{"649509":{"#nid":"649509","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Energy Research Awarded Approx. $5 Million in DOE Grants for September 2017","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring the month of September, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded approximately $5 million to energy research at Georgia Tech. The faculty members below successfully submitted the award-winning proposals in the following areas:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrincipal Investigator:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/deepakraj-m-divan\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDeepakraj Divan\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor, John E Pippin Chair, GRA Eminent Scholar, and Director of the Center for Distributed Energy\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Sensing Electrical Networks Securely and Economically (SENSE)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDescription:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;This research will develop and demonstrate a low-cost sensor network for monitoring the health of distribution transformers.\u0026nbsp; The sensors will be capable of measuring voltage, current, and temperature.\u0026nbsp; This technology will be able to be used with capacitor banks, reclosers, and fuses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrincipal Investigator:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.manufacturing.gatech.edu\/people\/dr-nagi-gebraeel\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENagi\u0026nbsp;Gabraeel\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch Title:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EReal-time Health Monitoring for Gas Turbine Components Using Online Learning and High Dimensional Data\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThis research will use two industry-class gas turbine component test rigs to generate first-of-its-kind data for critical gas turbine faults with varying severity levels. The results of this work will be curated and made publicly available to the power generation community. The effort will leverage existing world-class research facilities that will generate the first publicly available data with simulated combustor and turbine faults.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrincipal Investigator:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/content\/kacher\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJosh\u0026nbsp;Kacher\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Fundamental Study of Fatigue Crack Initiation at Grain Boundaries in\u0026nbsp;Austenitic\u0026nbsp;Stainless Steel\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDescription:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The objective of this project is to understand the evolution of the defect state leading to fatigue crack initiation. This includes determining what local mechanisms drive the crack initiation process and how damage accumulation\/failure initiation is influenced by the surrounding microstructure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrincipal Investigator:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/people\/timothy-charles-lieuwen\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETim\u0026nbsp;Lieuwen\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;professor\u0026nbsp;and David S. Lewis, Jr. Chair with the School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch Title:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EHigh-frequency Transverse Combustion Instabilities in\u0026nbsp;Low-NOx\u0026nbsp;Gas Turbines\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThis research will focus on experimentation and computational model development for large-diameter, multi-nozzle turbine\u0026nbsp;combustors. The new models will be used for developing new design tools, which will improve turbine operating performance when implemented.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrincipal Investigator:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/faculty\/liu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMeilin\u0026nbsp;Liu\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Regents\u0026#39; Professor \u0026amp; Associate Chair, School of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Highly-active \u0026amp; Contaminant-tolerant Cathodes for Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDescription:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Research will focus on the development of highly oxidation-tolerant anodes to reduce\u0026nbsp;reoxidation\u0026nbsp;caused by undesired fuel disruption, depletion, or gas leakage in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. The ultimate goal of this work is to establish a scientific basis for the rational design of durable, high-performance anodes with robust oxidation tolerance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrincipal Investigator:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/http\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/zhang\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EZhuomin\u0026nbsp;Zhang\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor, Heat Transfer, Combustion, and Energy Systems, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch Title:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ENear-field\u0026nbsp;Thermoradiative\u0026nbsp;Energy Harvesting and Electroluminescent Refrigeration\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EIn addition to\u0026nbsp;thermophotovoltaic\u0026nbsp;(TPV) devices, near-field\u0026nbsp;thermo-radiative\u0026nbsp;power generators and electroluminescent refrigerators have been suggested recently.\u0026nbsp;Nanoscale\u0026nbsp;thermal radiation can significantly enhance the radiative heat flux and may have important applications in heat-to-electricity energy harvesting and electroluminescent refrigeration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"During the month of September, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded approximately $5 million to energy research at Georgia Tech. 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