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Fernando T. Pinho

Fernando T. Pinho

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Portugal
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
62
Citations
10751
World Ranking
627
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Mechanics
  • Viscosity
  • Fluid dynamics

His primary scientific interests are in Mechanics, Newtonian fluid, Viscoelasticity, Laminar flow and Classical mechanics. The various areas that Fernando T. Pinho examines in his Newtonian fluid study include Volumetric flow rate, Pipe flow and Generalized Newtonian fluid. His Viscoelasticity study incorporates themes from Rheology, Flow conditioning, Constitutive equation and Hele-Shaw flow.

His Constitutive equation research incorporates elements of Stress, Mesh generation, Deborah number, Applied mathematics and Finite volume method. His study in Laminar flow is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Annulus and Reynolds number. His Classical mechanics research focuses on subjects like Mathematical analysis, which are linked to Elasticity.

His most cited work include:

  • A convergent and universally bounded interpolation scheme for the treatment of advection (277 citations)
  • Numerical simulation of non-linear elastic flows with a general collocated finite-volume method (189 citations)
  • Benchmark solutions for the flow of Oldroyd-B and PTT fluids in planar contractions (186 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Fernando T. Pinho spends much of his time researching Mechanics, Newtonian fluid, Viscoelasticity, Reynolds number and Classical mechanics. His work in Mechanics covers topics such as Rheology which are related to areas like Mechanical engineering. His research investigates the link between Newtonian fluid and topics such as Vortex that cross with problems in Constant Viscosity Elastic Fluids.

His Viscoelasticity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Elasticity, Stokes flow, Stress and Constitutive equation. His work is dedicated to discovering how Reynolds number, Flow separation are connected with Law of the wall and other disciplines. He has included themes like Cylinder and Open-channel flow in his Classical mechanics study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mechanics (73.74%)
  • Newtonian fluid (38.13%)
  • Viscoelasticity (35.61%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Mechanics (73.74%)
  • Viscoelasticity (35.61%)
  • Rheology (16.91%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Fernando T. Pinho mainly focuses on Mechanics, Viscoelasticity, Rheology, Turbulence and Constitutive equation. His studies link Classical mechanics with Mechanics. When carried out as part of a general Viscoelasticity research project, his work on Weissenberg number is frequently linked to work in Planar, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.

The Turbulence study combines topics in areas such as Drag, Isotropy and Statistical physics. His studies deal with areas such as Drop, Boundary value problem, Free surface and Tensor as well as Constitutive equation. In Newtonian fluid, Fernando T. Pinho works on issues like Deborah number, which are connected to Upper-convected Maxwell model.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Electro-osmotic and pressure-driven flow of viscoelastic fluids in microchannels: Analytical and semi-analytical solutions (36 citations)
  • A review of hemorheology: Measuring techniques and recent advances (30 citations)
  • Lid-driven cavity flow of viscoelastic liquids (29 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Mechanics
  • Fluid dynamics
  • Viscosity

Fernando T. Pinho focuses on Mechanics, Rheology, Flow, Viscoelasticity and Classical mechanics. Fernando T. Pinho undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Mechanics and Treatment options through his works. His Rheology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Microfluidics and Computational fluid dynamics.

His Flow research focuses on Elastic instability and how it relates to Bifurcation, Stagnation temperature, Stagnation pressure, Scalar and Stagnation point. His work carried out in the field of Viscoelasticity brings together such families of science as Electrokinetic phenomena, Complex fluid, Microchannel, Reynolds number and Slip. His Classical mechanics research integrates issues from Non-Newtonian fluid, K-omega turbulence model and Homogeneous isotropic turbulence.

Best Publications

  • Benchmark solutions for the flow of Oldroyd-B and PTT fluids in planar contractions

    Manuel A. Alves;Paulo J. Oliveira;Fernando T. Pinho

  • Numerical simulation of non-linear elastic flows with a general collocated finite-volume method

    P.J. Oliveira;F.T. Pinho;G.A. Pinto

  • Fully developed laminar flow of purely viscous non-Newtonian liquids through annuli, including the effects of eccentricity and inner-cylinder rotation

    M.P. Escudier;P.J. Oliveira;F.T. Pinho

  • Flow of non-newtonian fluids in a pipe

    F.T. Pinho;J.H. Whitelaw

  • Analytical solution of mixed electro-osmotic/pressure driven flows of viscoelastic fluids in microchannels

    A.M. Afonso;M.A. Alves;F.T. Pinho

  • Numerical Methods for Viscoelastic Fluid Flows

    M.A. Alves;P.J. Oliveira;F.T. Pinho

  • Analytical solution for fully developed channel and Pipe Flow of Phan-Thien/Tanner Fluids

    Paulo Jorge dos Santos Pimentel de Oliveira;Fernando Tavares de Pinho

  • The flow of viscoelastic fluids past a cylinder : finite-volume high-resolution methods

    M.A. Alves;F.T. Pinho;P.J. Oliveira

  • On the reproducibility of the rheology of shear-thinning liquids

    M.P. Escudier;I.W. Gouldson;A.S. Pereira;F.T. Pinho

  • Viscoelasticity of blood and viscoelastic blood analogues for use in polydymethylsiloxane in vitro models of the circulatory system

    Laura Campo-Deaño;Roel P. A. Dullens;Dirk G. A. L. Aarts;Fernando T. Pinho

  • Viscous flow through microfabricated hyperbolic contractions

    Mónica S. Neves Oliveira;Mónica S. Neves Oliveira;Manuel A. Alves;Fernando T. Pinho;Fernando T. Pinho;Gareth H. McKinley

  • Effects of inner cylinder rotation on laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid through an eccentric annulus

    M.P. Escudier;I.W. Gouldson;P.J. Oliveira;F.T. Pinho

  • The log-conformation tensor approach in the finite-volume method framework

    Alexandre Afonso;Paulo Jorge dos Santos Pimentel de Oliveira;Fernando Tavares de Pinho;Fernando Tavares de Pinho;Maria Arminda Costa Alves

  • Extensional flow of blood analog solutions in microfluidic devices.

    P.C. Sousa;F.T. Pinho;Monica Oliveira;M.A. Alves

  • Effect of a high-resolution differencing scheme on finite-volume predictions of viscoelastic flows

    M.A. Alves;F.T. Pinho;P.J. Oliveira

  • Study of steady pipe and channel flows of a single-mode Phan-Thien–Tanner fluid

    Manuel A. Alves;Fernando T. Pinho;Paulo J. Oliveira

  • Analytical solutions for Newtonian and inelastic non-Newtonian flows with wall slip

    Luís Jorge Lima Ferrás;J. M. Nóbrega;F. T. Pinho

  • Analytical solutions for fully developed laminar flow of some viscoelastic liquids with a newtonian solvent contribution

    D. O. A. Cruz;Fernando Tavares de Pinho;Paulo Jorge dos Santos Pimentel de Oliveira

  • Analysis of forced convection in pipes and channels with the simplified Phan-Thien–Tanner fluid

    F.T Pinho;P.J Oliveira

  • Vortex shedding in cylinder flow of shear-thinning fluids I. Identification and demarcation of flow regimes

    P.M. Coelho;F.T. Pinho

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel A. Alves
Manuel A. Alves University of Porto
Paulo J. Oliveira
Paulo J. Oliveira University of Coimbra
Robert J. Poole
Robert J. Poole University of Liverpool
Radhakrishna Sureshkumar
Radhakrishna Sureshkumar Syracuse University
M. P. Escudier
M. P. Escudier University of Liverpool
Nuno M. R. Peres
Nuno M. R. Peres University of Minho
Adélio Mendes
Adélio Mendes University of Porto
J. H. Whitelaw
J. H. Whitelaw Imperial College London

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