Biography
Dr. Vanessa Egan is a lecturer in Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Computing. Her research interests encompass the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of two phase and multiphase flows, aircraft compartment heat transfer and the cooling of low profile and portable electronic devices. Dr. Egan has expertise in the use of advanced experimental techniques such as particle image velocimetry and IR thermography, to obtain full field velocity and temperature measurements. Her research has been funded by industrial partners and competitively won grants and she has supervised 4 PhD students to completion. To date Vanessa has received ~370 citations on her published works which include 25 peer reviewed and ISI journal articles, a chapter in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook and over 25 peer-reviewed international conference articles.
Research Interests
Analysis of two phase and bi-phase flows in microfluidics
Aircraft compartment heat transfer
Low profile cooling for electronics
Optical measurement techniques for heat transfer and fluid flow
Heat transfer and fluid dynamics of nanofluids
Publications
Conference Publication
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)
Stafford, J; Walsh, E; Egan, V
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)
Mac Giolla Eain M., Egan V., Punch J.
ASME 2009 Summer Heat Transfer Conference
Stafford, J., Walsh, E., Egan, V., Walsh, P.A., Muzychka Y.S.
ASME 2009 Summer Heat Transfer Conference
Egan, V., Walsh, P.A., Walsh E.
ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2008
Newport, D., Egan, V., Aguanno, M., Lacarac, V., Estebe, B., Murer, Y.
ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2008
Newport, D., Confrey, T.W., Egan, V., Lacarac, V.
ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2008
Egan, V., Moore, D., Newport, D., Lacarac, V., Estebe, B.,
ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2008
Egan, V., Newport, D., Lacarac, V., Estebe, B.,
Sixth International Conference on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology
Grimes, R., Walsh, E.J., Walsh, P. and V. Egan
Sixth International Conference on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology
V. Egan, P. Walsh, E.J. Walsh, R. Grimes
HT2005: Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2005, Vol 1
Egan, V; Dalton, T; Davies, MCC
HT2005: Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2005, Vol 1
Egan, V; Dalton, T; Davies, MRD; Whelan, M
1st International Conference on Micro Channels and Mini Channels
Newport D., J. Garvey, Whelan M., Dalton T., Egan V
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROCHANNELS AND MINICHANNELS
Newport, D; Garvey, J; Whelan, M; Dalton, T; Egan, V
ASME 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,
Egan, V., Dalton, T., Davies, M.R.D., Whelan, M.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings
Dalton T., Egan V., Newport D., Davies M., Whelan M.
Other Journal
Influence of motor supports on cooling performance of small scale fans
Walsh, E., Stafford, J., Egan, V
Electronics Cooling
Other Publication
Fluid structures generated from a low Reynolds number miniature radial fan
Stafford, J; Walsh, E; Egan, V
DOI: 10.1007/s12650-010-0048-8
An Analysis of Natural Convection in Leading Edge Wing Compartments
Egan, V; Moore, D; Newport, D; Lacarac, V; Estebe, B
Measurement of Transient Natural Convection in Non-Ventilated Aircraft Compartments
Newport, D; Confrey, T; Egan, V; Lacarac, V
Velocity Field Measurements in Leading Edge Wing Compartments
Egan, V; Newport, D; Lacarac, V; Estebe, B
Thermally Induced Flow Structures in Aircraft Wing Compartments
Newport, D; Egan, V; Aguanno, M; Lacarac, V; Estebe, B; Murer, Y
Experimental Investigation into Mixed Convection about a Horizontal Cylinder. Part A: Heat Transfer using Digital Phase Shifting Speckle Interferometry.
Egan, V; Dalton, T; Davies, MRD; Whelan, M
Development of Interferometric Temperature Measurement Procedures for Microfluid Flow
Newport, D; Garvey, J; Dalton, T; Egan, V; Whelan, M
An investigation into the heat transfer and fluid flow around a circular cylinder in buoyancy assisting cross flow.
Egan, V; Dalton, T; Davies, M; Newport, D; Whelan, M
Peer Reviewed Journal
Review and extension of pressure drop models applied to Taylor flow regimes
Eain, MMG,Egan, V,Howard, J,Walsh, P,Walsh, E,Punch, J
International Journal Of Multiphase Flow
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.09.006
Local Nusselt number enhancements in liquid-liquid Taylor flows
Eain, MMG,Egan, V,Punch, J
International Journal Of Heat And Mass Transfer
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.09.009
Configurations for single-scale cylinder pairs in natural convection
Stafford, J,Egan, V
International Journal Of Thermal Sciences
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.05.001
Transient natural convection in a conducting enclosure heated from above
Confrey, T,Newport, D,Egan, V,Lacarac, V,Estebe, B
Journal Of Visualization
DOI: 10.1007/s12650-012-0144-z
Film thickness measurements in liquid-liquid slug flow regimes
Eain, MM,Egan, V,Punch, J
International Journal Of Heat And Fluid Flow
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2013.08.009
A statistical analysis for time-averaged turbulent and fluctuating flow fields using Particle Image Velocimetry
Stafford, J,Walsh, E,Egan, V
Flow Measurement And Instrumentation
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2012.04.013
The effect of global cross flows on the flow field and local heat transfer performance of miniature centrifugal fans
Stafford, J,Walsh, E,Egan, V
International Journal Of Heat And Mass Transfer
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.11.053
Ventilation and internal structure effects on naturally induced flows in a static aircraft wing
Moore, D; Newport, D; Egan, V; Lacarac, V
Applied Thermal Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.08.018
The evolution of surface convection patterns downstream of an axial fan with tangentially-mounted hub supports
Stafford, J; Walsh, E; Egan, V
Journal Of Heat Transfer-Transactions Of The Asme
A study on the flow field and local heat transfer performance due to geometric scaling of centrifugal fans
Stafford, J; Walsh, E; Egan, V
International Journal Of Heat And Fluid Flow
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2011.09.002
Fluid Structures Generated from a low Reynolds number Miniature Radial Fan
Stafford J., Walsh E., Egan V.
Journal Of Visualization
Local heat transfer performance and exit flow characteristics of a miniature axial fan
Stafford, J; Walsh, E; Egan, V
International Journal Of Heat And Fluid Flow
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2010.06.002
Characterizing convective heat transfer using infrared thermography and the heated-thin-foil technique
Stafford, J; Walsh, E; Egan, V
Measurement Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/10/105401
Development of interferometric temperature measurement procedures for microfluid flow
Newport, D; Garvey, J; Dalton, T; Egan, V; Whelan, M
Microscale Thermophysical Engineering
DOI: 10.1080/10893950490445612