World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Christopher K. W. Tam

Christopher K. W. Tam

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
67
Citations
21958
World Ranking
454
National Ranking
210

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the aeroacoustics of supersonic jets, the stability of high speed flows, the modeling of large scale structures in turbulence, and the receptivity of shear flows to sound

Overview

Christopher K. W. Tam is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of engineering, with significant contributions to computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, and biomedical engineering among other subfields.

Their work addresses a range of topics including aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, combustion and flame dynamics, vehicle noise and vibration control, acoustic wave phenomena research, meteorological phenomena and simulations, and wind and air flow studies.

The scientist has published extensively in various venues. Frequent publications have appeared in the Journal of Sound and Vibration, AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM, arXiv (Cornell University), The Journal of Urology, and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

  • Jet-plate interaction tones relevant to over-the-wing engine mount concept (2020, Journal of Sound and Vibration)
  • On the generation of entropy noise in a shock containing nozzle of high-performance aircraft at afterburner (2021, Journal of Sound and Vibration)
  • On the spectral shape and a second component of broadband shock-cell noise (2022, Journal of Sound and Vibration)
  • Corrigendum to 'Jet-plate interaction tones relevant to over-the-wing engine mount concept' [Journal of Sound and Vibration (2020) 115378] (2021, Journal of Sound and Vibration)
  • Correction: On the generation of entropy noise in a shock containing nozzle of high-performance aircraft at afterburner (2021, AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM)

Collaboration is evident in the scientist's work, with frequent coauthors including Sathyanarayan Chandramouli, Sathyanarayanan Chandramouli, Maia Anderson, Mary Byrnes, and Julian Wan.

Christopher K. W. Tam has received recognition as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1991. The citation highlighted contributions to the aeroacoustics of supersonic jets, the stability of high-speed flows, the modeling of large-scale structures in turbulence, and the receptivity of shear flows to sound.

Best Publications

  • Dispersion-relation-preserving finite difference schemes for computational acoustics

    Christopher K.W. Tam;Jay C. Webb

  • SUPERSONIC JET NOISE

    Christopher K. W. Tam

  • Computational aeroacoustics - Issues and methods

    Christopher K. W. Tam

  • On the tones and pressure oscillations induced by flow over rectangular cavities

    Christopher K. W. Tam;Patricia J. W. Block

  • Jet Mixing Noise from Fine-Scale Turbulence

    Christopher K. W. Tam;Laurent Auriault

  • On the Two Components of Turbulent Mixing Noise from Supersonic Jets

    Christopher K. W. Tam;Michel Golebiowski;J. M. Seiner

  • Shock associated noise of supersonic jets from convergent-divergent nozzles

    C.K.W. Tam;H.K. Tanna

  • The sources of jet noise: experimental evidence

    Christopher K. W. Tam;K. Viswanathan;K. K. Ahuja;J. Panda

  • Sound generated by instability waves of supersonic flows. Part 2. Axisymmetric jets

    Christopher K. W. Tam;Dale E. Burton

  • The drag on a cloud of spherical particles in low Reynolds number flow

    Christopher K. W. Tam

  • RADIATION AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY CONDITIONS FOR DIRECT COMPUTATION OF ACOUSTIC AND FLOW DISTURBANCES IN A NONUNIFORM MEAN FLOW

    Christopher K.W. Tam;Zhong Dong

  • Proposed relationship between broadband shock associated noise and screech tones

    C.K.W. Tam;J.M. Seiner;J.C. Yu

  • Jet Noise: Since 1952

    Christopher K.W. Tam

  • Theoretical model of discrete tone generation by impinging jets

    Christopher K. W. Tam;K. K. Ahuja

  • Discrete tones of isolated airfoils

    Christopher K. W. Tam

  • On the three families of instability waves of high-speed jets

    Christopher K. W. Tam;Fang Q. Hu

  • Wall boundary conditions for high-order finite-difference schemes in computational aeroacoustics

    Christopher K. W. Tam;Zhong Dong

  • Stochastic model theory of broadband shock associated noise from supersonic jets

    C.K.W. Tam

  • The radiation of sound by the instability waves of a compressible plane turbulent shear layer

    Christopher K. W. Tam;Philip J. Morris

  • Sound generated by instability waves of supersonic flows. I Two-dimensional mixing layers. II - Axisymmetric jets

    Christopher K. W. Tam;Dale E. Burton

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip J. Morris
Philip J. Morris Pennsylvania State University
Khairul Q. Zaman
Khairul Q. Zaman Glenn Research Center
Ganesh Raman
Ganesh Raman Illinois Institute of Technology
Meelan M. Choudhari
Meelan M. Choudhari Langley Research Center

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, exploring related online degrees can provide versatile career options. Fields like applied behavior analysis offer accelerated pathways, and programs such as the bcba accelerated program highlight how specialized online education can fast-track your credentials.

Understanding program requirements is crucial. For example, those considering speech-language pathology should be aware of how demanding admissions can be. Resources explaining how hard is it to get into slp grad school offer valuable insights into acceptance rates and prerequisites.

If entering competitive fields seems challenging, identifying the easiest online slp programs to get into can help students find accessible routes to certification without compromising quality.

Cost is another important factor. Exploring online speech pathology degree tuition details helps prospective students budget and compare financial commitments with expected outcomes.

Overall, combining engineering studies with knowledge of related online programs offers broader career pathways and supports informed decision-making for future professionals.

Best Scientists Citing Christopher K. W. Tam

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles