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G.V. Smith, Ph.D.,P.E.
Professor

Gary V. Smith
206 Dougherty Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37966-2210
Office : (423) 974-5271
Fax : (423) 974-5274
email: gvsmith@utk.edu

Teaching

Systems and Controls

Instrumentation

Thermal Sciences

Education

Ph.D, Penn State Univ.
MS, Miss. State Univ.
BS, Miss. State Univ.

Research

Fluid Control

Power Systems


RESEARCH INTERESTS

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


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Instrument Society of America

License Professional Engineer (Tennessee)


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"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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