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Brian J. Savilonis

Professor

Office: Higgins Laboratories, 108
Phone: +1-508-831-5686
Fax: +1-508-831-5680
bjs@wpi.edu

Educational Background

B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1972
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1973
Ph.D., State University of New York, 1976

Research & Teaching Interests

Biofluid mechanics; fire modeling; fluid mechanics; heat transfer

IQP Advising Interests

Air polution; water polution; acid rain; global warming; hydro energy; conservation; solar energy; energy policy; energy polution; environmental impact; assessing educational experience

Recent Publications

Meneghini, P., Savilonis, B., Hoffman, A. and Durgin, W., "Comparison of Pulse Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic and Elastic Arteries," ASME Forum on Unsteady Flows, 1996.
Than, C. F. and Savilonis, B., "Modelling Fire Behaviour in an Enclosure with a Ceiling Vent," Fire Safety Journal, 20, pp. 151-174, 1993.
Mullen, J., Than, C.F. and Savilonis, B., "Modeling Fire Induced Flow in a Vertically Vented Enclosure," ASME FED - 157, Forum on Unsteady Flows, pp. 209-214, 1993.
Parashac, J. and Savilonis, B., " Fully Developed Flow of a Micro-polar Fluid Between Infinite Parallel Plates, Forum on MicroFluid Mechanics, ASME, pp. 75-78, June 1991.
Keating, P., MacWilliams, B., Hoffman, A. and Savilonis, B., "In-Vivo Determination of Arterial Compliance," ASME Biomechanics Symposium, pp. 251-254, 1991.

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