Transport Phenomena, Thermodynamics, and Energy
MAE faculty research in this area is addressing an array of important problems that include fundamental studies of fluid transport at the micro/nanoscale to large-scale measurements and modeling of the urban heat island. Projects under investigation include label-free protein separation and detection, development of membrane-less fuel cells, studies of the source, transport, and fate of vehicle-associated pollutants, Large Eddy Simulations of atomization/combustion in diesel engines, numerical simulation of gas-exchange at ocean surfaces, and development of sustainable cooling systems, among many other examples. MAE faculty research in this area employs state-of-the-art diagnostics as well as the highest-fidelity numerical simulations.
| MAE Faculty | Research Focus |
| Don Boyer | The source, transport and fate of vehicle-associated pollutants; physical, biological and chemical balances in ocean circulations. |
| Ron Calhoun | Microfluidics, particle transport, pollution dispersion. |
| Kangping Chen | Enhanced heat transfer at nano/micro-scales. |
| Joe Fernando http://www.fulton.asu.edu/~pefdhome/ |
Air pollution dispersion from US/Mexico border towns. |
| Marcus Herrmann | LES of atomization/combustion in diesel engines, augmentors, gas turbine combustors. |
| Hanqing Jiang | Electrical-mechanical coupling of nano-materials. |
| Taewoo Lee http://www.fulton.asu.edu/~twl/twl.html |
Propulsion, combustor dynamics, chemical sensors, optical diagnostics, energy systems and processes, combustion, fuel cell characterization. |
| Pavlos Mikellides | Modeling of transport processes in EM accelerators and magnetic nozzles. |
| Pedro Peralta | Structure-property relations in advanced nuclear fuels. |
| Patrick Phelan http://myprofile.cos.com/phelanp43 http://www.asusmart.com/ |
Nanoscale transport processes, sustainable energy systems, particularly solar thermal energy and solar-powered cooling, urban heat islands and associated impacts on public health. |
| Jonathan Posner http://microfluidics.asu.edu |
Label-free protein separation and detection, cell separation, fluid transport at micro/nanoscale, quantifying mixing using reactions, water management in fuel cells, membrane-less fuel cells, water quality from fuel cells. |
| Ramendra Roy | Experiments in flow and heat transfer in model aircraft and power-generation gas turbines, unsteady 3D simulation of flow in gas turbines, modeling solid oxide fuel cells. |
| Kyle Squires http://www.eas.asu.edu/~squires/ |
Simulation and modeling of particle-laden turbulent flows. |
| Lun-Shin Yao | Phase change problems, forced convection, free convection, boundary layers on complex wavy surfaces. |