Department of Behavioural SciencesPhysical SciencesLife Sciences

Francis Oppong

53 Publications12 Research Themes13 Open Access

Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work spans multiple areas of physical sciences and engineering over a 4-year period (2013-2017), focusing on combustion dynamics, fire effects, thermochemical processes, and applications in energy systems. Their research investigates various aspects of flame behavior, including intrinsic instabilities, cellularization characteristics, hydrogen addition effects, detonation and explosion phenomena, microstructures in aluminum alloys, and biofuels for energy conversion. Additionally, they examine pressure distribution and stress responses in biological systems, as well as thermal engineering applications, making their work comprehensive across multiple disciplines.

Key Research Themes (12)

Physical Sciences

Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies

Physical Sciences

Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation

Physical Sciences

Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties

Physical Sciences

Catalysis for Biomass Conversion

Physical Sciences

Combustion and Detonation Processes

Physical Sciences

Combustion and flame dynamics

Physical Sciences

Fire effects on ecosystems

Physical Sciences

Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications

Physical Sciences

Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

Physical Sciences

Radiative Heat Transfer Studies

Life Sciences

Stress Responses and Cortisol

Physical Sciences

Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

Publications (53)

Enhancing ammonia combustion: Study of laminar burning velocity, flame instability, and NOx emissions under oxygen-enriched conditions

2025DOI: 10.1016/j.joei.2025.102424

A study on n-decane/hydrogen premixed flame intrinsic flame instability

2025Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.151281

Optimization of temperature distribution in continuous annealing furnaces using CFD and machine learning to achieve a more uniform temperature field

Open Access

2025Radiative Heat Transfer StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.106721

Recent developments on ethyl levulinate as a promising bio-based transportation fuel

Open Access

2025Catalysis for Biomass ConversionDOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.107964

Flame topography evolution of ethyl acetate/hydrogen by deep learning

2025Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.04.416

Negative correlation behaviour and optimization studies on NH3/H2/air detailed kinetic mechanism by Island Model Genetic Algorithm

Open Access

2025DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5759764

Optimization of Temperature Distribution in Continuous Annealing Furnaces Using Cfd and Machine Learning to Achieve a More Uniform Temperature Field

Open Access

2025Radiative Heat Transfer StudiesDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5286301

Combustion characteristics of methanol with turbulent jet ignition in a constant volume combustion chamber

Open Access

2025Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.2298/tsci250325117w

Ammonia/hydrogen spherically expanding flame: Propagation behavior and combustion instability

2025Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.301

The explosion characteristics investigations of novel biofuel-propyl acetate

2024Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2024.105534

Performance analysis of a micro pneumatic turbine using actual driving conditions simulation

2024Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsDOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2024.119304

Investigation of the Effects of Hydrogen Addition on Explosion Characteristics and Pressure Fluctuations of Ethyl Acetate

Open Access

2024Combustion and Detonation ProcessesDOI: 10.3390/en17235970

Investigating the laminar burning velocity of NH3/H2/air using the constant volume method: Experimental and numerical analysis

2024Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.09.406

An experimental and numerical study of propyl acetate laminar combustion characteristics

2024Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2024.113651

The laminar burning velocity of propyl acetate at high pressures and temperatures

2024Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132600

Spatiotemporal Evolution of Gas in Transmission Fluid under Acoustic Cavitation Conditions

Open Access

2024Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic PrecipitationDOI: 10.3390/app14146233

Study of the explosive behaviour of NH3/H2/air mixtures

2024Combustion and Detonation ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.07.089

Experimental and numerical study on morphological characteristics and intrinsic instability of premixed hydrogen/ethanol flames

2024Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132019

Lightning-Induced Wildfires: An Overview

Open Access

2024Fire effects on ecosystemsDOI: 10.3390/fire7030079

Cellularization and intrinsic instability characteristics of 2-methylfuran spherical expanding flame

2023Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1080/15567036.2023.2294159

Investigation on n-decane-hydrogen laminar combustion characteristics using the constant volume combustion method

2023Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.11.361

Investigations on methyl pentanoate-air mixtures confined explosion and cellularity

2023Combustion and Detonation ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130137

Hydrogen addition effect on cellularization and intrinsic instability of ethyl acetate spherical expanding flame

2023Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.07.157

Pressure fluctuation and cellularization characteristics of 2-ethylfuran spherical expanding flame

2023Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128627

Crack formation of camshaft castings: Hot tearing susceptibility and root causes

2023Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesDOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2023.107143

Analysis of methyl pentanoate/air mixtures spherically expanding flame intrinsic instabilities

2023Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.127532

Laminar premixed burning characteristics of methanol/ethanol/air at high temperature and pressure

Open Access

2023Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.2298/tsci221017065l

Laminar burning characteristics of bio-aviation fuel candidate derived from lignocellulosic biomass

2022Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126719

Experimental and theoretical study of 2-ethylfuran spherical expanding flame: Cellularization, intrinsic instability and self-acceleration

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2022.107521

Comparison of 2-acetylfuran, 2-ethylfuran, and 2-methylfuran spherically expanding flame intrinsic instabilities

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1007/s11431-022-2152-y

Experimental study of the macroscopic characteristics of methanol low‐pressure injection spray

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1002/er.8625

Laminar combustion characteristics of ethyl acetate/hydrogen/air at elevated pressures

2022Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125631

Methyl pentanoate laminar burning characteristics: Experimental and numerical analysis

Open Access

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.07.127

Intrinsic instability of different fuels spherically expanding flames: A review

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2022.107325

Effect of hydrogen addition on the laminar burning velocity of n-decane/air mixtures: Experimental and numerical study

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.03.290

Investigations on cellularization instability of 2-ethylfuran

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.04.068

Investigation on hydrogen/ethanol intrinsic flame instability

2022Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112064

The effect of intrinsic instability on the surface topography of spherical 2-acetylfuran flame

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123624

Esters as a potential renewable fuel: A review of the combustion characteristics

2022Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2022.107185

Laminar flame characteristics of 2-ethylfuran/air mixtures: Experimental and kinetic modelling investigations

2021Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121785

Investigations on laminar premixed flame characteristics of ethyl acetate

2021Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111454

Investigations on explosion characteristics of ethyl acetate

2021Combustion and Detonation ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2021.104409

Cellularization characteristics of ethyl acetate spherical expanding flame

2021Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120213

Inherent instabilities in ethyl acetate premixed flames

2021Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.120000

Experimental and numerical studies of laminar flame characteristics of ethyl acetate with or without hydrogen addition

2020Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.12.141

Investigating the explosion of ethyl acetate in the presence of hydrogen

2020Combustion and Detonation ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.12.136

Determination of laminar burning characteristics of a surrogate for a pyrolysis fuel using constant volume method

2019Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116315

Evaluation of explosion characteristics of 2-methylfuran/air mixture

Open Access

2019Combustion and Detonation ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2019.103954

Cellularization of 2-methylfuran expanding spherical flame

2019Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2019.05.023

A review of ground-source heat pump systems with heat pipes for energy efficiency in buildings

Open Access

2018Geothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsDOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2018.09.167

Laminar Burning Characteristics of Two Rice-Husk-Derived Biofuels

2018Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesDOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b01440

Investigating the laminar burning velocity of 2-methylfuran

2018Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.07.005

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Reduces Dendritic Spine Density across Sensory Cortices

Open Access

2011Stress Responses and CortisolDOI: 10.25772/5e04-hp52

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DepartmentDepartment of Behavioural Sciences

Total Publications53

Research Themes12

Open Access Papers13

Department of Behavioural Sciences

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