Micro-Nano Materials for Thermal Management and Energy Applications
Christopher Oshman, Ph.D., P.E.,
ORISE STP Fellow with the U.S. Dept. of Energy, EERE
Engineering Consultant at Technology Applications Inc.
Abstract
Engineering thermal, fluid, and energy systems at small scales can have advantages that macro-scale solutions lack. In this talk, we will learn how micro-scale manufacturing techniques enabled high performance thermal management of heat generating components.
We will also see how nano-scale materials were used to enhance thermal-fluidic heat transfer performance and to harvest kinetic energy. Additionally, we will see how advanced manufacturing and clever fluid design were applied to high-temperature thermal energy storage. Finally, we will propose how these advancements may be applied to thermal management in electric vehicles, health applications, and increasing thermal energy storage efficiency.
Biography
Chris Oshman earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in micro-nano engineering applied to thermal-fluid systems. He was awarded a Research Fellowship at the Le Studium Institute for Advanced Studies in France where he investigated piezoelectric nanowires for kinetic energy harvesting. More recently, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Colorado School of Mines and NREL where he invented and demonstrated a novel thermosyphon geometry to enable high-temperature solar thermal energy storage.
He is currently serving as an ORISE Fellow with the Advanced Manufacturing Office in the U.S. DOE.