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faculty
Alex Fowler, PhD
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Contact
508-910-6407
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Violette Research 217
Education
| 1993 | Duke University | PhD in Mechanical Engineering |
| 1987 | Wesleyan University | BA in Philosophy |
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.
Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.
Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.
Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.
An in-depth study of the fundamental principles of classical thermodynamics. The following topics are covered: equilibrium; temperature; equations of state; fundamental equations; First Law for steady, unsteady and continuous systems; Born-Caratheodory formulation of the Second Law; Third Law.
Research
Research interests
- Thermal Science
- Biotransport
- Cryopreservation
Select publications
- Fowler AJ and Bejan A (1991).
"The effect of shrinkage on the cooking of meat"
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 12, 375-383. - Fowler AJ and Bejan A (1993).
"Contact melting during sliding on ice"
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 36, 1171-1179. - Lim JS, Fowler AJ and Bejan A (1993).
"Porous medium model for a space filled with a fluid and fibers coated with a phase change material"
Journal of Heat Transfer, 115, 1044-1050.
Biography
Dr. Fowler joined the faculty at UMass Dartmouth in 1994 where he received tenure in 2000 and was promoted to Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 2007. During that time he also served as a Research Fellow in the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and as a Faculty Affiliate for the Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
His prior administrative experience includes serving as Chairperson of Mechanical Engineering, as the founding director of the Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology PhD program, as Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and as Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research Development.
Dr. Fowler also served brief periods as the Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and as Interim Director of the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center.