The CTRC is a graduated National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, and addresses pre-competitive, longer-term research and development issues in the area of high-performance heat removal from compact spaces. The agenda for the Center is set on a yearly basis with research projects identified through a ranking by all members. Regular updates on the work are made available to members through a restricted-access web page. The Center meets twice a year to review progress and choose upcoming projects.
One of the distinctive features of CTRC is that the research agenda is set by the members—each member has a strong input in the research directions adopted. Since members are from diverse industries, beneficial cross-industry interactions are common. A product-oriented focus is maintained. Equipment manufacturers are included amongst the participants, and this facilitates a translation of research ideas and prototypes into products.
Link to the Cooling Technologies Research Center Web site
The following collection of documents represents research from the Cooling Technologies Research Center in addition to related work published by its faculty and students.
Manuscripts from 2023
A transient resistance/capacitance network-based model for heat spreading in substrate stacks having multiple anisotropic layers, S. Bandyopadhyay and Justin Weibel
Performance optimization by adaptive control of material properties in portable electronic devices, S. Bandyopadhyay and Justin Weibel
Intra-lid multi-core vapor chamber architecture for heterogeneous electronic packages: technology concept to prototype evaluation, S Bandyopadhyay, A Yuksel, A M. Marconnet, and Justin Weibel
Wetting hysteresis as the mechanism of heat pipe post-dryout thermal hysteresis and recovery, K. Baraya, Justin Weibel, and S. V. Garimella
Microlayer evaporation governs heat transfer enhancement during pool boiling from microstructured surfaces, M. Bongarala, Han Hu, Justin Weibel, and Suresh V. Garimella
Impact of pressure drop oscillations and parallel channel instabilities on microchannel flow boiling and critical heat flux, M. D. Clark, Justin Weibel, and S. V. Garimella
Machine-learning-aided design optimization of internal flow channel cross-sections, Saeel S. Pai and Justin Weibel
Mapping the amplitude and frequency of pressure drop oscillations via a transient numerical model to assess their severity during microchannel flow boiling, Md Emadur Rahman and Justin Weibel
The capillary length scale determines the influence of bubble-fin interactions and prediction of pool boiling from heat sinks, M. Winter and Justin Weibel
Manuscripts from 2022
The effect of dynamic wetting behavior on boiling heat transfer mechanisms during bubble growth and departure, Taylor P. Allred, Justin Weibel, and Suresh V. Garimella
A figure of merit to characterize the efficacy of evaporation from porous microstructured surfaces, M. Bongarala, H. Hu, J.A. Weibel, and S.V. Garimella
A pressure and temperature cycling test stand with hot-gas bypass control for evaluation of adhesive joints in HVAC&R applications, Haotian Liu, Justin Weibel, Patrick Geoghegan, and Eckhard A. Groll
Simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain in electronic packages using multi-frame super-resolution infrared thermography and digital image correlation, Sara K. Lyons, Justin Weibel, and Suresh V. Garimella
Modeling the formation of efflorescence and subflorescence caused by salt solution evaporation from porous media, Rishav Roy, Justin Weibel, and Suresh V. Garimella
Manuscripts from 2021
The Role of Dynamic Wetting Behavior during Bubble Growth and Departure from a Solid Surface, Taylor P. Allred, Justin A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Vapor stem bubbles dominate heat transfer enhancement in extremely confined boiling, A. A. Alsaati, D. M. Warsinger, J. A. Weibel, and A. M. Marconnet
Cascaded multi-core vapor chambers for intra-package spreading of high power, heterogeneous heat loads,, S. Bandyopadhyay, A. M. Marconnet, and Justin Weibel
Effective Anisotropic Properties-Based Representation of Vapor Chambers, K. Baraya, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Machine-Learning Assisted Optimization Strategies for Phase Change Materials Embedded within Electronic Packages, M. Bhatasana and A. M. Marconnet
Thermal and mechanical characterization of high-performance polymer fabrics for applications in wearable devices, A. A. Candadai, E. J. Nadler, J. S. Burke, J. A. Weibel, and A. M. Marconnet
Asymmetric Solidification During Droplet Freezing in the Presence of a Neighboring Droplet, J. E. Castillo, Y. Huang, Z. Pan, and J. A. Weibel
Quantifying the pathways of latent heat dissipation during droplet freezing on cooled substrates, J. E. Castillo, Y. Huang, Z. Pan, and J. A. Weibel
Impact of pressure drop oscillations on surface temperature and critical heat flux during flow boiling in a microchannel, M.D. Clark, J.A. Weibel, and S.V. Garimella
Transient flow boiling and maldistribution characteristics in heated parallel channels induced by flow regime oscillations, T.A. Kingston, B.D. Olson, J.A. Weibel, and S.V. Garimella
Adhesive bonding of copper prepared by laser-interference near the interference structuring limits, H. Liu, J.A. Weibel, P Geoghegan, A.S. Sabu, and E.A. Groll
Ultra-White BaSO4 Paint and Film with Remarkable Radiative Cooling Performance, X. Li, J. Peoples, P. Y. Yao, and X. Ruan
The effect of uneven heating on the flow distribution between parallel microchannels undergoing boiling, A. Miglani, A. Soto, J.A. Weibel, and S.V. Garimella
Measurement of flow maldistribution induced by the Ledinegg instability during boiling in thermally isolated parallel microchannels, A. Miglani, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
An experimental investigation of the effect of thermal coupling between parallel microchannels undergoing boiling on the Ledinegg instability-induced flow maldistribution, A. Miglani, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Topology Optimization of Microchannel Heat Sinks using a Homogenization Approach, S. Ozguc, L. Pan, and J. A. Weibel
Optimization of permeable membrane microchannel heat sinks for additive manufacturing, S. Ozguc, L. Pan, and J.A. Weibel
Comparative analysis of battery electric vehicle thermal management systems under long-range drive cycles, T.J. Shelly, J.A. Weibel, D. Ziviani, and E.A. Groll
Investigation of boiling behaviors in vapor chambers in response to transient heat input profiles, S. Sudhakar, S.N. Joshi, and J.A. Weibel
A semi-empirical model for thermal resistance and dryout during boiling in thin porous evaporators fed by capillary action, S. Sudhakar, J.A. Weibel, and S.V. Garimella
Manuscripts from 2020
Heat Pipe Dryout and Temperature Hysteresis in Response to Transient Heat Pulses Exceeding the Capillary Limit, K. Baraya, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Thermal Conductivity of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene: From Fibers to Fabrics, A. A. Candadai, J. A. Weibel, and A. M. Marconnet
Non-Linear Non-Iterative Transient Inverse Conjugate Heat Transfer Method Applied to Microelectronics, David Gonzalez Cuadrado, Amy Marconnet, and Guillermo Paniagua
Demonstration of a Compliant Micro-Spring Array as a Thermal Interface Material for Pluggable Optoelectronic Transceiver Modules, J. Cui, L. Pan, and J. A. Weibel
Two-phase Flow Morphology and Local Wall Temperatures in High-Aspect-Ratio Manifold Microchannels, K. P. Drummond, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Role of Nanoscale Roughness in the Heat Transfer Characteristics of Thin Film Evaporation, H. Hu, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
The Effect of Channel Diameter on Flow Freezing in Microchannel, A. Jain, A. Miglani, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Time-Resolved Characterization of Microchannel Flow Boiling During Transient Heating: Part 1 – Dynamic Response to a Single Heat Flux Pulse, T. A. Kingston, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Time-Resolved Characterization of Microchannel Flow Boiling During Transient Heating: Part 2 – Dynamic Response to Time-Periodic Heat Flux Pulses, T. A. Kingston, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Full Daytime Sub-Ambient Radiative Cooling in Commercial-like Paints with High Figure of Merit, X. Li, J. Peoples, Z. Huang, Z. Zhao, J. Qui, and X. Ruan
Transport Mechanisms during Water Droplet Evaporation on Heated Substrates, Z. Pan, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
On the Transient Thermal Response of Thin Vapor Chamber Heat Spreaders: Optimized Design and Fluid Selection, G. Patankar, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Droplets on Soft Surfaces Exhibit a Reluctance to Coalesce due to an Intervening Wetting Ridge, R. Roy, R. L. Seiler, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
The Role of Vapor Venting and Liquid Feeding on the Dryout Limit of Two-Layer Evaporator Wicks, S. Sukhakar, J. A. Weibel, F. Zhou, E. M. Dede, and S V. Garimella
Manuscripts from 2019
The Petal Effect of Parahydrophobic Surfaces offers Low Receding Contact Angles that Promote Effective Boiling, T. P. Allred, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Design, fabrication, and characterization of a compact hierarchical manifold microchannel heat sink array for two-phase cooling, D. Back, K. P. Drummond, M. D. Sinanis, J. A. Weibel, S V. Garimella, D. Peroulis, and D. B. Janes
Simultaneous Wick and Fluid Selection for the Design of Minimized-Thermal-Resistance Vapor Chambers under Different Operating Conditions, K. Baraya, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Predicting the Growth of Many Droplets During Vapor-Diffusion-Driven Dropwise Condensation Experiments Using the Point Sink Superposition Method, J. Castillo and J. A. Weibel
The wetting state of water on a rose petal, M. Chakraborty, J. A. Weibel, J. A. Schaber, and S V. Garimella
Evaporation-Driven Micromixing in Sessile Droplets for Miniaturized Absorbance-Based Colorimetry, A. Chandramohan, M. Chakraborty, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Identification of Nucleate Boiling as the Dominant Heat Transfer Mechanism during Confined Two-Phase Jet Impingement, M. D. Clark, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
A Permeable-Membrane Microchannel Heat Sink Made by Additive Manufacturing, I. L. Collins, J. A. Weibel, L. Pan, and S V. Garimella
Evaluation of additively manufactured microchannel heat sinks, I. L. Collins, J. A. Weibel, L. Pan, and S V. Garimella
A Compliant Microstructured Thermal Interface Material for Dry and Pluggable Interfaces, J. Cui, J. Wang, J. A. Weibel, and L. Pan
A Coupled Wicking and Evaporation Model for Prediction of Pool Boiling Critical Heat Flux on Structured Surfaces, H. Hu, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Ice Formation Modes during Flow Freezing in a Small Cylindrical Channel, A. Jain, A. Miglani, Y Huang, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Ledinegg Instability-Induced Temperature Excursion between Thermally Isolated, Heated Parallel Microchannels, T. A. Kingston, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Visualizing Near-Wall Two-Phase Flow Morphology During Confined and Submerged Jet Impingement Boiling to the Point of Critical Heat Flux, C. Mira Hernandez, J. A. Weibel, and S. V. Garimella
Three-Dimensional Liquid-Vapor Interface Reconstruction from High-Speed Stereo Images during Pool Boiling, C. Mira-Hernandez, J. A. Weibel, P. P. Vlachos, and S V. Garimella
Supplemental - Three-Dimensional Liquid-Vapor Interface Reconstruction from High-Speed Stereo Images during Pool Boiling, C. Mira-Hernandez, J. A. Weibel, P. P. Vlachos, and S. V. Garimella
On the transient thermal response of thin vapor chamber heat spreaders: governing mechanisms and performance relative to metal spreaders, G. Patankar, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Experimental Investigation of Boiling Regimes in a Capillary-Fed Two-Layer Evaporator Wick, S. Sudhakar, J A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Design of an area-scalable two-layer evaporator wick for high-heat-flux vapor chambers, S. Sudhakar, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Area-scalable high-heat-flux dissipation at low thermal resistance using a capillary-fed two-layer evaporator wick, S. Sudhakar, J. A. Weibel, F. Zhou, E. M. Dede, and S V. Garimella
Manuscripts from 2018
Enabling Highly Effective Boiling from Superhydrophobic Surfaces, T. Allred, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
A Point Sink Superposition Method for Predicting Droplet Interaction Effects During Vapor-Diffusion-Driven Dropwise Condensation in Humid Air, J. E. Castillo and J. A. Weibel
Tears of an Evaporating Meniscus on a Silicon Substrate, M. Chakraborty, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Metallized Compliant Three-Dimensional Microstructures for Dry Contact Thermal Conductance Enhancement, J. Cui, J. Wang, Y. Zhong, L. Pan, and J. A. Weibel
A Hierarchical Manifold Microchannel Heat Sink Array for High-Heat-Flux Two-Phase Cooling of Electronics, K. P. Drummond, D. Back, M. D. Sinanis, D. B. Janes, D. Peroulis, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Characterization of Hierarchical Manifold Microchannel Heat Sink Arrays under Simultaneous Background and Hotspot Heating Conditions, K. P. Drummond, D. Back, M. D. Sinanis, D. B. Janes, D. Peroulis, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Expanding the Global Reach of the Twenty-First-Century Research University, S V. Garimella
High‐Frequency Thermal‐Fluidic Characterization of Dynamic Microchannel Flow Boiling Instabilities: Part 1 ‐ Rapid‐Bubble‐Growth Instability at the Onset of Boiling, T. A. Kingston, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
High‐Frequency Thermal‐Fluidic Characterization of Dynamic Microchannel Flow Boiling Instabilities: Part 2 ‐ Impact of Operating Conditions on Instability Type and Severity, T. A. Kingston, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Development and Validation of a Semi-Empirical Model for Two-Phase Heat Transfer from Arrays of Impinging Jets, C. Mira-Hernández, M. D. Clark, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
A Validated Time-Stepping Analytical Model for 3D Transient Vapor Chamber Transport, G. Patankar, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis of a Fixed-Bed Adsorption Model for CO2 Separation, K. N. Son, J. A. Weibel, J. C. Knox, and S V. Garimella
The Effect of Lateral Thermal Coupling Between Parallel Microchannels on Two‐Phase Flow Distribution, T. Van Oevelen, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Manuscripts from 2017
Spatiotemporal Infrared Measurement of Interface Temperatures During Water Droplet Evaporation on a Nonwetting Substrate, A. Chandramohan, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Electronics Thermal Management in Information and Communications Technologies: Challenges and Future Directions, S. V. Garimella, T. Persoons, J. A. Weibel, and V. Gektin
Axisymmetric Wall Jet Development in Confined Jet Impingement, T. Guo, M. Rau, P. Vlachos, and S V. Garimella
An Experimental Method for Controlled Generation and Characterization of Microchannel Slug Flow Boiling, T A. Kingston, J A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Numerical Simulation of Evaporating Two-Phase Flow in a High-Aspect-Ratio Microchannel with Bends, Z. Pan, J A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Working-Fluid Selection for Minimized Thermal Resistance in Ultra-Thin Vapor Chambers, G. Patankar, J A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Characterization of Liquid Film Thickness in Slug-Regime Microchannel Flows, R. S. Patel, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Mechanistic Modeling of the Liquid Film Shape and Heat Transfer Coefficient in Annular-Regime Microchannel Flow Boiling, R. S. Patel, J. W. Weibel, and S. V. Garimella
Quantitative Evaluation of the Dependence of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement on Sintered Particle Coating Characteristics, S. Sarangi, J A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Design of Multifunctional Lattice‐Frame Materials for Compact Heat Exchangers, K. N. Son, J. A. Weibel, V. Kumaresan, and S. V. Garimella
Design of Electrode Arrays for 3D Capacitance Tomography in Planar Domains, S Taylor
Predicting Two-Phase Flow Distribution and Stability in Systems with Many Parallel Heated Channels, T Van Oevelen, J A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Manuscripts from 2016
Coalescence-Induced Jumping of Multiple Condensate Droplets on Hierarchical Superhydrophobic Surfaces, X Chen, R. S. Patel, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Short and Long-Term Sensitivity of Lab-Scale Thermocline Based Thermal Storage to Flow Disturbances, S. Hatte, C. Mira-Hernandez, S. Advaith, A. Tinaikara, U. K. Chetia, D. V. Manu, K. Chattopadhyay, J. A. Weibel, S V. Garimella, V. Srinivasan, and S. Basu
Prediction of Air-Side Particulate Fouling of HVAC&R Heat Exchangers, H. Inamdar, E. A. Groll, J. A. Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Compressed-Liquid Energy Storage with an Adsorption-based Vapor Accumulator for Solar-Driven Vapor Compression Systems in Residential Cooling, C. Mira-Hernandez, J. A. Weibel, E. A. Groll, and S V. Garimella
A Saturated-Interface-Volume Phase Change Model for Simulating Flow Boiling, Z. Pan, Justin Weibel, and S V. Garimella
Patterning the Condenser-Side Wick in Ultra-Thin Vapor Chamber Heat Spreaders to Improve Skin Temperature Uniformity of Mobile Devices, G Patakar, Justin Weibel, and S V. Garimella
A Method for Thermal Performance Characterization of Ultra-Thin Vapor Chambers Cooled by Natural Convection, G. Patankar, S. Mancin, J. A. Weibel, M. A. McDonald, and S V. Garimella