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Christopher D. Depcik
Assistant Professor
Office: 3120 Learned Hall
Phone: (785) 864-4151
depcik@ku.edu
Automotive Engineering, Internal Combustion Engines, Alternative Fuels and Energy |
Career History; Contact Information; Education; Professional Organizations; Research Interests; Publications
Career History
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of
Kansas
- Post-doctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, January
2004-December 2007
Contact Information
Mechanical Engineering
University of Kansas
3120 Learned Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2234
Phone: (785) 864-4151
Email: depcik@ku.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1999
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 1997
Professional Organizations
- Society of Automotive Engineerins, 2000-present
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003-present
Research Interests
Automotive Engineering, Internal Combustion Engines, Alternative Fuels and Energy
Publications
- “Simulating the Concentration Equations and the Gas-Wall
Interface for One-Dimensional Based Diesel Particulate Filter Models.”
C. Depcik. Submitted to the ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and
Power (2009).
- “Influence of Density Variation on One-Dimensional
Modeling of Exhaust Assisted Catalytic Fuel Reforming.” C. Depcik, A.
Kobiera and D. Assanis. Submitted to Heat Transfer Engineering (2009).
- “Simulating Area Conservation and the Gas-Wall Interface
for One-Dimensional Based Diesel Particulate Filter Models.” C. Depcik
and D. Assanis. ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; vol.
130 (6), pp. 1-18 (2008).
- “A One-Dimensional Lean NOx Trap Model with a Global
Kinetic Mechanism that Includes NH3 and N2O.” C. Depcik, D. Assanis
and K. Bevan. International Journal of Engine Research; vol. 9 (1), pp. 57-77
(2008).
- “Merging Undergraduate and Graduate Fluid Mechanics
Through the Use of the SIMPLE Method for the Incompressible Navier-Stokes
Equations.” C. Depcik and D. Assanis. International Journal of Engineering
Education; vol. 23 (4), pp. 816-833 (2007).
- “Instructional Use of a Single Zone, Pre-mixed Spark-ignition
Heat Release Simulation.” C. Depcik, T. Jacobs, J. Hagena and D. Assanis.
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education; vol. 35 (1), pp.
1-31 (2007).
- “Framework for Modeling the Components of a Fuel Processing
System for Fuel Cell Applications.” C. Sampara, C. Depcik and D. Assanis.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 5-11
November 2005, Orlando, FL (IMECE2005-81330).
- “One-Dimensional Automotive Catalyst Modeling.”
C. Depcik and D. Assanis. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science; vol.
31 (4), pp. 308-369 (2005).
- “The Numerical Simulation of Variable-Property Reacting-Gas
Dynamics: New Insights and Validation.” C. Depcik, B. van Leer and D.
Assanis. Numerical Heat Transfer – Part A: Applications; vol. 47 (1),
pp. 27-56 (2005).
- “Graphical User Interfaces in an Engineering Educational
Environment.” C. Depcik and D. Assanis. Computer Applications in Engineering
Education, vol. 13 (1): pp. 48-59 (2005).
- “In Search Of An Optimal Local Navier-Stokes Preconditioner.”
C. Depcik and B. van Leer. 16th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference,
23-26 June 2003, Orlando, FL (AIAA Paper 2003-3703).
- “A Universal Heat Transfer Correlation for Intake and
Exhaust Flows in an Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engine.” SAE
2002 Transactions Journal of Engines; vol. 111 (3), pp. 734-741 (SAE Paper
2002-01-0372).
Presentations
- “Investigation of NO Oxidation Rate as a Function of
LNT Loading.” R. Middleton, C. Depcik and D. Assanis. 11th Department
of Energy (DoE) Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emissions Reduction Simulations (CLEERS)
Workshop, 13 May 2008, University of Michigan - Dearborn, Dearborn, MI.
- “Fully Transient One-Dimensional Based Diesel Particulate
Filter Modeling Including Catalytic Surface Reactions.” C. Depcik. Eighth
DoE CLEERS Workshop: 17 May 2005, University of Michigan - Dearborn, Dearborn,
MI.
- “One-Dimensional Catalyst Modeling and its Application
to Urea SCR Devices.” C. Depcik. Seventh DoE CLEERS Workshop: 17 June
2004, Detroit Diesel, Detroit, MI.
- “In Search Of An Optimal Local Navier-Stokes Preconditioner.”
C. Depcik and B. van Leer. 16th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference,
24 June 2003, Orlando, FL.
- “A Universal Heat Transfer Correlation for Intake and
Exhaust Flows in an Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engine.” C. Depcik
and D. Assanis. SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition, 5 March 2002, Detroit,
MI.
