Christian Konrad Bach

Dr. Christian Konrad Bach

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 July 2022 in International Journal of Refrigeration
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SSSaad Saleem
Saad Saleem
CBCraig R. Bradshaw
Craig R. Bradshaw
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Christian Konrad Bach

26 July 2024 in Energy and Buildings
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KAKhaled I. Alghamdi
Khaled I. Alghamdi
PMPouria Moghimi
Pouria Moghimi
CBChristian Konrad Bach
Christian Konrad Bach
JSJeffrey D. Spitler
Jeffrey D. Spitler

8 September 2025 in Energy
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HIHamid Ikram
Hamid Ikram
JAJulfikar Ali
Julfikar Ali
AAAaron S Alexander
Aaron S Alexander
CBChristian Konrad Bach
Christian Konrad Bach

1 September 2014 in International Journal of Refrigeration
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Christian Konrad Bach
EGEckhard Groll
Eckhard Groll
JBJames E. Braun
James E. Braun
THTravis Horton
Travis Horton

23 July 2020 in Science and Technology for the Built Environment
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Mansoor Ahmed
HPHyunjin Park
Hyunjin Park
CBChristian Konrad Bach
Christian Konrad Bach
Omer SanOmer San
Omer San
Accurate performance measurements of equipment in the laboratory requires air mixing to reduce temperature and humidity measurement error. The National Bureau of Standards (NBS), now known as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted in-depth experimental research on the static air mixing devices in the late 1960s, which remains the most comprehensive work in this area. Today, very limited guidelines are available for air mixers, with ASHRAE RP-1733 addressing this gap. In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses are presented to quantify the performance of candidate air mixers for RP-1733. It was found that the proposed static air mixing models, consisting of louvers with and without baffles as well as orifice and orifice-target combinations, add turbulence to the airstream, enhancing the mixing process. It was observed that the louver-baffle, orifice, and orifice-target mixer have greater pressure drop than louver mixers with only a negligible increase in mixing effectiveness. Therefore, the louver mixers provide a better trade-off between mixing effectiveness and pressure drop.

7 December 2023 in International Journal of Refrigeration
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ALAbraham J. Lee
Abraham J. Lee
CBChristian Konrad Bach
Christian Konrad Bach
CBCraig R. Bradshaw
Craig R. Bradshaw