CHARLIE CURCIJA

Senior Research Fellow
University of Massachusetts
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Engineering Laboratory Building
Amherst, MA 01003-2210

 

 

 

 

Degrees:
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 1992, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1982, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Teaching Experience:

        University of Massachusetts, Instructor, 1989 to 1995.

        University of Massachusetts, Graduate Student Advisor and Chair of M.S. Thesis and Ph.D. dissertation committees

Research Areas of Interest:

General: Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, Thermodynamics

Specific: Numerical Methods/Computer Modeling in Thermal Fluids Area, Building Envelope Heat Transfer, Building Energy Conservation, Thermal Measurements.

Industrial Experience and Consulting:

        Advanced Framing Systems for Commercial Windows. Subcontract to TRACO Windows. 2005 to present. Principal Investigator.

        Development of a Procedure for U-Factor Rating of Domed Skylights. National Fenestration Rating Council. 2005 to present. Principal Investigator.

        Consultant to AAMA Skylight Council. 2005 to present. Energy Performance of Skylights.

        Investigation of Heat Transfer Effects of Sloped and Ventilated Internal Cavities ofFenestration Systems. National Fenestration Rating Council. 2004 to Present. Principal Investigator.

        IGU Durability Knowledge Database, Phase II. Subcontract to Aspen Research. 2003 to 2005. Principal Investigator.

        Fenestration Energy Efficiency in Transitional economy Countries, Phase I and II. Oak Ridge Nation al Laboratory. 2002 to Present. Principal Investigator.

        Technical Support to NFRC. National Fenestration Rating Council. 2001 to Present. Principal Investigator.

        Consultant to Guardian Industries Corp., Research and Development Center. 1999 to 2003. Computer modeling of fenestration and glazing products.

        Fenestration Thermal Performance Research, U.S. Department of Energy. 1998 to 2004. Principal Investigator.

        Consultant to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Windows and Daylighting group, Berkeley, CA. 1996 to present

        Consultant to Building Energy Research Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 1995 to 1997

        Consultant to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Office of Energy-Related Inventions, Gaithersburg, MD. 1993 to present. Evaluations of energy related inventions.

        Consultant to the Enermodal Engineering Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1991 to 1993. Finite Element simulation of 2-D and 3-D heat transfer through selected fenestration products.

        Consultant to the General Electric Co., Research and Development Center, Schenectady, NY, 1992. Finite Element modeling of 2-D heat transfer in the next generation of refrigerator units.

        University of Massachusetts, 1987 to 1989. Energy conservation in industrial buildings and processes. Energy Auditor.

        Energoproject-Energodata Co., Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1983 to 1987. Computer Aided Engineering Design in Thermal-Fluids area: Building energy analysis, hydronic and air systems analysis, stress analysis in HVAC and industrial piping. Last position held: Senior Design Engineer.

Professional and Scientific Organizations:

        ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Associate Member, 1989 to present.

        ASHRAE, American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Member, 1985 to present.

TC 4.5 Fenestration - Handbook Subcommittee Chairman

ASTM, American Society for Testing and Materials, Member, 1996 to present

Chairman of the Condensation Resistance Task Group

ISO, International Standards Organization, Member of TC 163/WG2 and WG9, 1999 to present

IEA, International Energy Agency, U.S.A. representative and co-leader of project A1 for the Task 27.

NFRC, National Fenestration Rating Council, Associate Member, 1995 to present

Chairman of the Thermo-Physical Properties Subcommittee

Honors and Awards:

        Distinguished Teaching Award - Honorable Mention, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, 1993.

        ASHRAE Grant-in-Aid, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1989.

        ASHRAE Best Paper Award for 1984, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1985.

        Annual October Award for scientific work in 1984, Parliament of the City of Belgrade, 1985.

Research Project Activities:

        Fenestration System Performance, Carli, Inc. 1995 to present. Principal Investigator.

        Advanced Computer Modeling Applications, Carli, Inc. April 1996 to present. Principal Investigator.

        Fenestration System Thermal Performance, U.S. Department of Energy Continuation Grant. 1993 to 1995. Co-Principal Investigator.

        Fenestration System Thermal Performance, U.S. Department of Energy Grant. February, 1989 to September, 1993. Assistant Investigator.

        Energy Conservation in Industrial Facilities, U.S. Department of Energy Grant. September, 1987 to January, 1989. Research Assistant.

        CEG - IBM PC Computer Program for Heating System Design, Preliminary Study, Energoproject-Energodata Co., May 1985 to July 1987. Co-Principal investigator.

        Changeable External Shadow for Horizontal Fenestration Systems, Algorithm and FORTRAN Computer Program Development, Energoproject-Energodata Co., September 1985 to September 1986. Co-Principal Investigator.

        Negative Cooling Load Method - Procedure to Calculate Cooling Loads From Externally Shaded Windows, University of Belgrade, November 1981 to December 1986. Co-Principal Investigator.

        Investigation of the New and Renewable Sources of Energy. University of Belgrade, September 1981 to January 1982. Research Assistant.

Papers and Publications:

        "Solar Radiation Through Glass Surface of Building". Research project New Sources of Energy, RZNO Srbije, Belgrade, 1982 (with B. Todorovic and B. Zivkovic).

        "Cooling Loads from Solar Radiation Through Partially Shaded Windows Taking Heat Storage into Account". ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 88, Part II, June 1982. (with B. Todorovic)

        "Calculative Procedure for Estimating Cooling Loads Influenced by Window Shadowing, Using Negative Cooling Load Method". ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 90, Part II, June 1984. (with B. Todorovic).

        "Calculation of Cooling Loads in Buildings from Solar Radiation Using Negative Cooling Load Method". KGH Journal, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1985. (with B. Todorovic)

        "Comparison of European and North American Window U-Value Calculation Procedures". ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 95-1, January 1989. (with L.L. Ambs and W.P. Goss)

        Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of Overall Night Time Heat Transfer Through Fenestration Systems. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 1992.

        "Two Dimensional Natural Convection Over the Isothermal Indoor Fenestration Surface - Finite Element Numerical Solution." ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 99, Part I, January 1993. (with W.P. Goss)

        "Exterior Shading" Section of Chapter 27 in ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, 1993.

        "Two-Dimensional Finite Element Model of Heat Transfer in Complete Fenestration Systems." ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 100, Part II, June 1994. (with W.P. Goss)

        "Two-Dimensional Forced Convection Perpendicular to the Outdoor Fenestration Surface - FEM Solution." ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 101, Part I, January 1995. (with W.P. Goss)

        "Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of Heat Transfer in Complete Fenestration Systems" Window Innovations Conference ‘95, Toronto, Canada, June 1995 (with W.P. Goss)

        "Recent Technical Improvements to the WINDOW Computer Program" Window Innovations Conference ‘95, Toronto, Canada, June 1995 (with D. Arasteh, E. Finlayson, M. Rubin, J. Sadlier, and C. Huizenga)

        "New Correlations for Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient on Indoor Fenestration Surfaces - Compilation of More Recent Work." ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Conference, Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VI, 1995 (with W.P. Goss)

        "Advancements in Thermal and Optical Simulations of Fenestration Systems: The Development of WINDOW 5." ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Conference, Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VI, 1995 (with E. Finlayson, D. Arasteh, R. Sullivan, and C. Huizenga)

        "Condensation Resistance Validation Project - Detailed Computer Simulations Using Finite Element Methods" ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 102, Pt. 2. June 1996. (with Y. Zhao, and W.P. Goss)

        "Prediction of the Multicellular Flow Regime of Natural Convection in Fenestration Glazing Cavities." ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 103, Pt. 1. January, 1997. (with Y. Zhao, and W.P. Goss)

        "THERM 1.0: A PC Program for Analyzing Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer Through Building Products" Windows and Daylighting Group, Lawrence Berkeley national Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. April, 1996. (with E. Finlayson, D. Arasteh, C. Huizenga, M. Beall, and R. Mitchell)

        "Standard Method for Determining and Expressing the Heat Transfer and Total Optical Properties of Fenestration Products" Proposed American National Standard, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, GA. October 1996. (with group of Authors)

        "The Design and Calibration of a Research Hot Box." ASTM Conference Proceedings, Ottawa, June 1997. (with S.D. Gatland and W.P. Goss)

        "Chapter 27: Fenestration." ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta GA. June 1997 (with the list of authors)

        "A New Set of Correlations for Predicting Convective Heat Transfer in Fenestration Glazing Cavities Based on Computer Simulations Using Finite Element Method." CLIMA 2000 conference in Brussels, Belgium. September 1997 (with Y. Zhao, W.P. Goss, and J.P. Power)

        “Improving Computer Simulations of Heat Transfer For Projecting Fenestration Products: Using Radiation View Factor Models.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 104, Pt. 1. January, 1998. (with B. Griffith, D. Turler, D. Arasteh)

        “Guidelines For Modeling Projecting Fenestration Products.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 104, pt. 1. January, 1998 (with D. Arasteh, E.U. Finlayson, J. Baker, C. Huizenga)

        “THERM 2.0: A PC Program for Analyzing Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer Through Building Products.” Windows and Daylighting Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. June, 1998. (with E. Finlayson, R. Mitchell, D. Arasteh, and C. Huizenga)

        “Improved Heat Transfer Correlations For Quantifying Laminar Natural Convection Across Fenestration Glazing Cavities.” Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes VII, Clearwater, FL. December, 1998 (with Y. Zhao, W.P. Goss)

        “A Comparison Between Two-Dimensional Laminar and Turbulent Flow Heat Transfer Models with Experimental Results for Transition Regime Condition in Tall
        Glazing Cavities.” Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes VII, Clearwater, FL. December, 1998 (with J. Power, W.P. Goss)

        “The Effect of Realistic Boundary Conditions in Computer Modeling of Condensation Resistance for Fenestration Systems.” Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes VII, Clearwater, FL. December, 1998 (with Y. Zhao, W.P. Goss)

        “Local Heat Transfer in Open Frame Cavities of Fenestration Systems.” Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes VII, Clearwater, FL. December, 1998 (with T. Branchaud, W.P. Goss)

        “Teaching Students About Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer in Building Components, Equipment, and Appliances Using THERM 2.0.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 105, Pt. 1. January, 1999 (with C. Huizenga, D. Arasteh, R. Mitchell, E.U. Finlayson, B. Griffith)

        “Convective Heat Transfer Correlations for Fenestration Glazing Cavities: A Review.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 105, Pt. 2. June, 1999 (with Y. Zhao, W.P. Goss)

        “THERM 2.0: A Building Component Model for Steady-State Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer.” Building Simulation ’99. Kobe, Japan. August, 1999. (with C. Huizenga, D. Arasteh, E. Finlayson, R. Mitchell, and B. Griffith)

        “Trends and Developments in Window Testing Methods”. Window Modernization In The Baltic Nations: Problems And Opportunities Conference. Vilnius, Lithuania. April 2000.

        ”Role of Computer Modeling Tools in Window Certification and Design”. Window Modernization In The Baltic Nations: Problems And Opportunities Conference. Vilnius, Lithuania. April 2000.

        “Role of Computer Simulation in Window Certification”. Energy Future of Bosnia and Herzegovina Conference and Workshop. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. June 2000.

        “Evaluation of the Condensation Index Rating as Determined using the Proposed Simulation Method in the NFRC 500 Draft Procedure “. ASTM Symposium Proceedings.April 2001. (with B.V. Shah, D.J. Wise, and J. Baker)

        “Technical Basis and Institutional Framework For Assuring The Energy Efficiency of Fenestration Systems in Transitional Economy Countries”. First International Conference On Science And Education Under Conditions Of Transition In Serbia. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. June 2001.

        “Improving Information Technology to Maximize Fenestration Energy Efficiency.” Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes VIII, Clearwater, FL. December, 2001 (with D. Arasteh, R. Mitchell, C. Kohler, and C. Huizenga)

        “Analyzing Thermal Performance of Building Envelope Components Using 2-D Heat Transfer Tool with Detailed Radiation Modeling.” Building Simulation ’01. Rio De Janeiro, Brasil. August, 2001. (with D. Arasteh, C. Huizenga, C. Kohler, R. Mitchell and M. Bhandari)

        “Rating and Labeling of Energy Performance of Windows as a Tool for Promoting Energy Efficiency Practices in Buildings” Building Simulation ’01. Rio De Janeiro, Brasil. August, 2001. (with B. Shah, and S. Taylor)

        “Labeling and Certification Procedures for Energy Rating in North America and The Impact on Market for Energy Efficient Products”. XXV Solar Conference. San Luis Potosi, Mexico. October 2001. (with B.V. Shah)

        ”Role of Computer Simulation in Window Ratings and Design”. Energy Efficiecnt Windows and Building Design Conference and Workshop. New Delhi, India. November 2002.

        ”Solar Absorption in Thick and Multilayered Glazings”. The World Renewable Energy Congress 2002. Cologne, Germany. August 2002. (with R. Powels, C. Kohler)

        “Two-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics and Conduction Simulations of Heat Transfer in Window Frames with Internal Cavities - Part 1: Cavities Only”. ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 110, Pt. 1. January, 2004. (with A. Gustavsen, C. Kohler, D. Arasteh)

        “New Rating System for Non-Residential Fenestration Products”. Energy Efficiecnt Windows - 4 Conference. Krasnoyarsk, Russia. September 2004.

        ”Component Modeling Methodology for Predicting Thermal Performance of Non-Residential Fenestration Systems”. Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes IX, Clearwater, FL. December, 2004 (with M.S. Bhandari, M. Manteghi, and B.V. Shah)

        “Two-Dimensional Conduction and CFD Simulations of Heat Transfer in Horizontal Window Frame Cavities”. ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 111, Pt. 1. February, 2005. (with A. Gustavsen, D. Arasteh, C. Kohler)

        ”Real-time simulations of the durability of Insulating Glass Units”. 10DBMC International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components. Lyon, France. April 2005. (with I. Dukovski, H. Velthuis, J. Fairman, M. Doll)