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James D. Van de Ven |
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Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609 Office: Higgins Lab 208 Phone: (508) 831-6776 Fax: (508) 831-5680 e-mail: vandeven@wpi.edu
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Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2006
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines
and Technology, 2001
Research Interests:
Efficient Energy Conversion, Storage, and Generation
Fluid Power
Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles
Machine Design
Laboratory:
Mechanical Energy and Power Systems (MEPS) Laboratory
Professional Societies:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Publications:
Forbes, T., and Van de
Ven, J., 2008, "Switch-Mode Continuously Variable Transmission with
Flywheel Energy Storage," ASME International Mechanical Engineering
Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA.
Van de Ven, J.,
Gaffuri, P., Mies, B., and Cole, G., 2008, "Developments
Towards a Liquid Piston Stirling Engine," International Energy
Conversion Engineering Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.
Van de Ven, J. D., and
Li, P. Y., 2008, "Liquid Piston Gas Compression," Applied Energy, Under Review.
Van de Ven, J., Olson, M., and Li, P., 2008, “Development of a Hydro-Mechanical Hydraulic Hybrid Drive Train with Independent Wheel Torque Control for an Urban Passenger Vehicle,” Proceedings of the International Fluid Power Exposition, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 11-15, 2008.
Li, P., Van de Ven, J., and Sancken, C., 2007, “Open Accumulator Concept for Compact Fluid Power Energy Storage,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo, Seattle, Washington, November 11-15, 2007.
Tu, H., Rannow, M., Van de Ven, J., Wang, M., Li, P., and Chase, T., 2007, “High Speed Rotary Pulse Width Modulated On/Off Valve,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo, Seattle, Washington, November 11-15, 2007.
Van de Ven, J., and Erdman, A., 2007, "Bridging Gaps in Laser Transmission Welding of Thermoplastics," Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, v. 129, n. 6, p. 1011-1018.
Van de Ven, J., and Erdman, A., 2007, "Laser Transmission Welding of Thermoplastics: Part II: Experimental Model Validation," Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, v. 129, n. 5, p. 849-858.
Van de Ven, J., and Erdman, A., 2007, "Laser Transmission Welding of Thermoplastics: Part I: Temperature and Pressure Modeling," Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, v. 129, n. 5, p. 859-867.
Van de Ven, J., and Erdman, A., 2007, "Hot Pin Welding of Thin Polyvinyl Chloride Sheet," Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, v. 13, n. 2, p. 110-115.
Van de Ven, J., and Erdman, A., 2006, "Near-Infrared Laser Absorption of Polyvinylchloride at Elevated Temperatures," Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, v. 12, n. 4, p. 166-173.
Van de Ven, J., and Erdman, A., 2006, "Simultaneous Measurement of Laser Reflection and Transmission of Polyvinylchloride," Optical Engineering, v. 45, n. 9.
Van de Ven, J., and Stackley, M., 2004, "Lowering Upender Design and Synthesis,” Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference 2004: 28th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, v. 2a, p. 709-716.