PI: Kamran Fouladi, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Eng. Dept.
Widener University kfouladi@widener.edu 610-499-1292 (ph) Kirkbride Hall - 344 Research Interests
Bio-inspired Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) flow visualization Additive manufacturing environment simulation Data center energy efficiency Virtual reality for data center optimization Micro fluidic optimization |
Recent Publications
Petrongolo, J., Nemati, K., and Fouladi, K. "Simulation-Based Assessment of Performance Indicator for Data Center Cooling Optimization." Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications 12, no. 5 (2020).
Fouladi, K., & Schaadt, J. (2020). A Simulation-Based Approach to Data Center Thermal Efficiency Optimization. ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 1(1).
Silva-Llanca, L., Ortega, A., Fouladi, K., del Valle, M., Sundaralingame, V. (2017). “Determining Wasted Energy in the Airside of a Perimeter-Cooled Data Center via Direct Computation of the Exergy Destruction,” Applied Energy on 213, pp. 235-246.
Fouladi, K., Czupryna, J. (2018). “CFD-Based Optimization of Micro Vortex Diodes,” Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 11 (5), pp.1231-1237.
Fouladi, K., Wemhoff, A. P., Silva-Llanca, L., Abbasi, K., & Ortega, A. (2017). “Optimization of Data Center Cooling Efficiency Using Reduced Order Flow Modeling Within a Flow Network Modeling Approach,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 124 (2017) 929–939.
Fouladi, K., Schaadt, J., & Wemhoff, A. P. (2017). “A novel approach to the data center hybrid cooling design with containment,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 71(5), 477-487.
Bhalerao, A., Fouladi, K., Silva-Llanca, L., and Wemhoff, A. P. (2016). “Rapid Predictions of Exergy Destruction in Data Centers Due to Airflow Mixing,” Numerical Heat Transf. Part A: Applications, Vol 70 (1).
Fouladi, K. (2019). “FSI Analysis of Material Flexibility on Oscillating Airfoil Propulsion,” Submitted to Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics on September 2019.
Fouladi, K., & Schaadt, J. (2020). A Simulation-Based Approach to Data Center Thermal Efficiency Optimization. ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 1(1).
Silva-Llanca, L., Ortega, A., Fouladi, K., del Valle, M., Sundaralingame, V. (2017). “Determining Wasted Energy in the Airside of a Perimeter-Cooled Data Center via Direct Computation of the Exergy Destruction,” Applied Energy on 213, pp. 235-246.
Fouladi, K., Czupryna, J. (2018). “CFD-Based Optimization of Micro Vortex Diodes,” Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 11 (5), pp.1231-1237.
Fouladi, K., Wemhoff, A. P., Silva-Llanca, L., Abbasi, K., & Ortega, A. (2017). “Optimization of Data Center Cooling Efficiency Using Reduced Order Flow Modeling Within a Flow Network Modeling Approach,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 124 (2017) 929–939.
Fouladi, K., Schaadt, J., & Wemhoff, A. P. (2017). “A novel approach to the data center hybrid cooling design with containment,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 71(5), 477-487.
Bhalerao, A., Fouladi, K., Silva-Llanca, L., and Wemhoff, A. P. (2016). “Rapid Predictions of Exergy Destruction in Data Centers Due to Airflow Mixing,” Numerical Heat Transf. Part A: Applications, Vol 70 (1).
Fouladi, K. (2019). “FSI Analysis of Material Flexibility on Oscillating Airfoil Propulsion,” Submitted to Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics on September 2019.
