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Publications by UC Davis GATE Fellows from 1999 to 2006


Publications in 2006

  • Brett Williams: "H2 FCV Adoption in California: Mobile Energy Innovations, Early Markets." California Fuel Cell Partnership Working Meeting, June 6 2006.
  • Brett Williams: “H2FCV Adoption In California: Mobile Energy Innovation, Early Markets.” NHA Annual Conference March 12 – 16 2006. Long Beach, CA.
  • Vernon, David R., “Hydrogen Production from Landfill Gas”, Presented at California Environmental Protection Agency work shop on Hydrogen’s Role in Landfill Gas Utilization Workshop, January 11, 2006
  • Vernon, David R., “Understanding the Effects of Reactor Geometry and Scaling through Temperature Profiles in Steam-Reforming Hydrogen Production Reactors,” Masters Thesis, Mechanical and aeronautical Engineering Department, University of California Davis, 2006
  • Vernon, David R., David Davieau, Bryce Dudgeon, Paul Erickson, “Heat Transfer Limitations in Hydrogen Production Via Steam Reformation: The Effect of Reactor Geometry”, Proceedings of the ASME 4th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, 2006. Irvine, CA.
  • Kurani, K.; Turrentine, T.; Heffner, R. (2006) "Narrative Self-Identity and Societal Goals: Automotive Fuel Economy and Global Warming Policy" in A Policy Agenda for Global Climate Change. Canon, J. and Sperling, D., eds. Elsevier Academic Press
  • Yoon, H. C., and P.A. Erickson, "Hydrogen from Coal-derived Methanol via an Autothermal Reformation Process" in Proceedings of the 23rd International Pittsburgh Coal Conference ISBN #: 1-890977-23-3 Paper No. 23-5 pp 1-12 September, 2006.
  • Paul A. Erickson and Chang-hsien Liao, "Heat transfer enhancement of steam-reformation by passive flow disturbance inside the catalyst bed" J. Heat Transfer, 2006 Oct. accepted (under review).
  • Paul A. Erickson and Chang-hsien Liao, “Statistical validation and an empirical model of hydrogen production enhancement found by utilizing passive flow disturbance in the steam-reformation process” J. Experimental thermal and fluid science (under review).
  • Paul A. Erickson and Chang-hsien Liao, “The study of characteristic time as a universal descriptive parameter in steam reformation for hydrogen production processes”, (under review).


Publications in 2005

  • Williams, B., "'Mobile Energy' Innovation and the Early Household Market for Light-Duty, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in California," Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, London, UK, October 5, 2005.
  • Williams, B., "The Early Household Market for Light-Duty, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in California," 2005 Fuel Cell Seminar, Palm Springs, CA, November 18, 2005.
  • Burke, Andrew F., Zach McCaffrey, Marshall Miller, Kirk Collier, Neal Mulligan (2005) Hydrogen Bus Technology Validation Program. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-05-29
  • Heffner, R.; Kurani, K; Turrentine, T. (2005) Effects of Vehicle Image in Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Vehicles. 21st Worldwide Battery, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS-21), Monaco.
  • Erickson, Paul A., David Vernon, Eddie Jordan, Dr. Kirk Collier, and Neal Mulligan, “Low NOx Operation and Recuperation of Thermal and Chemical Energy Through Hydrogen In Internal Combustion Engines”, 16th Annual Hydrogen Conference of the National Hydrogen Association (NHA), 2005 Washington, D.C.
  • Chang-hsien Liao and Paul A. Erickson, "Heat transfer enhancement of steam-reformation by passive flow disturbance inside the catalyst bed" ASME Technical Paper #HT 2005-72043, 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, California, pp. 1-7.


Publications in 2004

  • R.M. Moore, K.H. Hauer, D. Friedman, J. Cunningham, P. Badrinarayanan, S. Ramaswamy, A. Eggert, “A dynamic simulation tool for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles”, Journal of Power Sources, May 2004
  • Williams, B. and B. Finkelor, “Innovative Drivers for Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell-Vehicle Commercialization: Establishing Vehicle-to-Grid Markets,” Proceedings of the 15th Annual NHA Hydrogen Conference, April 2004.
  • Lutsey, Nicholas P., Christie-Joy Brodrick, Daniel Sperling, Carollyn Oglesby (2004) Heavy-Duty Truck Idling Characteristics: Results from a Nationwide Survey. Transportation Research Record (1880), 29 – 38
  • Grupp, David J., Matthew E. Forrest, Pippin G. Mader, Christie-Joy Brodrick, Marshall Miller, Harry A. Dwyer (2004) Design Considerations for a PEM Fuel Cell Powered Truck APU. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-04-16
  • Weinert, J., Lipman, T., Unnasch, S. (2004), “Bridging the Gap Between Transportation and Stationary Power: Hydrogen Energy Stations and their Implications for the Transportation Sector”, pp.20, Transportation Research Board 2005 Annual Conference Proceedings, Washington D.C.
  • Weinert, J. (2004) “The LAX Hydrogen Fueling Station Development: A Historical, Technical, and Economic Overview with a Discussion of the Obstacles Encountered and Lessons Learned”, pp.16, National Hydrogen Association Annual Conference Proceedings, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Dwyer, Harry A., Zach McCaffrey, Marshall Miller (2004) Analysis and Prediction of in-Cylinder NOx Emissions for Lean Burn CNG/H2 Transit Bus Engines. Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Paper Series (2004-01-1994)
  • Burnham, A., A. Burke, K. Collier, M. Forrest, Z. McCaffrey, and M. Miller. 2004. “Hydrogen Bus Technology Validation Program: Analysis and Update,” Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the National Hydrogen Association, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Miller, Marshall; Burke, Andrew; Caldwell, Matthew; Abeles, Ethan; Pedersen, Kenth. “Hydrogen Demand and Supply Analysis for California: Near-term and Long-term.” Part of a California Energy Commission hydrogen infrastructure study, 2004.
  • Matt Caldwell, Poster: “Analysis of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle Scenarios”, UCD Hydrogen Modeling Workshop, June 2004.
  • Parker, Nathan. “Using Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Costs to Estimate Hydrogen Pipeline Costs.” UCD-ITS-RR-04-35. December 2004. This report has about 13,000 downloads from the ITS Website.
  • Burke, Andrew, Marshall Miller and Nathan Parker. “Ultra capacitor Technology: Present and Future Performance and Applications,” presented at the 2004 World Summit on Advanced Capacitors, July 2004.


Publications in 2003

  • Helean, K.B., A. Navrotsky, J. Lian, R.C. Ewing (2003) Thermochemical investigations of zirconolite, pyrochlore and brannerite: Candidate materials for the immobilization of plutonium. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management, v.807, p.297-302.
  • Lian, J., J. Chen, L. Wang, R.C. Ewing, J.M. Farmer, L.A. Boatner and K.B. Helean, (2003) Radiation-induced amorphization of rare-earth titanate pyrochlores. Phys. Rev. B. 68(13), 134107/1-134107/9.
  • Helean, KB; Ushakov, SV; Brown, CE; Navrotsky, A.; Lian, J.; Ewing, RC; Lee, T.; Haire, R. (2003) Enthalpies of formation of cerium zirconate: (Ce,Zr)O2 fluorite and Ce2Zr2O7 pyrochlore, AIP Conference Proceedings; no.673, p.286-7.
  • Lutsey, Nicholas P., Christie-Joy Brodrick, Daniel Sperling, Harry A. Dwyer (2003) Markets for Fuel-Cell Auxiliary Power Units in Vehicles. Transportation Research Record (1842), 118 - 126
  • Lutsey, Nicholas P. (2003) Fuel Cells for Auxiliary Power in Trucks: Requirements, Benefits, and Marketability. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-03-04
  • Kurani, K.; Turrentine, T.; Heffner, R.; Congleton, C. (2003) "Prospecting the Future for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Markets" in The Hydrogen Energy Transition. Canon, J. and Sperling, D., eds. Elsevier Press


Publications in 2002

  • Helean, K.B., A. Navrotsky, E.R. Vance, M.L. Carter, B. Ebbinghaus, O.Krikorian, J. Lian, L.M. Wang and J.G. Catalano (2002) Enthalpies of formation of Ce-pyrochlore, U-pyrochlore and Gd-pyrochlore: three materials relevant to the proposed waste form for excess weapons plutonium. J. Nucl. Mater. 303, 226-239.
  • Helean, K.B. (2002) Thermochemical investigations of zirconolite, pyrochlore and brannerite: three materials relevant to issues of plutonium immobilization. Dissertation. Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Davis, Winter, 2002.
  • Melnick, R.E., Palmore, G.T.R., "Impedance Spectroscopy of the Electro-oxidation of Methanol on Polished Polycrystalline Platinum," J. Phys. Chem. 2002, B, 105, 1012-1025.
  • Melnick, R.E., Palmore, G.T.R., "Time-Dependent Impedance of the Electro-oxidation of Methanol on Polished Polycrystalline Platinum," J. Phys. Chem. B, 2002, 105, 9449-9457.
  • Brodrick, Christie-Joy, Timothy E. Lipman, Mohammad Farshchi, Nicholas P. Lutsey, Harry A. Dwyer, Daniel Sperling, S. W. Gouse, III, D. B. Harris, Foy G. King, Jr. (2002) Evaluation of Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Units for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks. Transportation Research Part D 7 (4), 303 – 315


Publications in 2001

  • A.R. Eggert, D. J. Friedman, S. Ramaswamy, K. Hauer, J. M. Cunningham, R. M. Moore, “Simulated Performance of an Indirect Methanol Fuel Cell System,” SAE 2001 World Conference, Detroit, MI, March 5-8, 2001, Paper Number 2001-01-0544.
  • P. Badrinarayanan, Eggert, A. and Moore, R.M., “Minimizing the Water and Thermal Management Parasitic Loads in Fuel Cell Vehicles”, International Journal of Transport Phenomena, 2001 (Accepted).
  • D. J. Friedman, A. Eggert, “Maximizing the Power Output of an Indirect Methanol PEM Fuel Cell System: Balancing Stack Output and Air Supply/Water and Thermal Management Demands,” SAE 2001 World Conference, Detroit, MI, March 5-8, 2001, Paper Number 2001-01-0535.
  • Karl-Heinz Hauer, A. Eggert, R. M. Moore, S. Ramaswamy, “The Hybridized Fuel Cell Vehicle Model of the University of California, Davis,” SAE 2001 World Conference, Detroit, MI, March 5-8, 2001, Paper Number 2001-01-0543.
  • P. Badrinarayanan, S. Ramaswamy, A. Eggert, R. M. Moore, “Impact of Fuel Cell System Dynamic Operation on Stack Water and Thermal Management,” SAE 2001 World Conference, Detroit, MI, March 5-8, 2001, Paper Number 2001-01-0537.
  • Friedman, David J., Anthony R. Eggert, Paravastu Badrinarayanan, Joshua M. Cunningham (2001) Balancing Stack, Air Supply, and Water/Thermal Management Demands for an Indirect Methanol PEM Fuel Cell System. Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Paper Series (2001-01-0535)
  • Cunningham, J.M., et al, “A Comparison of High Pressure and Low Pressure Operation of PEM Fuel Cell Systems”, SAE paper #2001-01-0538, to be presented at the SAE World Congress, Detroit MI, March 2001.
  • Richard L. Counts. An Integrated Policy for Market Based Elimination of Vehicle Sources of Emissions and Green House Gases University of California, Davis, 2001.
  • R. Counts, R. Dorf, A. Eggert, “Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles: Big Business, Fast Cars, and Clean Air, Counts”, Technology, Humans and Society – Toward a Sustainable World 2001, chapter 22.3
  • Helean, K.B., B. D. Begg, A. Navrotsky, B. Ebbinghaus, W. J. Webber, and R. C. Ewing (2001) Enthalpies of Formation of Gd2(Ti2-xZrx)O7 Pyrochlores. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIV, vol. 663, 157.
  • Brodrick, Christie-Joy; Lutsey, Nicholas P; Keen, Quentin A; Rubins, Daniel I; Wallace, John P; Dwyer, Harry A; 2001. Truck Idling Trends: Results of a Pilot Survey in Northern California. Paper 2001-01-2828.


Publications in 2000

  • A.R. Eggert, D. J. Friedman, K. H. Hauer, R. M. Moore, J. M. Cunningham, S. Ramaswamy, "Simulation and Performance of an Indirect-Methanol PEM Fuel Cell System," Proceedings of the 17th International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, October 15-18, 2000.
  • A.R. Eggert, D. J. Friedman, P. Badrinarayanan, S. Ramaswamy, Karl-Heinz-Hauer, "Characteristics of an Indirect Methanol Fuel Cell System," 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 24-28, July 2000, Paper Number 2000-3040.
  • A.R. Eggert, Badrinarayanan, P., Friedman, D. and Cunningham, J., “Water and Thermal Management of an Indirect Methanol Fuel Cell System for Automotive Applications”, Proc. of the 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - Heat Transfer Division, Ed. J.H. Kim, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, Vol. 1, pp 35-42, 2000.
  • P. Badrinarayanan, A. Eggert, Karl-Heinz Hauer, “Implications of Water and Thermal Management Parameters in the Optimization of an Indirect Methanol Fuel Cell System,” 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 24-28, July 2000, Paper Number 2000-3046.
  • Karl-Heinz Hauer, D. J. Friedman, R. M. Moore, S. Ramaswamy, A. Eggert, P. Badrinarayanan, "Dynamic Response of an Indirect-Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicle," Published in: Fuel Cell Power for Transportation (SP-1425), SAE Paper Number 2000-01-0370, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2000.
  • D. J. Friedman, T. Lipman, A. Eggert, S. Ramaswamy, Karl-Heinz Hauer, “Hybridization: Cost and Efficiency Comparisons for PEM Fuel Cell Vehicles,” Submitted to SAE Future Transportation Technology Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, August 21-23, 2000, SAE Paper Number 2000-01-3078.
  • S. Ramaswamy, M. Sundaresan, A. Eggert, R. M. Moore, “System Dynamics And Efficiency Of The Fuel Processor For An Indirect Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicle,” 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 24-28, July 2000, Paper Number 2000-3048.
  • J. M. Cunningham, M. A. Hoffman, A. R. Eggert, and D .J Friedman, "The Implications of using an Expander (turbine) in an Air System of a PEM Fuel Cell Engine," Proceedings of the 17th International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, October 15-18, 2000.
  • M. Sundaresan, S. Ramaswamy, R.M. Moore, "Steam Reformer/Burner Integration and Analysis for an Indirect Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicle," 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 24-28 July 2000, Paper Number 2000-3047
  • Meena Sundaresan, S. Ramaswamy, R.M. Moore, "Modeling a Catalytic Combustor for a Steam Reformer in a Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicle," Proceedings of the 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL November 5-10, 2000.
  • S. Ramaswamy, M. Sundaresan, R.M. Moore, "Characteristics of the Fuel Processor for an Indirect-Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicle," Proceedings of the 17th International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, October 15-18, 2000.


Publications in 1999