Renwei Mei
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Florida
Personal data
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
Nationality:
Marital status:
November 7, 1962
Ningbo, China
United States of America
Married, two children.
Address
3758 SW 103rd Street
Gainesville, FL 32608
rwmei@ufl.edu
Education
Ph.D. Oct. 1990
Phones
(352) 373-6412 (H), (352) 682-5653 (C)
(352) 392-0888 (O)
(352)-392-1071 (FAX)
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S.
Oct. 1987
Mechanical Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S.
May 1985
Aerospace Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
B.S.
July 1982
Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Research Areas
Particulate flows, heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics,
desalination, and turbulence. Interested in using applied mathematics, computational
methods, and experimental methods in the studies of Fluid Dynamics related problems.
Work experience
8/02—present
Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of
8/01—7/02
8/95-07/01
8/90--7/95
1/87--7/90
Florida (UF).
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics & Engineering
Science (AeMES), UF.
Associate Professor, Department of AeMES, UF
Assistant Professor, Department of AeMES, UF.
Teaching and Research Assistant, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
5/85--12/86
Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, UIUC.
8/83--5/85
Teaching Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland.
Professional Activities
Served as Secretary General for the 13th US National Congress of Applied Mechanics, held
on June 21-26, 1998, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Served as a Member of International Scientific Committee for the 4th International
Conference on Multiphase Flow, May 27-June 1, 2001, New Orleans,
Louisiana, USA.
Associate Fellow of AIAA since 2001.
Member Local Committee for 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics,
Tampa, FL, November 19-21, 2006.
Member Local Committee for International Conference on Multiphase Flow (Tampa, FL May
30 - June 4 2010).
Editorial Board, Acta Mechanica Sinica since 2008.
Membership in Professional Societies
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Physical Society
Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society
List of Publications
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Refereed Journals
R.W. Mei & A. Plotkin, "Confined laminar wakes at small and large Reynolds number,"
J. Eng. Math. 19, 121-137, 1985.
Renwei Mei & Allen Plotkin, "A finite difference scheme for the solution of the steady
Navier-Stokes equation," Computers & Fluids, 14 (3), 239-251, 1986.
Renwei Mei & Allen Plotkin, "Navier-Stokes solution for some laminar incompressible
flows with separation in forward facing step geometries," AIAA J., 24 (7), 1106-1111,
1986.
Klausner, J.F. & R. Mei, "The p-h diagram and the vapor compression cycle," J. of Solar
Energy, Transaction ASME, 113, 56, 1991.
Renwei Mei, Ronald J. Adrian & Thomas J. Hanratty, "Particle dispersion in isotropic
turbulence under Stokes drag and Basset force with gravitational settling," J. of Fluid
Mech., 225, 481-495, 1991.
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Renwei Mei, Christopher J. Lawrence & Ronald J. Adrian, "Unsteady drag of a uniform
flow over a stationary sphere at finite Reynolds number with small fluctuations in the
magnitude of free-stream velocity," J. of Fluid Mech. 233, 613-631, 1991.
Renwei Mei & Ronald J. Adrian, "Flow past a sphere with an oscillation in the freestream and unsteady drag at finite Reynolds number," J. of Fluid Mech., 237, 323341,1992.
Renwei Mei, "An approximate expression for the shear lift force on spherical particles at
finite particle Reynolds number," Int. J. of Multiphase Flow, 18 (1), 145-147, 1992.
Renwei Mei & James F. Klausner, "Unsteady force on a spherical bubble at finite
Reynolds number with small fluctuations in the free-stream velocity," Phys. of Fluids A.,
4(1), 63-70, 1992.
Renwei Mei, "History force on a sphere due to a step change in the free-stream velocity,"
Int. J. of Multiphase Flow, 19 (3),509-525,1993.
J. F. Klausner, R. Mei, D.M. Bernhardt & L.Z. Zeng, "Bubble departure in forced
convection boiling", Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 36(3), 651-662, 1993.
L.Z. Zeng, J. F. Klausner & R. Mei, "A unified model for the prediction for bubble
detachment diameters in boiling systems: Part I pool boiling," Int. J. of Heat and Mass
Transfer, 36(9), 2261-2270, 1993.
L.Z. Zeng, J. F. Klausner, D.M. Bernhardt & R. Mei, "A unified model for the prediction
of bubble detachment diameters in boiling systems: Part II flow boiling," Int. J. of Heat
and Mass Transfer, 36(9), 2271-2279, 1993.
Renwei Mei & James F. Klausner, "Shear lift force on a spherical bubble at low Reynolds
number," Int. J. of Heat and Fluid Flow, 15(1), 62-65, 1994.
Renwei Mei, James F. Klausner & Christopher J. Lawrence, "A note on the history force
on a spherical bubble at finite Reynolds number," Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics,
6(1), 418-420,1994.
Renwei Mei, "Flow due to an oscillating sphere and an expression for unsteady drag on
the sphere at finite Reynolds number," J. of Fluid Mech., 270, 133-174, 1994.
Renwei Mei, "Effect of turbulence on the gravitational settling velocity in nonlinear drag
range," Int. J. of Multiphase Flow, 20(2), 273-284, 1994.
Lawrence C.J. & Mei, R. "Long-time behavior of the drag on a body in impulsive
motion," J. Fluid Mechanics, 283, 307-327, 1995
Mei, R., Chen, W.C. & Klausner, J.F., "Vapor bubble growth in heterogeneous boiling -Part I. Formulation," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 38(5), 909-919, 1995.
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Mei, R., Chen, W.C. and Klausner, J.F., "Vapor bubble growth in heterogeneous boiling -Part II. Growth rate and thermal fields," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 38(5), 921-934,
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W.C. Park, J.F. Klausner and R. Mei, "Unsteady forces on spherical bubbles,"
Experiments in Fluids, 19, 167-172, 1995.
Renwei Mei & Ronald J. Adrian, "Effect of Reynolds number on isotropic turbulent
dispersion," ASME J. Fluids Engineering, 117(3), 402-409, 1995.
W.C. Chen, J.F. Klausner and R. Mei, "A simplified model for predicting vapor bubble
growth rates in heterogeneous boiling," ASME J. Heat Transfer, 117 (4), 976-980, 1995.
Shiyi Chen, Daniel Martinez & Renwei Mei, "On boundary conditions in lattice
Boltzmann methods," Phys. of Fluids, 8(9), 2527-2536, 1996.
Renwei Mei & Christopher J. Lawrence, "The flow field due to a body in impulsive
motion," J. of Fluid Mechanics, 325, 79-111, 1996.
Renwei Mei, "Velocity fidelity of flow tracer particles," Experiments in Fluids, 22, 1-13,
1996.
Renwei Mei, Jie Xiong, & Roger Tran-Son-Tay, "Motion of a sphere oscillating at low
Reynolds numbers in a viscoelastic fluid filled cylindrical tube," J. of Non-Newtonian
Fluid Mechanics, 66, 169-192, 1996.
Renwei Mei, Ronald J. Adrian & Thomas J. Hanratty, "Particle dispersion in isotropic
turbulence under non-Stokesian drag with gravitational settling," ASME J. Fluids
Engineering, 119, 170-179, 1997.
J.F. Klausner, R. Mei, & L.Z. Zeng, "Predicting stochastic feature of vapor bubble
detachment in flow boiling," Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer. 40(15), 3547-3552,
1997.
G.E. Thorncroft, J.F. Klausner, R. Mei, "Suppression of nucleation sites in flow boiling,"
J. of Heat Transfer, 119, 517-524, 1997.
R. Mei, J.F. Klausner, H. Shang, E. Kollman, "A Contact model for the effect of particle
coating on improving the flowability of cohesive powders," KONA Powder and Particles,
No. 15, 132-141, 1997.
Kevin C. Hu & Renwei Mei, "Collision rate in fluid flows," Phy. Fluids, 10(4), 10281030, 1998.
Renwei Mei & Wei Shyy, "On the finite difference-based lattice Boltzmann method in
curvilinear coordinates," J. Comp. Phy. 143, 426-448, 1998.
G.E. Thorncroft, J.F. Klausner, R. Mei, "An experimental investigation of bubble growth
and detachment in vertical upflow and downflow boiling," Int. J. of Heat and Mass
Transfer, Vol. 41, No. 23, 3857-3871, 1998.
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Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., Near, S., and Stith, R., "A high speed jet impingement facility for
nonvolatile residue removal," J. of Process Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 212, No. E4,
271-279, 1998.
Renwei Mei & Kevin C. Hu, "On the collision rate of small particles in turbulent flows,"
J. Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 391, 67-89, 1999.
Renwei Mei, L.-S. Luo, & W. Shyy, “An accurate curved boundary treatment in the
lattice Boltzmann method,” J. Computational Phys., vol. 155, 307-330, 1999.
Renwei Mei, W. Shyy, D. Yu, & L.-S. Luo, “Lattice Boltzmann method for 3-D flows
with curved boundary, ” J. Computational Phys., vol. 161, 680-699, 2000.
Mei, R., Shang, H., Walton, O., & Klausner, J.F., “Concentration Non-Uniformity in
Simple Shear Flow of Cohesive Powders,” Powder Technology, Vol. 112, pp.102-110,
2000.
Klausner, J.F., Chen, D. & Mei, R., “Experimental Investigation of Cohesive Powder
Rheology," Powder Technology, Vol. 112, 94-101, 2000.
Klausner, J.F., Fu, F. and Mei, R., “A Conductance Based Solids Concentration Sensor
for Large Diameter Slurry Pipelines,” ASME J. Fluids Eng., 2000, Vol. 122, 819-824,
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Thorncroft, G.E., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., "Bubble Forces and Detachment Models,"
Multiphase Science and Technology, Vol. 13, Issue 3 & 4, pp. 35-76, 2001.
Shi, W., Shyy, W. and Mei, R., “Finite Difference-Based Lattice Boltzmann Method for
Inviscid Compressible Flows,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B, Vol. 40, pp.1-21, 2001.
Dazhi Yu, Renwei Mei and Wei Shyy, “A Multi-Block Lattice Boltzmann Method for
Viscous Fluid Flows,” Int. J. Num. Method in Fluids, 39, 99-120, 2002.
Chen, D.M., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “A Fluid Mechanics Approach to Describing the
Behavior of Pneumatically Conveyed Powder Plugs,” Powder Technology, Vol. 124, pp.
127-137, 2002.
Renwei Mei, Dazhi Yu, Wei Shyy, and Li-Shi Luo, “Force evaluation in the lattice
Boltzmann method involving curved geometry,” Physical Review E, E 65 (4): art. no.
041203 Part 1 APR 2002.
Dazhi Yu, Renwei Mei, Li-shi Luo, Wei Shyy, “Viscous Flow Computations with the
Method of Lattice Boltzmann Equation,” Journal of Progress in Aerospace Science, 39,
pp.329-367, 2003.
Klausner, J.F., Li, Y., Darwish, M., and Mei, R., “Innovative Diffusion Driven
Desalination Process,” J. Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 126, pp. 219-225, 2004.
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Liao, J., Mei, R., and Klausner, J.F., “The Influence of the Bulk Liquid Thermal
Boundary Layer on Saturated Nucleate Boiling,” Int. J. of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol. 25,
pp. 196–208, 2004.
Qi, Y., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Role of Surface Structure in Heterogeneous
Nucleation,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 47, pp. 3097-3107, 2004.
Dazhi Yu, Renwei Mei, Wei Shyy, “Improved Treatment on the Open Boundary in the
Method of Lattice Boltzmann Equation,” Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics,
vol. 5, No. 1/2, pp.3-12, 2005.
J. Chao, W. Shyy, S.S. Thakur, M. Sheplak, and R. Mei, “Effect of Conjugate Heat
Transfer on MEMS-Based Thermal Shear Stress Sensor”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part
A. 2005
Klausner, J.F., Li, Y., Mei, R., “Evaporative Heat and Mass Transfer for the Diffusion
Driven Desalination Process,” J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 42/6, pp. 528-536, 2006.
Liao, J., Mei, R., Klausner, J.F., “A Film Boiling Model for Cryogenic Chilldown at Low
Mass Flux inside a Horizontal Pipeline,” Heat and Mass Transfer, 42:891-900, 2006.
Klausner, J.F., Li, Y., Mei, R., “Performance Characteristics of the Diffusion Driven
Desalination Process,” Desalination, Volume 196, Issues 1-3, 188-209, 5 September
2006.
Mei, R., Luo, L.-S., Lallemand, P., d_Humie`res, D., “Consistent initial conditions for
lattice Boltzmann simulations,” Computer & Fluids, 35, 856-862,. 2006.
Singh, R., Chao, J., Popescu, M., Tai, C.-F., Mei, R. and Shyy, W. “Multiphase/MultiDomain Computations Using Continuum and Lattice Boltzmann Methods,” ASCE J.
Aerospace Eng, 288-295, October, 2006.
Li, Y., Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., and Knight, J., “Direct Contact Condensation in Packed
Beds,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, (49), pp. 4751-4761, 2006.
Chao, J. Mei, R., and Shyy, W., “Error Assessment of Lattice Boltzmann Equation
Method for Variable Viscosity Flows,” Int. J. Num. Meth. Fluid, 53:1457-1471, 2007.
Garrity, P., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “A Flow Boiling Microchannel Evaporator Plate
for Fuel Cell Thermal Management,” Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 10, pp.
877-884, 2007.
Jun Liao, Renwei Mei, and James F. Klausner, “A study on the numerical stability of the
two-fluid model near ill-posedness,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, in press,
2008.
Knight, J.R., Klausner, J.F., Li, Y., and Mei, R., “Diffusion Driven Desalination using
waste heat in air streams,” Int. J. Energy Research, 32:837–846, 2008.
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Xia, Z., Mei, R., Sheplak, M. & Fan, Z.H. Electroosmotically-Driven Creeping Flows in a
Wavy Microchannel. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 6, 37-52, 2009.
Garrity, P.T., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Instability Phenomena in a Two-Phase
Microchannel Thermosyphon,,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 52, pp. 1701-1708,
2009.
Jianghui Chao, Renwei Mei, Rajkeshar Singh and Wei Shyy, “A Filter-Based, MassConserving Lattice Boltzmann Method For Immiscible Multiphase Flow,” to appear in
International J. of Numerical Methods for Fluid Flows, 2010.
Garrity, P., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Performance of Aluminum and Carbon Foams
for Air Side Heat Transfer Augmentation,” J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 32, 121901, 2010.
Mehdizadeh, A., Mei, R., Klausner, J.F., Rahmatian, N., “Interaction Forces Between
Soft Magnetic Particles in Uniform and Non-Uniform Magnetic Fields,” Acta Mechanica
Sinica, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 921-929, 2010.
Guan, C.K., Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., “A New Mechanistic Model for Pool Boiling CHF
on Horizontal Surfaces,” Int. J. Heat Mass Trans., Vol. 54, pp. 3960-3969, 2011.
Alnaimat, F., Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., Greek, B., “Transient Analysis of Direct Contact
Evaporation and Condensation Within Packed Beds,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 54,
pp. 3381-3393, 2011.
Kwon Jiwoon; Subhash Ghatu; Mei Renwei; Heger Ian, “An optical technique for
determination of rheological properties of gelatin,” J. Rheol. 55, 951 (2011)
Subhash, G., Kwon, J., Mei, R. and Moore, D. F. “Non-Newtonian Behavior of Ballistic
Gelatin at High Shear Rates,” Experimental Mechanics (14 June 2011), pp. 1-10 .
Li, L., Mei, R., Klausner, J.F., and Hahn, D.W., “Heat Transfer Between Colliding
Surfaces and Particles,” accepted for publication in Journal of Heat Transfer, 2011.
Parker, R.R., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Supersonic Two-Phase Impinging Jet Heat
Transfer,” submitted to Journal of Heat Transfer, 2011.
Mehdizadeh, A.M., Klausner, J.F., Barde, A., and Mei, R., “Fluidization Characteristics
of Magnetically Stabilized Beds with Mixtures of Iron and Silica Particles,” submitted to
Powder Technology, 2011.
Mehdizadeh, A.M., Klausner, J.F., Barde, A., and Mei, R., “Enhancement of a
Two-Step Hydrogen Production Water Splitting Process Using a Magnetically
Stabilized Bed of Mixed Iron-Silica Particles,” submitted to International Journal
of Hydrogen Energy, 2011.
Guan, C.K., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Pool Boiling CHF for Pentane, Hexane,
Methanol, FC-72, FC-87, and R113 on a Smooth Horizontal Surface,” in press
Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011.
Books
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Chen, W.C., Mei, R., and Klausner, J.F., "Vapor Bubble Growth in High Subcooled
Heterogeneous Boiling," in Convective Flow Boiling, John Chen, editor, J. C. Taylor and
Francis, Washington, DC, 91-98, 1996.
Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., "Suppression of Nucleation Sites in Flow Boiling," in
Convective Flow Boiling, John Chen, editor, J. C. Taylor and Francis, Washington, DC,
155-160, 1996.
Renwei Mei, James F. Klausner, and Glen Thorncoft, "Bubble Dynamics in
Heterogeneous Boiling Heat Transfer," in Fluid Dynamics at Interfaces, Wei Shyy Ed.,
Cambridge Press, 364-378, 1999.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
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Klausner, J.F., Zeng, L.Z., and Mei, R., "An Experimental Investigation of Nucleation,
Growth, and Departure of Vapor Bubbles in Flow Boiling." Proceedings of the
Engineering Foundation Conference on Pool and External Flow Boiling, Santa Barbara,
March 22-27, pp. 453-457, 1992.
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Renwei Mei & Ronald J. Adrian, "Effect of turbulence structure on the dispersion of
fluid and particles," FED vol. 166, Gas-Solid Flow, ed. by D.E.c Stock et al., 131-143,
1993 (presented at Fifth International Symposium on Gas-Solid Flow, ASME Fluids
Engineering Meeting, June 19-24, 1993, Washington D.C.)
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Renwei Mei "The dispersion of particles with non-linear drag and history force in
homogeneous turbulence," FED vol. 228, Gas-Solid Flow, ed. by D.E. Stock et al., 411417, 1995 (presented at Sixth International Symposium on Gas-Solid Flow, ASME Fluids
Engineering Meeting, Aug. 13-18, 1995, Hilton Head Island, S.C)
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Klausner, J.F. and Mei, R., "Suppression of Nucleation Sites in Flow Boiling,"
Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation International Conference on Convective
Flow Boiling, Paper IV-6, 1995.
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Chen, W.C., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., "Vapor Bubble Growth in Highly Subcooled
Heterogeneous Boiling," Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation International
Conference on Convective Flow Boiling, Paper II-4, 1995.
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Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., and Chen, W., "Liquid Crystal Thermography in Boiling Heat
Transfer," Proceedings of SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science,
Engineering, and Instrumentation, Volume 2546, pp. 152-159, San Diego, July 9-14,
1995.
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Klausner, J.F., Fu, F., Ye, J., and Mei, R., "Developing and On-Line Concentration
Sensor for Slurry Flow through Large Diameter Pipes," Proceedings of the SME Regional
Phosphate Conference, October 17-18, Lakeland, Florida, 1996.
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Mei, R., Klausner, J.F., Shang, H., Kallman, E., "On the Improved Flowability of
Cohesive Powders by Coating with Fine Particles," Processing and Handling of Powders
and Dusts, Edited by T.P. Battle and H. Henein, The Minerals, Metals, & Materials
Society, pp. 225-236, 1997.
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K. C. Hu, & R. Mei, "Effect of inertia on the particle collision coefficient in Gaussian
turbulence," Seventh International Symposium on Gas-Solid Flow, ASME Fluids
Engineering Meeting, June, 1997, Vancouver, Canada.
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Thorncroft, G.E., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., "Visual Observations of Vapor Bubble
Dynamics in Vertical Flow Boiling," Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation
International Conference on Convective Flow and Pool Boiling II, Irsee, Germany, May
18-23, paper VIII-1, 1997
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Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., Near, S., and Stith, R., "A High Speed Jet Impingement Facility
for Nonvolatile Residue Removal," Society for the Advancement of Material and Process
Engineering Proceedings, Vol. 42, May 4-8, pp. 235-246, 1997.
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H. Shang, R. Mei, J.F. Klausner, “Cohesive Powder Transition from Fluid-like to Solidlike Behavior,” 28th Annual Meeting of The Fine Particle Society, Dallas, TX, 3/31-4/3,
1998.
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R. Mei & K.C. Hu, “Effect of Turbulent Structure on the Collision Rate of Small
Particles,” 28th Annual Meeting of The Fine Particle Society, 3/31-4/3, 1998, Dallas, TX.
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R. Mei , J. Klausner, & G. Thorncraft, “Bubble Dynamics in Heterogeneous Boiling Heat
Transfer,” the 13th US National Congress of Applied Mechanics, 1998, Gainesville, FL,
June 21-26, 1998.
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X. Zhang, R. Mei, & R. Tran-Son-Tay, “The Experimental Visualization for the Dynamic
Dispersion Process of Fine Particles in Three Types of Flows,” the 13th US National
Congress of Applied Mechanics, Gainesville, FL, June 21-26, 1998.
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K.C. Hu & R. Mei, “Quantification of Particle Concentration Non-Uniformity in
Turbulence,” the 13th US National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Gainesville, FL,
June 21-26, 1998.
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Mei, R. & Hu, H.C., “Particle Concentration Non-Uniformity in Turbulent Flows,” 2nd
International Symposium on Two-phase Flow Modeling and Experimentation, Pisa, Italy,
May 23-26, 1999.
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Mei, R., Luo L.-S., & Shyy, W., “An Accurate Curved Boundary Treatment in the Lattice
Boltzmann Method,” 14th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, AIAA 993353, Norfolk, Va, June 28-Jul 2, 1999.
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Mei, R., Yu, D., Shyy, W., & Luo L.-S., "Force Evaluation in the Lattice Boltzmann
Method Involving Curved Geometry," APS / DFD Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 2123, 1999.
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R. Mei, W. Shyy, D. Yu, L.-S. Luo, "The Lattice Boltzmann Method for Viscous Flow
Computations," 38th AIAA Aerospace Meeting, AIAA 2000-0822, 1/10-13, 2000, Reno,
Nevada.
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D. Yu, R. Mei, & W. Shyy, "A Multi-block Lattice Boltzmann Method for Fluid Flows",
AIAA 2000-2614, Fluids 2000 , Denver, Colorado, 6/19-22, 2000.
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R. Mei, & W. Shyy, “Improved Convergence in the Method of Lattice Boltzmann
Equation for Steady Flows Using Nested Loops,” APS/DFD, Nov.19-21, 2000.
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D. Yu, R. Mei, & W. Shyy, "Effect of Open Boundary Conditions on Convergence and
Stability in Lattice Boltzmann Methods,” APS/DFD, Nov.19-21, 2000.
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Thorncroft, G.E., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Bubble Forces and Detachment Models,”
Boiling 2000: Phenomena & Emerging Applications, Keynote Lectures, Anchorage,
Alaska, pp. 1-64, 2000.
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A Multi-Relaxation-Time block Lattice Boltzmann Method for Fluid Flows", 15th AIAA
Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, 6/11-14, 2001, Anaheim, CA
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Renwei Mei, Dazhi Yu, Wei Shyy, Li-Shi Luo, “Assessment of the Multi-RelaxationTime and Single-Relaxation-Time Models in the Lattice Boltzmann Equation Method,”
55th APS/DFD Meeting 11/24-26, 2002, Dallas, TX
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Yu D, Mei R, Shyy W. A Unified Boundary Treatment in Lattice Boltzmann Method,
AIAA 2003-0953, 2003; also presented at 55th APS/DFD Meeting 11/24-26, 2002,
Dallas, TX
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Liao, J., Mei, R., and Klausner, J.F., “The Influence of the Bulk Liquid Thermal
Boundary Layer on Saturated Nucleate Boiling,” Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Boiling Heat Transfer, Montego Bay, May 4-8, 2003.
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Klausner, J.F., Darwish, M.Y., and Mei, R., “Computational Method and Design of a
Packed Bed Diffusion Tower for the Desalination of Seawater,” Proceedings of the 2003
ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, paper HT2003-40438, Las Vegas, July 21-23,
2003.
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Qi, Y., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Role of Surface Structure in Heterogeneous
Nucleation,” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Boiling Heat Transfer,
Montego Bay, May 4-8, 2003.
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Li, Y., Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., 2004, “Heat and Mass Transfer for the Diffusion Driven
Desalination Process,” Proceedings of the ASME-ZSIS International Thermal Science
Seminar II, Bled, Slovenia, June 13-16, pp. 69-78.
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Velat, C, Jackson, J., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Cryogenic Two-Phase Flow During
Chilldown,” Proceedings of the ASME HT-FED Conference, HT-FED2004-56555
Charlotte, NC, 2004
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Jun Liao, Kun Yuan, Renwei Mei, James F. Klausner, Jacob Chung, “Cryogenic ChillDown Model inside Transportation Pipeline,” Proceedings of HT2005: ASME Summer
Heat Transfer Conference, July 17-22, 2005, San Francisco, Ca, USA.
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Jun Liao, Renwei Mei, James F. Klausner, “A Study On Numerical Instability Of Inviscid
Two-Fluid Model Near Ill-Posedness Condition,” Proceedings of HT2005: ASME
Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 17-22, 2005, San Francisco, Ca, USA.
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Jackson, J., Liao, J., Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., “Transient Heat Transfer During Cryogenic
Chilldown,” Proceedings of the ASME HT2005 Conference, HT2005-72145, 2005.
118)
Garrity, P., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “A Flow Boiling Microchannel Evaporator Plate
for Fuel Cell Thermal Management,” to appear in Proceedings of the Sixth International
Conference on Boiling Heat Transfer,” 2006.
119)
Yanxia Zhao, Renwei Mei,
James F. Klausner, Effects of Geometrical Parameters on
Improving the Transversal Mass Transport in PEM Fuel Cells, Proceedings of
FEDSM2006, 2006 ASME Joint U.S. - European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting,
July 17-20, Miami, FL.
120)
Chao, Jianghui; Zhao, Yanxia; Mei, Renwei; Shyy, Wei, “Lattice Boltzmann Method for
Interfacial Flows with High Density Ratio,” American Physical Society, 59th Annual
Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 19-21, Tampa, FL, 2006.
121)
Xia, Zheng; Cattafesta, Louis; Mei, Renwei; Sheplak, Mark; Fan, Z. Hugh, “Investigation
of Fluid Mixing in Channels with Microfabricated Ridges,” 59th Annual Meeting of the
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 19-21, Tampa, FL, 2006.
122)
Jackson, J., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Performance of Heat Transfer Correlations in
Predicting the Heat Transfer During Cryogenic Chilldown,” Proceedings of the Sixth
International Conference on Boiling Heat Transfer,” 2006.
123)
Knight, J.R., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Heat and Mass Transfer in the Diffusion
Driven Desalination Process,” Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Symposium on
Transport Phenomena, 27-30 August, Daejeon, Korea, Keynote Address, 2007.
124)
Garrity, P., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Performance of Metallic and Carbon Foams for
Augmenting Condensation Heat Transfer,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASME-JSME
Thermal Engineering Conference and Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 8-12,
Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2007.
125)
Parker, R.R., Klausner, J.F., and Mei, R., “Supersonic Two-Phase Impinging Jet Heat
Transfer,” 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, D.C., August 8-13,
2010.
126)
Li, L., Mei, R., Klausner, J.F., Hahn, D.W., “Heat Transfer Between Colliding Surfaces
and Particles,” ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Honolulu,
March 13-17, 2011.
Patents:
Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., & Fu, Feng, "Method and Apparatus For Monitoring
Concentration of a Slurry Flowing in a Pipeline", US Patent Serial No. 6122956, Sept. 26,
2000.
Klausner, J.F., Mei, R., “Diffusion Driven Desalination Apparatus and Process”, U.S.
Patent 6,919,000