January 2002

 

VINCENT P. MANNO

 

PERSONAL

Date of Birth:             December 4, 1954

Married:                      Mariann Montine Manno (1980)

Children:                     Elizabeth (1985), Michael (1987), and Christopher (1991)

Work Address:                                                                            Home Address:

Department of Mechanical Engineering                               75 Silver Hill Road

Tufts University                                                                          Sudbury, MA 01776

Medford, MA 02155                                                                    (978) 443-7108 

(617) 627-2548                                                              WWW:

(617) 627-3058 (FAX)                                                  http:/www.tufts.edu/~vmanno/

Vincent.Manno@tufts.edu

           

ACADEMIC DEGREES

Sc.D. (Nuclear Engineering) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1983

Nuclear Engineer- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1979

M.S. (Nuclear Engineering) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1978

B.S. (Nuclear Engineering Science) - Columbia University - 1976

 

EMPLOYMENT

Academic:

1.       Tufts University

Associate Dean of Engineering – 2002-present

Department Chair – 1993-2002

Professor of Mechanical Engineering – 1999-present               

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering - 1990-1999

                Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering - 1984-1990

2.       Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Affiliate (part-time) – 1988-1993

Visiting Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering (part-time) - 1984-1987

               Postdoctoral Associate - 1983

Industrial:

1.       Engineer (part-time) - Controls Group, Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. (Boston, MA) - 1983-1984

2.       Engineer - American Electric Power Corp. (New York, NY) - 1978-1981

Other Appointments:

1.       Member, Review Committee of the Reactor Engineering Division of Argonne National Laboratory – 1998-present

2.       U.S. Navy Senior Summer Faculty Fellow - Naval Underwater Systems Center (Newport, RI) – 1988

Consulting:

1.       Altran Corporation (Boston, MA) - 1987-2000

2.       Charles S. Draper Laboratory (Cambridge, MA) - 1986, 1990-1993

3.       Condenser and MSR Consultants, Inc. (Avon, CT) - 1988-1990

4.       Electric Power Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA) - 1985-1986

5.       Engineering Panning and Management, Inc. (Framingham, MA) – 1984

6.       Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI) - 1993-95

7.       NETGroup (FL) - 1996-97

8.       Norton Company (Worcester MA) – 1998-1999

9.       Ontario Hydro (Toronto, Ontario) – 1985

10.   Panametrics, Inc. (Waltham, MA) - 1989, 1995, 1997

11.   Thornton Design (Concord, MA) – 1986

12.   University Research Engineers & Associates (Novato, CA) - 1987

V.P. Manno

 

TEACHING AND SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY

 

Teaching:

Advanced Heat Transfer, Applied Fluid Mechanics, Applied Thermodynamics, Computational Heat Transfer, Computational Methods in Thermal Manufacturing (course originator), Computational Thermal-Fluid Dynamics (course originator), Electronic System Thermal Analysis (course originator), Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Seminar, Heat Transfer, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Numerical Methods, Power Plant Engineering and Design Analysis (course originator), Power Production (course originator), Project Laboratory, Senior Design Projects

 

Service:

University

Ad-hoc Computational Server Strategic Planning Group (1999-2001)

Graduate Study Strategic Planning Group (2000-2001)

Information Technology Council (1997-present)

Library and Information Resources Accreditation Committee (2001-present)

ROTC Task Force (1996-97) - Chair

 

Arts, Sciences & Engineering

Ad hoc Committee on Faculty Development (1999-2000)

Annual Fund Faculty Financial Aid Fund Advisory Board (1997-1998)

Berger Family Technology Transfer Endowment Advisory Board (1997-2001)

Capital Campaign Steering Committee (1993-1998)

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Advising (CENTA) Steering Committee (1993-97)

Center for Teaching Excellence Advisory Committee (1996-1999)

Center for Writing, Thinking and Speaking Steering Committee (1998-2000)

CENTA Director Search Committee (1997-98)

Committee on Campus Planning (1988-1989)

Committee on Computer Network Services (1989-1992)

Committee on Computer Usage and Facilities (1985-1988), Software Subcommittee Chair (1988), (1996-present), Co-chair (1996-2000)

Committee on Undergraduate Advising and Counseling (1989-1991)

Information Technology Management Team (1996-present)

Department Chairs Agenda Committee (1995-1996, 1999-2001)

 

School of Engineering

Ad-hoc Committee for First Year Computer Course, Chair (1993)

Ad-hoc Committee on Lufkin Library (1994-1996)

Berger Chair Search Committee (1997-98)

Computational Coordinating Committee (1990-1991), Chair (1990-1991)

Engineering Graduate Studies Committee, Chair (2000-present)

Ethics in Engineering Advisory Committee (1998)

Executive Committee (1993-present)

Graduate Engineering Working Group, Chair (1999-2000)

Long Range Planning Group (1993-1995)

 

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Chair (1993-present)

Department Computational Mechanics Studio Director (1988-1993)

Department Curriculum Committee (1985-1993), Chair (1985-1989)

Department Faculty Search Committees (1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000)

Faculty Advisor to ASME Student Section (1985-1988)

 

 

 

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RESEARCH INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

 

Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Thermal-Fluid Phenomena:

1. Reducing Numerical Diffusion In Computational Thermal-Fluid Dynamics - Tufts University Summer Research Fellowship - Principal Investigator - 1986

2. Thermal Environmental Testing of Composites - Bolt, Berenak & Newman - Co-principal Investigator - 1987

3. Simulation of Transient Stratification Dynamics in Enclosures - IBM Academic Systems Grant -             Principal Investigator - 1987-1988

4. Numerical Prediction of Fluid Behavior - Shutterway Fluid Dynamics - U.S. Navy Summer Faculty Research Fellowship - Principal Investigator - 1988

5. Development of Integral Analysis Tools for Prediction of Thermal Conditions in Electronic Enclosures - AT&T Bell Laboratories - Principal Investigator - 1989

6. Hydrodynamic Test Problem Simulation - Charles S. Draper Laboratory - Principal Investigator - 1989

7. Development of Advanced Simulation Methods For Immersed Body Hydrodynamics - Charles S. Draper Laboratory - 1990

8. Development of Integral Analysis Tools for Prediction of Thermal Conditions in Electronic Enclosures - Phase II - AT&T Bell Laboratories - Principal Investigator - 1990

9. Residual Stress Computer Support - U.S. Department of Transportation - Principal Investigator - 1990

10. Solution Techniques for Time Dependent Navier-Stokes Equations - Charles S. Draper Laboratory - Principal Investigator - 1991

11. Development of CFD Methods for Fluid-Acoustic Simulation - Charles S. Draper Laboratory - Principal Investigator - 1991

12. Computational Fluid Dynamics Techniques for Fluid-Acoustic Simulation - National Science Foundation/Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center - Grant  CBT910018P - Principal Investigator – 1991-92

13. Fluid-Acoustic Simulation - Charles S. Draper Laboratory - Principal Investigator - 1992

14. Fluid-Acoustic Simulation - Charles S. Draper Laboratory - Principal Investigator - 1993

15. Tufts-Rensselaer Thermal Manufacturing Research-Curriculum Program - National Science Foundation - NSF Grant EEC 9700731 - Principal Investigator - 1997-2000

16. Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Grant - National Science Foundation - Principal Investigator – 1998

17. Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Grant - National Science Foundation - Principal Investigator – 1999

18. Perpetual License of FLOTHERM Software – Flomerics, Inc. - Principal Investigator - 1999

 

Power Plant Engineering:  

1. Safety Regulation of Advanced Reactors - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Co-principal Investigator at M.I.T. - 1984-86

2. Advanced Nuclear Power Plant Simplification - Electric Power Research Institute - Co-principal Investigator at M.I.T. - 1985-1987

3. Simplified Boiling Water Reactor - U.S. Department of Energy/General Electric Company - Co-principal Investigator at M.I.T., Principal Investigator at Tufts - 1986-1988

4. Assessment of the Existing Knowledge Base for the Formulation of Dynamic Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor Performance Models - Electric Power Research Institute - Principal Investigator - 1988-89

5. Acoustic Thermal Tomography - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Co-principal Investigator - 1991-2.

6. Acoustic Thermal Tomography - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Co-principal Investigator - 1992-3.

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Curriculum:

1. Integrated Computer Use in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum – Phase I - Digital computer equipment grant - Co-principal Investigator – 1993, Phase II - IBM computer equipment grant - Co-principal Investigator - 1994

2. Integration, Innovation and Information in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum - Lufkin Memorial Fund – Principal Investigator - 1996-98

3. Tufts Prototyping Shop - Society of Manufacturing Engineers - Co-principal Investigator - 1998-2001

4. Lufkin 2000 – Lufkin Memorial Fund – Principal Investigator – 2000-2003

 

Theses Supervised:

Completed:            3 Ph.D. (2 at Tufts University, 1 (co-advisor) at M.I.T.)

                               25 M.S. (22 at Tufts University, 3 at M.I.T.)

                               3 BS (1 at Tufts, 2 at M.I.T.)

Current:                  2 Ph.D. (co-advisor for 1), 2 M.S.

 

HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Honors:

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (1975)

American Nuclear Society Award for Outstanding Senior (1976)

Who's Who in the East  (1981 & 1987, 1997)

Alpha Nu Sigma Nuclear Engineering Honor Society (1982)

U.S. Department of Energy Fellowship (1982-83)

Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (1986)

Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (1987 & 1990)

ASME Membership Development Achievement Award (1988)

ASME Short Course Scholarship (1988)

Men of Achievement (1989)

Who's Who in American Education (1991, 1994 & 1995)

Who's Who in Science and Engineering (1994 - present)

Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology  (1994-present)

Who's Who in America (1996-present)

American Men and Women of Science  (1998)

Member, University of Chicago Review Committee for the Reactor Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory (1998-present)

Reviewer for:

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

AIAA Journal

American Nuclear Society: Thermal-Hydraulics Division

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Fluids Engineering Division, Heat Transfer Division

Chemical Engineering Communications

Department of Energy

Heat Transfer Engineering

IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Irwin Publishing Company

Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control

Journal of Electronics Packaging

Journal of Energy Engineering

Journal of Fluids Engineering

Journal of Heat Transfer

Macmillan Publishing Company

National Science Foundation

Naval Undersea Warfare Center (Newport, RI)

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Nuclear Safety

 

Memberships and Activities:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association of University Professors

American Society of Engineering Education

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

            Session Chair - 1986 Joint ASME/ANS Nuclear Power Conference, 2001 IMECE

            Nuclear Engineering Division Plant Systems Subcommittee

            Executive Committee, Boston Section - College Relations Chair (1987), Newsletter Editor (1988),

Co-chairman (1989), Honors and Awards Chair (1990), Chair 1990 ASME Region I Regional

Administrative Conference, 1991 Boston ASME Industrial Relations Group Conference

            Region I Operating Board - Secretary (1992-93)

            Region I ME Department Heads - Member (1993-present), Secretary (1995-97, 2000-01)

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers - Affiliate Member - Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology Society

            Annual IEEE Semiconductor Temperature and Thermal Management Symposium - SEMITHERM

                        1990-2002 - Program Committee, Session Chair         

                        1992 - University Relations Chair

                        1994 - Vice-Chair, Program Committee

                        1995 - Chair, Program Committee

                        1996 - General Chair

            1992 ELECTRO-92 Meeting - Session Chair, Tutorial Presenter

            Member, TC-9 Technical Committee on Thermal Management

Sigma Xi Research Society

Tufts University - Co-Chair and Organizer - Annual Tufts Thermal Manufacturing Workshops, June 1997,

 June 1998, June 1999, June 2000, June 2001

 

 

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REFEREED TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

 

1. V.P. Manno, "The Effect of Low Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Pressure on Peak Cladding Temperature", Nuclear Technology, 48(3), 1980, pp. 281-288.

 

2. V.P. Manno, M.W. Golay and K.Y. Huh, "Analytical Models of Hydrogen Transport in Reactor Containment Atmospheres", Nuclear Science and Engineering, 87(4), 1984, pp. 349-360.

 

3. V.P. Manno and M.W. Golay, "Application of the LIMIT Code to the Analysis of Hydrogen Transport", Nuclear Technology, 67(2), 1984, pp. 320-311.

 

4. V.P. Manno and  M.W. Golay, "Containment Hydrogen Transport: A Survey of Analytical Models and Benchmark Experiments", Nuclear Safety, 25(6), 1984, pp. 797-814.

 

5. K.Y. Huh, M.W. Golay and V.P. Manno, "A Method for Reduction of Numerical Diffusion in the Donor Cell Treatment of Convection", presented at the 23rd National Heat Transfer Conference, published in an expanded form in Journal of Computational Physics, 63(1), 1986, pp. 201-221.

 

6. V.P. Manno and M.W. Golay, "Nuclear Power Plant Design Innovation Through Simplification", Nuclear Engineering and Design, 85, 1985, pp. 315-325.

 

7. V.P. Manno and M.W. Golay, "Analytical Modelling of Post Accident Containment Atmospheric Stratification", Nuclear Technology, 70, 1985, pp. 124-132. Also presented at the 3rd International Meeting on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics, 1985, Paper No. 14A.

 

8. B.K. Riggs, M.W. Golay and V.P. Manno, "Droplet Condensation Heat Transfer in Nuclear Reactor Containment Sprays", presented at the 3rd International Meeting on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics, 1985, Paper No. 6D.

 

9. P. Brock and V.P. Manno, "Industrial Cogeneration: Aspects of a New Approach", in Computer-Aided Engineering of Energy Systems, Vol. 2, R.A. Gaggioli, ed., ASME Publication AES 2-2, 1986, pp. 27-34.

 

10. V.P. Manno and J.A. Haubold, "A Finite Difference Convective Algorithm With Reduced Dispersion", in Numerical Methods in Thermal Problems, Vol. 5-2, R.W. Lewis et al., ed., Pineridge Press, 1987, pp. 1326-1337.

 

11.P. Brock and V.P. Manno, "Industrial Cogeneration: Analysis of Energy Parks", Journal of Energy  Engineering, 113(2), 1987, pp. 61-77

 

12. V.P. Manno and R.E. Stakutis, "Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Rib Spacing in an Asymmetrically Roughened Square Duct", Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Laser Anemometry, A. Dybbs et al., ed., ASME Publication FED-Vol. 55, 1987, pp. 63-71.

 

13.   M.W. Golay, V.P. Manno and C. Vlahoplus, Jr., "Non-Prescriptive Nuclear Reactor Regulation: The Example of Loss of Offsite Power", Nuclear Safety, 29(1), 1988, pp. 6-20.

 

14.   M.W. Golay, P.H. Seong and V.P. Manno, "Design Simplification in Advanced Reactor Design", Proceedings of the 1988 Topical Meeting on the Safety of the Next Generation of Power Reactors, 1988.

 

15. A. Dehbi and V.P. Manno, "A Model of Steam Injector Performance", presented at the 1988 National Heat Transfer Conference, ANS Proceedings, HTC -Vol. 3, pp. 162-169. Also, published in modified form in Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol. 95, 1990, pp. 107-119.

 

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16. V.P. Manno, "A Simple Method For Reducing Numerical Integration Errors Near Singularities", Communications in Applied Numerical Methods, 4, 1988, pp. 713-716.

 

17. P.H. Seong, V.P. Manno and M.W. Golay, "Application of a Power Plant Simplification Methodology: The Example of the Condensate Feedwater System", Nuclear Engineering and Design, 110(1), 1988, pp. 33-46.

 

18. C. Gnafakis and V.P. Manno, "Transient Destratification in a Rectangular Enclosure", Journal of Heat Transfer, 111(1), 1989, pp. 92-99.

 

19. K. Azar, S.E. Develle and V.P. Manno, "Sensitivity of Simulated Circuit Pack Thermal Performance to Geometric Arrangement Variation", presented at the 5th IEEE Semiconductor Thermal and Temperature Measurement Symposium - SEMITHERM V, 1989, pp. 112-120. Also published, in modified form, in IEEE Transactions on Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology, 12(4), 1989, pp. 732-740.

 

20. G. Ruocco and V.P. Manno, "A Performance Model of Bubbling Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics", Powder Technology, 59(4), 1989, pp. 261-273.

 

21. M.W. Golay, P.H. Seong and V.P. Manno, "A Measure of the Difficulty of System Diagnosis and Its Relationship to Complexity", International Journal of General Systems, 16(1), 1989, pp. 1-23.

 

22. G. Leisk, K. Azar and V.P. Manno, "Effect of System Orientation and Cooling Mechanism on Component Thermal Impedances in an Electronic Enclosure", Proceedings of the 6th Annual IEEE Semiconductor Thermal and Temperature Measurement Symposium - SEMITHERM VI, 1990, pp. 17-24. Also, published in modified form in IEEE Transactions on Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 13, No. 4, 1990, pp. 967-974.

 

23. E.W. Hewitt, M.J. Horn and V.P. Manno, "Utilization of Jet Spreading Models in the Prediction of Local Condenser Conditions", Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium in Condenser and Condensation, Bath, UK, 1990, pp. 257-267.

 

24. S.H. Reitsma and V.P. Manno, "An Annotated Bibliography of Fluidized Bed Combustion Modeling Information", Powder Technology, Vol. 63, 1990, pp. 23-34. Also, abstracted in Applied Mechanics Reviews, Abstract 1264, Vol. 44, No. 5, 1991, p J596.

 

25. J.R. Benson, K. Azar and V.P. Manno, "Liquid Crystal Imaging for Temperature Measurement of Electronic Devices", Proceedings of  the 7th Annual IEEE Semiconductor Temperature and Thermal Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, February 1991, pp. 23-33.

 

26. S.H. Reitsma and V.P. Manno, "A Fluid Dynamic Model Of A Circulating Fluidized Bed", Proceedings of the 11th International Conference On Fluidized Bed Combustion, Montreal, ASME, 1991, pp. 1431-1437.

 

27. K. Azar, J.R. Benson and V.P. Manno, "An Experimental Investigation of Microjet Impingement Heat Transfer", in Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment - 1991, A, Ortega et al., eds., ASME HTD-Vol. 171, 1991, pp. 1-10.

 

28. V.P. Manno and K. Azar, "Thermal-Fluid Interactions Of Neighboring Components On Air-Cooled Circuit Boards", Journal of Electronics Packaging, Vol. 113, 1991, pp. 374-381.

 

 

 

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29. V.P. Manno and K. Azar, "Using a Thermal Simulation Model to Interpret Test Data", Proceedings of the Eight Annual IEEE Semiconductor Temperature Measurement and Management Symposium, IEEE, Austin, TX, February 1992, pp. 4-10. Also, published in modified form in IEEE Transactions on Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 15, No. 5, 1992, pp. 632-639.

 

30. V.P. Manno, N.R. Kurita and K. Azar, "Experimental Characterization of Board Conduction Effects", Proceedings of the Ninth Annual IEEE Semiconductor Temperature Measurement and Management Symposium, IEEE, Austin, TX, February 1993, pp. 127-135.

 

31. A. Sbaibi and V.P. Manno, "New Performance Measures for Assessing Convective Algorithms: Application to 1-D Problems", in Quantification of Numerical Uncertainty in Computational Fluid Dynamics, I. Celik et al., eds., ASME FED-Vol. 158, ASME, 1993, pp. 77-88.

 

32. A Sbaibi and V.P. Manno, "On the Origin of Some Bounded Oscillations in the Finite Volume Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations", in Quantification of Numerical Uncertainty in Computational Fluid Dynamics, I. Celik et al., eds., ASME FED-Vol. 158, ASME, 1993, pp. 39-52.

 

33. S.H. Reitsma, V.P. Manno and T.F. Tureaud, "Non-Reflective Boundary Conditions For Fluid-Acoustic Simulations Using A Finite Volume Formulation", in Computational Aero- and Hydro-Acoustics - 1993, R. Mankbadi et al., eds., ASME FED-Vol. 147, ASME, 1993, pp. 71-82.

 

34. V.P. Manno, S.H. Reitsma and T.  F. Tureaud, "Developing Numerical Techniques For Solving Low Mach Number Fluid-Acoustic Problems", AIAA Journal, Vol. 31, No. 11, 1993, pp. 1984-1991.

 

35. P.H. Seong, M.W. Golay and V.P. Manno, "Diagnostic Entropy: A Quantitative Measure of the Impact of Signal Incompleteness on System Diagnosis", Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 45, 1994, pp. 235-248.

 

36. S.H. Reitsma, V.P. Manno and T.F. Tureaud, "Simulating Receptivity Phenomena In Transitional Boundary Layer Flows", in Unsteady Flows - 1994, T. Wei et. al., eds., ASME FED-Vol. 192, ASME, 1994, pp. 1-11.

 

37. J. Burgos, V.P. Manno and K. Azar, "Achieving Accurate Thermal Characterization Using A CFD Code: A Case Study of PLCC Packages", Proceedings of the Eleventh IEEE Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, San Jose, CA, February 1995, pp. 55-64.

 

38. J. Burgos, V.P. Manno and K. Azar, "Achieving Accurate Thermal Characterization Using A CFD Code - A Case Study of Plastic Packages", IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology - Part A., Vol. 18, No. 4, 1995, pp. 732-738.

 

39. S.H. Reitsma, V.P. Manno and T.F. Tureaud, "Numerical Simulation of Receptivity Phenomena in Transitional Boundary Layer Flows", AIAA Journal., Vol. 35, No. 5, 1997, pp. 789-795.

 

40. S.B. Ainley, S. Coppen, V.P. Manno and C.B. Rogers, "Modeling Particle Motion in a Turbulent Air Flow", accepted for presentation at the 1997 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Meeting, ASME-FED-SM97-3176, Vancouver, BC (Canada), June 1997.

 

41. G. Ruocco and V.P. Manno, "Natural Convection and Jet Impingement Enhancement in Electronic Cooling", presented at EUROTHERM - 1997: Thermal Management of Electronic Systems, Nantes, France, September 1997.

 

42. V.P. Manno, "Integrated Thermal Network Models Are Still Useful", Electronics Cooling, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1997, pp. 28-31. (invited contribution)

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43. S.W. Coppen, V.P. Manno and C.B. Rogers, "Turbulence Statistics in the Particle-Lagrangian Reference Frame Using Direct Numerical Simulations”, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Multi-Phase Flow, Lyon, France, June 1998.

 

44. V.P. Manno, R.N. Smith, P.Y. Wong and R.W. Messler, Jr., "Tufts-Rensselaer Thermal Manufacturing Research-Curriculum Development Program", Paper ER98-311, Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century – Volume 5, SME, 1998, pp. 171-176.

 

45. V.P. Manno, K.K. Friend and E.R. Nelson, “Feasibility Study of a Hybrid Combustion – Fuel Cell Cogeneration Pant: A Senior Design Project Case Study”, HTD – Vol. 364-4, Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Division, 1999, pp. 339-347.

 

45. A. Sbaibi and V.P. Manno, "On the Accuracy of Upwind and Symmetric TVD Schemes in Simulating Low Mach Number Flow", International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 13, 2000, pp. 125-142.

 

46. J. Lu, J. Coppeta, C. Rogers, V.P. Manno, L. Racz, A. Philipossian and F. Kaufman, “The Effect of Wafer Shape on Slurry Film Thickness and Friction Coefficients in Chemical Mechanical Planarization”, Materials Research Society Symposium, San Francisco, CA, Vol. 613, 2000, pp. E1.2.1-6.

 

47. S.W. Coppen, V.P. Manno and C.B. Rogers, “Turbulence Characteristics Along the Path of a Heavy Particle”, Computers & Fluids, Vol. 30, 2001, pp. 257-270.

 

48. J.R. Guarino and V.P. Manno, "Characterization of Laminar Jet Impingement Cooling in Portable Computer Applications", Proceedings of the 17th Annual Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, San Jose, CA, IEEE, March 2001, pp. 1-11. Under review for publication in IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology - Part A.

 

49. J.R. Guarino and V.P. Manno, "Laminar Jet Impingement Convective Heat Transfer in Partially Vented Enclosures Typical of Portable Computer Applications", Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics - Vol. 2, K.J. Bathe, ed., Elsevier, 2001, pp. 847-852.

 

50. B. Ting and V.P. Manno, “Finite Element Modeling of Processes in Optoelectronic Alignment”, Proceedings of the 2001 ASME IMECE, ASME, November 2001, Paper IMECE2001/EPP-24723.

 

51. A. Saigal and V.P. Manno, “Industry-University Partnerships in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Tufts University”, accepted for inclusion at the 2002 ASEE Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2002.

 

TECHNICAL REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

1. V.P. Manno and M.W. Golay, "Measurement of Heat and Momentum Eddy Diffusivities in Recirculating LMFBR Outlet Plenum Flows", U.S. D.O.E. Report COO-2245-61TR, June 1978.

 

2. V.P. Manno, "An Evaluation of Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models", August 1978.

 

3. V.P. Manno, "Reactor Coolant System Void Formation During Natural Circulation Cooldown", AEPSC Report, September 1980.

 

4. V.P. Manno, "Experience with Benchmarking D.C. Cook Plant FSAR Analysis Using the DYNODE-P Code", NAI Utility Group Meeting, January 1981.

 

5. V.P. Manno, "CON2DQ: A Program To Solve Transient Heat Conduction Problems In A Two Dimensional Cartesian Coordinate System", AEPSC Report, March 1981.

 

6. V.P. Manno, "Horizontal Feedwater Heater Simulation Model", SWEC Report, February 1982.

 

7. V.P. Manno and D.E. Labbe, "Canal 2 Feedwater System Simulator Report", SWEC Report, July 1982.

 

8. V.P. Manno, and M.W. Golay, "Limit Code Users Manual", M.I.T. Energy Laboratory Report

MIT-EL-83-010, September 1983.

 

9. V.P. Manno and M.W. Golay, "Analytical Modelling of Hydrogen Transport in Reactor Containments", M.I.T. Energy Laboratory Report MIT-EL-83-009, October 1983.

 

10. V.P. Manno and I. Spievak, "Progress Report On ERAB LWR R&D Questionnaire", U.S.D.O.E. Energy Advisory Board, January 1984.

 

11. V.P. Manno, "Station Blackout: An Opportunity for Formulating Less Prescriptive Nuclear Safety Regulation", MIT-NE-261, May 1984.

 

12. V.P. Manno and M.W. Golay, "Analytical Investigation of Post-Accident Containment Atmospheric Stratification", MIT-NE-263, August 1984.   

    

13. V.P. Manno, M.W. Golay and C. Vlahoplus, Jr., "Implementation Of LWR Safety Improvement For Loss Of Offsite Power Events In A Non-Prescriptive Regulatory Framework", MITNPI-TR-019 to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, May 1987.

 

14. V.P. Manno, M.W. Golay and P.H. Seong, "Simplification of Nuclear Power Station Designs", presented at the October 1987 Light Water Reactor Safety Meeting sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

 

15. M.W. Golay, P.H. Seong and V.P. Manno, "A Measure of the Effort to Diagnose the State of Uncertain Systems", presented at the February 1988 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

 

16. P.H. Seong, M.W. Golay and V.P. Manno, "A Methodology For Simplification Of Light Water Reactor System Design", MITNPI-TR-026, April 1988.

 

17. A. Dehbi and V.P. Manno, "A Two-Region Model for the Analysis of Steam Injectors", MITNPI-TR-028, May 1988.

 

18. V.P. Manno and S.A. Jordan, "Critical Review of Shutterway Fluid Dynamics - Experimental Data and

Analysis Methods", Naval Underwater Systems Center (Newport, RI) Report NUSC-TM-88-2084, September 1988.

 

19. V.P. Manno, "Development of a Steam Nozzle Model", Tufts University Mechanical Engineering Report 88-2, December 1988.

 

20. V.P. Manno and S.H. Reitsma, "Assessment of the Existing Knowledge Base for the Development of Dynamic Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor Performance Models", Final Project Report to Electric Power Research Institute under contract RP2303-28, June 1989.

 

21. V.P. Manno and K. Azar, "The Effect of Neighboring Components on Thermal Performance of Air-Cooled Circuit Packs", invited paper, Proceedings of the National Electronics Packaging Conference, Boston, 1990, pp. 121-130.

 

22. V.P. Manno and S.H. Reitsma, "DTNS Test Matrix Results - Quadrants 1 and 2 - Interim Report", C.S. Draper Laboratory Report CSDL-C-6231, May 1991.

 

23. S.H. Reitsma and V.P. Manno, "A Survey and Comparison of State-of-the-Art Navier-Stokes Equations Solution Techniques", C.S. Draper Laboratory Report CSDL-C-6232, May 1991.

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24. V.P. Manno and K. Azar, "Impact of Heat Transfer Coefficient Models on Simulation of Electronic Enclosure Thermal Response", invited paper, Proceedings of the 1991 National Electronics Packaging and Production Conference (East), Boston, MA, June 1991, pp. 349-360.

 

25. V.P. Manno, S.H. Reitsma and T.F. Tureaud, “DTNS Test Matrix Results - Quadrants 3 and 4 - Final Report”, C.S. Draper Laboratory Report CSDL-R-2393, March 1992.

 

26. V.P. Manno, “Thermal-Fluid Mechanisms in Air-Cooled Electronics”, invited presentation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA, March 1992.

 

27. V.P. Manno, "Integrating Testing and Simulation in Electronic Thermal Characterization", ELECTRO-92 Conference, Boston, MA May 1992.

 

28. S.H. Reitsma, V.P. Manno and T.F. Tureaud, "Time Accurate Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations at Acoustic Time Scales", ASME Fluids Engineering Conference, Los Angeles, CA, ASME-FED-Vol. 133, June 1992, pp. 164-165.

 

29. V.P. Manno, S.H. Reitsma and T.F. Tureaud, "Developing Numerical Methods for Fluid-Acoustic Simulation", Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, February 1993.

 

30. V.P. Manno, "Simulating Low Mach Number Fluid-Acoustic Phenomena", Seminar, Naval Underwater Warfare Center, New London, CT, July 1993.

 

31. V.P. Manno, "Simulating Low Mach Number Fluid-Acoustic Phenomena", Seminar, Tufts University Mechanical Engineering Seminar, November 1993.

 

32. S.H. Reitsma, V.P. Manno and T.F. Tureaud, “Appropriate Boundary Conditions for Finite Volume Solutions of Fluid-Acoustic Problems”, C.S. Draper Laboratory Report, 1994.

 

33. R.D. Collier, V.P. Manno, D. Perkel and P.D. Katzman, "Thermal Acoustic Tomography - Simulation And Reconstruction Algorithms For Temperature Fields In Combustion Furnaces", Tufts University Report, August 1995.

 

34. V.P. Manno, "Nuclear Power - A Primer" - Tufts University Mechanical Engineering Seminar, November 1995.

 

35. B. Abedian and V.P. Manno, "Hands-on Design Experiences in the Engineering Science Sequence", October 1996 MIT Workshop on Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Education

 

36. V.P. Manno, "Boundary Layer Receptivity - A CFD Experiment Case Study", Northeastern University Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Research Colloquium, May 1998.

 

37. “Overview of the Fall 1999 EC 2000 ABET Review of BSME Program a Tufts,” Northeastern University Engineering Accreditation Retreat, December 3, 1999. (invited presentation)

 

38. “Thermal Manufacturing: What Is It? Who’s Doing It?”, ASME Boston Section Meeting, January 18, 2000.

 

39. “Brief Overview of Design & Project Components of BSME Program at Tufts”, College of Engineering Overseers Meeting, May 15, 2000.

 

40. J. Lu, V.P. Manno and C. Rogers, "Lubrication of Curved Wafers During Chemical Mechanical Planarization", presented at 2001 Conference of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Orlando, FL, May 22, 2001.

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THESES

Personal

"Analytical Modelling of Hydrogen Transport in Reactor Containments", Sc.D. Thesis, September 1983.

 

"Measurement of Heat and Momentum Diffusivities in Recirculating Flows", M.S. Thesis, June 1978.

 

Supervised

1. J. M. Sanchez, "Elimination of Soluble Poison Systems for PWR Simplification," MIT Bachelor of Science thesis, July 1984.

 

2. B. K. Riggs, "Modelling of Condensation Processes in Nuclear Reactor Containments," MIT Master of Science thesis, January 1985. (co-supervisor)

 

3. P. Brock, "Industrial Cogeneration:  Aspects of a New Approach," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, May 1985.

 

4. C. Vlahoplus, Jr., "Safety Regulation of Advanced Reactors: Evaluation of a Nonprescriptive Safety Regulatory Approach As Applied to Station Blackout," M.I.T. Master of Science thesis, February 1986. (co-supervisor)

 

5. A. F. Chin, "Experimental Investigation of Developing Flow in an Asymmetrically Roughened Duct with Variable Rib Height," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, May 1987.

 

6. C. Gnafakis, "Transient Natural Convection in Thermally Stratified Enclosures: An Experimental Study," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, May 1987.

 

7. J. A. Haubold, "Corrective Anti-Diffusion Scheme: A New Method for Counteracting Numerical Diffusion," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, May 1987.

 

 

8. G. Ruocco, "Hydrodynamic Performance Model of a Bubbling Fluidized Bed," Tufts University Master of

Science thesis, October 1987.

 

9. P. H. Seong, "A Methodology For Simplification of Light Water Reactor System Design," M.I.T. Doctor of Philosophy thesis, February 1988. (co-supervisor)

 

10. R. E. Stakutis, "An Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Flow in an Asymmetrically Roughened Duct Using a Laser Doppler Anemometer," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, February 1988.

 

11. P. Theodossopoulos, "Numerical Simulation of Transient Natural Convection in a Thermally Stratified Rectangular Enclosure," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, February 1988.

 

12. A. Dehbi, "A Two-Region Model for the Analysis of Steam Injectors," M.I.T. Master of Science thesis, February 1988.

 

13. S. E. Develle, "An Investigation of the Capabilities of the PHOENICS Code for Simulating Convective Heat Transfer in Horizontal Ducts," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, August 1989.

 

14. J. R. Benson, "Heat Transfer Due To High-Velocity Microjets Impinging On A Heated Flat Plate," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, May 1990.

 

15. C. A. Caulfield, "An Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Isothermal and Non-isothermal Flow in an Asymmetrically Roughened Rectangular Duct," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, May 1990.

 

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16. S. H. Reitsma, "A Fluid Dynamic Model of a Circulating Fluidized Bed," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, May 1990.

 

17. J. C. Murray, "A Thermal Model of Parallel Circuit Boards in Electronic Enclosures," Tufts University Master of Science thesis, November 1990.

 

18. K.M. Murphy, "A One-Dimensional Model of a Fluidized Bed External Heat Exchanger", Tufts University Master of Science thesis, November 1991.

 

19. N.R. Kurita, "Characterization of Board Conduction Effects for Surface Mounted Components on Multi-layer Boards in Electronics Packaging", Tufts University Master of Science thesis, November 1992.

 

20. C.M. Rizzo, "A Board Conduction Model for Predicting Thermal Conditions in Electronic Enclosures", Tufts University Master of Science thesis, November 1992.

 

21. A. Sbaibi, "Utility and Applicability of High Order TVD Schemes for Simulating Low Mach Number Flows", Tufts University Doctor of Philosophy thesis, November 1992.

 

22. A.K. Fitzgerald, "A Potential Flow Model of an Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Operating Near the Ocean Bottom", Tufts University Master of Science thesis, February 1993.

 

23. J. Burgos, "Achieving Accurate Component Level Thermal Characterization Using A CFD Code - A Case Study Of PLCC Packages", Tufts University Master of Science thesis, November 1994.

 

24. J.J. D'Onofrio, "Characterization of Board Conduction Effects Using Finite Element Analysis," Tufts University Master of Science Thesis, November 1994.

 

25. S.H. Reitsma, "Numerical Simulation Of Low Mach Number Fluid-Acoustic Phenomena", Tufts University Doctor of Philosophy thesis, November 1994.

 

26. J. Izikson, "Numerical Simulation Of Flow Induced Cavity Resonance", Tufts University Master of Science Thesis, November 1995.

 

27. J.W. Nelson, "An Experimental Investigation of In-Tube, Single Phase Heat Transfer Augmentation With the Use of Wire Inserts and Microfin Technology, Tufts University Master of Science Thesis, February 1996.

 

28. K. Dyer, "Parallelization of a Finite Volume Computational Fluid-Acoustics Code", Tufts University Master of Science Thesis, February 1997.

 

29. A. C. Currin, "Direct Numerical Simulation of Particle-Laden Turbulent Flow in the Particle-Lagrangian Reference Frame", Tufts University Master of Science Thesis, February 1997.

 

30. N.-D. Tran, “The Effects of Boundary Conditions and Conservation Equation Formulation on the Numerical Modeling of the Flow Through an Annular Channel with Rotating Boundary”, Tufts University Master of Science Thesis, May 1999.

 

31. B. Bezverkhny, “Muon Lifetime Experiment”, BS Thesis, Tufts University, May 1999.

 

32. J.R. Guarino, "Enhanced Cooling of Portable Computers Using Mixed Natural and Laminar Air Jet Impingement Convection", MS Thesis, Tufts University, September 2000.

 

33. D.C. Egan, "A Study of Heterogeneous Nucleation of Water Vapor and its Effect on Dew Point

Measurement", MS Thesis, Tufts University, February 2001.