Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1982, University of Texas at Austin
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1983, Stanford University
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 1991, Stanford University
Biography
Dr. Seitzman joined Georgia Tech in 1994. He has expertise in the fields of optical flow diagnostics and sensors, combustion and combustion control, high temperature gas dynamics, laser spectroscopy, flow-field imaging and solid propellant combustion. He has authored more than 150 papers on these subjects. His experience includes development of optical sensors and diagnostics based on planar laser-induced fluorescence, line-of-sight absorption, chemiluminescence, particle image velocimetry, Raman scattering and laser-induced incandescence of soot, and their application in systems ranging from laboratory flames to high pressure combustors. Dr. Seitzman helped pioneer the development of planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) and laser-induced incandescence as quantitative measurement techniques, and optical sensing of flame emission for active combustion control. The applications for this work include aircraft and spacecraft propulsion, ground-based power production, and heating systems.
Research
Optical diagnostics and sensors for combustion systems
Combustion control
Stagnation Point Reverse Flow (SPRF) combustor
Combustion of syngas and biomass fuels
Oxy-fuel combustion
Laminar and turbulent flame speed measurements
Ignition
Honors and Distinctions
AIAA Associate Fellow
Associate Editor of AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power
School of Aerospace Engineering Most Valuable Faculty Award (6 times in last 11 years)
NASA/DoD UAPT Outstanding Researcher (2007)
Billiee Pendleton-Parker Faculty Freshman Partner of the Year (2004)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1995)
Selected Publications
A. Amato, R. Hudak, D. Noble, P. D’Carlo, D. Scarborough, J. Seitzman, and T. Lieuwen, “Measurements and Analysis of CO and O2 Emissions in CH4/CO2/O2 Flames,” Proc. Combust. Inst. 33, The Combustion Institute (2011).
J. Natarajan and J.M. Seitzman, “Laminar Flame Properties of H2/CO Mixtures,” in Syngas Combustion, eds. T. Lieuwen, V. Yang, R. Yetter, CRC Press/Taylor and Francis (2010).
V. Nori and J. Seitzman, “CH* Chemiluminescence Modeling for Combustion Diagnostics,” Proc. Combust. Inst. 32, The Combustion Institute, 895-903 (2009).
M. K. Bobba, P. Gopalakrishnan, K. Periagaram and J. M. Seitzman, “Flame Structure and Stabilization Mechanisms in a Stagnation Point Reverse Flow Combustor,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 130, No. 3, pp. 031505-1-8 (2008).
T. Kokan, J. R. Olds, J. M. Seitzman and P. J. Ludovice, “Characterizing High-Energy-Density Propellants for Space Propulsion Applications,” Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer 22, No.4, pp. 727-740 (2008).
M. Thiruchengode, S. Nair, S. Prakash, D. Scarborough, Y. Neumeier, J. Jagoda, T. Lieuwen, J. Seitzman and B. Zinn, “An Active Control System for LBO Margin Reduction in Turbine Engines,” Journal of Propulsion and Power 21, No. 5, pp. 807-814 (2005).
R. T. Wainner and J. M. Seitzman, “Soot Measurements in a Simulated Engine Exhaust using Laser-Induced Incandescence,” AIAA Journal 37, pp. 738-743 (1999).
