Sanford A. Klein Ouweneel-Bascom Professor Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Education Fields of Interest Publications Awards & Honors Summary Files and Links

Contact Information

1343 Engineering Research Building 1500 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608/263-5626 E-mail: klein@engr.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Mechanical Engineering

• Solar Energy Laboratory

Education

• BSChE, 1972, University of Illinois
• MS, 1973, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• PhD, 1976, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fields of Interest

• solar energy applications
• thermodynamics
• heat transfer
• conservation
• simulation methods
• sorption processes
• educational software

Publications

• Steich, G., Klein, S.A., Mitchell, J.W, "Performance of Rotary Heat and Mass Exchangers," Int. J. of HVAC and Refrigerating Research, 1(4), 308-323 (1995).
• Absorption Chillers and Heat Pumps, (with K.E. Herold and R. Radermacher), CRC Press (1996).
• Ahmed. O., Mitchell, J.W., Klein, S.A, "Application of General Regression Neural Network (GRNN) in HVAC Process Identification and Control," ASHRAE Trans., 102 (1996).
• Klein, S.A., McLinden, M.O., Laesecke, A., "An Improved Extended Corresponding States Method for Estimation of Viscosity of Pure Refrigerants and Mixtures," International Journal of Refrigeration, Vol. 20, No. 3, 1997, pp. 208-217.
• S.A. Klein and D.T. Reindl, "The Relationship of Optimum Heat Exchanger Allocation and Minimum Entropy Generation of Refrigeration Cycles", ASME Journal of Energy Resources, Vol. 120, No. 2, pp. 172-178, 1998.
• Klein, S.A., "Integration of an Equation Solving Program into an Energy Systems Laboratory Course," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 105, Pt.1, No. CH-99-13-1, 1999.
• McLinden, M.O., Klein, S.A., and Perkins, R.A., "An Extended Corresponding States Model for the Thermal Conductivity of Refrigerants and Refrigerant Mixtures," International Journal of Refrigeration, Vol. 23, (2000), pp 43-63.
• Klein, S.A., Reindl, D.T., and Brownell, K., "Refrigeration System Performance Using Liquid-Suction Heat Exchangers," International Journal of Refrigeration, Vol. 23, No.8 2000

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

• Charles G. Abbot Award, Intl. Solar Energy Society (1989)
• EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL Distinguished Software Award (1990)
• Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, UW-Madison (1990)
• Polygon Outstanding Instructor Award (1991, 1992)
• Member of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers Pi Tau Sigma Distinguished Faculty Award (1991, 1992)
• Member and Fellow (1998) of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
• Member and Fellow (2000) of the International Solar Energy Society

Summary

Professor Klein is a member of the Solar Energy Laboratory and has been involved in many studies of solar energy processes. He developed the F-Chart method for sizing solar heating systems, and the TRNSYS simulation program widely used in simulations of solar processes. He is the co-author of more than 120 publications relating to the analysis of energy systems.

Currently, Klein is involved in research on fuel cell systems, absorption refrigeration, adsorption processes for air quality control, and alternative refrigerants and systems for refrigeration and air conditioning applications. He is one of the developers of the NIST REFPROP 6 Refrigerant Properties Database program and the NIST/ASME Steam Properties program.

Klein is also involved in developing engineering computer tools for both instruction and research. He is the primary author of the thermodynamics instructional program, CP/Thermo, the finite element program, FEHT, and the general equation solving program EES.

Files and Links of Interest

• F-Chart Software web site: Information on EES and FEHT
• Fuel Cells for Distributed Generation: Fuel Cell Overview
• Solar Energy Laboratory Website: download publication list and theses