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	Home Degrees Option Areas and Courses:   Show All    Admissions Faculty Facilities and Resources News UMASSMARINE Newsletter Links Contact Us Directions		Faculty Professor FRIEDMAN, PETER D. (Dartmouth) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR     Phone: (508) 999-9280     Email: pfriedman@umassd.edu **Disclaimer: Condensed CVs for the School of Marine Sciences. For a full CV, please contact the professor.** Research Interests: Experimental fluid mechanics including Particle Image Velocimetry Energy conversion, steam plant operation, and nuclear power plant operation Fountain and negatively buoyant jet flows Dispersion of particles, droplets and solid particles in a turbulent flow Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - The Johns Hopkins University, May 2002 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology, Mar 1991 Advanced nuclear theory and operational training - US Navy Nuclear Power Program Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology, Mar 1984 Professional History: Sep 2002 to Present: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Aug 1995 to June 2002: Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Marine Engineering at The United States Naval Academy Jan 1992 to July 1995: Chief Engineer, Nuclear submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover June 1989 to Aug 1991: Assistant Professor of Naval Science at Georgia Institute of Technology June 1986 to June 1989: Main Propulsion Assistant onboard the nuclear submarine USS Henry L. Stimson Selected Publications: Friedman, P. D. and Katz, J., 2002, "Mean Rise - Rate of Droplets in Isotropic Turbulence," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 14, pp. 3059 - 3073. Friedman, P. D. and Katz, J., 1999, "The Flow and Mixing Mechanisms Caused by the Impingement of an Immiscible Interface with a Vertical Jet," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 11, pp. 2598 - 2606. Friedman, P. D. and Katz, J., 2000, "Rise Height for Negatively Buoyant Fountains and Depth of Penetration for Negatively Buoyant Jets Impinging on an Interface," ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 122, pp. 779 - 782. Friedman, P. D., Winthrop, A. L. and Katz, J., 2001, "Droplet Formation and Size Distributions from an Immiscible Interface Impinged with a Vertical Negatively Buoyant Jet, "Atomization and Sprays" Journal, Vol. 11, pp. 269 - 290. Friedman, P. D. and Katz, J., 2001, "Dispersion of Fuel Droplets in Isotropic Turbulence," International Conference of Multiphase Flow, New Orleans May 2001. Friedman, P. D., "Impingement of a Fuel Water Interface with a Water Jet," American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics Conference, Philadelphia, November 1998 Friedman, P. D. and Katz, J., Formation of Droplets at an Immiscible Interface Impinged with a Vertical Negatively Buoyant Jet," American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 1999
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