Prof Thanos Megaritis

Academic and Professional Qualifications/Memberships

• PhD, DIC, Internal Combustion Engines, Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
• Dipl Ing Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• EurIng(FEANI)
• Chartered Engineer, CEng
• Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, FIMechE - Member of IMechE Academic Assessment Committee (AAC) and IMechE Professional Review Committee Industrial Advisor
• Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (MSAE), Member of SAE International Combustion and Fuels Committee
• Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Member of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy
• Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece

Academic Career

• 2011 to date. Professor in Internal Combustion Engines, Brunel University
• 2005-2011. Senior Lecturer/Reader in Internal Combustion Engines, Brunel University
• 1999-2005. Lecturer in Thermofluids, Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham
• 1994-1998. Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College London

Academic Responsibilities

• Course Director, MSc in Automotive and Motorsport Engineering
• Industrial Training Tutor
• Member of the School Engineering and Design Placements and Employability Committee
• Member of the University Placement & Careers Forum

Research Interests

Internal Combustion Engines: Combustion and Emissions Control, Fuel Treatment (incl. Fuel Reforming for Hydrogen Generation), Alternative Fuels, Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment.

Research Projects

• Principal investigator, ‘Micro-explosion of Fuel Blends in Low Carbon Diesel Engines: Experimental and Modelling Study’ (more details)
• Principal investigator, ‘Clean Low Carbon Vehicles - Combustion with Simultaneous Nitrogen and Hydrogen Enrichment’ (more details)
• Co-Investigator, ‘A Feasibility Study of the New Concept Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) System for Low Carbon Vehicles’ (more details)
• Principal investigator, ‘Novel Compact Aftertreatment Systems for Simultaneous Reduction of Diesel Engine NOx, PM, CO and HC Emissions’ (more details)
• Principal investigator, ‘Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration with On-Board Produced Hydrogen-Rich Gas’ (more details)
• Co-Investigator, ‘CHASE - Controlled Homogeneous Autoignition Supercharged Engine’ (EPSRC/DTI Link Project, Foresight Vehicle Programme, 2004-2007)
• Co-Investigator, ‘Bio-fuels for Clean and Efficient Engines, Enabling Controlled Autoignition Combustion Technology by Fuel Reforming’ (The Carbon Trust, 2003-2004)
• Co-Investigator, ‘CHARGE- Controlled Homogeneous Auto-ignition Reformed Gas Engine’ (EPSRC/DTI Link Project, Foresight Vehicle Programme, 2002-2004)
• Principal investigator, ‘Exhaust Gas Fuel Reforming of Bio-Diesel Fuel Mixtures for Reduced Environmental Impact’ (more details)

Teaching

Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Internal Combustion Engines

Publications

Journal Papers

(2010) Tsolakis, A., Torbati, R., Megaritis, A. and Abu-Jrai, A., Low-Load Dual-Fuel Compression Ignition (CI) Engine Operation with an On-Board Reformer and a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst: Effects on Engine Performance and Emissions, Energy and Fuels 24 302- 308

(2009) McWilliam, L. and Megaritis, A., Experimental investigation of the effect of combined hydrogen and diesel combustion on the particulate size distribution from a high speed direct injection diesel engine, International Journal of Vehicle Design 50 (1-4) : 107- 123

(2009) Abu-Jrai, A., Rodríguez-Fernández, J., Tsolakis, A., Megaritis, A., Theinnoi, K., Cracknell, RF. and Clark, RH., Performance, combustion and emissions of a diesel engine operated with reformed EGR. Comparison of diesel and GTL fuelling, Fuel 88 (6) : 1031- 1041

(2008) Tsolakis, A., Megaritis, A. and Yap, D., Application of exhaust gas fuel reforming in diesel and homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines fuelled with biofuels, Energy 33 (3) : 462- 470

(2008) Abu-Jrai, A., Tsolakis, A., Theinnoi, K., Megaritis, A. and Golunski, SE., Diesel exhaust-gas reforming for H-2 addition to an aftertreatment unit, Chemical Engineering Journal 141 (1-3) : 290- 297

(2008) Megaritis, A., Yap, D. and Wyszynski, ML., Effect of inlet valve timing and water blending on bioethanol HCCI combustion using forced induction and residual gas trapping, Fuel 87 (6) : 732- 739

(2007) Megaritis, A., Yap, D. and Wyszynski, ML., Effect of water blending on bioethanol HCCI combustion with forced induction and residual gas trapping, Energy 32 (12) : 2396- 2400

(2007) Tsolakis, A., Megaritis, A., Wyszynski, ML. and Theinnoi, K., Engine performance and emissions of a diesel engine operating on diesel-RME (rapeseed methyl ester) blends with EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), Energy 32 (11) : 2072- 2080

(2007) Xu, HM., Myszynski, ML., Megaritis, A., Yap, D., Wilson, T., Qiao, J., Richardson, S., Golunski, S. and Peucheret, S., Research on expansion of operating windows of controlled homogeneous auto-ignition engines, International Journal of Engine Research 8 (1) : 29- 40

(2007) Abu-Jrai, A., Tsolakis, A. and Megaritis, A., The influence of H2 and CO on diesel engine combustion characteristics, exhaust gas emissions, and after treatment selective catalytic NOx reduction, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 32 (15) : 3565- 3571

(2006) Abu-Jrai, A., Tsolakis, A., Theinnoi, K., Cracknell, R., Megaritis, A., Wyszynski, ML. and Golunski, SE., Effect of gas-to-liquid diesel fuels on combustion characteristics, engine emissions, and exhaust gas fuel reforming. Comparative study, Energy and Fuels 20 (6) : 2377- 2384

(2006) Yap, D., Peucheret, SM., Megaritis, A., Wyszynski, ML. and Xu, H., Natural gas HCCI engine operation with exhaust gas fuel reforming, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 (5) : 587- 595

Conference Papers

(2010) Yang, C., Theinnoi, K., Hemmings, S., Megaritis, A., Tsolakis, A. and Zhao, H., Periodically Regenerating Diesel Particulate Filter with Hydrogen Addition: Towards a Fuel Reformer – Diesel Engine Aftertreatment System, FISITA 2010 World Automotive Congress, Paper F2010-A-116

(2010) Theinnoi, K., Gill, SS., Tsolakis, A., Wyszynski, ML., Megaritis, A., Yang, C. and Harrison, R., Fuel Efficient, Continuously Regenerating Diesel Particulate Filter with On-board Hydrogen Production: Towards a Fuel Reformer – Diesel Engine Aftertreatment System, FISITA 2010 World Automotive Congress, Paper F2010-A-125

(2009) Leung, P., Tsolakis, A., Wyszynski, ML., Rodríguez-Fernández, J. and Megaritis, A., Performance, Emissions and Exhaust-Gas Reforming of an Emulsified Fuel: a Comparative Study with Conventional Diesel Fuel, SAE International Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Congress,, SAE Paper No. 2009-01-1809

(2009) Yang, C., Zhao, H. and Megaritis, A., In-cylinder studies of CAI Combustion with Negative Valve Overlap and Simultaneous Chemiluminescence Analysis, SAE World Congress 2009, SAE Paper No.2009-01-1103

(2009) Yang, C., Zhao, H. and Megaritis, A., Investigation of CAI Combustion with Positive Valve Overlap and Enlargement of CAI Operating, SAE World Congress 2009, SAE Paper No.2009-01-1104

(2008) McWilliam, L., Megaritis, A. and Zhao, H., Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Combined Hydrogen and Diesel Combustion on the Emissions of a HSDI Diesel Engine, SAE International Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Congress, SAE Paper No. 2008-01-1787

(2007) Tsolakis, A., Abu-Jrai, A., Theinnoi, K., Wyszynski, ML., Hu, HM., Megaritis, A., Cracknell, R., Golunski, SE. and Peucheret, SM., Exhaust Gas Fuel Reforming for IC Engines using Diesel Type Fuels, , SAE Transactions, Vol. 116, Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, pp 720-725, SAE Paper No. 2007-01-2044

Book Chapters

(2010) Megaritis, A., Tsolakis, A., Golunski, SE. and Wyszynski, ML., 'Fuel reforming for Diesel Engines',. In: Zhao, H. ed. Advanced Direct Injection Combustion Engine Technologies and Development: Diesel engines. -