| Single-bubble dynamics during pool boiling under low gravity conditions DM Qiu, VK Dhir, D Chao, MM Hasan, E Neumann, G Yee, A Birchenough Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer 16 (3), 336-345, 2002 | 96 | 2002 |
| Nucleate pool boiling experiments (NPBX) on the international space station VK Dhir, GR Warrier, E Aktinol, D Chao, J Eggers, W Sheredy, W Booth Microgravity Science and Technology 24, 307-325, 2012 | 83 | 2012 |
| Mechanisms of convection instability in thin liquid layers induced by evaporation N Zhang, DF Chao International communications in heat and mass transfer 26 (8), 1069-1080, 1999 | 69 | 1999 |
| Nucleate pool boiling experiment (NPBX) in microgravity: International Space Station GR Warrier, VK Dhir, DF Chao International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 83, 781-798, 2015 | 59 | 2015 |
| Models for enhanced boiling heat transfer by unusual Marangoni effects under microgravity conditions N Zhang, DF Chao International communications in heat and mass transfer 26 (8), 1081-1090, 1999 | 57 | 1999 |
| Thermocapillary phenomena and performance limitations of a wickless heat pipe in microgravity A Kundan, JL Plawsky, PC Wayner Jr, DF Chao, RJ Sicker, BJ Motil, ... Physical Review Letters 114 (14), 146105, 2015 | 40 | 2015 |
| Condensation on highly superheated surfaces: unstable thin films in a wickless heat pipe A Kundan, TTT Nguyen, JL Plawsky, PC Wayner Jr, DF Chao, RJ Sicker Physical Review Letters 118 (9), 094501, 2017 | 32 | 2017 |
| A new laser shadowgraphy method for measurements of dynamic contact angle and simultaneous flow visualization in a sessile drop N Zhang, DF Chao Optics & Laser Technology 34 (3), 243-248, 2002 | 29 | 2002 |
| Single bubble dynamics during nucleate boiling under low gravity conditions DM Qiu, VK Dhir, MM Hasan, DF Chao, E Neumann, G Yee, ... Microgravity Fluid Physics & Heat Transfer, 1999 | 27 | 1999 |
| Constrained vapor bubble heat pipe experiment aboard the international space station A Chatterjee, JL Plawsky, PC Wayner Jr, DF Chao, RJ Sicker, T Lorik, ... Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer 27 (2), 309-319, 2013 | 24 | 2013 |
| The constrained vapor bubble fin heat pipe in microgravity A Chatterjee, PC Wayner Jr, JL Plawsky, DF Chao, RJ Sicker, T Lorik, ... Industrial & engineering chemistry research 50 (15), 8917-8926, 2011 | 22 | 2011 |
| Numerical simulation of two-dimensional heat transfer in composite bodies with application to de-icing of aircraft components DFK Chao The University of Toledo, 1983 | 22 | 1983 |
| CFD simulation of pressure drops in liquid acquisition device channel with sub-cooled oxygen DJ Chato, JB McQuillen, BJ Motil, DF Chao, N Zhang International Journal of Physical and Mathematical Sciences 3 (10), 782-787, 2009 | 18 | 2009 |
| Nucleate pool boiling on copper-graphite composite surfaces and its enhancement mechanism DF Chao, N Zhang, WJ Yang Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer 18 (2), 236-242, 2004 | 18 | 2004 |
| The effect of an ideal fluid mixture on the evaporator performance of a heat pipe in microgravity TTT Nguyen, A Kundan, PC Wayner Jr, JL Plawsky, DF Chao, RJ Sicker International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 95, 765-772, 2016 | 16 | 2016 |
| Porous screen applied in liquid acquisition device channel and CFD simulation of flow in the channel JB McQuillen, DJ Chato, BJ Motil, MP Doherty, DF Chao, N Zhang Journal of Porous Media 15 (5), 2012 | 16 | 2012 |
| Flow visualization in evaporating liquid drops and measurement of dynamic contact angles and spreading rate N Zhang, DF Chao Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing 8 (2-3), 2001 | 15 | 2001 |
| Rip currents: A spontaneous heat transfer enhancement mechanism in a wickless heat pipe TTT Nguyen, J Yu, PC Wayner Jr, JL Plawsky, A Kundan, DF Chao, ... International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 149, 119170, 2020 | 14 | 2020 |
| Arresting the phenomenon of heater flooding in a wickless heat pipe in microgravity A Kundan, TTT Nguyen, JL Plawsky, PC Wayner Jr, DF Chao, RJ Sicker International Journal of Multiphase Flow 82, 65-73, 2016 | 14 | 2016 |
| Heat pipe systems using new working fluids DF Chao, N Zhang US Patent 6,684,940, 2004 | 13 | 2004 |
