Professor Emeritus
519-253-3000 ext. 2626
rankin@uwindsor.ca
Office: 2187 CEI
Education
- Ph.D., The University of Windsor, 1980
- M.A.Sc., The University of Windsor, 1974
- B.A.Sc., The University of Windsor, 1971
- Dip. Mech. Tech., St. Clair College, Windsor, 1968
Research Interests
- Numerical and experimental modelling of micro-scale Ranque-Hilsch (Vortex) tubes to improve their cooling performance
- Studies of unsteady supersonic jet flows in industrial applications and fluidic devices
- Modelling of and non-moving part fluidic devices
- Synthetic jets and vortex ring flows and their applications
- Experimental and numerical electrohydrodynamic devices
Professional Affiliations
- Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Physical Society (APS)
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Website
Selected Publications
- S. Xu, Y. Song, E. Ryzer, D.E. Green, G.W. Rankin, Hybrid numerical modelling of solid and fluid mechanics in a supersonic-fluidic-oscillator-driven superplastic forming process, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 138 (2025) 3121–3133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-15737-y
- S. Xu, G. Rankin, Investigation of the Working Mechanism and Unsteady Effects Inside a Single-Outlet Vortex Tube by Implementing Unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics and Spectral Proper Orthogonal Decomposition, (2025). https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5175213
- S. Xu, G.W. Rankin, Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Needle-Ring Type of Ionic Wind Generator Acting Alone and as a Flow Enhancement Device, Journal of Fluids Engineering147 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4069236
- S. Xu, C. Peirone, E. Ryzer, G.W. Rankin, An Investigation of a Supersonic Fluidic Oscillator Generating Pulsations in Chambers during Pressurization, European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids 103 (2024) 100–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechflu.2023.09.003
- P. Kumar, G. Rankin, K. R. Pattipati, B. Balasingam, Model-Based Approach to Long Term Prediction of Battery Surface Temperature, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics 4 (2023) 389–399. https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTIE.2022.3214060
- S. Xu, E. Ryzer, G.W. Rankin, Novel Equivalent Circuit Model for a Load-Type Bi-Stable Supersonic Fluidic Oscillator, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control 145 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056555
- M. Karimi, G.W. Rankin, B. Jodoin, Shock-wave Induced Spraying: Gas and Particle Flow and Coating Analysis, Surface and Coatings Technology 207 (2012) 435–442 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.07.044
- A.F. Hamoudi, A. Fartaj, G.W. Rankin, Performance Characteristics of a Microscale Ranque–Hilsch Vortex Tube, Journal of Fluids Engineering 130 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2969442
- G. Kergourlay, S. Kouidri, G.W. Rankin, R. Rey, Experimental Investigation of the 3D Unsteady Flow Field Downstream of Axial Fans, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 17 (2006) 303–314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2006.05.002