IAC: Arizona State University

Student Research Award Winner: 2023

The Arizona State University Industrial Assessment Center (AS-IAC) provides free energy, productivity, and waste assessments to small and medium-sized industrial facilities through funding provided by the US Department of Energy.

592	Assessments
4,519	Recommendations
5.36	Tbtu Energy Saving*
$99.95	million Cost Savings*
117	Students Trained

*Recommended Savings

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Energy Engineering related programs, degrees, etc:

Solar energy engineering and commercialization - PSM
Energy and Sustainability, Certificate
Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Energy
Electrical Engineering (Electric Power and Energy Systems), BSE
Mechanical Engineering (Energy and Environment), BSE
Modern Energy Production and Sustainable Use (MS)

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2024

1 Papers / Publications

A. Sharma, P. Phelan, N. Neithalath, D. Chopra, A. Zhu, " Assessing Energy Savings: A Comparative Study of Reflective Roof Coatings in Four US Climate Zones, ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, November 2024, Vol. 5, | AS-IAC

2023

4 Papers / Publications

Joseph Elio, Ryan J Milcarek, " A comparison of optimal peak clipping and load shifting energy storage dispatch control strategies for event-based demand response, Energy Conversion and Management: X, | AS-IAC

J. Elio, R.J. Milcarek, " Multi-objective electricity cost and indirect CO2 emissions minimization in commercial and industrial buildings utilizing stand-alone battery energy storage systems, Journal of Cleaner Production 417, | AS-IAC

Z. Zhang, N. Zhang, Y. Yuan, P.E. Phelan, S. Attia, " Thermal performance analysis of an existing building heating based on a novel active phase change heater, Energy and Buildings 278, 1/1/2023, | AS-IAC

Ryan Milcarek, Rhushikesh Ghotkar, " SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL PLACEMENT IN GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR, United States Patent Application 20230016094, 1/19/2023, | AS-IAC

2022

14 Papers / Publications

A. Bamasag, E. Almatrafi, T. Alqahtani, P.E. Phelan, M. Ullah, M. Mustakeem, M. Obaid, N. Ghaffour, " Recent advances and future prospects in direct solar desalination systems using membrane distillation technology, Journal of Cleaner Production 385, 12/28/2022, | AS-IAC

M. M. Syam, S. Cabrera-Calderon, K. A. Vijayan, V. Balaji, P.E. Phelan, R. Villabos, " Mini Containers to Improve the Cold Chain Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint, Climate Vol. 10 Issue 5, 5/23/2022, | AS-IAC

M. Alawadhi, P.E. Phelan, " Review of Residential Air Conditioning Systems Operating under High Ambient Temperatures, Energies Vol. 15 Issue 8, 4/14/2022, | AS-IAC

G Mensah, A Andrews, F Davis, K Mensah-Darkwa, P Phelan, " Stimulating green energy potential in Sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of copper–copper sulphate thermogalvanic cell architecture, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 34, 9/1/2022, | AS-IAC

P.E. Phelan, H. Daghooghi-Mobarakeha, M. Daghooghib, " Application of ultrasound for heat transfer enhancement, Advances in Heat Transfer 54, 10/21/2022, | AS-IAC

B. Anand, S. Murugavelh, R. Shankar, P.E. Phelan, " Experimental investigation on a cooling cum desalination system using a modified mechanical heat pump, International Journal of Refrigeration 143, 6/24/2022, | AS-IAC

Joseph Elio, Ryan J Milcarek, " Techno-economic analysis and case study of combined heat and power systems in a wastewater treatment plant, Energy Vol. 260, 12/1/2022, | AS-IAC

Joseph Elio, Miguel Peinado-Guerrero, Rene Villalobos, Ryan J Milcarek, " An energy storage dispatch optimization for demand-side management in industrial facilities, Journal of Energy Storage Vol. 53, 9/1/2022, | AS-IAC

M. Sidhareddy, S. Tiwari, P.E. Phelan, E. Bellos, " Comprehensive review on adsorption cooling systems and its regeneration methods using solar, ultrasound, and microwave energy, International Journal of Refrigeration, 11/1/2022, | AS-IAC

D. Caron, R. Milcarek, " Comparing Combined Heat and Power with Conventional Forced Air/Grid Residential Buildings, ASHRAE Transactions Vol. 128, 2022, | AS-IAC

Joseph Elio, Brent B Skabelund, Ryan J Milcarek, " A Lifetime Techno-Economic Analysis of a Residential Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Water Heater, ASME Power Conference Vol. 85826, 7/18/2022, | AS-IAC

Joseph Elio, Ryan Milcarek, " A Software Application Teaching Aid for Understanding the Sizing and Constraints of Energy Storage Technologies, 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 8/23/2022, | AS-IAC

Steven W. Trimble, Abdelrahman N. Shuiab, " Product Design and Development Handbook: An Innovative, Entrepreneurial, and Structured Approach for Engineering Capstone and Industry Projects, Cognella Academic Publishing, 2/23/2022, | AS-IAC

Lauren N Rupiper, Brent B Skabelund, Rhushikesh Ghotkar, Ryan J Milcarek, " Impact of fuel type on the performance of a solid oxide fuel cell integrated with a gas turbine, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments Vol. 51, 6/1/2022, | AS-IAC

2021

7 Papers / Publications

Joseph Elio, Patrick Phelan, Rene Villalobos, Ryan J Milcarek, " Renewable energy systems for demand-side management in industrial facilities, ASME Power Conference Vol. 85109, 7/20/2021, | AS-IAC

Nicolas A Campbell, Patrick E Phelan, Miguel Peinado-Guerrero, Jesus R Villalobos, " Improved air-conditioning demand response of connected communities over individually optimized buildings, Energies Vol. 14 Issue 18, 9/18/2021, | AS-IAC

Miguel A Peinado-Guerrero, Jesus R Villalobos, Patrick E Phelan, Nicolas A Campbell, " Stochastic framework for peak demand reduction opportunities with solar energy for manufacturing facilities, Journal of Cleaner Production Vol. 313, 9/1/2021, | AS-IAC

Yuxuan Chen, Patrick Phelan, " Predicting Peak Energy Demand for an Office Building Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Approaches, ASME Power Conference Vol. 85109, 7/20/2021, | AS-IAC

Joseph Elio, Patrick Phelan, Rene Villalobos, Ryan J Milcarek, " A review of energy storage technologies for demand-side management in industrial facilities, Journal of Cleaner Production Vol. 307, 7/20/2021, | AS-IAC

Brent B Skabelund, Joseph Elio, Ryan J Milcarek, " Techno-economic assessment of a hybrid gas tank hot water combined heat and power system, Sustainability Vol 13 Issue 23, 11/25/2021, | AS-IAC

Brent B Skabelund, Ryan J Milcarek, " Analysis of a Residential Fuel Cell Combined Cooling, Heating and Power System, ASHRAE Transactions Vol. 127, 2021, | AS-IAC

2020

10 Papers / Publications

Ryan J Milcarek, Hisashi Nakamura, Takuya Tezuka, Kaoru Maruta, Jeongmin Ahn, " Investigation of microcombustion reforming of ethane/air and micro-Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Journal of Power Sources, | AS-IAC

Hector Flores, J Rene Villalobos, " A stochastic planning framework for the discovery of complementary, agricultural systems, European Journal of Operational Research, | AS-IAC

Derall M Riley, Jiashen Tian, Gamze Güngör-Demirci, Patrick Phelan, J Rene Villalobos, Ryan J Milcarek, " Techno-economic assessment of chp systems in wastewater treatment plants, Environments Vo. 7 Issue 10, 9/26/2020, | AS-IAC

P.E. Phelan, L. Bocanegra, R. Milcarek, A. Shuaib, & R. Villalobos, " Improving Manufacturing Productivity: the Industrial Assessment Center Program, NCSE 2020 Annual Conference, January 6- 9, 2020, | AS-IAC

Nicolas A. Campbell, Miguel A. Peinado-Guerrero, Patrick E. Phelan, Jesus R. Villalobos, " A Comprehensive Framework for Distributed Energy Resource Aggregators, Proceedings of the ASME 2020 Power Conference POWER2020, August 4-5, 2020, | AS-IAC

Miguel A. Peinado-Guerrero, Nicolas A. Campbell, Jesus R. Villalobos, Patrick E. Phelan, " A Framework for Demand-Side Management With Demand Response Input, Proceedings of the ASME 2020 Power Conference POWER2020, August 4-5, | AS-IAC

Nicolas Campbell, Ryan J. Milcarek, Rene Villalobos, Gamze Gungor Demirci, " Use of Biogas from a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant for Combined Heat and Power System, AZ Water Annual Conference & Exhibition 2020, July, | AS-IAC

Nicolas Cambell, Ryan J. Milcarek, Rene Villalobos, Gamze Gungor Demirci, " Use of Biogas from a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant for Combined Heat and Power System, AZ Water Annual Conference & Exhibition 2020, July, | AS-IAC

Ryan J. Milcarek, Jiashen Tian, " Energy and Emissions Savings and Potential in Wastewater Treatment Facilities, 16th Annual EPAZ Conference, 2020, March 4-5, | AS-IAC

Kyle E. Brown, Amir Baniassadi, Julie V. Pham, David J. Sailor, Patrick E. Phelan, " Effects of Rooftop Photovoltaics on Building Cooling Demand and Sensible Heat Flux Into the Environment for an Installation on a White Roof, Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, | AS-IAC

2019

11 Papers / Publications

A Ahmad Bamasag, T Alqahtani, S Sinha, P Phelan, " Experimental Investigation of a Membrane Distillation System Using Solar Evacuated Tubes, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2019/11, | AS-IAC

Zhaoli Zhang, Zicheng Hu, Huibin Xu, Xiaoli Dai, Junfeng Wang, Wenrui Jiao, Yanping Yuan, Patrick Phelan, " Theoretical analysis of a solar-powered multi-effect distillation integrated with concentrating photovoltaic/thermal system, Desalination, | AS-IAC

Hassan Nazir, Mariah Batool, Francisco J Bolivar Osorio, Marllory Isaza-Ruiz, Xinhai Xu, K Vignarooban, Patrick Phelan, Arunachala M Kannan, " Recent developments in phase change materials for energy storage applications: a review, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 129, 491-523, | AS-IAC

Zafar Iqbal, Abdelaziz Bazoune, Fadi Al-Badour, Abdelrahman Shuaib, Neçar Merah, " Effect of tool rotational speed on friction stir welding of ASTM A516-70 Steel Using W–25% Re Alloy tool, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, | AS-IAC

Ahmed Mahgoub, Abdelaziz Bazoune, Neçar Merah, Fadi Al-Badour, Adelrahman Shuaib, " Effect of Welding Parameters on the Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Friction Stir Spot Welding of Copper Lap Joint, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, | AS-IAC

M Tuffaha, A Bazoune, F Al-Badour, N Merah, A Shuaib, " Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of a Horizontal Operating 3-Axis Machine for Friction Stir Welding, IEEE Access, | AS-IAC

Ryan J Milcarek, Hisashi Nakamura, Takuya Tezuka, Kaoru Maruta, Jeongmin Ahn, " Microcombustion for micro-tubular flame-assisted fuel cell power and heat cogeneration, Journal of Power Sources, | AS-IAC

Ryan J Milcarek, Jeongmin Ahn, " Micro-tubular flame-assisted fuel cells running methane, propane and butane: On soot, efficiency and power density, Energy, | AS-IAC

Omar Ahumada, J Rene Villalobos, " Decision support models for fresh fruits and vegetables supply chain management, Sustainable Food Supply Chains, | AS-IAC

Hector Flores, J Rene Villalobos, Omar Ahumada, Mark Uchanski, Cesar Meneses, Octavio Sanchez, " Use of supply chain planning tools for efficiently placing small farmers into high-value, vegetable markets, Computers and electronics in agriculture, | AS-IAC

J René Villalobos, Wladimir E Soto-Silva, Marcela C González-Araya, Rosa G González–Ramirez, " Research directions in technology development to support real-time decisions of fresh produce logistics: A review and research agenda, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, | AS-IAC

2018

11 Papers / Publications

Xinyue Han, Yongjie Guo, Qian Wang, Patrick Phelan, " Optical characterization and durability of immersion cooling liquids for high concentration III-V photovoltaic systems, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, | AS-IAC

Na Wang, Patrick E. Phelan, Chioke Harris, Jared Langevin, Brent Nelson, Karma Sawyer, " Past visions, current trends, and future context: A review of building energy, carbon, and sustainability, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, | AS-IAC

Sami M Alelyani, Jonathan A Sherbeck, Nicholas W Fette, Yuqian Wang, Patrick E Phelan, " Assessment of a novel heat-driven cycle to produce shaft power and refrigeration, Applied Energy, 215, | AS-IAC

Mazin Obaidat, Ahmed Al-Ghandoor, Patrick Phelan, Rene Villalobos, Ammar Alkhalidi, " Energy and exergy analyses of different aluminum reduction technologies, Sustainability, | AS-IAC

Zhaoli Zhang, Sami M Alelyani, Nan Zhang, Chao Zeng, Yanping Yuan, Patrick E Phelan, " Thermodynamic analysis of a novel sodium hydroxide-water solution absorption refrigeration, heating and power system for low-temperature heat sources, Applied Energy, 222, | AS-IAC

Sofiene Mellouli, Faouzi Askri, Abhilash Edacherian, Talal Alqahtani, Salem Algarni, Jemni Abdelmajid, Patrick Phelan, " Performance analysis of a thermal energy storage system based on paired metal hydrides for concentrating solar power plants, Applied Thermal Engineering, 144, | AS-IAC

Swapnil S Salvi, Vishal Bhalla, Robert A Taylor, Vikrant Khullar, Todd P Otanicar, Patrick E Phelan, Himanshu Tyagi, " Technological Advances to Maximize Solar Collector Energy Output: A Review, Journal of Electronic Packaging, 140, | AS-IAC

Hector Flores, J Rene Villalobos, " A modeling framework for the strategic design of local fresh-food systems, Agricultural systems, | AS-IAC

Sami M Alelyani, Jonathan A Sherbeck, Zhaoli Zhang, Weston K Bertrand, Patrick Phelan, " Parametric study of an integrated organic Rankine/reverse Brayton refrigeration cycle and multiple-effect desalination unit, Desalination and Water Treatment, 136, | AS-IAC

Fadi Al-Badour, Necar Merah, Omer Mohamed, Abdelaziz Bazoune, Abdelrahman Shuaib, " Optimizing Process Conditions in Friction Stir-Diffusion Lap Welding of Aluminum Alloy With Cold Rolled Steel, ASME 2018 13th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, | AS-IAC

Ahmed Mahgoub, Abdelaziz Bazoune, Fadi Al-Badour, Necar Merah, Abdelrahman Shuaib, " Effect of Welding Parameters on Temperature Distribution During Friction Stir Spot Welding of Commercial Pure Copper Lap Joint, ASME 2018 13th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, | AS-IAC

2017

12 Papers / Publications

Ming Qu, Omar Abdelaziz, Patrick Phelan, Bahman Habibzadeh, " Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems for Buildings, Handbook of Integrated and Sustainable Buildings Equipment and Systems, | AS-IAC

Xinyue Han, Yongjie Guo, Qian Wang, Jian Qu, Patrick Phelan, " Investigations of III–V concentrator solar cells with liquid immersion for high concentrating photovoltaic systems, Solar Energy, | AS-IAC

Zhaoli Zhang, Yanping Yuan, Sami Alelyani, Xiaoling Cao, Patrick E Phelan, " Thermophysical properties enhancement of ternary carbonates with carbon materials for high-temperature thermal energy storage, Solar Energy, | AS-IAC

Na Wang, Patrick E Phelan, Jorge Gonzalez, Chioke Harris, Gregor P Henze, Robert Hutchinson, Jared Langevin, Mary Ann Lazarus, Brent Nelson, Chris Pyke, Kurt Roth, David Rouse, Karma Sawyer, Stephen Selkowitz, " Ten questions concerning future buildings beyond zero energy and carbon neutrality, Building and Environment, | AS-IAC

Sami M Alelyani, Nicholas W Fette, Ellen B Stechel, Pinchas Doron, Patrick E Phelan, " Techno-economic analysis of combined ammonia-water absorption refrigeration and desalination, Energy Conversion and Management, | AS-IAC

Mark J Miner, Robert A Taylor, Cassandra Jones, Patrick E Phelan, " Efficiency, economics, and the urban heat island, Environment and Urbanization, | AS-IAC

Zhaoli Zhang, Yanping Yuan, Liping Ouyang, Haiquan Zhang, Xiaoling Cao, Liangliang Sun, Patrick E Phelan, " Thermal properties of ternary carbonate/T-ZnOw for thermal energy storage in high-temperature concentrating solar power systems, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, | AS-IAC

Gihad Kerrar, Nesar Merah, Abdelrahman Nasr Shuaib, AL-Badour Fadi, Abdelaziz Bazoune, " Experimental and numerical investigations of friction stir welding of aluminum to copper, Applied Mechanics, Behavior of Materials, and Engineering Systems, | AS-IAC

Patrick Phelan, Mark Miner, " Flow Boiling Enhancement via Cross-Sectional Expansion, Handbook of Multiphase Flow Science and Technology, | AS-IAC

Hector Flores, Cesar Meneses, J Rene Villalobos, Octavio Sanchez, " Improvement of feedlot operations through statistical learning and business analytics tools, Computers and electronics in agriculture, | AS-IAC

Zafar Iqbal, Nesar Merah, Saheb Nouari, Abdel Rahman Shuaib, Nasser Al-Aqeeli, " Investigation of wear characteristics of spark plasma sintered W-25wt% Re alloy and W-25wt% Re-3.2 wt% HfC composite, Tribology International, | AS-IAC

Fadi Al-Badour, Ahmed Mahgoub, Abdelaziz Bazoune, Abdelrahman Shuaib, Necar Merah, " On-Line Condition Monitoring of Friction Stir Spot Welding Tool Using Vibration Measurements, ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, | AS-IAC

Noteworthy Feedback

"Thank you so much to the ASU IAC team. From the beginning we were all impressed with how well prepared, professional, and knowledgeable the whole team was. They were attentive to our needs, and well informed on the energy usage and engineering principles involved in our specific manufacturing process. They were able to identify energy savings and efficiency improvements that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. With their recommendations, we hope to greatly decrease our energy usage and waste. I would strongly recommend the team and their services to anybody that is lucky enough to have the opportunity."

- Source: Brad Gilkison, Process Engineer, Service Wire Co., 07/17/2020

"The ASU team did an excellent job with their energy assessments of our manufacturing facilities. The team was very professional and sensitive to our safety and confidentiality expectations. The generated report provided several significant savings opportunities that we have already implemented. We would highly recommend IAC to others."

- Source: Matt Herbert, Engineering Manager, International Flora Technologies, 04/13/2020

"“The ASU team did a wonderful job assessing our facility. It’s a large manufacturing facility and they entered safely and professionally. They were very courteous with our staff and a pleasure to work with. In the end, we received a report that helped us to save a significant amount of money, which definitely exceeded my expectations.”"

- Source: Samir Kanuga, Chief Financial Officer, Royal Paper Converting, 09/19/2019

"We appreciate all that the IAC team have done for us and we are excited to look into implementing these recommendations. The professionalism and technical knowledge of the students and the final report exceeded expectations. We will be sure to stay in touch with any questions we may have. Thanks again!"

- Source: Gregg Mosby, COO, Liberty Greenleaf, 02/21/2020

"IAC was very helpful as they identified and prioritize various energy efficiency projects in our 65,000 SF manufacturing facility. The projects identified gave us specific paybacks that ranged from a few years to some as short as a few months! We highly recommend IAC to other Arizona businesses."

- Source: Daren Riley, CEO, DRG Technologies, 03/09/2020

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Center Director	Dr. Patrick Phelan
Email	phelan@asu.edu
Phone #	+14809651625
Mailing Address	501 E Tyler Mall ECG303 Tempe, AZ 85287

Assistant Director	Dr. Abdelrahman Shuaib
Assistant Director	Dr. Luis Bocanegra
Other	Dr. Lyndee Tisinger
Assistant Director	Dr. Ryan Milcarek

Arizona State University has trained 117 students

The following students have participated in IAC assessments with Arizona State University since 2017.
The 40 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.

Ahmed Alghandoor

Aidan Chutkan

Ajay Kumar Sharma

Alan Meng Zhang

Alexander Gustav Marcus Eierle

Amanda Williams

Amy Cook

Anasthas ios Francis

Angel Martinez Rodriguez

Anne Raynes

Armandine Joana A. Amessouwoe

Axel Borboa

Brady Hale

Brandon Miller

Brandon Tanji

Breanna Fulton

Brian Wisler

Cameron Marble

Carlos Flores

Celine Chang

Cesar Martinez

Christian Morin

Clive Matsika

Cody Jenkins

Daniel Florin

Daniel Haros

David Jacobi

Derall Riley

DHIR JAYESH PATEL

EDGAR MORAGA

Emma Martz

Eric Duncan

Espiridion Evangelista

Fatima Alaaraji

Fernando Aguirre

Francisca Quijada Dibarrart

Grayson Cliff

Hannah Seyler

Hari Krishna Achuthan Parthasarathy

Harsh Chande

Isaiah Campbell

J. Shane Chadwick

Jane He

Jason Rawe

Jeff Van Huet

Jesus Quintanilla

Jiashen Tian

John Cartwright

John Romano

Jonathan Sigona

Joseph Elio

Joseph Elliott

Joseph Webster

Kailee Murray

Kaitlin Kreck

Kayla DeVault

Keshawa Dhanushka Bandara

Kshitiz Swamy

Lauren Taylor

Levi Siwek

Lionel Mitchop

Lorena Arroyo Ochoa

Mackenzie Wodicker

Mahmmoud Syam

Malathi Ramesh

Martin Flores

Maurice Salomon Gleiser Gherson

Michael Wegner

Miguel Peinado-Guerrero

Najia Khan

Nakesha Bynum

Nayan Goswami

Neil Hounjet

Nicholas Fette

Nicolas Campbell

Noah Seyler

Nohely Del Rio

Paula Valencia Neyra

Pradyumna Mysore

Prajesh Bhattacharya

Praveen Raj Mohanraj

Rachel Thomas

Radhika Khosla

Rajitha Vallebhaneni

Ramesh Sadashiv

Reed Eppley

Rene Villalobos

Richard Callahan

Rik Bloemers

Robert Trump

Roberto Guevara

Rodrigo Ulloa

Sabarish Vinod

Sabrina Kizer

Sai Phanindra Vempati

Sandra Garcia

Sanjoy Saha

Santosh Krishnamurthy

Sarah Johnston

Sarah Romero

Sarbith Aguilar

Sergio Luis Lopez

Sharbel Nashar

Simer Singh

Sonali Singh

Souram Guha

Sumedh Shukla

Sydney Wickman

Talia Offord

Tassos Frantzis

Tim Duan

Trenton Vermeer

Tyler Tisinger

Valdemar Gonzales

Victor Garcia

Yogeshwar Kuppa