Publications and Notes

Selected Papers, Technical Notes, and Reports Authored by John S. Jacob:

Current Resume - John S. Jacob

List of Peer-Reviewed Publications  Authored or Co-Authored by JSJ

1998 Masters' Thesis:  Conversion and Control of an Autonomous Mobile Robot (J. S. Jacob) 

2001 Paper:  A Hydrostatic Bearing With Compressible Fluid For Broad Application (John S. Jacob, Donald E. Bently, John J. Yu)

2001 Paper:  Air-Hammer Instability of Externally-Pressurized Compressible-Fluid Bearings (John S. Jacob, John J. Yu, Donald E. Bently) 

2001 Paper: The Effect of a Pressurized Mid-Span Gas Seal on Fluid-Induced Rotor Instability (John J. Yu, Paul Goldman, Donald E. Bently, John S. Jacob)

2003 Paper: Passive vibration isolation using a Roberts linkage (F. Garoi, J. Winterflood, L. Ju, J. Jacob, and D. G. Blair)

2003 Paper: Australia’s Role in Gravitational Wave Detection (Jacob et al)

2000 Note:  Calibrating Static Pull Tests through Least-Squares Approximation of Circle Centre and Radius

2000 Note:  Gas Bearing Instability Discussion Paper 

2000 Note:  Porous Bearings Discussion Paper

2001 Note:  The Gas Bearing Design Problem

2001 Note:  Solutions to Gas Dynamics Equations in MATLAB

2001 Note: Technical Note on Compressible Orifice Flow Calculations

2002 Note:  Compressible Flow and Supersonic Shock in Gas Bearings

2004 Note:  Fuzzy Logic Solutions for Wind Direction Measurement

2008 Note:  Review of Heat-Powered Refrigeration Processes

2019 Note: Water Tank Heating and Heat Loss Analysis

2020 Note:  Thermal Benefits of High-Emissivity Roof Coatings