Professor Dibble's research interests include laser diagnostics in turbulent reactive flows, generation of "green" fuels from biomass (including ethanol and bioDiesel), mitigation of greenhouse gases, highest efficiency and lowest pollution combustion of fuels derived from biomass, combustion issues related to global warming, conversion of waste heat to power via Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), spectroscopy, chemical kinetics, turbulent combustion, optics and electronics. Combustion in turbine engines, combustion of oxygenates and biodeisel fuel in diesel engines. Combustion in new engine concept of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI).
Professor Chen's research interests include computational modeling of reactive systems, turbulent flows, and combustion chemical kinetics.
