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“Your new heat source: data centers,” CNN Money

G. F. Jones, M. E. Evans, and F. R. Shapiro, "Reconsidering Beam and Diffuse Solar Fractions for Agrivoltaics," Solar Energy, Vol. 237, 135-143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.03.014 (2022).

M. E. Evans, A. J. Langley, F. R. Shapiro, and G. F. Jones, "A Validated Model, Scalability, and Plant Growth Results for an Agrivoltaic Greenhouse," Sustainability, Vol. 14, 6154, https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106154 (2022).

W. J. Pivik, G. M. Clayton, G. F. Jones, and C. Nataraj, “Dynamic Modeling of a Low-cost Mechanical Ventilator,” Modeling, Estimation and Control Conference (MECC 2022), American Automatic Control Council, Jersey City, NJ, Oct. 2-5, 2022.

S. Araya, A. S. Fleischer, G. F. Jones, and A. P. Wemhoff, "Thermo-Economic Assessment of Recovering Waste Heat from Data Centers Through an Organic Rankine Cycle," Applied Energy, in revision (2021).

S. Araya, A. P. Wemhoff, G. F. Jones, and A. S. Fleischer, "An Experimental Study of an Organic Rankine Cycle by Utilizing a Low Global Warming Potential Working Fluid: HCFO-1233zd(E) as a Drop-In Replacement for HFC-245fa Applied in Ultra-Low-Grade Waste Heat Recovery," Applied Energy, Vol. 180 (2020).

S. Araya, A. P. Wemhoff, G. F. Jones, and A. S. Fleischer, "Study of a Lab-Scale Organic Rankine Cycle for the Ultra-Low-Temperature Waste Heat Recovery Associated with Data Centers," ASME J. Electronic Pack., Vol. 143(2), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047843 (2020).

G. Chen, N. Chukwunenye, G. F. Jones, and C. Li, “Biomimetic Structures by Leaf Vein Growth Mechanism for Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancements,” Int. J. Heat Mass Trans., Vol. 155, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119699 (2020)

C. Caceres, A. Ortega, A. Wemhoff, and G. F. Jones, “Numerical Analysis of Two Phase Cross Flow Heat Exchanger for High Density Equipment in Data Centers under Dynamic Conditions,” 19th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), Orlando FL, May 26-29, 2020.

Felipe Valenzuela, Alfonso Ortega, Gerard Jones, “Numerical Analysis of Cross-Flow Heat Exchanger for High Power Density Equipment in Data Center under Dynamic Conditions,” 18th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), San Diego CA, May 29-June 1, 2019.

I. Dardani and G. F. Jones, “Algorithms for optimization of branching gravity-driven water networks,” Drink. Water Eng. Sci., Vol. 11, 67-85, https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-11-67-2018 (2018).

C. Caceres, A. Ortega, L. Silva-Llanca, G. F. Jones, and N. Sapia “Thermal and Exergy Analysis in UPS and Battery Rooms by Numerical Simulations,” 17th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), San Diego CA, May 29-June 1, 2018.

S. Araya, G. F. Jones, A. S. Fleischer, “Organic Rankine Cycle as a Waste Heat Recovery System for Data Centers: Design And Construction of a Prototype,” 17th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), San Diego CA, May 29-June 1, 2018.

F. Valenzuela, A. Ortega, G. Jones, A. Fleischer, S. Schon, and R. Tipton, “Experiments on the Simultaneous Two-Phase Liquid Cooling of Multiple Simulated Servers at Differing Vertical Rack Positions in Steady State,” 16th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), Orlando FL, May 3-June 3, 2017.

J. Kephart and G. F. Jones, “Material Distribution Optimization in a Metal Matrix Heat Sink Using a Constructal-Design Inspired Unit T-Cell,” Proc. ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Belleview Washington, 2017.

T. L. Ceste, S. Santhanam, and G. F. Jones, “Analysis of a Liquid--Filled Poroelastic Cylinder Exposed to a Time-Varying Pressure Load,” Proc. of the ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2017, Tampa Bay Florida, 2017.

K. Ibrahimi, G. F. Jones, and A. S. Fleischer, “The Viability of Ultra-Low-Temperature Waste Heat Recovery using an Organic Rankine Cycle in Dual-Loop Data Center Applications,” Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 126, 393, (2017).

Dr. Jerry Jones

Dr. G. F. “Jerry” Jones
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
gerard.jones@villanova.edu

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