Research Thrust Areas
Research Thrust Areas
Cryogenic Fluid Management and Spacecraft Thermal Control
In-space Power Transmission and Cryogenic Thermal Management
Ejector assisted Transcritical CO2 cycle
Innovative Multiphase Cooling Solutions
In-space Cryogenic Preservation and Cryo-surgery
Project Portfolio
In-space Cryogenic Propellant Transfer Technology (TRL 4 --> TRL 6), NASA
World First Cryogenic Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Database in Reduced Gravity Environment!
1st Flight Campaign : Santa Maria, CA, June 2022
2nd Flight Campaign : Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 2022
3rd Flight Campaign : Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 2024
4th Flight Campaign : Jacksonville, FL, November 2024
Ground experiments for Cryogenic Flow Boiling with Steady State Heated Tube Method, NASA
Acquired Steady state Cryogenic Heat Transfer Database (HTC, CHF)
Developed Universal Design Correlations for liquid nitrogen, oxygen, methane, hydrogen
Correlation Implemented into NASA 1D nodal design code
Database utilized to validate CFD predictions
Multiphase CFD simulations using Coupled Level Set VOF method customized with additional momentum sources including shear lift force, drag force and bubble collision and dispersion force, NASA
Supersonic two-phase ejector assisted refrigeration cycle with R410A for residential air conditioning devices, Samsung Electronics
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