DRDC Suffield,
,
(PI: M.I. Radulescu, with M. Nganbe)
Evaluation of explosion hazards from pressurized hydrogen gas releases, NSERC Discovery Grant,
,
A ow visualization facility for hydrogen explosion safety research, NSERC Equipment Grant
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Self-ignition of H releases, NSERC Strategic Network,
, (PI: M.I. Radulescu, part
of H CAN NSERC Strategic Network of Excellence)
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Shock-induced solid-phase reaction in metallic nano-composites, DRDC Suffield,
, .
(PI: M.I. Radulescu, with M. Nganbe and B. Jodoin)
Development of a reactive shock tube for accurate blast sensor testing, SME SME/Allen Vanguard,
,
Underwater shock dynamics with molecular dynamics, DRDC Suffield,
,
A high speed camera for visualizing reactive hydrodynamics, reactive material characterization,
particle laden jet ows, fracture, mechanics and bio- uidics, NSERC RTI Equipment Grant,
,
(PI: M.I. Radulescu, with M. Nganbe, B. Jodoin, A. Weck and M. Fenech)
Perwaves, Canadian Space Agency,
,
(PI: A. J. Higgins, sub-award to M.I. Radulescu)
Predictability of detonation wave phenomena: in uence of diffusive processes, hydrodynamic instabilities and relaxation effects on the hydrodynamic description, NSERC Discovery Grant,
,
Modeling and analysis of two sequential reactions, DRDC Suffield,
,
Combustion characteristics for non-homogeneous segregated H -Air mixtures / Flame dynamic
predictive model for hydrogen ames, Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL),
,
Nano-thermites composites for cellular modi cation, DRDC Suffield,
, .
Femtosecond laser for laser-matter interactions, mechanical properties, reactive materials, photonic devices, cell and tissue imaging, bio uidics and biocompatibilityNSERC RTI Equipment
Grant,
,
(PI: A. Weck, with M. Radulescu, M.M.S.Fenech, F. Variola, H. Anis
and R.W.B. Boyd)
Nanothermite research for cellular modi cation, DRDC Suffield,
,
Structural reactive metals/Casings, DRDC Suffield,
,
(PI: B. Jodoin, with M.I. Radulescu)
Diagnostics development and implementation of hydrogen jet ignition experiments, Société de
recherche et developpement minier (SOREDEM) Pending agreement. (PI’s: J. Armstrong,
L. Maley and M.I. Radulescu).
Students supervised
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Bacciochini, A., Reactive dynamics in spray consolidated reactive materials (postdoc co-supervised
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Leung, C., Examination of the pulsating detonation instability in a two-step model using characteristics, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, May
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Position after graduation: Mechanical Designer at Amico Corp.
Maxwell, B., One-dimensional model for predicting ignition during an accidental release of pressurized hydrogen into air, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, March
, thesis nominated
for award.
Position after graduation: Ph.D. Candidate at University of Ottawa (supervised by M.I. Radulescu), Alexander Graham Bell NSERC CGS Recipient
Barahona, J., Simulations and optimization of mechanical alloying using the Event-Driven method,
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MASc esis, University of Ottawa, August
. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20458
Papi, A., Re ection of a detonation wave over a compressive corner, Diploma, Universita di
Roma, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, Sept.
(co-supervised with Prof. Mauro Valorani,
research component of degree performed at U. of Ottawa).
Position after graduation: Engineer at Centre National des Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Mach, P., Bifurcating Mach shock re ections with application to detonation structure, August
.http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20182
Position after graduation: Engineer at Brayton Energy
Charron-Tousigant, Y., Reactivity control in thin- lm layered inter-metallics, withdrew from
MASc program Sept.
. (co-supervised with Prof. A. Weck)
Bhattacharjee, R., An experimental study of the re- ignition mechanism of detonations behind
a cylinder, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, thesis submitted in April
, awaiting
defense.
Borzou, B., A stochastic model for the detonation wave structure, Ph.D. esis, University of
Ottawa, ongoing.
Akbarnejad, H., In uence of porosity on the propagation mechanism of gasless allowing reactions
in engineered heterogeneous inter-metallics, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, April
.
http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24081
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Tang, J, Non-linear dynamics of self-sustained supersonic reaction waves: Fickett’s detonation
analogue,MASc esis, University of Ottawa, May
, thesis nominated for award.
Maxwell, B., Turbulent modeling of compressible reactive ows using the linear eddy model, Ph.D.
esis, University of Ottawa, ongoing.
Maines, G., Nano-thermites composites for cellular modi cation, MASc esis, University of
Ottawa, ongoing.
Armstrong, J., Development of a reactive shock tube for accurate blast sensor testing, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, ongoing.
Lau-Chapdelaine, S.S., Modeling of detonation re-initiation behind a cylinder, MASc esis,
University of Ottawa, January
. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23814
Position after graduation: Ph.D. Candidate at University of Ottawa (supervised by M.I. Radulescu), Alexander Graham Bell CGS Recipient
Sirmas, N., Shock instabilities in endothermic shocks modeled by hard particle molecular dynamics, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, January
, thesis nominated for award.http:
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Position after graduation: Ph.D. Candidate at University of Ottawa (supervised by M.I. Radulescu), Alexander Graham Bell CGS Recipient
Maley, L., Mach re ections in reactive gases, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, ongoing.
Poupart, C., Ignition of mechanically activated thermites and intermetallics, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, ongoing.
Lau-Chapdelaine, S.S., e hybrid detonation structure, Ph.D. esis, University of Ottawa,
ongoing.
Sirmas, N., Instability and hot-spot formation in behind relaxing shock waves, Ph.D. esis,
University of Ottawa, ongoing.
Manoubi, M., Dynamics of uncon ned de agrations: experiments in soap bubbles, MASc esis, University of Ottawa, accepted, anticipated start date September
.
Dennis, K., Cellular modi cation by aqueous shock waves, MASc esis, University of Ottawa,
accepted, anticipated start date September
.
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Drolet, M., Design of an experiment to study detonation wave instability, undergraduate thesis,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, May
.
Position after graduation: Engineer at Pratt and Whittney Canada.
Tudorache, M., Shockwave dynamics using event driven theory, undergraduate thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, December
.
Position after graduation: Engineer at NAV Canada.
Barrett, B., SHS reactions in Aluminum Nickel nanocomposites and the effect of compaction on
ame speed, undergraduate thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Ottawa, May
.
Position after graduation: self-employed
Lau-Chapdelaine, S.S., Non-uniqueness of solutions in asymptotically self-similar shock re ections, undergraduate thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa,
May
.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Maines, G., Detonation re-initiation in the wake of a cylinder, undergraduate thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, May
.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Armstrong, J., A numerical veri cation of Whitham’s model, undergraduate thesis, Department
of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, May
.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Maley, L. Shock re ections in reactive gases, undergraduate thesis, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Ottawa, May
.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Tawagi, P., A study of the spontaneous ignition of hydrogen releasing into a con ned oxygen environment, undergraduate thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Ottawa, May
.
Position after graduation: PhD candidate at Caltech.
Proulx, F., Percolating reaction waves in non-homogeneous nano-thermites, undergraduate thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Winter
.
Dennis, K., e implementation of a high power LED in schlieren photography and construction of a large-scale shadowgraphy system, undergraduate thesis, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Ottawa, Winter
.
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Dovlo, E., A numerical model for the diffusion and ignition of hydrogen.
Position after graduation: Systems Analyst R&D at UBM TechInsights
Schryer, A., Construction and testing of a shock tube facility.
Position after graduation: Junior Project Engineer with the Canadian Coast Guard, Vessel
Procurement department.
Momenon, B., Shock wave propagation in converging-diverging nozzles.
Position after graduation: PhD candidate at University of Ottawa.
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Nong, L. Collision monitor in a mechanical shaker mill.
Position after graduation: Master’s candidate at University of Michigan, founder of PicoSpray.
Sirmas, N., Numerical study of shock waves in hard disk media.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Maley, L., Performance of a CD nozzle to study laminar detonations.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Armstrong, J., Detonation ampli cation in a converging duct.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Souissi, S., Design of a nano-energetic powder compaction apparatus.
Drivas, T., Design of a pressurized chamber for studying transient jets.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Qureshi, S., Reactivity characterization of nano-scale energetic materials.
Position after graduation: Technical Assistant Mechanical/Electrical at the National Arts
Center.
Leblanc, L., Implementation of the soap bubble technique for investigating ame dynamics.
Poupart, C., Milling of Ti-Si reactive materials for percolation wave studies.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Dennis, K., Design of a large scale shadowgraph visualisation facility.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Manoubi, M., Flame dynamic predictive model for hydrogen ames.
Position after graduation: MASc candidate at University of Ottawa.
Germann, K., Synchronization of a ash system for detonation wave visualization.
Bellerive, A., An oscillator model for pulsating Fickett detonations.
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Mechanical Engineering Laboratory( / ), Winter
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Heat Transfer, Winter
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Mechanical Engineering Laboratory( / ), Winter
Fluid Mechanics II, Winter
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Heat Transfer, Winter
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Fluid Mechanics II, Winter
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Heat Transfer, Winter
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Mechanical Engineering Laboratory( / ), Winter
Fluid Mechanics II, Summer
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Mécanique des Fluides II , Winter
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Heat Transfer, Summer
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Mécanique des Fluides II, Hiver
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Combustion in Premixed Systems, Winter
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Gasdynamics, Fall
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Gasdynamics, Winter
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Combustion in Premixed Systems, Winter
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Detonation Simulation session chairman at the th International Colloquium on the Dynamics
of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Montreal, Canada July
– August
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Predicting observed detonation phenomena - bridging the gap between experiments and modelling
(theory and numerics), workshop co-organized with Prof. Gary J. Sharpe at Concordia University, August
.
Ignition session chairman at the nd International Symposium on Combustion, Montreal,
Canada, August .
Turbulent Mixing II session chairman at the st Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid
Dynamics of the American Physical Society, San Antonio, Texas, November .
De agration to Detonation Transition session chairman at the nd International Colloquium
on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Minsk, Belarus July .
Alternative Fuels session chairman at the
Spring Technical Meeting of the Combustion
Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, May - ,
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Compressible Flows I session chairman at the rd Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid
Dynamics of the American Physical Society, Long Beach, California, November .
New eoretical Models Applied to Detonation session chairman at the th International Detonation Symposium, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, April .
Energetic Materials V session chairman at the th Biennial International Conference of the
APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Chicago, Illinois, June
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Conference program co-chair for the rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (ICDERS), Irvine, California, July
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Veri cation and Validation of Detonation Simulations (with Prof. Joe Powers) invited session
chairman at the rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive
Systems, Irvine, CA, July
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Fire session chairman at the
Spring Technical Meeting of the Combustion Institute, Toronto,
Ontario, May - ,
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Ignitability, mechanisms and light-up session chairman at the H CAN-SANDIA Workshop,
Livermore, California, April - ,
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Detonation and DDT session chairman at the Seventh International Seminar on Fire & Explosion Hazards (ISFEH ), Providence, Rhode Island, - May
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Detonations, Explosions and Supersonic Combustion Colloquium co-chair for the th International Combustion Symposium, San Francisco, - August
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CO-OP Program Coordinator, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa.
Board of Directors of the Institute for Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (IDERS).
Doctoral comprehensive examination regulations ad-hoc committee, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Ottawa.
Appointment committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa.
Graduate Seminar Regulations Ad hoc committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Ottawa.
Departmental Teaching and Personnel committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Ottawa.
Site-selection committee, Institute for Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (IDERS).
Graduate Poster Day and Graduate Publicity ad-hoc committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa.
International Energy Agency (IEA) Task
- Hydrogen Safety Subtask C.
Appointment committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa.
Space committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa.
Awards committee, Institute for Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (IDERS).
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esis examiner of Shaikh. A., Comparing Methods for Subgrid Stresses in Large Eddy Simulations based on Vortex-in-Cell with Application to Mixing Layers, MASc thesis, University of
Ottawa, Canada,
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esis examiner of Bhandari., B., Experimental study of natural convection in vertical annuli,
MASc thesis, University of Ottawa, Canada,
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esis examiner of Tremblay, P. -D, -D and -D Anisotropic Mesh Adaptation for the TimeContinuous Space-Time Finite Element Method with Applications to the Incompressible NavierStokes Equations, Ph.D esis, University of Ottawa,
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esis examiner of Zahlan, H., Flow obstacle effect on lm boiling heat transfer with uniform
and non-uniform axial heat ux, MASc thesis, University of Ottawa, October
.
Member of Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination committee for Tanase, A., Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, March
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Member of Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination committee for Jedi, L., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, April
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esis examiner of Johansen, C., De agration to detonation transition in gases, Ph.D. esis,
Queen’s University, June
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esis examiner of Choueiri, G., An experimental study of natural convection in vertical openended concentric and eccentric annuli,MASc thesis, University of Ottawa, June
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esis examiner of Grondin, N., Experimental and numerical analysis of an aft-injected hybrid
rocket engine, MASc thesis, Carleton University, September
.
Member of the Ph.D. Advisory Committee for Tanase, A., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa.
Member of Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination committee for Behnamian, A., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, December
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esis examiner of Schmidt, D.A., A systematic study of airfoil-vortex interactions by means of
Particle Image Velocimetry, MASc thesis, Carleton University, August
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esis examiner of Karakolis, M., Experimental analysis of the fuel injection system of the ignition quality tester (iqt), MASc thesis, Carleton University, January
.
Member of Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination committee for Vanderwel, C., Department
of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, January
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esis examiner of Hakkaki-Fard, A., Study on the sonic point in unsteady shock re ections via
numerical ow eld analysis, Ph.D. esis, McGill University, September
.
esis examiner of Edwards, C., Performance assessment of solar absorption cooling for Ontario
housing, MASc thesis, Carleton University, August
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esis examiner of Dovlo, E., Development of a symbolic computer algebra toolbox for D
Fourier transforms in polar coordinates, MASc thesis, University of Ottawa, June
.
esis examiner of Sadek, N., Comparison of Two Vortex-in-Cell schemes implemented to threedimensional temporal mixing layers, Ph.D. thesis, University of Ottawa, November
.
esis examiner of Sabourin, S., Auto-ignition of liquid n-paraffin fuels mixtures as single
droplets using continuous thermodynamics, MASc thesis, University of Ottawa, June
.
esis examiner of Daviault, S., Characterization of the fuel injection process within the ignition
quality tester (IQTTM), MASc thesis, Carleton University, August
.
esis examiner of Wajda, V., A numerical study of the control and stability of a laminar separation bubble on the NACA
Airfoil, B.Sc. thesis, University of Ottawa, May
.
Member of Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination committee for Shaban, H., Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, October
.
esis examiner of Kopf, J., e performance of residential micro-cogeneration coupled with thermal and electrical storage, MASc thesis, Carleton University, August
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esis examiner of Nikunj, D., A DNS study on the effects of streamwise convex surface curvature on coherent structures in turbulent boundary layers, MASc thesis, Carleton University,
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