University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Mechanical Science & Engineering

John S Walker

John S Walker
John S Walker
Professor Emeritus

Education

  • Ph.D., Fl. Mech., Cornell University, 1970
  • B.S., Naval Arch. & Marine Engineering, Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, 1966

Academic Positions

  • Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, UIUC, 2004-date
  • C. J. Gauthier Professorship in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, UIUC, 1999-2004
  • Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, UIUC, 1988-date
  • Affiliate Professor, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, UIUC, 1988-date
  • Affiliate Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering, UIUC, 1983-date
  • Assistant Dean, College of Engineering, UIUC, 1980-81
  • Professor, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, UIUC, 1978-1988
  • Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, UIUC, 1975-78
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, UIUC, 1971-75

Research Interests

  • Magnetohydrodynamics, crystal growth, energy conversion, materials processing

Selected Articles in Journals

  • Ma, N., J. S. Walker, and L. Martin Witkowski, "Effects of Combining a Rotating Magnetic Field and System Rotation on the Thermocapillary Instability in the Floating Zone Crystal Growth Process," Journal of Heat Transfer, 2004.
  • Walker, J. S., M. P. Volz, and K. Mazuruk, "Rayleigh-Benard Instabilityin a Vertical Cylinder with a Rotating Magnetic Field," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, 1877-1887, 2004.
  • Walker, J. S., L. Martin Witkowski, and B. C. Houchens, "Effects of a Rotating Magnetic Field on the Thermocapillary Instability in the Floating Zone Process," Journal of Crystal Growth, 252, 413-423, 2003.
  • Houchens, B. C., L. Martin Witkowski, and J. S. Walker, "Rayleigh-B," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 469, 189-207, 2002.
  • Martin Witkowski, L. and J. S. Walker, "Numerical Solutions for Liquid Metal Flow in a Rotating Cylinder with a Weak Transverse Magnetic Field," Fluid Dynamics Research, 30:3, 127-137, 2002.
  • Martin Witkowski, L. and J. S. Walker, "Solutocapillary Instabilities in Liquid Bridges," Physics of Fluids, 14:8, 2647-2656, 2002.
  • Walker, J. S., D. Henry, and H. Ben Hadi, "Magnetic Stabilization of the Buoyant Convection in the Liquid Encapsulated Czochralski Process," Journal of Crystal Growth, 243, 108-116, 2002.
  • Walker, J. S., P. Dold, A. Cr, "Solutocapillary Convection in the Float Zone Process with a Strong Magnetic Field," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 45, 4695-4702, 2002.
  • Liu, J., G. Talmage, and J. S. Walker, "Stability of the Base Flow to Axisymmetric and Plane-Polar Disturbances in an Electrically Driven Flow Between Infinitely Long, Concentric Cylinders," Journal of Fluids Engineering, 123:1, 31-42, 2001.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "Inertia and Convective Heat Transfer during Crystal Growth with a Magnetic Field," Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 15:1, 50-54, 2001.
  • Martin Witkowski, L. and J. S. Walker, "Flow Driven by Marangoni Convection and Rotating Magnetic Field in a Floating Zone Configuration," Magnetohydrodynamics, 37, 112-118, 2001.
  • Martin Witkowski, L., P. Marty, and J. S. Walker, "Liquid-Metal Flow ina Finite-Length Cylinder with a High-Frequency Rotating Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 436, 131-143, 2001.
  • Walker, J. S., A. Cr, "Thermoelectromagnetic Convection in Floating Zone Silicon Growth with a Nonaxisymmetric Temperature and a Strong Axial Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 223, 118-124, 2001.
  • Walker, J. S., M. P. Volz, F. R. Szofran, and S. Motakef, "Effects of a Rotating Magnetic Field on Gas Transport during Detached Crystal Growthin Space," Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing, 9:2, 73-81, 2001.
  • Walker, J. S., N. Ma, A. L, "Combining a Rotating Magnetic Field and Crystal Rotation in the Floating Zone Process with a Needle-Eye Induction Coil," Journal of Crystal Growth, 230, 118-124, 2001.
  • Khine, Y. Y., J. S. Walker, and F. R. Szofran, "Thermoelectric Magnetohydrodynamic Flow During Crystal Growth with a Moderate or Weak Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 212, 584-596, 2000.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "A Model of Dopant Transport During Bridgman Crystal Growth with Magnetically Damped Buoyant Convection," Journal of Heat Transfer, 122, 159-164, 2000.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "A Parametric Study of Segregation Effectsduring Vertical Bridgman Crystal Growth with an Axial Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 208, 757-771, 2000.
  • Ma, N., J. S. Walker, A. L, "Silicon Float Zone Process with a Weak Transverse Magnetic Field and Crystal Rotation," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 147:9, 3529-3534, 2000.
  • Martin Witkowski, L., P. Marty, and J. S. Walker, "Multidomain Analytical-Numerical Solution for a Rotating Magnetic Field with a Finite Length Conducting Cylinder," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 36:2, 452-460, 2000.
  • Sellers, C. C., J. S. Walker, F. R. Szofran, and S. Motakef, "Melt Motion Due to Peltier Marking During Bridgman Crystal Growth with an Axial Magnetic Field," Flow, Turbulence, and Combustion, 64, 197-214, 2000.
  • Talmage, G., S. H. Shyu, J. M. Lopez, and J. S. Walker, "Inertial Effects in the Rotationally Driven Melt Motion During the Czochralski Growth of Silicon Crystals with a Strong Axial Magnetic Field," Journalof Applied Mathematics and Physics, 51, 267-289, 2000.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "Segregation during Bridgman Crystal Growth in Space with an Axial Magnetic Field," Magnetohydrodynamics, 35, 155-159, 1999.
  • Martin Witkowski, L., J. S. Walker, and P. Marty, "Nonaxisymmetric Flowin a Finite Length Cylinder with a Rotating Magnetic Field," Physics of Fluids, 11, 1821-1826, 1999.
  • Morthland, T. E. and J. S. Walker, "Instabilities of Dynamic Thermocapillary Liquid Layers with Magnetic Fields," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 382, 87-108, 1999.
  • Sellers, C. C. and J. S. Walker, "Liquid Metal Flow in an Electrically Insulated Rectangular Duct with a Nonuniform Magnetic Field," International Journal of Engineering Science, 37, 541-552, 1999.
  • Khine, Y. Y. and J. S. Walker, "Thermoelectric Magnetohydrodynamic Effects During Bridgman Semiconductor Crystal Growth with a Uniform Axial Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 183, 150-158, 1998.
  • Khine, Y. Y. and J. S. Walker, "Thermoelectrically Driven Melt Motionduring Floating Zone Crystal Growth with an Axial Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluids Engineering, 120, 839-843, 1998.
  • Ma, N., J. S. Walker, D. F. Bliss, and G. Bryant, "Forced Convection During Liquid Encapsulated Crystal Growth With an Axial Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluids Engineering, 120, 844-850, 1998.
  • Walker, J. S., "Bridgman Crystal Growth With a Strong, Low Frequency,Rotating Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 192, 318-327, 1998.
  • Cuevas, S., B. F. Picologlou, J. S. Walker, and G. Talmage, "Liquid Metal MHD Flow in Rectangular Ducts with Thin Conducting or Insulating Walls: Laminar and Turbulent Solutions," International Journal of Engineering Science, 35:5, 485-503, 1997.
  • Cuevas, S., B. F. Picologlou, J. S. Walker, G. Talmage, and T. Q. Hua, "Heat Transfer in Laminar and Turbulent Liquid Metal MHD Flows in Square Ducts with Thin Conducting or Insulating Walls," International Journalof Engineering Science, 35:5, 505-514, 1997.
  • Khine, Y. Y. and J. S. Walker, "Melt Motion during the Czochralski Growth of Silicon Crystals with a Cusp Magnetic Field," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 144:5, 1861-1866, 1997.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "Dopant Transport during Semiconductor Crystal Growth with Magnetically Damped Buoyant Convection," Journal of Crystal Growth, 172, 124-135, 1997.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "Magnetic Damping of Buoyant Convection during Semiconductor Crystal Growth in Microgravity. Spikes of Residual Acceleration," Physics of Fluids, 9:4, 1182-1187, 1997.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "Magnetic Damping of Buoyant Convection during Semiconductor Crystal Growth with g-jitters," Journal of Thermophysicsand Heat Transfer, 11:2, 212-215, 1997.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "Validation of Strong Magnetic Field Asymptotic Models for Dopant Transport during Semiconductor Crystal Growth," Journal of Crystal Growth, 180, 401-409, 1997.
  • Ma, N. K., O. Homan, and J. S. Walker, "Magnetic Damping of Buoyant Convection During Semiconductor Crystal Growth in Microgravity: Steady Transverse Residual Acceleration," Physics of Fluids, 9:9, 2789-2797, 1997.
  • Morthland, T. E. and J. S. Walker, "Convective Heat Transfer due to Thermocapillary Convection with a Strong Magnetic Field Parallel to the Free Surface," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 40:14, 3283-3291, 1997.
  • Morthland, T. E. and J. S. Walker, "Inertial Effects in Magnetically Stabilized Thermocapillary Convections during Floating-Zone Semiconductor Crystal Growth in Space," Journal of Crystal Growth, 174, 159-162, 1997.
  • Morthland, T. E. and J. S. Walker, "Magnetic Damping of Axisymmetric Unsteady Thermocapillary Convection in Floating Zones in Microgravity," Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 11:4, 588-590, 1997.
  • Morthland, T. E. and J. S. Walker, "Thermocapillary Convection in a Cylindrical Liquid-Metal Floating Zone with a Strong Axial Magnetic Field and with a Non-Axisymmetric Heat Flux," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 345, 31-43, 1997.
  • Khine, Y. Y. and J. S. Walker, "Centrifugal Pumping during Czochralski Silicon Growth with a Strong, Non-uniform, Axisymmetric Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 165, 372-380, 1996.
  • Ma., N. and J. S. Walker, "Buoyant Convection during the Growth of Compound Semiconductors by the Liquid-Encapsulated Czochralski Processwith an Axial Magnetic Field and with a Non-Axisymmetric Temperature," Journal of Fluids Engineering, 118, 155-159, 1996.
  • Ma., N. and J. S. Walker, "Magnetic Damping of Buoyant Convection during Semiconductor Crystal Growth in Microgravity: Continuous Randomg-jitters," Physics of Fluids, 8:4, 944-953, 1996.
  • Morthland, T. E. and J. S. Walker, "Thermocapillary Convection during Floating-zone Silicon Growth with a Uniform or Non-uniform Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 158, 471-479, 1996.
  • Beatty, D. J., J. S. Walker, S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Inertial Effects in Electromagnetically Driven Liquid-Metal Flows witha Periodically Wavy Boundary," International Journal of Engineering Science, 33:6, 895-906, 1995.
  • Khine, Y. Y. and J. S. Walker, "Buoyant Convection during Czochralski Silicon Growth with a Strong, Non-uniform, Axisymmetric Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 147, 313-319, 1995.
  • Ma, N. and J. S. Walker, "Liquid-metal Buoyant Convection in a Vertical Cylinder with a Strong, Vertical Magnetic Field and with a Non-axisymmetric Temperature," Physics of Fluids, 7:8, 1995.
  • Walker, J. S. and B. F. Picologlou, "Liquid-metal Flow in an Insulated Rectangular Expansion with a Strong, Transverse Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 305, 111-126, 1995.
  • Walker, J. S. and M. G. Williams, "Thermocapillary Convection during the Czochralski Growth of a Silicon Crystal with a Uniform, Transverse Magnetic Field," Journal of Materials Processing and Manufacturing Science, 3:4, 359-371, 1995.
  • Beatty, D. J., J. S. Walker, S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Effects of a Braid Insert with a Finite Electrical Conductivity on the Liquid-Metal Flow in a Sliding Electrical Contact," European Journal of Mechanics (B), 13:2, 165-175, 1994.
  • Khine, Y. Y. and J. S. Walker, "Thermocapillary Convection in a Cylinderwith a Strong Non-Uniform Axisymmetric Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 276, 369-388, 1994.
  • Ma, N., J. S. Walker, T. J. Moon, T. Q. Hua, and B. F. Picologlou, "Electromagnetic Control of Flow Distribution between Parallel Ducts of Liquid-Metal-Cooled Blankets," Fusion Technology, 25, 398-410, 1994.
  • Ma, N., T. J. Moon, and J.S. Walker, "Electromagnetic Pump with Thin Metal Walls," Journal of Fluids Engineering, 116, 298-302, 1994.
  • Walker, J. S. and M. G. Williams, "Centrifugal Pumping during Czochralski Silicon Growth with a Strong, Transverse Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 137, 32-36, 1994.
  • Walker, J. S., S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Acoustic End Effectsin Magnetohydrodynamic Submerged Vehicular Propulsors, Part 2. Solitary Waves," Journal of Ship Research, 38:2, 158-163, 1994.
  • Hall, M. C. and J. S. Walker, "Heat and Mass Transfer through a Liquid-Metal in an Infinitely Long, Rotating Cylinder with a Uniform,Transverse Magnetic Field," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 36:14, 3509-3514, 1993.
  • Hjellming, L. N., P. A. Tolley, and J. S. Walker, "Melt Motion in a Czochralski Crystal Puller with a Non-Uniform Axisymmetric Magnetic Field: Isothermal Motion," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 249, 1-34, 1993.
  • Langlois, W. E., K. M. Kim, and J. S. Walker, "Hydromagnetic Flows and Effects on Czochralski Silicon Crystals," Journal of Crystal Growth, 126, 352-372, 1993.
  • Talmage, G., J. S. Walker, S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Transition from Steady to Periodic Liquid-metal Magnetohydrodynamic Flow in a Sliding Electrical Contact," Physics of Fluid A, 5:9, 2287-2294, 1993.
  • Ting, A., T. Q. Hua, J. S. Walker, and B. F. Picologlou, "Liquid-metal Flow in a Rectangular Duct with Thin Metal Walls and with a Non-Uniform Magnetic Field," International Journal of Engineering Science, 31:3, 357-372, 1993.
  • Walker, J. S. and M. G. Williams, "Effects of the Crystal's Non-Zero Electrical Conductivity on the Rotationally Driven Melt Motion during Czochralski Silicon Growth with a Uniform, Transverse Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 132, 31-42, 1993.
  • Walker, J. S., G. Talmage, S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability of Couette Flow between Vertical Wallswith a Free Surface," Physics of Fluids A, 5:6, 1466-1471, 1993.
  • Beatty, D. J., J. S. Walker, S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Liquid-metal Couette Flow with a Two-Dimensional Periodic Static Surface and Transverse Magnetic Field," Journal of Applied Physics, 72:2, 367-373, 1992.
  • Moon, T. J., T. Q. Hua, J. S. Walker, and B. F. Picologlou, "Liquid-Metal Flow in a Simple Manifold with a Strong Transverse Magnetic Field," Applied Scientific Research, 49, 49-65, 1992.
  • Walker, J. S., D. M. Audet, G. Talmage, S. H. Brown, and N. A.Sondergaard, "Effects of Magnetic Field Orientation on a Liquid-Metal Free Surface in a Sliding Electrical Contact," Journal of Applied Physics, 71:8, 3713-3720, 1992.
  • Walker, J. S., G. Talmage, S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Acoustic End Effects in Magnetohydrodynamic Submerged Vehicular Propulsors," Journal of Ship Research, 36:1, 69-76, 1992.
  • Hua, T. Q. and J. S. Walker, "MHD Considerations for Poloidal-Toroidal Coolant Ducts of Self-Cooled Blankets," Fusion Technology, 19:3, 951-960, 1991.
  • Kyrlidis, A., R. A. Brown, and J. S. Walker, "Creeping Flow of a Conducting Fluid Past Axisymmetric Bodies in the Presence of an Aligned Magnetic Field," Physics of Fluids A, 2:12, 2230-2239, 1991.
  • Lie, K. H., J. S. Walker, and D. N. Riahi, "Melt Motion in the Float Zone Process with an Axial Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 109, 167-173, 1991.
  • Moon, T. J., T. Q. Hua, and J. S. Walker, "Liquid Metal Flow in a Background Elbow in the Plane of a Strong Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 227, 273-292, 1991.
  • Talmage, G., J. S. Walker, S. H. Brown, N. A. Sondergaard, H. Branover,and S. Sukoriansky, "Liquid-Metal Flows in Sliding Electrical Contactswith Arbitrary Magnetic Field Orientations," Physics of Fluids A, 3:6, 1657-1665, 1991.
  • Ting, A., J. S. Walker, T. J. Moon, C. B. Reed, and B. F. Picologlou, "Linear Stability Analysis for High-Velocity Boundary Layers in Liquid-Metal Magnetohydrodynamic Flows," International Journal of Engineering Science, 29:8, 939-948, 1991.
  • Ting, A., J. S. Walker, T. J. Moon, C. B. Reed, and B. F. Picologlou, "Linear Stability Results for High-Velocity Boundary Layers in Self-Cooled Liquid Metal Tokamak Blankets," Fusion Technology, 19:3, 1036-1039, 1991.
  • Walker, J. S., D. M. Audet, G. Talmage, S. H. Brown, and N. A.Sondergaard, "A Liquid Metal Free Surface in a Sliding Electrical Contact with a Strong Magnetic Field," Journal of Applied Physics, 70:9, 4741-4755, 1991.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Motion of Continuous Fibers througha Newtonian Resin for High Fiber Volume Fraction," Journal of Composite Materials, 24, 853-878, 1990.
  • Lie, K. H., J. S. Walker, and D. N. Riahi, "Free Surface Shape and ACElectric Current Distribution for Float Zone Silicon Growth with a Radio Frequency Induction Coil," Journal of Crystal Growth, 100, 450-458, 1990.
  • Moon, T. J. and J. S. Walker, "Liquid Metal Flow Through a Sharp Elbowin the Plane of a Strong Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 213, 397-418, 1990.
  • Talmage, G., J. S. Walker, S. H. Brown, N. A. Sondergaard, and P. E.Burt, "Magnetohydrodynamic Liquid-Metal Flows in a Rectangular Channelwith an Axial Magnetic Field, a Moving Conducting Wall and Free Surfaces," Journal of Applied Physics, 68:9, 4446-4460, 1990.
  • Walker, J. S., S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Theoretical Model of Gravitational Perturbation of Current Collector Axisymmetric Flow Field," Journal of Applied Physics, 67:10, 6099-6108, 1990.
  • Williams, M. G., J. S. Walker, and W. E. Langlois, "Melt Motion in a Czochralski Puller with a Weak Transverse Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 100, 233-253, 1990.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Thermal Curing Cycles for Composite Cylinders with Thick Walls and Thermoset Resins," Journal of Composite Materials, 23, 1048-1064, 1989.
  • Hua, T. Q. and J. S. Walker, "MHD Flow in Insulated Circular Ducts for Fusion Blankets," Fusion Technology, 15, 699-704, 1989.
  • Hua, T. Q. and J. S. Walker, "Three-Dimensional MHD Flow in Insulating Circular Ducts in Non-Uniform Transverse Magnetic Fields," International Journal of Engineering Science, 27:9, 1079-1091, 1989.
  • Hua, T. Q., B. F. Picologlou, C. B. Reed, and J. S. Walker, "MHD Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of Three-Dimensional Liquid Metal Flows in Fusion Blanket Ducts," Fusion Engineering and Desi (n), 8, 241-248, 1989.
  • Lie, K. H., D. N. Riahi, and J. S. Walker, "Buoyancy and Surface Tension Driven Flows in Float Zone Crystal Growth with a Strong Axial Magnetic Field," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 32, 2409-2420, 1989.
  • Picologlou, B. F., C. B. Reed, T. Q. Hua, L. Barleon, H. Kreuzinger, and J. S. Walker, "MHD Flow Tailoring in First Wall Coolant Channels of Self-Cooled Blankets," Fusion Engineering and Design, 8, 297-303, 1989.
  • Picologlou, B. F., C. B. Reed, T.Q. Hua, L. Barleon, H. Kreuzinger, and J. S. Walker, "Experimental Investigations of MHD Flow Tailoring for First Wall Coolant Channels of Self-Cooled Blankets," Fusion Technology, 15, 1180-1185, 1989.
  • Riahi, D. N. and J. S. Walker, "Float Zone Shape and Stability with the Electromagnetic Body Force Due to a Radio Frequency Induction Coil," Journal of Crystal Growth, 94, 635-642, 1989.
  • Talmage, G., J. S. Walker, S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Liquid Metal Flows in Current Collectors for Homopolar Machines, Fully Developed Solutions for the Primary Azimuthal Velocity," Physics of Fluids (A1:7), 1268-1278, 1989.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Isothermal Motion in a Liquid Encapsulated Czochralski Crystal Puller with an Axial Magnetic Field," Physico Chemical Hydrodynamics, 10:1, 107-131, 1988.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Mass Transport in a Czochralski Crystal Puller with an Axial Magnetic Field: Melt Motion Due to Crystal Growth and Buoyancy," Journal of Crystal Growth, 92, 371-389, 1988.
  • Hua, T. Q., J. S. Walker, B. F. Picologlou, and C. B. Reed, "Three-Dimensional MHD Flows in Rectangular Ducts of Liquid-Metal-Cooled Blankets," Fusion Technology, 14:3, 1389-1398, 1988.
  • Lie, K. H., J. S. Walker, and D. N. Riahi, "Centrifugal Pumping in the Float Zone Growth of Silicon Crystals with an Axial Magnetic Field," Physico Chemical Hydrodynamics, 10:4, 441-460, 1988.
  • Moon, T. J. and J. S. Walker, "Liquid Metal Flow in a Large Radius Elbowwith a Uniform Magnetic Field," Journal de M, 7:4, 443-459, 1988.
  • Walker, J. S., S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Further Studies of Liquid Metal Flows and Power Losses in Ducts with a Moving Conducting Wall and a Skewed Magnetic Field," Journal of Applied Physics, 64:4, 1736-1747, 1988.
  • Walker, J. S., S. H. Brown, and N. A. Sondergaard, "Liquid Metal Flowsand Power Losses in Ducts with Moving Conducting Wall and Skewed Magnetic Fields," Journal of Applied Physics, 64:1, 48-67, 1988.
  • Woo, J. T., J. F. Pipkins, S. H. Brown, N. A. Sondergaard, and J. S.Walker, "Hydrodynamic Stability Threshold of Liquid Metal Current Collectors," Journal of Applied Physics, 63:10, 4872-4880, 1988.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Mass Transport in a Czochralski Puller with a Strong Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 85, 25-31, 1987.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Melt Motion in a Czochralski Crystal Puller with an Axial Magnetic Field: Motion Due to Buoyancy and Thermocapillarity," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 182, 335-368, 1987.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Melt Motion in a Czochralski Crystal Puller with an Axial Magnetic Field: Uncertainty in the Thermal Constants," Journal of Crystal Growth, 87, 18-32, 1987.
  • Langlois, W. E., L. N. Hjellming, and J. S. Walker, "Effects of the Finite Electrical Conductivity of the Crystal on Hydromagnetic Czochralski Flow," Journal of Crystal Growth, 83, 51-61, 1987.
  • Walker, J. S., "Liquid-Metal MHD Flow in a Duct Whose Cross Section Changes from a Rectangle to a Trapezoid," International Journal of Engineering Science, 25, 351-371, 1987.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Melt Motion in a Czochralski Crystal Puller with an Axial Magnetic Field, Isothermal Motion," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 164, 237-273, 1986.
  • Hjellming, L. N. and J. S. Walker, "Modeling of Melt Motion in a Czochralski Crystal Puller with an Axial Magnetic Field," Journal of Crystal Growth, 79, 96-98, 1986.
  • Picologlou, B. F., C. B. Reed, P. V. Dauzvardis, and J. S. Walker, "Experimental and Analytical Investigations of Magnetohydrodynamic Flows Near the Entrance of a Strong Magnetic Field," Fusion Technology, 10, 860-865, 1986.
  • Walker, J. S., "Liquid-Metal Flow in a Rectangular Duct with a Non-Uniform Magnetic Field," Journal de M, 5, 827-851, 1986.
  • Walker, J. S., "Liquid-Metal Flow in a Thin Conducting Pipe Near the Endof a Region of Uniform Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 167, 199-217, 1986.
  • Walker, J. S., "Liquid-Metal Flow Through a Thin Walled Elbow in a Plane Perpendicular to a Uniform Magnetic Field," International Journal of Engineering Science, 24, 1741-1754, 1986.
  • Walker, J. S. and B. F. Picologlou, "Comparison of Three MHD Flow Control Methods for Self-Cooled Liquid-Metal Blankets," Fusion Technology, 10, 866-871, 1986.
  • Walker, J. S. and B. F. Picologlou, "MHD Flow Control as a Design Approach for Self-Cooled Liquid-Metal Blankets of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Reactors," Fusion Technology, 8:1, 270-275, 1985.
  • Branover, H., M. Mond, E. S. Pierson and J. S. Walker, "Magnetohydro-Dynamic Flows and Turbulence: A Report on the Fourth Beer-Sheva Seminar," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 148, 461-476, 1984.
  • Hays, P. R. and J. S. Walker, "Liquid-Metal MHD Open-Channel Flows," Journal of Applied Mechanics, 51, 13-18, 1984.
  • Petrykowski, J. C. and J. S. Walker, "Liquid-Metal Flow in a Rectangular Duct with a Strong, Non-Uniform Magnetic Field," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 139, 309-324, 1984.
  • Walker, J. S. and E. Georgopoulos, "Slow Solidification of a Cylinderwith Constant Heat Efflux," International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 11:1, 45-53, 1984.
  • Walker, J. S., "Magnetohydrodynamic Flows in Rectangular Ducts with thin Conducting Walls, Part l, Constant-Area and Variable-Area Ducts with Strong Uniform Magnetic Fields," Journal de Mecanique, 20, 79-112, 1981.
  • Myers, R. B. and J. S. Walker, "Periodic Fluid Transients in Rectangular Ducts with Transverse Magnetic Fields, III," Z. angew. Math. Phy, 31, 705-716, 1980.
  • Walker, J. S. and A. M. El-Consul, "Steady Flow in Rapidly Rotating Variable-Area Rectangular Ducts, Part 3, Inertial Perturbations for Small Divergences," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 97, 417-434, 1980.
  • Walker, J. S., "Solitary Fluid Transients in Rectangular Ducts with Transverse Magnetic Fields, II," Z. angew. Math. Phy, 30, 436-448, 1979.
  • Walker, J. S. and J. D. Buckmaster, "Ferrohydrodynamic Thrust Bearings," International Journal of Engineering Science, 17, 1171-1182, 1979.
  • Holroyd, R. J. and J. S. Walker, "A Theoretical Study of the Effects of Wall Conductivity, Non-Uniform Magnetic Fields and Variable Area Ductson Liquid-Metal Flows at High Hartmann Number," J. of Fluid Mechanics, 84, 471-495, 1978.
  • Myers, R. B. and J. S. Walker, "Periodic Fluid Transients in Cylindrical Ducts with Transverse Magnetic Fields," Z. angew. Math. Phys, 29, 577-590, 1978.
  • Walker, J. S., "Solitary Fluid Transients in Rectangular Ducts with Transverse Magnetic Fields," Z. angew. Math. Phys, 29, 35-53, 1978.
  • Calderon, A. and J. S. Walker, "Steady Flow in Rapidly Rotating Variable-Area Rectangular Ducts, Part 2, Small Divergences," J. of Fluid Mechanics, 81, 353-368, 1977.
  • Walker, J. S. and J. W. Phillips, "Pulse Propagation in Fluid-Filled Tubes," J. of Applied Mechanics, 44, 31-35, 1977.
  • Walker, J. S., "Periodic Fluid Transients in Rectangular Ducts with Transverse Magnetic Fields, II," Z. angew. Math. Phy, 27, 71-82, 1976.
  • Walker, J. S., "Perturbation Solutions for Steady One-Dimensional Waterhammer Waves," J. of Fluids Engineering, 97, 260-262, 1975.
  • Walker, J. S., "Steady Flow in Rapidly Rotating Variable-Area Rectangular Ducts," J. of Fluid Mechanics, 69, 209-227, 1975.
  • Walker, J. S. and G. S. S. Ludford, "Entry Lengths for Circular and Rectangular Ducts in Strong Magnetic Fields," Magnitnaya Gidrodinamik (in Russian), 1, 57-78, 1975.
  • Walker, J. S. and G. S. S. Ludford, "MHD Flow in Circular Expansionswith Thin Conducting Walls," Int. J. of Engineering Science, 13, 261-269, 1975.
  • Evbuoma, S. N., J. S. Walker, and J. M. Robertson, "Higher Order Boundary Layer for Viscous Flow Past Sharp Wedges," AIAA Journal, 12, 1001-1003, 1974.
  • Walker, J. S., "Periodic Fluid Transients in Rectangular Ducts with Transverse Magnetic Fields," Z. angew Math. Phys, 25, 353-366, 1974.
  • Walker, J. S., "Steady Flow in Rapidly Rotating Circular Expansions," J. of Fluid Mechanics, 66, 657-671, 1974.
  • Walker, J. S. and G. S. S. Ludford, "MHD Flow in Conducting Circular Expansions with Strong Transverse Magnetic Fields," Int. J. of Engineering Science, 12, 193-204, 1974.
  • Walker, J. S. and G. S. S. Ludford, "MHD Flow in Insulating Circular Expansions with Strong Transverse Magnetic Fields," Int. J. of Engineering Science, 12, 1045-1061, 1974.
  • Cook, L. P., G.S.S. Ludford, and J. S. Walker, "Corner Regions in the Asymptotic Solution of e—2u = ?u/?y with Reference to MHD Duct Flow," Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc, 72, 117-122, 1972.
  • Walker, J. S. and G. S. S. Ludford, "Three-Dimensional MHD Duct Flowswith Strong Transverse Magnetic Fields, Part 4, Fully insulated,variable-area rectangular ducts with small divergences," J. of Fluid Mechanics, 56, 481-496, 1972.
  • Walker, J. S., G. S. S. Ludford, and J. C. R. Hunt, "Three-Dimensional MHD Duct Flows with Strong Transverse Magnetic Fields, Part 3,Variable-Area Rectangular Ducts with Insulating Walls," J. of Fluid Mechanics, 56, 121-141, 1972.
  • Walker, J. S., G. S. S. Ludford, and J. C. R. Hunt, "Three-Dimensional MHD Duct Flows with Strong Transverse Magnetic Fields, Part 2,Variable-Area Rectangular Ducts with Conducting Sides," J. of Fluid Mechanics, 46, 657-684, 1971.

Professional Societies

  • American Academy of Mechanics
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • American Association for Crystal Growth
  • American Physical Society
  • Hydromag

Honors

  • Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2002
  • C. J. Gauthier Professorship in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, UIUC, 1999-2004
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994
  • Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UIUC, 1990
  • Halliburton Engineering Education Leadership Award, College of Engineering, UIUC, 1985
  • Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1976

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