MUHAMMAD MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

1.         Y. Goswami, E. Stefanakos, M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), M. Romero, and J. Gonzales-Aguilar, Innovative Latent Thermal Energy Storage System for Concentrating Solar Power Plants, E.ON Engineering Limited, $ 814,108, January 2011 – December 2013.

2.         Y. Goswami, E. Stefanakos, M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), Development and Demonstration of an Innovative Thermal Energy Storage System for Baseload Power Generation, United States Department of Energy, $ 3,897,487, August 2010 – February 2014.

3.         A.K. Sunol, A. Yalcin, M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), S. Wilkinson, and W. Moreno, Design of Manufacturing Facilities and Products for Specialty Non-Woven Textiles, Misty LLC, Tampa, Florida, and Florida High Tech Corridor Program, $100,000, September 2009 – September 2010.

4.         Y. Goswami, E. Stefanakos, M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), A.K. Sunol, D. Hahn, R. Reddy, Design, Construction, and Operation of CSP Solar Thermal Power Plants in Florida, Florida Energy Systems Consortium, $882,000, January 2009 – December 2011.

5.         A.K. Sunol, S. Wilkinson, M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), and A. Yalcin, Development of Temperature Modulated Products, Temptroll LLC, Tampa, Florida, and Florida High Tech Corridor Program, $156,000, January 2009 – May 2010.

6.         A.K. Sunol, M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), S. Wilkinson, and A. Yalcin, Design and Development of Self Cooling Products that Utilize Evaporative Technologies, Temptroll LLC, Tampa, Florida, $50,000, May 2007 – March 2009.

7.         M.M. Rahman (PI) and S. Katkoori, Modeling and Design of a MEMS Micropump, National Institutes of Health/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, $19,739, December 2006 – May 2008.

8.         E. Stefanakos, B. Krakow, M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), V. Bethanabotla, S. Bhansali, and R. Benson, USF Research on Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Monitoring, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $2,020,000, June 2002 - December 2006.

            Individual Research Projects:

(a)       M.M. Rahman (PI), Three-Dimensional Thermo-Fluid Analysis and Design Optimization of Cryogenic Storage Systems with Zero Boiloff, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $130,600, January 2005 - December 2006.

(b)       S. Bhansali and M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), Prototype and Simulation Model for a MEMS Magnetocaloric Refrigerator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $485,932, June 2002 – December 2006.

(c)       M.M. Rahman (PI), Numerical Simulation Model of Cryogenic Storage Systems with Zero Boiloff, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $176,347, June 2002 - December 2004.

 (d)      B. Krakow, M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), and E. Stefanakos, Solar-Powered Hydrogen Liquefaction by Metal Hydride Devices, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $300,000, June 2002 – December 2003.

9.         M.M. Rahman (PI), Computation of Pressure Drop in Condenser Cooling Water System, Tampa Electric Company, Apollo Beach, Florida, $17,982, February 2003 - June 2003.

10.       M.M. Rahman (PI) and T. Eason, Measurements of Thermal Expansion Coefficient in Electronic Packages using Moire Interferometry, Honeywell Space Systems, Clearwater, Florida, $1,250, October 2002 - December 2003.

11.       M.M. Rahman (PI), Thermal Control of Microelectronics in Space, Honeywell Space Systems, Clearwater, Florida, $30,000, July 2002 - December 2003.

12.       M.M. Rahman (PI), Further Investigations of Jet Impingement Cooling Using Ammonia as the Working Fluid for Military Applications, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, $26,282, September 2001 - October 2003.

13.       M.M. Rahman, Aircraft and Spacecraft Thermal Management, Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Faculty Fellowship, $ 13,714, June 2001 - August 2001.

14.       M.M. Rahman (PI) and D.P. Hess, Solder Joint Reliability for Ball and Column Grid Array Components Fielded in Space Environments, Honeywell Space Systems, Clearwater, Florida, $31,860, October 1999 - December 2000.

15.       M.M. Rahman (PI), Development of a Web Based Interactive Software, Display International, Oviedo, Florida, $15,000, January 1999 – June 2001.

16.       M.M. Rahman (PI), Modeling of Laser Machining Processes and Free Liquid Jets , Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Washington, D.C., $6,000, September 1998 - March 2000.

17.       M.M. Rahman (PI), Investigation of Jet Impingement Cooling Using High Prandtl Number Fluids, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, $43,470, September 1998 - September 2001.

18.       M.M. Rahman (PI) and J.L.F. Porteiro, Investigation of  Flow Induced Noise and Development of Design Modifications for Smaller Size Counterbalance Valves, Sun Hydraulics Corporation, Sarasota, Florida, $ 10,000, February 1998 - June 1998.

19.       J.L.F. Porteiro and M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), A Comprehensive Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Fluid Dynamics in Direct-Acting Differential Area Relief Valves, Sun Hydraulics Corporation, Sarasota, Florida, $ 100,000, January 1998 - December 1999.

20.       M.M. Rahman, Computation of Free Surface Flows with Applications in Capillary Pumped Loops, Heat Pipes, and Jet Impingement Cooling of Electronics, Air Force Office of Scientific Research Summer Faculty Fellowship, $ 11,261, June 1997 - August 1997.

21.       M.M. Rahman (PI), Development of an Expert Tutor to Enhance Undergraduate Engineering Education, USF Instructional Development Grant,  $ 7,500, March 1997 - January 1998.

22.       W. Moreno and M.M. Rahman (Co-PI), Thermal Management of Teklogix TKX-3000 Pentium Computer, Teklogix Corporation, Enterprise Florida, and NASA, $ 39,930, January 1997 - September 1997.

23.       M.M. Rahman (PI) and J.L.F. Porteiro, Equipment Support for USF Hydraulic Test Bench, Sun Hydraulics Corporation, Sarasota, Florida, $ 6,644, December 1996 - June 1998.

24.       M.M. Rahman (PI) and J.L.F. Porteiro, An Experimental Investigation of Flow Induced Noise in Counterbalance Valves, Sun Hydraulics Corporation, Sarasota, Florida,                 $ 17,985, December 1996 - January 1998.

25.       M.M. Rahman (PI), Analysis of Conjugate Heat Transfer in Electronic Packages, USF Research and Creative Scholarship Grant, $ 7,500, April 1994 - April 1995.