Microscale Heat Transfer Enhancement

Hao, Y., and Tao, Y.-X., A Numerical Model For Phase Change Suspension Flow In Microchannels, Numerical Heat Transfer: Part A, vol 46, no 1, pp. 55-77 (2004).

Tao, Y. -X., Moreno, R., and Hao, Y. L., Design Analysis of a 3-D, Ultra-High Performance, Scalable, Micro Convective Heat Sink With NPCM, Proceedings of First International Conference on Microchannels and Minichannels, April 24-25, 2003, Rochester, New York, ASME International, Paper No. ICMM2003-1093 (2003).

Hao, Y., and Tao, Y.-X., Numerical Calculation Of Heat Transfer Coefficient of Liquid Flow With NPCM In Microchannels, Proceedings of 2003 International Electronic Packaging Technical Conference and Exhibition, July 6-11, 2003, Maui, Hawaii, USA, ASME International, paper no. InterPack2003-35224 (2003).

Convective Melting under Gravity and Microgravity Conditions

Hao, Y., and Tao, Y.-X., Non-Thermal Equilibrium Melting Of Granular Packed Bed In Horizontal Forced Convection. Part I: Experiment, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, v 46, pp. 5017-5030 (2003).

Hao, Y., and Tao, Y.-X., Non-Thermal Equilibrium Melting Of Granular Packed Bed In Horizontal Forced Convection. Part II: Numerical Simulation, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, pp. 5031-5044 (2003).

Jiang, J., Hao, Y., and Tao, Y.-X., Experimental Investigation of Convective Melting of Granular Packed Bed Under Microgravity, Journal of Heat Transfer, ASME Trans. v. 124, n 3, pp. 516-524 (2002).

Hao, Y., and Tao, Y.-X., Melting of a Solid Sphere under Forced and Mixed Convection: Flow Characteristics, Journal of Heat Transfer, ASME Trans. v 123, n 5, pp. 937-950(2001).

Ice Accretion Modeling

Tao , Y.-X., Xu , G. A., and Mansoor, M., Kirmani, S. S., and Briley, W. R., Development of Ice Accretion Model using Modular Approach, the 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting adn Exhibit, AIAA Paper No. 2001-0682 (2001).

Dairo, A. O., Tao, Y.-X., and Tu, P., Prediction of Ice Accretion on Wind Turbine Blades: a User-Friendly Software, the 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting adn Exhibit, AIAA Paper No. 2001-0033 (2001).

Tao, Y.-X., and Jiang, J., Densification Model for Ice Layer Growth on Icing Surfaces of Aircraft, AIAA-99-0098, Reno, NV (1999).

Wind Turbine Aerodynamics under Icing Conditions

Tao, Y.-X., Liu, G., and Tu, P., Modeling Ice Layer Growth on a Wind Turbine Blade, AIAA Thermophysics and ASME Heat Transfer Conference, ASME-HTD Vol. 357-4, pp. 77-84 (1998).

Tao, Y.-X., Scott, R., and Tu, P., Phenomenological Models for Post-Stall Aerodynamic Characteristics of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Rotors, Renewable Energy, Vol. 10, No. 2/3, pp. 259-263 (1997).

 

Thin Film Phase Change Heat Transfer

Jiang, J., Tao, Y.-X., and Byrd, L, Evaporative Heat Transfer From Thin Liquid Film On A Heated Cylinder, Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, vol 43, pp. 85-99 (2000).

Tao, Y.-X., and Jiang, J., "Numerical and Experimental Characterization of Thin Liquid Film on a Heated Cylinder," 1998 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, Washington D.C., June 21-251 (1998).

Tao, Y.-X., Byrd, L., and Palli, R. M., Interfacial Heat Transfer in the Thin Liquid Film Region near Triple Contact Line of a Cylindrical Fiber, the 97 National Heat Transfer Conference, ASME HTD-Vol. 349, pp. 27-35 (1997).

Tao, Y.-X., and Kaviany, M., Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer from a Partially Liquid Covered, Two-Dimensional Surface, Journal of Heat Transfer, ASME Transactions, Vol. 113, pp. 874-882 (1991).

Kaviany, M., and Tao, Y.-X., A Diffusion Flame Adjacent to a Partially Saturated Porous Slab: Funicular State, Journal of Heat Transfer, ASME Transactions, Vol. 110, pp. 431-436 (1988).

Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Porous Media

Chen, H., Besant, R. W., and Tao, Y.-X., Two-dimensional Air Exfiltration and heat Transfer Through Fiberglass Insulation: I. Numerical Model and Experimental Facility, Int. J. Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Research, Vol.3, No. 3, pp. 197-214 (1997).

Chen, H., Besant, R. W., and Tao, Y.-X., Two-dimensional Air Exfiltration and heat Transfer Through Fiberglass Insulation: II. Comparisons between Simulation and Experiments, Int. J. Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Research, Vol.3, No. 3, pp. 215-232 (1997).

Palli, R. A., Tao, Y.-X., and Smith, D., Visualization and Modeling of Immiscible Flow in Porous Media with Two Fluids of Different Viscosity, the 97 National Heat Transfer Conference, ASME HTD-Vol. 346, pp. 51-58 (1997).

Mitchell, D. R., Tao, Y.-X., and Besant, R. W., Effects of Air Exfiltration and Air infiltration on Heat Transfer and Moisture/Frost Accumulation in Fibrous Insulation: I. Experiments, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 35, pp. 1587-1596 (1995).

Mitchell, D. R., Tao, Y.-X., and Besant, R. W., Effect of Air Exfiltration and Air infiltration on Heat Transfer and Moisture/Frost Accumulation in Fibrous Insulation: II. Model Validation, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 35, pp. 1597-1640 (1995).

Simonson, C. J, Tao, Y.-X., and Besant, R. W., Thermal Performance and Hysteresis in Fibrous Insulation Exposed to Moisture and Step Changes in the Cold Temperature Boundary Condition, Energy and Building, Vol. 21, pp. 251-257 (1994).

Tao, Y.-X., Permeability Correlations Using Local Fractal Concepts for Periodic Porous Media, IMEC -ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago (1994).

Simonson, C. J., Tao, Y.-X., and Besant, R. W., Thermal Hysteresis in Porous Insulation, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 36, pp. 4433-4441 (1993).

Tao, Y.-X., and Gray, D. M., Prediction of Snow-Melt Infiltration into Frozen Soils, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, 26, pp. 643-665 (1994).

Tao, Y.-X., and Gray, D.M., Validation of Local Thermal Equilibrium in Porous Media with Simultaneous Flow and Freezing, Int. Commun. Heat and Mass Transfer, 22, 323-332 (1993).

Tao, Y.-X., and Kaviany, M., Burning Rate of Liquid Supplied through a Wick, Combustion and Flame, 86, No. 1&2, pp. 47-61 (1991).

Frost/Ice Growth and Melting on Cold Surface

Iragorry, J. and Tao, Y.-X., Frost Temperature Rela System, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, in press (2004).

Iragorry, J., Tao, Y. -X., and Jia, S., A Critical Review Of Properties And Models For Frost Formation Analysis, International Journal of HVAC&R Research, Vol. 10, n 4., pp. 393-420 (2004).

Tao, Y.-X., Modeling of Melting in Heterogeneous Snowcover on Permeable Frozen Soil, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Vol. 30, pp. 143-163 (1996).

Tao, Y-X., Simultaneous Heat Transfer and Flow in Melting Snowcover and Underlying Soil, the Tenth International Heat Transfer Conference, Brighton, U.K. (1994).

Tao, Y.-X., Flow and Freezing Boundary Conditions for Snowmelt Infiltration into a Frozen soil, the 1993 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, HTD-Vol. 265, pp. 117-126 (1993).

Tao, Y.-X., Besant, R. W., and Rezkallah, K. S., A Mathematical Model for Predicting the Densification and Growth of Frost on a Flat Plate, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 36, pp. 353-363 (1993).

Tao, Y.-X., Besant, R. W., and Mao, Y., Characteristics of Frost Growth on a Flat Plate during the Early Growth Period, ASHRAE Trans., Vol. 99(1), pp. 746-753 (1993).

Tao, Y.-X., Besant, R. W., Measurement of the Heat of Adsorption for a Typical Fibrous Insulation, ASHRAE Trans., Vol. 98(2), pp. 495-501 (1993).

Tao, Y.-X., and Besant, R. W., Prediction of Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Frost Growth on a Flat Plate under Forced Convection, J. Heat Transfer, ASME Transactions, 115, 278-281 (1992).

Tao, Y.-X., Besant, R. W., and Rezkallah, K. S., The Transient Thermal Response of a Glass-Fiber Insulation Slab with Hygroscopic Effects, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 35, 1155-1167 (1992).

Tao, Y.-X., Besant, R. W., and Rezkallah, K. S., Modeling of Frost Formation in a Fibrous Insulation Slab and on an Adjacent Cold Plate, Int. Comm. Heat Mass Transfer, 18, 609-618 (1991).

Tao, Y.-X., Besant, R. W., and Rezkallah, K. S., Unsteady Heat and Mass Transfer with Phase Changes in an Insulation Slab: Frosting Effects, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 34, pp. 1593-1603 (1991).

Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications

Sabau, A. and Tao, Y.-X., A Parallel Implementation of the Projection Method for Solving Free-surface Flows, the ASME Fluid Engineering Conference (1997).

Tao, Y.-X., Manickam-Palli, R., Jensen, R., and Devgan, P., Thermal Characterization of Stacked Aluminum Nitride Multichip Modules, Proceedings of 96' Intersociety Conference on Thermal Phenomena in Electronic Components, Buena Vista, FL, May 30 - June 1 (1996)