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W. Travis Horton

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1981
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationHeat Transfer and OptimizationThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling SystemsAdvanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines

Publications

139

Citations

1,867

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1981

Research summary
AI-generated

W. Travis Horton's research focuses on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems, including how to model, test, and improve the performance of compressors, heat pumps, and building cooling equipment. Work also extends into building energy efficiency, sustainable housing design, and control systems for testing air-conditioning equipment, often using computational tools like artificial neural networks for performance prediction.

HVAC and refrigeration systemsCompressor and heat pump performance modelingBuilding energy efficiency and optimizationSustainable and energy-efficient housing designMachine learning applications in mechanical systems

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with peaks around 2018-2021 and somewhat lower but continued activity through 2022-2026, suggesting steady but variable productivity.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 9 publications9202021: 9 publications9212022: 5 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University)×12
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System)×10
  • International Journal of Refrigeration×9
  • Energy and Buildings×5
  • Science and Technology for the Built Environment×5
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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