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Faculty - William S. Johnson

Stan Johnson

William S. "Stan" Johnson
Professor

414 Dougherty Engineering Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2210
Office: (865)974-5307
Fax: (865)974-5274
Email: wsj@utk.edu

Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications

TEACHING

  • Instrumentation
  • HVAC
  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluids
  • Heat Transfer

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., 1967, Clemson University
  • MS, 1965, Clemson University
  • BS, 1961, University of Tennessee

RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)

Geothermal heat pumps ~ Environmental testing ~ Experimental fluids

Testing and evaluation of direct exchange geothermal heat pumps, Environmental testing of HVAC systems in the University of Tennessee dual chamber environmental test facility. Experimental fluid mechancs. Instrumentation and measurements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)

1977 - Present Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tennessee
1967 - 1977 Assistant and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tennessee
1961 - 1962 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, West Palm Beach, FL - Design Engineer, design of mechanical components for propulsion engines
  Consultant to more than 40 different industrial clients and more than 30 law firms and insurance companies.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)

ASME Director - East Tennessee Section (1973-74).
ASHRAE Faculty advisor to UT Student Chapter, 1994 - present.
ASEE Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Division of Southeast Region (1989-90).
ISA Faculty advisor to UT Student Chapter, 1994-2003.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)

"Field Tests of Two Residential Direct-Exchange Geothermal Heat Pumps", ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 108, Part 2, 2002.

"Fresh Air Moisture Control with a Water Source Heat Pump and Enthalpy Recovery System", ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 107, Part 2, 2001.

"Measurement of Safety Injection Fluid Transport in a Scaled Reactor Test", Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 131, n. 3, March 1999, pp 426-438.

"Surface Blowing Anti-Icing Technique For Aircraft Surfaces", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 354-359, April 1989.

"Performance of Two Ground Coupled Heat Pumps", ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 93, Part 2, 1987.

"Experimental Investigation of Flow Between a Smooth and Grooved Disc", ASME Journal of Lubrication Technology, Vol. 104, No. 2, April 1981.

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