John Peddieson, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Office: Brown Hall 110
Phone: (931) 372-3274
Fax: (931) 372-6340
E-mail: jpeddieson@tntech.edu

Degrees:
B.S. (Applied Mathematics), Lafayette College, 1964
M.S. (Engineering Mechanics), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1967
Ph.D. (Engineering Mechanics), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1969

Professional Expertise: Multiphase Flow, Friction Stir Welding, Tether Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics

Recent Works/Projects Accomplished:

1. “Similarity Analysis of Constant Pressure Cake Filtration,” with A. Gholap and S. Munukutla, 8, 2008, pp. 73- 79

2. “A Rotating Plug Model of Friction Stir Welding Heat Transfer,” with J. Raghulapadu, G. Buchanan, and A. Nunes, Heat Transfer Engineering, 29, 2008, pp. 312-327

3. “Discrete Population Balance Modeling of a Plug Flow Atomizer,” with S. Bhamidipati and M. Panchagnula, Paper US-45, Joint 19 th National and 8 th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, 2008

4. “Comparison of Predictions Based on Three Control Volume Models of Subsonic/Supersonic Ejector Systems,” with J. Kremar and S. Han, Acta Mechanica, 193, 2007, pp. 85-99

5. “Modeling and Validation of Friction Stir Welding Heat Transfer,” with S. Perivilli and J. Cui, Presented at the ASME Graduate Student Research and Innovation Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2007

6. “Lumped Parameter Current Transformer Modeling, (Analytical Modeling),” Section III.2 of “Optimization of High Voltage Lines” by S. Mahajan, G. Radman, and S. Munukutla, final report submitted to DOE/ORNL, 2007