Department of Mechanical Engineering

Song-Charng Kong

William and Virginia Binger Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

2014 Black Engineering Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Tel: 515-294-3244
Fax: 515-294-3261

Links
E-mail: kong@iastate.edu
Personal Website

Education

  • 1994 PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 1992 MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 1987 BS, Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan

Experience

  • 2005 - now, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
  • 1998 - 2005, Associate Scientist, Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 1994 - 1998, Associate Professor, Chung-Hua University, Taiwan

Research Area

  • Experimental and numerical engine combustion and emissions studies
  • Optimization of engine performance using alternative fuels
  • Biomass gasification and biorenewable energy utilization
  • Computational fluid dynamics modeling coupled with detailed chemical kinetic

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

  • Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2008
  • Myers-Uyehara Meritorious Paper Award by UW-Madison, 1993
  • Combustion Institute
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Institute of Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS)

Selected Publications

  • Li, Y.H., Kong, S.-C. “Mesh Refinement Algorithms in an Unstructured Solver for Multiphase Flow Simulation,” J. Computational Physics, 228, pp.6349–6360 (2009).
  • Kuzhiyil, N., Kong, S.-C. “Energy Recovery from Waste Plastics by Using Blends of Biodiesel and Polystyrene in Diesel Engines,” Energy and Fuels, Vol. 23, pp.3246 – 3252 (2009).
  • Zhang, L.,Kong, S.-C. “Modeling of Multi-Component Fuel Vaporization and Combustion for Gasoline and Diesel Sprays,” Chemical Engng Sci, 64, pp.3688–3696 (2009).
  • Li, Y.H., Kong, S.-C. “Integration of Parallel Computation and Dynamic Mesh Refinement for Transient Spray Simulation,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 198, pp.1596 – 1608 (2009).
  • Karra, P.K., Veltman, M.K., Kong, S.-C. “Characteristics of Engine Emissions Using Biodiesel Blends in Low Temperature Combustion Regimes,” Energy & Fuels, Vol. 22, pp.3763 – 3770 (2008).