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Rob Hovsapian

Rob Hovsapian

Program Manager, Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), Florida State University

Phone: (850) 644-8761

Office A-0143
2000 Levy Avenue
Tallahassee, Florida 32310

http://www.caps.fsu.edu/personnel/hovsapian-rob.html

Education:

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University

Research Interests:

  • Modeling and simulation of thermal system
  • Energy system integration, (Advanced power systems, system optimization)
  • Thermodynamic optimization

Publications List:

  • “Notional All-Electric Ship Thermal Simulation and Visualization” F. Dias, J. Sauza, J. Ordonez, J. Vargas, R. Hovsapian, IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium. Baltimore, MD 2009
  • “ Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of a Solar System for Water Heating and Absorption Cooling” J.C.Vargas**, J.C. Ordonez*, R. Hovsapian*, F. G. Dias**, *Florida State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, USA **, University of Parana, Brazil Energy Sustainability 2008 , Jacksonville, FL 2008
  • “All electric ships, internal compartments and cabinets thermal and psychrometric Simulation” J.C.Vargas**, J.C. Ordonez*, R. Hovsapian*, F. G. Dias**, *Florida State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, USA, ** University of Parana, Brazil Grand Challenges in Modeling & Simulation (GCMS’08) Edinburgh, Scotland 2008
  • “Modeling and Simulation of the Thermal and Psychrometric Transient Response of All Electric Ships, Internal Compartments and Cabinets” J.C.Vargas**, J.C. Ordonez*, R. Hovsapian*, *Florida State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, USA **, University of Parana, Brazil Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Accepted 2008
  • ” Thermodynamic Optimization of a Solar System for Cogeneration of Heat and Cold” R. Hovsapian* ,J.C.Vargas**, J.C. Ordonez*, Krothapalli, Anjeneyulu*, Parise, Jose*** and Berndsen, Julio**; *Florida State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, USA ** University of Parana, Brazil, *** Pontificia University Catolica, Brazil International Journal of Energy Research, Accepted 2008