Dr. Languri's research team aims to explore thermal sciences to address challenges in energy efficiency, advanced manufacturing, and water conservation.

We investigate the impact of functionalized nanodiamond particles in mineral oil for enhanced cooling for equipment in both forced and natural convection systems.

We have developed an in-house dynamic model to study industrial cooling equipment, aiming to maximize energy efficiency and savings, and have validated our model using field data. Our dynamic models are available for use in industry and academia. Our modeling efforts include wet, dry, spray-assisted, and radiative cooling methods.

Functionalized Nanodiamond in Heat Transfer Fluids

Dr. Languri's team is exploring the impact of the chemical functionalization of 5 nm diamond particles on various host fluids for an enhanced heat transfer fluid.

Our preliminary results enhanced mineral oil’s heat transfer by 80%. This enhancement showed to be significantly higher at more concentrated fluids. One of the potential applications of functionalized nanodiamonds in oil is in power plant transformers. This shows the huge potential nanodiamond technology could bring to electronic thermal management.

Values below 𝐺_𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 signal that the heat transport in the nanoparticle-fluid boundary is limited primarily by interface resistance rather than fluid conductivity.

TESLab Capabilities in Thermal and Material Properties Characterization.

Closed Loop Heat Transfer Setup: Industrial Chiller, VFD-Controlled Pump, Heat Exchangers, Data Loggers and Fully Instrumented.

Natural Convection Setup

Our Results show colder surfaces of electronics (like transformers, etc.) by replacing the coolant with 0.2 wt.% fND at the same pumping power!

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Sustainable Evaporation in Porous Media

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