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James Palko

University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering

5200 Lake Rd,

Merced, CA 95343

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

6

DOWNLOADS

369

TOTAL CITATIONS

3

Scholarly Papers (6)

Porous Mesh Manifold for Enhanced Pool Boiling Performance

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Jun 2024
University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Merced, Toyota Research Institue of North America, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford University and University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Enhanced Pool Boiling, Critical Heat Flux, Electronics Cooling, Heat Transfer Coefficient

Porous Mesh Manifold for Enhanced Pool Boiling Performance

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Jul 2024
University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Merced, Toyota Research Institue of North America, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford University and University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Phase change cooling, thermal management, Pool boiling, High heat flux

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Covering Canals with Pv Panels in an Urban and Rural Setting.   - a Comprehensive Techno-Economic Comparison Study between a Utility-Scale Canal-Solar Project and a Conventional Utility-Scale Solar Project

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 04 Dec 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of the United States of America - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Arizona, University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Canal Spanning Solar, Photovoltaics, Water Conservation, Urban Design, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Architecture

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Capillary-Driven Two-Phase Cooler for High-Heat-Flux Electronics Using Copper Wire Mesh Manifold and Enhanced Copper Inverse Opal Wick Heat Sink

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 May 2025
Stanford University, University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, University of California, Merced, Chung-Ang University, University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyota Research Institue of North America, Stanford University and Stanford University
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Capillary-driven boiling, copper wire mesh, copper inverse opal, two-phase heat transfer

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Outflow Geometry for Electrochemical Desalination Cells

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2023
Neda Seyedhassantehrani and James Palko
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Electrochemical desalination, Flow geometry, Charge efficiency, Energy per ion, Throughput

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Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System Using Form-Stable High-Density Polyethylene

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 May 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Latent heat thermal energy storage, Solid - liquid phase change material, Fiber-reinforced polymer composite, Stabilization, heat transfer performance, Calorimetry

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Exploring Capillary limits of Copper Wire Mesh Manifold for Area Scaling of Capillary-Driven Two-Phase Coolers

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2026
Stanford University, University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, University of California, Merced, Chung-Ang University, University of California, Merced - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyota Research Institue of North America, Stanford University and Stanford University
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Capillary-driven two-phase heat transfer, manifold, area-scaling, copper wire mesh, copper inverse opal