Jaal B. Ghandhi Grainger Professor of Sustainable Energy Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Education Fields of Interest Publications Summary Files and Links

Contact Information

125 Engineering Research Building 1500 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706-1687

Tel: 608/263-1684 Fax: 608/263-9870 E-mail: ghandhi@engr.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Mechanical Engineering

• Engine Research Center

Education

• BS 1986, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• MS 1988, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• PhD 1995, Princeton University

Fields of Interest

• internal combustion engines
• fluid mechanics of mixing
• turbulent combustion in engines
• optical diagnostics

Publications

• Ghandhi, J.B. and Heim, D.M., "An optimized optical system for backlit imaging," Rev. Sci. Instrum., 80, 056105, 2009.
• Petersen, B.R. and Ghandhi, J. "High Resolution Scalar Dissipation Measurements in an IC Engine," SAE Paper 2009-01-0662, 2009.
• Herold, R.E., Krasselt, J.M., Foster, D.E, 2009.., Ghandhi, J.B., Reuss, D.L., Najt, P.M., "Investigations into the Effects of Thermal and Compositional Stratification on HCCI Combustion - Part II: Optical Engine Results," SAE Paper 2009-01-1106.
• Krasselt, J.M., Foster, D.E., Ghandhi, J.B., Herold, R.E., Reuss, D.L., Najt, P.M., "Investigations into the Effects of Thermal and Compositional Stratification on HCCI Combustion - Part I: Metal Engine Results," SAE Paper 2009-01-1105, 2009.
• Petersen, B.R., Ghandhi, J.B. and Koch, J.D., "Fluorescence Saturation Measurements of 3-Pentanone," Appl. Phys B, 93:639-644, 2008. DOI 10.1007/s00340-008-3189-x.
• Salazar, V.M. and Ghandhi, J.B., "Discussion of the role of fuel-oil diffusion in the hydrocarbon emissions from a small engine," SAE Int. J. Engines, 1(1): 1347-1356, 2008. Also published as SAE Paper 2008-32-0014.
• Salazar, V.M. and Ghandhi, J.B., "Ring pack crevice effects on the hydrocarbon emissions from an air-cooled utility engine," SAE Int. J. Engines, 1(1): 1319-1331, 2008. Also published as SAE Paper 2008-32-0004, 2008.
• Bevan, K.E. and Ghandhi, J.B., "PIV Measurements of In-Cylinder Flow in a Four-Stroke Utility Engine and Correlation with Combustion Measurements," Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power (130), pp. 032802-1-032802-11, 2008.

Summary

Professor Ghandhi is interested in the combustion and fluid mechanics of internal combustion engines. His research focuses on developing advanced, laser-based diagnostics for making planar measurements of the concentration and temperature fields within the combustion chamber of operating engines. It is hoped that understanding the physics of the complicated turbulent combustion process will provide a better basis for the development of new engines.

Professor Ghandhi teaches courses in thermal energy and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Files and Links of Interest

• CombustionMovies