Publications

J. M. Powers

Articles
  1. Powers, J. M., 2010, "John H. S. Lee: The Detonation Phenomenon," Shock Waves, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 445-446. pdf manuscript

  2. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., 2010, "On the Necessary Grid Resolution for Verified Calculation of Premixed Laminar Flames," Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 304-326. pdf manuscript

  3. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., Sommese, A. J., Diller, J. A., Hauenstein, J. D., and Mengers, J. D., 2009, "One-Dimensional Slow Invariant Manifolds for Spatially Homogeneous Reactive Systems," Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 131, No. 2, 024118. pdf manuscript

  4. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., 2008, "Uniqueness of Chemical Equilibria in Ideal Mixtures of Ideal Gases," American Journal of Physics, Vol. 76, No. 9, pp. 848-855. pdf manuscript

  5. Cochran, M. T., and Powers, J. M., 2008, "Computation of Compaction in Compressible Granular Material," Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 35, Nos. 1-2, pp. 96-103. pdf manuscript

  6. Powers, J. M., and Frolov, S. M., 2006, "Perspectives on Detonation-Based Propulsion," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 1153-1154. pdf manuscript

  7. Powers, J. M., 2006, "Review of Multiscale Modeling of Detonation," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 1217-1229. pdf manuscript

  8. Powers, J. M., and Aslam, T. D., 2006, "Exact Solution for Multidimensional Compressible Reactive Flow for Verifying Numerical Algorithms,'' AIAA Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 337-344. pdf manuscript

  9. Henrick, A. K., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., 2006, "Simulations of Pulsating One-Dimensional Detonations with True Fifth Order Accuracy," Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 213, No. 1, pp. 311-329. pdf manuscript

  10. Henrick, A. K., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., 2005, "Mapped Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory Schemes: Achieving Optimal Order Near Critical Points," Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 207, No. 2, pp. 542-567. pdf manuscript

  11. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., 2005, "Accurate Spatial Resolution Estimates for Reactive Supersonic Flow with Detailed Chemistry," AIAA Journal, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 1088-1099. pdf manuscript

  12. Powers, J. M., 2004, "On the Necessity of Positive Semi-Definite Conductivity and Onsager Reciprocity in Modeling Heat Conduction in an Anisotropic Media," Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 126, No. 5, pp. 670-675. pdf manuscript

  13. Powers, J. M., 2004, "Two-Phase Viscous Modeling of Compaction of Granular Materials," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 16, No. 8, pp. 2975-2990. pdf manuscript

  14. Brooks, G. P., and Powers, J. M., 2004, "Standardized Pseudospectral Formulation of the Inviscid Supersonic Blunt Body Problem," Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 197, No. 1, pp. 58-85. pdf manuscript

  15. Brooks, G. P., and Powers, J. M., 2004, "A Karhunen-Loeve Least-Squares Technique for Optimization of Geometry of a Blunt Body in Supersonic Flow," Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 195, No. 1, pp. 387-412. pdf manuscript

  16. Singh, S., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., 2002, "On Slow Manifolds of Chemically Reactive Systems," Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 117, No. 4, pp. 1482-1496. pdf manuscript

  17. Singh, S., Rastigejev, Y., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., 2001, "Viscous Detonation in H2/O2/Ar Using Intrinsic Low Dimensional Manifolds and Wavelet Adaptive Multilevel Representation," Combustion Theory and Modelling, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 163-184. pdf manuscript

  18. Gonthier, K. A., and Powers, J. M., 2000, "A High Resolution Numerical Method for a Two-Phase Model of Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition," Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 163, No. 2, pp. 376-433. pdf manuscript

  19. Powers, J. M., 1999, "Thermal Explosion Theory for Shear Localizing Energetic Solids," Combustion Theory and Modelling, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 103-122. pdf manuscript

  20. Caspar, R. J., Powers, J. M., and Mason, J. J., 1998, "Investigation of Reactive Shear Localization in Energetic Solids," Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 136, Nos. 1-6, pp. 349-371. pdf manuscript

  21. Gonthier, K. A., and Powers, J. M., 1996, "A Numerical Investigation of Transient Detonation in Granulated Material," Shock Waves, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 183-195. pdf manuscript

  22. Grismer, M. J., and Powers, J. M., 1996, "Numerical Predictions of Oblique Detonation Stability Boundaries," Shock Waves, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 147-156. pdf manuscript

  23. Grismer, M. J., and Powers, J. M., 1995, "Calculations for Steady Propagation of a Generic Ram Accelerator Configuration," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 105-111. pdf manuscript

  24. Gonthier, K. A., and Powers, J. M., 1994, "Formulation, Predictions, and Sensitivity Analysis of a Pyrotechnically Actuated Pin Puller Model," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 501-507. pdf manuscript

  25. Powers, J. M., 1994, "Oblique Detonations: Theory and Propulsion Applications," Combustion in High-Speed Flows, J. Buckmaster, T. L. Jackson, and A. Kumar, eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 345-371. pdf manuscript

  26. Grismer, M. J., and Powers, J. M., 1992, "Comparisons of Numerical Oblique Detonation Solutions with an Asymptotic Benchmark," AIAA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 12, pp. 2985-2987. pdf manuscript

  27. Powers, J. M., 1992, "Comment on 'Approximate Formula of Weak Oblique Shock Wave Angle,' " AIAA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 11, p. 2801. pdf manuscript

  28. Powers, J. M., and Gonthier, K. A., 1992, "Reaction Zone Structure for Strong, Weak Overdriven, and Weak Underdriven Oblique Detonations," Physics of Fluids A, Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 2082-2089. pdf manuscript

  29. Powers, J. M., and Stewart, D. S., 1992, "Approximate Solutions for Oblique Detonations in the Hypersonic Limit," AIAA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 726-736. pdf manuscript

  30. Powers, J. M., Stewart, D. S. and Krier, H., 1990, "Theory of Two-Phase Detonation--Part II Structure," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 80, Nos. 3-4, pp. 280-303. pdf manuscript

  31. Powers, J. M., Stewart, D. S. and Krier, H., 1990, "Theory of Two-Phase Detonation--Part I Modeling," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 80, Nos. 3-4, pp. 264-279. pdf manuscript

  32. Powers, J. M., Stewart, D. S. and Krier, H., 1989, "Analysis of Steady Compaction Waves in Porous Materials," Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 15-24. pdf manuscript

  33. Powers, J. M., Stewart, D. S. and Krier, H., 1988, "Two-Phase Steady Detonation Analysis," in Dynamics of Explosions, A. L. Kuhl, J. R. Bowen, J. C. Leyer, and A. Borisov, eds., Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series, Vol. 114, AIAA, Washington, DC, pp. 341-361. pdf manuscript

  34. Powers, J. M., and Krier, H., 1986, "Attenuation of Blast Waves when Detonating Explosives Inside Barriers, " Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 121-133. pdf manuscript
Ph.D. Dissertation
  1. J. M. Powers, 1988, "Theory of Detonation Structure for Two-Phase Materials," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. pdf dissertation
Conference papers, presentations, and unrefereed publications
  1. Powers, J. M., January 2012, "Verified Calculation of Multiscale Combustion in Gaseous Mixtures," Invited Seminar, Purdue University. pdf slides

  2. Mengers, J. D., and Powers, J. M., January 2012, "Model Reduction for Reaction-Diffusion Systems: Bifurcations in Slow Invariant Manifolds," AIAA-2012-0497, 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Nashville, Tennessee, pdf manuscript slides

  3. Romick, C. M., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., January 2012, "Dynamics of Unsteady Inviscid and Viscous Detonations in Hydrogen-Air," AIAA-2012-0981, 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Nashville, Tennessee, pdf manuscript slides

  4. Mengers, J. D., and Powers, J. M., November 2011, "Slow Invariant Manifolds for Reaction-Diffusion Systems," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 56, No. 18, pp. 402-403. slides

  5. Powers, J. M., August 2011, "Verified Calculation of Multiscale Combustion in Gaseous Mixtures," Invited Seminar, Stanford University. pdf slides

  6. Romick, C. M., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., July 2011, "Verified Calculation of Nonlinear Dynamics of Viscous Detonation," 23rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, California. pdf slides

  7. Powers, J. M., July 2011, "Verification and Validation of Detonation Simulation: Topical Review," 23rd International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, California. pdf slides

  8. Mengers, J. D., and Powers, J. M., July 2011, "Slow Invariant Manifolds for Reactive-Diffusive Systems," 7th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Vancouver, British Columbia. pdf slides

  9. Romick, C. M., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., July 2011, "The Dynamics of Detonation with WENO and Navier-Stokes Shock Capturing," 7th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Vancouver, Canada. pdf slides

  10. Zikoski, Z., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., April 2011, "Detonation Simulation Using the Parallel Wavelet Adaptive Multiresolution Method," 13th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Corfu, Greece. pdf slides

  11. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., April 2011, "Spatial and Temporal Scales Coupling in Reactive Flows," Third International Workshop on Model Reduction in Reactive Flows, Corfu, Greece. pdf manuscript pdf slides

  12. Mengers, J. D., and Powers, J. M., April 2011, "Diffusion Correction to Slow Invariant Manifolds in a Short Length Scale Limit," Third International Workshop on Model Reduction in Reactive Flows, Corfu, Greece. pdf manuscript

  13. Romick, C. M., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., April 2011, "The Dynamics of Unsteady Detonation with Diffusion," 13th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Corfu, Greece. pdf slides

  14. Mengers, J. D., and Powers, J. M., January 2011, "Application of Slow Invariant Manifold Correction for Diffusion," AIAA-2011-0111, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, Florida, pdf manuscript slides

  15. Romick, C. M., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., January 2011, "The Dynamics of Unsteady Detonation with Diffusion," AIAA-2011-0799, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, Florida, pdf manuscript slides

  16. Romick, C. M., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., November 2010, "Dynamics of Unsteady Detonation with Diffusion," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 55, No. 16, p. 338. slides

  17. Zikoski, Z. J., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., November 2010, "Simulation of Compressible Reacting Flow using the Parallel Wavelet Adaptive Multiresolution Representation," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 55, No. 16, p. 240. slides

  18. Zikoski, Z. J., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., November 2010, "Simulation of Multidimensional Detonation in an H2-O2-Ar Mixture Using an Adaptive Wavelet Method," ASME International Mechanical Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada. slides

  19. T. D. Aslam and J. M. Powers, June 2010, "Effects of Diffusion on the Dynamics of Detonation," Gordon Research Conference-Energetic Materials, Tilton, New Hampshire. pdf slides

  20. J. D. Mengers and J. M. Powers, March 2010, "Diffusion Effects on Slow Invariant Manifolds," Proceedings of the 2010 Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Urbana, Illinois. pdf manuscript pdf slides

  21. Al-Khateeb, A. N., and Powers J. M., January 2010, "Analysis of the Reaction-Advection-Diffusion Spectrum of Laminar Premixed Flames," AIAA 2010-0954, 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, Florida. pdf manuscript slides

  22. Ghia, U., Bayyuk, S., Habchi, S., Roy, C., Shih, T., Conlisk, T., Hirsch, C., and Powers, J. M., January 2010, "The AIAA Code Verification Project-Test Cases and Reference Data for CFD Code Verification," AIAA 2010-0125, 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, Florida. pdf manuscript

  23. Paolucci, S., Li, W., and Powers, J. M., November 2009, "A Two-Phase Micromorphic Model for Compressible Granular Materials," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 54, No. 19, pp. 121-122. slides

  24. Zikoski, Z. J., Romick, C. M., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., October 2009, "Advanced Multi-Scale Methods for Hypersonic Propulsion," AFOSR/NASA Foundational Hypersonics Project Review, Virginia Beach, Virginia. slides

  25. Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., July 2009, "High Accuracy Shock-Fitted Computation of Unsteady Detonation with Detailed Kinetics," 10th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Columbus, Ohio. slides

  26. Zikoski, Z. J., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., July 2009, "Accurate Calculation of Detonation with an Adaptive Wavelet Method," 10th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Columbus, Ohio. slides

  27. Powers, J. M., June 2009, "Verification, Validation, and Scientific Computing: Successes, Failures, and Challenges," Institute of Computational Mathematics and Scientific/Engineering Computing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. slides

  28. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers J. M., Paolucci S., Sommese, A. J., and Diller, J. A., and Hauenstein, J. D., March 2009, "Projective Space Method for Slow Invariant Manifolds of Reactive Systems," Second International Workshop on Model Reduction in Reactive Flows, Notre Dame, Indiana. pdf manuscript slides

  29. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers J. M., Paolucci S., Mengers, J. D., Sommese, A. J., and Diller, J. A., March 2009, "On the Relation Between Reaction Dynamics and Thermodynamics in Closed Systems," Second International Workshop on Model Reduction in Reactive Flows, Notre Dame, Indiana. pdf manuscript slides

  30. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers J. M., Paolucci S., Sommese, A. J., and Diller, J. A., January 2009, "Calculation of Slow Invariant Manifolds for Reactive Systems," AIAA 2009-1370, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, Florida. pdf manuscript slides

  31. Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., January 2009, "The Dynamics of Unsteady Detonation in Ozone," AIAA 2009-0632, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, Florida. pdf manuscript slides

  32. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., Diller, J. A., Hauenstein, J. D., and Mengers, J. D., November 2008, "Constructing Slow Invariant Manifolds for Reactive Systems with Detailed Kinetics," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 53, No.15, p. 246. pdf slides.

  33. Zikoski, Z. J., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., November 2008, "Solution of Reactive Compressible Flows Using an Adaptive Wavelet Method," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 53, No. 15, p. 122. pdf slides.

  34. Zikoski, Z. J., Romick, C. M., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., November 2008, "Advanced Multi-Scale Methods for Hypersonic Propulsion," AFOSR/NASA Hypersonics Project Review, Dallas, Texas. pdf slides.

  35. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., Sommese, A. J., and Diller, J., November 2008, "Computation of Slow Invariant Manifolds for Hydrogen-Air Systems," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts. pdf slides.

  36. Wirasaet, D., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., July 2008, "Multiscale Computations of Fluid Flows Using an Adaptive Wavelet Method," 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Venice, Italy. pdf slides.

  37. Powers, J. M., Al-Khateeb, A. N., Paolucci, S., and Sommese, A. J., March 2008, "Calculation of Invariant Manifolds for Reacting Systems," SIAM Twelfth International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Monterey, California. pdf slides.

  38. Powers, J. M., Wirasaet, D., and Paolucci, S., January 2008, "Advanced Multi-Scale Methods for Hypersonic Propulsion," NASA Hypersonics NRA Review, San Antonio, Texas. pdf slides.

  39. Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., January 2008, "Shock-Fitted Calculation of Unsteady Detonation in Ozone," AIAA-2008-1036, 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript pdf slides.

  40. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., November 2007, "Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Reactive Systems," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 52, No. 7, p. 105. pdf slides

  41. Al-Khateeb, A. N., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., November 2007, "On Numerical Resolution Requirements in Combustion Modeling," IMECE2007-42984, Proceedings of IMECE2007, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington. pdf manuscript

  42. Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., and Al-Khateeb, A., N., September 2007, "On the Coupling Between Length and Time Scales for Reacting Flow," International Workshop on Model Reduction in Reacting Flow, Rome, Italy manuscript, slides.pdf

  43. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., September 2007, "The Thermodynamics of Slow Invariant Manifolds for Reacting Systems," International Workshop on Model Reduction in Reacting Flow, Rome, Italy manuscript, slides.pdf

  44. Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M. , September 2007, "On the Computation of Approximate Slow Invariant Manifolds," International Workshop on Model Reduction in Reacting Flow, Rome, Italy manuscript, slides.pdf

  45. Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., and Al-Khateeb, A. N., July 2007, "Verification and Validation of Premixed Laminar Flames," 9th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, San Francisco, California slides.pdf

  46. Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., and Al-Khateeb, A. N., May 2007, "Slow Invariant Manifolds for Reaction Diffusion Systems," SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Snowbird, Utah. slides.pdf

  47. Al-Khateeb, A. N., and Powers, J. M., January 2007, "Verified Computations of Laminar Premixed Flames," AIAA-2007-0381, 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript pdf slides.

  48. Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., November 2006, "Slow Invariant Manifolds in Chemically Reactive Systems," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 51, No. 9, p. 260. pdf slides

  49. Powers, J. M., July 2006, "Mathematical Verification of Simulations of Reactive Flows with Embedded Discontinuities," Seventh World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Los Angeles, California. pdf slides.

  50. Henrick, A. K., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., April 2006, "Two-Dimensional Shock-Fitted Numerical Solutions," SIAM Eleventh International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Granada, Spain. pdf slides.

  51. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., April 2006, "Strategies for Computing Slow Invariant Manifolds in Reactive Systems," SIAM Eleventh International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Granada, Spain. pdf slides.

  52. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., January 2006, "Accurate Estimates of Fine Scale Reaction Zone Thicknesses in Hydrocarbon Detonations," AIAA-2006-0950, 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript. pdf slides.

  53. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., November 2005, "Resolution Matters: Issues in Computational Simulation of Detailed Kinetics Gas Phase Combustion," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 50, No. 9, p. 69. pdf slides pdf abstract

  54. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., July 2005, "Simulations Using Detailed Kinetics Demand Proper Resolution," Sixth International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, Gaithersburg, Maryland. pdf slides

  55. Powers, J. M., and Cochran, M. T., July 2005, "Viscous Compaction Waves," SIAM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. pdf slides

  56. Powers, J. M., and Aslam, T. D., January 2005, "Exact Solutions for Two-Dimensional Reactive Flow for Verification of Numerical Algorithms," AIAA-2005-1173, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript. pdf slides.

  57. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., January 2005, "Accurate Estimates of Fine Scale Reaction Zone Thicknesses in Gas Phase Detonations," AIAA-2005-1171, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript. pdf slides.

  58. Henrick, A. K, Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., January 2005, "Highly Accurate Numerical Simulations of Pulsating One-Dimensional Detonations," AIAA-2005-1311, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript pdf slides

  59. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., July 2004, "An Eigenvalue-Based Estimate of Reaction Zone Thicknesses in Gas Phase Detonations," Poster Session, 30th International Symposium on Combustion, Chicago, Illinois. pdf abstract

  60. Aslam, T. D, Henrick, A. K., and Powers, J. M., July 2004, "Properties of Fifth-Order Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (WENO) Schemes Near Critical Points and the Role of Epsilon," SIAM Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon.

  61. Powers, J. M., May 2004, "Two-Phase Viscous Modeling of Compaction in Energetic Materials," SIAM Tenth International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Sedona, Arizona. pdf slides

  62. Henrick, A. K., Aslam, T. D., and Powers, J. M., May 2004, "WENO Shock-Fitted Soltution to 1-D Euler Equations with Reaction," SIAM Tenth International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Sedona, Arizona. pdf slides

  63. Brooks, G. P., and Powers, J. M., January 2004, "Verification and Validation of Pseudospectral Shock Fitted Simulations of Supersonic Flow over a Blunt Body," AIAA-2004-0655, 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript

  64. Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., Singh, S., and Rastigejev, Y., July 2003, "Multiscale Modeling of Chemically Reactive Flows," 7th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  65. Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., and Singh, S., May 2003, "Low-Dimensional Manifolds in Reaction-Diffusion Systems," SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Snowbird, Utah. pdf slides

  66. Singh, S., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., March 2003, "Effects of Convection and Diffusion on Rational Reduction of Detailed Kinetic Schemes," 3rd Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections of the Combustion Institute, Chicago, Illinois. pdf manuscript

  67. Brooks, G. P., and Powers, J. M., July 2002, "A Karhunen-Loeve Galerkin Technique with Shock Fitting for Optimization of a Blunt Body Geometry," AIAA-2002-3861, 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Indianpolis, Indiana. pdf manuscript.

  68. Singh, S., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., June 2002, "Reactive Flows and Slow Manifolds," 14th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Proceedings, pp. 502-503, Blacksburg, Virginia.

  69. Paolucci, S., Powers, J. M., and Singh, S., November 2001, "On Computing Reactive Flows Using Slow Manifolds," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 188. pdf slides

  70. Powers, J. M., October 2001, "Wavelet Adaptive Multilevel Representation (WAMR) and Intrinsic Low Dimensional Manifold (ILDM) Method for Reactive Flows, Workshop on Adaptive Methods for Flow Computation (AMFLOW2001), Heidelberg, Germany.

  71. Singh, S., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., July 2001, "Reactive Flow Calcuations with Intrinsic Low Dimensional Manifold Corrections for Convection and Diffusion," 18th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Seattle, Washington. pdf abstract

  72. Powers, J. M., February 2001, "Viscous Detonation in H2/O2/Ar Using Intrinsic Low Dimensional Manifolds and Wavelet Adaptive Multilevel Representation," Second International Workshop on Combustion Modeling, Mexican and Spanish Sections of the Combustion Institute, Veracruz, Mexico.

  73. Buckmaster, J., and Powers, J. M., December 2000, "Propellants and Combustion," Aerospace America, Vol. 38, No. 12, p. 50. article

  74. Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., and Singh, S., August 2000, "Advances and Applications of Intrinsic Low Dimensional Manifold Theory," Poster Session, 28th International Symposium on Combustion, Edinburgh, Scotland. pdf abstract, pdf slides

  75. Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., March 2000, "Wavelet/ILDM Modeling of Combustion," 8th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, SIAM/INRIA, Amelia Island, Florida.

  76. Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., and Singh, S., March 2000, "Application of Intrinsic Low Dimensional Manifolds to Nitramine Combustion," 8th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, SIAM/INRIA, Amelia Island, Florida.

  77. Rastigejev, Y., Singh, S., Bowman, C., Paolucci, S., and Powers, J. M., January 2000, "Novel Modeling of Hydrogen/Oxygen Detonation," AIAA-2000-0318, 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript.

  78. Powers, J. M., Paolucci, S., Rastigejev, Y., and Singh, S., November 1999, "A Wavelet/ILDM Method for Computational Combustion," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 44, No. 8, p. 54. pdf abstract, pdf slides

  79. Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., November 1999, "Manifolds Methods for Energetic Materials," IMA Workshop on High Speed Combustion in Gaseous and Condensed-Phase Energetic Materials, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

  80. Singh, S., and Powers, J. M., July 1999, "Modeling Gas Phase RDX Combustion with Intrinsic Low Dimensional Manifolds," 17th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Heidelberg, Germany. pdf extended abstract

  81. Singh, S., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., July 1999, "Multidimensional Detonation Solutions from Reactive Navier-Stokes Equations," 17th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Heidelberg, Germany. pdf extended abstract

  82. Singh, S., Powers, J. M., and Paolucci, S., January 1999, "Detonation Solutions from Reactive Navier-Stokes Equations," AIAA-99-0966, 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf manuscript

  83. Powers, J. M., August 1998, "Thermal Explosion Theory for Shear Localizing Energetic Solids," Poster Session, 27th International Symposium on Combustion, Boulder, Colorado.

  84. Caspar, R. J., Mason, J. J., and Powers, J. M., August 1997, "Modelling and Experimental Investigation of Reactive Shear Bands in Energetic Solids Loaded in Torsion," 16th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Cracow, Poland. pdf extended abstract

  85. Gonthier, K. A., and Powers, J. M., August 1997, "A Numerical Investigation of Self-Propagating Two-Phase Detonation," 16th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Cracow, Poland. pdf extended abstract

  86. Powers, J. M., Cardena, A., and Grismer, M. J., October 1996, "Steady Propagation Speed for Ram Accelerators," XXXIX Congreso Nacional de Fisica, II Congreso de la Division de Dinamica de Fluidos, Sociedad Mexicana de Fisica, Oaxaca, Mexico.

  87. Gonthier, K. A., and Powers, J. M., March 1996, "Numerical Modeling of Unsteady Detonation in Granulated Energetic Material, Sixth International Conference on Numerical Combustion (SIAM/INRIA), New Orleans, Louisiana.

  88. Grismer, M. J., and Powers, J. M., August 1995, "Numerical Predictions of Oblique Detonation Stability Boundaries," 15th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Boulder, Colorado.

  89. Gonthier, K. A., and Powers, J. M., August 1995, "A Numerical Investigation of Transient Detonation in Granulated Material ," 15th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Boulder, Colorado.

  90. Powers, J. M., June 1994, "Multi-Dimensional Detonation Theory for Application to the Ram Accelerator," Second Wright Laboratory/AFOSR Workshop on Integrated Theory and Numerics for Design Applications, Eglin AFB, Okaloosa, Island, Florida.

  91. Gonthier, K. A., Kane, T. J., and Powers, J. M., June 1994, "Modeling Pyrotechnic Shock in a NASA Standard Initiator Driven Pin Puller, AIAA 94-3054, 30th AIAA/ASME/ SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana. pdf manuscript

  92. Powers, J. M., and Gonthier, K. A., February 1994, "Sensitivity Analysis for a Pyrotechnically Actuated Pin Puller Model," Proceedings-Nineteenth International Pyrotechnics Seminar, Christchurch, New Zealand, South Pacific Information Service Ltd.: Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 240-254.

  93. Gonthier, K. A., and Powers, J. M., February 1994, "Choked Flow Effects in the NSI Driven Pin Puller," 1994 NASA Aerospace Pyrotechnic Systems Workshop, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  94. Grismer, M. J., and Powers, J. M., January 1994, "Calculations for Steady Propagation of a Generic Ram Accelerator Configuration Using the Roe Method," AIAA 94-0550, AIAA 32nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno. Nevada. pdf version

  95. Powers, J. M., and Grismer, M. J., September 1993, "Propagation Speed Calculations for a Model Ram Accelerator," First International Workshop on Ram Accelerator, Saint-Louis, France

  96. Gonthier, K. A., and Powers, J. M., June 1993, "Model Formulation and Predictions for a Pyrotechnic Combustion Driven Pinpuller," Europyro 93 5e Congres International de Pyrotechnie, Strasbourg, France, pp. 237-248. pdf extended abstract

  97. Powers, J. M., Fulton, D. R., Gonthier, K. A., and Grismer, M. J., January 1993, "Analysis for Steady Propagation of a Generic Ram Accelerator/Oblique Detonation Wave Engine Configuration," AIAA 93-0243, AIAA 31st Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada. pdf version

  98. Powers, J. M., September 1992, "The Influence of Thick Reaction Zones in Spherical Underwater Detonations," ONR Workshop on Underwater Metallized Detonics, Pullman, Washington.

  99. Powers, J. M., and Gonthier, K. A., April 1992, "Methodology and Analysis for Determination of Propagation Speed of High Speed Propulsion Devices," Proceedings of the Central States Section Spring 1992 Technical Meeting of the Combustion Institute, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 1-6. pdf manuscript

  100. Powers, J. M., and Gonthier, K. A., January 1992, "Reaction Zone Structure of Weak Underdriven Oblique Detonations," AIAA 92-0347, AIAA 30th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada. pdf version (figures missing)

  101. Powers, J. M., Grismer, M. J., and Yungster, S., December 1991, "Asymptotic and Numerical Predictions of Oblique Detonations with Simple Finite-Rate Chemistry," Fourth International Conference on Numerical Combustion, (SIAM/INRIA), St. Petersburg, Florida.

  102. Powers, J. M., and Grismer, M. J., June 1991, "Comparisons of Numerical and Exact Solutions for Oblique Detonations with Structure," AIAA 91-1677, AIAA 21st Fluid Dynamics, Plasma Dynamics, and Lasers Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

  103. Powers, J. M., Miller, M. E., Stewart, D. S., and Krier, H., July 1989, "Steady Deflagration Structure in Two-Phase Granular Propellants," 12th International Colloquium on Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

  104. Powers, J. M., Stewart, D. S., and Krier, H., August 1987, "Two-Phase Steady Detonation Analysis," 11th International Colloquium on Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Warsaw, Poland.

  105. Krier, H., Powers, J. M., and Stewart, D. S., May 1987, "Analysis of Detonation States when Shocking Two-Phase Reactive Solids," ONR Workshop on Dynamic Deformation, Fracture, and Transient Combustion, CPIA Publication 474, Chestertown, Maryland.

  106. Krier, H., Powers, J. M., and Stewart, D. S., March 1987, "Analysis of Detonation States when Shocking Two-Phase Reactive Solids," JANNAF Propulsion Systems Hazards Subcommittee Meeting, CPIA Publication 464, Vol. 1, Huntsville, Alabama.

  107. Powers, J. M. and Krier, H., June 1986, "The Attenuation of Blast Waves when Detonating Explosives Inside Barriers," Third Workshop on Launch Blast Overpressure, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.