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Kenneth S. Breuer

Kenneth S. Breuer

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
69
Citations
14735
World Ranking
422
National Ranking
196

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kenneth S. Breuer is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with significant contributions to Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and related subfields including Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist has published extensively on topics such as Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, Micro and Nano Robotics, Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems, Wind Energy Research and Development, and Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • AIAA Journal
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum

Notable recent research papers are:

  • "A bioinspired Separated Flow wing provides turbulence resilience and aerodynamic efficiency for miniature drones" (2020), Science Robotics
  • "Nonlinear flow-induced instability of an elastically mounted pitching wing" (2020), Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Bats actively modulate membrane compliance to control camber and reduce drag" (2022), Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Aerosol transmission in passenger car cabins: Effects of ventilation configuration and driving speed" (2022), Physics of Fluids
  • "The Flow Physics of Face Masks" (2022), Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

The scientist's frequent coauthors include:

  • Yuanhang Zhu
  • Xiaozhou Fan
  • Varghese Mathai
  • Asimanshu Das
  • Matteo Di Luca

Kenneth S. Breuer received recognition as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Gaseous slip flow in long microchannels

    E.B. Arkilic;M.A. Schmidt;K.S. Breuer

  • APPARENT SLIP FLOWS IN HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC MICROCHANNELS

    Chang-Hwan Choi;K. Johan A. Westin;Kenneth S. Breuer

  • Moving Fluid with Bacterial Carpets

    Nicholas Darnton;Linda Turner;Kenneth Breuer;Howard C. Berg

  • Mass flow and tangential momentum accommodation in silicon micromachined channels

    Errol B. Arkilic;Kenneth S. Breuer;Martin A. Schmidt

  • MICRO-HEAT ENGINES, GAS TURBINES, AND ROCKET ENGINES -THE MIT MICROENGINE PROJECT-

    A. H. Epstein;S. D. Senturia;O. Al-Midani;G. Anathasuresh

  • The role of lubricin in the mechanical behavior of synovial fluid.

    G. D. Jay;J. R. Torres;M. L. Warman;M. C. Laderer

  • Power MEMS and microengines

    A.H. Epstein;S.D. Senturia;G. Anathasuresh;A. Ayon

  • Aeromechanics of Membrane Wings with Implications for Animal Flight

    Arnold Song;Xiaodong Tian;Emily Israeli;Ricardo Galvao

  • Numerical Modeling of Micromechanical Devices Using the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method

    E. S. Piekos;K. S. Breuer

  • Time-resolved wake structure and kinematics of bat flight

    Tatjana Y. Hubel;Nickolay I. Hristov;Sharon M. Swartz;Kenneth S. Breuer

  • Force-free swimming of a model helical flagellum in viscoelastic fluids.

    Bin Liu;Thomas R. Powers;Kenneth S. Breuer

  • Enhanced diffusion due to motile bacteria

    Min Jun Kim;Kenneth S. Breuer

  • Quantifying the complexity of bat wing kinematics.

    Daniel K. Riskin;David J. Willis;José Iriarte-Díaz;Tyson L. Hedrick

  • Direct measurements of the kinematics and dynamics of bat flight.

    Xiaodong Tian;Jose Iriarte-Diaz;Kevin Middleton;Ricardo Galvao

  • Active control of turbulent boundary layers

    Ruben Rathnasingham;Kenneth S. Breuer

  • A macroscopic scale model of bacterial flagellar bundling

    MunJu Kim;James C. Bird;Annemarie J. Van Parys;Kenneth S. Breuer

  • Direct measurement of slip velocities using three-dimensional total internal reflection velocimetry

    Peter Huang;Jeffrey S. Guasto;Kenneth S. Breuer

  • High-speed microfabricated silicon turbomachinery and fluid film bearings

    L.G. Frechette;S.A. Jacobson;K.S. Breuer;F.F. Ehrich

  • Computer-aided calibration of X-probes using a look-up table

    R. M. Lueptow;K. S. Breuer;J. H. Haritonidis

  • Wake structure and wing kinematics: the flight of the lesser dog-faced fruit bat, Cynopterus brachyotis

    Tatjana Y. Hubel;Daniel K. Riskin;Sharon M. Swartz;Kenneth S. Breuer

  • Direct Measurements of the Kinematics and Dynamics of Bat Flight

    Tian Xiaodong;Jose Iriarte;Kevin Middleton;Ricardo Galvao

  • Power MEMS and Microengines

    Alan H. Epstein;Stephen D. Senturia;G. K. Ananthasuresh;Arturo A. Ayon

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon M. Swartz
Sharon M. Swartz Brown University
Reza Ghodssi
Reza Ghodssi University of Maryland, College Park
Chang-Hwan Choi
Chang-Hwan Choi Stevens Institute of Technology
George Em Karniadakis
George Em Karniadakis Brown University
Gabriel Taubin
Gabriel Taubin Brown University
David H. Laidlaw
David H. Laidlaw Brown University
S.M. Spearing
S.M. Spearing University of Southampton

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