Thermal Transport Processes (TTP)

The Thermal Transport Processes program supports engineering research projects that lay the foundation for new advances in thermal transport phenomena. The program seeks transformative projects with the potential for improving basic understanding, predictability, and application of thermal transport processes. Some specific areas of interest include convection/diffusion/radiation, thermodynamics, biological heat and mass transport, nanothermics, microthermics, and mesothermics, thermal solutions to climate change, thermal science and quantum technology interface, and new metrology and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning methodologies in thermal sciences. Key aspects of the project include: • Developing new fundamental knowledge or combining existing knowledge in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat and mass transfer to probe new areas of innovation in thermal transport processes • Articulating the contribution(s) to the fundamental knowledge supporting thermal transport processes and stating clearly the potential application(s) impact when appropriate • Combining analytical, experimental, and numerical efforts to understand, model, and predict thermal phenomena • Collaborative and interdisciplinary proposals for which the main contribution is in thermal transport fundamentals • Emphasis on research that demonstrates how thermal transport phenomena affect the existence, behavior, and dynamics of components and systems