Dr. BADE SHRESTHA, S. O., Ph. D., P. Eng.

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Western Michigan University

Parkview Campus

Kalamazoo, MI, 49008-5343

Phone: 269 276 3432

Fax: 269 276 3421

Email: Bade.Shrestha@wmich.edu

Research Areas:

· Alternative energy and hydrogen

· Alternative fuel combustion

· Advanced internal combustion engines

· Fuel cells

· Renewable and sustainable energy development

· Combustion, flammability limits, reacting flows

Education:

Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Calgary

M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Calgary

M. Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical), The Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute

Award:

Mitsui Babcock Energy Award for the best fundamental scientific paper published in the Journal of Institute of Energy in the year 1996, London, UK.

Selected Publication:

1) Guruprasath Narayanan and Bade Shrestha, S. O., 2006, “Hydrogen as an Additive to Landfill Gas Utilization in Spark Ignition Engines”, First National Conference on Renewable Energy Technology for Rural Development (RETRUD-06), Kathmandu, Nepal, October 12-14, 2006.

2) Guruprasath Narayanan and Bade Shrestha, S. O., 2006, “The Performance of a Spark Ignition Engine Fueled with Landfill Gases”, SAE Paper No. 2006-01-3428, Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibitions, October, 2006.

3) R. Rodrigues and Bade Shrestha, S. O., 2006, “Knock Rating of Gaseous Fuels in the Presence of Diluents”, SAE Paper No. 2006-01-3429, Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibitions, October, 2006.

4) Bade Shrestha, S. O., and Karim, G. A., 2006, “The Operational Mixture Limits in Engines Fuelled by Alternative Gaseous Fuels” ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 128, No. 3, pp223-228.

5) Bade Shrestha, S. O., and Karim, G. A., 2005, “The Operational Mixture Limits in Engines Fuelled with Alternative Gaseous Fuels”, ICES2005-1087, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division, Spring Technical Conference, Chicago, IL, April 5-7, 2005

6) Bade Shrestha, S. O., and Karim, G. A., 2003, “An Approach for Predicting the Operational Limits in IC Engines Fueled by Alternative Fuels”, Second International Conference on Renewable Energy Technology for Rural Development, October 12 –14, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Kathamandu, Nepal.

7) Bade Shrestha, S. O., and Karim, G. A., 2001, “Considering the Effects of Cyclic Variations When Modeling the Performance of a Spark Ignition Engine”, SAE Paper No. 2001-01-3600, SAE International Fall Fuels & Lubricants Meeting and Exposition.

8) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 2001, “Predicting the effects of the presence of diluents with methane on spark ignition engine performance”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 21 (2001), pp 331-342.

9) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 2001 “ An Experimental and Analytical Examination of the Combustion Period for Gas Fuelled Spark Ignition Engine Applications”, Journal of Power and Energy, Vol. 215 No. A1, London, UK.

10) Newsom, J., Newman, P. and Bade Shrestha, S. O., 2000, “Advantages of Diesel Pilot Natural Gas Compression Ignition Engines”, 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Natural Gas Vehicles, Yokohama, Japan, October 17-19.

11) Bade Shrestha, S. O., LeBlanc, G., Balan, G., and de Souza, M., 2000, “A Before Treatment Method for Reduction of Emissions in Diesel Engines”, SAE Paper No. 2000-01-2791, Combustion and Emissions Formation in Diesel Engines (SP-1562).

12) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Karim, G. A. and Wierzba, I, 2000, “Examination of Operational Limits in Gas Fueled Spark Ignition Engines ”, SAE Paper No. 2000-01-1944, Combustion in SI Engines 2000 (SP-1549).

13) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 2000, “Operational Limits in a Spark Ignition Engine”, ASME International 2000 Fall Technical Conference, Peoria, IL, September 24-27.

14) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 1999, “An Investigation of the Effects of the Addition of Dissociated Water Products to a Gas Fueled Spark Ignition Engine”, SAE Paper No. 1999-01-3516, Alternative Fuels 1999 (SP-1482).

15) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 1999, “A Predictive Model for Gas Fueled Spark Ignition Engine Applications”, SAE Paper No. 1999-01-3482, Modelling and Diagnostics in SI Engines (SP-1481).

16) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 1999, “Hydrogen as Additive to Methane for Sparking Ignition Engine Applications”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp 577-586.

17) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Alizadeh Attar, A. and Karim, G. A., 1999, “The Knock Rating of Gaseous Fuels for SI Engine Applications”, HYPOTHESIS III (Hydrogen Power, Theoretical and Engineering Solutions, International Symposium), St. Peterburg, Russia, July 5-8, pp 66.

18) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 1999, “Experimental and Analytical Examination of the Combustion Period in a Spark Ignition Engine Fueled with Gaseous Fuels and Their Mixtures”, Proc. of the Combustion Institute (Canadian Section), 1999 Spring Technical Meeting, Edmonton, AB, May 16-19.

19) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 1997, “Hydrogen as Additive to Methane for Sparking Ignition Engine Applications”, HYPOTHESIS II (Hydrogen Power, Theoretical and Engineering Solutions, International Symposium), Grimstad, Norway, August 18-22, pp 55-61.

20) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 1997, “Hydrogen as Additive to Methane for Spark Ignition Engine Applications”, Proceedings of the Thirty-Second Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Honolulu, Vol. 2, pp 910-915.

21) Wierzba, I., Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Karim, G. A., 1996, “An Approach for Predicting the Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Journal of the Institute of Energy, London, U. K., September, 1996, pp 122-130.

22) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Wierzba, I. and Karim, G. A., 1996, “An Approach for Predicting the Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Proceedings of the first Trabzon International Energy and Environment Symposium, July 29-31, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey, pp 871-876.

23) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Wierzba, I. and Karim, G. A., 1996, “An Approach for Predicting the Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Combustion Canada '96 Conference, Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET), Ottawa, Canada, June 5-7.

24) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Wierzba, I. and Karim, G. A., 1995, “A Thermodynamic Analysis of the Rich Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Transactions of the ASME/Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 117, pp 239-242.

25) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Wierzba, I. and Karim, G. A., 1994, “A Thermodynamic Analysis of the Lean Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Transactions of the ASME/Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 116, No.3, pp 181-185.

26) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Wierzba, I. and Karim, G. A., 1994, “A Thermodynamic Analysis of the Rich Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Proc. of ASME/ETCE Emerging Energy Technology Symposium, New Orleans, LA, pp 95-100.

27) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Wierzba, I. and Karim, G. A., 1993, “A Thermodynamic Analysis of the Rich Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Proc. 2nd Asian Pacific International Symposium on Combustion and Energy Utilization, Beijing, P. R. C., October 15-18, pp 29-33.

28) Bade Shrestha, S. O., Wierzba, I. and Karim, G. A., 1993, “A Thermodynamic Analysis of the Lean Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Proceedings of the ASME/ETCE Conference, Houston, Texas and Published in Emerging Energy Technology, pp 41-47.

29) Bade Shrestha, S. O. and Wierzba, I., 1992, “Thermodynamic Analysis of the Rich Flammability Limits of Fuel-Diluent Mixtures in Air”, Proc. of the Combustion Institute (Canadian Section), 1992 Spring Technical Meeting, May 11-13, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, p 86.