In this video Khellil describes two phase flows, heat transfer and
interfacial phenomena in microscale. These are crucial for thermal
management applications such as miniature power systems, microreactors
and space industry.
Background:
Two phase flows and heat transfer in microscale are used in thermal
management of applications such as miniature power devices, chemical
reactors and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Developing thermal
management technologies for these applications is essential for future
generation of these devices. In order to accomplish this, it is
paramount to conduct research in order to understand the underlying
physical mechanisms such as interfacial phenomena involved in two phase
flows and heat transfer at microscale. This is followed by optimisation
and design of thermal management alternatives to be used by various
industries.
Understanding phenomena such as wetting of liquids and their
interaction with solids is not only essential for the above applications
but has a wider interest in agriculture (crop dusting), pharmaceutical,
biomedical and nanotechnologies.
Find out more:
Professor Khellil Sefiane, School of Engineering profile: http://www.eng.ed.ac.uk/about/people/prof-khellil-sefiane
Edinburgh Research Explorer: http://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/ksefiane