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1. Archival Publications
2. Conference Publications and Presentations

Archival Publications

McKeever, E.J. and K.V. Sharp, “Rotational Motion of Large Particulate Doublets in Poiseuille Flow in a Capillary,” ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, 130:021301-1-021301-9, 2008.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “A Design Tool for Predicting Capillary Transport Characteristics of Fuel Cell Diffusion Media Using an Artificial Neural Network,”  Journal of Power Sources,176:191-199, 2008.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “A Validated Approach to Multi-phase Flow in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Media. I. Hydrophobicity Effect," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154:B1295-1304, 2007.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, "A Validated Approach to Multi-phase Flow in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Media. II. Compression Effect," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154:B1305-1314, 2007.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, "A Validated Approach to Multi-phase Flow in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Media. III. Temperature Effect and Unified Approach," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154:B1314-1324, 2007.

Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Transient Simulations of the Electrophoretic Motion of Cylindrical Particles Through a 90 Degree Corner,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, DOI 10.1007/s10404-007-0192-1, 2007.

Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Transient Electrophoretic Motion of Cylindrical Particle in Capillaries,” Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 11:71–83, 2007.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “On the Effectiveness of the Leverett Approach to Describe the Water Retention Behavior of Fuel Cell Diffusion Media,” Journal of Power Sources, 168:356–368, 2007.

Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Boundary Effects on the Electrophoretic Motion of Cylindrical Particles: Concentrically and Eccentrically-Positioned Particles in a Capillary,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 303:288–297, 2006.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “Liquid Droplet Behavior and Instability in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Flow Channel,” Journal of Power Sources, 161:333–345, 2006.

Yoon, S.Y., Ross, J.W., Mench, M.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Gas-Phase Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for Application to the Design of Fuel Cell Reactant Flow Channels,” Journal of Power Sources, 160:1017–1025, 2006.

Sharp, K.V., Adrian, R.J., Santiago, J.G. and J.I Molho, “Liquid Flows in Microchannels,” CRC Handbook of MEMS, 10-1–10-45, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2nd edition, 2006.

Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “On Flow-Blocking Particle Structures in Microtubes,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 1:376–380, 2005.

Sharp, K.V. and R. J. Adrian, “Erratum: Transition from Laminar to Turbulent Flow in Liquid Filled Microtubes,” Experiments in Fluids, 38:132, 2005.

Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “Transition from Laminar to Turbulent Flow in Liquid Filled Microtubes,” Experiments in Fluids, 36:741–747, 2004.

Bonvillian, W.B. and K.V. Sharp, “Homeland Security Technology,” Issues in Science and Technology, 17: 43–49, 2002.

Yoon, H.S., Sharp, K.V., Hill, D.F., Adrian, R.J., Balachandar, S., Ha, M.Y. and K. Kar, “Integrated Experimental and Computational Approach to Simulation of Flow in a Stirred Tank,” Chemical Engineering Science, 56: 6635–6649, 2001.

Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “Particle Image Velocimetry Study of Small Scale Flow Structure around a Rushton Turbine,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal, 47:766–778, 2001.

Sharp, K.V., Adrian, R. J., Santiago, J.G. and J.I Molho, “Liquid Flows in Microchannels,” CRC Handbook of MEMS, 6.1–6.38, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001.

Liu, R.H., Stremler, M.A., Sharp, K.V., Olsen, M.G., Santiago, J.G., Adrian, R.J., Aref, H. and D.J. Beebe, “Passive Mixing in a Three-Dimensional Serpentine Microchannel,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 9:190–197, 2000.

Hill, D.F., Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, "Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements of the Flow around a Rushton Turbine," Experiments in Fluids, 29:478–485, 2000.

Sharp, K.V., Kim, K.C. and R.J. Adrian, "Dissipation Estimation around a Rushton Turbine using Particle Image Velocimetry," Developments of Laser Techniques and Fluid Mechanics, Adrian, R.J. et al. (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1999. Springer-Verlag.

Sharp, K.V., "Experimental Investigation of Liquid and Particle-Laden Flows in Microtubes," Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, 2001.

Conference Publications and Presentations

Davison, S. M. and K.V. Sharp, “Electrophoretic Motion of a Cylindrical Particle through a 90 Degree Corner,” American Physical Society 60th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, , Salt Lake City, UT, November 18-20, 2007.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “Capillary Pressure-Saturation Behavior of Carbon Paper Fuel Cell Diffusion Media: A Validated Approach,” Electrochemical Society Transactions, 11:683-692, 2007.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “An Artificial Neural Network for Capillary Transport Characterization of Fuel Cell Diffusion Media,” Electrochemical Society Transactions, 11:675-682, 2007.

Stordahl, A.M., Pal, S., Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Santoro, “Characterization of a High Reynolds Number Flow Field in a Square Duct Containing a 90° Bend and Design of Associated Flow Facility,” 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Cincinnati, OH July 8–11, 2007.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, "Capillary transport characterization of thin-film fuel cell media: A Modified Leverett Approach," ASME FUELCELL2007-25085, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science Engineering and Technology, New York, NY, June 18–20, 2007.

Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, "The Role of Compression on Multiphase Transport Characteristics of Thin-film Fuel Cell Media with Mixed Wettability," ASME FUELCELL2007-25085, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science Engineering and Technology, New York, NY, June 18–20, 2007.

Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Transient Simulations of Electrokinetic Nanowire Transport in Bounded Microfluidic Channels,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL, November 5–10, 2006.

Khandelwal, M., Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “Interfacial and Bulk Thermal and Mass Transport Parameters in Fuel Cell Media,” 210th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, Oct. 29, 2006.

Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Implementation of ALE Moving Mesh for Transient Modeling of Nanowire Trajectories Caused by Electrokinetic Forces,” COMSOL Users’ Conference, Boston, MA, October 22–24, 2006.

Cheng, J., Sharp, K. and M.M. Mench, “Modeling Electrodeposition of Charged Nanoparticles onto Fuel Cell Coolant Flow Channel Walls,” COMSOL Users’ Conference, Boston, MA, October 22–24, 2006.

Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Effects on the Electrophoretic Motion of Cylindrical Particles: Symmetric and Asymmetric Boundaries,” Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Transport Phenomena in Micro and Nanodevices, Barga, Italy, June 11–15, 2006.

Green, D.V., Scovill, D.M., Santavicca, D.A. and K.V. Sharp, “Characterization of a Pulsed Catalytic Microcombustor,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 5–11, 2005.

Sharp, K.V., Yoon, S.Y., Ross, J.W. and M.M. Mench, “Measurement of Fuel Cell Flowfields using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV),” 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, PEM Fuel Cells Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, October 16–21, 2005.

Yoon, S.Y, Ross, J.W. and K.V. Sharp, “Gas-Phase Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Measurements in Millimeter-Scale Channels for Application to Fuel Cell Reactant Flow Channel Design,” 6th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV’05), Pasadena, CA, September 20–22, 2005.

Davison, S., Mayer, T. and K.V. Sharp, “Electrokinetic Behavior of Cylindrical Nanowires in Microfluidic Channels,” American Physical Society, 57th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, WA, November 21–23, 2004.

Davison, S., Mayer, T. and K.V. Sharp, “Electrokinetic Behavior of Cylindrical Nanowires in Microfluidic Channels,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, November 13–19, 2004.

Green, D., Miller, C., Santavicca, D.A. and K.V. Sharp, “Pulsed Micro Catalytic Combustor for Use in a Solid Piston Microengine,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, November 13–19, 2004.

Sosnowchik. B.D., Galambos, P.C., Sharp, K.V., Jenkins, M.W., Horn, M.W. and J. R. Hendrix, “Testing of Viscous Drag Micropumping Systems for the Determination of Optimal Drive Waveforms,” SPIE Photonics West, Conference 5345, Microfluidics, BioMEMS and Medical Microdevices, San Jose, CA, January 25–29, 2004.

Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “Shear-Induced Arching of Particle-Laden Flows in Microtubes,” 54th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, San Diego, CA, November 18–20, 2001.

Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “Shear-Induced Arching of Particle-Laden Flows in Microtubes,” 2001 American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, NY, November 11–16, 2001.

Sharp, K.V., Adrian, R.J. and D.J. Beebe, “Anomalous Transition to Turbulence in Microtubes,” 2000 American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, MEMS-Vol.2, pp. 461–466, November 5–10, 2000.

Hill, D.F., Sharp, K.V., Adrian, R.J., Yoon, H.S. and S. Balachandar, “Integrated Experimental and Numerical Study of the Flow Around a Rushton Turbine,” 53rd Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, Washington, DC, November 19–21, 2000.

Sharp, K.V., Adrian, R.J. and D.J. Beebe, “Single Phase Flow in Microchannels,” 53rd Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, Washington, DC, November 19–21, 2000.

Hill, D.F, Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “The Implementation of Distortion Compensated Stereoscopic PIV,” Third International Workshop on Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV’99), Santa Barbara, CA, p. 301–306, September 16–18, 1999.

Sharp, K.V., Kim, K.C. and R.J. Adrian, "A Comparison of Dissipation Estimation Methods in a Stirred Tank using Particle Image Velocimetry," 1999 American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 18–23, 1999.

Hill, D.F., Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, "Distortion Compensation Applied to Stereoscopic PIV in a Mixing Tank," FEDSM99-7265, 1999 American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 18–23, 1999.

Liu, R.H., Sharp, K.V., Olsen, M.G., Santiago, J.G., Adrian, R.J. and D.J. Beebe, "A Passive Micromixer: 3-D Serpentine Microchannel," 10th International Conf. Sensors and Actuators, Transducers '99, Japan, June 7–10, 1999.

Sharp, K.V., Kim, K.C. and R.J. Adrian, “Dissipation Estimation around a Rushton Turbine Using Particle Image Velocimetry,” 51st Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, Philadelphia, PA, November 22–24, 1998.

Sharp, K.V., Kim, K.C. and R.J. Adrian, "Dissipation Estimation around a Rushton Turbine using Particle Image Velocimetry," 9th International Symp. App. Lasers to Fluid Mech., Lisbon, Portugal, July 13–16, 1998.

Sharp, K.V., Kim, K.C. and R.J. Adrian, “Experimental Investigation of the Distribution of Vorticity and Dissipation around a Rushton Turbine Blade,” 50th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, San Francisco, CA, November 23–25, 1997.

 

 

 

 

 


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