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	Phone:(808) 956-7167 Email:meoffice@eng.hawaii.edu Fax: (808)956-2373 Mechanical Engineering University of Hawai`i at Manoa 2540 Dole St. - Holmes Hall 302 Honolulu HI 96822 Departmental Chair: Ronald H. Knapp

		Weilin Qu
			Assistant Professor of M.E.

		Ph.D. 2004, Purdue University M.S. 1997, Tsinghua University, China B.E. 1994, Tsinghua University, China
		Graduate research assistant positions are available for Ph.D. and M.S. students starting Fall 2008. Interested students should contact Prof. Qu. Click here for more information on projects.
		Contact Information Phone:(808) 956-9650 Fax: (808) 956-2373 Email: qu@hawaii.edu Research Website



		Research Interests Micro-Scale Thermal/Fluid Transport Processes Boiling and Two-Phase Flow Electronics Cooling Using Single-Phase and Two-Phase (Boiling) Micro-Channel Heat Sinks Water and Thermal Management in PEM Fuel Cells Seawater Desalination Driven by Renewable Energy
		Selected Publications Qu, W., and 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, pp. 2549-2565. Qu, W., and Mudawar, I., 2002, “Prediction and Measurement of Incipient Boiling Heat Flux in Micro-Channel Heat Sinks,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 45, pp. 3933-3945. Qu, W., and Mudawar, I., 2003, “Measurement and Prediction of Pressure Drop in Two-Phase Micro-Channel Heat Sinks,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 46, pp.2737-2753. Qu, W., and Mudawar, I., 2003, “Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Two-Phase Micro-Channel Heat Sinks - I. Experimental Investigation and Assessment of Correlation Methods,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 46, pp.2755-2771. Qu, W., and Mudawar, I., 2003, “Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Two-Phase Micro-Channel Heat Sinks - II. Annular Two-Phase Flow Model,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 46, pp.2773-2784. Qu, W., and Mudawar, I., 2004, “Measurement and Correlation of Critical Heat Flux (CHF) in Two-Phase Micro-Channel Heat Sinks,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, pp.2045-2059. Lee, S., and Qu, W., 2007, “Thermal Design Methodology for Low Flow Rate Single-Phase and Two-Phase Micro-Channel Heat Sinks,” IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, 30(4), pp.830-841. Siu-Ho, A.M., Qu, W., and Pfefferkorn, F.E., 2007, “Experimental Study of Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer in a Single-Phase Micro-Pin-Fin Heat Sink,” ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, 129(4), pp.479-487. Click here for a complete list of Dr. Qu's publications.

		Courses Offered ME 301 Mechanical Engineering Experimentation (WI) ME 401 Thermofluids Laboratory (WI,ETH) ME 480 Thermofluid Measurements and Design (WI,ETH) ME 618 Boiling and Two-Phase Flow ME 696 Introduction to Fuel Cell Technology
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