2025 Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Phenomena GRC
Abstract
Abstract: Approved for Public ReleaseThe Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Phenomena Gordon Research Conference (GRC), to be held inthe Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center, Pomona, California, is a conference that will be run January 12-17, 2025. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. During the conference, young researchers and graduate students will have many opportunities to interact with the top experts in the field of micro- and nanoscale phase change phenomena, as well as present their work at the GRS. The latter allows students to present and discuss their work in a student-run forum and is run entirely by students. These conference elements are designed to encourage collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the advancement of research areas relevant to the Navy and beyond. Financial support is essential to attract young researchers and to partially reimburse the top experts in the field who will be asked to stay for the entire duration of the conference.Processes involving phase change are critically important ina wide variety of Department of Defense (DOD) electrification and decarbonization technologies. The ability of phase change processes to transfer substantial amounts of heat from a surface can enable and densify critical modern DOD systems. The phase change occurring in these systems is governed by hydrodynamic, interfacial, and intermolecular forces that drive the exchange of mass, momentum,and energy between the phases. This GRC aims to: (1) elucidate fundamental mechanisms governing phase change processes and how these mechanisms interact to prescribe how component technologies and systems can be designed and run in a decarbonizing world and DOD. (2) Advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk, and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. These aims help achieve the broader objective of fostering innovation in DOD technologies or addressing critical barriers to naval decarbonization. The GRC includes keynote presentations from top researchers in the world, panel discussions to foster idea exchange and advancement, and workshops critical to faculty and student development. These unique features of the GRC set it apart from other meetings in the field. These innovative conference organizational elements will contribute to shifting paradigms or introducing new approaches within decarbonization and electrification research pertinent to ONR. Scientific topics within the conference include processes occurring at the three-phase contact line, the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase change materials and thermochemical energy storage media, the design of materials and surfaces using advanced manufacturing techniques that can control phase change, advances in the simulation and numerical modeling of phase change processes, machine learning and artificial intelligence methods for characterizing and predicting phase change mechanisms, new and novel experimental methods for measuring the extent of phase change, and phase change processes occurring in novel refrigerant working fluids relevant to decarbonization. The expected outcomes of the conference include fostering new collaborations, advancing understanding in key research areas, and identifying innovative solutions to challenges in naval operations andtechnology.We anticipate that by fostering the interdisciplinary research community with the GRC, it will continue to be the premier meeting in micro and nanoscale phase change processes. This GRC ties in well with ONR#s mission to promote a fundamental understanding of phase-change heat transfer to address thermal management challenges in various naval applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 08, 2024
- Source ID
- N000142412399
Entities
People
- Nenad Miljkovic
Organizations
- Gordon Research Conferences
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy