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2357
National Ranking
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Overview

Michael Amitay is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on fields within engineering, particularly emphasizing computational mechanics and aerospace engineering. Their work also spans into environmental and mechanical engineering, as well as control and systems engineering.

The scientist's research topics extensively cover fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, fluid dynamics and vibration analysis, and plasma and flow control in aerodynamics. Additional areas of focus include biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, aerodynamics and fluid dynamics research, and computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics.

Their recent papers include the following work:

  • On the formation of three-dimensional separated flows over wings under tip effects, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Laminar separated flows over finite-aspect-ratio swept wings, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Linear modal instabilities around post-stall swept finite wings at low Reynolds numbers, 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Vortex dynamics of a low aspect ratio cantilevered cylinder immersed in a boundary layer, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Pulse modulation of synthetic jet actuators for control of separation, 2021, Physical Review Fluids

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Amitay include:

  • Vassilios Theofilis
  • Kunihiko Taira
  • Jacob Neal
  • Anton Burtsev
  • Tomás E. Rojas Carvajal

They have published their research in several recurring venues, including:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • AIAA Journal
  • AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum

Best Publications

  • Aerodynamic Flow Control over an Unconventional Airfoil Using Synthetic Jet Actuators

    Michael Amitay;Douglas R. Smith;Valdis Kibens;David E. Parekh

  • Electronic Cooling Using Synthetic Jet Impingement

    Anna Pavlova;Michael Amitay

  • Aerodynamic Flow Control Using Synthetic Jet Technology

    Michael Amitay;Barton L. Smith;Ari Glezer

  • Role of Actuation Frequency in Controlled Flow Reattachment over a Stalled Airfoil

    Michael Amitay;Ari Glezer

  • Aspects of low- and high-frequency actuation for aerodynamic flow control

    Ari Glezer;Michael Amitay;Andrew M. Honohan

  • MODIFICATION OF LIFTING BODY AERODYNAMICS USING SYNTHETIC JET ACTUATORS

    Douglas R. Smith;Michael Amitay;Valdis Kibens;David Parekh

  • Modification of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Bluff Bodies Using Fluidic Actuators

    Michael Amitay;Andrew Honohan;Mark Trautman;Ari Glezer

  • Controlled transients of flow reattachment over stalled airfoils

    Michael Amitay;Ari Glezer

  • Aerodynamic control using synthetic jets

    Andrew Honohan;Michael Amitay;Ari Glezer

  • The dynamics of flow reattachment over a thick airfoil controlled by synthetic jet actuators

    M. Amitay;V. Kibens;D. Parekh;A. Glezer

  • Evolution of finite span synthetic jets

    Michael Amitay;Florine Cannelle

  • Aerodynamic flow control using synthetic jet actuators

    Michael Amitay;Ari Glezer

  • Separation Control in Duct Flows

    Michael Amitay;Dale Pitt;Ari Glezer

  • Virtual aero-shaping of a Clark-Y airfoil using synthetic jet actuators

    E. Chatlynne;N. Rumigny;M. Amitay;A. Glezer

  • Vortex formation of a finite-span synthetic jet: effect of rectangular orifice geometry

    Tyler Van Buren;Edward Whalen;Michael Amitay

  • Three-dimensional interactions between a finite-span synthetic jet and a crossflow

    Onkar Sahni;Joshua Wood;Kenneth E. Jansen;Michael Amitay

  • Active control of flow separation and structural vibrations of wind turbine blades

    Victor Maldonado;John Farnsworth;William Gressick;Michael Amitay

  • Virtual Aerodynamic Shape Modification at Low Angles of Attack using Synthetic Jet Actuators

    M. Amitay;M. Horvath;M. Michaux;A. Glezer

  • Laminar–turbulent transition of wall‐jet flows subjected to blowing and suction

    Jacob Cohen;Michael Amitay;Bruce J. Bayly

  • On the formation of three-dimensional flows over finite-aspect-ratio wings under tip effects

    Kai Zhang;Shelby Hayostek;Michael Amitay;Wei He

  • Active control of sprays using a single synthetic jet actuator

    Anna A. Pavlova;Kiyoshi Otani;Michael Amitay

Frequent Co-Authors

Ari Glezer
Ari Glezer Georgia Institute of Technology
Kenneth E. Jansen
Kenneth E. Jansen University of Colorado Boulder
Kunihiko Taira
Kunihiko Taira University of California, Los Angeles
Gregory A. Kopp
Gregory A. Kopp University of Western Ontario
Miguel R. Visbal
Miguel R. Visbal United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Israel J Wygnanski
Israel J Wygnanski University of Arizona
Yoav Peles
Yoav Peles University of Central Florida
John T. Wen
John T. Wen Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stefano Leonardi
Stefano Leonardi Sapienza University of Rome

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