Center for Multiphase Research

Rensselaer's Interdisciplinary Center for Multiphase Research (CMR) is the premier group in the country for performing multiphase research. The CMR has assembled a large and dynamic group of scientists and engineers dedicated to exploring and exploiting new developments in every conceivable aspect of multiphase flow and heat transfer technology.

The CMR coordinates the diverse activities of these researchers and facilitates the cross-disciplinary exchange of information, as well as technology transfer to industry.

Our research includes any process or system involving more than one phase from solid to liquid to vapor. The goal: to model, predict and optimize product design that controls efficiency, reliability, safety and product life, cost-effectively creating the most competitive products on the market. Here is a sample of the types of research activities found in the CMR:

• An auto engine lighter than aluminum but stronger than steel.
• Inexpensive proteins from genetic engineering.
• Turbine blades and buckets precision cast in one solid piece.
• Environmental control that lifts blinding fog and creates desert rain.
• Computer programs smart enough to eliminate the need for prototypes.
• Smaller but more powerful energy systems.
• High density electronic componants.
• Safe nuclear power and propulsion sources.
• Cost effective chemical processing plants.