Patrick V. Farrell Professor Patrick Farrell is Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Education Fields of Interest Summary >>> Extended Homepage <<<

Contact Information

150 Bascom Hall 500 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608/262-1304 Fax: 608/265-3324 E-mail: pfarrell@provost.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Mechanical Engineering

• Computer-Aided Engineering
• Engine Research Center

Education

• BS, 1976, University of Michigan
• MS, 1978, University of California-Berkeley
• PhD, 1982, University of Michigan

Fields of Interest

• fluid mechanics
• optical diagnostics
• combustion
• heat transfer

Summary

Professor Farrell's major research areas include fluid mechanics, combustion and optical methods. He is studying new optical methods for combustion diagnostics. These include methods for full-field data acquisition of temperature, concentration and velocity.

His recent work includes studies of high-pressure fuel sprays and spray-wall interactions, studies of three-dimensional gas flows using image velocimetry and particle sizing, and studies of heat and mass transfer in combusting systems. Recent optical diagnostic developments include enhancement particle sizing systems, high-speed full-field velocity measurement systems, and planar laser-induced fluorescence techniques.

Farrell teaches courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Optical Society of America and the Society of Automotive Engineers.

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