Faculty Profiles
John Foss
Professor
Research Interests
- fluids
- heat transfer
- measurements
- thermal
Research Biography
Analytical experimentation (determination of governing phenomena using flow field measurements), general fluid mechanics, turbulent shear flows, vorticity measurements, and automotive applications.
Selected Publications
- J.F. Foss, J.A. Peabody, M.J. Norconk, A.R. Lawrenz, "Ambient Temperature and Free Stream Turbulence Effects on the Thermal Transient Anemometer," Measurement Science and Technology, 17, pp. 2519-2526, 2006.
- Moreau, S., Neal, D. and Foss, J.F., "Hot-Wire Measurements Around a Controlled Diffusion Airfoil in an Open-Jet Anechoic Wind Tunnel," Jour. Fluids Engr., 128m pp. 699-706, 2006.
- Neal, D.R. and J.F. Foss, "The Application of an Aerodynamic Shroud for Axial Ventilation Fans," Jour. Fluids Engr. 129:6, 764-772, (2007).
Selected Achievements and Awards
- Fellow of the ASME
- Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honorary Fraternity