R.A. Wirtz
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Updated 07/07/2007
Current ProjectsThermal Energy Storage Materials for Application to On-Demand Cooling of Handheld Electronic Devices, Intel Corp.
Thermal Characterization of Phase Change Material Composites Used in Hand-Held Mobile Electronics, Nevada Applied Research Initiative (matching funds)
Reticulated Filament Surface Enhancements for Two-Phase Convection Cooling of Electronics, Office of Naval Research
Surface Treatments for Enhanced Geothermal Power Plant Boiler/Condenser Performance (with Kwang Kim) DOE/NREL
Enhanced Extended-Surfaces for two-phase pump-less cooling loops, Intel Corp
Reticulated-Filament Surface Enhancements for Sub-atmospheric Pressure Boiling of Water, Nevada Applied Research Initiative (matching funds)
Recent Projects
Structurally Efficient Anisotropic Organized Reticulated Structures For Cooling Of Electronics And Sensors (with Janyao Jiang) MDA/AFOSR, DEPSCoR.
Flow Boiling in Woven Mesh Structures for Cooling of High-Power Micro-Electronics, NASA
Optical Diagnostics for MITL Plasma Research (Participant), Nevada Terawatt Facility
Multi-Functional Materials for Thermal Control of Sensors and Electronics, (with Yanyao Jiang and Alan Fuchs) MDA/AFOSR DEPSCoR.
High Performance Woven Mesh Heat Exchange, MDA/AFOSR DEPSCoR.
Thermal energy storage composites for electronics temperature control, (with A. Fuchs) Intel Corp., Portland OR.
Temperature Stabilization of Unsteady Power Electronics”, Intel Corp., Portland OR
ENDOTHERMIC / EXOTHERMIC COMPOSITES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT", Sierra Nevada R&D Inc, AFRL/PRKA (MDA).
USE OF THERMOCOUPLES FOR THERMAL STUDIES OF HDSL REPEATERS, Anacapa Technologies
Experimental Measurement and Numerical Modeling of Augmented Heat Transfer in Intermittently Grooved Channels, with M. Greiner, NSF .
Recent Student Theses
Ning Zheng (2001) "Methodology and Figures of Merit for Designing a Hybrid Thermal Energy Storage Unit", Ph.D. Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering Department/MS312, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Ji-Wook Park (2001) “Thermal/fluid characteristics of Isotropic plain-weave screen laminates as heat exchange surfaces”, M.S. Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department/MS 312, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557.
D. Ruch (2001) ”Thermal/Fluid Characteristics Of 3-D Woven Mesh Structures As Heat Exchanger Surfaces“, MS Thesis, M. E. Dept, Univ. Nevada, Reno NV 89557
Jun Xu (2001) “Effective Thermal Conductivity of Screen Laminate Composites”, MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Chen Li (2002) “Development of a High Performance Heat Sink Pased on Serpentine Woven Mesh Technology”, MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Shuo Peng (2003) "Thermophysical Property Characterization of Novel Polymer and composite Systems" (with A. Fuchs) Ph.D. Dissertation, Chemical Engineering Division, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Venkat Narla (2003) "Multifunctional Materials for Thermal Control of Sensors and Electronics: Thermal Characterization", MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Tianwen Zhao (2003) "Multifunctional Materials for Thermal Control of Sensors and Electronics: Mechanical Characterization", (with Y. Jiang) MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Yuyi Shen (2003) "Multifunctional Materials for Thermal Control of Sensors and Electronics: Materials Characterization", (with A. Fuchs) MS Thesis, Chemical Engineering Division, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Nuray Ozman (2004) "Flow Boiling of FC-72 in Screen Laminations for Cooling of Microelectronics", MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Paul Laca (2004) "Development of Laser Diagnostics on a Two Terawatt Pulsed Power Accelerator", MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Sidigonde Soma Shekar (2004) "Thermal Performance Of Plain-Weave Screen As A Heat Exchanger Surface In Parallel Plate Free Convection", MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Kiran Balantrapu (2005) "Thermal-Fluid Characteristics of Open Lattice Structures as Heat Exchange Matrices" MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Deepti Sarde (2006) "Thermal/ Fluid Characteristics of Elliptic Cross-Section Filament Box-Lattices as Heat Exchanger Surfaces" MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
Ben Holland (2006) "Flow Boiling of FC-72 from a Screen Laminate Extended Surface Matrix" MS Thesis, M. E. Dept., Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89557