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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
107
Citations
35837
World Ranking
41
National Ranking
22

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Issam Mudawar is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Automotive Engineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms

Mudawar has published extensively in notable journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (50 publications)
  • Applied Thermal Engineering (6 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Multiphase Flow (1 publication)

Selected recent papers exemplify their research interests and contributions:

  • Review of two-phase flow instabilities in macro- and micro-channel systems, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Machine learning algorithms to predict flow condensation heat transfer coefficient in mini/micro-channel utilizing universal data, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Machine learning algorithms to predict flow boiling pressure drop in mini/micro-channels based on universal consolidated data, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Review of Critical Heat Flux (CHF) in Jet Impingement Boiling, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Review of nanoscale boiling enhancement techniques and proposed systematic testing strategy to ensure cooling reliability and repeatability, 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mudawar include:

  • Jason Hartwig (23 publications)
  • V.S. Devahdhanush (19 publications)
  • Steven J. Darges (17 publications)
  • Sunjae Kim (14 publications)
  • Henry K. Nahra (10 publications)

Throughout their career, Mudawar has received recognition in the form of awards such as:

  • Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1997

Best Publications

  • Assessment of high-heat-flux thermal management schemes

    I. Mudawar

  • Experimental and numerical study of pressure drop and heat transfer in a single-phase micro-channel heat sink

    Weilin Qu;Issam Mudawar

  • Assessment of the effectiveness of nanofluids for single-phase and two-phase heat transfer in micro-channels

    Jaeseon Lee;Issam Mudawar

  • Flow boiling heat transfer in two-phase micro-channel heat sinks––I. Experimental investigation and assessment of correlation methods

    Weilin Qu;Issam Mudawar

  • Measurement and prediction of pressure drop in two-phase micro-channel heat sinks

    Weilin Qu;Issam Mudawar

  • High flux boiling in low flow rate, low pressure drop mini-channel and micro-channel heat sinks

    M.B. Bowers;I. Mudawar

  • Review of pool boiling enhancement by surface modification

    Gangtao Liang;Gangtao Liang;Issam Mudawar

  • Review of spray cooling – Part 1: Single-phase and nucleate boiling regimes, and critical heat flux

    Gangtao Liang;Gangtao Liang;Issam Mudawar

  • Review of drop impact on heated walls

    Gangtao Liang;Gangtao Liang;Issam Mudawar

  • Review of computational studies on boiling and condensation

    Chirag R. Kharangate;Issam Mudawar

  • Two-phase flow in high-heat-flux micro-channel heat sink for refrigeration cooling applications: Part II—heat transfer characteristics

    Jaeseon Lee;Issam Mudawar

  • Measurement and correlation of critical heat flux in two-phase micro-channel heat sinks

    Weilin Qu;Issam Mudawar

  • The Leidenfrost point : Experimental study and assessment of existing models

    John D. Bernardin;Issam Mudawar

  • Analysis of three-dimensional heat transfer in micro-channel heat sinks

    Weilin Qu;Issam Mudawar

  • Correlation of sauter mean diameter and critical heat flux for spray cooling of small surfaces

    Kurt A. Estes;Issam Mudawar

  • Mapping of impact and heat transfer regimes of water drops impinging on a polished surface

    John D. Bernardin;Clinton J. Stebbins;Issam Mudawar

  • Universal approach to predicting saturated flow boiling heat transfer in mini/micro-channels - Part II. Two-phase heat transfer coefficient

    Sung-Min Kim;Issam Mudawar

  • Effects of carbon nanotube arrays on nucleate pool boiling

    Sebastine Ujereh;Timothy Fisher;Issam Mudawar

  • Optimizing and Predicting CHF in Spray Cooling of a Square Surface

    I. Mudawar;K. A. Estes

  • Two-Phase Microchannel Heat Sinks: Theory, Applications, and Limitations

    Issam Mudawar

  • Contact angle temperature dependence for water droplets on practical aluminum surfaces

    John D. Bernardin;Issam Mudawar;Christopher B. Walsh;Elias I. Franses

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy S. Fisher
Timothy S. Fisher University of California, Los Angeles
Jay P. Gore
Jay P. Gore Purdue University West Lafayette
Steven T. Wereley
Steven T. Wereley Purdue University West Lafayette
Qiuwang Wang
Qiuwang Wang Xi'an Jiaotong University

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