Brian Friedrich

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Mr. Brian Friedrich II.

Assistant Professor

Rayen School of Engineering

Moser Hall 2505

phone: (330) 941-3023

bkfriedrich@ysu.edu

Bio

Brian K. Friedrich II, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Youngstown State University (YSU). Prior to joining YSU, he worked in industry as a materials and design engineer at BWX Technologies and the Naval Nuclear Laboratory, where he contributed to engineering and materials development for nuclear and energy systems.

Research Interests

Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Two-phase flow, Simulation of Failure Mechanisms, Mechanical Properties of Materials

Teaching Interests

Strength of Materials, Finite Element Analysis, Nuclear Materials, Engineering Materials, Dynamics, Heat Transfer

  • 2022

    Ph D, Materials Science and Engineering

    Youngstown State University

  • 2016

    MS, Mechanical Engineering

    Youngstown State University

  • 2014

    BS, Mechanical Engineering

    Gannon University

  • 2023

    "Thermal-Stress Characteristics of a Large Area Additive Manufacturing"

    B. Friedrich, K. Choo

    Heat Transfer Engineering, Taylor & Francis Online, volume 44, issue 13, p. 1083-1098

  • 2019

    "Heat retention modeling of large area additive manufacturing"

    K. Choo, B. Friedrich, T. Daugherty, A. Schmidt, C. Patterson, M. Abraham, B. Conner, K. Rogers, P. Cortes, E. MacDonald

    Additive Manufacturing, Elsevier BV, volume 28, p. 325-332

  • 2017

    "Experimental Study of the Hydrodynamic and Heat Transfer of Air-Assisted Circular Water Jet Impinging a Flat Circular Disk"

    B. Friedrich, T. Ford, A. Glaspell, K. Choo

    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier, volume 106, p. 804-809

  • 2016

    "The effect of volumetric quality on heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of air-assistant jet impingement"

    B. Friedrich, A. Glaspell, K. Choo

    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier, volume 101, p. 261-266

  • 2016

    "The influence of nozzle-to-plate spacing on heat transfer and fluid flow of submerged jet impingement"

    K. Choo, B. Friedrich, A. Glaspell, K. Schilling

    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier, volume 97, p. 66-69

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