- Joined Oakland University in 1978
- Member of ASME, ASEE, Sigma Xi
RESEARCH
- Thermal-hydrodynamics of Two-Phase Flows
- Electronic Component Cooling
- Thermal-hydrodynamics of Two-Phase Flows. The transient and stability characteristics of evaporating and condensing flows are important in many energy conversion processes, including reheat, reboiler and submerged evaporator systems associated with nuclear or conventional power plants. They are also important in refrigeration equipment and the chemical processing industry. Sufficiently large excursions, or oscillations, could affect the performance of the processes taking place within these devices, cause damage to mechanical equipment and endanger the safety and control of such systems. Currently, the focus of this research is on studies in single and multi-tube condensing flows.
- Electronic Component Cooling. Rapid growth in electronic equipment is dependent on the advancement in semi-conductor technology but strongly limited by heat rejection capability. The advent of modern mini and super computers, with ever increasing demands on miniaturization and higher speeds, has resulted in the need for dramatic increases in the heat rejection rates. Phase change methods of cooling, involving both boiling and condensation, are the most viable means for facing up to these challenges. Studies in this research are directed toward phase change methods of cooling.
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