TY - JOUR
T1 - Socioeconomic impacts of heat transfer research
AU - Taylor, Robert A.
AU - Phelan, Patrick E.
AU - Otanicar, Todd
AU - Prasher, Ravi S.
AU - Phelan, Bernadette E.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Heat transfer research affects almost every sector of the economy, yet its impacts have not been well studied or communicated to date. To address this issue, this article evaluates recent heat transfer research trends and which parts of the economy are likely to be affected by it. Analysis is done through keywords in heat transfer journals, US NSF awards, US patents, and trends in US economic sectors. This study indicates that if heat transfer research helps to attain a 10% conversion efficiency gain in all relevant sectors of the US economy, ~. 110. billion dolars of annual value added could be generated.
AB - Heat transfer research affects almost every sector of the economy, yet its impacts have not been well studied or communicated to date. To address this issue, this article evaluates recent heat transfer research trends and which parts of the economy are likely to be affected by it. Analysis is done through keywords in heat transfer journals, US NSF awards, US patents, and trends in US economic sectors. This study indicates that if heat transfer research helps to attain a 10% conversion efficiency gain in all relevant sectors of the US economy, ~. 110. billion dolars of annual value added could be generated.
KW - Economy
KW - Impacts
KW - Patents
KW - Publishing
KW - Research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84869161697&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.09.007
DO - 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.09.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869161697
SN - 0735-1933
VL - 39
SP - 1467
EP - 1473
JO - International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
JF - International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
IS - 10
ER -