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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, 130, 021016-1-7, 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.

Kathare, V., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Water-Saturated Metal Foam,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 51, 3794–3802, 2008.

Abu Hamed, T., Davidson, J.H., and Stolzenburg, M, “Hydrolysis of Evaporated Zn in a Hot Wall Flow Reactor, ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 130(4), 041010-1-7, 2008.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and J. Davidson, “Subcritical Crack Growth in Orthotropic Polymers,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 48(11), 2216-2223, 2008.

Haltiwanger, J., and Davidson J.H., “Discharge of a Thermal Storage Tank using an Immersed Heat Exchanger with an Annular Baffle, Solar Energy, 83(2), 193-201, 2009.

Wu, Z., Francis, L.F., and Davidson, J.H., “Scale Formation on Polypropylene and Copper Tubes in Mildly Supersaturated Potable Water, Solar Energy, 83, 636–645, 2009.

Wade, A., Davidson, J.H., and Haltiwanger, J, “What is the Best Solution to Improve Thermal Performance of Storage Tanks with Immersed Heat Exchangers - Baffles or a Partitioned tank?” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 131(3), 034503-1-5, 2009.

Mittelman, G., Alshare, A., and Davidson, J.H., “A Model and Heat Transfer Correlation for Rooftop Integrated Photovoltaics with a Passive Air Cooling Channel”, Solar Energy, 83, 1150-1160, 2009.

Abu Hamed, T., Venstrom, L., Alshare, A., Brülhart, M, and Davidson, J.H., “Study of a Quench Device for Simultaneous Synthesis and Hydrolysis of Zn Nanoparticles: Modeling and Experiments,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 131(3), 031018-1-9, 2009

Davidson, J.H., Kulacki, F.A., Savela, D., “Natural Convection in Water-Saturated Reticulated Vitreous Carbon Foam,” International J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 52, 4479-4483, 2009.

Mittelman, G., Alshare, A., and Davidson, J.H., “Laminar Free Convection in Inclined Channels with Uniform Heat Flux”, International J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 52(21-22), 4689-4694, 2009.

Eggen, M., Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., “Mechanical Behavior of Random Fiber Composite Perforated Plates,” to appear, ASME J. of Pressure Vessel Technology.

Kathare, V., Kulacki, F.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Buoyant Convection in Superposed Metal Foam and Water Layers,” to appear, ASME J. of Heat Transfer.

Briscoe, C.R., Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., and Okazaki, T., “Design Procedure for Web Core Sandwich Panels for Residential Roofs,” to appear, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials.

Wu, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Francis, L.F., “Effect of Water Chemistry on Calcium Carbonate Deposition on Metal and Polymer Surfaces,” submitted to Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

Review Papers

Eckert, E.R.G., R.J. Goldstein, W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, T.H. Kuehn, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, D.L. Hofeldt, K.A. Stelson, and J.H. Davidson, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 1993 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 39 , 5, 885-963, 1996. 

Eckert, E.R.G., R.J. Goldstein, W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, T.H. Kuehn, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, D.L. Hofeldt, J.H. Davidson, J. Bishoff, and F. Kulacki “Heat Transfer-A Review of 1994 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 40 , 16, 3729-3804, 1997.

Eckert, E.R.G., R.J. Goldstein, W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, T.H. Kuehn, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bishoff, F. Kulacki, and U. Kortshagen, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 1995 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 42 , 2717-2797, 1999.

Eckert, E.R.G., R.J. Goldstein, W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, T.H. Kuehn, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bishoff, F. Kulacki, and U. Kortshagen, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 1996 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 43 , 8, 1273-1371, 2000.

Eckert, E.R.G., R.J. Goldstein, W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, T.H. Kuehn, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bishoff, F. Kulacki, and U. Kortshagen, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 1997 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 43 , 14, 2431-2528, 2000.

R.J. Goldstein, Eckert, E.R.G., W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, T.H. Kuehn, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bishoff, F. Kulacki, U. Kortshagen, and S. Garrick, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 1998 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 44 , 1273-1371, 2001.

R.J. Goldstein, Eckert, E.R.G., W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, T.H. Kuehn, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bishoff, F. Kulacki, U. Kortshagen, and S. Garrick, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 1999 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 44 , 19, 3579-3699, 2001

R.J. Goldstein, Eckert, E.R.G., W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, T.H. Kuehn, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bishoff, F. Kulacki, U. Kortshagen, and S. Garrick, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 2000 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 45 , 2853-2957, 2002.

R.J. Goldstein, Eckert, E.R.G., W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, T.H. Kuehn, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bishoff, F. Kulacki, U. Kortshagen, and S. Garrick, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 2001 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 46 , 1890-1992, 2003.

R.J. Goldstein , E.R.G. Eckert, W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, T.H. Kuehn, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, A. Bar-Cohen, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bischof, F.A. Kulacki, U. Kortshagen, S. Garrick, V. Srinivasan, “Heat Transfer-A Review of 2002 Literature,” Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer , 48 , 819-927, 2005.

R.J. Goldstein, W.E. Ibele, S.V. Patankar, T.W. Simon, T.H. Kuehn, P.J. Strykowski, K.K. Tamma, J.V.R. Heberlein, J.H. Davidson, J. Bischof et al., Heat transfer--A review of 2003 literature, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer , 49 , 451-534, 2006.

White Papers and Published Reports

Davidson, J. H., “The Potential of Solar Water Heating in Minnesota”, Testimony to the Minnesota Senate Energy Subdivision, January 23, 2008.

Kannberg, L., Bajura, R., Davidson, J.H., Duffey, R., Elter, J., and Zinnerman, K, Technology and Policy Recommendations and Goals for Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Energy Sector”, ASME, April 2009. 

Davidson, J.H, “The Potential of Solar Gasification of Biomass”, Testimony to the Minnesota House of Representatives Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Committee, January 15, 2009.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., et al., Advanced Energy Efficient Roof System Available online at www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/947089-XhPfAF/

Popular Press

CNN National Science feature of solar energy laboratory, 1993.

Davidson, J.H., “Development of Low-Cost Polymer Solar Water Heating Systems,” The Stream , Vol. 7 Issue 4, 2004.

Tech Talk, aired on PBS January 13, 2008

Refereed Conference Papers

Sigmon, T.W., and Davidson, J.H., “The Effect of Storage Material Melt Temperature on Coupled Thermal Energy Storage/Heat Pump System Performance for Space Heating and Cooling Applications.” Presented at the Third International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources, Miami, Florida, December 1980.

Sigmon, T. W., and Davidson, J. H., “Simulation and Evaluation of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Heat Pump Systems.” Proceedings of the 15th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference , 2117-2122, August 1980.

Davidson, J.H., and Shaughnessy, E.J., “An Electrostatic Precipitator Facility for Turbulence Research,” Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on the Transfer and Utilization of Particulate Control Technology , Vol. 2, Kansas City, August 1984, 30-1-16.

Shaughnessy, E.J., Davidson, J.H., and Hay, J.C., “The Fluid Mechanics of Electrostatic Precipitators: The Effect of Electrode Geometry,” Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on the Transfer and Utilization of Particulate Control Technology , Vol. 2, Kansas City, August 1984, 32-1-10.

Davidson, J.H., and Shaughnessy, E.J., “Turbulence Generation by Electric Body Forces,” Ninth Symposium on Turbulence , University of Missouri-Rolla, October, 1984.

Davidson, J.H., and Shaughnessy, E.J., “Mean Velocity and Turbulence Intensity Profiles in a Large Scale Laboratory Precipitator,” Proceedings of the Joint Power Generation Conference , Toronto, October 1984. ASME Paper No. 84-JPGC-APC-1.

Davidson, J.H., and McKinney, P.J., “The Effect of Electrode Geometry on Electrohydrodynamic Turbulence,” Proceedings of the First National Fluid Dynamics Congress , Cincinnati, Ohio, July 24-28, 1988, 2148-2154.

Davidson, J.H., and McKinney, P.J., “The Role of Fluid Mechanics in Electrostatic Precipitator Design,” Forum on Industrial Application of Fluid Mechanics - 1988 , ASME FED Vol. 70, 55-60. Presented at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago, December 1988.

Davidson, J.H., Walker, H.A., and Löf, G.O.G., “Experimental Study of a Self-Pumping Boiling Collector Solar Hot Water System,” Analysis and Applications of Heat Pumps , ASME AES Vol., 117-124. Presented at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago, December, 1988.

McKinney, P.J., and Davidson, J.H., “Microcomputer Based Turbulent Flow Data Acquisition and Analysis - ASYST Extended,” Small Computers in Fluid Mechanics , ASME FED Vol. 74, 41-47. Presented at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago, December 1988.

McKinney, P.J., and Davidson, J.H., “Turbulent Flow Data Acquisition and Analysis with ASYST,” Proceedings of the ASYST 88 International Conference , 148-162.

Davidson, J.H., “Particulate Space Charge Induced Turbulence in Gas-Solid Flows With An Applied Electric Field,” Forum on Turbulent Flows , ASME FED Vol. 76, 66-71. Presented at the ASME Fluid Engineering Conference, San Diego, July, 1989.

Davidson, J.H., and McKinney, P.J., “EHD Flow Visualization in the Wire-plate and Barbed-Plate Electrostatic Precipitators,” Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE-Industrial Applications Society , 2118. Presented in San Diego, October, 1989.

Walker, H.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Analysis and Simulation of a Two-Phase Solar Water Heater,” Solar Engineering 1990 , 331-339. Presented at the 12th Annual ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Miami, April 1990. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Carlson, W.T., Davidson, J.H., Duff, W., “Automated Approach to Test Bed Data Acquisition: Solar DHW Systems,” Invited paper presented at the Field Monitoring for a Purpose Workshop , Sweden, April, 1990.

Davidson, J.H., and Walker, H.A., “Optimization of a Two-Phase Solar Water Heater Using R-123,” Solar Engineering 1991 , 109-116. Presented at the 2nd ASME/JSES/JSME International Solar Energy Conference, Reno, March 1991. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering )

McKinney, P.J., Davidson, J.H., and Leone, D.L., “Current Distributions for Barbed-Plate-to-Plane Coronas,” Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting , Vol. 1, 713-719. Presented at the 1991 IEEE-IAS Meeting, Dearborn MI, October 1991. (Also in IEEE Transactions of Industrial Applications )

Ritsch, M.L., and Davidson, J.H., “Phase Discrimination and Analysis of Hot-Film Signals in Gas-Particle Two-Phase Flows,” Experimental Techniques in Multi-Phase Flow , ASME FED-Vol. 125, 59-63. Presented at the 1991 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, December 1991.

Davidson, J.H., and Ritsch, M., “Gas Phase Turbulence Modification with Fine Particles in 2-D Duct Flow,” Mechanics Computing in 1990's and Beyond, Vol. 1 , 378-382. Proceedings of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference, Columbus, Ohio, May 1991.

Walker, H.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Second Law Analysis of a Self-Pumping Water Heater,” Solar Engineering 1992 , Vol. 2, 1135-1142. Presented at the 1992 ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Maui, April 1992. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Dorsey, J.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Ozone Generation with Contaminated Discharge Electrodes,” Proceedings of the 1992 IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting , II, 1560-1566, Houston, October 1992. (Also in IEEE Transactions of Industrial Applications )

Vieira, E.M., and Davidson, J.H., “Experimental Study of Boiling Solar Collectors in Thermal Siphon Operation,” Solar Engineering 1993 , 75-79. Presented at the 1993 ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Washington, D.C., April 1993.

Dorsey, J.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Long-term Ozone Generation and Collection Efficiency of Electrostatic Air Cleaners,” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association , Denver, June, 1993.

McKinney, P.J., and Davidson, J.H., “Comparison of Electrical Characteristics of Barbed-Plate and Wire-Plate Precipitators,” Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting , 1864-1869. Presented at the 1993 IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting, Toronto, October, 1993.

Kenny, S.K., and Davidson, J.H., “Design of a Multiple-Lamp Large-Scale Solar Simulator,” ASME Solar Engineering 1994 , 7-12. Presented in San Francisco, March 1994. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering )

Davidson, J.H., Linnebur, P.D., and McKinney, P.J., “3-D Numerical Solution of Electrodynamics of the Barbed-Plate Precipitator,” Proc. 1994 IEEE/IAS 29th Annual Meeting , vol. III, pp. 1634-1641, 1994. Presented in Denver, October 1994. (Also in IEEE Transactions of Industrial Applications )

Peterson, R.J., and Davidson, J.H., “Modification of Gas Flow by Charged Particles,” Proc. 1994 IEEE/IAS 29th Annual Meeting , vol. II, 1513-1518, 1994.

McKinney, P.J., and Davidson, J.H., “Particle Motion in a Barbed Plate Electrostatic Precipitator,” Proc. 1994 IEEE/IAS 29th Annual Meeting , vol. II, 1505-1512, Denver, 1994.

Davidson, J.H., McKinney, P.J., and Kemp, S., “Recent Trends in Electrostatic Precipitation,” in Air Filtration: Basic Technologies and Future Trends, 165-173, 1994. Presented at the American Filtration Society, Minneapolis.

Mason, A.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Measured Performance and Modeling of an Evacuated-Tube, Integral-Collector-Storage Solar Water Heater.” Solar Engineering 1995 , 1099-1106, 1995. Presented at the ASME/JSME/JSES International Solar Energy Conference, Maui, March 1995. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering )

Dahl, S.D. and Davidson, J.H., 1995, “Characterization of a Tube-in-Shell Thermosyphon Heat Exchanger for Solar Water Heating,” Solar Engineering 1995 , 1157-1163. Presented at the ASME/JSME/JSES International Solar Energy Conference, Maui, March 1995.

Davidson, J.H. and Dahl, S.D., 1996, “Issues of Predicting Performance of Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers,” Solar Engineering 1996 , 1-8. Presented at the ASME International Solar Energy Conference, San Antonio, April 1996.

Dahl, S.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Mixed Convection Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Tube-in-Shell Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers with Uniform Heat Flux,” Solar Energy Engineering 1998 , 101-110. Presented at the 1998 ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Albuquerque, June 1998. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Dahl, S.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Applicability of Uniform Heat Flux Nusselt Number Correlations to Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heaters,” Proceedings of the 1999 ASME International Solar Energy Conference , Maui, Hawaii, April 1999. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering )

Davidson, J.H., Oberreit, D., Liu, W., and Mantell, S, “Are Plastic Heat Exchangers Feasible for Solar Water Heaters? Part I: A Review of Codes and Standards and Commercial Products,” Proceedings of the SME/KSME/JSME/ASHRAE/JSES International Renewable and Advanced Energy Systems for the 21st Century, CDROM, Maui, Hawaii, April 1999.

Raman, R., Mantell, S., and Davidson, J.H., “Are Plastic Heat Exchangers Feasible for Solar Water Heaters? Part II: Material Choices,” Proceedings of the ASME/KSME/JSME/ASHRAE/JSES International Renewable and Advanced Energy Systems for the 21st Century , CDROM, Maui, Hawaii, April 1999.

Davidson, J.H, “Design of Indoor Electrostatic Air Cleaners to Minimize Ozone Generation,” Invited paper for Advancing Filtration and Separation Solutions for the Millennium , 12th Annual Technical Conference and Expositions of the American Filtration and Separation Society, Boston, April, 1999.

Raman, R., Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., and Jorgensen, G., “A Review of Polymer Materials for Solar Water Heating Systems,” Solar 2000 , Proceedings of the 2000 ASME/ASES/AIA Conference in Madison, WI, June 2000. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Arora, S., Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., and Burch, J., “The Thermal Penalty of an Immersed Heat Exchanger in Integral Collector Storage Systems,” Solar 2001 , Proceedings of the ASME/ASES/AIA Conference in Washington, DC, April 2001. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Natural Convection from a Single Tube Immersed in a Tilted Thin Enclosure,” Energy Conversion and Applications , Vol. I, 408-413. Invited Talk at International Conference on Energy Conversion and Application (ICECA' 2001), Wuhan, P.R. China, June 17 - 20, 2001.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., Kulacki, F.A., and Mantell, S.C., “Natural Convection of a Horizontal Tube Heat Exchanger Immersed in a Tilted Enclosure,” Solar 2002 , Proceedings of the 2002 ASME/ASES/AIA Conference, Reno, Nevada, 65-74, 2002. (Also in J. of Solar Energy Engineering ).

Chen, J. and J. H. Davidson, J.H., “Model of Ozone Production in the DC Corona Discharge,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society , 47 (7), 75, Oct. 2002.

Burch, J., Thorton, J, Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Ruby, T., “Model Calibration from Short-Term Test Data for Unpressurized Integral-Collector-Storage Systems,” Proceedings of the ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Hawaii, 2003.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S., “Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Shaped Polymer Tubes: Fin Analysis,” Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Conference , Las Vegas, July 2003. (Also in Journal of Heat Transfer )

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Thermal Characterization of Prototypical ICS Systems with Immersed Heat Exchangers,” Solar 2004 , ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Portland, OR, June 2004. (Also in Journal of Solar Energy Engineering )

Wang, Y., Davidson, J.H., and Francis, L., “ Scaling in Polymer Tubes Used in Solar Water Heating System,” Solar 2004 , ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Portland, OR, June 2004. (Also in ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering )

Su, Yan and Davidson, J.H., “Natural Convective Flow in a Collector Storage with an Immersed Heat Exchanger,” Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress and ASME International Solar Energy Conference , Orlando, FL, August 2005. (Also in ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering )

Thomas, D., Mantell, S., Davidson, J.H., Goldberg, L., and Carmody, J., “Analysis of Sandwich Structures for a Self-supporting Residential Roof,” Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress and ASME International Solar Energy Conference , Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Davidson, J.H., Ragoonanan, V. and Homan, K., “ Divided Storage in an Indirect Integral Collector Storage with Immersed Heat Exchanger”, Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress and ASME International Solar Energy Conference , Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer of Streamlined Cylinders in Crossflow”, Proceedings of HT2005 , 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 17-22, 2005, San Francisco, California, USA.

Boies, A.M., Homan, K.O. Davidson, J.H., and Liu, W, “ A Variable Effectiveness Model for Indirect Thermal Storage Devices,” Proceedings of HT2005 , 2005 ASME National Heat Transfer Conference, July 17-22, 2005, San Francisco, California.

Eggen, M., Hambleton, J., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Mechanical Behavior of Random Fiber composite Perforated Plates,” Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, 20th Technical Conference , Philadelphia, PA, 2005.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Failure of Multilayered Viscoelastic Polymers,” Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, 20th Technical Conference , Philadelphia, PA, 2005.

Sanft, P., Francis, L., and Davidson, J.H., “Calcium Carbonate Formation on Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX),” Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress and ASME International Solar Energy Conference , Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Mantell, S., Davidson, J., Freeman, A., “Mechanical Performance of Polymer Tubes Intended for Use in Solar Heat Exchangers,” Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress , Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Su, Y. and Davidson, J.H., “Model of the Transient Discharge of an Indirect Storage Tank Using a Novel Multi-Zone Porous Media Approach,” Solar 2006 , American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, July 2006.

Kulacki, F.A., Davidson, J.H., Su, Y., and Hebert, M., “Are Baffles in Indirect Solar Storage Tanks Effective?,” Solar 2006 , American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, July 2006. (Also in J. of Solar Energy Engineering )

Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., and Su, Y., “Antioxidant Loss in Polymer Tubes for Solar Thermal Applications,” Solar 2006 , American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, July 2006.

Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Long Term Performance of Polymers for Solar Hot Water Applications,” Proceedings of the Annual Technical Conference , American Plastics Association, Charlotte, NC, 2006.

Su, Y., and Davidson, J.H., “Discharge of Thermal Storage Tanks via Immersed Baffled Heat Exchangers: Numerical Model of Flow and Temperature Fields,” ASME Energy Sustainability , Long Beach CA, June 27-30, 2007.

Abu Hamed, T., Davidson, J.H., Stolzenburg, M. “ Hydrogen Production Via Hydrolysis of Zn in a Hot Wall Flow Reactor,” ASME Energy Sustainability , Long Beach CA, June 2007.

Abu Hamed, T., Davidson, J.H., and Haltiwanger, J., “Hydrogen Production via Hydrolysis of Zinc Nanoparticles,” AIChE 2007 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 2007.  

Alshare, A., Abu Hamed, T., Brülhart, M, and Davidson, J.H., “Design of a Quench Device for Simultaneous Synthesis and Hydrolysis of Zn Nanoparticles: Flow Modeling and Initial Experiments,” ASME Energy Sustainability , Jacksonville, August 10-14, 2008.  

Wade, A., Davidson, J.H., and Haltiwanger, J, “What is the Best Solution to Improve Thermal Performance of Storage Tanks with Immersed Heat Exchangers - Baffles or a Partitioned tank?” ASME Energy Sustainability , Jacksonville, August 10-14, 2008.  

Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., Di Muoio, G.L., Mittelman, G., Okazaki, T., Siljenberg, B.J., Moisman, G.E., Carmody, J.C., and MacDonald, D.H., “Manufactured Panelized Roof System for Residential Buildings,” Scaling Up: Building Tomorrow's Solutions, 2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA, August 17–22, 2008.  

Carmody, J.C., Mosiman, G.E., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C.,”The Development of an Advanced Panelized Residential Roof System” Building Enclosure Science and Technology, BUILDING ENCLOSURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Meeting of The BUILDING ENCLOSURE TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL, (BETEC), Minneapolis, June 11-12, 2008.

Kathare, V., Kulacki, F.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Buoyant Convection in Superposed Metal Foam and Water Layers” Paper HT2008-56028, 2008 ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Jacksonville, August 10-14, 2008.

Haltiwanger, J., Venstrom, L., and Davidson, J.H., “ Hydrolysis of Zn particles in the Temperature Range 360 to 465K”, To be presented at the ASME Energy Sustainability and Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, July 2009.

Royer, M., Davidson, J.H., and Francis, L.F., “Shear Induced Removal of Calcium Carbonate Scale from Polypropylene and Copper Tubes”, To be presented at the ASME Energy Sustainability and Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, July 2009.

Conference Papers

Davidson, J. H., “Secondary Flow and Turbulence Generation by Electric Body Forces,” Abstract in the Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science , Pennsylvania State University, 1985.

Davidson, J. H., and McKinney, P. J., “Effect of a Planar Electrode on EHD Flow,” Abstract in Proceedings of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference , Virginia Polytechnic Institute, May 23-25, 39, 1988.

Davidson, J.H., and Walker, H.A., “Design Optimization of a Two-Phase Self-Pumping Solar Water Heater,” Solar '90 , Proceedings of the 1990 Annual American Solar Energy Society Conference, 267-274, Austin, Texas, March 19-22, 1990.

Carlson, W.T., Davidson, J.H., Duff, W.S, and Leone, D.M., “Impact of Design and Operating Parameters in a Generic Drain Back Solar Water Heating System,” Solar '90 , Proceedings of the 1990 Annual American Solar Energy Society Conference, 107-114, Austin, Texas, March 19-22, 1990.

Walker, H.A. and Davidson, J.H., “Optimization of a Two-Phase Self-Pumping Solar Water Heater using R-123 for Fort Collins, Colorado,” 1991 Solar World Congress , Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, 2 , 1, 1424-1429, Denver, Colorado, August, 1991.

Davidson, J.H., Carlson, W.T., and Duff, W.S. “Impact of Component Selection and Operation on SRCC Rating of Drain-Back Solar Water Heater,” 1991 Solar World Congress , Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, 2 , 1, 1345-1350.

Carlson, W.T., Davidson, J.H., and Duff, W.S., “Comparison of Experimental and TRNSYS Prediction of SRCC Rating of a Generic Drain-Back Solar Water Heater,” 1991 Solar World Congress , Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, 2 , 1, 1319-1324.

Thornbloom, M.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Influence of Heat Exchanger Effectiveness and System Flow Rates on Experimental Ratings of a Generic Antifreeze SDHW System,” Solar '92 , 123-128. ASES Solar Energy Conference, Cocoa Beach, June, 1992.

Adams, D.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Tank Stratification with a Flexible, Porous Manifold,” Solar ‘93 , pp. 277-281. ASES Solar Energy Conference, Washington DC, April 1993.

Peterson, R.J., and J.H. Davidson, “Charged Particle-Turbulent Flow Interaction,” Abstract in Twelfth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research , p. 416. Oak Brook, IL, October, 1993.

Kenny, S.P, Davidson, J.H., and Collier, K., “Design of a Light Source for an Indoor Solar Simulator,” Presented at the 1992 ASES Solar Energy Conference, Cocoa Beach, June, 1992.

Davidson, J.H. and McKinney, P.J., “Electrostatic Precipitator Applications,” Fluid Mechanics of Electrostatic Precipitators", Center for Filtration Research, Minneapolis, February, 1994.

Dahl, S.D. and Davidson, J.H., “Comparison of Natural Convection Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating,” Solar'95 , pp. 288-293. Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Minneapolis, July 1995.

Davidson, J.H., “Explore Engineering with Solar Energy,” 20th National Passive Solar Conference , pp. 269-273. Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Minneapolis, July 1995.

Lee C.S., E.A. Fletcher, and J.H. Davidson, “A Receiver-Reactor for Solar Thermolysis of Hydrogen Sulfide,” Solar ‘95 , pp. 405-410. Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Minneapolis, July 1995.

Davidson, J.H., “Measurement of Particle Velocity with Laser-Fluorescence Anemometer,” 9th Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, May 10, 1996.

Davidson, J.H., Boelter, K., “Ozone Production in Electrostatic Air Cleaners,” 10th Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, November 1996.

Davidson, J.H., and Lee, P., “Characterization of Activated Carbon Filters for Removal of Ozone” 11th Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, April 1997.

Davidson, J.H., Dahl, S.D., and Long, S., “Testing, Modeling and Rating of Solar Water Heaters that Use Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers,“ Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Conference , American Solar Energy Society, pp. 35 - 40. 1997 Solar Energy Forum Washington, D.C., April 1997.

Greden, L. and Davidson J.H. “The Influence of Electrode Material on Ozone Generation in Indoor Air Cleaners” 12th Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, November 1998.

Liu, Wei, Raman, R., Davidson, J. and Mantell, S. “Thermal and Economic Analysis of Plastic Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating,” Solar 99 , Proceedings of the 1999 American Solar Energy Conference, Portland, Maine, June, 1999.

Liu, W., and Davidson, J.H. “Comparison of Natural Convection Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating Systems,“ Solar 99 , Proceedings of the 1999 American Solar Energy Conference, held in Portland, Maine, June, 1999.

Davidson, J.H., and Chen, J., “Deposition of Silicon-Dioxide in the Corona Plasma of Indoor Electronic Air Cleaners,” Proceedings of the 1999 Fall Topical Conference of the American Filtration and Separations Society , A.G. Holcomb and P.F.Gebes, eds., 203 - 210, October 1999.

Kingsley, M., Davidson, J.H., and Lungu, C., “Test Challenge Gas for Indoor Air Quality Studies,” Proceedings of the 1999 Fall Topical Conference of the American Filtration and Separations Society , A.G. Holcomb and P.F. Gebes, eds., 193 -201, October 1999.

Kingsley, M., and Davidson, J.H., “Gas Phase Contaminants and Filtration,” 15th Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, May 1999.

Davidson, J.H., and Kingsley, M, “Adsorption of Low Concentration Gases,” 17 th Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, Paris, France, April, 2000.

Thornton, J., Arora, S., Davidson, J.H., Burch, J., Christensen, C., and Barker, G., “Modeling Advances in Low-Cost Integral Collector Storage Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems,” Solar 2000 , Madison, WI, June 2000.

Kingsley, M, and Davidson, J.H., “Experimental Adsorption Facility” 19th Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, April 2001.

Davidson, J., Mantell, S., Li, Z., Pongratz, T., and C. Wu, “Polymer Heat Exchangers for the Transportation Industry,” Proceedings of the 2002 NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, Society of Manufacturing Engineers , San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2002.

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,” Proceedings of the 31st ASES Annual Conference , pp. 17-22. Reno, Nevada, June 2002.

J. Chen and J.H. Davidson, “Corona-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition,” Gordon Research Conferences on Plasma Processing Science, Tilton, NH, July 2002.

Davidson, J.H., and Kingsley, M., “Adsorption of Low Concentration Gaseous Mixtures on Activated Carbon, A Progress Report,” 21st Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, April 2002.

Davidson, J.H., and Chen, J., “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon Dioxide by DC Corona Discharges in Air Containing OMCTS,” 22nd Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, October 2002.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S., Li, Z., Wu, C., and Pongratz, T., “Polymer Heat Exchangers for the Transportation Industry,” Proceedings of the 2003 NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, Society of Manufacturing Engineers , Birmingham, AL, 2003.

Davidson, J.H, Mantell, S., Li, Z., Wu, C., and Pongratz, T., “Polymer Heat Exchangers for the Transportation Industry,” Proceedings of the 2003 NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, Society of Manufacturing Engineers , Birmingham, AL, 2003.

Francis, L, Davidson, J.H., Weathers, R., and Kingsley, M., “The Potential for Scaling in Polymer Tubes,” SOLAR 2003, Proceedings of the 32 nd ASES Annual Conference , Ed. R. Campbell-Howe, 83-88, 2003.

Pongratz, T., Mantell, S. C., and Davidson, J.H., “Manifold Design for Polymer Heat Exchangers in Solar Hot Water Applications,” SOLAR 2003, Proceedings of the 32 nd ASES Annual Conference , Ed. R. Campbell-Howe, 89-92, 2003.

Walter, D., Mantell, S. C., and Davidson, J. H., 2003, “Performance of Polymer Tubes in Hot Chlorinated Water,” SOLAR 2003, Proceedings of the 32 nd ASES Annual Conference , Ed. R. Campbell-Howe, 77-82, 2003.

Mantell, S., Davidson, J.H, Freeman, A., “Mechanical Performance of Polymer Tubes Intended for Use in Solar Heat Exchangers,” Solar 2004 , American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, June 2004.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., Li, Z., and Wu, C., “Design and Manufacture of Polymer Heat Exchangers”, Proc. 2004 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference , Dallas, Texas, 2004.

Wu, Z., Francis, L.F., and Davidson, J.H., “An Apparatus for Studying Formation of Calcium Carbonate Scale on Polymer Tubes ,” Solar 2006 , American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, July 2006.

Haltiwanger, J., and Davidson, J.H., “Temperature and Flow in a Cylindrical Storage Tank with a Baffled Heat Exchanger: Experiments,” Solar 2007 , Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Cleveland, 2007.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., Briscoe, C., Huang, D.S., et al., “Options for an Energy Efficient Panelized Residential Roof,” Solar 2007 , Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Cleveland, 2007.

Haltiwanger, J., and Davidson, J.H., “ Discharge Experiments in an Initially stratified Vertical Storage Tank with an Immersed Baffled Heat Exchanger,” Solar 2008 , Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, San Diego, 2008.

Wu, Z., Francis, L.F., and Davidson, J.H., “Scale Formation on Polypropylene and Copper Tubes during Open-loop Exposure to Mildly Supersaturated Potable Water” Solar 2008 , Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, San Diego, 2008.

Mittelman, G., Alshare, A., Davidson, J.H., “Passive Cooling of Building Integrated Photovoltaics”, Solar 2008 , Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, San Diego, 2008.

Self Supporting Roof Panel, Final filing September 13, 2007, Provisional No. 60/845,424, filed September 18, 2006.