Shanbin Shi

Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
Associate Professor, Director of RPI Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory, Director of NuScale E2 Center at RPI

About

Dr. Shanbin Shi joined the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) as Assistant Professor in 2018.  He was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in July 2025. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Thermal Engineering from the Southeast University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University. He is the recipient of the Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Award (2025). 

Education & Training

Ph.D., Purdue University

Research

Primary Research Focus
Multiphase Flow Experiments and Modeling, Particle Transport and Deposition, Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Reactor Safety, Advanced Nuclear-based Integrated Energy System
Other Focus Areas

Thermal and Fluids Engineering, Cryogenic Propellant Storage, Thermal Energy Storage, Heat Exchanger Design, Modeling, and Testing

Publications

The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Shanbin Shi has 70 indexed publications in the subjects of Energy, Engineering, Energy.

Recent Developments and Findings of Heat Pipe Experiments for Microreactor Applications
Nuclear Technology
, 211
, 2025
, pp.905-939
.
A data-driven based concurrent coupling approach for cryogenic propellant tank long-term pressure control predictions
Qiyun Cheng, Huihua Yang, Shanbin Shi, Wei Ji
Cryogenics
, 149
, 2025
.
A Eulerian three-fluid flow framework for the study of fuel dispersal behavior under loss-of-coolant accident conditions
Avinash Moharana, Benjamin W. Spencer, Shanbin Shi
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
, 239
, 2025
.
System design and analysis of thermal power dispatch systems for boiling water reactors
Muiz Adekunle Agbaje, Ilyas Yilgor, Vinicius Zanardo Rodrigues, Xiaoxu Diao, Carol Smidts, Abhimanyu Kapuria, Daniel Cole, Thomas Ulrich, Tyler Westover, Huang Yeh, Shanbin Shi
Annals of Nuclear Energy
, 210
, 2025
.
Operational characteristics and oscillatory phenomena in two-phase closed thermosyphons
Ilyas Yilgor, Shanbin Shi
Applied Thermal Engineering
, 265
, 2025
.
Recent Developments and Findings of Heat Pipe Experiments for Microreactor Applications
Ilyas Yilgor, Zachary D. Sellers, Jeremy L. Hartvigsen, Katrina M. Sweetland, Pei Hsun Huang, Taehwan Ahn, Joseph Seo, Annalisa Manera, Victor Petrov, Mark Anderson, Yassin Hassan, Shanbin Shi, Piyush Sabharwall
Nuclear Technology
, 211
, 2025
, pp.905-939
.
Experimental Investigation of Heat Pipe Flow Dynamics and Performance
Ilyas Yilgor, Shanbin Shi
Nuclear Science and Engineering
, 2024
.
Droplets Measurement with High-Speed Camera and Defocusing Method
Ayden Cohn, Yang Liu, Shanbin Shi, Eymon Lan
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
, 130
, 2024
, pp.1244-1247
.
A Eulerian Framework for Modeling and Simulation of Particle Transport during Fuel Dispersal
Avinash Moharana, Shanbin Shi
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
, 130
, 2024
, pp.1160-1163
.
Modeling and simulation of cryogenic propellant tank pressurization in normal gravity
Eymon Lan, Shanbin Shi, Wei Ji, Mamoru Ishii
Applied Thermal Engineering
, 236
, 2024
.

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