Tsing-Fa Lin
Name Tsing-Fa Lin
Email tflin(at)mail.nctu.edu.tw
Title Lifetime Chair Professor
Division Energy-Thermofluids Engineering
Teaching Area Energy-Thermofluids Engineering
Research Expertise Heat and mass transfer, Fluid mechanics, Energy system
Country School Name Department Degree Duration
USA Purdue University Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 1979.08 ~ 1982.12
USA Purdue University Mechanical Engineering M.S. 1977.08 ~ 1979.08
ROC National Tsing Hua University Nuclear Engineering B.S. 1971.10 ~ 1975.06
Organization Title Department Job Title Duration
National Chiao Tung University Mechanical Engineering Chair Professor 2003.11 ~ Up to today
National Science Council National Science Council 1989.04 ~ 1993.03
National Chiao Tung University Mechanical Engineering Professor 1986.09 ~ Up to today
National Chiao Tung University Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor 1983.08 ~ 1986.09
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Mechanical Engineering Visiting Assistant Professor 1982.09 ~ 1983.07
Purdue University Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant 1978.08 ~ 1982.08
Purdue University Mechanical Engineering Teaching Assistant 1977.08 ~ 1978.08
Year Project Title Participator Job Title Period Unit
2013 FC-72 at the level of the heating plate of hot flow boiling heat transfer Characteristics Tsing-Fa Lin Principal Investigator 2013.08 ~ 2016.07 National Science Council
2010 Flexible mobile thin to enhance the novel method of FC-72 pool boiling and flow boiling heat transfer Tsing-Fa Lin Principal Investigator 2010.08 ~ 2013.07 National Science Council
2009 Refrigerant flow and heat flux transient oscillation caused by the new refrigerant and FC-74 flow boiling (3/3) Tsing-Fa Lin Principal Investigator 2009.08 ~ 2010.07 National Science Council
2008 Refrigerant flow and heat flux transient oscillation caused by the new refrigerant flow boiling of FC-73 (2/3) Tsing-Fa Lin Principal Investigator 2008.08 ~ 2010.07 National Science Council
Year Paper Title Authors Journal Title Issue.No
2013 Oscillatory subcooled flowboiling heat transfer of R-134a and associated bubble characteristics inanarrow annular duct due to flow rate S.L. Wang, C.A. Chen, T.F. Lin International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2012 Transient oscillatory saturated flow boiling heat transfer and associated bubble characteristics of FC-72 over a small heated plate due to heat flux oscillation S.L. Wang, C.A. Chen, Y.L. Lin, T.F. Lin INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER 4
2011 Saturated flow boiling heat transfer of R-410A and associated bubble characteristics in a narrow annular duct Chen C. A.; Li K. W.; Lie Y. M.; et al. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER 23-24
2010 Subcooled flow boiling heat transfer and associated bubble characteristics of FC-72 on a heated micro-pin-finned silicon chip Chang W. R.; Chen C. A.; Ke J. H.; et al. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER 23-24
2010 Experimental study of evaporation heat transfer of R-134a in a narrow annular duct C.A. Chen, C.Y. Lee, T. F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2010 Time periodic flow boiling heat transfer of R-134a and associated bubble characteristics in a narrow annular duct due to flow rate oscillation, C.A. Chen, W.R. Chang, T. F. Lin* nternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2009 " Subcooled flow boiling heat transfer of R-407C and associated bubble characteristics in a narrow annular duct " C.A. Chen, W.R. Chang, K.W. Li, Y.M. Lie, T.F. Lin * International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2009 A further investigation of effects of jet-disk separation distance on steady mixed convective vortex flow resulting from a confined impinging air jet, K.M. Chen, F.C. Hsieh, J.C. Hsieh, T. F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2008 "Experimental study of evaporation pressure drop characteristics of refrigerants R-134a and R-407C in horizontal small tubes" Y.M. Lie, F.Q. Su, R.L. Lai, T. F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2008 " Saturated flow boiling heat transfer of R-407C and associated bubble characteristics in a narrow annular duct " F.C. Hsieh, K.W. Li, Y.M. Lie, C.A. Chen ,T.F. Lin * International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2007 "Saturated flow boiling heat transfer of refrigerant R-410A in a horizontal annular finned duct" Y.Y. Hsieh, Y.M. Lie, T. F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2007 "Saturated flow boiling heat transfer and associated bubble characteristics of FC-72 on a heated micro-pin-finned silicon chip" Y.M. Lie, J.H. Ke, W.R. Chang, T.C. Cheng, T. F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2006 "Unstable vortex flow and new inertia-driven vortex rolls resulting from an air jet impinging onto a confined heated horizontal disk" F.C. Hsieh, J.H. Wu, J.C. Hsieh, T.F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2006 "Buoyancy driven vortex flow and its stability in mixed convection of air through a blocked horizontal flat duct heated from below" S.W. Chen, D.S. Shu, J.T. Lir, T.F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2006 "Subcooled flow boiling heat transfer and associated bubble characteristics of R-134a in a narrow annular duct" Y.M. Lie, T.F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2006 "Experimental study of evaporation heat transfer characteristics of refrigerants R-134a and R-407C in horizontal small tubes" Y.M. Lie , F.Q. Su, R.L. Lai, T.F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2005 "Condensation heat transfer and pressure drop of refrigerant R-410A flow in a vertical plate heat exchanger" W.S. Kuo, Y.M. Lie, Y.Y. Hsieh, T.F. Lin*
2005 "Delayed onset of return flow by substrate inclination in model horizontal longitudinal MOCVD processes" W.S. Kuo, C.Y. Wang, J.L. Tuh, T.F. Lin*
2005 "Saturated flow boiling heat transfer and associated bubble characteristics of R-134a in a narrow annular duct" Y.M. Lie, T.F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2005 "Effects of jet-to-disk separation distance on the characteristics of mixed convective vortex flow in an impinging air jet confined in a cylindrical chamber" J.C. Hsieh, T.F. Lin* International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2004 "Stabilization and elimination of transient unstable mixed convective vortex flow of air in a bottom heated horizontal flat duct by top plate heating" S.W. Chen, C.Y. Chang, J.T. Lir, T.F. Lin*
2004 "Suppression of buoyancy-driven vortex flow resulting from a low speed jet impinging onto a heated disk in a vertical cylinder by cylinder top tilting" J.C. Hsieh, C.W. Cheng, T.F. Lin*
2003 "Saturated Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Refrigerant R-410A in a Vertical Plate Heat Exchanger" Y. Y. Hsieh and T.F. Lin*
2003 "Characteristics of vortex flow in a low speed air jet impinging onto a heated disk in a vertical cylindrical chamber" J.C. Hsieh, T.C. Cheng, T.F. Lin*
2003 "Visualization of return flow structure in mixed convection of gas over a heated circular plate in a horizontal flat duct" J.L. Tuh,T.F. Lin*
2003 "Evaporation heat transfer and pressure drop of refrigerant R-410A in a vertical plate heat exchanger", Y. Y. Hsieh and T.F. Lin*
2003 "Structure of mixed convective longitudinal vortex air flow driven by a heated circular plate embedded in the bottom of a horizontal flat duct" J.L. Tuh, T.F. Lin*
2003 "Buoyancy driven vortex flow and thermal structures in a very low Reynolds number mixed convective gas flow through a horizontal channel" T.F. Lin*
2002 "Subcooled flow boiling heat transfer of R-134a and associated bubble characteristics in a vertical plate heat exchanger" Y. Y. Hsieh, L. J. Chiang and T. F. Lin
2002 "Visualization of Mixed Convection Vortex Rolls in an Impinging Jet Flow of Air through a Cylindrical Chamber" T. C. Cheng, P. H. Chiou and T. F. Lin
2002 "Subcooled Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of R-134a and the Associated Bubble Characteristics in a Vertical Plate Heat Exchanger" Y. Y. Hsieh, L. J. Chiang and T. F. Lin
2002 "Stationary Transverse Rolls and U-rolls in Limiting Low Reynolds number Mixed Convective Air Flow near the Convective Threshold in a Horizontal Flat Duct" T. C. Cheng, J. T. Lir and T. F. Lin
2001 "Visualization of Roll Patterns in Rayleigh-Benard Convection of Air in a Rectangular Shallow Cavity" J. T. Lir and T. F. Lin
2001 "Fluctuating Characteristics and Rotation Induced Stabilization of Thermal Buoyancy Driven Water Flow in a Vertical Rotating Cylinder" C. P. Yin, Y. T. Ker, T. H. Huang and T. F. Lin
2000 "Vortex Flow Patterns near Critical State for Onset of Convection in Air Flow through a Bottom Heated Horizontal Flat Duct" J. T. Lir, M. Y. Chang and T. F. Lin
2000 "Effects of Thermal Boundary Condition on Buoyancy Driven Transitional Air Flow in a Vertical Cylinder Heated from Below" T. S. Cheng, Y. H. Li and T. F. Lin
2000 "Improvement in Wafer Temperature Uniformity and Flow Pattern in a Lamp Heated Rapid Thermal Processor" C. P. Yin, C.C. Hsiao and T. F. Lin
2000 "Subcooled Flow Boling Heat Transfer of R-134a and Bubble Characteristics in a Horizontal Annular Duct" C. P. Yin, Y. Y. Yan, T. F. Lin and B. C. Yang
2000 "Stabilization of Buoyancy-Driven Unstable Vortex Flow in Mixed Convection of Air in a Rectangular Duct by Tapering Its Top Plate" W. S. Tseng, W. L. Lin, C. P. Yin, C. L. Lin and T. F. Lin
1999 "Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Refrigerant R-134a in a Plate Exchanger" Y. Y. Yan and T. F. Lin
1999 "Evaporation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Refrigerant R-134a in a Plate Exchanger" Y. Y. Yan and T. F. Lin
1999 "Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Refrigerant R-134a in a Small Pipe" Y. Y. Yan and T. F. Lin
1998 "Evaporation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Refrigerant R-134a in a Small Pipe" Y. Y. Yan and T. F. Lin
1998 "Rotation Induced Stabilization of Air Convection in a Bottom Heated Diverging Cylinder Rotation about its Own Axis" Y. T. Ker and T. F. Lin
1998 "Experimental Study of Unsteady Thermal Characteristics and Rotation Induced Stabilization of Air Convection in a Bottom Heated Rotating Vertical Cylinder", Y. T. Ker and Y. H. Li, T. F. Lin
1998 "Experimental Study of Aspect Ratio Effects and Longitudinal Vortex Flow in Mixed Convection of Air in a Horizontal Rectangular Duct" M. Y. Chang and T. F. Lin
1997 "Computation of Unstable Liquid Metal Convection in a Vertical Closed Cylinder Heated from the Side and Cooled from Above" Y. H. Li, K. C. Lin and T. F. Lin
1997 "Observation and Computation of Vortex and/or Reverse Flow Development in Mixed Convection of Air in a Slightly Inclined Rectangular Duct" W. L. Lin and T. F. Lin
1997 "Time-averaged and Reverse Transition in Oscillatory Air Convection in a Differentially Heated Rotating Cubic Cavity" Y. T. Ker and T. F. Lin
1997 "Effects of Aspect Ratio on Vortex Flow Patterns in Mixed Convection of Air through a Bottom Heated Horizontal Rectangular Duct" C. H. Yu and T. F. Lin
1997 "Unsteady Vortex Roll Structures in a Mixed Convective Air Flow through a Horizontal Plane Channel Study" C. H. Yu, M. Y. Chang, C. C. Hwang and T. F. Lin
1997 "Change of Longitudinal Vortex Roll Structure in a Mixed Convective Air Flow Through a Horizontal Plane Channel-an Experimental Study", M. Y. Chang, C. H. Yu and T. F. Lin
1997 "Structure of Moving Transverse and Mixed Rolls in Mixed Convection of Air in a Horizontal Plane Channel" C. H. Yu, M. Y. Chang and T. F. Lin
1997 "Flow Visualization and Numerical Simulation of Transverse and Mixed Vortex Roll Formation in Mixed Convection of Air in a Horizontal Flat Duct" M. Y. Chang, C. H. Yu and T. F. Lin
1996 "Numerical Simulation of Flow Pattern Formation in a Bottom Heated Cylindrical Fluid Layer" Y. H. Li, T. C. Chu and T. F. Lin
1996 "Enhancement of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer in a Horizontal Water Layer through Surface Roughness and Screen Converge" J. Y. Tsay, Y. Y. Yan and T. F. Lin
1996 "Mixed Convection Heat and Mass Transfer in a Vertical Channel With Film Evaporation" W. M. Yan and T. F Lin
1996 "Evolution of Roll Patterns in Rayleigh-Benard Convection in a Rectangular Layer : A Numerical Steady" T. F. Lin, C. J. Liau, C. H. Yu and H. L. Su
1996 "Vortex Flow Pattern Selection and Temporal-Spatial Structure of Transverse and Mixed Vortex Rolls in Mixed Convection of Air in a Horizontal Flat Duct" M. Y. Chang and T. F. Lin
1996 "Experimental Observation and Conjugated Heat Transfer Analysis of Vortex Flow Development in Mixed Convection of Air in a Horizontal Rectangular Duct" W. L. Lin, Y. T. Ker and T. F. Lin
1996 "A Combined Numerical and Experimental Steady of Air Convection in a Differential Heated Rotating Cubic Cavity" Y. T. Ker and T. F. Lin
1996 "Numerical Simulation of Transitional Aiding Mixed Convective Air Flow in a Bottom Heated Inclined Rectangular Duct" C. C. Huang and T. F. Lin
1996 "Experimental Study of Unstable Mixed Convection of Air in a Bottom Heated Horizontal Duct" W. L Lin and T. F Lin
1996 "Transient Three-dimensional Convection of Air in a Differentially Heated Rotating Cubic Cavity" T. L. Lee and T. F. Lin
1996 "Unstable Aiding and Opposing Mixed Convection of Air in a Bottom Heated Rectangular Duct Slightly Inclined from the Horizonontal" W. L. Lin and T. F. Lin
1995 "Three-Dimensional Natural Convection of Air in an Inclined Cubic Cavity" T. L. Lee and T. F. Lin
1995 "Numerical Study on the Unsteady Three-Dimensional Mixed Convective Air Flow over a Horizontal Plate" C. C. Huang and T. F. Lin
1995 "Vortex Flow and Thermal Characteristics in Mixed Convection of Air in a Horizontal Rectangular Duct : Effects of the Reynolds and Grashof Numbers" C. C. Huang and T. F. Lin
1995 "Evaporation of a Heated Falling Liquid Film into a Laminar Gas Stream" Y. L. Tsay and T. F. Lin
1995 "Experimental Investigation of Geyser Boiling in an Annular Two-Phase Thermosyphon" T. F. Lin, W. T. Lin, Y. L. Tsay, J. C. Wu and R. J. Shyu
1994 "Unsteady Thermosolutal Opposing Convection of Liquid Water Mixture in a Square Cavity-I. Flow Formation and Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics" J. Chang, T. F. Lin and C.H. Chien
1993 "Buoyancy Induced Flow Transition in Mixed Convective Flow of air through a Bottom Heated Rectangular Duct" C. C. Huang and T. F. Lin
1993 "Steady and Oscillatory Opposing Mixed Convection in a Symmetrically Heated Vertical Channel with a Low-Prandtl Number Fluid" T. S. Chang and T. F. Lin
1993 "Effect of Initial Condition on Unsteady Thermosolutal Cavity Convection with Opposed Buoyancy Forces" T. F. Lin, J. Chang and W. R. Chang
1993 "Development of Oscillatory Asymmetric Recirculating Flow in Transient Laminar Opposing Mixed Convection in a Symmetrically Heated Vertical Channel" T. F. Lin, T. S. Chang and Y. F. Chen
1993 "Transient Oscillatory Conjugate Natural Convection in a Tall Water Cavity" T. L. Lee and T. F. Lin
1993 Unsteady Thermosolutal Opposing Convection of Liquid Water Mixture in a Square Cavity - II. Flow Structure and Fluctuation Analysis" J. Chang and T. F. Lin
1991 "Transient Natural Convection Heat and Mass Transfer over a Vertical Plate of Finite Height" J. Chang and T. F. Lin
1991 "Natural Convection Heat and Mass Transfer in a Vertical Channel with End Effects Included" T. F. Lin and T.S. Chang
1991 "Binary Diffusion and Heat Transfer in Natural Convection with Turbulent Falling Liquid Film Evaporation in a Vertical Channel" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1991 "Evaporative Cooling of Liquid Film through Interfacial Heat and Mass Transfer in a Vertical Channel : II - Numerical Study" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1991 "Evaporative Cooling of Liquid Film through Interfacial Heat and Mass Transfer in a Vertical Channel :I - Experimental Study" W. M. Yan, T. F. Lin and Y. L. Tsay
1991 "Transient Laminar Mixed Convention in a Vertical Flat Duct" T. F. Lin, C. P. Yin and W. M. Yan
1991 "Theoretical and Experimental Study of Natural Convection Pipe Flows at High Rayleigh Number" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1990 "Cooling of Liquid Film Through Interfacial Heat and Mass Transfer" Y. L. Tsay, T. F. Lin and W. M. Yan
1990 "Natural Convention Heat Transfer Enhancement Through Latent Heat Transport in Vertical Parallel Plane Channel Flows" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1990 "Combined Heat and Mass Transfer in Laminar Gas Stream Flowing over An Evaporative Liquid Film" Y. L. Tsay and T. F. Lin
1990 "Steady Conjugated Heat Transfer in Turbulent Channel Flows" W. M. Yan, T. F. Lin and T. L. Lee
1990 "On the Reversed Flow and Oscillating Wake in an Asymmetrically Heated Channel" T. S. Chang and T. F. Lin
1990 "Combined Heat and Mass Transfer in Natural Convection Between Vertical Parallel Plates with Film Evaporation" W. M.Yan and T. F. Lin
1990 "Effects of Wetted Walls on Laminar Natural Convection between Vertical Parallel Plates with Asymmetric Heating" W. M. Yan, Y, L. Tsay and T. F. Lin
1990 "Transient Binary Mixture Natural Convection in Square Enclosures" T. F. Lin, C. C. Huang and T. S. Chang
1989 "Review of Heat Transfer in Inverted Annular Flow Film Boiling in Vertical Pipe" T. F. Lin, H. S. Chu, S. F. Wong and C. H. Lee
1989 "Turbulent Forced Convective Heat Transfer in Two-Phase Evaporating Droplet Flow Through a Vertical Pipe" T. F. Lin, J. F. Jou and C. H. Hwang
1989 "Simutaneous Heat and Mass Transfer in Laminar Mixed Convection Flows Between Vertical Parallel Plates with Asymmetric Heating" W. M. Yan, Y. L. Tsay and T. F. Lin
1989 "Combined Heat and Mass Transfer in Turbulent Natural Convection between Vertical Parallel Plates" M. Yan, Y. L. Tsay and T. F. Lin
1989 "Heat Transfer in Buoyancy-Driven Channel Flows with the Simultaneous Presence of Laminar, Transitional and Turbulent Flow Regimes" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1989 "Effects of Wetted Wall on Laminar Mixed Convection in a Vertical Channel" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1989 "Transient Buoyancy Induced Flow Through a Heated, Vertical Channel of Finite Height" T. S. Chang and T. F. Lin
1989 "Transient Conjugated Heat Transfer in Laminar Pipe Flows" W.M. Yan, Y. L. Tsay and T. F. Lin
1988 "Combined Buoyancy Effects of Thermal and Mass Diffusion on Laminar Forced Convection between Vertical Parallel Plates" W. M. Yan, Y. L. Tsay and T. F. Lin
1988 "Effects of Wetted Wall on Natural Convection Heat Transfer between Vertical Parallel Plates" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1988 "Combined Heat and Mass Transfer in Laminar Forced Convection Channel Flows" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1988 "Combined Heat and Mass Transfer in Naturnal Convection between Vertical Parallel Plates" W. M. Yan, T. F. Lin and C. J. Chang
1988 "Unsteady Entrance Heat Transfer in Laminar Pipe Flows with Convection from the Ambient" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1988 "Steady Conjugated Heat Transfer in Fully-Developed Laminar Pipe Flows" J. C. Kuo and T. F. Lin
1988 "Analysis of Combined Buoyancy Effects of Thermal and Mass Diffusion on Laminar Forced Convection Heat Transfer in a Vertical Tube" T. F. Lin, C. J. Chang and W. M. Yan
1988 "Transient Conjugated Heat Transfer in Fully-Developed Laminar Pipe Flows" T. F. Lin and J. C. Kuo
1987 "Buoyancy Effects on Low Reynolds Number Turbulent Forced Convection in Vertical Plate Channel with Symmetric or Asymmetric Wall Temperature" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1987 "Unsteady Conjugated Heat Transfer in Laminar Pipe Flows with Step Change in Ambient Temperature" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1987 "Unsteady Combined Entrance Heat Transfer in Turbulent Pipe Flows Resulting from a Step Change in Ambient Temperature" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1987 "Unsteady Combined Entrance Heat Transfer in Laminar Pipe Flows—a Step Change in Ambient Temperature" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1987 "Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Vertival Open Channel Flows with Discrete Heating" W. M. Yan and T. F. Lin
1986 "Natural Convection Flows in a Vertical Open Tube Resulting from Combined Buoyancy Effect of Thermal and Mass Diffusion" C. J. Chang, T. F. Lin and W. M. Yan
1986 "Thermal Interactions in Counter-Current-Flow Double Pipe Heat Exchangers" T. F. Lin and Y. L. Tsay
1983 "Transient Conjugated Heat Transfer Between a Cooling Coil and Its Surrounding Enclosure" T. F. Lin, K. H. Hawks and W. Leidenfrost
1983 "Transient Thermal Entrance Heat Transfer in Laminar Pipe Flows with Step Change in Pumping Pressure" T. F. Lin, K. H. Hawks and W. Leidenfrost
1983 "Unsteady Thermal Entrance Heat Transfer in Laminar Pipe Flows with Step Change in Ambient Temperature" T. F. Lin, K.H. Hawks and W. Leidenfrost
1983 "Analysis of Viscous Dissipation Effects on Thermal Entrance Heat Transfer in Laminar Pipe Flows with Convective Boundary Conditions" T. F. Lin, K.H. Hawks and W. Leidenfrost