Diego Bestel

Research Interests

Mechanical Engineering

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

About

PhD. candidate at Colorado State University working at the Chemical Energy Conversion Laboratory. My research focus is on multidimensional modeling and control of End-Gas Autoignition (EGAI) in Spark Ignited Natural Gas engines. The goal of the research is to achieve Diesel-like efficiencies by using controlled end-gas autoignition. A Cooperative Fuel Research (CFR) engine and a 15-L Cummins engine have been used for this purpose having a mix of experimental, 1D, and 3D modeling work to study the fuel-engine interactions that lead to EGAI.

Publications

Influence of NOx chemistry on the prediction of natural gas end-gas autoignition in CFD engine simulations

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute / Sep 01, 2022

Bestel, D., Olsen, D., Marchese, A., & Windom, B. (2022). Influence of NOx chemistry on the prediction of natural gas end-gas autoignition in CFD engine simulations. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.07.225

Investigation of the end-gas autoignition process in natural gas engines and evaluation of the methane number index

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute / Jan 01, 2021

Bestel, D., Bayliff, S., Xu, H., Marchese, A., Olsen, D., & Windom, B. (2021). Investigation of the end-gas autoignition process in natural gas engines and evaluation of the methane number index. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(4), 5839–5847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.07.106

Education

Colorado State University

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering / June, 2022

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Experience

Argonne National Laboratory

Researcher / July, 2022 — Present

Groupe Renault

QA Analyst / 2015 — 2017

Noble Thermodynamic Systems

System Modeling Engineer / August, 2021 — April, 2022

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