9/4/2015 Christina Oehler
Written by Christina Oehler
MechSE Research Professor Predrag Hrnjak, along with two of his graduate students, Hanfei Tuo and Yang Zou, were recently selected to receive the 2014 ASHRAE Technical Paper Award for their paper, “R410A Maldistribution Impact on the Performance of Microchannel Evaporator.”
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) works on the creation and development of energy air and refrigeration systems. Hrnjak and his students were given a cash prize and an honorary plaque at the society’s Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this summer. The award acknowledges “outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building design in areas of occupant comfort, indoor air quality, and energy conservation.”
Hrnjak is the co-director of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC), an industry/university NSF cooperative research center at Illinois. His research focuses on heat transfer and fluid mechanics with end-use energy conversion applications such as refrigeration and air conditioning. He has won several other honors and awards for his work, including the 2012 J&E Hall Medal for his “most noteworthy practical contribution to the science of refrigeration,” and the 2008 Ritter von Rittinger award, the “highest international award in the air conditioning, heat pump, and refrigeration field by IEA.”
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) works on the creation and development of energy air and refrigeration systems. Hrnjak and his students were given a cash prize and an honorary plaque at the society’s Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this summer. The award acknowledges “outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building design in areas of occupant comfort, indoor air quality, and energy conservation.”
Hrnjak is the co-director of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC), an industry/university NSF cooperative research center at Illinois. His research focuses on heat transfer and fluid mechanics with end-use energy conversion applications such as refrigeration and air conditioning. He has won several other honors and awards for his work, including the 2012 J&E Hall Medal for his “most noteworthy practical contribution to the science of refrigeration,” and the 2008 Ritter von Rittinger award, the “highest international award in the air conditioning, heat pump, and refrigeration field by IEA.”