Background
Professor Eaton uses experiments and computational simulations to study the flow and heat transfer in complex turbulent flows, especially those relevant to turbomachinery, particle-laden flows, and separated flows, and to develop new techniques for precise control of gas and surface temperature during manufacturing processes.
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, June 1980
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, June 1977
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, June 1976
Academic Honors and Awards
- Editorial Advisory Board of International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
- Perin Award for Undergraduate Teaching
- ASME Fellow
- University Fellow (1988-90)
- NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award
- Stanford Tau Beta Pi Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- National Science Foundation Three-Year Graduate Fellowship
- Silver Medal Award from the Royal Society of the Arts Member of the Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi
Selected Journal Publications
- Effects of varying Reynolds number, blowing ratio, and internal geometry on trailing edge cutback film cooling. Benson, M.J., Elkins, C.J., Yapa, S.D., Ling, J.B. and Eaton, J.K.. Experiments in fluids, 2012. (BIB)
- Full-field measurements of flow through a scaled metal foam replica. Onstad, A.J., Elkins, C.J., Medina, F., Wicker, R.B. and Eaton, J.K.. Experiments in fluids, 50(6):1571-1585, 2011. (BIB)
- Three-dimensional concentration field measurements in a mixing layer using magnetic resonance imaging. Benson, M.J., Elkins, C.J., Mobley, P.D., Alley, M.T. and Eaton, J.K.. Experiments in Fluids, 49(1):43-55, 2010. (BIB)
- Two-way coupled turbulence simulations of gas-particle flows using point-particle tracking. Eaton, J.K.. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 35(9):792-800, 2009. (BIB)
- Preferential concentration of particles by turbulence. Kyle D. Squires and John K. Eaton. Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics, 3(5):1169-1178, 1991. (BIB)
Current Ph.D. Students
Ph.D. Graduates
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