All Publications

Propulsion Publications

• High Performance Hybrid Rocket Colloidal Dispersion Propellants, J.D. Mathews, T.L. Pourpoint, J.R. Gabl, AIAA 2018-4662.
• Hypergolic Ignition and Relights of a Paraffin-based Hybrid Grain, A. Benhidjeb—Carayon, J. Gabl, T.L. Pourpoint, AIAA 2018-4661.
• Demonstration and Characterization of Particle Streak Velocimetry in Supersonic Nozzle Flows, J.D. Willits, T.L. Pourpoint, AIAA 2018-4471.
• Time Resolved Flame Temperature Measurements Using a Streak Camera Spectrometer, M. Orth, R. Orth, J. Gabl, A. Satija, J. Hayashi, F. Akamatsu, R. Lucht, T. Pourpoint, Western States Section of the Combustion Institute – Spring 2018 Meeting, Hosted by Oregon State University, March 25-27, 2018.
• Measurement of Linear Growth of Self-Excited Instabilities in an Idealized Rocket Combustor, M.R. Orth, C. Vodney, T. Liu, W.Z. Hallum, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, AIAA 2018-1185.
• Reactive Colloidal Dispersions for High Performance Hybrid Propulsion, J. Mathews, J. Gabl, T.L. Pourpoint, AIAA 2017-5049.
• Hypergolicity of Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen with Solid Fuels for Hybrid Rocket Application, A. Benhidjeb—Carayon, J. Gabl, T.L. Pourpoint, AIAA 2017-4848.
• Development of Particle Streak Velocimetry with a Cold Flow Supersonic Nozzle, J. Willits, T.L. Pourpoint, AIAA 2017-4680.
• Experimental Determination of the Speed of Sound for Supercritical Kerosene, A. Pons Lorente, J. Humble, A. Porro Carvalhar, T.L. Pourpoint, AIAA 2017-5074.
• Freezing Point Depression and its Effects on Density and Ignition Delay of Triethylamine Borane, P. B. Venkatesh, C. Back, A. Liberman, T.L. Pourpoint, AIAA 2017-5071.
• Turbopump Design, Build, and Testing at Purdue University, E. Abdou, A. Porro Carvalhar, J. Harry, P. Juangphanich, M. Klein, Cis De Maesschalck, B. McGuire, S. Otto, S. Olsavsky, A. VanWye, R. White, D. Stechmann, T.L. Pourpoint. AIAA 2017-0300.
• Performance and Flame Visualization of Dicyclopentadiene/GOX Rocket Propellants with Metal Hydride Additives, S.C. Shark, C.R. Zaseck, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, S.D. Heister, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Publication Date (online): April 15, 2016. DOI: 10.2514/1.B35853.
• Development and Characterization of Hypergolic Propellants at Purdue University, T.L. Pourpoint, Proceedings of the AJCPP2016, Asian Joint Conference on Propulsion and Power, March 16-19, 2016, Sunport Hall Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. AJCPP2016-038.
• Design and Analysis of a High-Pressure Turbopump at Purdue University, D. Stechmann, C. Sese, R. Duvvur, Y. Huang, M. Bilyeu, D. Goldberg, M. King, A. Zhang, T.L. Pourpoint, 51^st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, FL, July 2015, AIAA 2015-4216.
• Effect of Water and Humidity on Hypergolic Propellant Ignition Delay, N. Zarbo, H. Belal, T.L. Pourpoint, 51^st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, FL, July 2015, AIAA 2015-3867.
• FTIR Analysis of Triethylamine Borane and White Fuming Nitric Acid Gaseous Combustion Products, A.W. Mugenda, O. Busari, A. Benhidjeb-Carayon, T.L. Pourpoint, 51^st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, FL, July 2015, AIAA 2015-3755.
• 3D Printer for Paraffin Based Hybrid Rocket Fuel Grains, M. Creech, A. Crandell, N. Eisenhauer, S. Marx, T. Busari, A. Link, J. Gabl, T.L. Pourpoint, 53^rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2015, AIAA 2015-0924.
• Characterization of Ethylenediamine Bisborane as a Hypergolic Hybrid Rocket Fuel Additive, M.A. Pfeil, J.D. Dennis, S.F. Son, S.D. Heister, T. L. Pourpoint, and P.V. Ramachandran, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 365-372. DOI: 10.2514/1.B35386. Jan. 2015. 
• Amine-boranes: Green Hypergolic Fuels with Consistently Low Ignition Delays, P.V Ramachandran, A.S. Kulkarni, M.A. Pfeil, J.D. Dennis, J.D. Willits, S.D. Heister, S.F. Son, T.L. Pourpoint, Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 20, No 51, pp. 16869-16872. Nov. 2014.
• Solid Fuel Regression Rates and Flame Characteristics in an Opposed Flow Burner, S.C. Shark, C.R. Zaseck, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 1675-1682. DOI: 10.2514/1.B35249. Nov. 2014.
• Combustion Characterization of Amine Borane Hypergolic Propellants, J.D. Willits, J.D. Dennis, A.S. Kulkarni, P.V. Ramachandran, T.L. Pourpoint, 50^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July 2014, AIAA 2014-3884.
• High-repetition Rate Three Dimensional OH Imaging using Scanned Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence System for Multiphase Combustion, K.Y. Cho, A. Satija, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, and R.P. Lucht, Applied Optics, Vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 316-326, DOI: 10.1364/AO.53.000316. Jan. 2014.
• Performance of Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)/H₂O₂ Based Hybrid Rocket Motors with Metal Hydride Fuel Additives, S.C. Shark, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, S.D. Heister, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 1122-1129., DOI: 10.2514/1.B34867. Sept. – Oct. 2013.
• Hybrid Rocket Design/Build/Test Course at Purdue University, E. Miklaszewski, J. Dadson, D. Fox, D. Kees, L. Larson, J. Rideout, J. Stevens, T.L. Pourpoint, 49^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, San Jose, California, July 14 – July 17 2013, AIAA 2013-4104.
• Design and Validation of a Bomb Reactor for Liquid Hypergolic Propellants, J.D. Dennis, S.F. Son, T.L. Pourpoint, 49^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, San Jose, California, July 14 – July 17 2013, AIAA 2013-4018.
• Performance of Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)/Gaseous Oxygen Based Hybrid Rocket Propellants with Pyrophoric Fuel Additives, S.C. Shark, C.R. Zaseck, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, S.D. Heister, 49^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, San Jose, California, July 14 – July 17 2013, AIAA 2013-3966.
• Experimental Study of Impingement and Reaction of Hypergolic Droplets, J. Forness, T.L. Pourpoint, S.D. Heister, 49^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, San Jose, California, July 14 – July 17 2013, AIAA 2013-3772.
• Time-Resolved 3D OH Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence System for Multiphase Combustion, K.Y. Cho, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, and R.P. Lucht, 8^th U. S. National Combustion Meeting. Combustion Institute, 2013.
• Presentation: In-Situ Characterization of Magnesium Hydride Thermal Properties, J. Dadson, T. Voskuilen, T.L. Pourpoint, International Conference and Exhibition, June 16-19, 2013, Vancouver, Canada.
• Microexplosion Investigation of Organic MMH Gel Droplet with 5 kHz OH PLIF, K.Y. Cho, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, R.P. Lucht, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2013, Online, DOI: 10.2514/1.B34853.
• The Dependence of Nanoscale Aluminum and Water Propellant Combustion on pH and Rheology, D.E. Kittell, L.J. Groven, T.R. Sippel, T. L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 185, no. 5, 2013. DOI:10.1080/00102202.2012.759948.
• Combustion of Nanoaluminum and Water Propellants: Effect of Equivalence Ratio and Safety/Aging Characterization, T.S. Sippel, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, Vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 56–66, 2013. DOI: 10.1002/prep.201200143.
• Gelled MMH Hypergolic Droplet Investigation, Y. Solomon, S.J. DeFini, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2013, Vol.29, pp. 79-86, 10.2514/1.B34634.
• Investigation into the Hypergolic Ignition Mechanisms Initiated by Low Weber Number Collisions, E.M. Dambach, Y. Solomon, S.D. Heister, T.L. Pourpoint, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2013, Vol. 29, pp. 331-338, 10.2514/1.B34627.
• Rheological Characterization of Monomethylhydrazine Gels, J.D. Dennis, T.D. Kubal, S.F. Son, O. Campanella, T.L. Pourpoint, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2013, Vol. 29, pp. 313-320, 10.2514/1.B34611.
• Combustion of Micron-Aluminum and Hydrogen Peroxide Propellants, C.R. Zaseck, S.F. Son, T.L. Pourpoint, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 160, no. 1, pp.184–190, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2012.10.001.
• Critical Ignition Criteria for Monomethylhydrazine and Red Fuming Nitric Acid in an Impinging Jet Apparatus, J.D. Dennis, S.F. Son, T.L. Pourpoint, 48^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Atlanta, Georgia, July 29 - Aug. 1, 2012, AIAA-2012-4325.
• Evaluation of Paraffin-Based Fuel Strengthening Methods, C.R. Zaseck, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, 48^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Atlanta, Georgia, July 29 - Aug. 1, 2012, AIAA-2012-3963.
• Feasibility Study and Demonstration of an Aluminum and Ice Solid Propellant, T.L. Pourpoint, T. Wood, M. Pfeil, J. Tsohas and S. Son, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, vol. 2012, Article ID 874076, 11 pages, 2012.
• Temperature Estimations in the Near-Flame Field Resulting from Hypergolic Ignition using Thin Filament Pyrometry, E.M. Dambach, B.A. Rankin, T.L. Pourpoint, S.D. Heister, Rankin, T.L. Pourpoint, S.D. Heister, Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 184, no. 2, pp. 205-223, 2012.
• Experimental and Theoretical Performance of High Pressure Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyst Beds, R.A. Blank, T.L. Pourpoint, S.E. Meyer, S.D. Heister, W.E. Anderson, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2012, Vol.28, pp. 912-917, 10.2514/1.B34432.
• Further Development of an Aluminum and Water Solid Rocket Propellant, D. Kittell, T.L. Pourpoint, S. Son, 47^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 31 - Aug. 3, 2011, AIAA-2011-6137.
• High Repetition Rate OH Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence of Gelled Propellant Droplet, K. Cho, R. Lucht, S. Son, T.L. Pourpoint, 47^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 31 - Aug. 3, 2011, AIAA-2011-5792.
• Frozen Aluminum and Hydrogen Peroxide Strand Burning Experiments Using Thermoelectric Propellant Temperature Conditioning, T. Sippel, C. Zaseck, T.L. Pourpoint, S Son, 47^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 31 - Aug. 3, 2011, AIAA-2011-5793.
• Ignition of Gelled Monomethylhydrazine and Red Fuming Nitric Acid in an Impinging Jet Apparatus, J. Dennis, T.L. Pourpoint, S. Son, 47^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 31 - Aug. 3, 2011, AIAA-2011-5706.
• Gelled MMH Hypergolic Droplet Investigation, Y. Solomon, S. Jo DeFini, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, 47^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 31 - Aug. 3, 2011, AIAA-2011-5705.
• Development of Reduced Toxicity Hypergolic Propellants, R. Mahakali, F. Kuipers, A. Yan, W.E. Anderson, T.L. Pourpoint, 47^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 31 - Aug. 3, 2011, AIAA-2011-5631.
• Theoretical Performance Analysis of Metal Hydride Fuel Additives for Rocket Propellant Applications, S. Shark, T. Sippel, S. Son, S. Heister, T.L. Pourpoint, 47^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 31 - Aug. 3, 2011, AIAA-2011-5556.
• Identifying and Characterizing Gelling Systems for Development of Suitable Hypergolic Gels, J. Dennis, C. Fineman, C. Yoon, P. Santos, T. Pourpoint, S. Son, S. Heister, O. Campanella, 4^th European Conference for Aerospace Sciences (EUCASS), July 4-8, 2011.
• Hypergolic Ignition of Metal Hydride-Based Fuels with Hydrogen Peroxide, T.R. Sippel, S.C. Shark, M.C. Hinkelman, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, S.D. Heister, 7^th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, March 20-23, 2011.
• High Repetition Rate OH Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence of Gelled Propellant Droplet, K.Y. Cho, T.D. Hedman, A. Satija, R.P. Lucht, S.F. Son, T.L. Pourpoint, 7^th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, March 20-23, 2011.
• Rheological Characterization of Hydroxypropylcellulose -Monomethylhydrazine and Silica – Red Fuming Nitric Acid Gels, T.D. Kubal, R. Arnold, T.L. Pourpoint, O.H. Campanella, W.E. Anderson, 46^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Nashville, TN, AIAA 2010-7140.
• Ignition of Advanced Hypergolic Propellants, E.M. Dambach, K.Y. Cho, T.L. Pourpoint, S.D. Heister, 46^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Nashville, TN, AIAA 2010-6984.
• Detailed Characterization of Al/Ice Propellants, T.L. Pourpoint, T.R. Sippel, C. Zaseck, T.D. Wood, S.F. Son, G.A. Risha, R.A. Yetter, 46^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Nashville, TN, AIAA 2010-6905.
• Aspects of Monomethylhydrazine and Red Fuming Nitric Acid Ignition, T.D. Kubal, E.M. Dambach, S.F. Son, W.E. Anderson, T.L. Pourpoint, 46^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Nashville, TN, AIAA 2010-6902.
• Combustion of Aluminum and Ice Propellants: New Formulations for Improved Processing, Performance and Cost, T.R. Sippel, C.R. Zaseck, T.D. Wood, T.L. Pourpoint, S.F. Son, Proceedings of the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute 2010 Technical Meeting, Champaign, IL, March 2010.
• Feasibility Studies of Nano-scale Aluminum and Ice Mixtures as a Refrigerated Solid Propellant, T.D. Wood, M.A. Pfeil, T.L. Pourpoint , J. Tsohas, S.F. Son, T.L. Connell, G.A. Risha, R.A. Yetter, 45^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Denver, CO, Aug. 2-5, 2009, AIAA-2009-4890.
• Calibration of an Impinging Jet Injector Suitable for Liquid and Gelled Hypergolic Propellants, M.D. James, T.D. Kubal, S.F. Son, W.E. Anderson, T.L. Pourpoint, 45^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Denver, CO, Aug. 2-5, 2009, AIAA-2009-4882.
• Aluminum-ICE (ALICE) Propellants for Hydrogen Generation and Propulsion, G. Risha, T. Connell, R. Yetter, V. Yang, T. Wood, M. Pfeil, T.L. Pourpoint, S. Son, 45^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Denver, CO, Aug. 2-5, 2009, AIAA-2009-4877.
• Hypergolic Reaction Mechanisms of Catalytically Promoted Fuels with Rocket Grade Hydrogen Peroxide, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 179, no. 10, pp. 2107-2133, 2007.
• Experimental Study of Flow Processes and Performance of a High Pressure Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyst Bed, R.A. Blank, T.L. Pourpoint, S.E. Meyer, 43^rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Cincinnati, OH, July 8-11, 2007, AIAA-2007-5469.
• Propulsion Test Facilities at the Purdue University Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, T.L. Pourpoint, S.E. Meyer, C.M. Ehresman, 43^rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Cincinnati, OH, July 8-11, 2007, AIAA-2007-5333.
• Imaging Flashing Injection of Acetone at Jet Engine Augmentor Conditions, K. Lucas, C. Tseng, T.L. Pourpoint, R. Lucht, W.E. Anderson, 45^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 8-11, 2007, AIAA-2007-1182.
• Liquid Phase Mixing of Catalytically Promoted Fuels with Rocket Grade Hydrogen Peroxide, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, 8^th International Hydrogen Peroxide Propulsion Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, September 2005.
• Environmental Effects on Hypergolic Ignition, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, 41^st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, AZ, July 10-13, 2005, AIAA-2005-3581.
• Development of the Purdue University Integrated Gas Turbine Combustion Facility, S.E. Meyer, T.L. Pourpoint, 41^st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, AZ, July 10-13, 2005, AIAA-2005-3899.
• Hypergolic Ignition of Catalytically Promoted Fuels with Rocket Hydrogen Peroxide, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, European Conference for Aerospace Sciences (EUCASS), Moscow, Russia, July 4-7, 2005.
• Physical and Chemical Processes Controlling Fuel Droplet Ignition, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, 40^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 11-14, 2004, AIAA-2004-4009.
• A Design, Build, Test Course in Rocket Combustors, T. Martin, Y. Yu, J. Gedmark, T.L. Pourpoint, W.E. Anderson, 39^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, AL, July 20-23, 2003, AIAA-2003-4499.
• Novel Organometallic Propellants for Hypergolic Applications, T.L. Pourpoint, J.J. Rusek, 5^th International Hydrogen Peroxide Propulsion Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, September 2002.

Energy Conversion Publications

• Organic Acid–Promoted Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane under Strained Conditions, T.B. Groom, M.P. Drolet, J. Gabl, T.L. Pourpoint, AIAA 2018-4800
• Heat exchanger selection and design analyses for metal hydride heat pump systems, A. Mazzucco, T.G. Voskuilen, E.L. Waters, T.L. Pourpoint, M. Rokni, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 41, No. 7, pp. 4198–4213. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.01.016. Feb. 2016.
• A Comprehensive Approach for Alloy Selection in Metal Hydride Thermal Systems, T.G. Voskuilen, E.L. Waters, T.L. Pourpoint, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 13240-13254. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.06.119. Aug. 2014.
• Metal hydride component design (MHy-CoDe) tool for the selection of hydrides in thermal systems, E.L. Waters, T.G. Voskuilen, T.L. Pourpoint, 32^nd International Thermal Conductivity Conference and 20^th International Thermal Expansion Symposium, Purdue University, April 2014.
• Effects of Crystallinity and Morphology of Solution Combustion Synthesized Co₃O₄ as Catalyst Precursor in Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride, T.L. Pfeil, T.L. Pourpoint, L.J. Groven, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 2149-2159. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.11.104. Feb. 2014.
• Methods for Quantifying the Influences of Pressure and Temperature Variation on Metal Hydride Reaction Rates Measured Under Isochoric Conditions, T.G. Voskuilen and T.L. Pourpoint, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 84, pp.115102, DOI: 10.1063/1.4828655. Nov. 2013.
• Phase Field Modeling of Hydrogen Transport and Reaction in Metal Hydrides, T.G. Voskuilen and T.L. Pourpoint, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 38, no. 18, pp. 7363–7375. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.04.049. June 2013.
• Solution Combustion Synthesized Cobalt Oxide Catalyst Precursor for NaBH4 Hydrolysis, L.J. Groven, T.L. Pfeil, T.L. Pourpoint, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 38, no. 15, pp. 6377–6380. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.03.060. May 2013.
• Chemically B-N modified activated carbon and its thermal stability and desorption enthalpy with methanol, R. Paul, T. Voskuilen, D. Zemlyano, T.L. Pourpoint, T.S. Fisher ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2012-89531, DOI: doi:10.1115/IMECE2012-89531, Nov. 2012.
• Hydrogen adsorption on microporous materials at ambient temperatures and pressures up to 50 MPa, T.G. Voskuilen, T.L. Pourpoint, A. Dailly, Adsorption, Vol. 18, no. 3-4, pp. 239-249, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s10450-012-9397-z.
• Solution Combustion Synthesis of Nanostructured Cobalt Oxide for Sodium Borohydride Hydrolysis, L.G. Groven, T.L. Pfeil, T.L. Pourpoint, 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering, 2012.
• Determination of the Thermal Properties of Ammonia Borane and its Thermolysis Product (Polyiminoborane) Using Transient Plane Source Technique, Y. Yang, T.G. Voskuilen, T.L. Pourpoint, D.R. Guildenbecher, and J.P. Gore, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 5128–5136, 2012.
• Analysis of Hydrogen Adsorption in Microporous Adsorbents at Room Temperature and High Pressures, T.G. Voskuilen, T.L. Pourpoint, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Recent Developments in Materials for Hydrogen Storage and Carbon-Capture Technologies, Vol. 1334, pp. 6-12, 2011.
• Enhanced Heat Exchanger Design for Hydrogen Storage Using High-Pressure Metal Hydride: Part 2. Experimental Results, M. Visaria, I. Mudawar, T. Pourpoint, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 54, no. 1-3, pp. 424-432, 2011.
• Enhanced Heat Exchanger Design for Hydrogen Storage Using High-Pressure Metal Hydride: Part 1. Design Methodology and Computational Results, M. Visaria, I. Mudawar, T.L. Pourpoint, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 54, no. 1-3, pp. 413-423, 2011.
• Design, Construction and Test of a Subscale Ammonia Borane Reactor, K.A. Deshpande, T.G. Voskuilen, S. Basu, Y. Zheng, T.L. Pourpoint, J.P. Gore, Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 2010.
• Development of a Sievert Apparatus for Characterization of High Pressure Hydrogen Sorption Materials, T. Voskuilen, Y. Zheng, T.L. Pourpoint, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 35, no. 19, pp. 10387-10395, 2010.
• Study of heat transfer and kinetics parameters influencing the design of heat exchangers for hydrogen storage in high-pressure metal hydrides, M. Visaria, I. Mudawar, T.L. Pourpoint, D. Kumar, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 53, no. 9-10, pp. 2229–2239, 2010.
• Active cooling of a metal hydride system for hydrogen storage, T.L. Pourpoint, V. Velagapudi, I. Mudawar, Y. Zheng, T.S. Fisher, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 53, no. 7-8, pp. 1326-1332, 2010.
• In situ characterization of metal hydride thermal transport properties, S. Flueckiger, T. Voskuilen, T.L. Pourpoint, T. Fisher, Y. Zheng, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 614-621, 2010.
• Advanced transient plane source method for the measurement of thermal properties of high pressure metal hydrides, S. Flueckiger, T. Voskuilen, Y. Zheng, T.L. Pourpoint, Peer-reviewed Proceedings of 2009 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conf., San Francisco, CA, July 2009.
• Heat transfer in high-pressure metal hydride systems, K.C. Smith, Y. Zheng, T.S. Fisher, T.L. Pourpoint, I. Mudawar, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 189-203, 2009.
• Analysis of the Hydrogen Sorption Kinetics of Ti1.1CrMn, T. Voskuilen, Y. Zheng, T.L. Pourpoint, 7^th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Denver, CO, AIAA-2009-4502. Awarded Best Aerospace Power Systems Student Paper at the 2009 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC).
• Simulation of High-Pressure Metal Hydride Systems, K.C. Smith, Y. Zheng, T.S. Fisher, I. Mudawar, T.L. Pourpoint, 19^th National & 8^th ISHMT-ASME Heat & Mass Transfer Conference, JNTU Hyderabad, India, Paper No: US-53, 2008.
• Transient Plane Source Method for Thermal Property Measurements of Metal Hydrides, S. Flueckiger, Y. Zheng, T.L. Pourpoint, Peer-reviewed Proceedings of 2008 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conf., Jacksonville, FL, Aug. 2008.
• Performance of thermal enhancement materials in high pressure metal hydride storage systems, T.L. Pourpoint, A. Sisto, K.C. Smith, T.G. Voskuilen, M.K. Visaria, Y. Zheng, T.S. Fisher, Peer-reviewed Proceedings of 2008 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conf., Jacksonville, FL, Aug. 2008.
• Thermal management in the measurement of metal hydride kinetics, T.G. Voskuilen, Y. Zheng, T.L. Pourpoint, Peer-reviewed Proceedings of 2008 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conf., Jacksonville, FL, Aug. 2008.
• Thermal Management Analysis of On-Board High-Pressure Metal Hydride Systems, Y. Zheng, V. Velagapudi, T.L. Pourpoint, T.S. Fisher, I. Mudawar, J. Gore, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006-14080.
• Mass and Thermal Diffusivity Algorithms: Reduced Algorithms for Mass and Thermal Diffusivity Determinations, R.M. Banish, L.B. Jalbert, T.L. Pourpoint, I.D. Alexander, R.F. Sekerka, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 974, pp. 146-156, 2002.
• An Algorithm for Thermal Diffusivity Measurements, R.M. Banish, T.L. Pourpoint, R.F. Sekerka, 40^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 14-17, 2002, AIAA-2002-1081.
• Real-Time Determination of Thermal Diffusivity in a Disk-Shaped Sample: Applications to Graphite and Boron Nitride, T.L. Pourpoint, R.M. Banish, F.C. Wessling, R.F. Sekerka, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 71, no. 12, pp. 4512-4520, Dec. 2000.