ThermoDust
A paradigm shift for the future’s thermal management devices through radical innovation in new materials and additive manufacturing
Project Coordinator
Dr. Rocco Lupoi
lupoir@tcd.ie
Principal Investigators
Dr. Rocco Lupoi (Engineering)
lupoir@tcd.ie
Dr. Shuo Yin (Engineering)
yins@tcd.ie
Dr. Valeria Nicolosi (Chemistry)
nicolov@tcd.ie
Research Staff
Siyuan Ruan (Engineering)
ruans@tcd.ie
Apostolos Koutsioukis (Chemistry)
KOUTSIOA@tcd.ie
Funding Body
Description
Thermal management is in the strong need for new material’s innovation. Stunningly, large data centers spend up to 40% of the total energy consumption to run the cooling system. Other examples are in the cooling of electronics and in the thermal control of electric vehicles batteries. Here, the development of innovative solutions is hindered by heat removal and transport unsolved problems; the design aspect of thermal control devices has achieved so much but is already under pressure. In ThermoDust we will achieve a real breakthrough in investigating new flexible materials, with the final aim of engineering a radically new material (ThermoDust) with outstanding heat transfer performance and suitable for Additive Manufacturing. We are confident to be able to achieve the overall objectives through a sophisticated multi-disciplinary methodology that will rely upon scientific investigations, and the exploitation of discoveries to establish Europe as a leader in heat management, paving the way for innumerable new innovative products and markets in ICT, aerospace, electric vehicles and related areas.