FACULTY RESEARCH PROFILES

Research Interests:
Heat Transfer in Electro-Optical, Computing and Power Systems, Miniaturization of Engineering Systems, Spray Cooling, Thermal Control in Aircraft and Spacecraft, Boiling and Thin Film Evaporation.

Degrees:

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1978
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1974
• A.B. Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1972

Recent Publications:

• K.M. Kota, L.C. Chow, J. Du, J.S. Kapat, Q.H. Leland, and R.J. Harris, "Numerical Analysis of Heat Storage Phenomenon in a Dual Latent Heat Sink,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2009, pp.148-156.


• W. Wu, J.H. Du, Y.R. Lin, J. Kapat, L.C. Chow, and W. Notardonato, "Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Gas-Cooled Condenser Using Carbon Foams,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2009, pp.157-161.


• W. Wu, J.H. Du, Y.R. Lin, L.C. Chow, and W. Notardonato, "Design and Experiment of Compact and Effective Carbon Foam Recuperative Heat Exchangers," AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2009, pp.339-345.


• K. Kota, L.C. Chow Q.H. Leland and Y.R. Lin, "Heat Transfer Performance of a Dual Latent Heat Sink for Pulsed Heat Loads," SAE International Journal of Aerospace, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2009, pp. 1078-1087.


• S. Kuravi, K. Kota, J. Du and L. Chow, “Numerical Investigation of Flow and Heat Transfer Performance of Nano-Encapsulated Phase Change Material (NEPCM) Slurry in Microchannels,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 131, No. 6, 2009, pp.0629011-0629019.


• H. Bostanci, D.P. Rini, J.P. Kizito, and L.C. Chow, “Spray Cooling With Ammonia on Microstructured Surfaces: Performance Enhancement and Hysteresis Effect,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 131, No. 7, 2009, pp.0714011-0714019.


• D. Acharya, L. Zhou, L. Zheng, T.X. Wu, J. Kapat, L. Chow, and N.K. Arakere, “System Design, Fabrication and Testing of a High-Speed Miniature Motor for Cryogenic Cooler,” International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 2009, Article ID 936251, 10 pages, doi:10.1155/2009/936251.


• W. Wu, H. Bostanci, L.C. Chow, Y. Hong, M. Su and J.P. Kizito, “Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement for Water and FC-72 on Titanium Oxide and Silicon Oxide Surfaces,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 53, 2010, pp. 1773-1777.


• S. Kuravi, J. Du, and L. Chow, “Encapsulated Phase Change Material Slurry Flow in Manifold Microchannels,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2010, pp. 364-373.


• J. Westin, J.S. Kapat and L.C. Chow, “An Improved Thermoregulatory Model for Automatic Cooling Control Development in Liquid Cooling Garment Systems,” ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2010, pp. 0110021-01100211.


• Y. Hong, S. Ding, W. Wu, J. Hu, A.A. Voevodin, L. Gschwender, E. Snyder, L. Chow and M. Su, “Enhancing Heat Capacity of Colloidal Suspension Using Nanoscale Encapsulated Phase-Change Materials for Heat Transfer,” ACS Applied Materials & Interface, Vol. 2, No. 6, 2010, pp. 1685-1691.


• Y.R. Lin, J.H. Du, W. Wei, L.C. Chow and W. Notardonato, “Experimental Study on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Recuperative Heat Exchangers Using Carbon Foam,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 132, No. 9, 2010, pp. 0919021-09190210.


• W. Wu, J.H. Du, Y.R. Lin, L.C. Chow, H. Bostanci, B.A. Saarloos and D.P. Rini, “Evaluation of Compact and Effective Air-Cooled Carbon Foam Heat Sink,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 133, No. 5, 2011, pp. 0545041-0545045.


• Y. Hong, W. Wu, J. Hu, M. Zhang, A.A. Voevodin, L.C. Chow and M. Su, “Controlling Supercooling of Encapsulated Phase Change Nanoparticles for Enhanced Heat Transfer,” Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 503, 2011, pp. 180-184.


• W. Wu, H. Bostanci, L.C. Chow, S.J. Ding, Y. Hong, M. Su, J.P. Kizito, L. Gschwender and E. Snyder, “Jet Impingement and Spray Cooling Using Slurry of Nanoencapsulated Phase Change Materials,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 54, 2011, pp. 2715-2723.

Scientific and Professional Societies:

• AIAA
• ASME
• ASEE
• AAAS

Honors and Awards:

• University Chair of Mechanical Engineering, 2002
• Lockheed Martin Professor, 2001
• UCF Research Incentive Award, 2001
• Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992.
• Associate Fellow, American Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics, 1992.