Thermal-fluids research in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering is focused on a wide range of both fundamental and applied problems related to energy conversion, heat and mass transfer, combustion, and fluid mechanics.

Experimental, theoretical, and computational approaches are used to study thermal-fluids phenomena covering an enormous range of scales, from heat transport at micro and nano scales to the properties of the atmosphere and ocean over many kilometers.

Area Strengths

  • Micro/nano heat transfer and energy conversion
  • Chemical kinetics and combustion
  • Cardiac fluid dynamics
  • Laser diagnostics for fluid and combustion systems
  • Computational fluid dynamics for both reacting and non-reacting flows
  • Multiscale modeling and simulation
  • The use of wavelets for modeling and simulation
  • Renewable energy generation via a variety of technologies
  • Biomass utilization