Associate Professor
519-253-3000 ext. 5961
jdefoe@uwindsor.ca
Office: 2172 CEI
Education
- PhD, Air-Breathing Propulsion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011
- MASc, Mechanical Engineer,g University of Windsor, 2007
- BASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Windsor, 2005
Research Interests
- Fan and aerodynamics with a focus on design for, performance in, and stability when subject to inlet flow distortions
- Open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for turbomachinery applications, especially openFOAM
- Enabling aircraft and aviation propulsion system configuration changes to support sustainability, in line with UN Sustainable Developmemt Goal (SDG) #11 ( Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable)
Professional Affiliations
- Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Selected Publications
- Hill, D; Defoe, J. (2024). Physical Mechanisms Leading to Large Unsteady Pressure Fluctuations in a Gas Turbine Testing Facility. ASME Journal of Fluids Enginnering. 146(3): 031301
- Yu, Z; Raza, H; Defoe, j. (2023). Assessment of Fan Stall Point Identification Ability of Steady RANS Computations with the Helicity-Corrected Spalart-Allmaras Turbulence Model. Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2023. ASME Turbo Expo 2023. Boston, MA, USA.
- Pazireh, S; Defoe, J. (2022). A New Loss Generation Body Force Model Performance for Fan/Compressor Blade Rows: Application to Uniform and Non-Uniform Inflow in Rotor 67. ASME Journal of Turbomachinery. 144(6): 061005
- Saini, P; Defoe, J. (2021)The Effect of Blade Count on Body Force Model Performance for Axial Fans. ASME Journal of Turbomachinery. 143(7): 071011.
- Hill, D; Defoe, J. (2020). Scaling of Incidence Variations with Inlet Distortion for a Transonic Axial Compressor. ASME Journal of Turbomachinery. 142(2): 021003
- Defoe, J; Etemadi, M; Hall, D. (2028) Fan Performance Scaling with Inlet Distortions. ASME Journal of Turbomachinery. 140(7): 071009.