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Robert
Kee
Full Professor
Ph.D.
in Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of
California, Davis, 1974
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
University, 1970
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of
Idaho, 1969
| CONTACT
INFORMATION |
| Address: |
Division
of Engineering- BB306
Colorado School of Mines
Golden CO 80401; USA |
| E-Mail
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rjkee@mines.edu |
| Phone: |
(+1 303)
273-3379
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| Fax: |
(+1
303) 273-3602 |
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| RESEARCH
INTERESTS |
Prof. Kee’s research concentrates on the
modeling and computational simulation of
chemically reacting flow. Principal applications
of his research are in combustion and advanced
materials processing. His combustion interests
focus on fundamental chemical and
fluid-mechanical structure of flames, including
extinction phenomena and pollutant formation.
Materials-processing, research concentrates on
synthesis of electronic thin-films, such as
those used in silicon-based semiconductors and
new photovoltaic devices.
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| COURSE
LINKS |
EGGN471-Heat
Transfer
EGES552-Viscous Flow and Boundary Layers
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| CURRENT
RESEARCH PROJECTS |
- Fundamental
Chemistry and Physics of
Direct-Electrochemical Oxidation in
Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells.
- Modeling
and Simulation for Palm Power Solid
Oxide Fuel Cells
- Model-Based
Control of PV Manufacturing Processes
- Flow
and Transport for thin-film CdTe
Photovoltaics
- Catalytic
Combustion
- Flow
and Thermal Modeling for Solid-Oxide
Fuel Cells
- Water
Mist Fire Suppression
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| SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS |
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H.
Zhu, R.J. Kee, V. Janardhanan, O. Deutschmann,
N.P. Sullivan, and D.G. Goodwin. The Influence
of Heterogeneous Reforming Chemistry within
Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes, Submitted,
2003.
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R.W.
Sidwell, H. Zhu, B.A. Kibler, R.J. Kee, and
D.T. Wickham. Experimental Investigation of
the Activity and Thermal Stability of
Hexaaluminate Catalysts for Lean Methane-Air
Combustion. Appl. Catal. A, 2003.
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H.
Zhu and R.J. Kee. A General Mathematical Model
for Analyzing the Performance of Fuel-Cell
Membrane-Electrode Assemblies. J. of Power
Sources, 117:61-74, 2003.
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R.W.
Sidwell, H. Zhu, R.J. Kee, and D.T. Wickham.
Catalytic Combustion Of Premixed Methane-Air
on a High Temperature Hexaluminate Stagnation
Surface. Combust & Flame,
134:55-66, 2003.
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W.
Yang, T. Parker, H.D. Ladouceur, and R.J. Kee.
The Interaction of Thermal Radiation and Water
Mists in Fire Suppression. Fire Safety
Journal, 39:41-66, 2003.
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K.M.
Walters, A.M. Dean, H. Zhu, and R.J. Kee.
Homogeneous Kinetics and Equilibrium
Predictions of Coking Propensity in the Anode
Channels of Direct Oxidation Solid-Oxide Fuel
Cells using Dry Natural Gas. J. Power
Sources, 123:182-189, 2003.
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R.J.
Kee, P. Korada, K.~Walters, and M.~Pavol. A
Generalized Model of the Flow Distribution in
Channel Networks of Planar Fuel Cells. J.
Power Sources, 109:148-159, 2002.
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R.J.
Kee, W. Yang, N. Sullivan, A.M. Dean, A.
Zojaji, M. Hall, and M. Williams. The
Formation of Ultra-Thin Silicon-Oxide Films
Using H2-N2O Mixtures. Proc. Combust. Inst.,
29:1055-1062, 2002.
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W.
Yang and R.J. Kee. The Effect of Monodispersed
Water Mists on the Structure, Burning
Velocity, and Extinction Behavior of Freely
Propagating, Stoichiometric, Premixed,
Methane-Air Flames. Combust & Flame,
130:329-335, 2002.
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N.
Sullivan, A. Jensen, P. Glarborg, M. Day, J.
Grcar, J. Bell, C. Pope, and R.J. Kee. NOx
Formation and Ammonia Conversion in Laminar
Coflowing Nonpremixed Methane-Air Flames. Combust
& Flame, 131:285-298, 2002.
Book
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R.J.
Kee, M.E. Coltrin, and P. Glarborg. Chemically
Reacting Flow: Theory and Practice. John
Wiley, New York, 2003.
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