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Citations
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1207
National Ranking
486

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the fluid mechanics of jet propulsion and other processes involving turbulence, mixing, and transport.
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1980 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Paul E. Dimotakis is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their work spans various areas within fluid mechanics, particularly focused on jet propulsion and the related processes involving turbulence, mixing, and transport phenomena.

Dimotakis has been recognized by several professional organizations for contributions in these areas. They became a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1980, acknowledging their work within the physics community. Later, in 2007, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), signifying a broader scientific recognition beyond physics.

In 2016, Dimotakis was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering. This award specifically cites contributions to understanding the fluid mechanics of jet propulsion and other processes involving turbulence, mixing, and transport.

The focus of Dimotakis's research lies in advanced fluid dynamics, particularly addressing the complexities of turbulence and how it affects transport and mixing in fluid flows. This work is fundamental in enhancing the understanding of jet propulsion mechanisms and other fluid dynamic systems relevant to engineering and applied sciences.

Best Publications

  • The mixing transition in turbulent flows

    Paul E. Dimotakis

  • Two-dimensional shear-layer entrainment

    Paul E. Dimotakis

  • Rotary oscillation control of a cylinder wake

    P. T. Tokumaru;P. E. Dimotakis

  • The mixing layer at high Reynolds number - Large-structure dynamics and entrainment

    Paul E. Dimotakis;Garry L. Brown

  • Mixing and chemical reactions in a turbulent liquid mixing layer

    M. M. Koochesfahani;P. E. Dimotakis

  • TURBULENT MIXING

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  • Structure and dynamics of round turbulent jets

    Paul E. Dimotakis;Richard C. Miake‐Lye;Dimitris A. Papantoniou

  • Transition stages of Rayleigh{Taylor instability between miscible fluids

    Andrew W. Cook;Paul E. Dimotakis

  • Measurements of entrainment and mixing in turbulent jets

    Werner Dahm;P. E. Dimotakis

  • Similarity of the concentration field of gas-phase turbulent jets

    David R. Dowling;Paul E. Dimotakis

  • Turbulent Free Shear Layer Mixing and Combustion

    Paul E. Dimotakis

  • Structure and entrainment in the plane of symmetry of a turbulent spot

    Brian Cantwell;Donald Coles;Paul Dimotakis

  • Effects of heat release in a turbulent, reacting shear layer

    J. C. Hermanson;P. E. Dimotakis

  • Mixing and combustion with low heat release in a turbulent shear layer

    M. G. Mungal;P. E. Dimotakis

  • Image correlation velocimetry

    P. T. Tokumaru;P. E. Dimotakis

  • Satellite remote sounding of mid-tropospheric CO2

    M. T. Chahine;Luke Chen;Paul Dimotakis;Xun Jiang

  • Mixing at large Schmidt number in the self-similar far field of turbulent jets

    Werner J. A. Dahm;Paul E. Dimotakis

  • Experiments in nonreacting compressible shear layers

    J. L. Hall;P. E. Dimotakis;H. Rosemann

  • The lift of a cylinder executing rotary motions in a uniform flow

    P. T. Tokumaru;P. E. Dimotakis

  • Turbulent shear-layer mixing: growth-rate compressibility scaling

    M. D. Slessor;M. Zhuang;P. E. Dimotakis

  • Rotary oscillation control of a cylinder wake

    P. E. Dimotakis;P. T. Tokumaru

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Leonard
Anthony Leonard California Institute of Technology
Jeffrey M. Bergthorson
Jeffrey M. Bergthorson McGill University
Graham V. Candler
Graham V. Candler University of Minnesota
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos University of Southern California
M. G. Mungal
M. G. Mungal Santa Clara University
David R. Dowling
David R. Dowling University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
D. I. Pullin
D. I. Pullin California Institute of Technology
William D. Henshaw
William D. Henshaw Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
David H. Laidlaw
David H. Laidlaw Brown University
Ares J. Rosakis
Ares J. Rosakis California Institute of Technology

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