Cameron Verwey, P.Eng.

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  • Assistant Professor 
    Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Room E1-490 EITC
    University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
    Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6

    Cam.Verwey@umanitoba.ca
    204-474-8204

Research

Area

Experimental thermofluids.

Research description

Experimental heat and mass transfer, droplet and fuel science, non-intrusive laser diagnostics and turbulent convection.

Graduate student opportunities

Dr. Verwey is seeking 1-2 M.Sc. students to begin in fall 2023 or winter 2024, and 1-2 Ph.D. students to follow. Ideal candidates are those with hands-on mechanical aptitude, the ability to write and modify computer codes (e.g., MATLAB), an interest and theoretical background in thermofluids, and strong writing/communication skills.

Selected publications

1. A. Arabkhalaj, C. Verwey and M. Birouk, Experimental study of butanol droplet evaporation in a turbulent, high-pressure environment, Fuel 353 (2023), 129143.

2. C. Verwey and M. Birouk, Modulation of forced isotropic turbulence by an anchored droplet with near-Kolmogorov diameter and varying volatility, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 966 (2023), A10.

3. C. Verwey and M. Birouk, Dissipation rate estimation in a highly turbulent isotropic flow using 2D-PIV, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion 109 (2022), 647-665.

4. C. Verwey and M. Birouk, An experimental assessment of the enhancement of fuel droplet vaporization in a very high turbulence intensity environment, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 38 (2021), 3243-3250.

5. C. Verwey and M. Birouk, Experimental investigation of the evaporation of suspended mono-sized heptane droplets in turbulence intensities approaching unity, Combustion and Flame 219 (2020), 425-436.

6. C. Verwey and M. Birouk, Experimental investigation of the effect of natural convection on the evaporation characteristics of small fuel droplets at moderately elevated temperature and pressure, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 118 (2018), 1046-1055.

7. C. Verwey and M. Birouk, Fuel vaporization: Effect of droplet size and turbulence at elevated temperature and pressure, Combustion and Flame 189 (2018), 33-45.

8. C. Verwey and M. Birouk, Experimental investigation of the effect of droplet size on the vaporization process in ambient turbulence, Combustion and Flame 182 (2017), 288-297.