Jon G. McGowan

Professor

Gunness Lab 12

12 Gunness Lab
University of Massachusetts
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-2210

jgmcgowa@ecs.umass.edu

(413) 545-2756

(413) 545-1027

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Education

B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1961;
M.S., Stanford University, 1962;
Ph.D., Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1965

Research

Thermodynamics: heat transfer; fluid mechanics; thermal systems analysis

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Mechanical Engineering

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Publications

Kasra Mohammadi, and Jon G. McGowan, “A thermo-economic analysis of a combined cooling system for air conditioning and low to medium temperature refrigeration,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 206, January 2019, pp 580-597
Kasra Mohammadi, and Jon G. McGowan. "A survey of hybrid water desalination systems driven by renewable energy based components." DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT 150, 2019, pp9-37
Andrew Swift, Suzanne Tegen, Tom Acker, James Manwell, Chris Pattison, Jon McGowan, “Graduate and Undergraduate University Programs in Wind Energy in the United States, Wind Engineering, 43, no.1, 2019, pp 35-46.
Kasra Mohammadi and Jon G. McGowan, “An efficient integrated trigeneration system for the production of dual temperature cooling and fresh water: Thermoeconomic analysis and optimization,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 145, Dec. 2018, pp652-666.
J .F. Manwell, J. G. McGowan, D. Breger,” A design and analysis tool for utility scale power systems incorporating large scale wind, solar photovoltaics and energy storage,”Journal of Energy Storage, 19, Oct. 2018, pp103-112.
K. Mohammadi, and J. G. McGowan, "Thermodynamic analysis of hybrid cycles based on a regenerative steam Rankine cycle for cogeneration and trigeneration,” Energy Conversion and Management, 158, 2018, pp 460-475.
Morgan, E., Manwell, J, McGowan, J.G.. "Sustainable Ammonia Production from U.S. Offshore Wind Farms: A Techo-Economic Review". "ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering", vol 5, number 11, 2017, pp 9554-9567.
Kasra Mohammadi, Omid Alavi, Jon G. McGowan, “Use of Birnbaum-Saunders distribution for estimating wind speed and wind power probability distributions: A review,”Energy Conversion and Management, 143, July 2017, pp109-122.
Kasra Mohammadi and Jon G. McGowan, “Simulation and Characterization of a Hybrid Concentrated Solar Tower System for Co-Generation of Power and Fresh Water,” ASME Paper No: POWER-ICOPE2017-3758, 2017.
Carson Pete, Jon G. McGowan, and Walter Jaslanek, "Evaluating the Underwater Compressed Air Energy Storage Potential in the Gulf of Maine" Wind Engineering Journal, 39, No. 2, 2015.
E.R. Morgan, J.F. Manwell, J.G. McGowan, “Wind-Powered Ammonia Fuel Production for Remote Islands,” Renewable Energy, 72, 2014, pp51-61.
J. F. Manwell, J. G. McGowan, S. Brema, P. Verma, “A Comparative Study of a Three Rotor and a Single Rotor 5 MW Wind Turbine Based on Economic and Structural Considerations,” Wind Engineering, 38, No. 6, 2014
E.R. Morgan, J.F. Manwell, J.G. McGowan, ì Opportunities for Economies of Scale with Alkaline Electrolyzers, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38, No. 36, 2015, pp. 15903-15909, December 2013
J.F. Manwell, J G. McGowan, A.R. Rogers, Wind Energy Explained, 2009, Wiley.

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