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SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium: Faraway\, so close: high resolution investigatio
 ns of boiling heat transfer\, from cryogenic fluids to high-pressure water
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Matteo Bucci\, Department of Nuclear Science and Engin
 eering\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nAbstract:  In every fiel
 d of science\, the possibility of discovering and understanding new phenom
 ena or testing new hypotheses is strongly related to and limited by the ca
 pability of observation. Here\, we will discuss recent advances in experim
 ental boiling heat transfer research made possible by unique experimental 
 facilities and non-intrusive high-resolution optical diagnostics. We will 
 analyze the capabilities and limitations of these techniques in supporting
  the understanding of fundamental two-phase heat transfer problems\, with 
 a focus on extreme boiling conditions such as the boiling of water at high
  pressure and temperature\, close to nuclear reactor conditions\, the boil
 ing of dielectric fluids for electronic cooling applications\, or the boil
 ing of cryogenic fluids relevant to space propulsion and energy storage. T
 he use of these diagnostics has been instrumental in providing answers to 
 long-standing fundamental questions on the fluid dynamics and heat transfe
 r nature of these processes.\n\n\nBiography: Matteo Bucci is the Esther a
 nd Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineeri
 ng at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research group 
 studies two-phase heat transfer mechanisms in nuclear reactors and space s
 ystems\, develops high-resolution non-intrusive diagnostics and surface en
 gineering techniques to enhance two-phase heat transfer\, and creates mach
 ine learning tools to accelerate data analysis and conduct autonomous heat
  transfer experiments. He has won several awards for his research and teac
 hing\, including the MIT Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teach
 ing (2020)\, ANS/PAI Outstanding Faculty Award (2018 and 2023)\, the UIT-F
 luent Award (2006)\, the European Nuclear Education Network Award (2010)\,
  and the 2012 ANS Thermal-Hydraulics Division Award. Matteo is the foundin
 g editor and deputy Editor-in-Chief of AI Thermal Fluids. He also serves a
 s Editor of Applied Thermal Engineering\, is the founder and coordinator o
 f the NSF Thermal Transport Café and works as a consultant for the nuclea
 r industry.
LOCATION:MED 0 1418 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%201418 https://epf
 l.zoom.us/j/64267570786
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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