ENGINEER DEVISING HYBRID TWO-PHASE SYSTEM TO EFFICIENTLY COOL DATA CENTERS 

University of Missouri (PI: Chanwoo Park) selected for a DOE ARPA-E award to develop more efficient cooling for data centers

The award is part of the ARPA-E Cooling Operations Optimized for Leaps in Energy, Reliability, and Carbon Hyperefficiency for Information Processing Systems (COOLERCHIPS) program, which aims to develop high-performance, energy efficient cooling solutions for data centers.

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $40 Million for More Efficient Cooling for Data Centers

15 Projects Will Develop High Performance Cooling Systems to Create More Energy Efficient Data Centers that Reduce Carbon Emissions and Mitigate Climate Change

https://arpa-e.energy.gov/news-and-media/press-releases/us-department-energy-announces-40-million-more-efficient-cooling-data

Publications on Hybrid Two-Phase Cooling

Journal Papers

1. Minwoo Lee, Chanwoo Park, 2022, Mechanical-Capillary-Driven Two-Phase Loop: Feedback Control for Thin-Film Evaporation and Capillary Limit Enhancement, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 204, pp.117960.

2. Minwoo Lee, Chanwoo Park, 2019, Receding Liquid Level in Evaporator Wick and Capillary Limit of Loop Thermosyphon, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 146, pp.118870.

3. Minwoo Lee, Chanwoo Park, 2018, Mechanical-Capillary-Driven Two-Phase Loop: Numerical Modeling and Experimental Validation, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 125, pp. 972–982.

4. Roberto Bejarano, Chanwoo Park, 2014, Active Flow Control for Cold-Start Performance Enhancement of a Pump-Assisted, Capillary-Driven, Two-Phase Cooling Loop, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 78, pp. 408–415.

5. Michael Crepinsek, Chanwoo Park, 2012, Experimental Analysis of Pump-Assisted and Capillary-Driven Dual-Evaporators Two-Phase Cooling Loop, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 38, pp.133–142.

6. Michael Crepinsek, Chanwoo Park, 2011, Effect of Operational Conditions on Cooling Performance of Pump-Assisted Capillary-Driven Two-Phase Loop, AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol.25, No.4, pp.572–580.

7. Chanwoo Park, Aparna Vallury, Jon Zuo, 2009, Performance Evaluation of Pump-Assisted Capillary-Driven Two-Phase Loop, ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 1, pp.0220041–8.

8. Eric Sunada, Chanwoo Park, Jennifer Miller, Gani Ganapathi, Gajanana Birur, 2008, Start-Up Characteristics and Gravity Effects on a Medium/High-Lift Heat Pump using Advanced Hybrid Loop Technology, SAE International Journal of Aerospace, Vol.1, No.1, pp.1–14.

9. Chanwoo Park, Jon Zuo, Paul Rogers, Jeffrey Perez, 2005, Two-Phase Flow Cooling for Vehicle Thermal Management, SAE Transactions, Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems, Vol.114, No.6, pp.2082–2087.

Conference Papers

10. Minwoo Lee, Chanwoo Park, 2018, Evaporator Wick Structure to Improve Thermal Performance of Loop Thermosyphon, Proceedings of the 2018 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 9‒11, 2018, AIAA 2018-4579.

11. Minwoo Lee, Chanwoo Park, 2018, Evaporator Wick Structure to Improve Thermal Performance of Loop Thermosyphon, Proceedings of 2018 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 9-11, 2018, AIAA 2018-4579.

12. Chanwoo Park, Michael Crepinsek, 2012, Experimental Investigation of Pump-Assisted and Capillary-Driven Dual-Evaporators Two-Phase Cooling Loop, ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Puerto Rico, USA, July 8-12, 2012, HT2012-58474.

13. Chanwoo Park, 2011, Pump-Assisted and Capillary-Driven Two-Phase Loop for Aerospace Applications, Proceedings of the 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, January 4-7, 2011.

14. Michael Crepinsek, Chanwoo Park, 2011, Effect of Operational Conditions on Cooling Performance of Pump-Assisted and Capillary-Driven Two-Phase Loop, Proceedings of the 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, January 4-7, 2011, AIAA-2011-811.

15. Xudong Tang, Chanwoo Park, 2008, Vibration/Shock-Tolerant Capillary Two-Phase Loop Technology For Vehicle Thermal Management, Proceedings of 2008 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Jacksonville, Florida, August 10-14, 2008, HT2008-56349.

16. Chanwoo Park, Eric Sunada, 2008, Vapor-Compression Hybrid Two-Phase Loop Technology for Lunar Surface Applications, Proceedings of 2008 Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF 2008), edited by M.S. El-Genk, AIP Conf. proceedings, Vol.969, Melville, NY, 2008, pp. 37-43.

17. Chanwoo Park, Aparna Vallury, Jon Zuo, Jeffrey Perez, Paul Rogers, 2007 Electronics Thermal Management using Advanced Hybrid Two-Phase Loop Technology, Proceedings of 2007 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 8-12, 2007, HT2007-321962.

18. Chanwoo Park, Aparna Vallury, Jon Zuo, Jeffrey Perez, Paul Rogers, 2007, Spacecraft Thermal Management using Advanced Hybrid Two-Phase Loop Technology, Proceedings of 2007 Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF 2007), edited by M.S. El-Genk, AIP Conf. proceedings 608, Melville, New York, 2007, pp.65-72.

19. Chanwoo Park, Aparna Vallury, Jeffrey Perez, 2006, Advanced Hybrid Cooling Loop Technology for High Performance Thermal Management, Proceedings of 4th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, California, June 2006, AIAA2006-4059.

20. Chanwoo Park, Jon Zuo, Jeff Perez, 2005, Advanced Hybrid Loop Technology for High Heat Flux Laser Cooling, Proceedings of 3rd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Francisco, California, August 2005, AIAA2005-5696.

21. Jon Zuo, Chanwoo Park, David Sarraf, Anthony Paris, Robust Cooling of High Heat Fluxes Using Hybrid Loop Technology, Proceedings of 2005 Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF 2005) edited by M.S. El-Genk, AIP Conf. proceedings Vol.746, Melville, New York, 2005, pp.64-68.

22. Jon Zuo, Chanwoo Park, David Sarraf, 2004, Hybrid Loop Cooling of High Heat Flux Components, Proceedings of 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, August 2004, AIAA2004-5612.

23. Chanwoo Park, Jon Zuo Paul Rogers, Jeffery Perez, 2004, Hybrid Loop Thermal Bus Technology for Vehicle Thermal Management, 24th Army Science Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 29 – December 2, 2004.