Faculty Profiles
Norbert Müller
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- energy
- turbomachinery
- wave rotor
Research Biography
Turbomachinery, centrifugal compressors, wave rotors, refrigeration and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) with natural refrigerants, micro-fabricated energy systems such as Brayton and Rankine cycle devices, heat exchangers and fuel cells with integrated nano sensors, highly efficient and environmentally friendly energy conversion systems, including the use of solar, wind, tidal, geothermal energy and clean fuels, high-speed drives and bearings, mechatronics.
Selected Publications
- Akbari, P., Nalim, M. R., Müller, N., "A Review of Wave Rotor Technology and Its Applications," ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2006, Vol. 128, pp 717-735. (*Most downloaded paper from the journal in March 2007*)
- Iancu, F., Zhu, X., Tang, Y., Aslam, D., Müller N., "Design and Fabrication of Microchannel Test Rig for Ultra-Micro Wave Rotors," Journal of Microsystem Technologies, 2007, DOI 10.1007/s00542-007-0402-5.
- Iancu, F., Müller, N., "Shockwaves in Microchannels," in Encyclopedia of Micro- and Nanofluidics, edited by Li, Dongqing, Springer (ISBN: 978-0-387-49000-7, to appear Jun 2008).
Selected Achievements and Awards
- Boston Innovation Prize 2008
- MSU Lilly Teaching Fellow 2005