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School of Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering Center, Room 301
115 Library Drive
Rochester ,
MI
48309-4479
(location map)
Dean's Office: (248) 370-2217
Academic Advising: (248) 370-2201
secsadvising@oakland.edu
Brian P. Sangeorzan, Ph.D.
![]() | Professor and Chair Mechanical Engineering Department 402 EC; (248) 370-2236; Fax: (248) 370-4416 bsangeor@oakland.edu Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1984 |
- Joined Oakland University in 1984
- Member of SAE, ASME
Teaching
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Heat Transfer
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Combustion
- Nuclear Power Plants
Research
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics in Thermal Systems
- Thermal System Modeling
- Instrumentation and Optical Diagnostics
- High-Speed Motion Photography
Selected Publications
1. “Measuring and assessing the effective in-plane thermal conductivity of
lithium iron phosphate pouch cells”, S.J. Bazinski, X. Wang, B.P.
Sangeorzan, L. Guessous, Energy, Volume 114, 1 November 2016, Pages
1085–1092.
2. “Laboratory Experiments on Oil-Jet Cooling of Internal Combustion
Engine Pistons: Area-Average Correlation of Oil-Jet Impingement Heat
Transfer", J. Energy Eng., 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000227, C4014003.
3. “An Area-Average Correlation for Oil-Jet Cooling of Automotive Pistons”,
J. Heat Transfer. 2014; 136(12):124501-124501- 4. HT-12- 1125, doi:
10.1115/1.4027835.
4. “Development of an Optical Sensor for Temperature Measurement and
Water Droplet Detection in PEMFC Gas Channels,” ASME Energy Sustaina-
bility Conference and Fuel Cell Conference, 2011.
5. “Development of an AMESim-Based Engine Thermal Management Model
to Predict Piston and Oil Temperatures,” SAE International Congress and
Exposition, SAE Paper No. 2011-01- 0647, 2011.
6. “Design of an Optical Thermal Sensor for Proton Detection of a Proton
Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Using Phosphor Thermometry,” Journal of
Power Sources, 2011.