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The
Microgravity and Micro-System Laboratory mainly conducts research in
three
primary areas: cryogenic two-phase boiling flow in microgravity, the investigation of micro-scale fluid mechanics, and
micro-scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (micro-SOFC). Microgravity research
is conducted on a self-built drop tower in the department. In the micro-fluidics,
we study fluid flow in the devices with length scales of order one to
one hundred microns. Our interests include developing micron resolution
particle image velocimetry (micro-PIV), micro-mixing devices, and
micro-scale two-phase flow devices for electronics cooling. In micro-SOFC,
we mainly research on the simulation of multi-physics and multi-scale
thermal performance and fluid mechanics in solid oxide fuel cell and
develop the advanced CFD algorithm. |
