Dr. Ran Sui 隋然

Dr. Ran Sui 隋然

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Dr. Ran Sui is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Prior to Missouri S&T, Dr. Sui was a staff scientist at Princeton University, where he currently holds a visiting appointment. Dr. Sui received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich in 2017.

Aiming at the utilization of environment-friendly and alternative fuels in future power generation, fuel processing and emission control, Dr. Sui’s major research activities include catalytic combustion, coupling of hetero-/homogeneous thermochemical processes, and the related computational methods and experimental diagnostics. His research has been honored by several awards, including a Distinguished Paper Award from the Combustion Institute.

Dr. Sui teaches courses in Thermodynamics (undergraduate level) and Combustion Theory (graduate level).

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Interests
  • Reacting Flows and Combustion
  • Catalysis in Energy Systems
  • Hetero-/homogeneous Thermochemical Processes
Education

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2017

    ETH Zürich, Switzerland

  • M.Sc. in Computational Science, 2013

    Technische Universität München, Germany

  • B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, 2010

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Academic Appointments

 
 
 
 
 
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Jan 2021 – Present Rolla, MO, USA
 
 
 
 
 
Associate Research Scholar
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
Sep 2020 – Dec 2020 Princeton, NJ, USA
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
Apr 2018 – Sep 2020 Princeton, NJ, USA

Journal Publications

Homogeneous ignition of H2/CO/O2/N2 mixtures over palladium at pressures up to 8 bar
R. Sui, J. Mantzaras, C.K. Law, R. Bombach, M. Khatoonabadi, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(4), 6473-6482, 2021
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Heterogeneous and homogeneous combustion of fuel-lean C3H8/O2/N2 mixtures over rhodium at pressures up to 6 bar
J. Mantzaras, R. Sui, C.K. Law, R. Bombach, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(4), 6473-6482, 2021
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Effects of radiation reabsorption on laminar NH3/H2/air flames
S. Zheng, H. Liu, R. Sui, B. Zhou, Q. Lu, Combustion and Flame, in press, 2021
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Self-turbulization in cellularly unstable laminar flames
Z. Liu, V.R. Unni, S. Chaudhuri, R. Sui, C.K. Law, A. Saha, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 917, A53, 2021
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Effects of C2H2 and C2H4 radiation on soot formation in ethylene/air diffusion flames
S. Zheng, Y. Yang, R. Sui, Q. Lu, Applied Thermal Engineering, 183(1), 116194, 2021
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Effects of Acetylene Addition to the Fuel Stream on Soot Formation and Flame Properties in an Axisymmetric Laminar Coflow Ethylene/Air Diffusion Flame
X. Xie, S. Zheng, R. Sui, Z. Luo, S. Liu, J.-L. Consalvi, ACS Omega, 6(15), 10371–10382, 2021
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A review on the applications of non-gray gas radiation models in multi-dimensional systems
S. Zheng, R. Sui, Y. Sun, Y. Yang, Q. Lu, ES Energy & Environment, 12, 2021
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Coupled reaction mechanism reduction for the hetero-/homogeneous combustion of syngas over platinum
R. Sui, W. Liang, J. Mantzaras, C.K. Law, Combustion and Flame, 214, 37-46, 2020
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Kinetic interactions between H2 and CO in catalytic oxidation over PdO
R. Sui, W. Liang, L. Zhang, J. Mantzaras, C.K. Law, Combustion and Flame, 211, 270-280, 2020
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On band lumping, radiation reabsorption, and high-pressure effects in laminar flame propagation
S. Zheng, R. Sui, W. Liang, H. Zhou, C.K. Law, Combustion and Flame, 221, 86-93, 2020
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Temperature and emissivity measurements from combustion of pine wood, rice husk and fir wood using flame emission spectrum
S. Zheng, Y. Yang, X. Li, H. Liu, W. Yan, R. Sui, Q. Lu, Fuel Processing Technology, 204, 106423, 2020
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Hetero-/homogeneous combustion of fuel-lean CH4/O2/N2 mixtures over PdO at elevated pressures
R. Sui, J. Mantzaras, E. Es-sebbar, R. Bombach, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37(4), 5465-5472, 2019
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H2 and CO heterogeneous kinetic coupling during combustion of H2/CO/O2/N2 mixtures over rhodium
R. Sui, J. Mantzaras, R. Bombach, Combustion and Flame, 202, 292-302, 2019
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An improved full-spectrum correlated-k-distribution model for non-gray radiative heat transfer in combustion gas mixtures
S. Zheng, R. Sui, Y. Yang, Y. Sun, H. Zhou, Q. Lu, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 114, 104566, 2019
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Experimental and numerical investigation of fuel-lean H2/CO/air and H2/CH4/air catalytic microreactors
R. Sui, E. Es-sebbar, J. Mantzaras, N.I. Prasianakis, Combustion Science and Technology, 190(2), 336-362, 2018
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A comparative experimental and numerical investigation of the heterogeneous and homogeneous combustion characteristics of fuel-rich methane mixtures over rhodium and platinum
R. Sui, J. Mantzaras, R. Bombach, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(3), 4313- 4320, 2017 ***Distinguished Paper Award of the Combustion Institute***
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Hetero-/homogeneous combustion of fuel-lean methane/oxygen/nitrogen mixtures over rhodium at pressures up to 12 bar
R. Sui, J. Mantzaras, R. Bombach, A. Denisov, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(3), 4321-4328, 2017
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Homogeneous ignition during fuel-rich H2/O2/N2 combustion in platinum-coated channels at elevated pressures
R. Sui, E. Es-sebbar, J. Mantzaras, R. Bombach, Combustion and Flame, 180, 184-195, 2017
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Impact of gaseous chemistry in H2-O2-N2 combustion over platinum at fuel-lean stoichiometries and pressures of 1.0-3.5 bar
R. Sui, J. Mantzaras, E. Es-sebbar, M.A. Safi, R. Bombach, Energy & Fuels, 31(10), 11448-11459, 2017
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Combustion stability and hetero-/homogeneous chemistry interactions for fuel-lean hydrogen/air mixtures in platinum-coated microchannels
R. Sui, J. Mantzaras, Combustion and Flame, 173, 370-386, 2016
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An experimental and numerical investigation of the combustion and heat transfer characteristics of hydrogen-fueled catalytic microreactors
R. Sui, N.I. Prasianakis, J. Mantzaras, N. Mallya, J. Theile, D. Lagrange, M. Freiss, Chemical Engineering Science, 141, 214-230, 2016
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