The boiling crisis — and how to avoid it
PhD student Madhumitha Ravichandran identifies the three main factors that trigger the boiling crisis through machine learning models.
PhD student Madhumitha Ravichandran identifies the three main factors that trigger the boiling crisis through machine learning models.
Graduate student Artyom Kossolapov takes precision measurements of critical heat flux in nuclear reactors — and rocks out on electric guitar.
MIT professors take on problem formulation in thermal science: It can be taught, and their new book describes how.
Lienhard becomes the sixth MechE faculty member to receive the prestigious ASME award.
Startup’s rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.
New research shows negative absolute temperatures — and perpetual motion machines — are still out of reach.
Physicist finds that E. coli replicate close to thermodynamic limits of efficiency.