Faculty Profiles
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John F. Foss |
| Professor | |
| Michigan State University | |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| A118 Engineering Research Complex | |
| East Lansing, MI 48824-1326 | |
| Ph:(517) 355-3337 | |
| Fax:(517) 353-7179 | |
| foss@egr.msu.edu | |
| http://www.egr.msu.edu/tsfl/ | |
| Research Interests * Analytical Experimentation (determination of governing phenomena using flow field measurements) * Turbulent shear flows * Vorticity measurements * Automotive applications Resources * 2 ft x 2 ft x 8 ft test section closed circuit wind tunnel: computer controlled traverse system * Automotive Cooling Fan Research and Development Facility: 3m ' 3m ' 3m (10 ft ' 10 ft' 10 ft) flow system with 3-D computer controlled positioning and three velocity component measurement system * A 2.4 ' 3 ' 3 m3 working space, sub-atmospheric flow system for low disturbance levels, accessible test section, investigations * Sonic nozzle flow stand: 3.5-1200 kg/hr stand with 9 binary-staged nozzles * Hot-wire fabrication and repair including capacity to fabricate vorticity and other special purpose probes * LaVision (2002) PIV system and software Selected Publications J.F. Foss, "Surface Selections and Topological Constraint Evaluations for Flow Field Analyses," /Experiments in Fluids/, Spring-Verlag, pp. 883-898. J. F. Foss, J.K. Schwannecke, A.R. Lawrenz, M.W. Mets, S.C. Treat, and M.D. Dusel, (2004) "The thermal transient anemometer," /Measurement Science and Technology/, *15*, pp. 2248-2255. S.C. Morris and J.F. Foss (November 2003) "Turbulent boundary layer to single-stream shear layer: the transition region", /Jour. Fluid Mechanics/, *494*, pp. 187-221. S.K. Ali and J.F. Foss (July 2003) "The Discharge Coefficient of a Planar Submerged Slit-Jet", /Jour. Fluids Engr./, ASME *125*, No. 4, pp. 613-619. S.C. Morris and J.F. Foss (June 2001) "An Aerodynamic Shroud for Automotive Cooling Fans", /Journal of Fluids Engr./, *123*, pp. 287-292. Selected Research * Vorticity Based Characterization of the Intermittent Region of a Large Single Stream Shear Layer, NSF, from September 2004. * Axial and Centrifugal Fan Studies for Caterpillar, Inc., DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Co., Valeo using Hot-wire and PIV Techniques * Studies of the Tabbed Jet Flow Field, NASA Lewis Research Center. Additional Information * Director, Turbulent Shear Flow Laboratory * Fellow of the ASME, 1997 * Elected: Fellow and Chartered Physicist, Institute of Physics (United Kingdom) 1999 * North American Editor, Measurement Science and Technology, an IOPP Journal |
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