Julien Luc Manin
Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Applied Combustion

Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Applied Combustion
(925) 294-6585
Biography
Dr. Manin obtained his MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering and in Automotive and Transportation Systems in France, in 2006. He completed his PhD in Physics and Mechanical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, in 2011. Dr. Manin has been working at Sandia National Laboratories since 2011, starting as a postdoctoral researcher. He now is a staff member in the Engine Combustion department. Over the course of his scientific career, he has been the advanced diagnostics lead at Artium Technologies, as well as an assistant professor at Hiroshima University, Japan, and at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Dr. Manin has gained broad experience in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, laser and optical diagnostics. He has been involved in many national and international research projects and has published more than seventy papers, either in scientific journals or at international conferences.
Education
Degree | Major | Institution | Location | Year Completed |
PhD | Physics and Mechanical Engineering | Polytechnic University of Valencia | Valencia, Spain | 2011 |
MS | Mechanical Engineering and in Automotive and Transportation Systems | The Institute of Automotive and Transport Engineering (ISAT) | Nevers, France | 2006 |
Publications
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Wiesmann, F., Strauss, L., Riess, S., Manin, J., Wan, K., Lauer, T., & Lauer, T. (2022). Numerical and Experimental Investigations on the Ignition Behavior of OME. Energies, 15(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/en15186855 Publication ID: 80230
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White, L., Pickett, L., Manin, J., & Manin, J. (2022). Developing a high-speed terahertz imaging system based on parametric upconversion imaging for penetrative sensing. https://doi.org/10.2172/1889333 Publication ID: 80269
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Wan, K., Manin, J., Sim, H.S., Karathanassis, I., & Karathanassis, I. (2022). Soot and PAH formation in high pressure spray pyrolysis of gasoline and diesel fuels. Combustion and Flame, 241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112084 Publication ID: 80528
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Pickett, L., Manin, J., & Manin, J. (2021). Spray Wall Interaction [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1899536 Publication ID: 76851
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Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2021). A path toward aero-engine research at the Combustion Research Facility [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1891957 Publication ID: 75406
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Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2021). Overview of Experimental Activities at the Sandia Spray Labs [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1871798 Publication ID: 78735
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Manin, J., Hansen, N., Sjoberg, C., Nguyen, T.M., Wan, K., Kukkadapu, G., Killingsworth, N., Pitz, W., & Pitz, W. (2021). Soot Modeling and Experiments [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1869237 Publication ID: 78511
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Manin, J., Pickett, L., Skeen, S.A., Frank, J., & Frank, J. (2021). Image processing methods for Rayleigh scattering measurements of diesel spray mixing at high repetition rate. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 127(5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-021-07624-7 Publication ID: 78338
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Killingsworth, N., Nguyen, T.M., Brown, C., Kukkadapu, G., Manin, J., & Manin, J. (2021). The role of chemical mechanism in simulations of high-pressure n-dodecane spray pyrolysis [Conference Proceeding]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1864136 Publication ID: 78165
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Manin, J. (2021). Performance testing of the iX Cameras iSpeed 727 high-speed camera. https://doi.org/10.2172/1777099 Publication ID: 77915
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Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2020). Spray Combustion and Soot Formation. https://doi.org/10.2172/1735786 Publication ID: 72188
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Tagliante, F., Maes, N., Pickett, L., Manin, J., & Manin, J. (2020). Spatio-temporal analysis of the spray and combustion processes with RANS considering a non-uniform ambient temperature distribution [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1820263 Publication ID: 74784
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Mueller, C.J., Manin, J., & Manin, J. (2020). Heavy-Duty Mixed-Controlled Compression Ignition: Fuel Effects and Ducted Fuel Injection [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1780943 Publication ID: 73377
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Manin, J., Pickett, L., Skeen, S., Frank, J., & Frank, J. (2017). Time-resolved measurements of mixing quantities in diesel jets [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1299/jmsesdm.2017.9.C103 Publication ID: 57097
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Dahms, R., Oefelein, J., Jasper, A.W., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2015). The breakdown of classic spray atomization at engine-relevant conditions [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1576143 Publication ID: 46270
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Dahms, R., Oefelein, J., Jasper, A.W., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2015). The breakdown of classic spray atomization at device-relevant conditions [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1336332 Publication ID: 46000
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Frank, J., Pickett, L., Bisson, S., Patterson, B., Ruggles, A., Skeen, S., Manin, J., Huang, E., Cicone, D., Sphicas, P., & Sphicas, P. (2015). Quantitative Imaging of Turbulent Mixing Dynamics in High-Pressure Fuel Injection to Enable Predictive Simulations of Engine Combustion. https://doi.org/10.2172/1331503 Publication ID: 46001
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Skeen, S., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2015). Characterizing Ignition and Sooting Behavior in High-Pressure Sprays with Multiple Injections of n-dodecane [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1531077 Publication ID: 45270
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Lequien, G., Andersson, O., Skeen, S., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2015). Ignition Quality Effects on Lift-Off Stabilization of Synthetic Fuels [Conference Poster]. SAE International Journal of Engines. https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-0792 Publication ID: 48758
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Skeen, S., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2015). Visualization of Ignition Processes in High-Pressure Sprays with Multiple Injections of n-Dodecane [Conference Poster]. SAE International Journal of Engines. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84928651361&origin=inward Publication ID: 42581
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Jung, Y., Manin, J., Skeen, S., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2015). Measurement of Liquid and Vapor Penetration of Diesel Sprays with a Variation in Spreading Angle [Conference Poster]. SAE Technical Papers. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84938357637&origin=inward Publication ID: 39341
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Skeen, S., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2015). Simultaneous formaldehyde PLIF and high-speed schlieren imaging for ignition visualization in high-pressure spray flames [Conference]. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2014.06.040 Publication ID: 31835
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Skeen, S., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2014). Advanced Diagnostics for High Pressure Spray Combustion. https://doi.org/10.2172/1149303 Publication ID: 37467
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Manin, J., Skeen, S., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2014). Effects of oxygenated fuels on combustion and soot formation/oxidation processes [Conference]. https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-2657 Publication ID: 40700
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Manin, J. (2014). Comparison of Near-Field Structure and Growth of a Diesel Spray Using Light-Based Optical Microscopy and X-Ray Radiography [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1140394 Publication ID: 37136
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Skeen, S., Manin, J., Pickett, L., Dalen, K., Ivarsson, A., & Ivarsson, A. (2014). Quantitative spatially resolved measurements of total radiation in high-pressure spray flames [Conference]. SAE Technical Papers. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84899519845&origin=inward Publication ID: 31678
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Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2013). Extinction-based Imaging of Soot Processes over a Range of Diesel Operating Conditions [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1145329 Publication ID: 32591
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Dahms, R., Lacaze, G., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2012). Effects of Pressure on the Fundamental Physics of Fuel Injection in Diesel Engines [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1073370 Publication ID: 29035
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Dahms, R., Manin, J., Pickett, L., & Pickett, L. (2012). Understanding high-pressure gas-liquid interface phenomena in Diesel engines [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1073324 Publication ID: 29004
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Manin, J., Oefelein, J., Dahms, R., & Dahms, R. (2012). Development and mixing of diesel sprays at the microscopic level from low to high temperature and pressure conditions [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1073485 Publication ID: 28297
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Dahms, R., Manin, J., Oefelein, J., & Oefelein, J. (2012). Evaluation of the liquid length via diffused back-illumination imaging in vaporizing diesel sprays [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1073298 Publication ID: 28298
Patents & Trademarks
LM Pickett, J Manin, K Wan – US Patent 11,629,661, 2023
- Particle field imaging and characterization using VCSEL lasers for convergent multi-beam illumination
WD Bachalo, GA Payne, K Ibrahim, MJ Fidrich, J Manin – US Patent 10,705,001, 2020