Publications

2021

Ahn, Hyeunguk, William Miller, Paul Sheaffer, Vestal Tutterow, and Vi H. Rapp."Opportunities for installed combined heat and power (CHP) to increase grid flexibility in the U.S.."Energy Policy 157 (2021) 112485. DOI
Feldhausen, John J., David C. Bell, Shane T. Kosir, Joshua S. Heyne, Corinne D. Scown, Vi H. Rapp, and Ana Comesana."The Co-Optimization of Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Cost, Emissions, and Performance."AIAA Scitech 2021 ForumAIAA Scitech 2021 Forum (2021). DOI
Booten, Chuck, Prakash Rao, Vi H. Rapp, Roderick Jackson, and Ravi S. Prasher."Theoretical Minimum Thermal Load in Buildings."Joule 5.1 (2021) 24 - 46. DOI

2020

Less, Brennan, Iain S. Walker, David M. Lorenzetti, Evan Mills, Vi H. Rapp, Spencer M. Dutton, Michael D. Sohn, Xiwang Li, Jordan D. Clark, and Max H. Sherman."Smart Ventilation for Advanced California Homes." (2020).
Caubel, Julien J., Vi H. Rapp, Sharon S. Chen, and Ashok J. Gadgil."Practical design considerations for secondary air injection in wood-burning cookstoves: An experimental study."Development Engineering 5 (2020) 100049. DOI

2019

Mayer, Morgan A., Tyler Huntington, Ana Comesana, Vi H. Rapp, and Kyle Niemeyer."Can machine learning predict fuel properties accurately?."2019 WSSCI Fall Technical Meeting (2019).

2018

Caubel, Julien J., Vi H. Rapp, Sharon S. Chen, and Ashok J. Gadgil."Optimization of Secondary Air Injection in a Wood-Burning Cookstove: An Experimental StudyOptimization of Secondary Air Injection in a Wood-Burning Cookstove: An Experimental Study."Environmental Science & Technology 52.7 (2018) 4449 - 4456. DOI
Fischer, Marc L., Wanyu R. Chan, William W. Delp, Seongeun Jeong, Vi H. Rapp, and Zhimin Zhu."An Estimate of Natural Gas Methane Emissions from California Homes."Environmental Science & Technology (2018). DOI

2017

Wilson, Daniel L., Vi H. Rapp, Julien J. Caubel, Sharon S. Chen, and Ashok J. Gadgil."Verifying mixing in dilution tunnels: How to ensure cookstove emissions samples are unbiased." (2017).
Rapp, Vi H., Robert K. Cheng, and Peter L. Therkelsen."A high turndown, ultra low emission low-swirl burner for natural gas, on-demand water heaters." (2017).

2016

Rapp, Vi H., Julien J. Caubel, Daniel L. Wilson, and Ashok J. Gadgil."Reducing Ultrafine Particle Emissions Using Air Injection in Wood-Burning Cookstoves."Environmental Science & Technology 50 (2016) 8368-8374. DOI

2015

Rapp, Vi H., Brett C. Singer, J. Chris Stratton, Craig P. Wray, and Brennan Less."Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems." (2015).

2014

Rapp, Vi H., and Brett C. Singer."Effect of Fuel Wobbe Number on Pollutant Emissions from Advanced Technology Residential Water Heaters: Results of Controlled Experiments." (2014).

2013

Rapp, Vi H., Albert Pastor-Perez, Brett C. Singer, and Craig P. Wray."Predicting Backdrafting and Spillage for Natural-Draft Gas Combustion Appliances: Validating VENT-II." (2013). DOI

2012

Rapp, Vi H., Anthony DeFilippo, Samveg Saxena, Jyh-Yuan Chen, Robert W. Dibble, Atsushi Nishiyama, Ahsa Moon, and Yuji Ikeda."Extending Lean Operating Limit and Reducing Emissions of Methane Spark-Ignited Engines Using a Microwave-Assisted Spark Plug." Journal of Combustion 2012 (2012). DOI

2011

DeFilippo, A., Samveg Saxena, Vi H. Rapp, Jyh-Yuan Chen, and Robert W. Dibble."Extending the lean flammability limit of gasoline using a microwave assisted sparkplug." (2011).