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Faculty - G. V. Smith

Smith

G. V. Smith, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor and Associate Head, Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering

206-A Dougherty Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2210
Office: (865)974-5271
Fax: (865)974-5274
Email: gvsmith@utk.edu
Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications

TEACHING

• Systems and Controls
• Instrumentation
• Thermal Sciences

EDUCATION

• Ph.D, Penn State University
• MS, Miss. State University
• BS, Miss. State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)

Modeling, Analysis and Design of Fluid Control and Power Systems.  Fluidic Pumping for Hazardous Fluids.  System Identification.  Fluid Sensors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)



1985- Present Professor Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
   
1975 - 1985 Assistant and Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
   
1973 - 1975 Instructor of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University
   
1968 - 1971 Instructor of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Instrument Society of America
  • License Professional Engineer (Tennessee)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)

"Performance Characteristics of Plane-Wall Venturi-Like Reverse Flow Diverters," with R.Counce, Journal of I&EC Process Design and Development, American Chemical Society, Vol. 23, pp. 259-299,  1984

"Wear Measurement and Chip Detection of a Moving Shear Blade using Fluid Proximity Sensors," Proceedings of the 1984 American Control Conference, Vol. 3, San Diego, CA,  1984

"Performance Characteristics of Axisymmetric Venturi-Like Reverse-Flow Diverters," with R.M. Counce, ASME Paper 84-WA/DSC-9, New Orleans, LA,  1984

"A Mathematical Model of the Input Characteristics of Laminar Proportional Amplifiers," International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 6, No. 1,  1986

"Performance Characteristics of Axisymmetric Venturi-Like Reverse Flow Diverters," with R.M. Counce, The Journal of Fluid Control, Vol. 16, No. 4,  1986

"Performance Characteristics of a Continuous-Flow Fluidic Pump," with R.M. Counce, Journal of I&EC Process Design and Development, American Chemical Society,  1988

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