Publications
X Author: Patrick E. Phelan
2010
Otanicar, Todd P., Patrick E. Phelan, Ravi S. Prasher, and others."Nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector."J. Renewable Sustainable Energy
(2010). DOI
2009
Zhang, , Tiejun, , Tao Tong, Je-Young Chang, , Yoav Peles, Ravi S. Prasher, Michael K Jensen, , John T Wen, and Patrick E. Phelan."Ledinegg instability in microchannels."Int. J. Heat Mass Transf.
52 (2009) 5661–5674. DOI
Tyagi, Himanshu, Patrick E. Phelan, and Ravi S. Prasher."Predicted Efficiency of a Low-Temperature Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collector."J. Sol. Energy Eng.
131 (2009) 041004. DOI
Taylor, Robert A., Patrick E. Phelan, Ronald J. Adrian, Todd P. Otanicar, and Ravi S. Prasher."Experimental Results for Light-Induced Boiling in Water-Based Graphite Nanoparticle Suspensions."ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the InterPACK09 and 3rd Energy Sustainability Conferences
(2009). DOI
Lai, W. Y., , S. Vinod, Patrick E. Phelan, and Ravi S. Prasher."Convective Heat Transfer for Water-Based Alumina Nanofluids in a Single 1.02-mm Tube."Journal of Heat Transfer
131.11 (2009) 112401. DOI
Otanicar, Todd P., Robert A. Taylor, Patrick E. Phelan, and Ravi S. Prasher."Impact of Size and Scattering Mode on the Optimal Solar Absorbing Nanofluid."ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the Heat Transfer and InterPACK09 Conferences
(2009) 791–796. DOI
Tao, , Y., , C. Ma, Todd P. Otanicar, Patrick E. Phelan, , Gary Rosengarten, and Ravi S. Prasher."Experimental Testing and Modeling of a Micro Solar Thermal Collector with Direct Absorption Nanofluids."
(2009) 1 - 7. DOI
Tyagi, Himanshu, Patrick E. Phelan, and Ravi S. Prasher."Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass Using Solar Energy: Use of Nanoparticle-Laden Molten Salt as the Working Fluid."ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the Heat Transfer and InterPACK09 ConferencesASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 2
(2009). DOI
Taylor, Robert A., Patrick E. Phelan, Todd P. Otanicar, Ronald J. Adrian, and Ravi S. Prasher."Vapor generation in a nanoparticle liquid suspension using a focused, continuous laser."Appl. Phys. Lett.
95 (2009) 161907. DOI
2008
Lai, W. Y., Patrick E. Phelan, , S. Vinod, and Ravi S. Prasher."Convective heat transfer for water-based alumina nanofluids in a single 1.02-mm tube."2008 11th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (I-THERM)2008 11th Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems
(2008). DOI
Phelan, Patrick E., , Y Gupta, Himanshu Tyagi, Ravi S. Prasher, , J Cattano, , G Michna, , R Zhou, , J Wen, Michael K Jensen, and , Y Peles."Optimization of Refrigeration Systems for High-Heat-Flux Microelectronics."ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
(2008). DOI
Lee, , Tae-Woo, Himanshu Tyagi, , David Sonenschein, Patrick E. Phelan, Ravi S. Prasher, , Robert Peck, and , Paul Arentzen."Ignition and Combustion Characteristics of Liquid Fuel Droplets Containing Metal Nanoparticles."ASME 2008 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the Fluids Engineering, Energy Sustainability, and 3rd Energy Nanotechnology ConferencesHeat Transfer: Volume 3
(2008). DOI
Tyagi, Himanshu, Patrick E. Phelan, Ravi S. Prasher, , Robert Peck, , Taewoo Lee, , Jose R Pacheco, and , Paul Arentzen."Increased hot-plate ignition probability for nanoparticle-laden diesel fuel."Nano Lett.
8 (2008) 1410–1416. DOI
Evans, , W, Ravi S. Prasher, , J Fish, , P Meakin, Patrick E. Phelan, and others."Effect of aggregation and interfacial thermal resistance on thermal conductivity of nanocomposites and colloidal nanofluids."International Journal of
(2008). DOI
2007
Tyagi, Himanshu, Patrick E. Phelan, and Ravi S. Prasher."Predicted Efficiency of a Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Receiver."ASME 2007 Energy Sustainability Conference
(2007) 729–736. DOI
2006
Prasher, Ravi S., Prajesh Bhattacharya, and Patrick E. Phelan."Effect of Coloidal Chemistry on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids."International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
(2006).
Prasher, Ravi S., David W. Song, Jinlin Wang, and Patrick E. Phelan."Parametric Experimental Study of Viscosity of Nanofluids."ASME 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
(2006) 21–24. DOI
Prasher, Ravi S., David W. Song, Jinlin Wang, and Patrick E. Phelan."Measurements of nanofluid viscosity and its implications for thermal applications."Appl. Phys. Lett.
89.13 (2006). DOI
Prasher, Ravi S., and Patrick E. Phelan."Microscopic and macroscopic thermal contact resistances of pressed mechanical contacts."J. Appl. Phys.
100 (2006) 063538. DOI
Bhattacharya, Prajesh, S. Nara, P. Vijayan, , T. Tang, W. Y. Lai, Patrick E. Phelan, Ravi S. Prasher, David W. Song, and J. Wang."Characterization of the Temperature Oscillation Technique to Measure the Thermal Conductivity of Fluids."International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
49.17-18 (2006) 2950-2956.
Krishnamurthy, S., Prajesh Bhattacharya, Patrick E. Phelan, and Ravi S. Prasher."Enhanced Mass Transport in Nanofluids."Nanoletters
6.3 (2006) 419-423. DOI
Prasher, Ravi S., and Patrick E. Phelan."A Unified Microscopic and Macroscopic Thermal Contact Resistance Model."ASME 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
(2006) 525–533. DOI
Prasher, Ravi S., Prajesh Bhattacharya, and Patrick E. Phelan."Brownian Motion Based Convective- Conductive Model for the Effective Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids."Journal of Heat Transfer
128 (2006) 588-595.
Prasher, Ravi S., Prajesh Bhattacharya, and Patrick E. Phelan."Effect of Aggregation Kinetics on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanoscale Colloidal Solutions (Nanofluids)."Nanoletters
6 (2006) 1529-1534.
Phelan, Patrick E., Ravi S. Prasher, S. Krishnamurthy, and Prajesh Bhattacharya."Enhanced Heat And Mass Transfer In Nanofluids."Annals of the Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conference 13Nanoscale
(2006). DOI