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Publications

2023

  1. Goodman, M., Melander, R., Miles, M., and Munro, T, “Effect of workpiece/tool heat transfer and friction coefficients on accuracy of simulated temperatures and torques in a friction stir welding plunge,” Materials, 17(1), p. 198, 2024. Link.
  2. Kullberg, J., Sanchez, D., Mitchell, B., Munro, T., and Egbert, P., “Using Recurrent Neural Networks to Reconstruct Temperatures from Simulated Fluorescent Data for use in Bio-Microfluidics,” International Journal of Thermophysics, 44(164), 2023. Link.

  3. Hinnen, H., Viglione, M., Munro, T., Woolley, A., Nordin, G., “3D Printed Microfluidic One-Way Valves and Pumps,” Micromachines, 14(7), 1286, 2023. Link.

2022

  1. Thorum, A., Allred, D., Pitt, W., and Munro, T., “Tuning the index of refraction of a polyvinyl toluene and polystyrene copolymer towards a heterogeneous, index-matched neutron detector,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 140(2), e53305, 2022. Link.
  2. Sanchez, D., Hawkins, G., Hinnen, H., Day, A., Woolley, A., Nordin, G., and Munro, T., “3D Printing-Enabled Uniform Temperature Distributions in Microfluidic Devices,” Lab-on-a-Chip, 22, pp. 4393-4408, 2022. Link.
  3. Kulberg, J., Colton, J., Gregory, C., Bay, A., and Munro, T., “Demonstration of Neural Networks to Reconstruct Temperatures from Simulated Fluorescent Data towards use in Bio-Microfluidics,” International Journal of Thermophysics, 43:172, 2022. Link
  4. Merritt, B., Seneca, M., Wright, B., Cahill, N., Petersen, N., Fleming, A., and Munro, T. “Thermal Conductivity Characterization of Fluoride and Chloride Molten Salts Using a Modified Transient Hot-wire Needle Probe,” International Journal of Thermophysics, 43:149, 2022. Link
  5. Merritt, B., Seneca, M., Larson, S., and Munro, T. “Measurements of the Thermal Conductivity of Reference Liquids Using a Modified Transient Hot-wire Needle Probe,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 189, pp. 122674, 2022. Link.

2021

  1. Wright, A., Munro, T.R., and Hovanski, Y., “Evaluating Temperature Control in Friction Stir Welding for Industrial Applications,” Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 5(4), p, 124, 2021. Link.
  2. Hartvigsen, P., Merritt, B., Fleming, A., Ban, H., and Munro, T., “Assessment of Uncertainties in Using Raman Thermometry Techniques to Determine the Local Thermal Conductivity of Uranium Dioxide (UO2),” International Journal of Thermophysics, 84(129), 2021. Link.
  3. Ellis, D., Goodson, M., Miles, M., and Munro, T., “Optimized Design for A Device to Measure Thermal Contact Conductance During Friction Stir Welding,” International Journal of Thermophysics, 42(6), 2021. Link

2020

  1. Munro, T., “Reviewing Thermophysical Properties of Silk Fibers: A Case Study for the Need for Complementary Measurement Techniques,” International Journal of Thermophysics, 41(133), pp 1-18, 2020. Link.
  2. Magnusson, J., Memmott, M., and Munro, T., “Review of Thermophysical Property Methods Applied to Fueled and Un-Fueled Molten Salts”, Annals of Nuclear Energy, 146, pp. 107608, 2020. Link.
  3. Lewis, C., Erikson, J.W., Sanchez, D.A., McClure, C.E., Nordin, G.P, Munro, T.R., Colton, J.S., “Use of Machine Learning with Temporal Photoluminescence Signals from CdTe Quantum Dots for Temperature Measurement in Microfluidic Devices,” ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3(5), pp. 4045-4053, 2020.

2019

  1. Tasidou, K.Α., Magnusson, J., Munro, T., and Assael, M.J., “Reference Correlations for the Viscosity of molten LiF-NaF-KF, LiF-BeF2, and Li2CO3-Na2CO3-K2CO3”, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 48, pp. 043102, 2019.
  2. Hayden, S., and Munro, T., “Fluorescent Scanning Thermal Microscope based on a Blu-Ray Optical Head to Measure Thermal Diffusivity,” Review of Scientific Instruments, 90, pp. 024903, 2019.

2018

  1. Gardner, L., Munro, T., Villarreal, E., Harris, K., Fronk, T., and Ban, H., "Thermal Characterization of Alkali Treated Kenaf Fibers and Kenaf-Epoxy Composites," Fibers and Polymers, 19, pp. 393-402, 2018.
  2. Guillou, J., Lavadiya, D.N., Munro, T., Fronk, T., and Ban, H. “From lignocellulose to biocomposite: Multi-level modelling and experimental investigation of the thermal properties of kenaf fiber reinforced composites based on constituent materials,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 128, pp. 1372-1381, 2018.

2017

  1. Munro, T., Liu, L., Ban, H., and Glorieux, C., “Thermophysical Properties of Thin Fibers via Photothermal Quantum Dot Fluorescence Spectral Shape-based Thermometry,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 112, pp. 1090-1097, 2017.
  2. Munro, T., Putzeys, T., Copeland, C., Xing, C., Lewis, R., Ban, H., Glorieux, C., and Wubbenhorst, M., “Investigation of synthetic spider silk crystallinity and alignment via electrothermal, pyroelectric, literature XRD, and tensile techniques,” Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, DOI: 10.1002/mame.201600480, 2017.
  3. Xing, C., Munro, T., Jensen, C., Ban, H., Copeland, C., and Lewis, R., “Thermal Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Spider Silks by Both the 3ω and Transient Electrothermal Methods,” Materials & Design, 119, 2017.

2016

  1. Munro, T., Liu, L., Glorieux, C., and Ban, H., “CdSe/ZnS quantum dot fluorescence spectra shape-based thermometry via neural network reconstruction,” Journal of Applied Physics, 119(21), pp. 214903, 2016.

2015

  1. Liu, L., Zhong, K., Munro, T., Alvarado, S., Côte, R., Creten, S., Fron, E., Ban, H., Van der Auweraer, M., Roozen, B., Matsuda, O., and Glorieux, C., “Wideband Fluorescence-based Thermometry by Neural Network Recognition: Photothermal Application in Frequency and Time Domain – from 10 Nanoseconds to DC,” Journal of Applied Physics, 118(18), pp. 184906, 2015.​
  2. Munro, T.R., Ban, H., “Flow and Heat Flux Behavior of Micro-bubble Jet Flows Observed in Thin, Twisted-Wire, Subcooled, Boiling in Microgravity” Microgravity Science and Technology, 27, pp. 49-60, 2015.​

2014

  1. Munro, T.R., Koeln, J.P., Fassmann, A.W., Barnett, R.J., and Ban, H., “Phase Change Heat Transfer and Bubble Behavior Observed on Twisted Wire Heater Geometries in Microgravity,” International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 47, pp. 21-30, 2014.​
  2. Xing, C., Munro, T., Jensen, C., White, B., Ban, H., “Thermal Characterization of Fine Fibers Using an Improved Direct Electrical Heating Method,” International Journal of Thermophysics, 35(8), pp. 1512-1525, 2014.​
  3. Xing, C., Jensen, C., Munro, T., White, B., Ban, H., Chirtoc, M., “Accurate Thermal Property Measurement of Fine Fibers by the 3-omega Technique,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 73(1), pp. 315-322, 2014.​
  4. Xing, C., Jensen, C., Munro, T., White, B., Ban, H., Chirtoc, M., “Thermal Property Characterization by the 3-omega Technique,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 71(1), pp. 589-595, 2014.​
  5. Xing, C., White, B., Munro, T., Ban, H., Copeland, C., and Lewis, R., “Thermophysical Properties of the Dragline Silk of Nephila clavipes Spider,” Polymer, 55(16), pp. 4226-4231, 2014.​
  6. Xing, C., Munro, T., Jensen, C., White, B., Ban, H., Copeland, C., and Lewis, R., “Thermophysical Property Measurement of Electrically Nonconductive Fibers by the Electrothermal Technique,” Measurement Science and Technology, 25(11), pp. 115604, 2014.​

2013

  1. Xing, C., Munro, T., Jensen, C., and Ban, H., “Analysis of the Electrothermal Technique for Thermal Property Characterization of Thin Fibers,” Measurement Science and Technology, 24(10), pp. 105603, 2013.​
  2. Munro, T.R., Ban, H., “Jet Flow Behavior Observed during Microgravity Boiling,” The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 88, 2013.​

2012

  1. Munro, T., Fassmann, A., and Ban, H., “Surface Geometry and Heat Flux Effect on Thin Wire Nucleate Pool Boiling of Subcooled Water in Microgravity,” The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 87, 2012

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