James Fort
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
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Biography
Dr. Fort rejoined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in September 1990, after completing three (3) years of residency in a doctoral program at the University of Washington. In his role as a Senior Research Engineer, Dr. Fort is responsible for computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analyses in fluid flow systems including waste tanks, ceramic melters and nuclear reactors. Dr. Fort also managed the CFD group, and later the combined experimental and computational fluids groups until 1998. Dr. Fort is active in computational and experimental fluids research projects and in efforts to promote the development of new computational tools for multiphase fluid flow. His project work has included experimental fluid dynamics and computer modeling. Experimental activities involve applications of laser doppler velocimetry in model reactor rod bundles and flow visualization studies over models of wind turbine site topography.
Education and Credentials
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, 1993
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1983
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1979
Affiliations and Professional Service
- Senior Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Associate Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Member of Pi Tau Sigma mechanical engineering honorary
Selected Publications
2009
- Gauglitz PA, BE Wells, JA Fort, and PA Meyer. 2009. An Approach to Understanding Cohesive Slurry Settling, Mobilization, and Hydrogen Gas Retention in Pulsed Jet Mixed Vessels. PNNL-17707, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Meyer PA, JA Bamberger, CW Enderlin, JA Fort, BE Wells, SK Sundaram, PA Scott, MJ Minette, GL Smith, CA Burns, MS Greenwood, GP Morgen, EBK Baer, SF Snyder, M White, GF Piepel, BG Amidan, A Heredia-Langner, SA Bailey, JC Bower, KM Denslow, DE Eakin, MR Elmore, PA Gauglitz, AD Guzman, BK Hatchell, DF Hopkins, DE Hurley, MD Johnson, LJ Kirihara, BD Lawler, JS Loveland, OD Mullen, MS Pekour, TJ Peters, PJ Robinson, MS Russcher, S Sande, C Santoso, SV Shoemaker, SM Silva, DE Smith, YF Su, JJ Toth, JD Wiberg, XY Yu, and N Zuljevic. 2009. Pulse Jet Mixing Tests With Noncohesive Solids. PNNL-18098, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Pfund DM, JR Bontha, TE Michener, F Nigl, ST Yokuda, RJ Leigh, EC Golovich, AW Baumann, DE Kurath, M Hoza, WH Combs, JA Fort, and OP Bredt. 2009. Pulse Jet Mixer Overblow Testing for Assessment of Loadings During Multiple Overblows. PNNL-17231 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2008
- Bamberger JA, PA Meyer, JR Bontha, JA Fort, F Nigl, JM Bates, CW Enderlin, ST Yokuda, DE Kurath, AP Poloski, HD Smith, GL Smith, and MA Gerber. 2008. "EVALUATING PULSE JET MIXING WITH NON-NEWTONIAN SLURRIES." In Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2007, vol. 8, no. Part B, pp. 1909-1930. American Society Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY.
- Pfund DM, JR Bontha, TE Michener, F Nigl, ST Yokuda, RJ Leigh, EC Golovich, AW Baumann, DE Kurath, M Hoza, WH Combs, JA Fort, and OP Bredt. 2008. Pulse Jet Mixer Overblow Testing for Assessment of Loadings During Multiple Overblows. PNNL-17231, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2007
- Fort JA, DM Pfund, DM Sheen, RA Pappas, and GP Morgen. 2007. Development of Millimeter-Wave Velocimetry and Acoustic Time-of-Flight Tomography for Measurements in Densely Loaded Gas-Solid Riser Flow. PNNL-16626, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Fort JA, JA Bamberger, PA Meyer, and CW Stewart. 2007. Initial Investigation of Waste Feed Delivery Tank Mixing and Sampling Issues. PNNL-17043, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2005
- Fort JA, MR Garnich, and NA Klymyshyn. 2005. "Electromagnetic and Thermal-flow Modeling of a Cold-Wall Crucible Induction Melter." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. B, Process metallurgy and materials processing science 36B:141-152.
2004
- Fort JA, and DL Lessor. 2004. "Tailored Electrical Driving as a Means of Controlling Heat Distribution and Convection Patterns in Joule-Heated Waste Glass Melters." In Ceramic Transactions, vol. 155, pp. 143-148. American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH.