Dr. Patrick Walsh
Research Interests
Active research fields include, fluid dynamics; aerodynamics; heat transfer; microfluidics; sustainable energy technologies; biofluidic technologies; and novel fan/heat sink technologies. These topics are pursued through both basic research and commercialization activities.Professional Activities
Patent
- 2011 US20110141693 A1 - Cooling Device
- 2010 WO2010016046 - A Cooling Device
- UNI054 - A Cooling Device
Employment
- 2010 Cork Institute of Technology - Lecturer in Sustainable Energy
- 2009 University of Limerick - Lecturer in Civil Engineering (Energy) - Member of Stokes Institute
- 2007 University of Limerick - Senior Research Fellow
- 2006 University of Limerick - Research Fellow
- 2002 IBM Microelectronics Division Ltd. - Engineer
- 2002 Stokes Research Institute, University of Limerick - Research Engineer, Postgraduate Student
- 2001 IBM Microelectronics Division Ltd. - Engineer
Award
- 2006 - PhD in Engineering 2006
- 2004 - Sir Bernard Crossland Award 2004
- 2002 - Best Co-Operative Education in College of Engineering 2002
- 2002 - Advanced Scholars Award 2002
Education
- 2006 University of Limerick - Ph.D.
- 2002 University of Limerick - B Eng
Association
- 2001 Ordinary Member, Engineers Ireland
Language
- English
- Irish
License
- A Cooling Device
- Cooling Device
Peer Reviewed Journals
An Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement Mechanisms in Microencapsulated Phase-Change Material Slurry Flows
Howard, JA,Walsh, PA (2013) An Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement Mechanisms in Microencapsulated Phase-Change Material Slurry Flows. Heat Transfer Engineering :223-234
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Prandtl and capillary effects on heat transfer performance within laminar liquid-gas slug flows
Howard, JA; Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ (2011) Prandtl and capillary effects on heat transfer performance within laminar liquid-gas slug flows. International Journal Of Heat And Mass Transfer :4752-4761
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Active Cooling of a Mobile Phone Handset
Grimes, R; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA (2010) Active Cooling of a Mobile Phone Handset. Applied Thermal Engineering :2363-2369
Read moreAn Experimental Study on the Design of Miniature Heat Sinks for Forced Convection Air Cooling
Egan, V; Stafford, J; Walsh, P; Walsh, E (2009) An Experimental Study on the Design of Miniature Heat Sinks for Forced Convection Air Cooling. Journal Of Heat Transfer-Transactions Of The Asme
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Correlating viscous scaling effects in miniature centrifugal flow fans
Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ; Grimes, R (2009) Correlating viscous scaling effects in miniature centrifugal flow fans. American Soc Mechanical Engineers J. Electronic Packagi :xxx-xxx
Read moreFactors affecting temperature measurement using phase measurement interferometry in small scale devices
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD (2006) Factors affecting temperature measurement using phase measurement interferometry in small scale devices. Experimental Thermal And Fluid Science :853-862
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Books
Book Chapters
Non-Boiling Two Phase Flows in Microchannels
Muzychka, YS; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Egan VM (2011) Non-Boiling Two Phase Flows in Microchannels. Florida, USA : CRC Press Handbook of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics :611-712
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Other Journals
Visualising the onset of meandering structures in a small length scale fluidic junction using dye injections
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD; Dalton, T (2006) Visualising the onset of meandering structures in a small length scale fluidic junction using dye injections. : Springer Journal of Visualization :3-
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Conference Publications
ASME IMECE2011; ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
Walsh, E; Grimes, R; Walsh, P; Stafford, J (2011) ASME IMECE2011; ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition.
Read moreASME ICNMM2011: 9th Annual ASME International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels & Minichannels
Howard, JA; Walsh, PA (2011) ASME ICNMM2011: 9th Annual ASME International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels & Minichannels. :ICNMM2011-58075-
Read more2010 12th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2010
Janes N., Muzychka Y.S., Guy B., Walsh E.J., Walsh P. (2010) 2010 12th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2010.
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2010 12th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2010
Howard J.A., Walsh P.A., Walsh E.J., Muzychka Y.S. (2010) 2010 12th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2010.
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Proceedings of the ASME InterPack Conference 2009, IPACK2009
Muzychka Y.S., Walsh E.J., Walsh P. (2010) Proceedings of the ASME InterPack Conference 2009, IPACK2009. :261-272
Read moreProceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009
Stafford J., Walsh E., Egan V., Walsh P., Muzychka Y.S. (2009) Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009. :801-812
Read morePROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER CONFERENCE - 2008, VOL 2
Hanly, K; Grimes, R; Walsh, P (2009) PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER CONFERENCE - 2008, VOL 2. :183-191
Read moreProceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009
Walsh P.A., Walsh E.J., Muzychka Y.S. (2009) Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009. :389-397
Read moreHT2009: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME SUMMER HEAT TRANSFER CONFERENCE 2009, VOL 1
Egan, VM; Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ (2009) HT2009: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME SUMMER HEAT TRANSFER CONFERENCE 2009, VOL 1. :521-530
Read morePROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS, PTS A AND B
Walsh, PA; Walsh, E; Grimes, R (2008) PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS, PTS A AND B. :1389-1397
Read more2008 11TH IEEE INTERSOCIETY CONFERENCE ON THERMAL AND THERMOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3
Egan, V; Stafford, J; Walsh, P; Walsh, E; Grimes, R (2008) 2008 11TH IEEE INTERSOCIETY CONFERENCE ON THERMAL AND THERMOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3. :497-509
Read more2008 11TH IEEE INTERSOCIETY CONFERENCE ON THERMAL AND THERMOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Grimes, R; Punch, J (2008) 2008 11TH IEEE INTERSOCIETY CONFERENCE ON THERMAL AND THERMOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3. :464-470
Read more2008 11TH IEEE INTERSOCIETY CONFERENCE ON THERMAL AND THERMOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3
Walsh, E; Grimes, R; Walsh, P (2008) 2008 11TH IEEE INTERSOCIETY CONFERENCE ON THERMAL AND THERMOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3. :44-48
Read more5th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, ICNMM2007
Grimes, R; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P; Egan, V (2007) 5th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, ICNMM2007.
Read moreASME-JSME Thermal Engineering and Summer Heat Transfer Conference
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P; Grimes, R; Punch, J; Egan, V (2007) ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering and Summer Heat Transfer Conference.
Read moreSixth International Conference on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P; Bigerel, C; Grimes, R; Egan, V (2007) Sixth International Conference on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology.
Read moreICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS
Walsh, E; Walsh, P; Grimes, R; Egan, V (2007) ICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS. :245-251
Read moreSixth International Conference on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology
Grimes, R; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P; Egan, V (2007) Sixth International Conference on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology.
Read moreICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS
Walsh, PA; Egan, V; Grimes, R; Walsh, E (2007) ICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS. :237-243
Read moreICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS
Egan, V; Walsh, P; Walsh, E; Grimes, R (2007) ICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS. :209-218
Read moreHT2005: Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2005, Vol 1
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD; Dalton, T (2005) HT2005: Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2005, Vol 1. :565-575
Read moreECI Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Microscale Conference
Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ; Davies, MRD (2005) ECI Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Microscale Conference.
Read moreECI Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Microscale Conference
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD (2005) ECI Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Microscale Conference.
Read more6th Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium
Walsh, P; Davies, MRD (2004) 6th Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium.
Read more6th Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD (2004) 6th Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium.
Read moreMICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) - 2003
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Grimes, R; Davies, MRD (2003) MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) - 2003. :33-36
Read moreConference Contributions
Published Reports
Strategic Research Roadmap
Menzel, K; Walsh, P; Duffy, A; Duffy, M; Hryshchenko, M; Hurley, G; Keane, M; O'Mathuna, C; O'Sullivan, B; Provan, G. (2011) Strategic Research Roadmap. Cork, Ireland : International Energy Research Centre
Read moreCurrent State-of-the-Art & Gap Analysis
Menzel, K; Walsh, P; Duffy, A; Duffy, M; Hryshchenko, M; Hurley, G; Keane, M; O'Mathuna, C; O'Sullivan, B; Provan, G. (2011) Current State-of-the-Art & Gap Analysis. Cork, Ireland : International Energy Research Centre
Read moreOptical Field Measurements in Microscale Flow Focusing
Walsh, P (2006) Optical Field Measurements in Microscale Flow Focusing. Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland : University of Limerick
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Book Reviews
Other Publications
Cooling Device
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Grimes, R; Punch, J; (2011) Cooling Device. International Patent Offices
Read moreA Cooling Device
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Grimes, R; Punch, J (2010) A Cooling Device. Ireland, US, China, World International Patent Offices
Read morePhase Change Material Storage Heater Concept
Walsh, P (2009) Phase Change Material Storage Heater Concept. Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland
Read moreOverview of Stokes Micro-Cooler Technologies
Walsh, P (2008) Overview of Stokes Micro-Cooler Technologies. Limerick, Ireland
Read moreCompetitive Advantages and Proposed Applications for Stokes Micro-Cooler Technology
Walsh, P (2007) Competitive Advantages and Proposed Applications for Stokes Micro-Cooler Technology. University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Read moreEntropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year Three
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD (2005) Entropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year Three. Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin, Ireland : in Proc. of 2005 Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Tec
Read moreEntropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year Two
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD (2004) Entropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year Two. Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin, Ireland : in Proc. of 2004 Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Tec
Read moreEntropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year One
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD (2003) Entropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year One. Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland : in Proc. of 2003 Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Tec
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