Wright, Yuri Martin, Dr.

Head of the Engine CRFD group

 

Teaching Activities:

• ”Combustion and Reactive Processes in Energy and Materials Technology” -> Link

 

Projects:
Turbulent Combustion Modelling with Conditional Moment Closure

• Swiss Competence Center for Energy and Mobility (CCEM) - ”NOx Abatement in Diesels: Process Analysis, Optimisation and Impact (NaDiP)” -> Link
• Swiss Federal Office of Energy (BfE) - ” Erweiterung und Validierung der CRFD-Simulation für neue motorische Brennverfahren und Kraftstoffe” -> Link
• CLEVER - ”CLean and Efficient VEhicle Research” -> Link
• Swiss Competence Center for Energy and Mobility (CCEM) - ”Next Generation Exhaust Aftertreatment for Diesel Propulsion Systems (NEADS)” -> Link
• FVV Vorhaben ” Erstellung eines phänomenologischen Modells zur Vorausberechnung des Brennverlaufes von Gasmotoren mit Piloteinspritzung”
• FVV Vorhaben ”Kraftstoffkennzahlen”
• HERCULES-B - ”Higher-Efficiency Engine with Ultra-Low Emissions for Ships” -> Link

 

Publications:

1. Sharifian, L., Wright, Y.M., Boulouchos, K., Elsener, M., Kroecher, O.: “Calibration of a model for the selective catalytic reduction with ammonia including NO oxidation and simulation of NOx reduction over an Fe-zeolite catalyst under highly transient conditions”, Int. J. Engine Research 2012 Link
2. Schlatter, S., Schneider, B., Wright, Y.M. & Boulouchos, K.: “Experimental Study of Ignition and Combustion Characteristics of a Diesel Pilot Spray in a Lean Premixed Methane/Air Charge using a Single Stroke Machine”, SAE Technical Paper No. 2012-01-0825 >> Link to SAE
3. Vandersickel, A., Hartmann, M., Vogels, K., Wright, Y.M., Fikri, M., Starke, R., Schulz, C. & Boulouchos, K. “The autoignition of practical fuels at HCCI conditions: High-pressure shock tube experiments and phenomenological modeling”, accepted for publication in FUEL Link
4. Vandersickel, A., Wright, Y.M., Boulouchos, K., Beck, S. & Bargende, M.: “Experimental Validation of a Global Reaction Model for a Range of Gasolines and Kerosenes under HCCI Conditions”, 10th International Conference on Engines & Vehicles, SAE Technical Paper No. 2011-24-0024, September 2011, Naples, ITALY pdf (1.8 MB) >>Link to SAE
5. Schlatter, S., Wright, Y.M., Schneider, B. and Boulouchos, K.: “3D-CRFD Combustion Modeling of Gas Engines with Pilot Injection”, proceedings of the 7th Dessau Gas Engine Conference, Dessau, Germany, 24th/25th March 2011 pdf (840 KB)
6. L. Sharifian, Y.M. Wright, K. Boulouchos, M. Elsener, O. Kröcher, "Transient simulation of NOx reduction over a Fe-Zeolite catalyst in an NH3-SCR system and study of the performance under different operating conditions", SAE Int. J. Fuels Lubr. 5(1), 370 – 379 pdf (1.2 MB) Link to SAE
7. Vandersickel, A., Wright, Y.M. & Boulouchos, K.: “Global Reaction Model for Technical Fuels in HCCI Applications”, Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Cardiff, UK, 28th June – 1st July 2011 >>.pdf
8. Sharifian L., Wright, Y.M., Boulouchos, K., Kröcher, O. & Elsener, M.: “Simulation of NOx Reduction in an Ammonia-Scr System with an Fe-Zeolite Catalyst and Calibration of Related Parameters”, Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2010-40431, Vancouver BC, Canada, 12th-18th November 2010
9. Vandersickel, A., Wright, Y.M. and Boulouchos, K.: “A global Reaction Model for Practical Fuels in HCCI Applications”, THIESEL 2010 Conference on Thermo- and Fluid Dynamic Processes in Diesel Engines, Valencia, Spain, 14th-17th September 2010
10. Schulz, R., Herrmann, K., von Rotz, B., Hensel, S., Seling, F., Weisser, G., Wright, Y.M., Bolla, M. and Boulouchos, K. (2010): „Assessing the Performance of Spray and Combustion Simulation Tools against Reference Data Obtained in a Spray Combustion Chamber Representative of Large Two-Stroke Diesel Engine Combustion Systems“, CIMAC Congress 2010, Bergen, Norway >>.pdf
11. Wright Y.M., Margari O.-N., Boulouchos K., De Paola G. and Mastorakos E.: "Experiments and simulations of n-heptane spray auto-ignition in a closed combustion chamber at Diesel engine conditions", Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, Volume 84, Number 1, pp. 49 - 78, 2010, >>link
12. Wright Y.M., De Paola G., Mastorakos E., Boulouchos K.: "Multi-dimensional Conditional Moment Closure modelling applied to a heavy-duty common-rail Diesel engine", SAE Int. J. Engines 2(I): 714-726, 2009, >>.pdf (.pdf for LAV-internal access only; link to SAE )
13. Vandersickel A., Schmid A., Wright Y.M., Lämmle C. und Boulouchos K., “Experimental and numerical investigations of a none swirling hollow cone injector”, Ilass Sept. 8-10, 2008, Como Lake, Italy pdf (564 KB)
14. De Paola G., Mastorakos E., Wright Y. M., Boulouchos K.: "Diesel Engine Simulations with Multi-Dimensional Conditional Moment Closure", Combustion Science and Technology, Volume 180, Issue 5, pp. 883 - 899, 2008 >>Link
15. Escher A., Wright Y.M., Boulouchos K.: “Visualisierung, thermo-dynamische Analyse und Simulation von neuen Brennverfahren in einem optisch zugänglichen Versuchsträger”, 11. Tagung „Der Arbeitsprozess des Verbrennungsmotors“, Graz, Austria, 20./21. Sept. 2007 >>.pdf
16. Pizza G., Wright Y.M., Weisser G., Boulouchos K.: “Evaporating and non-evaporating Diesel spray simulation: Comparison between the ETAB and WAVE breakup model”, Int. Journal of Vehicle Design 45, pp. 80-99, 2007 >>Link
17. Wright Y.M.: "Numerical investigation of turbulent spray combustion with Conditional Moment Closure", PhD Thesis, ETH Zürich 2005, >>Diss. ETH No. 16386
18. Wright Y.M., De Paola G., Boulouchos, K., Mastorakos, E.: "Simulations of spray auto-ignition and flame establishment with twodimensional CMC", Combustion and Flame 143, pp. 402-419, 2005 >>Link
19. Weisser G.A., Schulz R., Wright Y.M., Boulouchos K.: “Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Applications for Large Diesel Engine Development”, CIMAC Congress 2004, Kyoto, Japan, 7th – 11th June 2004 >>.pdf
20. Mastorakos E., Markides C., Wright Y.M.: "Hydrogen Autoignition in a Turbulent Duct Flow: Experiments and Modelling", 12th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies, Budapest, Hungary, 2003 >>.pdf
21. Mastorakos E., Wright Y.M.: "Simulations of Turbulent Spray Auto-ignition with Elliptic Conditional Moment Closure", Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Orleans, France, 2003 >>.pdf

 

Presentations and Invited Talks:

• Schmitt, M., Wright, Y.M., Frouzakis, C.E. & Boulouchos, K.: “Multiple-cycle Large Eddy Simulations of a direct injection methane engine”, Swiss Federal Office of Energy Combustion Research Conference, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 28th October, 2011
• Cattin, M., Bolla, M., Wright, Y.M., Boulouchos, K., von Rotz, B., Herrmann, K., Schulz, R., Weisser, G.A.: “Advances in measurements and modeling of the large two-stroke marine engine reference experiment – influence of fuel quality on spray morphology”, International Energy Agency 33rd Task Leader Meeting on Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction in Combustion, Lund, Sweden, 7th – 11th Aug. 2011
• “Large marine engine modelling - From 0.5 litres to 0.5 m3 displacement – three orders of magnitude of spray combustion with Conditional Moment Closure”, Invited talk held at the spring technical meeting 2011 of the Institute of Physics, Combustion physics group, Southampton, UK, 23rd May
• Bolla, M., Wright, Y.M., Boulouchos, K., von Rotz, B. and Herrmann, K.: ”Assessment of various combustion modelling approaches and validation by means of data from a large marine engine reference experiment”, International Energy Agency 32nd Task Leader Meeting on Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction in Combustion, Nara, Japan, 25th-29th July 2010
• Bolla, M., von Rotz, B., Wright, Y.M., Boulouchos, K., Herrmann, K., Schulz, R. and Weisser, G.A.: ”Spray model assessment by means of high-speed imaging data from a novel marine Diesel reference experiment”, International Energy Agency 31st Task Leader Meeting on Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction in Combustion, Lake Louise, Canada, 19th-25th Sept. 2009
• Vandersickel, A., Wright, Y.M. and Boulouchos, K.: ”Towards a lumped reaction model for future 'designer' fuels”, International Energy Agency 31st Task Leader Meeting on Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction in Combustion, Lake Louise, Canada, 19th-25th Sept. 2009
• Wright Y.M., De Paola G., Mastorakos E., Boulouchos K.: ”Multi-dimensional Conditional Moment Closure modelling applied to a heavy-duty common-rail Diesel engine”, SAE World Congress, Detroit, 20th-23rd April 2009
• ”State-of the art combustion modeling with Conditional Moment Closure”, Invited presentation held at the cd-adapco European I.C. Engine workshop, London, 25th March 2009 and the cd-adapco North American I.C. Engine workshop, Novi, Detroit, 24th April 2009
• ”Modelling of auto-ignition and turbulent spray combustion with Conditional Moment Closure”, Invited Seminar at ALSTOM Switzerland, Birr, Switzerland, 27th Nov. 2008
• Escher A., Wright Y.M., Boulouchos K.: ”Visualisierung, thermo-dynamische Analyse und Simulation von neuen Brennverfahren in einem optisch zugänglichen Versuchsträger”, 11. Tagung „Der Arbeitsprozess des Verbrennungsmotors”, Graz, Austria, 20th/21st Sept. 2007
• De Paola, G., Wright, Y.M., Boulouchos, K. and Mastorakos, E.: ”Diesel Engine Simulation
  with multi-dimensional Conditional Moment Closure”, 5th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Monastir, Tunisia, 9th-13th Sept. 2007
  Richardson, E. and Mastorakos, E.: ”Conditional Moment Closure Modelling for Spark ignition in a turbulent n-Heptane Spray”, held on behalf of Richardson, E. and Mastorakos, E. at the 5th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Monastir, Tunisia, 9th-13th Sept. 2007
• Mastorakos, E., Wright, Y.M. and Boulouchos, K.: ”n-Heptane Spray Combustion Simulation with Conditional Moment Closure”, cd-adapco 12th European User Conference, London, 15th/16th March 2004
• Wright, Y.M., Boulouchos, K. and Mastorakos, E.: ”n-Heptane Spray Combustion Simulation with Conditional Moment Closure”, ERCOFTAC Swiss Pilot Centre joint annual meeting, Paul Scherer Institute, Switzerland, 26th May 2003