The Thermal Management Laboratory is an ~1,000 ft2 of experimental lab space and equipped with facilities to conduct research on our focus areas. Relevant resources available in the lab include:

  • Computers with ANSYS, Matlab, LabView, SolidWorks software
  • Data acquisition systems (National Instruments CompactDAQ with thermocouple input, analog input, sourcing digital output, TTL digital input/output modules)
  • Programmable DC power supplies (Agilent N5770A, 1500W)
  • Custom-built experimental test benches to investigate
    • immersion cooling
    • two-phase spray cooling
    • Rotary Displacer Stirling Engine
    • Vortex Phase Separator
    • Variable Conductance Radiator
  • Heated and refrigerated bath circulator
  • Chillers
  • Various sensors/measurement devices
  • Environmental chamber
  • Fume hood
  • Photolithography equipment
  • Stereo microscope
  • Infrared camera