Brenton S. McLaury, Ph.D.
 Associate Professor

Research Interests:

• Fluid Mechanics
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Particle Flow in Liquids and Gases
• Erosion

Teaching Fields:

• ME 3043, Energy Conversion
• ME 4343, Gas Turbines
• ME 7043, Gas Dynamics

Three Representative Publications:

• McLaury, B.S. and Shirazi, S.A., "An Alternate Method to API RP 14E for Predicting Solids Erosion in Multiphase Flow," American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journal of Energy Resources Technology, September, 2000, Vol. 122, pp. 115-122.
  
  
• Edwards, J.E., McLaury, B.S., and Shirazi, S.A., "Modeling Solid Particle Erosion in Elbows and Plugged Tees," American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journal of Energy Resources Technology, December, 2001, Vol. 123, pp. 277-284.
  
  
• Burden, T. L. and McLaury, B. S., "LDV Measurements to Characterize Turbulence in a Costriction with Sharp and Round Inlets," Experiments in Fluids, 2002, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 472-480.
  

Select Awards and Honors

• Tau Beta Pi Professor of the Month (Feb '97 and Feb '02)

Other Responsibilities

• Advisor for ASME
• Advisor for Undergraduate Students
• Scholarship Chairman

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