Patents of C. A. Garris

1. Garris, C. A.: Valve Control.Patent Number 4,875,623. Oct. 24, 1989.

2. Garris, C. A.: Valve Control. Patent Number 4,969,598, Nov. 13, 1990.

3. Garris, C. A.: A Pressure Exchanging Ejector and Refrigeration Apparatus, Patent Number 5,647,221, July 15, 1997..

4. Garris, C. A.: Pressure Exchanging Ejector and Methods of Use, Patent Number 6,138,456, October 31, 2000.

5. Garris, C. A.: Pressure Exchanging Compressor-Expander and Methods of Use, U. S. Patent6,434,943, August 20, 2002.

6. Garris, C. A.:Fuel Cell Pressurization System, U. S. Patent 6,663,991, December 16, 2003.

7. Garris, C. A.:Fuel Cell Pressurization System and Method of Use; pending.

8. Garris, C. A.: Pressure-Exchanging Ejector and Methods of Use, pending.

 

Publications of C. A. Garris

Lee, S. L., Garris, C. A.:"The Formation of Multiple Fire Whirls", Twelfth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 1969.

Garris, C. A., Lee, S. L.:"A Theory for Multiple Fire Whirl Formation", Fourteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion. The Combustion Institute, 1973.

Garris, C. A.:"La Conveccion Natural Laminar de Una Fuente Lineal de Calor Infinito con Vorticidad Ambiental", Acta Cientifica Venezolana, 24, 1, 1973.

Toong, T. Y., Arbeau, P., Garris, C. A., Patureau, J. P.:"Acoustic Kinetic Interactions in an Irreversibly Reacting Medium", Fifteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 1975.

Garris, C. A., Lee, S. L.:"An Instability of a Shear Field-Buoyancy Field Interaction Leading to Vortex Formation",Journal of Applied Mechanics, 41,4,pp.891-897, December 1974.

Garris, C. A., Toong, T. Y., Patureau, J. P.:"Chemi-Acoustic Instability Structure in Irreversibly Reacting Systems", Astra Astronautica,v2, 981-997, 1975.

Moussa, N. A., Toong, T. Y., Garris, C. A.:"The Mechanism of Smoldering Combustion in Cellulosic Materials", Sixteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 1977.

Patureau, J. P., Toong, T. Y., Moussa, N. A.:"An Experimental Investigation of Acoustic-Kinetic Interaction in Non-Equilibrium H2-Cl2 Reactions", Sixteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 1977.

Garris, C. A., Toong, T. Y., Moussa, N. A.:"A Parametric Study of Pyrolysis Wave Propagation", Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Combustion Processes, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1977.

Cho, S. A., Fookes, R., Garris, C. A.:"Efficiency of Ceramic Absorber Coatings for Solar-Thermal Conversion", Ceramics International, V7,1, 1981.

Irdmusa, J. Z., Garris, C. A.:"A Preliminary Study of Vortex Formation from Pulsed Jets", Proceedings of the Ejector Workshop for Aerospace Applications, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, June 1982.

Garris, C. A., Irdmusa, J. Z.:"The Energetics of Vortex Formation", Proceedings of the ASME WAM, Nov. 1983.

Foa, J. V., Garris, C. A.:"Promising Advances in Non-Steady Flow Utilization; Crypto-Steady Modes of Energy Exchange", Mechanical Engineering, November 1984.

Foa, J. V., Garris, C. A.:"Cryptosteady Modes of Direct Fluid-Fluid Energy Exchange", chapter in the book Sladky, S. L.:"Machinery of Direct-Fluid-Fluid Energy Exchange", American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, 1984.

Garris, C. A.:"A Comparison of Results on Energy Separation Devices", Proceedings of the First International Power Conferance", Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 1986.

Irdmusa, J. Z., Garris, C. A.:"The Influence of Initial and Boundary Conditions on Vortex Ring Development", AIAA Journal, v25, 3, March, 1987.

Cordier, S., Garris, C. A. :"Rotating Primary Flow Induction Using Jet-Flapped Blades",Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, 1989.Anjum, M. I., Garris, C. A.: "An Experimental Investigation of Non-Steady Flow in Vaneless Diffusers", Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, 1989.

Garris, C. A., Toh, K. H., Xie, L.:"A New Concept for Hubless Rotary Jet Thrust Augmenters", Proceedings of the 27th Joint Propulsion Conferance, ASME/AIAA, 1991.

Garris, C. A., Toh, K. H., Amin, S.: "Flow Induction by Pressure Forces", Proceedings of the 28th Joint Propulsion Conference, ASME/AIAA, 1992.

Garris, C. A., Amin, S.:"An Experimental Investigation of a Non-Steady Flow Thrust Augmentor. Journal for Propulsion and Power, July 1996.

Garris, C. A., Hong, W. J.: "A Radial-Flow Pressure-Exchange Ejector",Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Pumping Machinery, Vancouver, Canada, ASME, June 1997.

Garris, C. A., Hong, W. J., Mavriplis, C. M., Shipman, J.: "An Environmentally Friendly Pressure-Exchange Ejector Refrigeration System", Forum on Industrial and Environmental Applications of Fluid Mechanics; 1998 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, Washington, DC, June 21-25, 1998.

Garris, C. A., Hong, W. J., Mavriplis, C. M., Shipman, J.: "An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Pressure-Exchange Ejector; forum on Fluid Machinery, 1998 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, Washington, D. C., June, 1998.

Garris, C. A., Hong, W. J., Mavriplis, C. M., Shipman, J.: "A New Thermally Driven Refrigeration System with Environmental Benefits", 33rd Intersociety Conference on Energy Conversion, Colorado Springs, CO, August, 1998.

Garris, C. A., Hong, W. J., Mavriplis, C. M., Shipman, J.: "The Pressure-Exchange Ejector Heat Pump", 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, November 15-20, 1998.

Garris, C. A. "The United States Patent System: Innovation and Engineering Design Education in a Free Market Society"; Proceedings of the International Conference of Engineering Education, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, ASEE, 1999.

Garris, C. A., Hong, W. J..: Non-Steady Flow Ejector Technology Applied to Refrigeration with Environmental Benefits",Proceedings of the 38th American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, January 2000.

Hong, W. J., Al-Hussan, K., Garris, C. A.: "The Supersonic/Rotor-Vane/Pressure-Exchange Ejector", 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 8-11, 2001.

Garris, C. A.:"The Role in Aerospace Engineering Design Education of The United States Patent System", 39th AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting, Reno, NV, January 8-11, 2001.

Garris, C. A.: "Seeking the Optimal Balance of Aerodynamic, Structural, and Mechanical Design Requirements in the Pressure-Exchange Ejector: A Case History", OPTI2001, Bologna, Italy,May 28-30, 2001.

Garris, C. A. "The United States Patent System: An Essential Role in Engineering Design Education", accepted for publication in the Journal of Engineering Education, 2001.

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