Dr. Rory Monaghan

phone:    353 91 492726
fax:        353 91 563991
e-mail:   rory.monaghannuigalway.ie 

Lecturer in Energy Systems Engineering

Other websites

Combustion Chemistry Centre

Informatics Research Unit for Sustainable Engineering

LinkedIn

NUIG Energy Night

Research Interests

Full research profile

Combustion and gasification

Emissions prediction

Gas turbines

Building energy modelling

Reduced order modelling for thermofluid systems

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Renewable and sustainable energy conversion

Teaching 

Engineering Fundamentals (Energy Systems component) (EI140)

Energy Systems Engineering (2^nd yr)

Thermofluids I (thermodynamics component) (2^nd yr)

Advanced Energy Systems Engineering (EG459)

Combustion Science and Engineering (MEng)

Selected Publications

Monaghan R F D, Tahir R, Cuoci A, Bourque G, Füri M, Gordon R L, Faravelli T, Frassoldati A, Curran H C. A Detailed Multi-Dimensional Study of Pollutant Formation in a Methane Diffusion Flame. Energy & Fuels 2012, 26 (3), 1598-1611. doi:10.1021/ef201853k

Monaghan R F D, Ghoniem A F. Simulation of a Commercial-Scale Entrained Flow Gasifier Using a Dynamic Reduced Order Model. Energy & Fuels 2012, 26, 1089-1106. doi:10.1021/ef201551m

Monaghan, R. F. D.; Ghoniem, A. F., A dynamic reduced order model for simulating entrained flow gasifiers. Part II: Model validation and sensitivity analysis. Fuel 2012, 94, 280-297. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2011.08.046  

Monaghan, R. F. D.; Ghoniem, A. F., A dynamic reduced order model for simulating entrained flow gasifiers Part I: Model development and description. Fuel 2012, 91 (1), 61-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2011.07.015

Monaghan R F D, Alyaser M H. Integrated Oxygen-Free Gasification-Gas Turbine Power Concept: A Low-Emissions Alternative for Small-Scale Coal Plants. ASME Conference Proceedings 2011, 2011 (54686), 343-349. doi:10.1115/ES2011-54123

Alyaser M, Monaghan R, Beitelman A, Fabris D. Introducing a Novel Reactor Concept: Indirectly Fired Integrated Gasification and Steam Generation System. ASME Conference Proceedings 2010, 2010 (44298), 1329-1338. doi:10.1115/IMECE2010-40950

Monaghan, R. F. D.; Kumar, M.; Singer, S. L.; Zhang, C.; Ghoniem, A. F., Reduced Order Modeling of Entrained Flow Solid Fuel Gasification. ASME Conference Proceedings 2009, 2009 (43765), 397-409. doi:10.1115/IMECE2009-12985

Kumar, M.; Zhang, C.; Monaghan, R. F. D.; Singer, S. L.; Ghoniem, A. F., CFD Simulation of Entrained Flow Gasification With Improved Devolatilization and Char Consumption Submodels. ASME Conference Proceedings 2009, 2009 (43765), 383-395. doi:10.1115/IMECE2009-12982

Monaghan R, Bazilian M, Brennan G. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Ireland, Sustainable Energy Ireland, August 2006. (PDF)

Emerging Energy Technologies in Ireland: A Focus on Carbon Capture and Hydrogen, Sustainable Energy Ireland, November 2005. (PDF)

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