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Howard Brenner

Howard Brenner

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Engineering and Technology D-index 53 Citations 17,916 173 World Ranking 1191 National Ranking 514

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Awards & Achievements

2001 - Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (APS)

2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

1988 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanics
  • Mathematical analysis

Howard Brenner mainly focuses on Classical mechanics, Mechanics, Reynolds number, Viscous liquid and Thermodynamics. Howard Brenner combines subjects such as Shear, Motion, Coupling and Torque with his study of Classical mechanics. His work on Mechanics is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Settling.

His Reynolds number research includes themes of Orientation, Tensor, Stress, Rotation and Stokes flow. His Viscous liquid research incorporates themes from Singular perturbation, Cylinder, Gravity, Pressure drop and Slow motion. The study incorporates disciplines such as Stokesian dynamics and Two-phase flow in addition to Fluid mechanics.

His most cited work include:

  • Low Reynolds number hydrodynamics (3883 citations)
  • Low Reynolds number hydrodynamics : with special applications to particulate media (1378 citations)
  • The slow motion of a sphere through a viscous fluid towards a plane surface (1184 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Mechanics, Classical mechanics, Brownian motion, Taylor dispersion and Thermodynamics. His research integrates issues of Cylinder and Settling in his study of Mechanics. His Classical mechanics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Transport phenomena, Stokes flow, Fluid mechanics and Boundary value problem.

Howard Brenner interconnects Navier–Stokes equations, Compressibility and Compressible flow in the investigation of issues within Fluid mechanics. The concepts of his Taylor dispersion study are interwoven with issues in Convection, Laminar flow, Péclet number, Statistical physics and Hagen–Poiseuille equation. As part of his studies on Reynolds number, Howard Brenner often connects relevant areas like Two-phase flow.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mechanics (44.98%)
  • Classical mechanics (40.16%)
  • Brownian motion (16.47%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2014)?

  • Classical mechanics (40.16%)
  • Mechanics (44.98%)
  • Fluid mechanics (8.43%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Classical mechanics, Mechanics, Fluid mechanics, Constitutive equation and Compressible flow. His study in Classical mechanics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Taylor dispersion, Transport phenomena, Hele-Shaw flow, Couette flow and Thermal conduction. His Mechanics research includes elements of Slip, Fourier transform and Boundary value problem.

His Fluid mechanics study incorporates themes from Navier–Stokes equations, Continuity equation and Dissipative system. He has researched Compressible flow in several fields, including Continuum, Helmholtz free energy, Convection–diffusion equation and Rotation. His Non-equilibrium thermodynamics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Reciprocity, Statistical physics and Onsager reciprocal relations.

Between 2008 and 2014, his most popular works were:

  • Multiplex Particle Focusing via Hydrodynamic Force in Viscoelastic Fluids (72 citations)
  • Beyond Navier–Stokes (45 citations)
  • Bi-velocity hydrodynamics (44 citations)

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

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Geometry

Howard Brenner mainly investigates Fluid mechanics, Classical mechanics, Mechanics, Navier–Stokes equations and Constitutive equation. His Fluid mechanics research incorporates elements of Compressible flow, Compressibility and Continuity equation. His studies deal with areas such as Rheology, Incompressible flow, Flow velocity and Isobaric process as well as Continuity equation.

In Classical mechanics, he works on issues like Transport phenomena, which are connected to Boltzmann equation. Howard Brenner has included themes like Microfluidics and Spiral in his Mechanics study. His Boltzmann constant research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Equilibrium thermodynamics, Independent equation and Statistical physics.

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Best Publications

Low Reynolds number hydrodynamics

John Happel;Howard Brenner.
(1965)

7461 Citations

Low Reynolds number hydrodynamics : with special applications to particulate media

John Happel;Howard Brenner.
(1973)

2296 Citations

The slow motion of a sphere through a viscous fluid towards a plane surface

Howard Brenner.
Chemical Engineering Science (1961)

2050 Citations

Slow viscous motion of a sphere parallel to a plane wall—I Motion through a quiescent fluid

A.J. Goldman;R.G. Cox;H. Brenner.
Chemical Engineering Science (1967)

1661 Citations

Slow viscous motion of a sphere parallel to a plane wall—II Couette flow

A.J. Goldman;R.G. Cox;H. Brenner.
Chemical Engineering Science (1967)

1522 Citations

Interfacial transport processes and rheology

David A. Edwards;Howard Brenner;Darsh T. Wasan;Andrew M. Kraynik.
(1991)

1474 Citations

Rheology of a dilute suspension of axisymmetric Brownian particles

Howard Brenner.
International Journal of Multiphase Flow (1974)

760 Citations

The diffusion model of longitudinal mixing in beds of finite length. Numerical values

Howard Brenner.
Chemical Engineering Science (1995)

500 Citations

The motion of a closely-fitting sphere in a fluid-filled tube

Peter M. Bungay;Howard Brenner.
International Journal of Multiphase Flow (1973)

434 Citations

The slow motion of a sphere through a viscous fluid towards a plane surface. II - Small gap widths, including inertial effects.

Raymond G. Cox;Howard Brenner.
Chemical Engineering Science (1967)

357 Citations

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