Research - Thermal Fluid Systems
Participating Members: ( R. V. Arimilli, A. J. Baker, J. I. Frankel, D. K. Irick, S. Johnson, M. Keyhani, K. Kihm, C. Lin, E. Lyne, M. W. Milligan, Ke Nguyen, M. Parang)
Purpose: To address engineering issues in the area of heat transfer and fluid dynamics through a coordinated research effort that involves national laboratories and industry, and which involves the training and education of undergraduate and graduate students.
Capabilities:
- Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics (Points of Contact as indicated below)
- Combustion (K. Nguyen)
- Phosphorus poisoning of Diesel oxidation catalysts
- Thermal aging of lean Nox Traps (LNTs)
- Diesel particulate filters (DPFs)
- Dynamics and controls of fluidized beds
- Nonlinear dynamics and control of pulsed combustors
- Cellular biofluidic applications
- Individual tracking of nanoparticles (DNA, proteins, etc.)
- Development of advanced optical diagnostics
- AFM sensing of fluidic properties
- Computational Fluid-Thermal Systems
- Finite element methods (A.J. Baker)
- Finite difference methods (M. Keyhani)
- Spectral and pseudo-spectral methods (J.I. Frankel)
- Heat Transfer in Manufacturing Processes
- Casting simulation and mold design (R.V. Arimilli)
- Inverse solidification design processes (M. Keyhani)
- Modeling of graphite foam heat exchangers (R.V. Arimilli)
- Sensor Development and Inverse Analysis (R.V. Arimilli, J.I. Frankel, M. Keyhani)
- Inverse heat conduction
- Parameter estimation
- Rate based sensors
- Hypersonics and Rentry Studies
- Man-made bodies and meteors (E. Lyne)
- Heat flux calculations in arcjets (J.I. Frankel)
- Detecting transition in transient hypersonic flows (R.V. Arimilli, J.I. Frankel, M. Keyhani
- Microgravity Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (M. Parang)
- Two-phase flows
- Microgravity experiments
- Thermal Systems (W.S. Johnson)
- Direct exchange geothermal heat pumps
- Environmental chamber testing of heating and cooling equipment
- Energy systems simulation
- Combustion (K. Nguyen)