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Dr. Tim Persoons
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Manuf & Biomedical Eng

Biography

Dr. ir. Tim Persoons is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing & Biomedical Engineering at TCD since 2019, where he was Assistant Professor since 2013. He has been a visiting Faculty member in the NSF I/UCRC Cooling Technologies Research Center (CTRC) at Purdue University, West Lafayette IN, USA since 2009, and was Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium during 2009-2010.

Tim received his Doctorate in Engineering at KU Leuven in 2006 and his MSc in Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven in 1999. He was awarded an Irish Research Council (IRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2008, an IRC/Marie Curie INSPIRE International Mobility Fellowship in 2010, and Senior Research Fellowship in TCD in 2012. Tim was co-recipient of the 2013 Hartnett-Irvine Award from the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer.

Dr. Persoons' research activities include multi-scale convective heat transfer in electronics thermal management using unsteady flows, active flow control for sustainable energy technologies, and developing experimental thermal fluid measurement techniques.

Tim has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference publications, keynote and invited lectures. He has served in editorial roles for IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology (2016-present), Experimental Thermal & Fluid Science (2020-present) and Journal of Electronic Packaging (2009-2010). He is a member of the Scientific Committees of THERMINIC and EuroTherm, IEEE ITherm Ambassador, and has co-organized several technical-scientific workshops (e.g., THERMINIC-2009, PowerMEMS-2010) and the Workshops on Thermal Management in Telecom Systems and Data Centers (2010, 2012, 2015) in collaboration with CTRC.

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Publications and Further Research Outputs

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Wasala, S., Stevens, L., Sosseh, R. and Persoons, T., Numerical analysis of acoustic noise from an electronic cooling fan at flow disturbed by an external obstacle, 51st International Congress on Noise Control Engineering, Glasgow, UK, 21"24 August 2022, 2022 Conference Paper, 2022 URL

Farrell, G. and Gibbons, M. and Persoons, T., Combined Passive/Active Flow Control of Drag and Lift Forces on a Cylinder in Crossflow Using a Synthetic Jet Actuator and Porous Coatings, Actuators, 11, (7), 2022 Journal Article, 2022 DOI

Persoons, T., Measuring flow velocity and turbulence fields in thermal sciences using particle image velocimetry, Advances in Heat Transfer, 2022 Journal Article, 2022 DOI

Oude Essink, E.H. and Persoons, T. and Alimohammadi, S., Parametric Investigation of Inlet Pressure and Diffuser Angle Impact on Adjustable Air Amplifier Performance, 2022 Conference Paper, 2022 DOI

Paula Murphy, Tim Persoons, Seamus O"Shaughnessy, The use of hot film sensors for the heat flux measurement of impinging jet flows: A comparison of postprocessing methods, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 Journal Article, 2022 DOI URL

Marina Navas-Bachiller, Tim Persoons, Deirdre M. D'Arcy, Exploring bulk volume, particle size and particle motion definitions to increase the predictive ability of in vitro dissolution simulations, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, p106185 Journal Article, 2022 DOI

Abdelsalam, Y.O. and Persoons, T. and Alimohammadi, S., An Analysis of the Energy Infrastructure in Generic Data Centres, 2022 Conference Paper, 2022 DOI

Blythman, R. and Alimohammadi, S. and Jeffers, N. and Murray, D.B. and Persoons, T., Heat Transfer Analysis of Laminar Pulsating Flow in a Rectangular Channel Using Infrared Thermography, Journal of Heat Transfer, 144, (1), 2022 Journal Article, 2022 DOI

Zhao, W. and Wasala, S. and Persoons, T., Towards Quieter Air-Cooling Systems: Rotor Self-Noise Prediction for Axial Cooling Fans, 2022 28th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), Dublin, Ireland, 28-30 September 2022, 2022 Conference Paper, 2022 DOI TARA - Full Text

Wenguang Zhao, Sahan Wasala, Tim Persoons, Reduced-order aeroacoustic modeling of electronics cooling fans, Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration, 28th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Singapore, July 25 - 27, 2022., Society of Acoustics, Singapore, 2022 Conference Paper, 2022 URL URL

Persoons, T., Measuring flow velocity and turbulence fields in thermal sciences using particle image velocimetry: A best practice guide, Advances in Heat Transfer, 54, 2022, p37-87 Journal Article, 2022 DOI

Wasala, S. and Stevens, L. and Sosseh, R. and Persoons, T., Acoustic noise insulation for air-cooled data centre hard disk drive enclosures: Effect on thermal management, 2022 Conference Paper, 2022 DOI

Oude Essink, E.H. and Persoons, T. and O'Brien, G. and Alimohammadi, S., Numerical Investigation of Adjustable Air Amplifiers as an Alternative to Fans in Data Centre Servers, 2022-May, 2022 Conference Paper, 2022 DOI

Wasala, S.H. and Xue, Y. and Wiegandt, T. and Stevens, L. and Persoons, T., Aeroacoustic noise prediction from a contra-rotating cooling fan used in data center cooling systems, (AIAA 2021-2313), 2021 Conference Paper, 2021 DOI

Wasala, S. and Xue, Y. and Stevens, L. and Wiegandt, T. and Persoons, T., Numerical simulations of flow induced noise from a dual rotor cooling fan used in electronic cooling systems, 2021 Conference Paper, 2021 DOI

Battaglioli, S. and James, O. and Gibbons, M.J. and Persoons, T., Simplified Steady-State Representation of Slot Synthetic Jet Actuators to Enable Numerical Optimization with Steady RANS Simulations, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 11, (11), 2021, p1750-1758 Journal Article, 2021 DOI

Guinness, I. and Persoons, T., Passive flow control for drag reduction on a cylinder in cross-flow using leeward partial porous coatings, Fluids, 6, (8), 2021 Journal Article, 2021 DOI

M.J. Gibbons, M. Marengo, T. Persoons, A review of heat pipe technology for foldable electronic devices, Applied Thermal Engineering, 194, (117087), 2021, p1-26 Journal Article, 2021 TARA - Full Text DOI

Gibbons, M.J., Yates, S.G., O'Shaughnessy, S.M., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Natural convection from a triangular array of isothermal horizontal cylinders, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2021, p110413 Journal Article, 2021 DOI TARA - Full Text

Alimohammadi, S. and Persoons, T., A novel linear air amplifier technology to replace rotary fans in data center server rack cooling, (9420492), 2020 Conference Paper, 2020 DOI

Abdelsalam, Younis Osama and Alimohammadi, Sajad and Persoons, Tim, The Application of Evolutionary Algorithms in Multi-Objective Design and Optimization of Air Cooled Heatsinks, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 12, (2), 2020, p021003 Journal Article, 2020 DOI

Murphy, P., Persoons, T. O'Shaughnessy, S.M., Murray D.B., A comparison of postprocessing methods for hot film sensors for the heat transfer analysis of impinging jet flows , EUROTHERM 2020, Lisbon, Portugal , 6-10 September, 2020 Conference Paper, 2020

Sajad Alimohammadi, Tim Persoons, A Novel Linear Air Amplifier Technology to Replace Rotary Fans in Data Center Server Rack Cooling, 26th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), Berlin, Germany (virtual), 23-25 September 2020, 2020, pp1 - 6 Conference Paper, 2020 TARA - Full Text URL

Abdelsalam, Y.O. and Alimohammadi, S. and Persoons, T., The application of evolutionary algorithms in multi-objective design and optimization of air cooled heatsinks, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 12, (2), 2020 Journal Article, 2020 DOI

Fanning, Eoin and Donnelly, Tony and Lunney, James G. and Murray, Darina B. and Persoons, Tim, Application of gaseous laser-induced fluorescence in low-temperature convective heat transfer research, Experiments in Fluids, 61, (5), 2020 Journal Article, 2020 DOI

Assel Sakanova, Sajad Alimohammadi, Jaakko McEvoy, Sara Battaglioli, Tim Persoons, Multi-objective layout optimization of a generic hybrid-cooled data centre blade server, Applied Thermal Engineering, 156, 2019, p514--523 Journal Article, 2019

Persoons T, Cressall R, Alimohammadi S, Correction: Persoons, T.; Cressall, R.; Alimohammadi, S. Validating a reduced-order model for synthetic jet actuators using CFD and experimental data [Actuators, 7, (2018), (67)], Actuators, 8, (1), 2019 Journal Article, 2019 URL DOI

McEvoy, J and Persoons, T, Adaptive flow control by wall mounted micromixers in mesochannel heat sinks, 25th Int Workshop Therm Invest ICs Systems (THERMINIC), 25th Int Workshop Therm Invest ICs Systems (THERMINIC), Lecco, Italy, 2019 Conference Paper, 2019

Cressall, R. and Christensen, K.T. and Persoons, T., An Investigation into a Pressure Anomaly during Synthetic Jet Operation, (8923867), 2019 Conference Paper, 2019 DOI

Byrne, Gerry and Persoons, Tim and Kingston, William, Experimental validation of lift and drag forces on an asymmetrical hydrofoil for seafloor anchoring applications, Journal of Ocean and Climate: Science, Technology and Impacts, 9, 2019, p175931311881197 Journal Article, 2019 DOI

D'Arcy, D.M., Persoons, T., Understanding the Potential for Dissolution Simulation to Explore the Effects of Medium Viscosity on Particulate Dissolution, AAPS PharmSciTech, 20, (2), 2019 Journal Article, 2019 DOI

Clarke, A and Smith, K and Cornett, J and Dunham, M and Chen, B and Persoons, T, Characterisation and modelling of small diameter heat pipes for low power applications, 14th Int Conf Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), 14th Int Conf Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), Enniskerry, Ireland, 2019, pp431-436 Conference Paper, 2019

Sakanova, A and Battaglioli, S and Persoons, T, Transient numerical convective heat transfer analysis of a hybrid-cooled data center blade server, Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2019 Conference Paper, 2019

Battaglioli, S and Sakanova, A and Persoons, T, Hybrid-cooled server optimization for air-side waste heat recovery using passive and active flow control, 25th Int Workshop Therm Invest ICs Systems (THERMINIC), 25th Int Workshop Therm Invest ICs Systems (THERMINIC), Lecco, Italy, 2019 Conference Paper, 2019

Battaglioli, S. and Sakanova, A. and Persoons, T., Numerical convective heat transfer analysis of a hybrid-cooled data center blade server, 2019-May, (8757279), 2019, pp276-282 Conference Paper, 2019 DOI

Sullivan, P and Kumar, V and Persoons, T and Enright, R, Droplet boiling on a superheated liquid infused surface, 14th Int Conf Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), 14th Int Conf Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), Enniskerry, Ireland, 2019, pp431-436 Conference Paper, 2019

Cressall, R and Christensen, K T and Persoons, T, An investigation into a pressure anomaly during synthetic jet operation, 25th Int Workshop Therm Invest ICs Systems (THERMINIC), 25th Int Workshop Therm Invest ICs Systems (THERMINIC), Lecco, Italy, 2019 Conference Paper, 2019

Blythman, R., Persoons, T., Jeffers, N., Murray, D.B., Heat transfer of laminar pulsating flow in a rectangular channel, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 128, 2019, p279-289 Journal Article, 2019 DOI

Baudin, N and McEvoy, J and Rouzes, M and Persoons, T and Robinson, A J, Experimental investigation of ionic wind cooling in plate fin heatsinks and needle electrode arrangements, Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2019 Conference Paper, 2019

Oude Essink, E and McEvoy, J and Alimohammadi, S and Persoons, T, Microscale heat transfer modulation for server CPU cooling using deformable structures, 14th Int Conf Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), 14th Int Conf Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), Enniskerry, Ireland, 2019, pp431-436 Conference Paper, 2019

McEvoy, J and Persoons, T, Experimental investigation of resonant flow pulsation in mesochannels embedded with wavy fins, Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2019 Conference Paper, 2019

Tim Persoons, Rick Cressall, Sajad Alimohammadi, Validating a Reduced-Order Model for Synthetic Jet Actuators Using CFD and Experimental Data, MDPI Acutators, 7, (4), 2018 Journal Article, 2018 URL

Sajad Alimohammadi, Jaakko McEvoy, Yan Delauré, Tim Persoons, Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry, 2018 24rd International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), Stockholm, Sweden, IEEE, 2018 Conference Paper, 2018 URL

Hugh Connors, Tim Persoons, Deirdre M D'Arcy, Exploring the feasibility of using simulation and imaging to elucidate the effects of medium viscosity on dissolution, 11th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Granada, Spain, March 19-22, 2018, 2018 Conference Paper, 2018

Smith, K and Persoons, T and Cornett, J and Dunham, M and Chen, B, Performance of small diameter heat pipes for low power applications, Joint 19th International Heat Pipe Conference (IHPC) and 13th International Heat Pipe Symposium (IHPS), Joint 19th International Heat Pipe Conference (IHPC) and 13th International Heat Pipe Symposium (IHPS), Pisa, Italy, 2018 Conference Paper, 2018

Richard Blythman,Sajad Alimohammadi,Tim Persoons, Nick Jeffers, Darina B. Murray, Parametric analysis of laminar pulsating flow in a rectangular channel, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2018, p1 - 10 Journal Article, 2018 DOI URL

Jaakko McEvoy, Sajad Alimohammadi, Tim Persoons, Experimental investigation of flow pulsation waveforms in rectangular mesochannels for high heat flux electronics cooling, 5th International Conference on Experimental Fluid Mechanics ICEFM 2018 Munich, Munich, Germany, 2018 Conference Paper, 2018 URL

Cressall, R and Christensen, K and Persoons, T, High dynamic range particle image velocimetry, 21st Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium & Postgraduate Workshop, 21st Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium & Postgraduate Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, 2018 Conference Paper, 2018

Assel Sakanova, Sajad Alimohammadi, Jaakko McEvoy, Tim Persoons, Hybrid-Cooled Data Center Server Layout Optimization for Air-Side Heat Recovery, 2018 24rd International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018 Conference Paper, 2018 URL

McEvoy, J and Persoons, T, Aqueous ammonium thiosulfate as a working fluid for refractive index matched PIV applications, 9th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 9th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Iguazu Falls, Brazil, 2017 Conference Paper, 2017

Abdelsalam Y. O.; Alimohammadi S.; Pelletier Q.; Persoons Q., A multi-objective genetic algorithm optimisation of plate-fin heatsinks, IEEE /Therminic 2017, 23rd International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, IEEE, 2017 Conference Paper, 2017 URL

Quinn, C., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Heat transfer behaviour of a dilute impinging air-water mist jet at low wall temperatures, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 111, 2017, p1234 - 1249 Journal Article, 2017 DOI TARA - Full Text

Blythman, R., Persoons, T., Jeffers, N., Nolan, K.P., Murray, D.B., Localised dynamics of laminar pulsatile flow in a rectangular channel , International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 66, 2017, p8 - 17 Journal Article, 2017 DOI

Blythman, R and Persoons, T and Murray, D B and Jeffers, N, Wall temperature of laminar pulsating flow in a channel, 9th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 9th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Iguazu Falls, Brazil, 2017 Conference Paper, 2017

Todaro, V, Persoons, T, Groves, G, Healy, AM, D'Arcy, DM, Characterisation and simulation of hydrodynamics in the paddle, basket and flow-through dissolution testing apparatuses - a review, Dissolution Technologies, 24, (3), 2017, p24 - 36 Journal Article, 2017 DOI

Persoons, T. and Weibel, J.A., Foreword: Special Section on Data Center Cooling, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 7, (8), 2017, p1189-1190 Journal Article, 2017 DOI TARA - Full Text

Philip McDonald, Tim Persoons, Numerical Characterisation of Active Drag and Lift Control for a Circular Cylinder in Cross-Flow, Applied Sciences, 7, (12), 2017, p1166 Journal Article, 2017

Sajad Alimohammadi, Nicolas Baudin, Roger Kempers, Tim Persoons, Multi-Objective Shape Optimisation of Natural Convection Cooled Plate-Fin Heat Sinks with Localised Heat Sources, 2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Conference, TFEC2017, Las Vegas, NV, USA, April 2017, 2017 Conference Paper, 2017 URL

Baudin, N and Alimohammadi, S and Kempers, R and Persoons, T, Comparison of a traditional heat sink versus a vapour chamber heat sink cooled by forced convection, 2nd Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC), 2nd Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2017 Conference Paper, 2017

O'Reilly Meehan, R., Williams, N.P., Donnelly, B., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Forced convection in the wakes of impacting and sliding bubbles, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017, p11pp. Journal Article, 2017 DOI

Garimella S.V, Persoons T, Weibel J.A, Gektin V, Electronics Thermal Management in Information and Communications Technologies: Challenges and Future Directions, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, PP, (99), 2016 Journal Article, 2016 DOI TARA - Full Text URL

O'Reilly Meehan R, Donnelly B, Persoons T, Murray D.B, , Forced convection in the wakes of sliding bubbles, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 7th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, Krakow, Poland, June 2016, 745, 2016, pp1018 - 1025 Conference Paper, 2016 URL TARA - Full Text DOI

O'Reilly Meehan, R., Donnelly, B., Nolan, K., Persoons, T. Murray, D.B., Flow structures and dynamics in the wakes of sliding bubbles, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 84, 2016, p145 - 154 Journal Article, 2016 URL

De Bock H.P, Persoons T, Bodla K, Particle image velocimetry study on dual cooling jet flows, Proceedings of the 15th InterSociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2016, 2016, 2016, pp1366 - 1372 Conference Paper, 2016 DOI URL

Pelletier, Q., Murray, D.B., Persoons, T., Unsteady natural convection heat transfer from a pair of vertically aligned horizontal cylinders, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 95, 2016, p693-708 Journal Article, 2016 DOI

Pelletier Q, Persoons T, Murray D.B., Numerical optimization of unsteady natural convection heat transfer from a pair of horizontal cylinders, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 7th European Thermal Sciences Conference, Krakow, Poland, June 2016, 745, 2016, pp720 - 728 Conference Paper, 2016 URL TARA - Full Text DOI

Blythman R, Persoons T, Jeffers N, Murray D.B, Effect of oscillation frequency on wall shear stress and pressure drop in a rectangular channel for heat transfer applications, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 745, (3), 2016 Journal Article, 2016 DOI TARA - Full Text URL

Serrano DR, Persoons T, D'Arcy DM, Galiana C, Dea-Ayuela MA, Healy AM, Modelling and shadowgraph imaging of cocrystal dissolution and assessment of in vitro antimicrobial activity for sulfadimidine/4-aminosalicylic acid cocrystals, European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, 89, 2016, p125-36 Journal Article, 2016 TARA - Full Text DOI

Enright R, Ghosh A, Gallagher A, Lei S, Persoons T, Apparent slip enhanced magnetohydrodynamic pump, Proceedings of the 15th InterSociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2016, 2016, 2016, pp1030 - 1034 Conference Paper, 2016 DOI URL

Blythman, R., Jeffers, N., Persoons, T, Murray, D.B., Localized and time-resolved measurements of pulsatile flow in a rectangular channel, 18th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 2016, 2016 Conference Paper, 2016 TARA - Full Text

Alimohammadi, S., Fanning, E., Persoons, T, Murray, D.B., Characterization of flow vectoring phenomenon in adjacent synthetic jets using CFD and PIV, Computers and Fluids, 140, 2016, p232 - 246 Journal Article, 2016 URL

D. R. Serrano, T. Persoons, D. M. D'Arcy, C. Galiana, M. A. Dea-Ayuela, A. M. Healy, Shadowgraph Imaging of Cocrystal Dissolution and In Vitro Activity Determination , AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, Oct 25-29, 2015, ppW5128- Conference Paper, 2015

Fanning, E., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Heat transfer and flow characteristics of a pair of adjacent impinging synthetic jets, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 54, 2015, p153-166 Journal Article, 2015 DOI

Sajad Alimohammadi, Darina B. Murray and Tim Persoons, On the Numerical-Experimental Analysis and Scaling of Convective Heat Transfer to Pulsating Impinging Jets , International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 98, 2015, p296 - 311 Journal Article, 2015 URL DOI

Fanning, Eoin, Persoons, Tim, Murray, Darina B., ASME, FORCED CONVECTIVE DRYING OF A POROUS CUBE: NON-INTRUSIVE TEMPERATURE AND MASS TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS, Proceedings of the Asme International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2014, Vol 8b, 2015 Journal Article, 2015

Persoons, T., Time-resolved high-dynamic-range particle image velocimetry using local uncertainty estimation, AIAA Journal, 53, (8), 2015, p2164-2173 Journal Article, 2015 TARA - Full Text

Sajad Alimohammadi, Eoin Fanning, Darina B. Murray and Tim Persoons, Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer in Adjacent Synthetic Jets, 14th UK Heat Transfer Conference, Edinburgh, 2015 Conference Paper, 2015 URL

Marron, C., Persoons, T., Experimental optimisation of the thermal performance of impinging synthetic jet heat sinks, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Eurotherm Seminar 102: Thermal Management of Electronic System, Limerick, 525, (1), 2014, pp012027- Conference Paper, 2014 DOI

Persoons, T., High dynamic range particle image velocimetry applied to heat convection studies, EPJ Web of Conferences , 8th International Conference on Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Kutna Hora; Czech Republic, 19-22 Nov, 67, 2014, pp01001- Conference Paper, 2014 DOI TARA - Full Text

Fanning, E., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Forced convective drying of a porous cube: Non-intrusive temperature and mass transfer measurements, Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), Montreal, 15-20 Nov, 2014, pp8B- Conference Paper, 2014 DOI

O'Reilly Meehan, R., Donnelly, B., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Dynamic flow structures in the wakes of sliding bubbles for convective heat transfer enhancement, 15th International Heat Transfer Conference IHTC-15, Kyoto, Japan, August 2014, edited by Assembly of International Heat Transfer Conferences , 2014 Conference Paper, 2014 DOI

Persoons, T., Time-resolved high dynamic range PIV using local uncertainty estimation methods, Proceedings of AIAA AVIATION 2014 - 30th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference , AIAA AVIATION 2014 - 30th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference , Atlanta, 16-20 June, 2014 Conference Paper, 2014

Manning, P., Persoons, T., Murray, D. , Heat transfer and flow structure evaluation of a synthetic jet emanating from a planar heat sink, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Journal of Physics: , 525, (1), 2014, pp012014- Conference Paper, 2014 TARA - Full Text DOI

Sajad Alimohammadi, Tim Persoons, Darina B. Murray, A Numerical-Experimental Study of Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Unconfined Steady and Pulsating Turbulent Air Jet Impingement, Proceedings of the 15th International Heat Transfer Conference, 2014 Journal Article, 2014

Sajad Alimohammadi, Darina B. Murray and Tim Persoons , Experimental Validation of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Methodology for Transitional Flow Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Steady Impinging Jet, Journal of Heat Transfer, 136, (9), 2014, p091703 - Journal Article, 2014 DOI TARA - Full Text

Cian Quinn, Darina B. Murray, Tim Persoons, The Effect of Liquid Mass Flow Rate on Heat Transfer for an Air-Water Atomizing Mist Jet, Proceedings of the 15th International Heat Transfer Conference, 2014 Journal Article, 2014

Quinn C, Murray DB, Persoons T, The effect of liquid mass flow rate on heat transfer for an air-water atomising mist jet, 15th International Heat Transfer Conference IHTC-15, Kyoto, Japan, August 2014, edited by Assembly of International Heat Transfer Conferences , Begell House, 2014 Conference Paper, 2014 DOI

Sajad Alimohammadi, Tim Persoons and Darina B. Murray, A numerical-experimental study of heat transfer enhancement using unconfined steady and pulsating turbulent air jet impingement, 15th Int. Heat Transfer Conference IHTC15, Kyoto, Japan, Sept. 2014, Begell Hourse, IHTC Digital Library, 2014 Conference Paper, 2014 URL DOI URL

Alimohammadi, S., Dinneen, P., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B. , Thermal management using pulsating jet cooling technology, Eurotherm Seminar 102: Thermal Management of Electronic Systems, Limerick, June 2014, 525, (1), Journal of Physics: Conference Series , 2014, pp012011- Conference Paper, 2014 DOI TARA - Full Text

Garimella, SV, Persoons, T, Weibel, J, Yeh, LT, Technological drivers in data centers and telecom systems: Multiscale thermal, electrical, and energy management, APPLIED ENERGY, 107, 2013, p66-80 Journal Article, 2013 DOI

McGuinn A, Farrelly R, Persoons T, Murray D B., Identification of flow and heat transfer regimes for an impinging synthetic jet., Experimental Thermal Fluid Science, 47, 2013, p241-251 Journal Article, 2013

O'Reilly Meehan, R., Donnelly, B., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Flow visualisation and wake characterisation of a sliding bubble using particle image velocimetry, 8th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Lisbon, Portugal, June 16-20, 2013 Conference Paper, 2013 TARA - Full Text

Persoons, T, Balgazin, K, Brown, K, Murray, DB, Scaling of Convective Heat Transfer Enhancement Due to Flow Pulsation in an Axisymmetric Impinging Jet, JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 135, (11), 2013, p111012 - Journal Article, 2013 DOI TARA - Full Text

Persoons, T., Farrelly, R., Murray, D.B., Time-resolved high dynamic range PIV using a robust criterion for optimal pulse separation, 10th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV13), Delft, The Netherlands, July 2-4, 2013 Conference Paper, 2013

Yates, S., Murray, D.B., Persoons, T., An experimental investigation of natural convection from a staggered array of isothermal horizontal cylinders, 8th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Lisbon, Portugal, June 16-20, 2013 Conference Paper, 2013 TARA - Full Text

Quinn, C., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Heat transfer profiles of an impinging atomizing water-air mist jet, 8th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Lisbon, Portugal, June 16-20, 2013 Conference Paper, 2013 TARA - Full Text

Persoons, T, Invited talk: High dynamic range particle image velocimetry applied to heat convection studies, 8th International Conference on Experimental Fluid Mechanics (EFM13), 8th International Conference on Experimental Fluid Mechanics (EFM13), Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, Nov 19-22, 2013, 2013 Conference Paper, 2013

Alimohammadi, S., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., (...), Farhanieh, B., Koehler, J., A validated numerical-experimental design methodology for a movable supersonic ejector compressor for waste-heat recovery, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 6, (2), 2013, p021001- Journal Article, 2013 DOI TARA - Full Text

Sajad Alimohammadi, Tim Persoons, Darina B. Murray, Mohamadreza S. Tehrani, Bijan Farhanieh and Juergen Koehler, A Validated Numerical-Experimental Design Methodology for a Movable Supersonic Ejector Compressor for Waste-Heat Recovery, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 6, (2), 2013, p021001- Journal Article, 2013 DOI URL URL

McGuinn, A., Farrelly, R., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Flow regime characterisation of an impinging axisymmetric synthetic jet, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 47, 2013, p241-251 Journal Article, 2013 TARA - Full Text DOI

Fanning, E., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Heat transfer characteristics of a pair of impinging synthetic jets: Effect of orifice spacing and impingement distance, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 6th European Thermal Sciences Conference, Eurotherm 2012, pO, 4-7 September 2012, 395, (1), 2012, pp012025- Conference Paper, 2012 DOI

Garimella, SV, Yeh, LT, Persoons, T, Thermal Management Challenges in Telecommunication Systems and Data Centers, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPONENTS PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, 2, (8), 2012, p1307-1316 Journal Article, 2012 DOI

Persoons, T, General Reduced-Order Model to Design and Operate Synthetic Jet Actuators, AIAA JOURNAL, 50, (4), 2012, p916-927 Journal Article, 2012 DOI TARA - Full Text

Persoons, T, Saenen, T, Van Oevelen, T, Baelmans, M, Effect of Flow Pulsation on the Heat Transfer Performance of a Minichannel Heat Sink, JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 134, (9), 2012, p091702- Journal Article, 2012 DOI

Vercauteren, J and Bosschaerts, W and Baelmans, M and Persoons, T, Numerical investigation on the measurement error of static pressure taps near a 90° elbow in small scale channels, 9th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics , 9th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics , Brussels, Belgium, 2012, 2012 Conference Paper, 2012

Fanning, E., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B, transfer characteristics of a pair of impinging synthetic jets: effect of orifice spacing and impingement distance, 6th European Thermal Sciences Conference, Poitiers, France., September, edited by IoP Conference Series , 2012, ppA3125EF Conference Paper, 2012

D. Jackson, T. Persoons, Feasibility Study and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tidal Energy: A Case Study for Ireland, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy, ICOE 2012, Dublin, 17 Oct, 2012, pp1 - 6 Conference Paper, 2012 TARA - Full Text

Persoons, T, Invited talk: Advanced Air Cooling for Thermal Management of Electronics: Efficiency and Acoustic Noise, 2nd Workshop on Thermal Management in Telecommunication Systems and Data Centers, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 25-26 Apr 2012, 2012 Conference Paper, 2012

Lyons, O.F.P., Quinn, C., Persoons, T., Murray, D.B., Heat transfer and flow in an atomizing mist jet: a combined hot film and shadowgraph imaging approach, c, 6th European Thermal Sciences Conference, Poitiers, France, 4-7 September 2012, edited by IoP Conference Series , 395, (2), 2012, pp012173- Conference Paper, 2012 DOI

Persoons, T., O'Gorman, I.M., Donoghue, D.B., Byrne, G. and Murray, D.B., Natural Convection heat transfer and fluid dynamics for a pair of vertically aligned isothermal horizontal cylinders., International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54, 2011, p5163 - 5172 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

Persoons T, O'Donovan T S, High dynamic velocity range particle image velocimetry using multiple pulse separation imaging, Sensors, 11, (1), 2011, p1-18 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

Deirdre M D'Arcy, Tim Persoons, Mechanistic Modelling and Mechanistic Monitoring: Simulation and Shadowgraph Imaging of Particulate Dissolution in the Flow-Through Apparatus, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100, (3), 2011, p1102-1115 Journal Article, 2011

Persoons, T., McGuinn, A. and Murray, D.B., A general correlation for the stagnation point Nusselt number of an axisymmetric impinging synthetic jet, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54, 2011, p3900 - 3908 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

Persoons, T, Invited talk: The weighted peak ratio as a metric of local vector quality for high dynamic range PIV, 1st PIV Uncertainty Workshop, 1st PIV Uncertainty Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 11-13 May 2011, 2011 Conference Paper, 2011

Baelmans, M, Gielen, R, Persoons, T, Rogiers, F, Saenen, T, Van Oevelen, T, Optimization of convective heat transfer in micro-scale electronics cooling applications, HOUILLE BLANCHE-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE L EAU, (4), 2011, p70-78 Journal Article, 2011 DOI

D'Arcy, DM, Liu, B, Persoons, T, Corrigan, OI, Hydrodynamic Complexity Induced by the Pulsing Flow Field in USP Dissolution Apparatus 4, DISSOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES, 18, (4), 2011, p6-13 Journal Article, 2011

O'Donovan, T.S., Persoons, T. and Murray, D.B., High-resolution hot-film measurement of surface heat flux to an impinging jet, Measurement Science and Technology, 22, (10), 2011, p105402.1 - 105402.11 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

Baelmans, M and Persoons, T, Microscale heat transfer techniques for heat sinks and compact heat exchangers, Int Workshop on Thermal Investigations in ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), Int Workshop on Thermal Investigations in ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), Barcelona, Spain, 2010 Conference Paper, 2010

Lyons, Oisn Fergal Peter, Persoons, Tim, Murray, Darina B., ASME, TIME AVERAGED AND FLUCTUATING HEAT TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS IN AN ATOMIZING MIST IMPINGING JET NOZZLE, Proceedings of the Asme International Heat Transfer Conference - 2010, Vol 6, 2010, p773-778 Journal Article, 2010

Gorman, Ian M. O., Murray, Darina B., Byrne, Gerard, Persoons, Tim, ASME, NATURAL CONVECTION FROM ISOTHERMAL HORIZONTAL CYLINDERS, Imece 2009: Proceedings of the Asme International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vol 9, Pts a-C, 2010, p1891-1897 Journal Article, 2010

Farrelly, R., McGuinn, A., Persoons, T. and Murray, D.B, Heat Transfer Behaviour and Flow Field Characterisation of Impinging Synthetic Jets for a Wide Range of Parameters, International Heat Transfer Conference IHTC14, Washington DC, USA, 8-13 August 2010, ASME, 2010, pp8 Conference Paper, 2010 TARA - Full Text

Brown, Karl J., Persoons, Tim, Murray, Darina B., ASME, HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF SWIRLING IMPINGING JETS, Proceedings of the Asme International Heat Transfer Conference - 2010, Vol 5, 2010, p657-665 Journal Article, 2010

Persoons, T., O'Gorman, I.M., Byrne, G. and Murray, D.B., Time-Resolved Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamic Analysis of Natural Convection From Isothermal Horizontal Cylinders, International Heat Transfer Conference IHTC14, Washington DC, USA, 8-13 August 2010, ASME, 2010, pp8 Conference Paper, 2010 URL

Persoons, Tim, Automotive exhaust systems with close-coupled catalysts: Optimal design rules based on catalyst flow distribution and manifold gas dynamics, Saarbruecken, Germany, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010 Book, 2010

Persoons, Tim, Gorman, Ian M. O., Byrne, Gerry, Murray, Darina B., ASME, TIME-RESOLVED HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF NATURAL CONVECTION FROM ISOTHERMAL HORIZONTAL CYLINDERS, Proceedings of the Asme International Heat Transfer Conference - 2010, Vol 7, 2010, p131-138 Journal Article, 2010

Rogiers, F and Gielen, R and Queeckers, J and Persoons, T and Baelmans, M, Incorporation of collector effects in an optimal design procedure for micro heat exchanger plates: A case study, Int Workshop PowerMEMS , Int Workshop PowerMEMS , Leuven, Belgium, 2010 Conference Paper, 2010

Persoons, T, Invited talk: Advanced air cooling techniques for thermal management of electronics, with a focus on synthetic jets, 1st Workshop on Thermal Management in Telecommunication Systems and Data Centers, 1st Workshop on Thermal Management in Telecommunication Systems and Data Centers, Richardson, TX, USA, 25-26 Oct 2010, 2010 Conference Paper, 2010

Lyons, O.F.P., Persoons, T. and Murray, D.B., Particle sizing and flow measurements in an atomising mist jet nozzle: a Shadowgraphy approach, 23rd Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems ILASS-Europe 2010, Brno, Czech Republic, September 2010, 2010, pp9 Conference Paper, 2010 TARA - Full Text

Persoons, T., Farrelly, R., McGuinn, A. and Murray, D.B., High dynamic range whole-field turbulence measurements in impinging synthetic jets for heat transfer applications, 15th Int Symp on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, 5-8 July, 2010, pp12 Conference Paper, 2010 TARA - Full Text

Lyons, Oisn F. P., Murray, Darina B., Byrne, Gerard, Persoons, Tim, ASME, TIME AVERAGED AND FLUCTUATING HEAT TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS IN AN ATOMISING MIST JET NOZZLE, Imece 2009: Proceedings of the Asme International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vol 9, Pts a-C, 2010, p1899-1906 Journal Article, 2010

Farrelly, Rayhaan, McGuinn, Alan, Persoons, Tim, Murray, Darina, ASME, HEAT TRANSFER BEHAVIOUR AND FLOW FIELD CHARACTERISATION OF IMPINGING SYNTHETIC JETS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PARAMETERS, Proceedings of the Asme International Heat Transfer Conference - 2010, Vol 5, 2010, p667-674 Journal Article, 2010

Baelmans, M and Gielen, R and Persoons, T and Rogiers, F and Saenen, T and Van Oevelen, T, Invited talk: Optimization of convective heat transfer in micro-scale electronics cooling applications, 2nd European Conference on Microfluidics (Microfluidics 2010), 2nd European Conference on Microfluidics (Microfluidics 2010), Toulouse, France, Dec 8-10, 2010, 2010 Conference Paper, 2010

Vercauteren, J and Bosschaerts, W and Baelmans, M and Persoons, T, Numerical investigation on the measurement error of static pressure taps in micro channels, Int Workshop PowerMEMS , Leuven, Belgium, 2010 Conference Paper, 2010

Baelmans, M and Persoons, T, Invited talk: Microscale heat transfer techniques for heat sinks and compact heat exchangers, Int Workshop on Thermal Investigations in ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), Int Workshop on Thermal Investigations in ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), Barcelona, Spain, Oct 6-8, 2010, 2010 Conference Paper, 2010

Vanierschot M, Persoons T, Van den Bulck E, A new method for annular jet control based on cross-flow injection, Physics of Fluids, 21, (2), 2009, p025103 Journal Article, 2009

Lyons,O., Persoons, T. Byrne, G., Murray, D.B., Effect of nozzle geometry on heat transfer coefficients, 7th World Conference on Experimental heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Krakow, Poland., 2009 Conference Paper, 2009

Saerens, B., Vandersteen, J., Persoons, T., Swevers, J., Diehl, M., Van den Bulck, E., Minimization of the fuel consumption of a gasoline engine using dynamic optimization, Applied Energy, 86, (9), 2009, p1582-1588 Journal Article, 2009

Farrelly, R., McGuinn, A., Persoons, T. and Murray, D.B., Fluctuating and time averaged heat transfer characteristics of a steady jet at low Reynolds numbers, 7th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluids Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Krakow, Poland, June, 2009, pp9 Conference Paper, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Saenen, Tom, Persoons, Tim, Peirs, Jan, Baelmans, Martine, IEEE, Frictional and Collector Pressure Losses in Rectangular Microchannels, Twenty-Fifth Annual Ieee Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, 2009, p121-127 Journal Article, 2009

Baelmans, M and Persoons, T, Microchannel applications for heat sinks and compact heat exchangers, ERCOFTAC Technology Awareness: 2nd Industrial Seminar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 11 Nov 2009, 2009 Invited Talk, 2009

Endalew, A.M., Hertog, M., Delele, M.A., Baetens, K., Persoons, T., Baelmans, M., Ramon, H., Nicolaï, B.M., Verboven, P., CFD modelling and wind tunnel validation of airflow through plant canopies using 3D canopy architecture, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 30, (2), 2009, p356-368 Journal Article, 2009

O'Gorman, I.M., Murray, D.B., Byrne, G. and Persoons, T., Natural convection from isothermal horizontal cylinders, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Florida, USA, November , ASME, 2009, pp8 Conference Paper, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Baelmans, M and Persoons, T, Microchannel applications for heat sinks and compact heat exchangers, ERCOFTAC Technology Awareness: 2nd Industrial Seminar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2009 Conference Paper, 2009

Farrelly, Rayhaan, McGuinn, Alan, Persoons, Tim, Murray, Darina B., ASME, A Heat Transfer Comparison between a Synthetic Jet and a Steady Jet at Low Reynolds Numbers, Imece 2008: Heat Transfer, Fluid Flows, and Thermal Systems, Vol 10, Pts a-C, 2009, p505-510 Journal Article, 2009

Brown, K.J., Murray, D.B., Persoons, T and O'Donovan, T.S., Heat transfer characteristics of swirling impinging jets, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Florida, USA, November , ASME, 2009, pp10 Conference Paper, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Saenen, T., Delesie, T., Persoons, T., Baelmans, M., Towards a dynamic system model for a two-phase cooling loop using microchannels, 15th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, THERMINIC 2009, 2009, p174-179 Journal Article, 2009

Valiorgue, P., Persoons, T., McGuinn, A., Murray, D.B., Heat transfer mechanisms in an impinging synthetic jet for a small jet-to-surface spacing, Experimental and Thermal Fluid Science, 33, 2009, p597 - 603 Journal Article, 2009 TARA - Full Text URL

Gareth J. Bennett, John Mahon, Darina Murray, Tim Persoons, Ian Davis, Heat Transfer Enhancement In Ducts Due To Acoustic Excitation, 7th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (ExHFT-7), Kraków, Poland, 28/06 - 03/07, 2009, 2009, pp10 Conference Paper, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Persoons, T., Saenen, T., Donose, R., Baelmans, M., Heat transfer enhancement due to pulsating flow in a microchannel heat sink, 15th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, THERMINIC 2009, 2009, p163-167 Journal Article, 2009

Lyons, O.F.P., Murray, D.B., Byrne, G. and Persoons, T., Time averaged and fluctuating heat transfer measurements in an atomising mist jet nozzle, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Florida, USA, November , ASME, 2009, pp8 Conference Paper, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Persoons, Tim, O'Donovan, Tadhg S., Murray, Darina B., ASME, HEAT TRANSFER IN ADJACENT INTERACTING IMPINGING SYNTHETIC JETS, Ht2009: Proceedings of the Asme Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, Vol 1, 2009, p955-962 Journal Article, 2009

McGuinn, A., Persoons, T., O'Donovan, T.S. and Murray, D.B., Heat transfer and air temperature measurements of an impinging synthetic air jet, Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer 6, Rome, September , edited by Begell House , 2009, pp12 Conference Paper, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Tom Saenen, Tim Persoons, Jan Peirs, Martine Baelmans, Frictional and collector pressure losses in rectangular microchannels, 2009 25th Annual IEEE Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, 2009 Journal Article, 2009

Persoons, T., O'Donovan, T.S. and Murray, D.B., Heat transfer in adjacent interacting impinging synthetic jets, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, USA, July, edited by ASME , ASME, 2009, pp8 Conference Paper, 2009 TARA - Full Text

Persoons T, Vanierschot M, Van den Bulck E, Oblique inlet pressure loss for swirling flow entering a catalyst substrate, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 32, (6), 2008, p1222 - 1231 Journal Article, 2008 DOI URL

Farrelly, R., McGuinn, A., Murray, D.B. and Persoons, T., , A Comparison between steady jets and synthetic jets at low Reynolds numbers, ASME INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, Boston, October 31 - Nov 7, ASME, 2008, pp5 Conference Paper, 2008 TARA - Full Text

McGuinn, A and Persoons, T and Valiorgue, P and O†Donovan, T S and Murray, D B, Heat transfer measurements of an impinging synthetic air jet with constant stroke length, 5th Euro. Therm. Sci. Conf. (EuroTherm), 5th Euro. Therm. Sci. Conf. (EuroTherm), Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2008 Conference Paper, 2008

T. S. O'Donovan and D. B. Murray, Heat transfer to an acoustical excited impinging air jet, 5th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, Eindhoven, 2008, pp8 Conference Paper, 2008 URL

Persoons, T., O'Donovan, T.S. and Murray, D.B, Improving the measurement accuracy of PIV in a synthetic jet flow, Proceedings of 14th Int. Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, 14th Int. Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, July 2008, 2008 Conference Paper, 2008 TARA - Full Text

Persoons T, O'Donovan T S, Improving the measurement accuracy of PIV in a synthetic jet flow, 14th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Jul 2008, 2008 Conference Paper, 2008 URL

A. McGuinn, T. Persoons, P. Valiorgue, T. S. O'Donovan and D. B. Murray, Surface heat transfer from an impinging synthetic air jet with constant stroke length, Proceedings of the 5th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, 5th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, Eindhoven, 2008, pp8 Conference Paper, 2008 URL

Persoons T, Vanierschot M, Van den Bulck E, Stereoscopic PIV measurements of swirling flow entering a catalyst substrate, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 32, (8), 2008, p1590 - 1596 Journal Article, 2008

C. Kinsella, B. Donnelly, T. S. O'Donovan and Murray, D. B., , Heat transfer enhancement from a horizontal surface by impinging swirl jets, Proceedings of the 5th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, 5th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, Eindhoven, 2008 Conference Paper, 2008 URL

Lyons, Oisin F. P., Persoons, Tim, Byrne, Gerard, Murray, Darina B., IEEE, WATER MIST/AIR JET COOLING OF A HEATED PLATE WITH VARIABLE DROPLET SIZE, 2008 Second International Conference on Thermal Issues in Emerging Technologies - Theory and Application (Theta), 2008, p185-190 Journal Article, 2008

Rayhaan Farrelly, Alan McGuinn, Tim Persoons, Darina B. Murray, A Heat Transfer Comparison Between a Synthetic Jet and a Steady Jet at Low Reynolds Numbers, Volume 10: Heat Transfer, Fluid Flows, and Thermal Systems, Parts A, B, and C, 2008 Journal Article, 2008

Vanierschot M, Persoons T, Van den Bulck E, An Eulerian time filtering technique to study large-scale transient flow phenomena, 14th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Jul 2008, 2008 Conference Paper, 2008 URL

Farrelly, R. and McGuinn, A. and Persoons, T. and Murray, D.B., A heat transfer comparison between a synthetic jet and a steady jet at low reynolds numbers, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA, USA, 10, 2008, pp505-510 Conference Paper, 2008 DOI

Lyons, O.F.P., Persoons,T., Byrne,G. and Murray,D.B, Water Mist/ Air Jet Cooling of a Heated Plate with Variable Droplet Size, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Thermal Issues in Emerging Technologies, Second International Conference on Thermal Issues in Emerging Technologies, Theory and Application , Cairo, Egypt, December 17th-20th , 2008, pp6 Conference Paper, 2008

Persoons T, O'Donovan T S, A pressure-based estimate of synthetic jet velocity, Physics of Fluids, 19, (12), 2007, p128104 Journal Article, 2007 DOI URL TARA - Full Text

Boonen, E and Van Puyvelde, P and Vanierschot, M and Persoons, T and Van den Bulck, E and Moldenaers, P, Design and validation of a new eccentric cylinder device to study morphology development of immiscible polymer blends, Polymer Processing Society Europe-Africa Regional Meeting 2007, Polymer Processing Society Europe-Africa Regional Meeting 2007, Goteborg, Sweden, 2007 Conference Paper, 2007

Persoons T, Hoefnagels A, Van den Bulck E, Experimental study of flow dynamics in close-coupled catalyst manifolds, International Journal of Engine Research, 8, (2), 2007, p163 - 183 Journal Article, 2007 DOI URL TARA - Full Text

A. McGuinn, T. Persoons, T. S. O'Donovan and D. B. Murray, Surface heat transfer from an impinging synthetic air jet, 10th UK National Heat Transfer Conference, Edinburgh, 2007 Conference Paper, 2007 URL

Persoons T, Hoefnagels A, Van den Bulck E, Experimental study of pulsating flow in a close-coupled catalyst manifold on a charged motored engine using oscillating hot-wire anemometry, SAE 2006 World Congress, Detroit (MI), USA, Apr 2006, 2006 Conference Paper, 2006

Persoons, T, Experimental flow dynamics in automotive exhaust systems with close-coupled catalyst, Doctoral Dissertation, KU Leuven, Faculty of Engineering, Leuven, Belgium, 2006 Thesis, 2006

Persoons T, Hoefnagels A, Van den Bulck E, Calibration of an oscillating hot-wire anemometer for bidirectional velocity measurements, Experiments in Fluids, 40, (4), 2006, p555 - 567 Journal Article, 2006 URL DOI

Persoons T, Hoefnagels A, Van den Bulck E, Experimental validation of the addition principle for pulsating flow in close-coupled catalyst manifolds, Journal of Fluids Engineering - Transactions of the ASME, 128, (4), 2006, p656 - 670 Journal Article, 2006 DOI URL

Persoons, T and Van den Bulck, E. and Fausto, S, Study of pulsating flow in a close-coupled catalyst manifold, FISITA World Automot. Congr., FISITA World Automot. Congr., Barcelona, Spain, 2004 Conference Paper, 2004

Persoons T, Van den Bulck E, Fausto S, Study of pulsating flow in close-coupled catalyst manifolds using phase-locked hot-wire anemometry, Experiments in Fluids, 36, (2), 2004, p217 - 232 Journal Article, 2004 DOI TARA - Full Text URL

Persoons, T and Van den Bulck, E. and Fausto, S, Study of pulsating flow in a close-coupled catalyst manifold, 6th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 6th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Ghent, Belgium, 2003 Conference Paper, 2003

Persoons, T and Van den Bulck, E., Experimental study of pulsating flow in a close-coupled catalyst manifold using hot-wire anemometry, Annual Workshop of the Belgian ERCOFTAC Pilot Centre, Annual Workshop of the Belgian ERCOFTAC Pilot Centre, Ghent, Belgium, ERCOFTAC , 2002 Conference Paper, 2002

Persoons, T, Study of pulsating flow in a close-coupled catalyst manifold, KU Leuven Faculty of Engineering PhD Symposium, KU Leuven Faculty of Engineering PhD Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, KU Leuven Faculty of Engineering , 2002 Conference Paper, 2002

Nevelsteen, K and Persoons, T and Baelmans, M, Heat transfer coefficients of forced convection cooled printed circuit boards, 6th Int. Workshop Therm. Invest. IC's Syst. (THERMINIC), Budapest, Hungary, 2000 Conference Paper, 2000

Persoons, T and Nevelsteen, K., Heat transfer coefficients of forced convection cooled printed circuit boards, M.Sc. Dissertation, KU Leuven, Faculty of Engineering, Leuven, Belgium, 1999 Thesis, 1999

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

Persoons, T, Invited talk: Flow unsteadiness for enhanced electronics cooling: Synthetic jets, Invited seminar for the Graduate School of the College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, Feb 12, 2019, 2019 Conference Paper, 2019

Persoons, T, Optical Illusions in the Quest to Reduce the Internet's Energy Bills, TCD Annual Review 2016-2017, 2017, p36-37 Journal Article, 2017

Persoons, T, Invited talk: High dynamic range PIV for experimental research on transport phenomena, Invited seminar at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Apr 19, 2016, 2016 Conference Paper, 2016

Persoons, T, Invited talk: Convective thermal management and flow control with synthetic jets, Invited seminar at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, Jun 4, 2015, 2015 Conference Paper, 2015

Persoons, T, Invited panel: Current and future ICT thermal management challenges - Performance, efficiency, and IoT, 3rd Workshop on Thermal Management in Telecommunication Systems and Data Centers, Redwood City, CA, USA, 4-5 Nov 2015, 2015 Conference Paper, 2015

Deirdre M. D'Arcy, Tim Persoons, 'Simulation of dissolution rate profiles of pharmaceutical systems', School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, 2012, - Software, 2012 URL

Persoons, T, Invited talk: Application of high dynamic range PIV to heat transfer studies, Invited seminar at the Graduate School of the College of Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, 18 Jul 2011, 2011 Conference Paper, 2011

Persoons, T, Invited talk: Application of high dynamic range PIV to heat transfer studies with flow unsteadiness, Invited seminar at the Graduate School of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, 20 May 2011, 2011 Conference Paper, 2011

Persoons, T, Invited talk: Overview and selected results of jet impingement heat transfer research at Trinity College Dublin, Invited seminar at the Graduate School of the Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, 30 Nov 2009, 2009 Conference Paper, 2009

Baelmans, M and Persoons, T, Invited talk: Microchannel applications for heat sinks and compact heat exchangers, ERCOFTAC Technology Awareness: 2nd Industrial Seminar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 11 Nov 2009, 2009 Conference Paper, 2009

Research Expertise

Description

My research since 2013 has centred on multi-scale convective heat transfer for thermal management of electronics systems. This is underpinned by my expertise in experimental fluid dynamics, developed during my Ph.D. work in KU Leuven and my postdoc career in TCD and Purdue University. The focus on electronics cooling is inspired by (i) the rapidly growing energy use of electronics systems and data centres, (ii) the need to better integrate these with our energy system, e.g., through waste heat recuperation, and (iii) the interdisciplinary R&D effort needed to accomplish this - requiring collaboration between thermal fluid science and electronic engineers, as well as more effective knowledge transfer between industry and academia.

Since 2013, I have supervised an active team of an average of 5 PhD students and 3 postdoctoral researchers. A lot of early work went into the fundamentals of heat transfer enhancement with flow unsteadiness (pulsating flow, synthetic jets) and its use in confined geometries, like those in electronics systems. Because of the analogies with aerodynamic flow control, we applied similar techniques to active flow control with applications in renewable power generation.

My research has a strong experimental focus requiring high spatial and temporal resolution measurements of flow and thermal quantities using advanced techniques (e.g., particle image velocimetry (PIV), infrared thermography, constant temperature anemometry). Along the way, we developed new and improved measurement techniques (e.g., high dynamic range PIV) and gradually expanded our expertise to include advanced computational modelling and numerical optimisation.

My team is now internationally recognised for novel research on data centre thermal management and convective flow control, and is firmly embedded in multiple SFI research collaborations (CONNECT, ESIPP, SSPC, MaREI) and closely engaged with academic and industry leaders in the field, through my links with CTRC in Purdue and editorial roles in top journals in the field of electronics cooling.

Projects

  • Title
    • Novel passive thermal management solutions for small-scale electronics cooling
  • Funding Agency
    • Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
  • Date From
    • 01/10/2018
  • Date To
    • 30/09/2019
  • Title
    • Development of a low cost pulsed LED velocity measurement for sustainable data centres
  • Funding Agency
    • Irish Research Council (IRC)
  • Date From
    • 01/10/2018
  • Date To
    • 30/09/2022
  • Title
    • Two-phase thermoelectric generator cooler
  • Funding Agency
    • Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) / Analog Devices International
  • Date From
    • 21/08/2017
  • Date To
    • 20/08/2018
  • Title
    • Developing a high dynamic range PIV technique with applications in thermal fluids engineering and environmental flows
  • Funding Agency
    • Naughton Foundation / University of Notre Dame
  • Date From
    • 01/01/2017
  • Date To
    • 31/12/2020
  • Title
    • A numerical-experimental analysis of air flow, heat transfer and aeroacoustics to develop new architectures for rack-mounted servers in next generation sustainable data centres
  • Funding Agency
    • Irish Research Council (IRC)
  • Date From
    • 01/10/2016
  • Date To
    • 30/09/2018
  • Title
    • Energy systems integration partnership programme (ESIPP): Sustainable data centre thermal management
  • Funding Agency
    • Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
  • Date From
    • 01/03/2016
  • Date To
    • 31/12/2020
  • Title
    • Development of reliable light-weight vapour chamber heat sinks for wireless applications
  • Funding Agency
    • Enterprise Ireland (EI) / Nokia Alcatel Lucent
  • Date From
    • 01/11/2015
  • Date To
    • 30/04/2017
  • Title
    • Low noise air amplifiers
  • Funding Agency
    • US National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Date From
    • 01/01/2015
  • Date To
    • 31/12/2016
  • Title
    • Microfluidic pump heat exchanger for thermal control of photonics integrated circuits
  • Funding Agency
    • Irish Research Council (IRC) / Nokia Bell Labs
  • Date From
    • 01/09/2013
  • Date To
    • 31/08/2017
  • Title
    • Optimal application of impinging synthetic jets for active microelectronics cooling
  • Funding Agency
    • Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) / FP7 Marie Curie Actions
  • Date From
    • 01/08/2010
  • Date To
    • 31/01/2013
  • Title
    • Characterisation of impinging synthetic air jets for enhanced electronics cooling
  • Funding Agency
    • Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)
  • Date From
    • 01/08/2008
  • Date To
    • 31/07/2010

Keywords

Applied thermodynamics and energy; Fluids and vibration; HEAT TRANSFER; Imaging Techniques; JET IMPINGEMENT HEAT TRANSFER; LASER-DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; LASERS AND LASER APPLICATIONS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; SIMULTANEOUS VELOCITY AND HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENTS; Thermal Engineering; TRANSIENT AND UNSTEADY HEAT TRANSFER; Vehicle technology; VELOCITY-MEASUREMENT

Recognition

Representations

Program Co-chair, 28th International Workshops on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC) hosted by Trinity College Dublin Sep 21-23, 2022

Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology 2016

Associate Editor/Editorial Advisory Board Member, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2020

Guest Editor, Journal of Electronic Packaging-Transactions of the ASME 2009

Scientific Committee Member, International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC) 2009

Ambassador, IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm) 2019

Awards and Honours

Fellow of Trinity College Dublin Apr 2020

Visiting Faculty, NSF I/UCRC Cooling Technologies Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA Jan 2012

Visiting Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven Sep 2009

2014 Teaching Innovation Award (Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, Trinity College Dublin) June 2014

2014 Christoffel Plantin Prize (nominee for Ireland by Belgian Ambassador) May 2014

2013 Hartnett-Irvine Award, International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT) June 2014

Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin Feb 2012

Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowship of the Irish Research Council, hosted by School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (2010-2013) Aug 2010

Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) in Trinity College Dublin (2008-2010) Aug 2008

Memberships

Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Jan 2016

Associate Editor/Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Experimental Thermal & Fluid Science (Elsevier) Jan 2020

Scientific Committee Member, Workshops on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC) Jan 2009

Guest Editor, Journal of Electronic Packaging-Transactions of the ASME Jan 2009 – Dec 2010

Ambassador, IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm) Jan 2019

Funded Investigator, SFI Strategic Partnership on Energy System Integration (ESIPP) Oct 2015

Funded Investigator, SFI Research Centre for Future Networks & Communications (CONNECT) Aug 2017

Funded Investigator, SFI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals (SSPC) Oct 2019

Funded Investigator, SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine (MaREI) Oct 2020

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Jan 2018

Member, American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE) Jan 2016

Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), T-TAC-TC09.09 Mission critical facilities, data centers, technology spaces and electric equipment Jan 2018

Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) May 2014 – Dec 2016

Member, European Research Community On Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (ERCOFTAC) Jan 2014 – Dec 2016