Dr. Aaron P. Wemhoff

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The following is a comprehensive list of journal and conference publications.  Click here for the publications specific to the Multiscale Systems Analysis Laboratory.

Journal Papers

Wemhoff, A. P., Webb, A. J. (2016) Investigation of nanoparticle agglomeration on the effective thermal conductivity of a composite material. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 97, 432-438.

Bhalerao, A., Fouladi, K., Silva-Llanca, L., Wemhoff, A. P. (2016) Rapid Predictions of Exergy Destruction in Data Centers Due to Airflow Mixing. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 70(1), 48-63.

Wemhoff, A. P. (2015) Quantifying Nano-Enhancement by Graphite Nanofibers in Organic Phase Change Materials, International Journal of Transport Phenomena, 14(3), 219-231.

O'Connor, W. E., Warzoha, R., Weigand, R., Fleischer, A. S., Wemhoff, A. P. (2014). Thermal Property Prediction and Measurement of Organic Phase Change Materials in the Liquid Phase at the Melting Point. Applied Energy, 132, 496-506.

Khadem, M. H., Wemhoff, A. P. (2013). Molecular Dynamics Predictions of the Influence of Graphite Stacking Arrangement on the Thermal Conductivity Tensor. Chemical Physics Letters, 574, 78-82.

Wemhoff, A. P. (2013). Thermal Conductivity Predictions of Composites Containing Percolated Networks of Uniform Cylindrical Inclusions. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 62, 255-262.

Khadem, M. H., Wemhoff, A. P. (2013). Comparison of Green-Kubo and NEMD Heat Flux Formulations for Thermal Conductivity Prediction Using the Tersoff Potential. Computational Materials Science, 69, 428-434.

Khadem, M. H., Wemhoff, A. P. (2013). Thermal Conductivity Predictions of Herringbone Graphite Nanofibers Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Journal of Chemical Physics, 138, 084708.

Wemhoff, A. P. (2012). A Review of Theoretical Techniques for Graphene and Graphene Nanoribbon Thermal Conductivity Prediction. International Journal of Transport Phenomena, 13(2), 121-141.

Haas, G. M., Wemhoff, A. P. (2012). Thermophysical Phenomena Associated with Nano-Droplet Impingement on a Solid Surface. Journal of Heat Transfer, 134(7), 071503.

Wemhoff, A. P. (2012). Calibration of HVAC Equipment PID Coefficients for Energy Conservation. Energy and Buildings, 45, 60-66.

Wemhoff, A. P. (2010) Application of Optimization Techniques on Lumped HVAC Models for Energy Conservation. Energy and Buildings, 42, 2445-2451. 

Wemhoff, A. P.; Frank, M. (2010) Predictions of Energy Savings in HVAC Systems by Lumped Models, Energy and Buildings, 42, 1807-1814.

Wemhoff, A. P. (2009) Extension of the Neoclassical Theory of Capillarity to Advanced Cubic Equations of State. International Journal of Thermophysics, 31, 253-275.

Wemhoff A. P., Howard W. M., Burnham A. K., and Nichols III, A. L. (2008) An LX-10 Model Calibrated Using Simulations of Multiple Small-Scale Thermal Safety Tests, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 112, 9005-9011.

Burnham A. K., Weese R. K., Wemhoff A. P., and Maienschein, J. L. (2007) A Historical and Current Prospective on Predicting Thermal Cookoff Behavior, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 89, 407-415.

Wemhoff A. P., Burnham A. K., and Nichols III A. L. (2007) The Application of Global Kinetic Models to HMX Beta-Delta Transition and Cookoff Processes, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111, 1575-1584.

Carey V. P. and Wemhoff A. P. (2006) Disjoining Pressure Effects in Ultra-Thin Liquid Films in Micropassages – Comparison of Thermodynamic Theory with Predictions of Molecular Dynamics Simulations, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 128, 1276-1284.

Wemhoff A. P. and Carey V. P. (2006) Surface tension prediction using characteristics of the density profile through the interfacial region, International Journal of Thermophysics, 27(2), 413-436.

Wemhoff A. P. and Carey V. P. (2005) Molecular Dynamics Exploration of Thin Liquid Films on Solid Surfaces.  1.  Monatomic Fluid Films, Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 9(4), 331-349.

Wemhoff A. P. and Carey V. P. (2005) Molecular Dynamics Exploration of Thin Liquid Films on Solid Surfaces.  2.  Polyatomic Nonpolar Fluid Films and Water, Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 9(4), 351-363.

Carey V. P. and Wemhoff A. P. (2005) Thermodynamic analysis of near-wall effects on phase stability and homogeneous nucleation during rapid surface heating, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 48(25-26), 5431-5445.

Carey V. P. and Wemhoff A. P. (2004) Relationships among liquid-vapor interfacial region properties - predictions of a thermodynamic model, International Journal of Thermophysics, 25(3), 753-786.

Conference Papers and Presentations

Wemhoff, A. P.; Flaherty, W. (2011) Directing Supervisory Control Towards Real HVAC System Integration.  ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, paper IMECE2011-62529.

Khadem, M. H.; Wemhoff, A. P. (2011) Thermal Conductivity Estimation of Nano Graphene Using Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics with Andersen and Berendsen Thermostats.  ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, paper IMECE2011-62562.

Wemhoff, A. P. (2011) Optimization of Equipment Control Parameters to Minimize HVAC Energy Consumption.  ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, paper ESFuelCell2011-54063.

Khadem, M. H.; Wemhoff, A. P. (2011) Molecular Dynamics Predictions of Thermal Conductivity in Graphene for Phase Change Energy Storage Applications.  ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, paper ESFuelCell2011-54158.

Wemhoff, A. P. (2010) HVAC System Energy Minimization via Optimization of Lumped System Models.  ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, paper IMECE2010-37163.

Haas, G.; Wemhoff, A. P. (2010) Nano-droplet Impingement Heat Transfer on a Solid Surface.  ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, paper IMECE2010-39734.

Wemhoff A. P. (2009) Dependence of the Equation of State in Surface Tension Prediction by the Theory of Capillarity.  2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, paper IMECE2009-10221.

Wemhoff A. P. and Haas G. (2009) Molecular Dynamics Problem Initialization and Statistics Collection for Arbitrary Geometries.  2009 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, paper HT2009-88072.

Astaneh-Asl A., Noble C. R., Son J., Wemhoff A. P., Thomas M. P., McMichael L. M. (2009) Fire Protection of Steel Bridges and the Case of MacArthur Maze Fire Collapse.  Presented at 2009 TCLEE Conference.

Wemhoff A. P., Becker R., and Burnham A. K. (2008) Calibration of Chemical Kinetic Models Using Simulations of Small-scale Cookoff Experiments.  ASME 2008 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, paper HT2008-56108.

Noble C. R., Wemhoff A. P., and McMichael L. D. (2008) Thermal-Stuctural Analysis of the MacArthur Maze Freeway Collapse.  ASME 2008 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, paper HT2008-56109.

Glascoe L., Maienschein J., Burnham A., Koerner J., Hsu P., and Wemhoff A. (2008) PBXN-9 Times to Explosion and Deflagration Rates. Presented at JANNAF 42nd CS/30th APS/30th EPTS/24th PSHS/12th SPIRITS Joint Meeting.

Koerner J., Maienschein J., Burnham A., and Wemhoff A. (2007) ODTX Measurements and Simulations on Ultra Fine TATB and PBX-9502.  Presented at NATAS.

Walton C., Gilmer G., Zepeda-Ruiz L., Wemhoff A., and Barbee T. (2007) Full System Model of Magnetron Sputter Chamber – Proof-of-Principle Study. Presented at the Materials Research Society Spring 2007 Meeting.

Wemhoff A. P., Burnham A. K., Nichols III A. L., and Knap J. (2007) Calibration methods for the extended Prout-Tompkins chemical kinetics model and derived cookoff parameters for RDX, HMX, LX-10 and PBXN-109. 2007 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, paper HT2007-32279.

Wemhoff A. P., Burnham A. K., and Maienschein, J. L. (2006) Global Kinetic Models of AP/Al-based Propellants.  Presented at the 2006 JANNAF Meeting.

Burnham A. K., Weese R. K., Wardell J .F., Tran T. D., Wemhoff A. P., Koerner, J. G., and Maienschein J. L. (2006) Can Thermal Analysis Reliably Predict Thermal Cookoff Behavior?  Presented at the 13th International Detonation Symposium.

Wemhoff A. P. and Carey V. P. (2004) Surface Tension Prediction from Density Profile Information by Polyatomic Molecular Dynamics Simulations.  Presented at the 2004 ASME Integrated Nanosystems Conference.

Wemhoff A. P. and Carey V. P. (2004) Surface Tension Evaluation via Thermodynamic Analysis of Statistical Data from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 2004 ASME Summer Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Conference, paper HT-FED2004-56690.

Wemhoff A. P. and Carey V. P. (2004) Exploration of Nanoscale Features of Thin Liquid Films on Solid Surfaces Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference and RD&D Exposition, paper IMECE2004-59429.

Wemhoff A. P. and Carey V. P. (2003) Molecular Dynamics Exploration of Properties in the Liquid-Vapor Interfacial Region. 2003 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, paper HT2003-47158.

Research Grants Awarded

Ortega A., Fleischer A. S., Jones G., Wemhoff A. P. (2011) "The NSF I/UCRC in Energy Efficient Electronic Systems", National Science Foundation, $275,000.

O'Brien, J., Nataraj C., Wemhoff A. P., Clayton G. M., "Autonomous Systems - Sea Perch/MATE", Office of Naval Research, $140,000 (2010).

Fleischer A. S., Wemhoff A. P., and Weinstein R. D., "Thermal transport in nano-Enhanced Materials," National Science Foundation, $324,706.00 (2009).

Wemhoff, A. P., "Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Research Program," American Society of Engineering Education, $14,000.00. (2009).

 

Last updated July 2016