Issam Mudawar

Director of Lab and Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue

Research Interests

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

Mechanical Engineering

Condensed Matter Physics

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

About

Issam Mudawar is a professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984. His research interests include microelectronics cooling, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. He is also the Founder and Director of the Purdue University International Electronic Cooling Alliance

Publications

Experimental and numerical study of pressure drop and heat transfer in a single-phase micro-channel heat sink

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer / Jun 01, 2002

Qu, W., & Mudawar, I. (2002). Experimental and numerical study of pressure drop and heat transfer in a single-phase micro-channel heat sink. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 45(12), 2549–2565. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0017-9310(01)00337-4

Assessment of high-heat-flux thermal management schemes

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies / Jun 01, 2001

Mudawar, I. (2001). Assessment of high-heat-flux thermal management schemes. IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, 24(2), 122–141. https://doi.org/10.1109/6144.926375

Assessment of the effectiveness of nanofluids for single-phase and two-phase heat transfer in micro-channels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer / Feb 01, 2007

Lee, J., & Mudawar, I. (2007). Assessment of the effectiveness of nanofluids for single-phase and two-phase heat transfer in micro-channels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50(3–4), 452–463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.08.001

Correlation of sauter mean diameter and critical heat flux for spray cooling of small surfaces

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer / Nov 01, 1995

Estes, K. A., & Mudawar, I. (1995). Correlation of sauter mean diameter and critical heat flux for spray cooling of small surfaces. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 38(16), 2985–2996. https://doi.org/10.1016/0017-9310(95)00046-c

Review of drop impact on heated walls

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer / Mar 01, 2017

Liang, G., & Mudawar, I. (2017). Review of drop impact on heated walls. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 106, 103–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.10.031

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering / 1984

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MS, Mechanical Engineering / 1980

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Experience

Purdue University

Professor / 1984 — Present

Links & Social Media

CV

University Page

Lab Page

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