Journal Articles
In press: Wu, N., McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Bushe, W.K. and Davy, M.H. Effects of Hydrogen Addition on High-Pressure Non-Premixed Natural Gas Combustion. Accepted for publication in Combustion Science and Technology, April 2010.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S.N., Munshi, S.R., Hill, P.G. and Bushe, W.K. Combustion in a Heavy-Duty Direct-Injection Engine using Hydrogen-Methane Blend Fuels International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 10, No. 1. 2009. Pp. 1-13. (Full Text available through institutional repository)
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Wu, N., Jin, B., Rogak, S.N., Davy, M.H. and Bushe, W.K. Effects of Fuel Composition on High-Pressure Non-Premixed Natural Gas Combustion. Combustion Science and Technology, 181. 2009. Pp. 397-416.(Author's pre-print* available through institutional repository) *Submitted draft, prior to peer review.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S.N., Hill, P.G., Munshi, S.R. and Bushe, W.K. The Effects of Fuel Dilution in a Natural-Gas Direct-Injection Engine. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D. Journal of Automobile Engineering. Vol. 222, No. D3. March 2008. Pp. 441-454. (Full Text available through institutional repository)
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Jones, H.L., Rogak, S.N., Bushe, W.K., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S.R. The Effects of High-Pressure Injection on a Compression-Ignition, Direct Injection of Natural Gas Engine. ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. Vol. 129, No. 2. April 2007. Pp. 579-588.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Reynolds, C.C.O. and Bushe, W.K. Natural Gas Fuelling for Heavy-Duty On-Road Use: Current Trends and Future Direction. International Journal of Environmental Studies. Vol. 63, No. 4. 2006. Pp. 421-440.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Bushe, W.K., Rogak, S.N., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S.R. PM and NOx Reduction by Injection Parameter Alterations in a Direct Injected, Pilot Ignited, Heavy Duty Natural Gas Engine with EGR at Various Operating Conditions. SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-1733. SAE Transactions, Journal of Engines, Vol. 114, No. 3. 2005.
Hill, P.G. and McTaggart-Cowan, G.P. Nitrogen Oxide Production in a Diesel Engine Fuelled by Natural Gas. SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-1727. SAE Transactions, Journal of Engines, Vol. 114, No. 3. 2005.
Jones, H.L., McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S.N., Bushe, W.K., Munshi, S.R., and Buchholz, B.A. Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter from a Diesel Pilot Ignited Natural Gas Fuelled Heavy Duty Engine. SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-2149. SAE Transactions, Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 114, No. 4. 2005.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S., Bushe, W.K., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S. The effect of engine operating condition on NOx and PM emissions from a heavy-duty natural gas engine with EGR. International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 5, No. 6. 2004. Pp. 499-512.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Bushe, W.K., Rogak, S.N., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S.R. The Effects of Varying EGR Test Conditions on a Direct Injection of Natural Gas Heavy-Duty Engine with High EGR levels. Technical Paper 2004-01-2955, SAE Transactions, Journal of Engines. Vol. 113, No. 3. 2004, Pp. 1500-1509.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Bushe, W.K., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S. The Application of Exhaust Gas Recirculation to a Heavy Duty Direct Injection of Natural Gas Engine. International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 5, No. 2. 2004. Pp. 175-192.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Bushe, W.K., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S. A Supercharged Single Cylinder Heavy Duty Engine for High Pressure Direct Injection of Natural Gas. International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 4, No. 4. 2003. Pp. 315-330.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S., Bushe, W.K., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S. The Effect of Injection Parameter Variations on a Heavy-Duty Direct Injection Natural Gas Engine with EGR. Technical Paper 2003-01-3089. SAE Transactions, Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 112, No. 4, 2003. Pp. 2103-2109.
Refereed Conference Articles
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P. and Pallett, E.J. Using a New Driveline Model to Define Quasi-Transient Engine Operating Conditions. SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-0002. Presented at SAE World Congress, Detroit MI, April 2010.Cong, S.C., McTaggart-Cowan, G.P. and Garner, C.P. Effects of Fuel Injection Parameters on Diesel LTC Combustion Stability. SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-0622. Presented at SAE World Congress, Detroit MI, April 2010.
Cong, S., McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Garner, C.P. The Effects of Exhaust Back Pressure on Conventional and Low Temperature Diesel Combustion. Presented at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Internal Combustion Engines Conference, London, UK, December 2009. Conference Paper #021
Cong, S., McTaggart-Cowan, G.P. and Garner, C.P. Measurement of Residual Gas Fraction in a Single Cylinder HSDI Diesel Engine through Skip-firing. SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-1961. Presented at SAE International Powertrains and Fluid Systems Conference, Florence, Italy. June 2009. (Abstract available).
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S.N., Hill, P.G., Munshi, S.R. and Bushe, W.K. Fuel Dilution Effects in a Direct Injection of Natural Gas Engine. Presented at the IMechE Engines and Emissions Conference, London UK. December 2007.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Munshi, S.R., Rogak, S.N., Hill, P.G. and Bushe, W.K. Hydrogen Methane Blend Fuelling of a Heavy Duty, Direct Injection Engine. ASME Technical Paper ASME-IMECE2007-41373. Presented at ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle WA. November 2007.(Full Text Paper available through institutional repository)
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S.N, Hill, P.G., Munshi, S.R. and Bushe, W.K. The Effects of Reingested Particles on Emissions from a Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Engine. SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-3411. Presented at SAE Fall Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference, Toronto ON. October 2006.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Jones, H.L., Bushe, W.K., Rogak, S.N, Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S.R. Hydrogen and Natural Gas Fuelling of a Heavy-Duty Engine. SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-0653. Presented at SAE World Congress, Detroit MI. April, 2006.
Jones, H.L., McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., and Rogak, S.N. Effect of Exhaust Gas Recirculation on Aerosol Size Distribution and Structure in the Exhaust from a Single Cylinder Heavy Duty Pilot-Ignited Natural Gas Fuelled Compression Ignition Engine. Presented at the European Aerosol Conference 2005, Ghent, Belgium. September 2005.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Jones, H.L., Rogak, S.N., Bushe, W.K., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S.R. The Effects of High-Pressure Injection on a Compression-Ignition, Direct Injection of Natural Gas Engine. ASME Technical Paper ICEF2005-1213. Presented at ASME Fall Internal Combustion Engine Division Conference, Ottawa ON. September, 2005. (also published in revised form after separate review in ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power)
Other Contributions
Cong, S., Michailidis, A., Sarangi, A.K., Garner, C.P. and McTaggart-Cowan, G.P. Fuel Injection Parameter Effects on Low Temperature Diesel Combustion. Presented at the UK University Internal Combustion Engine Group (UnICEG) Meeting, Nottingham, UK. April 2010.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Hill, P.G., Bushe, W.K., Rogak, S.N and Munshi, S.R. Direct Injected Natural Gas fuelling of Heavy Duty Engines. Presented at the UK University Internal Combustion Engine Group (UnICEG) Meeting, Birmingham, UK. April 2007.(copy of presentation)
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Bushe, W.K., Rogak, S.N, Munshi, S.R. and Hill, P.G. Recirculated Particles in a Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Engine. Presented at the Combustion Institute (Canadian Section) Spring Technical Meeting, Waterloo, ON. May 2006.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Bushe, W.K., Rogak, S.N, Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S.R. Effect of EGR ‘type’ on a High-Pressure Direct Injection of Natural Gas Engine. Presented at the Combustion Institute (Canadian Section) Spring Technical Meeting, Kingston, ON. May 2004.
Jones, H.L., Rogak, S.N., McTaggart-Cowan, G., Bushe, W.K., and Munshi, S.R. Effect of Dilution Ratio on Particle Mass and Size in Exhaust from a Compression Ignition, Direct-Injected, Natural Gas Fuelled Engine. Presented at the Combustion Institute (Canadian Section) Spring Technical Meeting, Kingston, ON. May 2004.
McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S.N, Bushe, W.K., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S.R. Effect of Diesel Pilot Quantity on a Direct Injection Natural Gas Engine. Presented at the Combustion Institute (Canadian Section) Spring Technical Meeting, Vancouver, BC. May 2003.
McTaggart-Cowan, G., Bushe, W.K., Hill, P.G. and Munshi, S.R. NOx Reduction from an HPDI Engine with Cooled EGR. Presented at the Combustion Institute (Canadian Section) Spring Technical Meeting, Windsor, ON. May 2002.
Patents (Issued):
Munshi, S.R., McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Rogak, S.N., and Bushe, W.K. Method and Apparatus of Fuelling an Internal Combustion Engine with Hydrogen and Methane. Canadian Patent # CA2539711. Issued June 3, 2009. (Full text available)
Sandeep Munshi, Gordon P. McTaggart-Cowan, W. Kendal Bushe and Steven N. Rogak Method and Apparatus for Providing for High EGR Gaseous-Fuelled Direct Injection Internal Combustion Engine. United States Patent # US 7302918 B2. Issued December 4, 2007.
Munshi, S.R., McTaggart-Cowan, G.P., Bushe, W.K., and Rogak, S.N. Method and Apparatus for Providing for High EGR Gaseous-Fuelled Direct Injection Internal Combustion Engine. Canadian Patent # CA2442336. Issued September 19, 2006. (Full text available)
Patents (Applications):
Rogak, S.N., Bushe, W.K. and McTaggart-Cowan, G.P. Concurrent Injection of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels in an Engine. International Publication Number WO2008/000095 A1. International Filing Date 29 June 2007
Invited Presentations
May 2007, UBC Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Review of opportunities and technical barriers to heavy duty natural gas vehicle operation [copy of presentation]
June 2006, AUTO21 Centre of Networks of Excellence Scientific Conference (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Panellist in discussion “Fuel Diversity and its role in Sustainable Transportation Systems”
Focus on potential for gaseous fuels as near-term alternative
May 2006, AUTO21 Centre of Networks of Excellence Student Conference (Barrie, ON, Canada)
Summary of Auto21-funded research project for new student researchers
May 2005, Westport Innovations Inc. Product Development Leadership Group (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Review of previous 5 years of work on collaborative research grant, future direction of research
April 2005, AUTO21 Display Booth Speaker Series, SAE World Congress Trade Show (Detroit, MI., USA)
Summary of heavy-duty natural gas fuelled engine research program at UBC, summary of research facilities
May 2004, National Research Council of Canada/AUTO21 Engine Research Group Meeting (NRC research labs, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Review of UBC engine research facilities, principal new objectives of research
Awards
Governor General's Academic Gold Medal for top PhD student at UBC, 2006/07
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2006 (declined)
University of British Columbia University Graduate Fellowship, 2006
NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship - D2 (Ph.D. level), 2004-2006
University of British Columbia Graduate Entrance Scholarship, 2004
NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarship ‘B’(Ph.D. level), 2001 (declined)
NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarship ‘A’(M.A.Sc. level), 1999 - 2001
Canada Undergraduate Scholarship, 1994 - 1999
The Hugh and Lilian Salmond Memorial Scholarship, 1998
The Charles Humphrey Memorial Scholarship in Engineering, 1998
University of Victoria, Faculty of Engineering Dean’s Entrance Scholarship, 1994
University of Victoria Entrance Scholarship, 1994