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Unofficial NUS thesis template

I have created an unofficial NUS thesis template for Doctor of Philosophy degree to facilitate those who want to write their thesis in LaTex environment. I used this template while writing my PhD thesis in Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS).

The template format was created based on NUS Guidelines on Format of Research Thesis submitted for Examination. However, it is quite easy to change it for a different guidelines at user's will.

The template is available for download in both Lyx format and plain LaTex format at the bottom of the page.

The best way to start using it is to download the preferred format, unzip and modifying it to your requirements. The Final.pdf file is an example of how the thesis looks like by using this template.

If you have any queries, suggestions, comments or if some files don't work as expected, please feel free to contact me through the Contact Me page

Reaction Mechanism

Multi-component Fuel Reaction Mechanism

A new coupled bio-diesel surrogate and primary reference fuel (PRF) oxidation skeletal mechanism has been developed. The bio-diesel surrogate sub-mechanism consists of oxidation sub-mechanisms of Methyl Decanoate (MD), Methyl 9-Decenoate (MD9D) and n-Heptane fuel components. The MD and MD9D are chosen to represent the saturated and unsaturated methyl esters respectively in bio-diesel fuels. Then, a reduced iso-Octane oxidation sub-mechanism is added to the bio-diesel surrogate sub mechanism. Then, all the sub-mechanisms are integrated to a reduced C2–C3 mechanism, detailed H2/CO/C1 mechanism and reduced NOx mechanism based on decoupling methodology. The final mechanism consisted of 68 species and 183 reactions. The mechanism was well validated with shock-tube ignition delay times, laminar flame speed and 3D engine simulations.

You are free to download and use the reaction mechanism for your internal combustion engine simulations for simulating Diesel, Gasoline, Bio-diesel fuels and its different blends.