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Carolina Mira-Hernández

Energy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2014Rising activity
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsHeat Transfer and Boiling StudiesPhase Change Materials ResearchAdsorption and Cooling SystemsHeat Transfer Mechanisms

Publications

29

Citations

234

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Carolina Mira-Hernández studies heat transfer and thermal energy systems, focusing on how materials store, release, and move heat in applications like solar-powered heat pumps, residential cooling, and boiling-based cooling technologies. A major thread of her work involves phase change materials (substances that absorb or release large amounts of heat as they melt or freeze) for storing thermal energy, and she also researches boiling heat transfer for high-performance cooling systems. Her work often combines experiments, sensor development, and numerical modeling to improve the efficiency and design of energy systems.

Thermal energy storage using phase change materialsBoiling heat transfer and critical heat fluxSolar-assisted heat pump systems for water and space heating/coolingSensing methods for monitoring melting/solidification (electrical and acoustic)Building energy systems integrating photovoltaics and heat pumps

Publication output has grown over the past decade, rising from about 1 paper per year in 2017-2020 to a steadier pace of 3-5 papers per year since 2023.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications192020: 1 publication20212022: 1 publication222023: 4 publications232024: 5 publications5242025: 3 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer×4
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
  • Applied Thermal Engineering×3
  • Journal of Energy Storage×2
  • International Journal of Refrigeration×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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