Journal of Fluids Engineering
The Journal
of Fluids Engineering, or JFE,
is a quarterly journal like all other ASME Transactions.
The JFE publishes articles of lasting value
on the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and its engineering
applications. Some papers from the Division conferences
appear in the Journal. However, papers are submitted by
the authors directly to the Technical Editor with no restrictions
on author nationality or society membership and/or prior
presentation to ASME conferences.
From the Technical Editor
The end of 2002 has brought
several changes to the Journal of Fluids Engineering. First,
several Associate Editors have completed their terms and
new ones have joined us. I would like to express my gratitude
to the departing Associate Editors, whose valuable and thankless
service is critical for the success of the Journal. Bruno
Schiavello has served for two consecutive terms, and
Dr. James Bridges, Prof. George Karniadakis, Prof. Yoichiro
Matsumoto and Lisa Mondy have each completed a three-year
term. Professor Yoshinobu Tsujimoto also competed
a three-year term, but graciously accepted my request to
stay on the Editorial board for another term. He will continue
providing his unique expertise, which combines applications
and theoretical modeling of complex (single phase and cavitating)
turbomachinery flows.
Four new Associate Editors have joined us, and I would like
to introduce and welcome them. Dr. Fernando Grinstein
from the Naval Research Laboratory is an expert in computational
fluid mechanics, and has done substantial research in computations
of turbulent shear flows. Dr. Grinstein was also a primary
driving force behind the special issue on applications of
Large Eddy Simulations (LES). Prof. Sivaramakrishnan
Balachandar from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
is an accomplished expert in applications of Direct Numerical
Simulations to modeling of heat transfer, structure and
stability of wakes and boundary layers, and flows around
bluff bodies. He will join the multiphase flow group and
will provide essential support for the growing number of
papers involving computational aspects in this area. Professor
Kyle Squires from Arizona State University has substantial
experience in applications, Large Eddy Simulations, and
evaluation of associated subgrid stress models. He has also
been involved in the modeling of solid-particle flows, and
in applications of CFD in separated flows. His wide range
of experience will support both the extensive activity involving
turbulence modeling and the multiphase group. We are also
happy to have Professor Dennis Siginer, the Dean
of Engineering at Wichita State University, on board. He
has made substantial contributions to the areas of rheology
of non-linear materials, flow and heat transfer in non-Newtonian
flows and flows in porous media. Joining us at mid-year
will be three more Associate Editors. Dr. Jinkook Lee,
the Chief Scientis for Agro-Tech Corporation, who brings
26 years of turbomachinery experience to the editorial board.
He is well known for advances in the design of inducers,
impellers, fuel pumps, and cryogenic pump. Professor
Hamid Johari of Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a
prolific experimental researcher in unsteady aerodynamics,
turbulent mixing, unsteady and pulsed injection, and vortex-dominated
flows. Professor Malcolm J. Andrews of Texas A&M
University will strengthen the multiphase flow group with
years of research experience in heat and mass transfer,
mixing and Rayleigh-Taylor instability, and CFD. His current
research includes a multi-disciplinary effort to harness
the nanoscale properties of magnetic pinning in high temperature
superconductors. I am happy that this distinguished group
has agreed to join us, and am looking forward to working
with them, taking advantage of their expertise and willingness
to contribute.
During 2002 JFE had parts of three issues dedicated to specific
topics. Initiated and organized by Prof. Karniadakis,
the March issue contained eight solicited papers dedicated
to uncertainty in numerical analysis. In the June issue,
we presented a series of eleven papers dealing with pump
flows. These papers were selected and recommended by Dr.
Adiel Guinsberg and Dr. Paul Cooper from papers
presented at a symposium on pump flows that they had organized.
They also assisted us in the expedited review process. The
December issue contained a collection of papers on applications
of Large Eddy Simulations. These papers were selected by
Dr. Grinstein and Prof. Karniadakis, who also
oversaw the review process. It is evident that such special
issues greatly enhance the quality of the Journal, and improve
the service that we provide to the community. We would like
to thank our colleagues who initiated and contributed to
these efforts, and hope to continue to offer these special
sections on other topics.
Beginning in January 2003, JFE is being transitioned from
a quarterly (four issues per year) to a bi-monthly, i.e.
to six volumes per year. The number of pages allocated to
the Journal has also been increased by about 15%, enabling
us to increase the number of published papers and accommodate
the increased number of submitted manuscripts. A primary
concern for JFE is to support the authors with reliable,
efficient and expedited service. In order to reduce the
review time and provide closer monitoring of the review
process, ASME has developed an online manuscript submission
and review system. This new system has in development and
testing for several months, and has been made available
for trial to several journals, including JFE. Authors are
welcomed to submit papers at http://journaltool.asme.org
effective immediately. We hope that the new journal tools
will improve the service that we provide to the authors,
and that adapting to it will cause few problems. For the
time being, authors are also welcomed to submit their papers
as before, either by email or as hard copies. Once we get
accustomed to this system, we believe that the review process
will be significantly improved and expedited.
Visit the Journal
of Fluids Engineering
Web Page for more
information.
Contact the Technical Editor :
Joseph Katz
Journal
of Fluids Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-2686
Email: katz@titan.me.jhu.edu
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