About Us
The Micro-Scale Heat Transfer Laboratory at UTA is equipped for conducting systematic experimental investigations of phase-change heat transfer phenomena at atmospheric and pressurized conditions. The lab is situated in a 2,000 sq. ft. floor space devoted mostly for the purpose of boiling/evaporation heat transfer and two-phase flow research.
A spray cooling and flow boiling test facility is also available in the lab. The system can accommodate experiments in either saturated or subcooled conditions. To increase flow rate capacity, the flow loop utilizes two pumps connected in a parallel arrangement. Depending on flow and pressure requirements, the system can operate on one or two pumps. A high-speed video imaging system is available for the capture of boiling and wetting phenomena during testing. The system can record up to 2,100 frames per second (fps) using its full 512 x 512 pixel CMOS imaging sensor array. Frame rates of up to 90,000 fps are possible at lower resolutions.
Investigations in both fundamental and applied research areas are focused primarily on enhancement of phase-change heat transfer.