Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Center, Room 325A
973-596-5220
rong-yaw.chen@njit.edu

Education

• North Carolina State University, PhD 1966
• University of Toledo, MS 1963 
• National Taiwan University, BS 1957
  

Academic and Research Appointments

• Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, New Jersey  Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering (January 1993-2000)
• Professor, Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology (1966-Present).

Current Research Interests

Theoretical studies in deposition of particles suspended in gas stream in conduits due to inertia, viscous, gravity and electrostatic forces using finite element and finite difference methods


Selected Publications    

• Chen, R. Y., Chiou, H.C. and Sun, D. "Deposition of Particles in a Convergent Channel" Powder Technology, vol 87, pp. 83-86, 1996.    
• Chen, R.Y., Chen, W.C. and Lai, C.S. "Deposition of Charged Particles in a Channel" Powder Tech. vol.74, pp.135-140,  1993      
• Chen, R.Y., Hui, K. H and Lu, C.H. "A Theoretical Study of Deposition of Charged Particles in a Convergent Channel due to Image Forces" Powder Tech. vol. 61, pp.225-229, 1990    
• Chen, R. Y. and Kojack, T. A. "Deposition of Suspensions in the Entrance of a diffuser - Electrostatic and Gravitational Effects" Computer & Fluids, Vol.7, No.4, pp.295-304,  1979    
• Chen, R. Y. "Flow in the Entrance Region at Low Reynolds Numbers" J of Fluids Engrg, Trans. ASME pp.153-158,  1975    
• Chen, R.Y.and Williams, J.C."On Transition from Supersonic to Subsonic Flow at Low Reynolds Numbers in a Tube" J of Appl. Mech. Trans. ASME , pp.146-150,  1970