Research

Two-phase heat transfer; heat pipes for electronics cooling; loop heat pipes; spacecraft thermal control; mathematical modeling and manufacturing of two-phase capillary pumped heat transfer devices.

Application

Spacecraft thermal control; electronics cooling.

Activities

• Member of the SAE International Organizing Committee
• Session Chair, Two-phase Thermal Control Technology, ICES (2006 and 2007)
• Associate Editor, Int. J Energy & Technology

Journal Articles

Kaya, T., Perez, R., Gregori,C., and Torres,A., “Numerical Simulation of Transient Operation of Loop Heat Pipes,” Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 28, Issue 8-9, June 2008, pp 967-974.

Kaya, T., and Garcia, M., “Comparative Investigation of Operational Performance Characteristics of Axially Grooved and Arterial Heat Pipes,” Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 43, Number 8, April 2008, pp. 739-750.

Kaya, T., and Mishkinis, D.,” Accurate Temperature Control Using Heat Pipes,” International Review of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 2, Number: 1, January 2008, pp. 104-112.

Bonin, G., and Kaya, T., “End-to-End Analysis of Solar-Electric Propulsion Earth-Orbit Raising for Interplanetary Missions,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 44, Number 5, September-October 2007, pp. 1081-1093.

Bonin, G., and Kaya, T., “Venus Exploration using Piloted Flybys and Telepresence,” Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 60, September 2007, pp. 321-330.

Kaya, T., and Goldak, J., “Three-dimensional Numerical Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer in Heat Pipes,” Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 43, Number 8, June 2007, pp. 775-785.

Farbar, E., Louwers, J., and Kaya, T., “Investigation of Metallized and Non-Metallized HTPB/Hydrogen Peroxide Hybrid Rockets,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 23, Number 2, March-April 2007, pp. 476-486.

Conference Publications

C. Gregori, A. Torres, R. Pérez, and T. Kaya, “Numerical Investigation of Thermal Coupling between the Transport Lines of An LHP,” 14th International Heat Pipe Conference, Apr 2007.