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Ronald L. Dougherty
Chairman and Professor (Ph.D., P.E., Missouri-Rolla)
785-864-3181
doughrty@ku.edu

Radiative Heat Transfer, Two-Phase Heat Transfer, Thermal Fluid Sciences, Laser Scattering, Dynamic Light Scattering

Career History

  • Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering; University of Kansas; 1999-present
  • School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; 1985-1999
  • Terra Tek, Inc.; Salt Lake City, UT; 1982-1985
  • Pratt & Whitney Aircraft; East Hartford, CT; 1978-1982

Contact Information

Mechanical Engineering
University of Kansas
3138 Learned Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2234

Office: 3138B Learned Hall

Phone: 785-864-3181
Fax: 785-864-5254
Email: doughrty@ku.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1978.
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1974.
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1972.

Registration

  • Oklahoma, Licensed Professional Engineer (#18523)

Associate Editorship

  • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer (AIAA)

Professional Organizations

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • American Society for Engineering Education

Honorary Societies

  • Tau Beta Pi
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Sigma Gamma Tau
  • Pi Tau Sigma

Teaching Experience

  • Thermodynamics
  • Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
  • Mechanical Design
  • Radiation Heat Transfer
  • Gas Turbines
  • Conduction Heat Transfer
  • Steam Power Plants
  • Adv Radiation Heat Transfer
  • Modeling, Simulation & Design
  • Senior Design Projects
  • Experimental Fluid Dynamics
  • Experimental Aerodynamics
  • Adv Classical Thermodynamics
  • Internal Combustion Engines

Research Interests

  • Radiative Transfer within Participating Media
  • Radiative Transfer Applied to Lasers
  • Dynamic Light Scattering
  • Photon Correlation Spectroscopy
  • Particle Characterization by Non-intrusive Laser Diagnostics
  • Particulate Characterization in Air Filtration Systems
  • Two-Phase Flow Heat Transfer
  • Thermal Wave Conduction Heat Transfer
  • Thermal Analysis of Heat & Mass Transfer in Ice/Brine Matrix

Publications

Since 1998:

  • "Correlation Measurements of a Multiply Scattered Laser Beam by Fluid/Particle Suspensions," F. Dorri-Nowkoorani, U. Nobbmann, N.M. Reguigui, and B.J. Ackerson, and R.L. Dougherty, in preparation for submission to the Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer.
  • "Improved PN Approximation for One-Dimensional Scattering and Absorbing Media with Application to Correlation Transfer," F. Dorri-Nowkoorani, Y. Tian, N. M. Reguigui, U. Nobbmann, B. J. Ackerson, and R.L. Dougherty, in preparation for submission to the Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer.
  • "Four-Flux Model for Polarization," B.J. Ackerson, V. Tata, and R.L. Dougherty, in preparation for submission to the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer.
  • "Local Filtration Efficiency for Automotive Air Filters as a Function of Housing and of Monodisperse Challenge Particles," P. Saxena, T. Gebreeziabher, and R.L. Dougherty, in preparation for submission to Particulate Science and Technology.
  • “Robust Heat Transfer Correlation for Turbulent Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Vertical Pipes,” D.W., Kim,A.J. Ghajar, and R.L. Dougherty, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 574-578, 2000.
  • “Heat Transfer Correlations for Air-Water Two-Phase Flow of Different Flow Patterns in a Horizontal Pipe,” D.W. Kim, J.Y. Kim, A.J. Ghajar, and R.L. Dougherty, 2000 ASME International Mechanical Exposition Conference and Exhibit, Orlando, FL, November 5-10, 2000.
    “A General Heat Transfer Correlation for Turbulent Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Vertical Pipes,” D.W. Kim, A.J. Ghajar, and R.L. Dougherty, accepted for publication in the Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2000.
  • "Local Filtration Efficiency for Automotive Air Filters as a Function of Housing and of Monodisperse Challenge Particles," P. Saxena, T. Gebreeziabher, and R.L. Dougherty, presented at the American Filtration and Separations Society Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October 20-21, 1999.
  • “Diffusion Approximation of Radiative Transfer for the Scattering of Polarized Light in a Plane-Parallel Medium,” C.C. Liu and R.L. Dougherty, presented at the 1999 National Heat Transfer Conference, Albuquerque, NM, August 14-17, 1999.
  • "Improved Two-Phase Pipe Flow Heat Transfer Correlations Using Critical Parameters from Existing Correlations," D. Kim, A.J. Ghajar, and R.L. Dougherty, presented at the 1999 National Heat Transfer Conference, Albuquerque, NM, August 14-17, 1999.
  • "Development of Improved Two-Phase Two-Component Pipe Flow Heat Transfer Correlations from Existing Correlations and Published Data," D. Kim, A.J. Ghajar, and R.L. Dougherty, presented at the 5th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, San Diego, CA, March 15-19, 1999.
  • “Anisotropically Scattering Media Having a Reflective Upper Boundary,” C.C. Liu and R.L. Dougherty, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 177-184, April-June, 1999.
  • "An Evaluation of Several Heat Transfer Correlations for Two-Phase Flow with Different Flow Patterns in Vertical and Horizontal Tubes," D. Kim, A.J. Ghajar, R.L. Dougherty, and V.K. Ryali, Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 15-40, January-March, 1999.
  • "Development of Radiative Transfer Equations for the Scattering of Polarized Light in a Plane-Parallel Medium," C.C Liu and R.L. Dougherty, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 1-18, 1999.
  • “Anisotropically Scattering Media Having a Reflective Upper Boundary,” C.C. Liu and R.L. Dougherty, presented at the 7th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 15-18, 1998.

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