Main researcher:
Prof. Cristiano Bigonha Tibiriçá
Description:
Our goal is to develop instrumentation techniques applied to an experimental setup for investigating phase-change heat transfer in passive pulsed circuits. Fundamental aspects of liquid/vapor interfacial heat transfer in pulsed flows like the thickness of liquid film, heat transfer coefficient and void fraction will be evaluated, respectively, through laser focus displacement, infrared temperature measurements, and volumetric reconstruction based on image processing. In addition, these circuits will be actively controlled by micro-actuators, in order to keep optima operational conditions.
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