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SUMMARY:MechE Seminar: From microelectronics to future aviation: thermal c
 hallenges and advanced cooling solutions
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Chiara Falsetti\, Oxford Thermofluids Institute\, Universi
 ty of Oxford\nAbstract: The increasing global energy demand and concerns o
 ver environmental impact promoted radical technological changes in a broad
  swathe of research areas\, ranging from electronics\, energy conversion s
 ystems to the aerospace sector. The overarching goal of these industries i
 s to enhance the system performance and power\, while improving the energy
  eciency and reducing the emissions to avoid irreversible environmental da
 mages and enable the decarbonisation of our economy.\n\nIn order to achiev
 e this ambitious objective\, one of the main challenges is to manage ever 
 increasing thermal energy fluxes - often in components that must be compac
 t and light. The increasing heat loads and thermal energy generated on boa
 rd of future aircrafts or in data centers\, calls for the development of i
 nnovative thermal management systems for heat rejection and recuperation. 
 In fact\, the more powerful an IT equipment or an aircraft engine will bec
 ome\, the hotter and less efficient they will get.\n\nCan we design coolin
 g systems exploiting the advantages of evaporative flows and additive manu
 facturing techniques to significantly reduce the energy consumption\, nois
 e level and environmental impact of electronic components\, data-centers\,
  as well as aircraft engines?\n\nThe present seminar will highlight my pas
 t and current research on fundamental heat transfer mechanisms and phase-c
 hange phenomena to develop advanced thermal management systems\, which hav
 e been successfully deployed in very different applications where thermal 
 energy transfer is crucial: from micro-electronics to aerospace.\n\nBio: C
 hiara is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford\, working i
 n the Oxford Thermofluids Institute\, and a Supernumerary Fellow at Harris
  Manchester College. Her research interests cover heat transfer\, multipha
 se flows\, and optical and thermal measurement techniques. \nChiara compl
 eted her PhD at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)\, focu
 sing on flow boiling heat transfer and phase-change phenomena for on-chip 
 cooling. Prior to joining Oxford\, she was a guest scientist at the Experi
 mental Thermal-Hydraulics Group at Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)\, and she
  was a research intern at Nokia Bell Labs\, US.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/67045903739
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