Education:

B.S. - 1952 - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Agricultural Engineering; Mechanical Engineering)

M.S. - 1953 - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Agricultural Engineering; Physics, Physical Chemistry)

Ph.D. - 1957 - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Agricultural Engineering; Physics, Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics)

Research Interests:

Mathematical Modeling, Microclimate, Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Transport Processes, Diffusion, Turbulance and Turbulent Dispersion, Electrostatics

Recent Publications:

Reichard, D.L., R.D.Brazee, M.J. Bukovac and R.D. Fox.  A system for photographically studying droplet impaction on leaf surfaces.  Transaction of the ASAE, 29(3):707-713.  1986.

Franz, E., R.D. Brazee, T.G. Carpenter and D.L.Reichard.  Model of plant charge induction by charged spray.  Transaction of the ASAE.  30(2):328-331.  1987.

Brazee, R.D. and R.D. Fox. Operation of the Pyychrometric Program PSYCHRO. OSU/OARDC Special Circular No. 113, 26 pp. 1987.

Brazee, R.D. and R.D. Fox. Orchard temperature profiles in spring frost conditions. Fruit Crops 1990: A Summary of Research, OSU/OARDC Research Circluar 297: 1-8. 1990.

Fox, R.D., R.D. Brazee, D.L.Reicharda and F.R. Hall.  Downwind residue from air spraying of a dwarf apple orchard.  Transaction of the ASAE. 33(4):1104-1108.  1990.

Brazee, R.D., D.L. Reichard, M.J. Bukovac, and R.D. Fox. A partitioned energy transfer model for spray impaction on plants. J. Agric. Engr. Res. 50(1):11-24. 1991.

Fox, R.D., D.L.Reichard and R.D. Brazee.  A video analysis system for measuring droplet motion.  Applied Engineering in Agric.  8(2):153-157.  1992.

Brazee, R.D., M.J. Bukovac, J.A. Cooper, D.L. Reichard and R.D. Fox.  Surfactant diffusion and dynamic surface tension in spray solutions.  Transaction of the ASAE.  37(1):51-58.  1994.

Zhu, H., D.L. Reichard, R.D. Fox, H.E. Ozkan and R.D. Brazee.  DRIFTSIM, a program to estimate drift distances of spray droplets from field sprayers.  Appl Engr. in Agriculture.  11(3):365-369.  1995.

Zhu, H., R.D. Brazee, D.L. Reichard, R.D. Fox, C.R. Krause and A.C. Chapple.  Fluid velocity and shear in elliptic-orifice spray nozzles.  Atomization and Sprays.  5(3):343-356.  1995.

Zhu, H., D.L. Reichard, H.E. Ozkan, R.D. Brazee and R.D. Fox.  A mathematical model to predict the wear rate of nozzles with elliptical orifices.  Transaction of the ASAE.  37(5):1297-1303.  1995.

Fox, R.D., R.W. Dexter, H. Zhu, D.L. Reichard, and R.D. Brazee. Spray droplet size and extensional viscosity of sheared polymer solutions. Proc. ILASS Americas 9th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems. (San Fransico, CA): p 215-219. 1996

Reichard, D.L., H. Zhu, R.A. Downer, R.D. Fox, R.D. Brazee, H.E. Ozkan, and F.R. Hall. A system to evaluate shear effects on spray drift retardent performance. Transactions of the ASAE 39(6):1993-1999. 1996

Zhu, H., R.W. Dexter, R.D. Fox, D.L. Reichard, R.D. Brazee and H.E. Ozkan.  Effects of polymer composition and viscosity on droplet size and of recirculated spray solutions.  J. Agric. Engr. Res.  67:34-45. 1997.

Brazee, R.D., R.D. Fox, J.A. Cooper, D.L. Reichard and M.J. Bukovac.  Dynamic surface tension in relation to droplet impaction interactions with leaf surfaces.  Proceeding of Symposium on Growth and Development of Fruit Crops.  June 19-21, 1997, East lansing, MI. Acta Horticulturae.  In press.

Zhu, H., H.E. Ozkan, R.D. Fox, R.D. Brazee and R.C. Derksen.  Mixture uniformity in supply lines and spray patterns of a laboratory injection sprayer.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture.  14(3):223-230.  1998.

Zhu, H., R.D. Fox, H.E. Ozkan, R.D. Brazee and R.C. Derksen.  A system to determine lag time and mixture uniformity for inline injection sprayers.  ASAE Applied Engineering in Agriculture.  14(2):103-110.  1998.

Zhu, H., R.D. Fox, H.E. Ozkan, R.D. Brazee and R.C. Derksen.  Time delay for injection sprayers.  Transaction of the ASAE.  41(3):525-530.  1998.

Tsay, J., H.E. Ozkan, R.D. Brazee, R.D. Fox and R.C. Derksen.  Evaluation of pneumatic  shielded spraying system using simulation.  ASAE.  Paper no: 981009.  1998

Brazee, R.D., M.J. Bukovac, J.A. Cooper and D.L. Reichard.  Droplet shape oscillations: Effects on spray impaction and retention and Fourier analysis of their natural frequencies.  Transactions of ASAE.  Accepted January 1999.