Jeff West's Publications and Presentations

Journal Publications

1. “A Comparison of the Roles Played by Forced and Natural Convection in Opposed-Flow Flame Spreading”, 1992. West, J., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R., A., Combust. Sci. and Tech., v.83, pp. 233-244.

2. “Surface Radiative Effects on Flame Spread over Thermally Thick Fuels in an Opposing Flow”, West, J., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R., A., 1994. ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, v.116, pp 646-651.

3. “A Simplified Theory for de Ris Flame Over Thick and Thin Fuel Bed”, Bhattacharjee, S., West, J. and Dockter, S., 1995, Accepted for Publication Comb. and Flame.

4. "Determination of the Spread Rate in Opposed-Flow Flame Spread Over Thick Solid Fuels in the Thermal Regime", Bhattacharjee, S., West, J., and Altenkirch, R.,A., Twenty-Sixth Symposium(International) on Combustion, Accepted for Presentation, July 1996.

5. "Evaluation of the Quasi-Steady Hypothesis for Oppossed-Flow Flame Spread over Thick Fuels: A Comparision of Unsteady and Steady-State Modeling", West, ,J., Bhattacharjee, S., Tang, L., Altenkirch, R.,A., and Delichatsios, M., Twenty-Sixth Symposium(International) on Combustion, Accepted for Presentation, July 1996.

6. "Forward Heat Transfer in Flame Spread Over Thermally Thick Solid Fuels in an Opposing Flow", West, ,J., King, M., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R.,A.,in preperation.

Presentations

1. “Buoyancy in Flame Spreading: A Comparison of the Roles Played by Forced and Natural Convection”, West, J., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R., A., Central States Section Meeting of the Combustion Institute, Cincinnati, OH, 1990.

2. ”Flame Temperature and Radiative Effects on Flame Spread over Thermally Thick Fuels”, West, J., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R., A., Eastern States Section meeting of the Combustion Institute, Orlando FL, 1990.

3. ”Surface Radiative Effects on Flame Spread Over Thermally Thick Fuels in an Opposing Flow” ,West, J., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R., A., Twenty-Eighth National Heat Transfer Conference, San Diego CA, 1992.

4. ”Investigation of Controlling Parameters in Transition Between Thermally Thin and Thermally Thick Flame Spread Over Solid Fuels in an Opposing Flow” ,West, J., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R., Western States Section Meeting of the Combustion Institute, Berkeley Ca, 1992.

5. “Low Reynolds Number Flow Near the Leading Edge of a Burning and Non-Burning Plate in a Microgravity Environment” ,West, J., Bhattacharjee, S., Thomas, P., Ramirez, B., and Altenkirch, R., A., ASME Summer Conference, Colorado Springs CO, 1994.

6. “Evaluation of the Quasisteady Hypothesis for Opposed Flow Flame Spread over Thick Fuels: A Comparison of Unsteady and Steady-State Modeling”, West, J., Chao, R., Bhattacharjee, S. Tang, L., and Altenkirch, R., A., Joint Central States Section/Western States Section Meeting of the Combustion Institute, San Antonio TX, 1995.

7. “Hydrodynamic Effects on Laminar Opposed Flow Flame Spread over a Thermally Thick Fuel in the Thermal Regime: Extension of a Simplified Theory” Bhattacharjee, S., West, J., Tang, L., and Altenkirch, R., A., Joint Central States Section/Western States Section Meeting of the Combustion Institute, San Antonio TX, 1995.

8."Mechanisms of Forward Heat Transfer in Flame Spread Over Thernmally Thick Solid Fuels in an Opposing Flow",West, ,J., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R.,A., Western States Section Meeting of the Combustion Institute, Stanford University, Mountain View CA, 1995.

9. "Flame Spread Over Thick Solid Fuels in an Opposing Flow: Presentation of a Simplified Theory and New Findings", Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering Collouqium, San Diego State University, 2 Nov. 1995.