Research areas and programs
I. Research areas
Heat exchangers components/system design and analysis:
- Single/multiple fluids/phases, various heat transfer modes
Energy conversion/HVAC systems design and analysis:
- System effectiveness and performance characteristics
Fluid power components/systems design and analysis:
- Fan/pump, flow plenum/duct and other fluid dynamic equipments
Thermal management of electronic cooling system:
- Forced and natural convection cooling modes
Human thermal comfort analysis
- Human heat balance and thermal responses/state with environments
Various interdisciplinary thermal fluid system design and analysis:
- Fluid dynamic/thermal simulation/analysis of non-energy components/systems
II. Research types
Modeling of fluid flow and heat transfer in energy conversion/heat exchangers system and components:
- Development/integration of fundamental theories and model equations
- Analytical, numerical (CFD) and experimental analysis model development
Development of module/system analysis program/software:
- Purpose-specific system/component performance evaluation program/software
- Equipment/system design selection program/software
Design of experiments:
- Prototype design and testing
- Experimental test data analysis
- Analytical and/or numerical verifications of test data
III. Research Programs
1. Engineering research/design projects
- Application/integration of engineering knowledge and fundamentals to real/practical engineering problems
- Development of solution algorithm, programs and analysis software tools
- Modeling of thermofluid phenomena of energy conversion equipment and systems
- Optimization and refinement of current and emerging technologies through multidisciplinary research
- Various project types and periods — consulting projects, term projects and granted projects
2. MU-TSERC — industry repository R&D service program:
- Technical consultation (analyzing/evaluating/resolving) for issues related to thermal fluid and energy areas of the products
- Technical innovation team — developing state-of-the-art product development technologies and their applications
- Application of CFD to real/practical industry problems
- Access to the most updated CFD package and specific program/software developed by TSERC
- Technology transfer — technical report, seminar, workshop and training
- Full member and associate member service packages
3. On-site/on-Campus technical seminar courses:
- Tailored technical seminar/short courses — industrial applications of integrated thermal fluid fundamentals
- CFD seminar — modeling techniques of thermofluid phenomena of practical industry problems using a CFD package (fluent)
** Research project execution **
For more information, contact:
Dr. Hyunjae Park
Director and research professor
Thermofluid Science and Energy Research Center
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881
Phone: (414) 288-6716
Fax: (414) 288-7790
E-mail
Contact us
