Welcome to the Two-Phase Flow and Thermal Management Lab at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ. We specialize in fundamental investigation of energy efficient technologies as applicable to thermal management systems.
Developments in many modern applications are encountering rapid escalation in heat dissipation, coupled with a need to decrease the size of thermal management hardware. These developments have spurred unprecedented interest in replacing single-phase hardware with other more efficient systems including boiling and condensation counterparts. In our laboratory, we are working on a range of fundamental questions relating to two-phase flows and their applications to thermal management systems. Our research efforts include a combination of experimental, numerical and theoretical analysis to develop a better understanding of the two-phase phenomena that is applicable to a variety of industries, including aerospace, defense, automotive, and nuclear.
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Featured Publications
KL Lee, C Tarau, A Lutz, WG Anderson, CN Huang, C Kharangate, Y Kamotani, Advanced Hot Reservoir Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for Planetary Landers.
L Zhou, D Garg, Y Qiu, SM Kim, I Mudawar, CR Kharangate, Machine learning algorithms to predict flow condensation heat transfer coefficient in mini/micro-channel utilizing universal data, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 162, 120351.
Y Qiu, H Lee, CR Kharangate, Computational investigation of annular flow condensation in microgravity with two-phase inlet conditions, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 118, 104877.
Y Qiu, D Garg, L Zhou, CR Kharangate, SM Kim, I Mudawar, An artificial neural network model to predict mini/micro-channels saturated flow boiling heat transfer coefficient based on universal consolidated data, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 149, 119211.
CR Kharangate, W Libeer, J Palko, H Lee, J Shi, M Asheghi, KE Goodson, Investigation of 3D manifold architecture heat sinks in air-cooled condensers, Applied Thermal Engineering 167, 114700.
CN Huang, CR Kharangate, A new mechanistic model for predicting flow boiling critical heat flux based on hydrodynamic instabilities, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 138, 1295-1309.
KW Jung, CR Kharangate, H Lee, J Palko, F Zhou, M Asheghi, EM Dede, KE Goodson, Embedded cooling with 3D manifold for vehicle power electronics application: Single-phase thermal-fluid performance, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 130, 1108-1119.
CR Kharangate, I Mudawar, Review of computational studies on boiling and condensation, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 108, 1164-1196.
LE O’Neill, I Park, CR Kharangate, VS Devahdhanush, V Ganesan, I Mudawar, Assessment of body force effects in flow condensation, part II: Criteria for negating influence of gravity, International journal of heat and mass transfer 106, 313-328.
CR Kharangate, LE O’Neill, I Mudawar, MM Hasan, HK Nahra, Flow boiling and critical heat flux in horizontal channel with one-sided and double-sided heating, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 90, 323-338.
H Lee, CR Kharangate, N Mascarenhas, I Park, I Mudawar, Experimental and computational investigation of vertical downflow condensation, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 85, 865-879.