John Sheffield
John William Sheffield, Ph.D.
Professor
jsheffie@purdue.edu
765-496-7222
765-496-7200
Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Lafayette
Monday - Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm (by appointment)
Biography
Dr. John W. Sheffield, joined Purdue University in January 2015. He holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Sheffield has a broad base of experience in energy technologies. He has served as one of the founding associate directors at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization - International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (UNIDO-ICHET) during their first two years of operation in 2005-2006. He also served as the Associate Director of the National University Transportation Center at Missouri S&T. For more than thirty years, he has served as an editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. In August 2014, he completed a two-year assignment as a principal consultant at DNV GL - Energy supporting the evaluation, measurement and verification of energy efficiency programs and the response to the U.S. DOE Uniform Methods Project Protocol review of compressed air systems. In August 2015, he completed a 7-week National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program as an industrial mentor for a potential startup company based on the manufacturing of bio-inspired bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells.
Education:
University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Engineering Science (1971)
North Carolina State University, Master of Engineering Mechanics (1973)
North Carolina State University, PhD in Engineering Science & Mechanics (1975)
California Institute of Technology, US DOE Summer Research Fellow (1980)
Fellow, International Association for Hydrogen Energy (2014)
Inaugural Member, North Carolina State University MAE Hall of Fame (2013)
ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award (1991)
SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (1981)
- Hamad, Y.M., Hamad, T.A., Agll, A.A., Sheffield, J.W., The Hydrogen Energy Potential of Solid Waste in Libya, and its Use in the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Advances in Natural Science, Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (In Press).
- Sheffield, J.W. and Hamad, Y.M., Mapping the Hydrogen Energy Potential for the State of Missouri, and its Use in the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Poster Presentation at World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Zaragoza, Spain, 20-22 June 2016
- Agll, A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Hamad, T.A., Bapat, S.G., Sheffield, J.W.,Development of design a drop-in hydrogen fueling station to support the early market build out of hydrogen infrastructure, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2016), 41(10), 5284-5295.
- Hamad, T.A., Agll, A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Bapat, S., Thomas, M., Martin, K.B., Sheffield, J.W., Study of a molten carbonate fuel cell combined heat, hydrogen and power system (2014) Energy, 75, pp. 579-588.
- Hamad, T.A., Agll, A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Sheffield, J.W., Solid waste as renewable source of energy: Current and future possibility in Libya (2014) Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 14, pp. 144-152.
- Vaz. W., Sheffield, J.W., Preliminary Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Atactic Polypropylene (APP) Modified Asphalt Membrane Roofs, (2014) Building and Environment, 78, pp. 95-102.
- Agll, A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Hamad, T.A. Sheffield, J.W., Study of energy recovery and power generation from alternative energy source, (2014) Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 4, pp. 92-98.
- Hamad, Y.M., Hamad, T.A., Agll, A.A., Bapat, S.G., Bauer, C., Clum, A., Shivaprasad, N., Thomas, M., Sheffield, J., A design for hydrogen production and dispensing for northeastern United States along with its infrastructural development timeline, (2014) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 (19), pp. 9943-9961.
- Hamad, T.A., Agll, A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Bapat, S.G., Thomas, M., Martin, K.B., Sheffield, J.W., Hydrogen production and end-uses from combined heat, hydrogen and power system by using local resources, (2014) Renewable Energy, 71, pp. 381-386.
- Hamad, T.A., Agll, A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Bapat, S., Thomas, M., Martin, K.B., Sheffield, J.W., Study of combined heat, hydrogen and power system based on a molten carbonate fuel cell fed by biogas produced by anaerobic digestion, (2014) Energy Conversion and Management, 81, pp. 184-191.
- Hamad, T.A., Agll, A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Bapat, S., Thomas, M., Martin, K.B., Sheffield, J.W., Hydrogen recovery, cleaning, compression, storage, dispensing, distribution system and End-Uses on the university campus from combined heat, hydrogen and power system, (2014) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2), pp. 647-653.
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Sheffield, J. W., Martin, K. B., Folkson, R. (2014). Electricity and hydrogen as energy vectors for transportation vehicles. In Folkson, R (Ed.), Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vechicle Technologies for Improved Environmental Performance (pp. 117-137). Woodhead Publishing Limited.
- Hamad, T.A., Agll, A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Bapat, S., Thomas, M., Martin, K.B., Sheffield, J.W., Study of a molten carbonate fuel cell combined heat, hydrogen and power system: End-use application, (2013) Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 1 (1), pp. 45-50.
- Agll, A.A.A., Hamad, Y.M., Hamad, T.A., Thomas, M., Bapat, S., Martin, K.B., Sheffield, J.W., Study of a molten carbonate fuel cell combined heat, hydrogen and power system: Energy analysis, (2013) Applied Thermal Engineering, 59 (1-2), pp. 634-638.
- Hamad, Y.M., Hamad, T.M., Agll, A.A., Martin, K.B., Thomas, M., Bapat, S.G., Sheffield, J.W., Molten carbonate fuel cell combined heat, hydrogen and power systems: feedstock analysis, (2013) Energy Science and Technology, Vol. 6 (2), pp. 31-35.
- Mohan, V., Shah, A., Sheffield, J.W., Martin, K.B., Design of a hydrogen community, (2012) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (2), pp. 1214-1219.
- Shah, A., Mohan, V., Sheffield, J.W., Martin, K.B., Solar powered residential hydrogen fueling station, (2011) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36 (20), pp. 13132-13137.
- Cottrell, C.A., Grasman, S.E., Thomas, M., Martin, K.B., Sheffield, J.W., Strategies for stationary and portable fuel cell markets, (2011) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36 (13), pp. 7969-7975.
- Thomas, M., Martin, K.B., Grasman, S.E., Sheffield, J.W., Arauco, E.A.A., Design layout of hydrogen research and development garage, (2011) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36 (13), pp. 8017-8022.
- Sheffield, J.W., Koylu, U.O., A rural hydrogen transportation test bed, (2009) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34 (14), pp. 6000-6004.
- Finney, D.L., Holcomb, F.H., Sheffield, J.W., Tupper, S.H., Hydrogen-fueled buses for DOD, (2008) Military Engineer, 100 (654), pp. 67-68.
- Sheffield, J.W., Energy security through hydrogen, (2007) NATO Security through Science Series C: Environmental Security, pp. 1-8. Springer (ISBN 978-1-4020-6441-8).
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Sheffield, J. W., Sheffield, C. (2007). In Sheffield, J.W., Sheffield, C. (Ed.), Assessment of hydrogen energy for sustainable development. Springer (ISBN 1871-4668).
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Sheffield, J. W., Energy Convention Groningen 2005, "UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Projects," Energy Academy Europe, Groningen, The Netherlands. (October 27, 2005).
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Sheffield, J. W., 2nd National Conference for Hydrogen Technologies, "UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Projects," The Centre for Research & Technology, Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece. (October 20, 2005).
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Sheffield, J. W., 1st International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, "Assessment of Integrated Hydrogen Energy Systems in UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Projects," European Commission, Pisa, Italy. (September 9, 2005).
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Sheffield, J. W., 1st World Congress of Young Scientists on Hydrogen, "UNIDO-ICHET Programs for Hydrogen Applications and Energy Systems," Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Torino, Italy. (May 19, 2005).
- Syed, M.T., Sherif, S.A., Veziroglu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., Second law analysis of hydrogen liquefiers operating on the modified Collins cycle, (2001) International Journal of Energy Research, 25 (11), pp. 961-978.
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Sheffield, J. W., 23rd World Energy Engineering/Environmental Technology Expo/Plant & Facilities Expo, "Enhancing Energy Assessments Through Partnerships," Association of Energy Engineers, Atlanta, GA. (October 26, 2000).
- Romero, H., Ambriz, J.J., Ortiz, J.N., Sheffield, J.W., Joint Mexico/USA energy audits: a case study, (1999) Energy Engineering: Journal of the Association of Energy Engineering, 96 (6), pp. 17-28.
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Sheffield, J. W., 21th World Energy Engineering/Environmental Technology Expo/Plant & Facilities Expo, "Joint Mexico/USA Energy Audits: A Case Study," Association of Energy Engineers, Atlanta, GA. (November 5, 1998).
- Syed, M.T., Sherif, S.A., Vezirog̃lu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., An economic analysis of three hydrogen liquefaction systems, (1998) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 23 (7), pp. 565-576.
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Sheffield, J. W., XVIII Seminario Nacional Sobre el Uso Racional de la Energia y Exposicion de Equipos y Servicios (ATPAE), "Energy Conservation in Manufacturing Plants of Textile Products Made from Fabrics: A Case Study," El Fideicomiso para el Ahorro de Energía Eléctrica (FIDE), Mexico DF, Mexico. (September 25, 1997).
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Sheffield, J. W., XVII Seminario Nacional Sobre el Uso Racional de la Energia y Exposicion de Equipos y Servicios (ATPAE), "Industrial Energy Audits," El Fideicomiso para el Ahorro de Energía Eléctrica (FIDE), Mexico D.F., Mexico. (November 28, 1996).
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Sheffield, J. W., 19th World Energy Engineering Congress, "A Strategic Management Approach for Energy and Waste Minimization Assessment Centers," Association of Energy Engineers, Atlanta, GA. (November 7, 1996).
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Sheffield, J. W., 2nd Annual Congress of the Mexican Association for Energy Economics: “Energy Transitions in Mexico, Central America and South America”, "Energy in Latin America: Present and Future," Mexican Association for Energy Economics, Mexico D.F., Mexico. (September 24, 1996).
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Sheffield, J. W., 1996 Annual Conference and Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education, "Electric Demand Reduction for Industrial Plants," American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D.C. (June 26, 1996).
- Chung, K.C., Benson, H.K., Sheffield, J.W., Thermal contact conductance of ceramic substrate junctions, (1995) Journal of Heat Transfer, 117 (2), pp. 508-510.
- Chung, Kee-Chiang, Sheffield, John W., Enhancement of thermal contact conductance of coated junctions, (1995) Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer, 9 (2), pp. 329-334.
- Zhang, L., Sherif, S.A., Veziroǧlu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., Performance analysis of reciprocating magnetic liquefiers, (1994) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 19 (12), pp. 945-956.
- Gürsu, S., Sheriff, S.A., Vezirocǧlu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., Review of slush hydrogen production and utilization technologies, (1994) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 19 (6), pp. 491-496.
- Zhang, L., Sherif, S.A., Veziroĝlu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., On exergy losses in AMR hydrogen liquefiers, (1994) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 19 (5), pp. 447-452.
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Sheffield, J. W., 17th World Energy Engineering Congress, "In Transition from Energy Audits to Industrial Assessements," Association of Energy Engineers, Atlanta, GA. (December 8, 1994).
- Gursu, S., Sherif, S.A., Veziroglu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., Analysis and optimization of thermal stratification and self pressurization effects in liquid hydrogen storage systems - Part 1: model development, (1993) Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME, 115 (3), pp. 221-227.
- Gursu, S., Sherif, S.A., Veziroglu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., Analysis and optimization of thermal stratification and self-pressurization effects in liquid hydrogen storage systems - part 2: model results and conclusions, (1993) Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME, 115 (3), pp. 228-231.
- Zhang, L., Sherif, S.A., Veziroglu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., Second law analysis of active magnetic regenerative hydrogen liquefiers, (1993) Cryogenics, 33 (7), pp. 667-674.
- Chung, K.C., Sheffield, J.W., Sauer Jr., H.J., O'Keefe, T.J., Williams, A., Thermal contact conductance of a phase-mixed coating layer by transitional buffering interface, (1993) Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 7 (2), pp. 326-333.
- Chung, K.C., Sheffield, J.W., Sauer Jr., H.J., Thermal constriction resistance of phase-mixed metallic coatings, (1992) Journal of Heat Transfer, 114 (4), pp. 811-818.
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Chung, K. C., Sheffield, J. W., Sauer, H. J. (1992). Effects of Metallic Coated Surfaces on Thermal Contact Conductance: An Experimental Study. In T. N. Veziroglu (Ed.), Heat and Mass Transfer: An Era of Change (vol. 1). Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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Sheffield, J. W., NSF/DITAC Collaborative Workshop - Thermal Conductance Enhancement in Microelectronics, "Overview of Microelectronics and Thermal Contact Conductance," NSF/DITAC, Melbourne, Australia. (May 5, 1992).
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Sheffield, J. W., NSF/DITAC Collaborative Workshop - Thermal Conductance Enhancement in Microelectronics, "Thermal Contact Conductance of Metal to Metal and Metal to Ceramic Joints within Microelectronic Packages," NSF/DITAC, Melbourne, Australia. (May 5, 1992).
- Zhang, L., Veziroglu, T.N., Sherif, S.A., Sheffield, J.W., Performance analysis of reciprocating magnetic liquefiers, (1991) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper), pp. 1-10.
- Gursu, S., Veziroglu, T.N., Sherif, S.A., Sheffield, J.W., Analysis and optimization of thermal stratification and self-pressurization effects in liquid hydrogen storage systems, (1991) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper), pp. 1-11.
- Chung, K.C., Sheffield, J.W., Sauer Jr., H.J., Thermal constriction resistance of phase-mixed metallic coatings, (1991) American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD, 173, pp. 27-33.
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Sheffield, J. W., International Symposium on Energy, Environment and Economics, "Energy Conservation Opportunities for Industrial Manufacturing Facilities," Baku, Azerbaijan. (August 20, 1991).
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Sheffield, J. W., Wen, C., Leland, J. E. (1990). Melting heat transfer inside a cylinder. In T. N. Veziroglu (Ed.), Multiphase Transport and Particulate Phenomena (vol. 1, pp. 447-459). Hemisphere Publ. Corp.
- Petkov, T., Veziroǧlu, T.N., Sheffield, J.W., An outlook of hydrogen as an automotive fuel, (1989) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 14 (7), pp. 449-474.
- Wen, C., Sheffield, J.W., O'Dell, M.P., Leland, J.E., Analytical and experimental investigation of melting heat transfer, (1989) Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 3 (3), pp. 330-339.
- Sheffield, J.W., Wood, R.A., Sauer Jr., H.J., Experimental investigation of thermal conductance of finned tube contacts, (1989) Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2 (1), pp. 107-121.
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Sauer, H. J., Sheffield, J. W. (1988). A correlation for the contact conductance in finned tube heat exchanger. In D. W. Yarbrough (Ed.), Thermal Conductivity 19: Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Thermal Conductivity Conference. New York, New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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Sheffield, J. W., Sauer, H. J., Wood, R. A. (1987). An experimental method for measuring the thermal contact resistance of plate finned tube heat exchangers. ASHRAE Transactions, 93, pp. 776-785.
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Wood, R. A., Sheffield, J. W., Sauer, H. J. (1987). Thermal contact conductance of finned tubes: a generalized correlation. ASHRAE Transactions, 93, pp. 786-797.
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Wood, R. A., Sheffield, J. W., Sauer, H. J. (1987). Thermal contact conductance of finned tubes: the effect of various parameters. ASHRAE Transactions, 93, pp. 798-810.
- Sheffield, J.W., Stafford, B.D., Sauer Jr., H.J., Finned tube contact conductance: empirical correlation of thermal conductance, (1985) ASHRAE Transactions, 91 (pt 1A), pp. 442-452.
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Sheffield, J. W., Veziroglu, T. N. (1987). Hydrogen-hydride systems and applications. Proceedings of the 1986 International Congress on Renewable Energy Sources (vol. 1, pp. 786-841). Madrid, Spain: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas.
- Ernest, T. L., Sheffield, J. W., Sauer, H. J. (1985). Finned tube contact conductance: characterizing the integrity of the mechanical bond, ASHRAE Transaction 91, pp. 85-99.
- Fox, Barry R., Brewster, Larry T., Kher, Raghav P., Sheffield, John W., Van Griethuysen, Valerie J., Design assistant for spacecraft thermal management systems. (1985) Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, pp. 425-429.
- Sheffield, John W., Kher, Raghav P., Van Griethuysen, Valerie J., Phase change materials for spacecraft thermal management. (1984) Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, pp. 152-157.
- Sheffield, J.W., Van Griethuysen, V.J., Weight Characteristics of Future Spacecraft Thermal Management Systems. (1984) AIAA Paper, 6 p.
- Sheffield, J.W., Veziroglu, T.N., Fundamentals and Applications of Hydrides, International Symposium-Workshop on Renewable Energy Sources.; Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research,Lahore, Pa.(1983) pp. 319-343.
- El-Bassuoni, A.-M.A., Sheffield, J.W., Veziroglu, T.N., Hydrogen and fresh water production from sea water, (1982) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 7 (12), pp. 919-923.
- El-Bassuoni, Abdel Monem A., Sheffield, John W., Veziroglu, T.Nejat, Thermoelectrochemical hydrogen production using sodium chloride. (1982) Alternative Energy Sources: Proceedings of the Miami International Congress on Energy and the Environment, 8, pp. 3389-3403.
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Chen, D. Z., Gurkan, I., Sheffield, J. W., Veziroglu, T. N. (1982). Effective Cost of Fuels: Comparison of Hydrogen with Fossil Fuels. In T.N. Veziroglu, W.D. Van Vorst, J.H. Kelley (Ed.), Hydrogen Energy Progress - IV (vol. 4, pp. 1523-1538). Pergamon Press.
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Sheffield, J. W. (1982). Enhanced Heat Conduction During Solidification of Thermal Energy Storage Systems. In T. N. Veziroglu (Ed.), Alternative Energy Sources IV (vol. 1, pp. 357-365). Ann Arbor Science.
- Mentes, A., Veziroglu, T.N., Samudrala, R., Sheffield, J.W., Williams, A., Effect of Interface Gases on Contact Conductance. (1981) AIAA Paper, 7 p.
- Sheffield, J.W., Veziroglu, T.N., Williams, A., Thermal Contact Conductance of Coated Multilayered Sheets. (1980) AIAA Paper, 7 p.
- Sheffield, J.W. On the accuracy of the zeroth order solution of heat conduction equation for a slab with time dependent heat transfer coefficient at the boundaries, (1975) Letter of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2 (1), pp.49-50.
Industry Engagement:
- Senior Experimental Engineer, Advanced Energy Group, United Technologies Corporation, West Palm Beach, FL (1976-1978)
- Senior Analytical Engineer, Scientific Analysis Group, United Technologies Corporation, East Hartford, CT (1975-1976)
Consulting:
- Missouri Enterprise conducting Level II and Level III ASHRAE energy audits funded by US DOE via the Missouri Department of Natural Resources “Energize Missouri Industries” program. (2009-2012)
- DNV GL – Energy supporting the evaluation, measurement and verification of the energy efficiency programs for major utility companies. (2012-2014)
Professional Affiliations:
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Tau Beta Pi
- Pi Tau Sigma
- Sigma Xi
- International Association for Hydrogen Energy (Executive Vice President, Fellow, Chair of Awards Committee and Board of Directors)