| RefNo | EC/1990/08 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Collier, John Gordon: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1988 |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | John Collier's early research on convective boiling led directly to a quantitative understanding of heat transfer mechanisms in water cooled nuclear reactors. Bubble nucleation, thin film evaporation and dry out were all analysed in terms of fluid velocity, vapour quality, surface heat flux, system pressure and geometry. His work is now an essential part of nuclear safety assessments.
He later generalised this work to two-phase flow and fluids other than water. His textbook "Convective Boiling and Condensation" is the standard text throughout Europe and the USA. In later years he supervised and directed much work on fracture mechanics and pressure level integrity. His appointment as Director General at CEGB Barnwood from 1983 marked his ability at scientific and engineering management which has been confirmed more recently in his appointment as Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in 1987. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3475 | Collier; John Gordon (1935 - 1995) | 1935 - 1995 |