Education Background
2015 Habilitation (HDR) in Chemistry-Energetic, Université d’Orléans, France
2009 Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Université d’Orléans, France
2006 M.Sc. in Combustion and Atmospheric Chemistry, Université d’Orléans, France
2004 B.Sc. in Chemistry, Université d’Orléans, France
Work Experiences
09/2016-Present: Associate professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
05/2016-01/2017: Research scientist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
09/2010-05/2016: Post-doctoral scholar, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
09/2009-08/2010: Adjunct professor, Université d’Orléans, France
11/2005-11/2009: Research assistant, Université d’Orléans, France
04/2005-08/2005: Research assistant, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Other Professional Positions
Reviewer: ACS Omega; Acta Mechanica Sinica; Chemical Physics Letters; Combustion and Flame; Combustion Science and Technology; Computers & Mathematics with Applications; Energy & Fuels; Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science; Fuel; International Journal of Chemical Kinetics; International Journal of Energy Research; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy; Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries; Journal of Turbulence; Microchemical Journal; Physical Review Fluids; Proceedings of the Combustion Institute; Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews; Review of Scientific Instruments; Shock Waves; Surfaces and Interfaces
Colloquium co-Chair: 12th and 13th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion for the Detonations, Explosions, and Supersonic Combustion Colloquium
Program committee member: 27th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems
Professional Societies: The Combustion Institute
Research Areas and Interests
Chemical kinetics of combustion; Laser diagnostics and spectroscopy;
Detonation structure; Elementary reaction rate measurement
Honors and Awards
2013 J.H.S. Lee Young Investigator award
2010 Gérard de Soete award
Books and Patents
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Journal Publications
In press
57) Mevel R., Chatelain K., He Y., Lapointe S., Lacoste D., Allix M., Chaumeix N., and Paillard C.-E.: Combustion of silane-nitrous oxide-argon mixtures: Analysis of laminar flame propagation and condensed products, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute: in press
56) Chatelain K.P., He Y., Javoy S., Mevel R., Lacoste D., and Petersen E.L.: Current status of the high-temperature kinetic models of silane: Part II. Oxidation,
Combustion and Flame: in press
55) Chatelain K.P., He Y., Alharbi R., Mevel R., Lacoste D., and Petersen E.L.: Current status of the high-temperature kinetic models of silane: Part I. pyrolysis,
Combustion and Flame: in press
2021
54) Han W., Huang J., Liang W., Wang C., Mevel R., Law C.K.: Unsteady propagation of detonation with multi-stage heat release, Fuel, 2021, vol 296, # 120666
53) Rojas Chavez S.B., Chatelain K.P., Guilberti, T.F., Mevel R., and Lacoste D.A.: Effect of the excitation line on hydroxyl radical imaging by laser induced fluorescence in hydrogen detonations,
Combustion and Flame, 2021, vol 229, # 111399
52) Li Y., Javoy S., Mevel R., and Xu X.: A chemically consistent rate constant for the reaction of nitrogen dioxide with oxygen atom,
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, vol 23, p 585-596
2020
51) Faghih M., Mevel R., He. Y., and Chen Z. : Effect of 2-step energy release on the direct detonation initiation in a rich H2-NO2/N2O4-Ar mixture, Combustion and Flame, 2020, vol 222, p 317-325
50) Mevel R., Chatelain K., Lapointe S., Lacoste D., idir M., Dupre G., and Chaumeix N.: Spherically expanding flame in silane-hydrogen-nitrous oxide-argon mixtures, Combustion and Flame, 2020, vol 221, p 150-159
49) Chatelain K.P., Mevel R., Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Chinnayya A., Xu S., and Lacoste D.A.: Effect of incident laser light sheet orientation on the OH-PLIF imaging of detonation,
Shock Waves, 2020, vol 30, p 689-702
48) Chatelain K., Mevel R., and Lacoste D.: Correction of reaction models using collision limit violation analyses: application to a silane reaction model,
Combustion and Flame, 2020, vol 217, p 346-359
47) He Y., and Mevel R.: Effect of hydroxyl radical precursors addition on LTC-affected detonation in DME-O2-CO2 mixtures, Shock Waves, 2020, vol 30, p 789-798
46) Mevel R., and He Y.: Effect of oxygen atom precursors addition on LTC-affected detonation in DME-O2-CO2 mixtures,
Shock Waves, 2020, vol 30, p 799-807
45) He Y., Liu Y.C., and Mevel R.: Effect of volumetric expansion on shock-induced ignition of H2-NO2/N2O4 mixtures,
Combustion and Flame, 2020, vol 215, p 425-436
2019
44) Mevel R.: Optical regime diagram of the shock tube/pulsed laser-induced fluorescence imaging technique,
Chemical Physics Letters, 2019, vol 730, p 283-288
43) He Y.Z., Wang Y., Gregoire C., Niedzielska U., Mevel R., and Shepherd J.E.: Ignition characteristics of dual-fuel methane-n-hexane-oxygen-diluent mixtures in a rapid compression machine and a shock tube,
Fuel, 2019, vol 249, p 379-391
42) Mevel R., Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Boeck L.R. and Shepherd J.E.: Experimental and numerical study of the ignition of hydrogen-air mixtures by a localized stationary hot surface,
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2019, vol 76, p 154-169
41) Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Boettcher P.A., Mevel R. and Shepherd J.E.: Two-dimensional numerical simulation of the transition between slow reaction and ignition,
Combustion and Flame, 2019, vol 204, p 116-136
40) Mevel R., Melguizo-Gavilanes J. and Davidenko D.: Ignition of hydrogen-air mixtures under volumetric expansion,
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2019, vol 37, p 3503-3511
39) Mevel R., Rostand F., Lemarie D., Breyton L. and Shepherd J.E.: Oxidation of n-hexane in the vicinity of the auto-ignition temperature, Fuel, 2019, vol 236, p 373-381
2018
38) Wang Y., Xiang S., Qi Y., Mevel R. and Wang Z.: Shock wave and flame front induced detonation in rapid compression machine, Shock Waves, 2018, vol 28, p 1109-1116
37) Mevel R. and Gallier S. : Structure of detonation propagating in lean and rich dimethyl ether-oxygen mixtures,
Shock Waves, 2018, vol 28, p 955-966
36) Liang W., Mevel R. and Law C.K.: Role of low-temperature chemistry in detonation of n-heptane/oxygen/diluent mixtures, Combustion and Flame, 2018, vol 193, p 463-470
35) Coronel S., Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Mevel R. and Shepherd J.E.: Experimental and numerical study on moving hot particle ignition, Combustion and Flame, 2018, vol 192, p 495-506
34) Mevel R., Chatelain K., Blanquart G. and Shepherd J.E.: An updated reaction model for the high-temperature pyrolysis and oxidation of acetaldehyde,
Fuel, 2018, vol 217, p 226-239
2017
33) Boeck L.R., Meijers M., Kink A., Mevel R. and Shepherd J.E.: Ignition of fuel-air mixtures from a hot circular cylinder, Combustion and Flame, 2017, vol 185, p 265-277
32) Boeck L.R., Mevel R. and Sattelmayer T.: Models for shock-induced ignition evaluated by detailed chemical kinetics for hydrogen/air in the context of deflagration-to-detonation transition,
Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 2017, vol 49, part B, p 731-738
31) Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Boeck L., Mevel R. and Shepherd J.E.: Hot surface ignition of stoichiometric hydrogen-air mixtures, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, vol 42, p 7393-7403
30) Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Coronel S., Mevel R. and Shepherd J.E.: Dynamics of ignition of stoichiometric hydrogen-air mixtures by moving heated particles,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, vol 42, p 7380-7392
29) Gallier S., Le Palud F., Pintgen F., Mevel R. and Shepherd J.E.: Detonation wave diffraction in H2-O2-Ar mixtures, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2017, vol 36, p 2781-2789
28) Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Mevel R., Coronel S. and Shepherd J.E.: Effects of differential diffusion on hot surface ignition of stoichiometric hydrogen-air,
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2017, vol 36, p 1155-1163
2016
27) Mevel R., Niedzielska U., Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Coronel S. and Shepherd J.E.: Chemical kinetics of n-hexane-air atmospheres in the boundary layer of a moving hot sphere, Combustion Science and Technology, 2016, vol 188(11-12), p 2267-2283
26) Melguizo-Gavilanes J., Nove-Josserand A., Coronel S., Mevel R. and Shepherd J.E.: Hot surface ignition of n-hexane mixtures using simplified kinetics, Combustion Science and Technology, 2016, vol 188(11-12), p 2060-2076
25) Boeck L.R., Mevel R., Fiala T., Hasslberger J. and Sattelmayer T.: High-speed OH-PLIF imaging of deflagration-to-detonation transition in H2-air mixtures, Experiments in Fluids, 2016, vol 57(6), article number 105
24) Mevel R., Sabard J., Lei, J. and Chaumeix N. : Fundamental combustion properties of oxygen enriched hydrogen/air mixtures relevant to safety analysis: experimental and simulation study, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016, vol 41, p 6905-6916
2015
23) Bechon G., Mevel R., Davidenko D. and Shepherd J.E.: Modeling of Rayleigh scattering imaging of detonation waves: quantum computation of Rayleigh cross-sections and real diagnostic effects, Combustion and Flame, 2015, vol 162, p 2191-2199
22) Mevel R., Davidenko D., Lafosse F., Dupre G., Chaumeix N., Paillard C.-E. and Shepherd J.E.: Detonation in hydrogen-nitrous oxide-diluent mixtures: an experimental and numerical study, Combustion and Flame, 2015, vol 162, p 1638-1649
21) Mevel R. and Shepherd J.E.: Ignition delay time behind reflected shock waves of small hydrocarbons- nitrous oxide(-oxygen) mixtures, Shock Waves, 2015, vol 25, p 217-229
2014
20) Chatelain K., Mevel R., Menon S., Blanquart G. and Shepherd J.E.:
Ignition and chemical kinetics of acroleine-oxygen-argon mixtures behind reflected shock waves, Fuel, 2014, vol 135, p 498-508
19) Mevel R., Chatelain K., Boettcher P.A. and Shepherd J.E.: Low temperature oxidation of n-hexane in a flow reactor, Fuel, 2014, vol 126, p 282-293
18) Mevel R., Davidenko D., Austin J., Pintgen F. and Shepherd J.E.: Application of a laser induced fluorescence model to the numerical simulation of detonation waves in hydrogen-oxygen-diluent mixtures,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, vol 39, p 6044-6060
2013
17) Mevel R., Catoire L., Fikri M. and Roth P.: Measurement of the absorption cross sections of SiCl4, SiCl3, SiCl2 and Cl at H Lyman-α wavelength, Chemical Physics Letters, 2013, vol 561-562, p 31-35
16) Coronel S., Mevel R., Bane S.P.M. and Shepherd J.E.: Experimental study of minimum ignition energy of lean H2-N2O mixtures, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2013, vol 34, p 895-902
15) Mevel R., Pichon S., Catoire L., Chaumeix N., Paillard C.-E. and Shepherd J.E.: Dynamics of excited hydroxyl radicals in hydrogen based mixtures behind reflected shock waves, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2013, vol 34, p 677-684
2012
14) Mevel R., Boettcher P.A. and Shepherd J.E.: Erratum to ”Absorption cross section at 3.39 μm of alkanes, aromatics and substituted hydrocarbons”, Chemical Physics Letters, 2012, vol 539-540, p 253
13) Mevel R., Boettcher P.A. and Shepherd J.E.: Absorption cross section at 3.39 μm of alkanes, aromatics and substituted hydrocarbons, Chemical Physics Letters, 2012, vol 531, p 22-27
12) Boettcher P.A., Mevel R., Thomas V. and Shepherd J.E.: The effect of heating rates on low temperature hexane air combustion, Fuel, 2012, vol 96, p 392-403
11) Mevel R., Javoy S., Coudoro K., Dupre G. and Paillard C.E.: Assessment of H2-CH4-Air mixtures oxidation kinetic models used in combustion,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2012, vol 37, p 698-714.
2011
10) Bane S.P.M., Mevel R., Coronel S.A. and Shepherd J.E.: Flame speeds and combustion characteristics of undiluted and nitrogen-diluted hydrogen-nitrous oxide mixtures, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2011, vol 36, p 10107-10116
9) Zhang B., Ng H.D., Mevel R. and Lee J.H.S.: Critical energy for direct initiation of spherical detonations in H2/N2O/Ar mixtures, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2011, vol 36, p 5707-5716
8) Davidenko D., Mevel R. and Dupre G.: Numerical study of the detonation structure in rich H2-NO2/N2O4 and very lean H2-N2O mixtures,
Shock Waves, 2011, vol 21, p 85-99
7) Mevel R., Javoy S. and Dupre G.: A chemical kinetic study of the oxidation of silane by nitrous oxide, nitric oxide and oxygen, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2011, vol 33, p 485-492
6) Catoire L., Mevel R., Kunz A. and Roth P.: Elementary kinetics for gas phase combustion of SiCl4 based mixtures,
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2011, vol 33, p 477-484
2010
5) Javoy S., Mevel R. and Dupre G.: Oxygen atom kinetics in silane-hydrogen-nitrous oxide mixtures behind reflected shock waves, Chemical Physics Letters, 2010, vol 500, p 223-228
2009
4) Mevel R., Lafosse F., Chaumeix N., Dupre G. and Paillard C.E.: Spherical expanding flames in H2-N2O-Ar mixtures-Flame speed measurements and kinetic modeling,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2009, vol 34, p 9007-9018
3) Javoy S., Mevel R. and Paillard C.E.: A study of N2O decomposition rate constant at high temperature Applica- tion to the reduction of nitrous oxide by hydrogen, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 2009, vol 41, p 357-375
2) Mevel R., Javoy S., Lafosse F., Chaumeix N., Dupre G. and Paillard C.E.: Hydrogen-nitrous oxide delay time Experimental shock tube and kinetic modelling study, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2009, vol 32, p 359-366
2008
1) Mevel R., Lafosse F., Catoire L., Chaumeix N., Dupre G. and Paillard C.E.: Induction delay times and detonation cell size prediction of hydrogen-nitrous oxide-argon mixtures, Combustion Science and Technology, 2008, vol 180, p 1858-1875