Dr Lionel Christopher Ganippa

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• PhD - Internal Combustion Engines – Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
• ME – Internal Combustion Engine – Anna University, India
• BE – Mechanical Engineering – University of Madras, India
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Member of the Combustion Institute

Academic and Research Career

• 2009 – Senior Lecturer in Internal Combustion Engines, Brunel University
• 2005 – 2009 Lecturer in Internal Combustion Engines, Brunel University
• 2003 – 2005 Post Doctoral Researcher, Division of Laser Physics, Radboud University, The Netherlands
• 1999 – 2003 Researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
• 1994 – 1999 Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University
• 1993 – 1994 Research Assistant, Internal Combustion Engines Laboratory, IIT Madras
• 1991 – 1993 Master of Engineering in Internal Combustion Engines, Anna University
• 1987 – 1991 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Madras University

Administrative Responsibilities

• Course Director and Admissions Tutor for Foundations of Engineering
• Chair Board of Studies for Foundations of Engineering

Research Interests

• Laser diagnostics of in-cylinder combustion and soot processes
• Spray and combustion diagnostics
• Exhaust soot particle characterisation - number size and morphology
• Diesel Engine Combustion and Emissions Control
• Alternative fuels
• Diesel particulate filter
• Sooting characteristics in flames from liquid fuels
• Phenomenological modelling and second law analysis of thermodynamic systems

Current Research

• Principle Investigator of the EPSRC GRANT EP/E050085/1 on the Characterization and Reduction of Nano and Ultra Fine Particulate Emissions from Diesel Engines: A look beyond 2010 Emission Regulations,
• Principle Investigator of the EPSRC CASE Studentship in collaboration with Shell Global Solutions
• Principle Investigator of an Industrial sponsored project on the combustion and emission characteristics of plant oils
• Principle investigator of the Brunel Research Initiative and Enterprise Fund Award
• Co-investigator of the EPSRC GRANT: EP/F058942/1 on the Fundamental Study of the Novel Poppet Valve 2-Stroke Auto-ignition Combustion Engine (2-ACE)
• Principle Investigator of the British Council sponsored UKIERI Research Award on the use of Biofuels for the Development of Low Carbon Emission Engines: Application of Laser Diagnostics and CFD simulations

Teaching

Thermodynamics, Internal Combustion Engines, Aircraft Propulsion

Publications

Journal Papers

(2009) Banerjee, S., Menkiel, B. and Ganippa, LC., Multi-lognormal soot particle size distribution for time-resolved laser induced incandescence in diesel engines, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics 96 (2-3) : 571- 579

(2007) Bougie, B., Ganippa, LC., van Vliet, AP., Meerts, WL., Dam, NJ. and ter Meulen, JJ., Soot particulate size characterization in a heavy-duty diesel engine for different engine loads by laser-induced incandescence, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 31 (1) : 685- 691

(2006) Bougie, B., Ganippa, LC., van Vliet, AP., Meerts, WL., Dam, NJ. and ter Meulen, JJ., In-cylinder particle characterisation by time-resolved laser induced incandescence, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics 83 (3) : 477- 485

(2006) Bougie, B., Ganippa, LC., van Vliet, AP., Meerts, WL., Dam, NJ. and ter Meulen, JJ., Laser-induced incandescence particle size measurements in a heavy-duty diesel engine, Combustion and Flame 145 (3) : 635- 637

(2005) von Berg, E., Edelbauer, W., Alajbegovic, A., Tatschi, R., Volmajer, M., Kegl, B. and Ganippa, LC., Coupled simulations of nozzle flow, primary fuel jet break-up and spray formation, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 127 (4) : 897- 908

(2004) Ganippa, LC., Bark, G., Andersson, S. and Chomiak, J., Cavitation: a contributory factor in the transition from symmetric to asymmetric jets in cross-flow nozzles, Experiments in Fluids 36 (4) : 627- 634

(2003) Ganippa, LC., Andersson, S., Chomiak, J. and Matsson, A., Combustion characteristics of diesel sprays from equivalent nozzles with sharp and rounded inlet geometries, Combustion Science and Technology 175 (6) : 1015- 1032

(2001) Ganippa, LC., Andersson, S. and Chomiak, J., The structure of cavitation and its effect on the spray pattern in a single-hole diesel nozzle, SAE International Papers2001-01-2008

(2000) Ganippa, LC., Andersson, S. and Chomiak, J., Transient measurements of discharge coefficients of diesel nozzles, SAE International Papers2000-01-2788