B.Eng. (Memorial), MASc., PhD (Waterloo), P.Eng.

• University Research Professor

Contact Information

Ph: 709-864-8944
Em: yurim[at]mun.ca
Office: ER4021

Expertise

• Thermo-fluids

Research Interests

Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flow, Thermal Systems, Thermal Management in Micro-electronic Packaging, Marine Icing

Personal Profile

I graduated from Memorial University (1993) with a bachelor of mechanical engineering. I attended the University of Waterloo from 1993-1999 and obtained a master of applied science (1995) and PhD (1999) in mechanical engineering. During this period, I worked in the Microelectronics Heat Transfer Laboratory (MHTL) on numerous problems in electronic packaging, heat exchanger design and analysis, tribology, and heat transfer and fluid flow fundamentals in internal flows. My PhD was a collaborative endeavour with DANA Corporation - Long Manufacturing Division, a manufacturer of automotive compact heat exchangers.

Before joining Memorial, I held an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Waterloo between 1999 and 2000 and was also a part time research consultant for R-Theta, Inc., a manufacturer of electronic cooling systems. As a thermo-fluid analyst, my research focus is on the development of robust models for characterizing transport phenomena using fundamental theory. These models are validated using experimental and/or numerical results. I have published approximately 250+ peer-reviewed journal and conference papers in these areas, in addition to three handbook chapters (CRC Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook - 2011 and the CRC Handbook of Fluid Dynamics - 2013). Many of my research contributions have been cited in over 20 books and handbooks. In 2023 I co-authored the text “Thermal Spreading and Contact Resistance: Fundamentals and Applications”, Wiley-ASME Press.

Presently, my research is focused on the modeling of complex fluid dynamics and heat transfer problems in internal and external flows. These include transport in porous media, compact heat exchangers, two phase flows, slip flows, micro-channel flows, and non-Newtonian flows, and offshore ice accretion problems. I also undertake applied research in electronics packaging, contact heat transfer and thermal design/optimization of energy systems.

My undergraduate teaching activities include fundamental courses in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, mechanical equipment and mechanical systems. At the graduate level, I have taught advanced fluid dynamics, advanced transport phenomena and engineering analysis.

I am a registered professional engineer with the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEG-NL) and a member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Honours/Awards/Accreditation

• 2020-2024 Stanford University World’s Top 2% Researchers List
• 2023 AIAA Associate Fellow
• 2019 University Research Professor
• 2019 CSME Jules Stachiewicz Medal
• 2019 Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC ) Fellow
• 2017 CSME Fellow
• 2015 ASME Fellow
• 2004 Petro Canada Young Innovator

Research Highlights

Books

Y.S. Muzychka and M.M. Yovanovich, “Thermal Spreading and Contact Resistance: Fundamentals and Applications”, Wiley-ASME Press, 2023

Book Chapters

[1] Y.S. Muzychka, E.J. Walsh, P. Walsh, and V. Egan, "Non-Boiling Two Phase Flows in Microchannels", Handbook of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, CRC Press, pp. 611-712, 2011.

[2] Y.S. Muzychka, Z.P. Duan, and M.M. Yovanovich, "Fluid Friction and Heat Transfer in Microchannels", Handbook of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, pp. 477-610, CRC Press, 2011.

[3] M.M. Awad and Y.S. Muzychka, "Thermodynamic Optimization", in Heat Exchangers – Basics Design Applications, ISBN 979-953-307-325-4, Edited by Jovan Mitrovic, pp. 1-50, 2012.

[4] Y.S. Muzychka and M.M. Yovanovich, "Convective Heat Transfer", Handbook of Fluid Dynamics, CRC Press, 2014.

Top 25 Cited Journal Papers

[1] J.R. Culham and Y.S. Muzychka, Optimization of Plate Heat Sinks Using Entropy Generation Minimization, Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, Vol. 24, pp. 159-165, 2001.

[2] Y.S. Muzychka and M.M. Yovanovich, Laminar Forced Convection Heat Transfer in the Combined Entry Region of Non-Circular Ducts, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 126, 2004, pp. 54-61.

[3] M. Awad and Y.S. Muzychka, Effective Property Models for Homogeneous Two Phase Flows, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 33, pp. 106-113, 2008.

[4] Y.S. Muzychka, J.R. Culham, and M.M. Yovanovich, Thermal Spreading Resistance of Eccentric Heat Sources on Rectangular Flux Channels, Journal of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 125, pp. 178-185, 2003.

[5] M.M. Yovanovich, Y.S. Muzychka, and J.R. Culham, Spreading Resistance of Isoflux Rectangles and Strips on Compound Flux Channels, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 13, 1999.

[6] V. Talimi, Y.S. Muzychka, and S. Kocabiyik, “Numerical Studies on Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer of Slug Flow in Microtubes and Microchannels: A Review”, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 39, pp. 88-104, 2012.

[7] Y.S. Muzychka and M.M. Yovanovich, Pressure Drop in Developing Laminar Flow in Non-Circular Ducts: A Scaling and Modeling Approach, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 131, 111105, 11 pages, 2009.

[8] E. Jassim, M. Abedinzadegan Abdi, and Y.S. Muzychka, “A New Approach to InvestigatevHydrate Deposition in Gas Dominated Flowlines”, Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, no. 2, 2010, pp. 163-177.

[9] Y.S. Muzychka, Constructal Design of Forced Convection Cooled Micro-Channel Heat Sinks and Heat Exchangers, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 48, No. 15, pp. 3119-3127, 2005.

[10] Z.P. Duan and Y.S. Muzychka, Slip Flow in Non-Circular Micro-channels, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 473-484, 2007.

[11] E. Jassim, M. Abedinzadegan Abdi, Y.S. Muzychka, Computational Fluid Dynamics for Flow of Natural Gas through High Pressure Supersonic Nozzles: Part 1 Real Gas Effects and Shockwave, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, Vol. 26, pp. 1757-1772, 2008.

[12] Y.S. Muzychka, M.M. Yovanovich, and J.R. Culham, Thermal Spreading Resistances in Compound and Orthotropic Systems, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 18, 2004, pp. 45-51.

[13] P. Walsh, E. Walsh, and Y.S. Muzychka, “Heat Transfer Model for Gas-Liquid Slug Flows Under Constant Flux”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 53, pp. 3193-3201, 2010.

[14] Y.S. Muzychka and M.M. Yovanovich, Thermal Resistance Models for Non-Circular Moving Heat Sources on a Half Space, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 123, pp. 624-632, 2001.

[15] K. Bagnall, Y.S. Muzychka, and E. Wang, “Analytical Solution for Temperature Rise in Complex, Multi-layer Structures with Discrete Heat Sources”, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technologies, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 817-830, 2014.

[16] Y.S. Muzychka, K. Bagnall, and E. Wang, “Thermal Spreading Resistance and Heat Source Temperature in Compound Orthotropic Systems with Interfacial Resistance”, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technologies, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 1826-1841, 2013.

[17] E. Jassim, M. Abedinzadegan Abdi, Y.S. Muzychka, Computational Fluid Dynamics for Flow of Natural Gas through High Pressure Supersonic Nozzles: Part 2 Nozzle Geometry and Vorticity, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, Vol. 26, pp., 1773-1785, 2008.

[18] A.R. Dehghani-Sanij, S.R. Dehghani, G.F. Naterer, Y.S. Muzychka, “Sea Spray Icing Phenomena on Marine Vessels and Offshore Structures: Review and Formulation,” Ocean Engineering, Vol. 132, pp. 25-39. 2017.

[19] Z.P. Duan and Y.S. Muzychka, Slip Flow in Elliptic Micro-channels, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 46, no. 11, pp. 1104-1111, 2007.

[20] M. Ghobadi and Y.S. Muzychka, “A Review of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Curved Ducts and Channels”, Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 815-839, 2016.

[21] E. Walsh, Y.S. Muzychka, P. Walsh, V. Egan, and J. Punch, “Pressure Drop in Two Phase Slug/Bubble Flows in Mini Scale Capillaries”, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 35, pp. 879-884, 2009.

[22] Z.P. Duan and Y.S. Muzychka, “Slip Flow in the Hydrodynamic Entrance Region of Non-Circular Micro-channels”, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 132, 011201, 12 pages, 2010.

[23] R. Enright, M. Hodes, T.R. Salamon, and Y.S. Muzychka, “Isoflux Nusselt Number and Slip Length Formulae for Superhydrophobic Microchannels”, Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 136, no. 1, 9 pages, 2014.

[24] A.R. Dehghani-Sanij, S.R. Dehghani, G.F. Naterer, Y.S. Muzychka, “Marine Icing Phenomena on Vessels and Offshore Structures: Prediction and Analysis,” Journal of Ocean Engineering, Vol. 143, pp. 1-23, 2017.

[25] Y.S. Muzychka, Constructal Multi-Scale Design of Compact Micro-Tube Heat Sinks and Heat Exchangers, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 46, pp. 245-252, 2007.

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