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Leon R. Glicksman

Leon R. Glicksman

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
45
Citations
9028
World Ranking
1514
National Ranking
591

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Leon R. Glicksman is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes in multiple areas within engineering and environmental science. Their research output spans 14 publications in engineering and 8 in environmental science, with specific focus on environmental engineering, building and construction, mechanical engineering, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and computational mechanics.

Glicksman's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Solar Energy Systems and Technologies
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control

The scientist has published frequently in notable venues such as:

  • Building and Environment
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Energies
  • ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Key recent papers include:

  • Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 aerosol spread in typical classrooms (2021), published in Building and Environment
  • A heat and mass transport model of clay pot evaporative coolers for vegetable storage (2020), published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Comfort control and improved thermostat location in conference rooms and academic working spaces (2021), published in Building and Environment
  • Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Spread in Typical Classrooms (2021), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Experimental and CFD study of air distribution system and airflow rate impact on airborne transmission (2025), published in Building and Environment

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Nikhilesh Ghanta
  • Gerhard K. Rencken
  • Emma Rutherford
  • John Kongoletos
  • Borut Omerzo

Throughout their career, Leon R. Glicksman has been recognized with the following awards:

  • Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2008)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2004)

Best Publications

  • An investigation of heat transfer and friction for rib-roughened surfaces

    J.C. Han;L.R. Glicksman;W.M. Rohsenow

  • Multi-objective optimization for building retrofit: A model using genetic algorithm and artificial neural network and an application

    Ehsan Asadi;Manuel Gameiro da Silva;Carlos Henggeler Antunes;Luís Dias

  • Design analysis of single-sided natural ventilation

    Camille Allocca;Qingyan Chen;Leon R Glicksman

  • Scaling relationships for fluidized beds

    Leon R. Glicksman

  • Forced-convection, liquid-cooled, microchannel heat sinks

    Richard J. Phillips;Leon R. Glicksman;Ralph Larson

  • Dropwise condensation—The distribution of drop sizes

    J.W. Rose;L.R. Glicksman

  • Simplified scaling relationships for fluidized beds

    L.R. Glicksman;M. Hyre;K. Woloshun

  • A Basic Study of Heat Transfer Through Foam Insulation

    M.A. Schuetz;L.R. Glicksman

  • Dynamic similarity in fluidization

    L.R. Glicksman;M.R. Hyre;P.A. Farrell

  • A critical review of displacement ventilation

    X. Yuan;Q. Chen;L.R. Glicksman

  • Radiation heat transfer in foam insulation

    L. Glicksman;M. Schuetz;M. Sinofsky

  • Application of integrating multi-zone model with CFD simulation to natural ventilation prediction

    Gang Tan;Leon R. Glicksman

  • Numerical simulation of dropwise condensation

    Leon R Glicksman;Andrew W Hunt

  • Heat transfer in foams

    Leon R. Glicksman

  • Simulation of wind driven ventilative cooling systems for an apartment building in Beijing and Shanghai

    G Carrilho da Graça;Q Chen;L.R Glicksman;L.K Norford

  • Thermal conductivity and characterization of compacted, granular silica aerogel

    Adam Halbert Neugebauer;Kevin Chen;Astera S. Tang;A. Allgeier

  • How America can look within to achieve energy security and reduce global warming

    Burton Richter;David Goldston;George Crabtree;Leon Glicksman

  • CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED HEAT TRANSFER

    Leon R. Glicksman

  • System Performance Evaluation and Design Guidelines for Displacement Ventilation

    Qingyan Chen;Leon Glicksman

  • Bubble properties in large-particle fluidized beds

    L.R. Glicksman;W.K. Lord;M. Sakagami

  • RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER IN FOAM INSULATION

    Leon R. Glicksman;Mark Mozgowiec;Mark Torpey

Frequent Co-Authors

Qingyan Chen
Qingyan Chen Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Je-Chin Han
Je-Chin Han Texas A&M University
Jelena Srebric
Jelena Srebric University of Maryland, College Park
Daniel Sperling
Daniel Sperling University of Haifa
David L. Greene
David L. Greene University of Tennessee at Knoxville
G. W. Crabtree
G. W. Crabtree Argonne National Laboratory

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