Edward J. Shaughnessy

Research Themes

Energy Systems & Materials

Bio

Professor Shaughnessy's research interests include analytical, experimental, and computational studies of flow problems arising in biology, medicine, and biotechnology as well as in more traditional mechanical engineering applications.

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Current research efforts include the effect of flow of non-Newtonian fluid properties on the flow separation near a tee junction representing a model of blood flow near a coronary artery graft; heat and momentum transfer near rough surfaces modeled by fractal distributions of surface roughness; the influence of flow on particle trajectories in electrostatic precipitators, inertial separators and aerosol sampling devices; and flow processes within or near deformable boundaries. The above work employs finite element based computational fluid dynamics using steady and transient simulations of 2-D and 3-D flow.

Education

• B.S.E. Manhattan College, 1969
• M.S. University of Virginia, 1971
• Ph.D. University of Virginia, 1975

Positions

• Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Publications

• Ren H, Fair RB, Pollack MG, Shaughnessy EJ. Dynamics of electro-wetting droplet transport. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. 2002 Nov 15;87(1):201–6.
• Katz IM, Shaughnessy EJ, Cress BB. A technical problem in the calculation of laminar flow near irregular surfaces described by sampled geometric data. Journal of biomechanics. 1995 Apr;28(4):461–4.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Van Gilder JW. Low rayleigh number conjugate convection in straight inclined fractures in rock. Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications. 1995 Jan 1;28(4):389–408.
• Katz IM, Shaughnessy EJ, Zhang Z. Method for calculating the average cross-section pressure distribution in tube flows within the vorticity-streamfunction formulation. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals. 1992 Jan 1;22(3):349–65.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Solomon GS. Electrohydrodynamic pressure of the point-to-plane corona discharge. Aerosol Science and Technology. 1991 Jan 1;14(2):193–200.
• Ohman EM, Helmy S, Shaughnessy E, Adams DB, Kisslo J. In vitro analysis of jets by Doppler colour flow imaging: the importance of time to maximum jet area. Eur Heart J. 1990 Apr;11(4):361–7.
• Katz IM, Shaughnessy EJ. Computer aided analysis of 1-D compressible flow problems in a Lagrangian particle description using the α method. Computers and Fluids. 1990 Jan 1;18(1):75–101.
• Katz IM, Shaughnessy EJ. The equations of 1-D compressible flow with area change in a Lagrangian particle description. Computers and Fluids. 1990 Jan 1;18(2):183–90.
• Nelson DA, Shaughnessy EJ. Exact solution for electrically-driven convection between vertical electrodes. Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society). 1989 Dec 1;(pt 2):2084–9.
• Ramus J, Kenney BE, Shaughnessy EJ. Drag reducing properties of microalgal exopolymers. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 1989 Jan;33(5):550–7.
• Katz IM, Shaughnessy EJ. An electronically switched flowmeter and temperature sensor employing a single thermistor probe. Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments. 1988 Dec 1;21(1):108–12.
• Katz IM, Shaughnessy EJ. Digital temperature compensation of a thermistor flowmeter. Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments. 1987 Dec 1;20(5):561–4.
• Weaver MK, Shaughnessy EJ. IMPELLER-FREE AGITATOR FOR SUSPENSION CULTURE OF MAMMALIAN CELLS. 1987 Dec 1;3–6.
• Nelson DA, Shaughnessy EJ. Electric field effects on natural convection in enclosures. Journal of Heat Transfer. 1986 Jan 1;108(4):749–54.
• Weaver MK, Shaughnessy EJ. A Technique for Pressure Measurement in the Active Electrical Zone of a Wire-Cylinder Electrostatic Precipitator. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 1986 Jan 1;IA-22(2):235–9.
• Davidson JH, Shaughnessy EJ. Turbulence generation by electric body forces. Experiments in Fluids. 1986 Jan 1;4(1):17–26.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Davidson JH, Hay JC. The fluid mechanics of electrostatic precipitators. Aerosol Science and Technology. 1985 Jan 1;4(4):471–6.
• Nelson DA, Shaughnessy EJ. ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS ON NATURAL CONVECTION IN ENCLOSURES. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD. 1984 Dec 1;39:13–20.
• Davidson JH, Shaughnessy EJ. MEAN VELOCITY AND TURBULENT INTENSITY PROFILES IN A LARGE SCALE LABORATORY PRECIPITATOR. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper). 1984 Dec 1;
• Shaughnessy EJ, Bifano TG. MEASUREMENTS OF THE ENERGY SPECTRUM IN A TIDAL CHANNEL USING A SECOND GENERATION SUBMERSIBLE LASER-DOPPLER ANEMOMETER. 1984 Dec 1;282–92.
• Davidson JH, Shaughnessy EJ. TURBULENCE GENERATION BY ELECTRIC BODY FORCES. 1984 Dec 1;
• Schaffer James P, Shaughnessy Edward J, Jones Phillip L. DECONVOLUTION OF DOPPLER-BROADENED POSITRON ANNIHILATION MEASUREMENTS USING FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS AND POWER SPECTRAL ANALYSIS. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and. 1984;233(1):75–9.
• Sigmon JT, Knoerr KR, Shaughnessy EJ. Leaf emergence and flow-through effects on mean windspeed profiles and microscale pressure fluctuations in a deciduous forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 1984 Jan 1;31(3–4):329–37.
• Schaffer JP, Shaughnessy EJ, Jones PL. The deconvolution of Doppler-broadened positron annihilation measurements using fast Fourier transforms and power spectral analysis. Nuclear Inst and Methods in Physics Research, B. 1984 Jan 1;5(1):75–9.
• Sigmon JT, Knoerr KR, Shaughnessy EJ. Microscale pressure fluctuations in a mature deciduous forest. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 1983 Dec 1;27(4):345–58.
• McMurray JT, Shaughnessy EJ. Measurement of turbulence in a tidal channel using a laser Doppler velocimeter. 1982 Jan 1;
• McMurray JT, Shaughnessy EJ. Measurement of turbulence in a tidal channel using a laser Doppler velocimeter. 1982 Jan 1;
• McMurray JT, Shaughnessy EJ. Measurement of turbulence in a tidal channel using a laser Doppler velocimeter. 1982 Jan 1;
• McMurray JT, Shaughnessy EJ. Measurement of turbulence in a tidal channel using a laser Doppler velocimeter. 1982 Jan 1;
• Lawless PA, Shaughnessy EJ. LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER MEASUREMENTS OF PARTICLE VELOCITY IN A LABORATORY PRECIPITATOR. Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society). 1981 Dec 1;1124–7.
• McMurray JT, Shaughnessy EJ. SPECTRAL METHODS FOR TRANSIENT HEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEMS IN SIMPLE GEOMETRIES. ASME Pap. 1979 Jan 1;(79-HT-62).
• Shaughnessy EJ, McMurray JT. CHEBYSHEV MATRIX METHODS FOR THE HEAT EQUATION: CONVERGENCE AND ACCURACY. ASME Pap. 1979 Jan 1;(79-HT-62).
• Douglass RW, Shaughnessy EJ, Munson BR. Small reynolds number convection in rotating spherical annuli. Journal of Heat Transfer. 1979 Jan 1;101(3):427–33.
• Shaughnessy EJ, McMurray JT. CHEBYSHEV MATRIX METHODS FOR THE HEAT EQUATION: CONVERGENCE AND ACCURACY. In: ASME Pap. 1979.
• McMurray JT, Shaughnessy EJ. SPECTRAL METHODS FOR TRANSIENT HEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEMS IN SIMPLE GEOMETRIES. In: ASME Pap. 1979.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Zu’Bi FH. GaAlAs diode sources for laser-Doppler anemometry. Applied Physics Letters. 1978 Dec 1;33(9):835–6.
• Douglass RW, Munson BR, Shaughnessy EJ. Thermal convection in rotating spherical annuli-2. Stratified flows. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 1978 Jan 1;21(12):1555–64.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Douglass RW. The effect of stable stratification on the motion in a rotating spherical annulus. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 1978 Jan 1;21(9):1251–9.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Custer J, Douglass RW. Partial spectral expansions for problems in thermal convection. Journal of Heat Transfer. 1978 Jan 1;100(3):435–41.
• Douglass RW, Munson BR, Shaughnessy EJ. Thermal convection in rotating spherical annuli-1. Forced convection. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 1978 Jan 1;21(12):1543–53.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Morton JB. Laser light-scattering technique for measurements of turbulent mixing. Applied Physics Letters. 1977 Dec 1;30(1):10–1.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Morton JB. Laser light-scattering measurements of particle concentration in a turbulent jet. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1977 Jan 1;80(1):129–48.
• Shaughnessy EJ, Morton JB. LASER LIGHT-SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS OF PARTICLE CONCENTRATION IN A TURBULENT JET. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1977;80(pt 1):129–48.
• Custer JR, Shaughnessy EJ. Thermoconvective motion of low prandtl number fluids within a horizontal cylindrical annulus. Journal of Heat Transfer. 1977 Jan 1;99(4):596–602.
• Custer JR, Shaughnessy J. Natural convection in liquid metals in an enclosure. Journal of Heat Transfer. 1977 Jan 1;99(4):675–6.
• Morton JB, Shaughnessy EJ. Waves in a gas in solid-body rotation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1972 Nov 28;56(2):277–86.
• Morton JB, Shaughnessy EJ. WAVES IN A GAS IN SOLID-BODY ROTATION. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1972;56(Part 2):277–86.