James Klausner
MSU Foundation Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Engineering Bldg, 428 S Shaw Ln Rm 3574
Biography
Dr. James Klausner research interests concern the fundamental physics driving fluid, thermal, and chemical, transport with a focus on contemporary engineering applications that support sustainable energy and a sustainable economy. These include, energy conversion and storage, chemical processing, thermal management, desalination, powder flow, cryogenics, circular economy, and advanced manufacturing. He has done extensive fundamental work on the dynamics of phase change phenomena, including nucle
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois 1989
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois 1986
B.S., Marine Systems Engineering, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 1984
Awards
$3M DOE Grant "Solid State Solar Thermochemical Fuel (SoFuel) for Long Duration Storage," 2021
American Society of Mechanical Engineering Fellow
Fellow American Society of Thermal Fluid Engineers
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King, K., Randhir, K., Klausner, J.F., "Calorimetric Method for Determining the Thermochemical Energy Storage Capacities of Redox Metal Oxides," Thermochimica Acta, Vol. 673, pp. 105-118, 2019.
Randhir, K., King K., Rhodes, N., Li, L., AuYeung, N., Hahn, D., Mei, R., and Klausner, J.F., "Magnesium-Manganese Oxides for High Temperature Thermochemical Energy Storage," Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 21, pp. 599-610, 2019.
Randhir, K., Rhodes, N., Li, L., AuYeung, N., Hahn, D., Mei, R., and Klausner, J.F., "Magnesioferrites for Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production," J. Solar Energy, Vol. 163, 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.12.006.
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