Radermacher, Reinhard
Minta Martin Professor
Director, Center for Environmental Energy Engineering
Director, Center for Environmental Energy Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Center for Environmental Energy Engineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Center for Environmental Energy Engineering
4164A Glenn L. Martin Hall, Building 088
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Physics, Technical University Munich, Germany, 1981
- Diploma, Physics Technical University Munich, Germany, 1977
BACKGROUND
Dr. Radermacher is an internationally recognized expert in energy conversion systems; in particular heat pumps, air-conditioners and refrigeration systems and integrated Cooling, Heating and Power (CHP) Systems. His work has resulted in over 500 publications, including 3 books, more than 200 invention records and 15 patents. He was a visiting scientist and NATO scholar at the National Institute of Standards and Technology before joining the University of Maryland.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2015 J&E Hall Gold Medal, British institute of Refrigeration
- 2015 Gustav Lorentzen Medal, International Institute of Refrigeration
- 2006 ASHRAE Fellow
- 2004 ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award
- 2002 ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award
- 2001 Inductee, A. James Clark School of Engineering Innovation Hall of Fame
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Fellow ASHRAE, TC 8.3 and 8.9, 1992-2019, held positions of Secretary, Vice Chair, and Chair, Chair of ASHRAE's Strategic Reserch Plan Adhoc Committee 2019-2021
- IIR (International Institute of Refrigeration), Lifetime MemberPresident, Commission B2, 1999-2003
- U.S. Representative to International Energy Agency, Annex XIII, 1986-1990,
- International Journal of Refrigeration, Associate Editor (1998-2002)
- Editor-in-Chief (2002-2019) Science and Technology for the Built Environment, the Research Journal of ASHRAE
- Reviewer, Applied Thermal Engineering; International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer; International Journal of Thermophysics; Numerical Heat Transfer, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Part A; Transactions of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; Solar Energy Engineering; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Transactions, and Conference Contributions
- Conference Co-Chairman, International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, New Orleans, 1994, Denver, 2005, College Park 2014
Vapor Compression Heat Pump, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Systems, Software for the Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems, Single and Multi-Stage Absorption and Adsorption Systems, Conventional and Natural Working Fluids and Working Fluid Mixtures, Solar Cooling, Ocean Thermal Energy Technology, Cooling, Heating and Power (CHP) Systems Heat Pumps and Building Integration, Separate Sensible and Latent Cooling, Isothermal Compression, Compact air-to-refrigerant Heat Exchangers, Two-phase flow and heat transfer
Graduate and Undergraduate courses in energy conversion, renewable energy and heat pumping, air-conditioning and refrigeration
Recent Publications
- Eldeeb, R., Aute, V., Radermacher, R., Pillow plate heat exchanger weld shape optimization using approximation and parallel parameterized CFD and non-uniform rational B-splines, International Journal of Refrigeration 110, 121-131, February 1, 2020.
- Huang, Z., Ling, J., Bacellar, D., Hwang, Y., Aute, V., Radermacher, R., Airside thermal and hydraulic characteristics of compact bare tube heat exchanger under dry and wet conditions, International Journal of Refrigeration 110, 295-307, February 1, 2020.
- Qiao, Y., Cao, T., Muehlbauer, J., Hwang, Y., Radermacher, R., Experimental study of a personal cooling system integrated with phase change material, Applied Thermal Engineering 170, 115026, April 1, 2020.
- Huang, Z., Ling, J., Hwang, Y., Aute, V., Radermacher, R., Airside heat transfer and friction characteristics of a 0.8 mm diameter bare tube heat exchanger, Heat Transfer Engineering 41 (19-20), 1720-1730, November 12, 2020.
- Dhumane, R., Ling, J., Aute, V., Radermacher, R, Performance comparison of low GWP refrigerants for a miniature vapor compression system integrated with enhanced phase change material, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 182, 116160, January 2021.
- Ling, J., Dalgo, D., Zhu, S., Qiao, Y., Wang, L., Aute, Srebric, J., Muehlbauer, J., Hwang, Y., Radermacher, R, Energy savings and thermal comfort evaluation of a novel personal conditioning device, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 241, 110917, June 15, 2021.
- Dhumane, R., Qiu, T., Ling, J., Aute, V., Hwang, Y., Radermacher, R., Kirkwood, A.C., Esformes, J., Investigation of the Variability in the Measurement of Cyclic Degradation Coefficient of Air Conditioning Systems, International Journal of Refrigeration, April 20, 2021.
- Suzukida, J., Bacellar, D., Radermacher, R., Home Retrofit Results In Net Positive Energy Operation, ASHRAE Journal, June 2021.
- Gao, L, Liu, T., Cao, T., Hwang, Y., Radermacher, R., Comparing deep learning models for multi-energy vectors prediction on multiple types of building, Applied Energy 301, 117486, 2021.
- Gao, L., Cao, T., Hwang, Y., Radermacher, R. Graph-based configuration optimization for S-CO2 power generation systems, Energy Conversion and Management 244, 114448, 2021.
- Wan, H., Cao, T., Hwang, Y., Radermacher, R., Chin, S., Comprehensive investigations on Life Cycle Climate Performance of unitary air-conditioners, International Journal of Refrigeration 129, 332-341, September 1, 2021.
- Gao, L., Tao, C., Hwang, Y., Radermacher, R., Robustness analysis in supercritical CO2 power generation system configuration optimization, Energy 242, March 1, 2022.
- Chen, D., Riaz, A., Aute, V., Radermacher, R., A solid-liquid model based on lattice Boltzmann method for phase change material melting with porous media in cylindrical heat exchangers, Applied Thermal Engineering, January 29, 2022.
- Qian, S., D. Catalini, J. Muehlbauer, B. Liu, H. Mevada, H. Hou, Y. Hwang, R. Radermacher, I. Takeuchi, High-performance multimode elastocaloric cooling system, Science. May 19, 2023; 380(6646):722-727. DOI:10.1126/science.adg7043.
- Baker, J., L. Cao, Y. Hwang*, C. Wang, and R. Radermacher, Performance investigation of an electrochemical ammonia compressor stack, Int. J. of Refrigeration, 153, 67-77, September 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2023.05.020.