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Robert E. Breidenthal

Robert E. Breidenthal

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
4588
World Ranking
2319
National Ranking
835

Overview

Robert E. Breidenthal is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within engineering and environmental science, with a primary focus on fluid dynamics and turbulent flows.

Their work specifically addresses topics such as:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Disaster Management and Resilience

Breidenthal's research contributions are documented through publications in a variety of established venues, including:

  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • PNAS Nexus
  • Fluids
  • The Aeronautical Journal
  • Physical Review Fluids

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Breidenthal demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach spanning aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, and environmental engineering. Notable recent works include:

  • "Reimagine fire science for the anthropocene," 2022, PNAS Nexus
  • "Manipulation of Streamwise Vortices by Air Injection on Vortex Generators," 2021, AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • "Sonic Eddy Model of the Turbulent Boundary Layer," 2022, Fluids
  • "Stability criteria of Samara-like decelerator in unsteady transitions," 2022, The Aeronautical Journal
  • "Chemically reacting transverse plume," 2020, Physical Review Fluids

Frequent collaborators include Giovanni Nino, J. K. Shuman, Jennifer K. Balch, Rebecca T. Barnes, and Philip E. Higuera. These coauthor relationships indicate interdisciplinary contributions to studies in fluid mechanics, environmental processes, and aerodynamics.

Breidenthal's disciplinary expertise is rooted in both broad engineering and environmental sciences, as shown by the main fields and subfields of study they have published in. These include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Best Publications

  • Structure in turbulent mixing layers and wakes using a chemical reaction

    R. Breidenthal

  • A Simple Model of Mixing and Chemical Reaction in a Turbulent Shear Layer

    J. E. Broadwell;R. E. Breidenthal

  • Structure and mixing of a transverse jet in incompressible flow

    J. E. Broadwell;R. E. Breidenthal

  • Structure, penetration, and mixing of pulsed jets in crossflow

    Adnan Eroglu;Robert E. Breidenthal

  • Method for pumping fluids

    Michael G. Hartman;Eric M. Moe;Robert Breidenthal;Jesse S. Rehr

  • Buoyancy reversal and cloud-top entrainment instability

    Steven T. Siems;Christopher S. Bretherton;Marcia B. Baker;Shenqyang Shy

  • The Effects of Turbulent Mixing in Clouds

    M. B. Baker;R. E. Breidenthal;T. W. Choularton;J. Latham

  • Addressing complexity in laboratory experiments: the scaling of dilute multiphase flows in magmatic systems

    Alain Burgisser;Georges W. Bergantz;Robert E. Breidenthal

  • Chemically Reacting, Turbulent Shear Layer

    R. Breidenthal

  • Response of plane shear layers and wakes to strong three‐dimensional disturbances

    R. Breidenthal

  • Burner with a perforated reaction holder and heating apparatus

    Douglas W. Karkow;Robert Breidenthal;Joseph Colannino;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Inertial electrode and system configured for electrodynamic interaction with a voltage-biased flame

    David B. Goodson;Tracy A. Prevo;Joseph Colannino;Robert E. Breidenthal

  • Inertial electrode and system configured for electrodynamic interaction with a flame

    David B. Goodson;Tracy A. Prevo;Joseph Colannino;Robert E. Breidenthal

  • Combustion system with flame location actuation

    Douglas W. Karkow;Joseph Colannino;Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Robert E. Breidenthal

  • Apparatus for the noninvasive shock fragmentation of renal calculi

    Robert E. Breidenthal;Daniel E. Lotz;David A. Russell

  • Acoustic control of an electrodynamic combustion system

    Robert E. Breidenthal;Vincenzo Casasanta;Joseph Colannino;David B. Goodson

  • Turbulence inside a vortex

    Aline J. Cotel;Robert E. Breidenthal

  • Pre-mixed fuel burner with perforated flame holder

    Joseph Colannino;Douglas W. Karkow;Robert E. Breidenthal;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Apparatus and method for electrically stabilized combustion

    Joseph Colannino;Robert E. Breidenthal;Igor A. Krichtafovitch;Christopher A. Wiklof

  • Electrodynamic combustion system with variable gain electrodes

    Joseph Colannino;Igor A. Krichtafovich;Robert E. Breidenthal;David B. Goodson

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Colannino
Joseph Colannino Colannino Consultants LLC
Christopher A. Wiklof
Christopher A. Wiklof Launchpad Intellectual Property
Alain Burgisser
Alain Burgisser Université Savoie Mont Blanc
George W. Bergantz
George W. Bergantz University of Washington
Marcia B. Baker
Marcia B. Baker University of Washington
John Latham
John Latham University of Manchester
Thomas Choularton
Thomas Choularton University of Manchester
Christopher S. Bretherton
Christopher S. Bretherton University of Washington
David R. Dowling
David R. Dowling University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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