Drew Caswell

PhD expected Spring 2009

Project

Design and implementation of thermometry and speciation sensors based on absorption spectroscopy for measuring line-of-sight and spatially distributed gas properties in combustion applications

Long Term Goals

Education

• MS UW-Madison 2004
• BS UW-Madison 2002

Experience

• UW Engine Research Center, research assistant, 2002-present
• Scalia Safety Engineering, 2004-present
• UW Powertrain Control Research Laboratory, UW, 2001-2002

Publications

• Kranendonk, L.A., Sanders, S.T., An, X., Caswell, A.W., Herold, R.E., Huber, R., Fujimoto, J.G., Okura, Y., and Urata, Y., "High speed engine gas thermometry by Fourier-domain mode-locked laser absorption spectroscopy," Optics Express, , 2007 (Submitted).
• Kranendonk, L.A., Caswell, A.W., and Sanders, S.T., "Robust method for calculating temperature, pressure and absorber mole fraction from broadband spectra," Applied Optics, 46, 2007.
• C. Lan, A. W. Caswell, L. A. Kranendonk, S. T. Sanders, Y. Urata, and Y. Okura, "19-Color H2O Absorption Spectrometer Applied for Real-Time Incylindergas Thermometry in an HCCI Engine" in "19-Color H2O Absorption Spectrometer Applied for Real-Time Incylindergas Thermometry in an HCCI Engine" , 2007).
• J. R. Schmidt, A. W. Caswell, and S. T. Sanders, "Optical System for Tomographic Measurements in Rocket Plumes" in 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, "Optical System for Tomographic Measurements in Rocket Plumes" , 2006).
• A. W. Caswell, S. T. Sanders, and M. J. Chiaverini, "Swept-Wavelength Laser Absorption Tomography for Imaging Rocket Plume Gas Properties" in 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, "Swept-Wavelength Laser Absorption Tomography for Imaging Rocket Plume Gas Properties" , 2005).
• Kranendonk, L.A., Caswell, A.W., Myers, A.N., and Sanders, S.T., "Wavelength-agile laser sensors for measuring gas properties in engines," SAE 2003 Transactions Journal of Engines, , 1578-1583, 2003.
• Myers, A.M., Kranendonk, L.A., Caswell, A.W., and Sanders, S.T., "Wavelength-Agile Sensors for Piston and Aeropropulsion Engines," Proceedings of the Third Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute, 2003-PG8, 2003.

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