| Ph.D. ME | 1989 | University of Minnesota | ||
| MSME | 1985 | University of Minnesota | ||
| BSME | 1980 | Cornell University |
Numerical modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow
Numerical analysis
Applications of fluid mechanics and heat transfer
Cooling and thermal management of electronic equipment
| 2006-present | Chair, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department | |
| 1994-present | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department | |
| Portland State Univeristy, Portland, Oregon | ||
| 1989-1994 | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department | |
| Portland State Univeristy, Portland, Oregon | ||
| 1987-1989 | Mechanical Engineering and Computer Consultant | |
| Interlaken Technology Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| 1981-1987 | Research and Teaching Assistant | |
| University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| 1980-1981 | Advanced Development Engineer | |
| Carlyle Compressor Division, United Technologies Corporation, Syracuse, New York |
| Mechanical Engineering Department | 503-725-4290 (voice) | |
| Portland State University | 503-725-8255 (FAX) | |
| PO Box 751 | Email: | |
| Portland, OR 97207-0751 | http://www.me.pdx.edu/~gerry |
Calvin Hsieh, G. W. Recktenwald and R. Edwards, Implementing inquiry-based experiments in a fluid science laboratory class, paper AC 2008-1351 at 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 22-25, 2008
G. W. Recktenwald and R. Edwards, Using Simple Experiments to Teach Core Concepts in the Thermal and Fluid Sciences, paper AC 2007-2294 at 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 24-27, 2007
Bhaskar Bhatnagar and G. W. Recktenwald, Design of the Inlet for an Open Circuit Wind Tunnel for Testing Full Scale Class Eight Trucks, paper number FEDS 2004-56354 at 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference Charlotte, North Carolina, July 11-15, 2004
Sergey L. Kernazhitskiy and G. W. Recktenwald Numerical Modelling of a Large Quench Tank, paper number FEDS 2004-56419 at 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference Charlotte, North Carolina, July 11-15, 2004
J.M. Leland, and G.W. Recktenwald, Optimization of Phase Change Heat Sink for Extreme Environments, in Proceedings of SEMITHERM XIX, pp. 351–356, Santa Clara, CA, March 11–13, 2003, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ.
G.W. Recktenwald, Numerical Methods with MATLAB: Implementations and Applications, 2000, Prentice-Hall, Upper-Saddle River, NJ.
G.W. Recktenwald, Prediction of Device Temperatures with Depth-Averaged Models of the Flow Field Over Printed Circuit Boards, in Cooling and Thermal Design of Electronic Systems, pp. 129–136, C. Amon, ed., HTD-Vol. 319, 1995, ASME, New York.
G.W. Recktenwald, Using the PCBCAT to Model Convective Heat Transfer from Electronic Devices on Printed Circuit Boards, in Cooling and Thermal Design of Electronic Systems, pp. 137–144, C. Amon, ed., HTD-Vol. 319, 1995, ASME, New York.
G.W. Recktenwald and P. Gotseff, A Visualization Tool for CFD Models of Convectively Cooled Printed Circuit Boards, Proceedings of 1995 ASME National Heat Transfer Conference, vol. 9, G. Vradis, and K.A. Woodbury, eds., 1995, ASME, New York.
Ma, Y. and G.W. Recktenwald Simplified simulation of convective heat transfer from an array of heated blocks in a rectangular channel, in Advances in Electronic Packaging 1993, Proceedings of the 1993 ASME International Electronics Packaging Conference, P.A. Engel, and W.T. Chen, eds., 1993, ASME, New York.
G.W. Recktenwald, and P. Butler, Depth-averaged modeling of convective heat transfer from printed circuit boards, ASME paper no. 91-WA-EEP-36, presented at the 1991 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, December, Atlanta, GA.
G.W. Recktenwald, J.W. Ramsey, and S.V. Patankar, The impact of piston-induced flow on hysteresis loss on Helium-filled gas springs, in Numerical Heat Transfer, ASME HTD-Vol. 130, K.Vafai and J.L.S. Chen (eds.), presented at AIAA/ASME Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Seattle, WA, June 1990.
G.W. Recktenwald, J.W. Ramsey, and S.V. Patankar, Toward robust implementation of SIMPLE-based algorithms for unsteady and highly turbulent flows, in Forum on Unsteady Flow, ASME FED-vol.83, P.H. Rothe (ed.), 1989.
S.V. Patankar, K.A. Kelkar, and G.W. Recktenwald, Microcomputer software for heat transfer education, Proceedings of 1987 IBM Academic Information Systems University Conference, Boston, MA, June 1987.
G.W. Recktenwald, J.W. Ramsey, and S.V. Patankar, Predictions of heat transfer in compressor cylinders, Proceedings of the 1986 International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue University, with J.W. Ramsey and S.V. Patankar.
Engineering Fluid Mechanics, EAS 361
Applied Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, ME 322
Engineering Numerical Methods, ME 352
Mechanical Engineering Design Projects, ME 492, ME 493
Advanced Fluid Mechanics, ME 541
Thermal Measurements in Electronic Equipment, ME 510
Transport and Rate Processes, ME 547
Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics, ME 548
Numerical Methods for Engineers, ME 562
Engineering Numerical Methods, ME 352
Advanced Fluid Mechanics, ME 541
Thermal Measurements in Electronic Equipment, ME 510
Transport and Rate Processes, ME 547
Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics, ME 548
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Sigma Xi
Tau Beta Pi
"Overview of CFD and Parallel Computing", 23 July 1999, Intel TCAD Group, Hillsboro, Oregon.
"Thermal Modeling of Electronic Enclosures with PCBCAT", 10 January 1995, Oregon Section of the ASME
"Solution of the Heat Conduction Equation Using Additive Correction Multigrid on a Distributed Memory Parallel Computer", 30 November 1992, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Cascade Microtech, Beaverton, Oregon, 2000
Anthony Ross Company, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, 1990, 1998
Edan Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, WA 1998
Tektronix, Inc., Graphics Print Engine Division, Portland, Oregon, 1991-1992
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland Oregon, 1991-1992, gratis
Avia Group, International, Inc., Portland, Oregon, 1991