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Current Research

• Computationally efficient fluid dynamic and heat transfer algorithm development for compressible and incompressible vapor space problems in heat pipes
• Use of three-dimensional biomimetic structures to produce ultrahigh heat flux for thermal management
  
• Work supporting the NSF I/UCRC-sponsored Center for Energy Smart Electronic Systems
  • A Model for Droplet Impingement on a Heated Flat Plate Based on First Principals with Experimental Validation
  • Transient, Two phase Flow and Heat Transfer for a Cross-flow Heat Exchanger with Application to Data Center Cooling
    
  • Extension of Transient, Two phase Flow and Heat Transfer for a Cross-flow Heat Exchanger to Two Phase Cold Plates for On-Chip Cooling
• Experiments, Modeling and Scalability Assessment for an Agrivoltaic (Combined Solar PV and Agriculture) Test Bed
• Pressure Drop Characterization for Flow in Multi-configured Breathing Tubes and Narrow-components of Breathing and Ventilation Passageways

Grants

• Los Alamos National Laboratory, "NEAMS Sockeye Support: Computationally Efficient Fluid Dynamic and Heat Transfer Algorithms for Compressible and Incompressible Vapor Space Problems in Heat Pipes,"' 2022, $50,000
• National Science Foundation, with C. Li, 鈥淕OALI: Three-dimensional Biomimetic Structures for Perpendicular and Lateral Liquid Supplies to Enable Ultrahigh Heat Flux in Boiling Heat Transfer and Thermal Management Systems,鈥� 2022, $400,000
  
• National Science Foundation, with C. Li, 鈥淐onstructal Theory after 20 Years of Exploration and what the Future Holds,鈥� 2017, $49,900

Collaborations

• Franklin Institute, Philadelphia PA on 鈥淓ducation Initiative on Constructal Theory"
• Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
• Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
• Materials Research & Design, Wayne, PA
• Vertiv, Advanced Thermal Systems, Columbus, OH