Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Cryogenic Thermal Fluids Lab
Led by Jacob N. Chung · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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What we study
This lab studies how liquids boil and how heat moves through fluids when gravity is weak or absent, which matters for rocket fuel tanks and cooling in space.
What working here is like
- Building & testing
- Coding helps
- Paper
- 1
Recent papers, explained
- Cryogenic Propellant Thermal-Fluid Management for Chemical and Nuclear Spacecraft Propulsion: Importance, Physics, and Zero-Boil-Off Strategies
2026 · SPACE
Explored ways to manage heat loss in space fuel storage to prevent fuel waste.
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