Advanced Thermal Engineering using Electrospray
During my time in the Hybrid Micro/Nanomanufacturing Lab at Rutgers Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, led by Professor Jonathan P. Singer, I worked on enhancing pool boiling heat transfer using electrospray-deposited nanocoatings. The lab focuses on scalable methods for translating nanostructure functionalities into mass-manufacturable systems, combining bottom-up and top-down techniques. My role involved using electrospray to tune surface properties—like wettability and roughness—to improve Critical Heat Flux (CHF) and Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC), two key metrics in thermal performance. This research directly supports real-world applications in electronics cooling, space systems, and energy technologies. My position was part of the Douglass Women in STEM program, offering hands-on experience in nanoscale fabrication and thermal-fluid research.
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Pool Boiling
At Rutgers’ Hybrid Nanomanufacturing Lab, I worked on enhancing pool boiling heat transfer by applying electrospray-deposited nanocoatings to metal surfaces. These coatings altered properties like roughness, wettability, and capillary wicking, which directly impact two key thermal metrics: Critical Heat Flux (CHF) and Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC). By optimizing these features, we improved how efficiently surfaces dissipate heat. This work supports real-world innovations in electronics cooling, spacecraft thermal regulation, nuclear power safety, and electric vehicle battery performance, where managing extreme heat is essential for both reliability and speed.
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