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 Stokes Research Institute, University of Limerick - Research Engineer, Postgraduate Student
- 2002 IBM Microelectronics Division Ltd. - Engineer
- 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
Publications
Book Chapter
Non-Boiling Two Phase Flows in Microchannels
Muzychka, YS; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Egan VM
Handbook of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Conference Publication
ASME IMECE2011; ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
Walsh, E; Grimes, R; Walsh, P; Stafford, J
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings
Muzychka Y.S., Walsh E., Walsh P.
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2009-10484
2010 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.
DOI: 10.1109/ITHERM.2010.5501409
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.
DOI: 10.1109/ITHERM.2010.5501320
Proceedings of the ASME InterPack Conference 2009, IPACK2009
Muzychka Y.S., Walsh E.J., Walsh P.
Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009
Stafford J., Walsh E., Egan V., Walsh P., Muzychka Y.S.
HT2009: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME SUMMER HEAT TRANSFER CONFERENCE 2009, VOL 1
Egan, VM; Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER CONFERENCE - 2008, VOL 2
Hanly, K; Grimes, R; Walsh, P
Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009
Walsh P.A., Walsh E.J., Muzychka Y.S.
2008 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
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS, PTS A AND B
Walsh, PA; Walsh, E; Grimes, R
2008 11TH IEEE INTERSOCIETY CONFERENCE ON THERMAL AND THERMOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3
Walsh, E; Grimes, R; Walsh, P
2008 11TH IEEE INTERSOCIETY CONFERENCE ON THERMAL AND THERMOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Grimes, R; Punch, J
Sixth International Conference on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology
Grimes, R; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P; Egan, V
ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering and Summer Heat Transfer Conference
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P; Grimes, R; Punch, J; Egan, V
ICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS
Walsh, E; Walsh, P; Grimes, R; Egan, V
ICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS
Walsh, PA; Egan, V; Grimes, R; Walsh, E
ICNMM2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS
Egan, V; Walsh, P; Walsh, E; Grimes, R
5th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, ICNMM2007
Grimes, R; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P; Egan, V
Sixth International Conference on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P; Bigerel, C; Grimes, R; Egan, V
HT2005: Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2005, Vol 1
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD; Dalton, T
ECI Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Microscale Conference
Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ; Davies, MRD
ECI Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Microscale Conference
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD
6th Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD
6th Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium
Walsh, P; Davies, MRD
MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) - 2003
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Grimes, R; Davies, MRD
Other Journal
Visualising the onset of meandering structures in a small length scale fluidic junction using dye injections
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD; Dalton, T
Journal of Visualization
DOI: 10.1007/BF03181557
Visualization of Buoyancy Opposing Flow Structures in a Small Length Scale Fluidic Junction
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD; Dalton, T
Journal of Visualization
DOI: 10.1007/BF03181542
Other Publication
Cooling Device
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Grimes, R; Punch, J;
International Patent Offices
A Cooling Device
Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA; Grimes, R; Punch, J
International Patent Offices
Entropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year Three
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD
Entropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year Two
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD
Entropy Generation in Microscopic Fluid Flows - Year One
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD
Peer Reviewed Journal
An Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement Mechanisms in Microencapsulated Phase-Change Material Slurry Flows
Howard, JA,Walsh, PA
Heat Transfer Engineering
DOI: 10.1080/01457632.2013.703558
Review and Extensions to Film Thickness Prediction in Taylor Flows
Howard, JA; Walsh, PA
International Journal Of Multiphase Flow
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2013.04.005
Prandtl and capillary effects on heat transfer performance within laminar liquid-gas slug flows
Howard, JA; Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ
International Journal Of Heat And Mass Transfer
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.05.029
Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Laminar Gas-Liquid Segmented Plug Flows
Muzychka, YS; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, P
Journal Of Heat Transfer-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002807
A Novel Approach to Low Profile Heat Sink Design
Stafford, J; Walsh, E; Egan, V; Walsh, P; Muzychka, YS
Journal Of Heat Transfer-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001626
Active Cooling of a Mobile Phone Handset
Grimes, R; Walsh, EJ; Walsh, PA
Applied Thermal Engineering
Heat transfer model for gas-liquid slug flows under constant flux
Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ; Muzychka, YS
International Journal Of Heat And Mass Transfer
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.03.007
Simple Models for Laminar Thermally Developing Slug Flow in Noncircular Ducts and Channels
Muzychka, YS; Walsh, E; Walsh, P
Journal Of Heat Transfer-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002095
Viscous Scaling Phenomena in Miniature Centrifugal Flow Cooling Fans: Theory, Experiments and Correlation
Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ; Grimes, R
Journal Of Electronic Packaging
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001590
Active cooling of a mobile phone handset
Grimes, R; Walsh, E; Walsh, P
Applied Thermal Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.06.002
Novel micro-PIV study enables a greater understanding of nanoparticle suspension flows: nanofluids
Walsh, PA; Egan, VM; Walsh, EJ
Microfluidics And Nanofluidics
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0553-z
Profile scaling of miniature centrifugal fans
Walsh, P; Egan, V; Grimes, R; Walsh, E
Heat Transfer Engineering
DOI: 10.1080/01457630802293555
Pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillaries
Walsh, E; Muzychka, Y; Walsh, P; Egan, V; Punch, J
International Journal Of Multiphase Flow
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.06.007
Acoustic Emissions From Active Cooling Solutions for Portable Devices
Walsh, E; Walsh, P; Punch, J; Grimes, R
Ieee Transactions On Components And Packaging Technologies
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2009.2027605
An Experimental Study on the Design of Miniature Heat Sinks for Forced Convection Air Cooling
Egan, V; Stafford, J; Walsh, P; Walsh, E
Journal Of Heat Transfer-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.3110005
On viscosity measurements of nanofluids in micro and mini tube flow
Egan, VM; Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ
Journal Of Physics D-Applied Physics
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/16/165502
Thermal Analysis of Miniature Low Profile Heat Sinks With and Without Fins
Egan, V; Walsh, PA; Walsh, E; Grimes, R
Journal Of Electronic Packaging
DOI: 10.1115/1.3144150
Correlating viscous scaling effects in miniature centrifugal flow fans
Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ; Grimes, R
American Soc Mechanical Engineers J. Electronic Packagi
Thermal Management of Low Profile Electronic Equipment Using Radial Fans and Heat Sinks
Walsh, E; Walsh, P; Grimes, R; Egan, V
Journal Of Heat Transfer-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.2977602
On the out-of-plane divergence of streamtubes in planar mini-scale flow focusing devices
Walsh, PA; Walsh, EJ; Davies, MRD
International Journal Of Heat And Fluid Flow
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2006.05.006
Factors affecting temperature measurement using phase measurement interferometry in small scale devices
Walsh, PA; Davies, MRD
Experimental Thermal And Fluid Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.03.015
Published Report
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.
Current 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.