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Society of Automotive Engineers - SAE

Institute for Liquid Atomization and Sprays - ILASS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME

Conferences

SAE World Congress

ILASS Americas

ILASS Europe

COMODIA 2004

Universities

National Technical University of Athens - NTUA

University of Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart - IKE

University of Michigan - College of Engineering

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Christos Chryssakis

e-mail: xxrys@yahoo.com

Professional Experience
Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), Rueil-Malmaison, Paris, France
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, December 2005 - present
• Coupling of a 1D injection model with a 3D combustion code for internal combustion engine simulations and unsteady injection phenomena

University of Michigan, W.E. Lay Automotive Lab., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Graduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA), May 2001 – November 2005
• Fuel spray modeling for gasoline and diesel engines and effect on engine performance and emissions

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Engine Lab., Daejeon, South Korea
Visiting under UM-KAIST Collaboration Program, August 2004
• Diesel injection, combustion and soot formation visualization experiments using laser diagnostics in an optical single-cylinder engine. Supervisor: Prof. C. Bae

University of Hiroshima, Spray & Combustion Lab., Hiroshima, Japan
Visiting under Rackham Grad. School Fellowship, June 2002
• Gasoline spray visualization experiments using a high-speed camera under the supervision of Prof. K. Nishida & Dr. J. Lee

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Internship, December 1999 – March 2000
• Department of High Pressure Diesel Injection Pumps
• Quality Control

Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, September 2002 - October 2005
• Ph.D. Thesis: “A Unified Fuel Spray Breakup Model For Internal Combustion Engine Applications”, Faculty Advisor: Prof. D.N. Assanis

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, September 2000 - August 2002
• Fellowship, September 2000 – April 2001
• M.Sc. Thesis: “Modeling Gasoline Sprays Emerging from High-Pressure Swirl Injectors for DISI Engines”, Faculty Advisor: Prof. D.N. Assanis

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Institute for Nuclear Energy and Energy Systems (IKE), March 1999 – February 2000
• European Exchange Program Fellowship (Erasmus)
• Diploma thesis: “Application of the Numerical Code VOFCSF to Jet Formation and Drop Deformation in the Field of Nuclear Reactor Safety”

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, September 1994 – April 2000
• Coursework focused on energy generation and conservation systems

Awards
• ILASS-Americas Student Travel Fellowship for the ICLASS 2003 meeting
• Hewlett International Travel Grant, H.H. Rackham Grad. School, 2002 and 2003

Skills
• Languages: English (fluent), German (very good), French (good), Swedish (elementary), Greek (mother tongue)
• Computer skills: Microsoft Office, UNIX, Linux, FORTRAN, C, KIVA-3V, AMESim, IFP-C3D, AutoCAD, HyperMesh, AVL FIRE/SWIFT
• Professional Organizations Membership: SAE, ASME, ILASS

Workshops Attended
• “Academic Careers in Science & Engineering”, Univ. of Michigan, Fall 2004
• “Cross-Cultural Training Series” Univ. of Michigan, Fall-Winter 2004-2005

Interests - Hobbies
• Traveling, Photography, Sailing, Gliding (US Private Pilot License, 2005)

Publications - Presentations
• “In-Cylinder Reduction of PM and NOX Emissions from Diesel Combustion with Advanced Injection Strategies”, C.A. Chryssakis, J.R. Hagena, A. Knafl, V. Hamosfakidis, Z.S. Filipi, D.N. Assanis, Int. J. of Vehicle Design, Vol. 41, No. 1-4, pp. 83-102, 2006

• "Development and Validation of a Comprehensive CFD Model of Diesel Spray Atomization Accounting for High Weber Numbers ", C.A. Chryssakis, D.N. Assanis, Choongsik Bae, SAE Technical Paper Series 2006-01-1546, Detroit, MI, USA, April 2006

• “A Secondary Atomization Model for Liquid Droplet Deformation and Breakup under High Weber Number Conditions”, C.A. Chryssakis, D.N. Assanis, 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Irvine, California, U.S.A., May 2005

• “Evaluation of A Narrow Spray Cone Angle, Advanced Injection Timing Strategy to Achieve Partially Premixed Compression Ignition Combustion in a Diesel Engine”, G.A. Lechner, T.J. Jacobs, C.A. Chryssakis, D.N. Assanis, R.M. Siewert, SAE 2005 Transactions, Journal of Engines 2005-01-0167, Detroit, MI, April 2005

• “Effect of Multiple Injection on Fuel-Air Mixing and Soot Formation in Diesel Combustion Using Direct Flame Visualization and CFD Techniques”, C.A. Chryssakis, D.N. Assanis, S. Kook, C. Bae, ASME ICES2005-1016, Chicago, IL, U.S.A., April 2005

• “Modeling of Gasoline Direct Injection Mixture Formation Using KIVA-3V: Development of Spray Breakup and Wall Impingement Models and Validation with Optical Engine Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence”, B. Vanzieleghem, C. Chryssakis, R. Grover, D. Assanis, H. Im, V. Sick, COMODIA 2004, Yokohama, Japan, August 2004

• “Investigation of Advanced Injection Strategies for High Power Density and Low Emissions from Diesel Combustion with Computational Fluid Dynamics”, C.A. Chryssakis, Z.S. Filipi, D.N. Assanis, oral presentation, 10th Annual ARC Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2004

• “Gasoline Direct Injection Modeling and Validation with Engine Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence Experiments”, B.P. Vanzieleghem, C.A. Chryssakis, R.O. Grover, D.N. Assanis, H.G. Im, V. Sick, 14th International Multidimensional Engine Modeling User’s Group Meeting, Detroit, MI, U.S.A., March 2004

• “An Investigation of the Breakup Mechanisms for Swirl Sprays from High-Pressure Swirl Injectors”, C.A. Chryssakis, D.N. Assanis, J.-K. Lee, K. Nishida, ICLASS 2003, 9th International Conference on Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems, Sorrento, Italy, July 2003

• “Fuel Spray Simulation of High-Pressure Swirl-Injector for DISI Engines and Comparison with Laser Diagnostic Measurements”, C.A. Chryssakis, D.N. Assanis, J.-K. Lee, K. Nishida, SAE Technical Paper Series 2003-01-0007, Detroit, MI, U.S.A., March 2003

• “Validation of an Enhanced Liquid Sheet Atomisation Model Against Quantitative Laser Diagnostic Measurements”, C.A. Chryssakis, K.D. Driscoll, V. Sick, D.N. Assanis, ILASS Europe, 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Zaragoza, Spain, September 2002