Dr Neil Smith

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2018 - ongoing	Grant Funded Researcher	University of Adelaide
  2006 - 2018	Combustion Development Engineer	FCT
  2000 - 2005	Grant Funded Researcher	University of Adelaide
  1986 - 1991	Process Engineer	ICI / Penrice Soda Products

• Language Competencies

  Language	Competency
  English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)
  	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD

• Research Interests

  Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Design Energy Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Energy Systems Engineering Non-automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Gee, A. J., Proud, D. B., Smith, N., Chinnici, A., & Medwell, P. R. (2024). Hydrogen addition to a commercial self-aspirating burner and assessment of a practical burner modification strategy to improve performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49(B), 59-76. DOI Scopus4 WoS1
  2024	Gee, A. J., Smith, N., Chinnici, A., & Medwell, P. R. (2024). Characterisation of turbulent non-premixed hydrogen-blended flames in a scaled industrial low-swirl burner. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49(Part D), 747-757. DOI Scopus6
  2024	Gee, A. J., Smith, N., Chinnici, A., & Medwell, P. R. (2024). Performance of biogas blended with hydrogen in a commercial self-aspirating burner. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 54, 1120-1129. DOI Scopus1
  2022	Obeid, R., Smith, N., Lewis, D. M., Hall, T., & van Eyk, P. (2022). A kinetic model for the hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae, sewage sludge and pine wood with product characterisation of renewable crude. Chemical Engineering Journal, 428, 131228-1-131228-12. DOI Scopus41 WoS20
  2022	Gee, A. J., Yin, Y., Foo, K. K., Chinnici, A., Smith, N., & Medwell, P. R. (2022). Toluene addition to turbulent H₂/natural gas flames in bluff-body burners. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(65), 27733-27746. DOI Scopus8 WoS1
  2020	Obeid, R., Lewis, D. M., Smith, N., Hall, T., & Van Eyk, P. (2020). Reaction kinetics and characterization of species in renewable crude from hydrothermal liquefaction of mixtures of polymer compounds to represent organic fractions of biomass feedstocks. Energy and Fuels, 34(1), 419-429. DOI Scopus29 WoS20
  2020	Obeid, R., Lewis, D. M., Smith, N., Hall, T., & van Eyk, P. (2020). Reaction kinetics and characterisation of species in renewable crude from hydrothermal liquefaction of monomers to represent organic fractions of biomass feedstocks. Chemical Engineering Journal, 389, 124397-1-124397-14. DOI Scopus51 WoS37
  2020	Edland, R., Smith, N., Allgurén, T., Fredriksson, C., Normann, F., Haycock, D., . . . Andersson, K. (2020). Evaluation of NO<inf>x</inf>-Reduction Measures for Iron-Ore Rotary Kilns. Energy and Fuels, 34(4), 4934-4948. DOI Scopus13 WoS10
  2019	Obeid, R., Lewis, D., Smith, N., & van Eyk, P. (2019). The elucidation of reaction kinetics for hydrothermal liquefaction of model macromolecules. Chemical Engineering Journal, 370, 637-645. DOI Scopus47 WoS39
  2002	Smith, N., Nathan, G., Zhang, D., & Nobes, D. (2002). The significance of particle clustering in pulverized coal flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 29(1), 797-804. DOI Scopus35 WoS22
  2001	Megalos, N., Smith, N., & Zhang, D. (2001). Investigation of the effect of the precessing jet nozzle in the combustion of pulverised coal. Combustion Science and Technology, 165(1), 111-128. DOI Scopus1
  2001	Megalos, N., Smith, N., & Zhang, D. (2001). The potential for low NOx front a precessing jet burner of coal. Combustion and Flame, 124(01-Feb), 50-64. DOI Scopus26
  1998	Smith, N., Megalos, N., Nathan, G., Zhang, D., & Smart, J. (1998). Precessing jet burners for stable and low NOx pulverised fuel flames - preliminary results from small-scale trials. Fuel, 77(9-10), 1013-1016. DOI Scopus20 WoS16
  1998	Smith, N. L., Megalos, N. P., Nathan, G. J., Zhang, D. K., & Smart, J. P. (1998). The role of fuel-rich clusters in flame stabilization and NO<inf>x</inf> emission reduction with precessing jet pulverized fuel flames. Symposium (International) on Combustion, 27(2), 3173-3179. DOI Scopus14 WoS3

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2019	Smith, N., Coombs, J., Liu, X., Godbole, A., Brierley, L., Venton, P., . . . Scott, M. (2019). INDUSTRY GUIDELINE – MANAGING NOISE, GAS DISPERSION AND IGNITION HAZARDS WHEN VENTING NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINES. In APGA/EPRG/PRCI 22nd joint biennial technical meeting on line pipe research. Brisbane, Australia.
  2011	Fredriksson, C., Marjavaara, D., Lindroos, F., Jonsson, S., Savonen, S., & Smith, N. (2011). Combustion and Emission Challenges at LKAB. In Proceedings of the Swedish-Finnish Flame Days 2011 (pp. 1-12). Piteå, Sweden: Finnish Flame Research Committee.
  2011	Fredriksson, C., Marjavaara, D., Lindroos, F., Jonsson, S., Savonen, S., & Smith, N. (2011). Combustion and Emission Challenges at LKAB. In Proceedings of the Swedish-Finnish Flame Days 2011 (pp. 1-12). Piteå, Sweden: Finnish Flame Research Committee.
  2005	Birzer, C., Kalt, P., Smith, N., & Nathan, G. (2005). Particle image velocimetry in the near field of a particle-laden precessing jet flow. In Z. Alwahabi, B. Dally, P. Kalt, G. Nathan, & C. Wong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion (pp. 21-24). Adelaide, South Australia: The University of Adelaide.
  2005	Birzer, C., Kalt, P., Nathan, G., & Smith, N. (2005). Planar measurements of the distribution of particles in a two-phase precessing jet flow. In K. King (Ed.), Proceedings of the 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (pp. 105-108). Adelaide: TEC Adelaide. Scopus1
  2004	Birzer, C., Kalt, P., Nathan, G., & Smith, N. (2004). The influence of mass loading on particle distribution in the near field of a co-annular jet. In M. Behnia, W. Lin, & G. McBain (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fifteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. CD-ROM 1-CD-ROM 4). CD-ROM: The University of Sydney.
  2003	Scarsella, A., Mullinger, P., & Smith, N. (2003). Physical modelling of the mixing characteristics of rectangular nozzles used in tangentially fired pulverised coal boilers. In D. Honnery (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2003 Australian Symposium on Combustion & The 8th Australian Flame Days (pp. CDROM 1-CDROM 6). CDROM: Monash University.
  2002	Mullinger, P., Smith, N., England, G., Goodhand, D., & Nathan, G. (2002). Similarities and differences in the mixing characteristics of multiple rectangular jets and cylindrical jets. In Ken Marsh (Ed.), Green processing and sustainability: Creating opportunities for the chemical and processing industries in the Asian Pacific region (pp. CDROM 1-CDROM 15). CDROM: Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering.
  2002	Smith, N., Jenkins, B., & Mullinger, P. (2002). Combustion of pre-dried lignite in existing boiler furnaces. In Ken Marsh (Ed.), Green processing and sustainability: Creating opportunities for the chemical and processing industries in the Asian Pacific Region (pp. CDROM 1-CDROM 11). CDROM: Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering.
  2001	Smith, N., & Nathan, G. (2001). The role of unsteadiness within a central jet on the structure of a combined central and co-annular jet flow. In B. Dally (Ed.), Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 825-828). ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5005: ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY.
  2000	Nathan, G., Smith, N., Mullinger, P., & Smart, J. (2000). Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers - INFUB. In Performance characteristics of, and an aerodynamic scaling parameter for, a practical PF burner design employing jet excitation to promote particle clustering. Porto, Portugal.

Undergraduate, 4th year, combustion course. 

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2022	Co-Supervisor	Hydrogen-fuelled combustion appliances for domestic and industrial applications	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Fredrick Oluwatobi Omoarukhe

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2021 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	Effect of Hydrogen Blending in Industrial Flames	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Adam John Gee
  2017 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Reaction Kinetics for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Reem Obeid
  2002 - 2009	External Supervisor	The Influence of Jet Precession on Particle Distributions	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Cristian Birzer

• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2019 - ongoing	Member	ME-093 Hydrogen Technologies Standards Committee: End Use Applications Working Group	Standards Australia	Australia

• Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (C)
• Email: neil.smith01@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Engineering North, floor 2
• Org Unit: Chemical Engineering