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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
43
Citations
9703
World Ranking
1690
National Ranking
651

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

W. J. Minkowycz is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States and contributes extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering and computational mechanics. Their research primarily addresses heat transfer phenomena, fluid dynamics, and microfluidic applications.

The scientist's published work reflects significant engagement in topics such as:

  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids

Research papers from recent years demonstrate a focus on microchannel flow boiling, conjugate heat transfer, and condensation/evaporation processes. Selected recent publications include:

  • Enhancement of flow boiling heat transfer in microchannel using micro-fin and micro-cavity surfaces, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Numerical study of flow reversal during bubble growth and confinement of flow boiling in microchannels, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Analysis of thermal performance and pressure loss of subcooled flow boiling in manifold microchannel heat sink, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Conjugate heat transfer analysis of bubble growth during flow boiling in a rectangular microchannel, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Analysis of condensation and evaporation heat transfer inside 3-D enhanced tubes, 2020, Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications

Their collaborative efforts frequently involve coauthors including Wei Li, Yang Luo, Yuhao Lin, Tianshou Zhao, and Yanlong Cao.

Minkowycz has published mainly in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications
  • Heat Transfer Engineering
  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Computational Thermal Sciences An International Journal

The scientist's research intersects multiple subfields of engineering, primarily mechanical engineering, computational mechanics, and biomedical engineering, illustrating broad interdisciplinary work focused on thermal sciences and fluid dynamics.

Minkowycz earned recognition through awards including the Heat Transfer Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1993 and was named a Fellow of the same society in 1986.

Best Publications

  • Free convection about a vertical flat plate embedded in a porous medium with application to heat transfer from a dike

    Ping Cheng;W. J. Minkowycz

  • Handbook of Numerical Heat Transfer

    W. J. Minkowycz;Ephraim M. Sparrow;Jayathi Murthy;John P. Abraham

  • Condensation heat transfer in the presence of noncondensables, interfacial resistance, superheating, variable properties, and diffusion

    W. J. Minkowycz;E. M. Sparrow

  • A review of global ocean temperature observations: Implications for ocean heat content estimates and climate change

    J. P. Abraham;M. Baringer;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;T. Boyer

  • On departure from local thermal equilibrium in porous media due to a rapidly changing heat source: The Sparrow number

    W.J. Minkowycz;A. Haji-Sheikh;K. Vafai

  • Forced convection condensation in the presence of noncondensables and interfacial resistance

    E. M. Sparrow;W. J. Minkowycz;M. Saddy

  • Nanoparticle heat transfer and fluid flow

    W. J. Minkowycz;Ephraim M. Sparrow;J. P. Abraham

  • Advances in Numerical Heat Transfer

    W. J. Minkowycz;Ephraim M. Sparrow

  • Local Nonsimilar Solutions for Natural Convection on a Vertical Cylinder

    W. J. Minkowycz;E. M. Sparrow

  • A modified form of the κ–ε model for turbulent flows of an incompressible fluid in porous media

    D Getachew;W.J Minkowycz;J.L Lage

  • Free convection about a vertical cylinder embedded in a porous medium

    W.J. Minkowycz;Cheng Ping

  • Nanofluids and critical heat flux, experimental and analytical study

    M.N. Golubovic;H.D. Madhawa Hettiarachchi;W.M. Worek;W.J. Minkowycz

  • Buoyancy effects on horizontal boundary-layer flow and heat transfer

    Ephraim M Sparrow;W. J. Minkowycz

  • Flow separation in a diverging conical duct: Effect of Reynolds number and divergence angle

    Ephraim M Sparrow;J. P. Abraham;W. J. Minkowycz

  • Numerical Solution Scheme for Local Nonsimilarity Boundary-Layer Analysis

    W. J. Minkowycz;E. M. Sparrow

  • Internal-flow Nusselt numbers for the low-Reynolds-number end of the laminar-to-turbulent transition regime

    J. P. Abraham;Ephraim M Sparrow;W. J. Minkowycz

  • Heat transfer characteristics of the annulus of twocoaxial cylinders with one cylinder rotating

    Yong N. Lee;W.J. Minkowycz

  • Summary of Savonius wind turbine development and future applications for small-scale power generation

    J. P. Abraham;B. D. Plourde;G. S. Mowry;W. J. Minkowycz

  • COALESCENCE COLLISION OF LIQUID DROPS

    Farzad Mashayek;N. Ashgriz;W J. Minkowycz;B. Shotorban

  • Local non-similar solutions for free convective flow with uniform lateral mass flux in a porous medium

    W.J. Minkowycz;Ping Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Ephraim M Sparrow
Ephraim M Sparrow University of Minnesota
E. R. G. Eckert
E. R. G. Eckert University of Minnesota
Ping Cheng
Ping Cheng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
John Abraham
John Abraham Purdue University West Lafayette
Richard J Goldstein
Richard J Goldstein University of Minnesota
Farzad Mashayek
Farzad Mashayek University of Illinois at Chicago
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan Duke University
William M. Worek
William M. Worek Argonne National Laboratory
Renato M. Cotta
Renato M. Cotta Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Wen-Quan Tao
Wen-Quan Tao Xi'an Jiaotong University

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