Biography
Analytical experimentation (determination of governing phenomena using flow field measurements), general fluid mechanics, turbulent shear flows, vorticity measurements, and automotive applications.
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Awards
Society of Scholars, Johns Hopkins University
Fellow of the ASME
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University 1965
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University 1962
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University 1961
Publications
Neal, D.R. and J.F. Foss (2007) "The Application of an Aerodynamic Shroud for Axial Ventilation Fans," Jour. Fluids Engr. 129:6, 764-772.
J.F. Foss (2004) "Surface Selections and Topological ConstraintEvaluations for Flow Field Analyses," Experiments in Fluids,Springer-Verlag, 37, pp. 883-898.
S.C. Morris and J.F. Foss (November 2003) "Turbulent boundary layer tosingle-stream shear layer: the transition region," Jour. Fluid Mechanics,494, pp. 187-221.
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