Vehicle Thermal Management

Dr. Gursaran D. Mathur is a Technical Specialist in the area of Automotive Thermal Systems at CalsonicKansei North America, Farmington Hills, Ml. His responsibilities at Calsonic Kansei include product design, development and research in the area of automotive thermal systems. Dr. Mathur's specialization is in the areas of heating ventilating and air conditioning of automotive, residential, and commercial AC systems; heat exchangers including internally and externally enhanced surfaces; two-phase fluid-flow and heat transfer (boiling and condensation); alternate refrigerants; heat recovery systems including two-phase thermosiphon loops and heat pipe heat exchangers; system and component modeling of thermal systems; experimentation in HVAC/thermal systems; and solar heating and cooling. Dr. Mathur earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Punjabi University, India; an MS. in Mechanical Engineering (Applied Thermal Science) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (formerly Roorkee University), India; and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) from the University of Wndsor, Canada. He has published over 70 technical papers in the area of thermal systems. He is listed as a significant contributor for the ASHRAE Handbooks for 1992, 1996, and 2000, and has edited 3 books. He is a fellow of ASME and a recipient of ASME's “Best Paper Award" He is the past chairman of SAE's technical committee on Thermal Systems Management. He is a registered professional engineer and is a member of SAE, ASHRAE, and ASME.