Architected Thermofluidics Lab
Our lab is dedicated to revolutionizing engineering systems by developing innovative ways to control the movement and heat transfer of fluids.
What we do.
We contribute scientifically rooted innovations that enable high-efficiency, low-emission, and robust thermal management and energy conversion technologies.
How we do it.
Using non-invasive diagnostics, multi-fidelity computational models, and topology optimization, our research group pursues a synergetic experimental and computational paradigm to:
Conduct basic science for the fundamental understanding of the coupling between micro-scale geometry, material property, and macro-scale transport and flow features.
Develop affordable predictive tools for gaining system-level insights and enable design optimization.
Design, optimize and fabricate tailored structures using advanced additive manufacturing technologies.
Why we do it.
We aim to develop solutions to the global energy crisis and towards reducing carbon emissions, particularly in combustion, electrochemistry, and other complex flow systems.
Targeted applications include novel energy conversion and thermal management systems:
Spacecraft thermal management
Atmospheric re-entry, thermal control
Electrochemical cells
Gas diffusion electrodes for CO2 reduction
Advanced combustion technologies
Low-emission, utilization of bio-derived fuels
Our lab is located at 182 Grumman Hall on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, NY
Consisting of approximately 850 sq. ft. of laboratory space, the Sobhani Lab currently focuses on: ceramic additive manufacturing, experimentation and computation of combustion and other thermofluid flows, non-intrusive diagnostic methods including X-ray radiography and tomography.
Sobhani Lab virtual lab tour:
SobhaniLabWalkthrough.mp4Summer REU (3D printing for CO2 Reduction Reactors):