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Publications befor 2015

2015

  • Y. Xin, X. Luo, M. Jansons, D. Kim, J. Martz, and A. Violi, “A Fuel Surrogate Validation Approach Using a JP-8 Fueled Optically Accessible Compression Ignition Engine.” SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 8(2015-01-0906), pp.119-134, 2015.
  • A. Ahmed, P. Elvati, and A. Violi, “Size-and Phase-Dependent Structure of Copper (II) Oxide Nanoparticles,” RSC Adv., vol. 5, pp. 35033-35041, 2015.
  • S. Lowe, J. Y. W. Lai, P. Elvati, and A. Violi, “Towards a predictive model for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dimerization,” Proc. Combust. Inst., vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 1827–1832, 2015.
  • K. O. Johansson, J. Y. W. Lai, S. A. Skeen, K. R. Wilson, N. Hansen, A. Violi, and H. A. Michelsen, “Soot precursor formation and the breakdown of the stabilomer concept,” Proc. Combust. Inst., vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 1819–1826, 2015.

2014

  • B. Rotavera, J. Zádor, O. Welz, L. Sheps, A. Scheer, J. Savee, M. Akbar Ali, T. S. Lee, B. Simmons, D. Osborn, A. Violi, and C. Taatjes, “Photoionization Mass Spectrometric Measurements of Initial Reaction Pathways in Low-Temperature Oxidation of 2,5-Dimethylhexane,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 118 (44), pp. 10188-10200, 2014.
  • D. Kim, J. B. Martz, and A. Violi, “A surrogate for emulating the physical and chemical properties of conventional jet fuel,” Combustion and Flame, 161, 6: 1489-1498, 2014.
  • Y. W. Lai, P. Elvati, and A. Violi, “Stochastic Atomistic Simulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Growth in Combustion,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 16 (17), 7969-7979, 2014.
  • M. Akbar Ali, V. T. Dillstrom, J. Y. Lai, and A. Violi, “Ab Initio Investigation of the Thermal Decomposition of n-Butylcyclohexane," J. Phys. Chem. A, 118(6): 1067-1076, 2014.

2013

  • P. Elvati and A. Violi, “Thermodynamics of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon clustering and the effects of substituted aliphatic chains,” Proc. Combust. Inst., vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 1837–1843, 2013.
  • M. Akbar Ali and A. Violi, “Reaction pathways for the thermal decomposition of methyl butanoate,” J. Org. Chem., vol. 78, no. 12, pp. 5898–5908, 2013.
  • S. A. Skeen, B. Yang, H. A. Michelsen, J. A. Miller, A. Violi, and N. Hansen, “Studies of laminar opposed-flow diffusion flames of acetylene at low-pressures with photoionization mass spectrometry,” Proc. Combust. Inst., vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 1067–1075, 2013.
  • S. A. Skeen, H. A. Michelsen, K. R. Wilson, D. M. Popolan, A. Violi, and N. Hansen, “Near-threshold photoionization mass spectra of combustion-generated high-molecular-weight soot precursors,” J. Aerosol Sci., vol. 58, pp. 86–102, 2013.

2012

  • P. Elvati and A. Violi, “Free energy calculation of permeant-membrane interactions using molecular dynamics simulations,” Methods Mol. Biol., vol. 926, pp. 189–202, 2012.
  • K. C. Lin, J. Y. W. Lai, and A. Violi, “The role of the methyl ester moiety in biodiesel combustion: A kinetic modeling comparison of methyl butanoate and n-butane,” Fuel, vol. 92, no. 1, pp. 16–26, 2012.

2011

  • D.H. Kim, J. Mulholland, D. Wang, A. Violi “Pyrolytic hydrocarbon growth from cyclopentadiene” The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: 114(47), 12411-12416 (2011).
  • K. Chae, P. Elvati, and A. Violi, “Effect of molecular configuration on binary diffusion coefficients of linear alkanes,” J. Phys. Chem. B, vol. 115, no. 3, pp. 500–506, 2011.
  • K. Chae and A. Violi, “Mutual diffusion coefficients of heptane isomers in nitrogen: A molecular dynamics study,” J. Chem. Phys., vol. 134, no. 4, 2011.
  • S. H. Chung and A. Violi, “Peri-condensed aromatics with aliphatic chains as key intermediates for the nucleation of aromatic hydrocarbons,” Proc. Combust. Inst., vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 693–700, 2011.
  • Y. W. Lai, K. C. Lin, and A. Violi, “Biodiesel combustion: Advances in chemical kinetic modeling,” Prog. Energy Combust. Sci., vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 1–14, 2011.

2010

  • S. H. Chung and A. Violi, “Nucleation of fullerenes as a model for examining the formation of soot,” J. Chem. Phys., vol. 132, no. 17, 2010.
  • S. L. Fiedler and A. Violi, “Simulation of nanoparticle permeation through a lipid membrane,” Biophys. J., vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 144–152, 2010.
  • D. H. Kim, J. A. Mulholland, D. Wang, and A. Violi, “Pyrolytic hydrocarbon growth from cyclopentadiene,” J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 114, no. 47, pp. 12411–12416, 2010.
  • K. C. Lin and A. Violi, “Natural convection heat transfer of nanofluids in a vertical cavity: Effects of non-uniform particle diameter and temperature on thermal conductivity,” Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 236–245, 2010.

2009

  • A. Farooq, D. F. Davidson, R. K. Hanson, L. K. Huynh, and A. Violi, “An experimental and computational study of methyl ester decomposition pathways using shock tubes,” Proc. Combust. Inst., vol. 32 I, pp. 247–253, 2009.
  • S. Fiedler and A. Violi, “Simulating carbonaceous pollutant nanoparticles an aid to discovery,” EM Air Waste Manag. Assoc. Mag. Environ. Manag., no. AUGUST, pp. 24–28, 2009.
  • W. D. Hsu and A. Violi, “Order-disorder phase transformation of Triacylglycerols: Effect of the structure of the aliphatic chains,” J. Phys. Chem. B, vol. 113, no. 4, pp. 887–893, 2009.

2008

  • S. Choe, R. Chang, J. Jeon, and A. Violi, “Molecular dynamics simulation study of a pulmonary surfactant film interacting with a carbonaceous nanoparticle,” Biophys. J., vol. 95, no. 9, pp. 4102–4114, 2008.
  • L. K. Huynh, K. Barriger, and A. Violi, “Kinetics study of the OH + alkene → H 2 O + alkenyl reaction class,” J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 112, no. 7, pp. 1436–1444, 2008.
  • L. K. Huynh, K. C. Lin, and A. Violi, “Kinetic modeling of methyl butanoate in shock tube,” J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 112, no. 51, pp. 13470–13480, 2008.
  • L. K. Huynh and A. Violi, “Thermal decomposition of methyl butanoate: Ab initio study of a biodiesel fuel surrogate,” J. Org. Chem., vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 94–101, 2008.
  • K. C. Lin, L. K. Huynh, and A. Violi, “Breakdown mechanisms for methyl-esters,” AIChE 100 - 2008 AIChE Annu. Meet. Conf. Proc., 2008.
  • A. Violi, “Science-based model for particle formation from novel fuels,” J. Phys. Conf. Ser., vol. 125, 2008.

Before 2007

  • D. Wang, A. Violi “Radical-molecule reactions for aromatic growth: a case study for cyclopentadienyl and acenaphthylene” Journal of Organic Chemistry 71(22): 8365-8371 (2006).
  • A. Violi, A. Venkatnathan “Combustion-generated nanoparticles produced in a benzene flame: a multiscale approach” J. Chem. Phys. 125: 0544302 (2006).
  • S. Izvekov, A. Violi “A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Study of Carbon Nanoparticle Aggregation”, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2(3), 504-512 (2006).
  • R. Chang, A. Violi “Insights into the effect of combustion-generated carbon nanoparticles on biological membranes: a computer simulation” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(10). 5073-5083 (2006).
  • D. Wang, A. Violi, D.H. Kim, J.A. Mullholland “Formation of Naphthalene, Indene and Benzene from Cyclopentadiene Pyrolysis: A DFT Study” Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 110(14), 4719-4725 (2006).
  • S. Izvekov, A. Violi “Systematic Coarse-Graining of Nanoparticle Interactions in Molecular Dynamics Simulation” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109(36): 17019-17024 (2005).
  • A. Violi “Cyclodehydrogenation Reactions to Cyclopentafused Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons” Journal of Physical Chemistry A 109(34): 7781-7787 (2005).
  • A. Violi, G.A. Voth “A multi-scale computational approach for nanoparticle growth in combustion environments” in High Performance Computing and Communications, Book Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, L.T. Yang et al. (Eds.): Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 3726: 938-947 (2005).
  • A. Violi, G.A. Voth, A.F. Sarofim “The relative roles of acetylene and aromatic precursors during soot particle inception” Proc. Combust. Inst. 30: 1343-1351 (2005).
  • J.A. Cooke, M. Bellucci, M.D. Smooke, A. Gomez, A. Violi, T. Faravelli, E. Ranzi “Computational and Experimental Study of JP-8, a Surrogate, and its Components in Counterflow Diffusion Flames” Proc. Combust. Inst. 30: 2343-2351 (2005).
  • A. D’Anna A. Violi “Detailed Modeling of the Molecular Growth Process in Aromatic and Aliphatic Premixed Flames” Energy & Fuels 19(1): 79-86 (2005).
  • A. Violi, “Modeling of Soot Particle Inception in Aromatic and Aliphatic Premixed Flames” Combustion and Flame 139: 279-287 (2004).
  • A. Violi, A.F. Sarofim, G.A. Voth “Kinetic Monte Carlo-molecular dynamics approach to model soot inception” Combustion Science and Technology 176(5-6), 991-1005 (2004).
  • A. Violi, T.N. Truong, A.F. Sarofim “Kinetics of Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by H Atoms” J. Phys. Chem. A 108(22): 4846-4852 (2004).
  • A. Violi, A. D’Anna, A. D’Alessio, “A kinetic model of particulate carbon formation in rich premixed flames of ethylene and benzene”, Clean Air-International Journal on Energy for a Clean Environment 5(3), 1-18 (2004).
  • J.A. Cooke, M. Bellucci, M.D. Smooke, A. Gomez, A. Violi, T. Faravelli, E. Ranzi “Computational and experimental study of a JP-8 counterflow diffusion flame” Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion 337-340 (2003).
  • A. Violi, A. D’Anna, A. D’Alessio, A.F. Sarofim, “Modeling Aerosol Formation in Opposed-Flow Diffusion Flames”, Chemosphere 51(10), 1047-1054 (2003).
  • A. Violi, A. Kubota, T.N. Truong, W.J. Pitz, C.K. Westbrook, A.F. Sarofim, “A Fully-Integrated Kinetic Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics Approach for the Simulation of Soot Precursor Growth, Proc. Combust. Inst 29(2), 2343-2349 (2002).
  • A. Violi, S. Yan, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, S. Granata, T. Faravelli, E. Ranzi “Experimental formulation and kinetic model for JP-8 surrogate mixtures”, Combustion Science and Technology 174(11-12), 399-417 (2002).
  • A. Violi, A.F. Sarofim, T.N. Truong “Mechanistic Pathways to Explain H/C ratio of soot precursors”, Combustion Science and Technology 174(11-12): 205-222 (2002).
  • A. D’Anna, A. Violi, A. D’Alessio, A.F. Sarofim, “A Reaction Pathway for Nanoparticle Formation in Rich Premixed Flames” Combustion and Flame 127(1-2): 1995-2003 (2001).
  • A. Violi, A.F. Sarofim, T.N. Truong, “Quantum Mechanical Study of Molecular Weight Growth Process by Combination of Aromatic Molecules” Combustion and Flame 126(1/2): 1506-1515 (2001).
  • A. Violi, A. D’Anna, A. D’Alessio, “A modeling evaluation of the effect of chlorine on the formation of particulate matter in combustion” Chemosphere 42(5-7): 463-471 (2001).
  • A. Violi, X. Chen, G. Lindstrom, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, “Validation Web Site: a Collaboratory over the Internet” Proceeding of the 2001 International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS 2001), Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science volume, III-23.
  • A. D’Anna, A. Violi, A. D’Alessio, “Modeling the Rich Combustion of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons” Combustion and Flame 121(3): 418-429 (2000).
  • A. D’Alessio, A. D’Anna, P. Minutolo, L.A. Sgro, A. Violi, “On the Relevance of Surface Growth in Soot Formation in Premixed Flames” Proc. Combust. Inst 28(2): 2547-2554 (2000).
  • A. Violi, A. D’Anna, A. D’Alessio, M. Astarita, B.M. Vaglieco, “Experimental and Modeling Study of Particulate Formation in High-Pressure Diesel-like Conditions, Proc. Combust. Inst. 28(1): 1241-1247 (2000).
  • A. D’Alessio, A. D’Anna, G. Gambi, P. Minutolo, L.A. Sgro, A. Violi, “Combustion-generated nanoparticles” La Chimica e l’Industria 81(8): 1001-1006 (1999).
  • A. Violi, A. D’Anna, A. D’Alessio, “Modeling of particulate formation in combustion and pyrolysis”, Chemical Engineering Science 54(15-16): 3433-3442 (1999).
  • A. D’Anna, A. Violi, “A kinetic model for the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons in premixed laminar flames”, Proc. Combust. Inst. 27: 425-433 (1998).
  • A. Ciajolo, A. D’Anna, R. Barbella, A. Tregrossi, A. Violi, “The effect of temperature on soot inception in premixed ethylene flames” Proc. Combust. Inst. 26(2): 2327-2333 (1996).

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