Chemistry Consulting Services

The staff of New Vista Research has a great deal of experience in the field of Chemistry. The following are specific areas within Chemistry in which we have previous experience, and past projects related to those fields.

Areas of Experience

Physical Chemistry
Chemical Kinetics, Reaction Mechanisms, CHEMKIN
Quantum Chemistry, Statistical Mechanics
Analytical Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy
Electrochemistry
Surface Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Mass Transfer
Chemical Separations
      Filtration, Distillation, Membrane Technologies, Ceramic Membranes, Adsorption
Catalyst Chemistry
Interface Chemistry
      Surface Tension Phenomena, Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Materials
Liquid and Gaseous Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Laser Diagnostics
      Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy
      Fluorescence Techniques
      Absorption Techniques
Computational Tools
CHEMKIN

Past Chemistry Projects

Client Project Name


Hythane
An Affordable Low Emission High Efficiency Hythane Engine that Provides a Marketable Distributed Power System
Development of an Acoustic Based Gaseous Hydrogen Sensor
On-Board Syngas Generation for Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Improvements
A Natural Gas-Hydrogen (Hythane) Dual-Fuel Diesel Vehicle that Provides Reduced Fuel Costs and Improved Emissions



Cryogenic Technical Services
Compressed-Cryogenic On-Board Hydrogen Storage and Fueling Station



Hyradix
Renewable Hydrogen Generation
Computational Modeling of the Hyradix Autothermal Reformer Reactant Injection System


General Motors
Laser Diagnostics of PEM Fuel Cell Cathode Reactions and Water Transport
Reduction of Airflow Requirements in PEM Fuel Cells



Eltron Research
An Electrochemical Machining System Using a Heterogeneous Electrolyte



NASA
CFD Simulations of Supersonic Shear Layer Mixing in the NASP Aerospace Plane Combustor



US Airforce
Measurement of Microwave Radiation in the Exhaust of Solid Propellant Rocket Engines
Acoustic Control of Atomization Processes in a Liquid Rocket Engine

Development of a Liquid Ethanol Rocket Engine




US Navy
Liquid Fueled Pulsed Detonation Engine
Passive Control Technique to Reduce Afterburning in Rocket Engines
Gaseous Hydrogen Burning Rocket Engine
Effects of High Energy Fuels on Combustion Instabilities in Ramjet Engines


The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Ozone Flux Eddy-Correlation Chemiluminescence Instrument



Navy Post Graduate School
Development of a Gaseous Hydrogen Burning Rocket Engine
Development of a Supersonic Shear Layer Visualization System



NIST
Analysis of the Propagation of Turbulent Buoyant Diffusion Flames in Enclosed Environments
Development of a Building Fire Simulator



University of Colorado Boulder
A Numerical Model to Predict Acoustic Modes in Combustion Systems
A Liquid Fueled Ramjet Engine with Optical Access
Development of Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) and Phase Doppler Particle Anemometry (PDPA) Systems