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Publications

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

Davidson, J.H., Kulacki, F.A., and Dunn, P.F., “Convective Heat Transfer with Electric and Magnetic Fields,” Chapter 9 in The Handbook of Single Phase Convective Heat Transfer, S. Kakac, R.K. Shah, and W. Aung eds., John Wiley Interscience, 9/1-9/49, 1987.

Chavez, J.M., and Davidson, J.H. “Renewable Energy Technologies: Today and Tomorrow,” in Frontiers of Engineering, National Academy Press, 63-70, 1999.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., and Jorgensen, G., “Status of the Development of Polymeric Solar Water Heating Systems,” in Advances in Solar Energy, D.Y. Goswami, ed., American Solar Energy Society, vol. 15, 149-186, 2002.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., and Francis, L.F., “Thermal and Material Characterization of Immersed Heat Exchangers for Solar Domestic Hot Water”, in Advances in Solar Energy, D.Y. Goswami, ed., American Solar Energy Society, vol. 17, 99-129, 2007.

Journal Papers

Shaughnessy, E.J., Davidson, J.H., and Hay, J.C., “The Fluid Mechanics of Electrostatic Precipitators,” Aerosol Science and Technology, 4, 471-476, 1985.

Davidson, J.H., and Shaughnessy, E.J., “Turbulence Generation by Electric Body Forces,” Experiments in Fluids, 4, 17-26, 1986.

Davidson, J.H., Walker, H.A., and Löf, G.O.G., “Experimental Study of a Self-Pumping Boiling Collector Solar Hot Water System,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 3, 211-218, 1989.

Davidson, J.H., and McKinney, P.J., “Turbulent Flow Data Acquisition and Analysis - A New Approach,” Scientific Computation and Automation, 5, 45-53, March 1989.

Davidson, J.H., and McKinney, P.J., “Turbulent Mixing in a Barbed Plate-to-Plate Electrostatic Precipitator,” Atmospheric Environment, 23, 10, 2093-2107, 1989.

Davidson, J.H., and McKinney, P.J., “Electrohydrodynamic Precipitator Flow with a Barbed Plate Electrode,” Aerosol Science and Technology, 12, 2, 319-334, 1990.

Walker, H.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Analysis and Simulation of a Two-Phase Solar Water Heater,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 112, 3, 153-160, 1990 (Best Paper).

Davidson, J.H., and McKinney, P.J., “EHD Flow Visualization in the Wire-Plate and Barbed-Plate Electrostatic Precipitators,” IEEE Trans. Indus. Applications, 27, 1, 154-160, 1991.

Davidson, J.H., and Walker, H.A., “Optimization of a Two-Phase Solar Water Heater Using R-123,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 114, 1, 53-61, 1992.

McKinney, P.J., Davidson, J.H., and Leone, D.L., “Current Distributions for Barbed-Plate-to-Plane Coronas,” IEEE Trans. Indus. Applications, 28, 6, 1424-1431, 1992.

Ritsch, M.L., and Davidson, J.H., “Phase Discrimination in Gas-Particle Flows Using Thermal Anemometry,” ASME J. of Fluids Engineering, 114, 4, 692-694, 1992.

Walker, H.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Second-Law Analysis of a Self-Pumping Water Heater,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 114, 3, 188-193, 1992 (Best Paper).

Davidson, J.H., Carlson, W.T., and Duff, W.S., “Impact of Component Selection and Operation on Thermal Ratings of Drain-Back Solar Water Heaters,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 114, 4, 219-226, 1992.

Davidson, J.H., Carlson, W.T., Duff, W.S., Schaefer, P.J., Beckman, W.A., and Klein, S.A., “Comparison of Experimental and Simulated Thermal Ratings of Drain-Back Solar Water Heaters,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 115, 101-105, 1993.

Dorsey, J.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Ozone Production in Electrostatic Air Cleaners with Contaminated Electrodes,” IEEE Trans. Indus. Applications, 30, 2, 370-376, 1994.

Davidson, J.H., Adams, D.A., and Miller, J.A., “A Coefficient to Characterize Mixing in Solar Water Storage Tanks,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 116, 2, 94-99, 1994.

Davidson, J.H., and Adams, D.A., “Fabric Stratification Manifolds for Solar Water Heating,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 116, 3, 130-136, 1994.

Kenny, S.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Design of a Multiple-Lamp Large-Scale Solar Simulator,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 116, 4, 200-205, 1994 (Best Paper).

Lai, F.C., McKinney, P.J., and Davidson, J.H., “Oscillatory Electrohydrodynamic Gas Flows,” ASME J. Fluids Engineering, 117, 3, 491-497, 1995.

Mason, A.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Measured Performance and Modeling of an Evacuated-Tube, Integral-Collector-Storage Solar Water Heater,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 117, 3, 221-228, 1995.

Davidson, J.H., Linnebur, P., McKinney, P.J., “Three-Dimensional (3-D) Model of Electric Field and Space Charge in the Barbed Plate-to-Plate Precipitator,” IEEE Trans. Indus. Applications, 32, 4, 858-866, 1996.

Davidson, J.H. and Wood, B., “Solar Hot Water for the Home,” Mechanical Engineering, 118, 8, 60-62, 1996.

Dahl, S.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Performance and Modeling of Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heaters,” ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 119, 3, 193-200, 1997 (Best Paper).

Boelter, K., and Davidson, J.H., “Ozone Generation by Indoor Electrostatic Air Cleaners,” Aerosol Science and Technology, 27, 689-708, 1997.

Davidson, J.H., and McKinney, P.J., “Chemical Vapor Deposition in the Corona Discharge of Electrostatic Air Cleaners,” Aerosol Science and Technology, 29, 2, 102-110, 1998.

Dahl, S. and Davidson, J.H., “Mixed Convection Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Tube-in-Shell Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers with Uniform Heat Flux,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 120, 4, 260- 269, 1998.

Harvey, W.S., Davidson, J.H., and Fletcher, E.A., “Thermolysis of Hydrogen Sulfide in the Range 1300 to 1600 K,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 37, 6, 2323-2332. 1998.

Dahl, S.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Applicability of Uniform Heat Flux Nusselt Number Correlations to Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heaters,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 121, 2, 85-90, 1999 (Best Paper).

Lee, P. and Davidson, J.H., “Evaluation of Activated Carbon Filters for Removal of Ozone at the ppb Level,” American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 60, 589-600, 1999.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H. and Mantell, S.C., “Analysis of Polymer Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating: A Case Study,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 122, 2, 84-91, 2000.

Raman, R., Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., and Jorgensen, G., “A Review of Polymer Materials for Solar Water Heating Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 122, 2, 92-100, 2000.

Arora, S., Davidson, J.H., Burch, J., and Mantell, S.C., “The Thermal Penalty of an Immersed Heat Exchanger in Integral Collector Storage Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 123, 180-186, 2001. (Best Paper)

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “A Method for Measuring the Creep Behavior of Pressurized Polymer Tubing,” Experimental Mechanics, 41, 4, 368-374, 2001.

Chen. J., and Davidson, J.H., “Electron Density and Energy Distributions in the Positive DC Corona: Interpretation for Corona-Enhanced Chemical Reactions,” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 22, 2, 199-224, 2002.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., Kulacki, F.A., Liu, W., and Wu, C., “Mechanical and Thermal Performance of Polymer Heat Exchangers for Solar Hot Water,” Heat Transfer 2002, Proceedings of the 12th International Heat Transfer Conference, 357-362, 2002.

Chen, J., and Davidson, J.H., “Ozone Production in the Positive Corona Discharge,” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 22, 4, 495-522, 2002.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., Kulacki, F.A., and Mantell, S.C., “Natural Convection from a Horizontal Tube Heat Exchanger Immersed in a Tilted Enclosure,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 125, 1, 67-75, 2003.

Chen, J., and Davidson, J.H., “Model of the Negative DC Corona Plasma: Comparison to the Positive DC Corona Plasma,” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 23, 1, 83-102, 2003.

Chen, J., and Davidson, J.H., “Ozone Production in the Negative DC Corona Discharge: The Dependence of Discharge Polarity,” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 23, 3, 501-518, 2003.

Chen, J., and Davidson, J.H., “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon Dioxide by Direct-Current Corona Discharges in Dry Air Containing Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane Vapor: Measurements of Deposition Rate,” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 24, 2, 169-188, 2004.

Chen, J., and Davidson, J.H., “Global Model of Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon Dioxide by Direct-Current Corona Discharges in Dry Air Containing Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane Vapor,” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 24, 4, 511-535, 2004.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Polymers for Domestic Solar Hot Water: Long-term Performance of PB and Nylon 6,6 Tubing in Hot Water,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 126, 1, 581-586, 2004.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Shaped Polymer Tubes: Fin Analysis,” ASME J. of Heat Transfer, 126, 2, 211-218, 2004.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Natural Convection from a Tube Bundle in a Thin Inclined Enclosure,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 126, 2, 702-709, 2004.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Thermal Characterization of Prototypical ICS Systems with Immersed Heat Exchangers,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 1, 21-28, 2005.

Wang, Y., Davidson, J.H., and Francis, L., “Scaling in Polymer Tubes and Interpretation for Their Use in Solar Water Heating Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 1, 3-14, 2005.

Li, Z., Mantell, S., and Davidson, J.H., “Mechanical Analysis of Streamlined Tubes with Nonuniform Wall Thickness for Heat Exchangers,” J. of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 40, 3, 275-285, 2005.

Su, Yan and Davidson, J.H., “Natural Convective Flow and Heat Transfer in a Collector Storage with an Immersed Heat Exchanger: Numerical Study,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 3, 324-332, 2005.

Kearney, M., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S., “Polymeric Absorbers for Flat Plate Collectors: Can Venting Provide Adequate Overheat Protection?,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 3, 421-424, 2005.

Davidson, J. H., “Low-Temperature Solar Thermal Systems: An Untapped Energy Resource in the United States,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 3, 305-306, 2005.

Freeman, A., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Mechanical Performance of Polymer Tubes Intended for Use in Solar Heat Exchangers,” Solar Energy, 79, 624-637, 2005.

Ragoonanan, V., Davidson, J.H., Homan, K.O., and Mantell, S.C., “The Benefit of Dividing an Indirect Thermal Storage into Two Compartments: Discharge Experiments,” Solar Energy, 80, 1, 18-31, 2005.

Kingsley, M.L., and Davidson, J.H., “Adsorption of Toluene onto Activated Carbons Exposed to Low-Concentration Ozone,” Carbon, 44, 560-564, 2006.

Sanft, P., Francis, L., and Davidson, J.H., “Calcium Carbonate Formation on Cross-linked Polyethylene (PEX) and Polypropylene Random Copolymer (PP-r),” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 128, 2, 251-254, 2006.

Thomas, D., Mantell, S., Davidson, J., Goldberg, L., and Carmody, J., “Analysis of Sandwich Structures for a Self-supporting Residential Roof,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 128, 338-348, 2006.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer of Streamlined Cylinders in Crossflow,” ASME J. of Heat Transfer, 128, 564-570, 2006.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Thermal Resistance of Streamlined Heat Exchanger Tubes with Non-Uniform Wall Thickness,” Heat Transfer 2006, 13th International Heat Transfer Conference, Sydney, Australia, August 2006.

Su, Yan and Davidson, J.H., “Transient Natural Convection Heat Transfer Correlations for Tube Bundles Immersed in a Thermal Storage,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 129, 210-214, 2007.

Kulacki, F.A., Davidson, J.H., and Hebert, M., “On the Effectiveness of Baffles in Indirect Solar Storage Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 129, 494-498, 2007.

Su, Y., and Davidson, J.H., “Multi-Zone Porous Medium Model of the Thermal and Fluid Processes during Discharge of an Inclined Rectangular Storage Vessel via an Immersed Tube Bundle,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 129, 449-457, 2007.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., in press, “Macroscopic Failure of Multilayered Viscoelastic Polymers,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 48(2), 267-276, 2008.

Su, Y., and Davidson, J.H., in press, “Discharge of Thermal Storage Tanks via Immersed Baffled Heat Exchangers: Numerical Model of Flow and Temperature Fields,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, May 2008.

Mittleman, G., Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C, and Su, Y., in press, “Prediction of Polymer Tube Life for Solar Hot Water Systems: A Model of Antioxidant Loss,” Solar Energy, 82(5), 452-461, 2008.

Davidson, J.H., Li, Z., Mantell, S.C., “A Method to Determine Heat Transfer of Streamlined Tube Bundles”, Invited paper International Journal of Heat Exchangers, in press, 2008.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and J. Davidson, “Subcritical Crack Growth in Orthotropic Polymers.” submitted to Polymer Engineering and Science.

Kathare, V., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., in press, “Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Water-Saturated Metal Foam,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

Abu Hamed, T., Davidson, J.H., and Stolzenburg, M, in press, “Hydrolysis of Evaporated Zn in a Hot Wall Flow Reactor, ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering.

Haltiwanger, J., and Davidson J.H., in review, “Discharge of a Thermal Storage Tank using an Immersed Heat Exchanger with an Annual Baffle, Solar Energy, Submitted December 2007.

Mittelman, G., Alshare, A., and Davidson, J.H., in review, “A Model and Heat Transfer Correlation for Rooftop Integrated Photovoltaics with a Passive Air Cooling Channel”, submitted to Solar Energy.

Mittelman, G., Alshare, A., and Davidson, J.H., in review, “Laminar Free Convection in Inclined Channels with Uniform Heat Flux”, submitted to International J. of Heat and Mass Transfer.

Wu, Z., Francis, L.F., and Davidson, J.H., in review, “Scale Formation on Polypropylene and Copper Tubes in Mildly Supersaturated Potable Water, submitted to Solar Energy.