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.