Technical Papers
Assessment of pyrolytic biochar as a solar absorber material
Although several materials have been proposed for the purpose of increasing the rate of water evaporation. Authors: Sai Kiran Hota and Gerardo Diaz, 2021.
Loop Thermosyphon Design for Solar Thermal Desalination
Josh Charles and Nathan Van Velson, 5-6th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC), pages 239-248. (video presentation included).
Interfacial Thermal Resistance Between NM-Thick MoS2 and Quartz Substrate: A Critical Revisit Under Phonon Mode-Wide Thermal Non-Equilibrium
Hamidreza Zobeiria, Nicholas Hunter, Nathan Van Velson, Cheng Deng, Qianying Zhang, Xinwei Wang, Nano Energy, V.89, Part A, November 2021, 106364.
Development of Solid-State Waste Heat Delivery System for Electric Aircraft
Heat pipe-based thermal delivery system to efficiently manage the waste heat of an electric aircraft.
Hot Reservoir Variable Conductance Heat Pipe with Advanced Fluid Management
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) in collaboration with Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is developing a reliable VCHP configuration under the NASA STTR program. Presented at: 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems ICES-2021-242, 12-15 July 2021
Thermal Management System for Lunar Ice Miners
Presented at: 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems ICES-2021-235, 12-15 July 2021
Advanced Waste Heat Recovery Technology By Thermoradiative Cell For Nuclear Space Power Applications
In order to satisfy the long-lasting and high energy/power density requirements for NASA deep space exploration missions, Pu-238 has been identified as one of the most suitable radioisotope fuels for GPHS modules
since the 1960s. Knoxville, TN, April 6 – April 9, 2020, available online at https://nets2020.ornl.gov
Development of a Passive Thermal Control Valve for 3D-Printed Loop Heat Pipes
The focus of this work is the development of a passive thermal control valve (TCV) integrated with the design of a 3D-Printed LHP evaporator. (ICES) 2021, Virtual, July 12-15, 2021.
Development of a Cold Plate for Spatial and Temporal Temperature Uniformity
Presented at the 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) 2021 by Michael C. Ellis, Elizabeth K. Seber and George Elias.