Riley Barta is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University’s Ray W. Herrick Laboratories in West Lafayette. His research topics are HVAC&R systems, compressors, and refrigerants, with a focus on the characterization and implementation of environmentally-friendly working fluids with lubricants. Dr. Barta is an active member in ASHRAE TC 8.1 (Compressor Technology), TC 10.6 (Transport Refrigeration), and SPC 243 (Safety Standard for Transportation Refrigeration Systems), as well as IIR Commission B2 (Refrigerating Equipment), and leads an IEA HPT Annex on heat pump design.
Riley Barta
Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University West Lafayette’s Ray W. Herrick Laboratories
