Nielsen, Helmer Louis Vallentin (1921-1999)
Date Updated
10-19-2019
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
1992
Educational Background
Institut von Karman De Dynamique Des Fluides, 1968 Dipl. Engr.
University of California, Berkeley, 1952 MS
University of California, Berkeley, 1951 BS
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, 1961-1991
University of Washington, 1959 -1961
Administrative and Professional Experience
Shipwright, Mare Island, CA, 1942.
Test Engineer, Otis Elevator Co., San Francisco, CA, 1950.
Research Scientist, Ames Research Center, 1951‑59.
Consultant, Lockheed Missiles & Space Corp., 1960‑61.
Selected Publications
Heat Transfer on an Afterbody Immersed in the Separated Wake of a Hemisphere, Jan. 1958, NACA Research Memorandum AS7KO7a.
The Flow Field Over Blunted Flat Plates and Its Effect on Turbulent Boundary‑Layer Growth and Heat Transfer at a Mach Number of 4.7, Feb. 1961, NASA Technical Note D‑689 (with T. Tende!and and M. J. Fohrman).
Incipient Separation in a Compression Corner at Hypersonic Speeds, June 1988, Von Karman Institute Report 68‑208.
"Shock Wave Turbulent Boundary‑Layer Interaction on a Blunted Compression Surface," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 9, No. 4, April 1972 (with W. C. Rose and E. C. Watson).
Performance Characteristics of a Thermxchanger SPN, 1808 Duplex, Single Pass Lubrication Oil Cooler, San Jose State University Research Report, June 18, 1976.
Pressure Drop and Overall Heat Transfer Characteristics of Industrial Fluid Cooler, Size 221, Type Sun. 2 Pass Naval Shipboard Cooler, San Jose State University Research Report, June 18, 1976.
Files
Personal Commentary
Served in the U.S. Navy in World War II in Pensacola, Attu‑‑the Aleutians, and China Lake.
Married to Yvonne Videau for 48 years, until her death in 1990. We had no issue.
President of Faculty Club, 1973‑74.
Served in the U.S. Navy in World War II in Pensacola, Attu‑-the Aleutians, and China Lake.
Date Completed: 9/96
Adapted from: Biographies of Retired Faculty San Jose State University 1997: A Project of the Emeritus Faculty Association of San Jose State University. San Jose, CA: The University, 1997.