Timothy H Lee
Education
- B.S., Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
- M.S., Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
- Ph.D., Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
Research Areas
- Fluid Mechanics
Selected Articles in Journals
- Wu, H., T. H. Lee, C. F. Lee, F. Liu, and B. Sun, Optical Soot Measurement of Bio-Butanol Upstream Product, ABE (Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol), under Diesel-Like Conditions, Fuel, 181, 300-309, May 2016.
- Zhang, S., T. H. Lee, H. Wu, J. Pei, W. Wu, and F. Liu, Experimental and Kinetic Study of Component Volumetric Effects on Laminar Flame Speed of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE), Energy and Fuels, 32:5, 6278-6292, April 2018.
- Zhang, S., T. H. Lee, H. Wu, J. Pei, W. Wu, F. Liu, and C. Zhang, Experimental and Kinetic Studies on Laminar Flame Characteristics of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) and Toluene Reference Fuel (TRF) Blends at Atmospheric Pressure, Fuel, 232, 755-768, Nov. 2018.
- Li, G., T. H. Lee, Z. Liu, C. F. Lee, C. Zhang, Effects of Injection Strategies on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Common-Rail Diesel Engine Fueled with Isopropanol-Butanol-Ethanol and Diesel Blends, Renewable Energy, 130, 677-689, Jan. 2019.
- Chen, W. T., Y. Zhang, T. H. Lee, Z. W, B. Si, C. F. Lee, A. Lin, and B. K. Sharma, Renewable Diesel Blendstocks Produced by Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Wet Biowaste, Nature Sustainability, 1, 702-710, 2019.
- Lee, T. H., A. C. Hansen, T. Lee, and G. Li, Effects of Isopropanol-Butanol-Ethanol and Diesel Fuel Blends on Combustion Characteristics in a Constant Volume Chamber, Fuel, 254, 115613, Oct. 2019.
Articles in Conference Proceedings
- Shen, C., T. H. Lee, C.F. Lee, and H. Zhu Effects of EGR Ratios and Injection Timing on Syngas and Diesel Combustion in Diesel Engines, Paper 134477 in Proc. of 2013 Conference of Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics on Combustion, Chongqing, China, Nov. 2013.
- Lin, Y., T. H. Lee, K. Nithyanandan, J. Zhang, Y. Li, and C. F. Lee, Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Combustion Process in a Diesel Engine Fueled with Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol/ Diesel Blends, SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-0737 in 2016 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 2016.
- Lee, T. H., D. C. Kyritsis and C. F. Lee, Modeling of Film Boiling and Film Vaporization on Engine Piston Tops, ASME Paper ICEF2012-92173 in Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Sept. 2012.
- Lee, T. H., G. Li, D. C. Kyritsis, and C. F. Lee, Evaporation and Boiling Investigations of Oil Film on IC Engine Piston Top, Paper 126008 in Proceedings of 2012 Conference of Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics on Multiphase Flow, Xian, China, Oct. 2012.
- Lee, T. H., Y. Lin, H. Wu, L. Meng, A. C. Hansen, and C. F. Lee, Characterization Spray and Combustion Processes of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) in a Constant Volume Chamber, SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-0919 in 2015 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 2015.
- Lee, T. H., Y. Lin, H. Wu, L. Meng, A. C. Hansen, and C. F. Lee, Exploration of Combustion Processes and Spray Characterizations of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) in a Constant Volume Chamber, Paper B3-1-135 in Proceedings of ICLASS 2015, 13th Triennial International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Tainan, Taiwan, August, 2015.
- Lee, T. H., Y. Lin, K. Nithyanandan, A. C. Hansen, and C. F. Lee, Experimental Investigation of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol/Diesel Blends, ASME Paper ICEF2015-1148 in Proceedings of the ASME 2015 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, Houston, TX, November 2015.
- Lee, T. H., Y. Lin, X. Meng, Y. Li., and C. F. Lee, Combustion Characteristics of Acetone, Butanol, and Ethanol (ABE) Blended with Diesel in a Compression-Ignition Engine, SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-0884 in 2016 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 2016.
- Lee, T. H., Y. Lin, X. Meng, Y. Li. et al., Combustion Characteristics of Acetone, Butanol, and Ethanol (ABE) Blended with Diesel in a Compression-Ignition Engine, SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-0884 in 2016 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 2016.
- Lee, T. H., H. Wu, A. C. Hansen, T. Lee, and G. Li, Combustion Study on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of ABE/IBE-Diesel Blends in a Common-Rail Diesel Engine, SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-2321 in 2018 SAE Fuel and Lubricants, Beijing, China, Jan. 2017.
- Lee, T. H., Z. Yang, G. Li, W. Chen, Y. Zhang, T. Lee, A. C. Hansen, Combustion Characteristics of Diesel Blended with HTL in a Constant Volume Chamber, SAE Technical Paper 2019-01-0578 in 2019 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 2019.
Recent Courses Taught
- ME 200 ZJU - Thermodynamics
- ME 270 - Design for Manufacturability
- ME 290 - Seminar
- ME 310 ZJU - Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics
- ME 400 - Energy Conversion Systems
- TSM 262 - Off-Road Equipment Management
- TSM 464 - Engine and Tractor Power