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David W. Bian
Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications - 6
Citations - 108
David W. Bian is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cost reduction & Capital cost. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 79 citations.
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Suppressing high-frequency temperature oscillations in microchannels with surface structures
Yangying Zhu,Dion S. Antao,David W. Bian,Sameer R. Rao,Jay Sircar,TieJun Zhang,Evelyn N. Wang +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the temperature response as a result of the high-frequency flow oscillation in microchannels and the effect of surface microstructures on this temperature oscillation with a measurement data acquisition rate of 1000 Hz.
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Optimization and design of a low-cost, village-scale, photovoltaic-powered, electrodialysis reversal desalination system for rural India
David W. Bian,Sterling M. Watson,Natasha C. Wright,Sahil R. Shah,Tonio Buonassisi,Devarajan Ramanujan,Ian Marius Peters,Amos G. Winter +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the cost optimization of a photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal (PV-EDR) system for village-scale applications in rural India based on current component costs and performance.
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Advantages of operation flexibility and load sizing for PV-powered system design
Sterling M. Watson,David W. Bian,Nasim Sahraei,Amos G. Winter,Tonio Buonassisi,Tonio Buonassisi,Ian Marius Peters +6 more
TL;DR: This paper analyzes the cost reductions enabled by design optimization through time-flexible operation and improved load sizing in a village-scale PV-powered electrodialysis desalination system and an idealized reference system designed to generate 10 m3 of drinking water per day.
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Reducing instability and enhancing critical heat flux using integrated micropillars in two-phase microchannel heat sinks
TL;DR: In this article, a two-phase microchannel heat sink with integrated micropillars on the bottom heated surface is presented, and the experimental results indicate that the capillary pressure can be maximized without introducing large viscous drag when the microstructure geometry is optimized.