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47
Citations
8332
World Ranking
1368
National Ranking
543

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Fluids Engineering Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For experimental advancements in multiphase and highReynolds number flows, including cavitating flows, gassolid flows, and skin friction drag reduction using gas and polymer injection
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Steven L. Ceccio is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work extensively covers several subfields including Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

The scientist's research interests are centered on topics such as cavitation phenomena in pumps, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, fluid dynamics and vibration analysis, fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, as well as spacecraft and cryogenic technologies.

Recent published papers illustrate the scope of their research, including the following:

  • Rapid and Robust Surface Treatment for Simultaneous Solid and Liquid Repellency (2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Cavitation dynamics and vortex shedding in the wake of a bluff body (2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • Partial cavity shedding on a hydrofoil resulting from re-entrant flow and bubbly shock waves (2023, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • Cavitating flow behind a backward facing step (2021, International Journal of Multiphase Flow)
  • Data-based analysis of multimodal partial cavity shedding dynamics (2020, Experiments in Fluids)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics (3 publications)
  • International Journal of Multiphase Flow (2 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (2 publications)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (1 publication)
  • Experiments in Fluids (1 publication)

Regular collaborators in their research include Harish Ganesh, Anubhav Bhatt, James W. Gose, Kevin Golovin, and Mathew Boban, with multiple joint publications recorded.

Awards recognizing their contributions include the Fluids Engineering Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2021, Fellowship of the American Physical Society awarded in 2009 with citation for advancements in multiphase and high-Reynolds number flows, and Fellowship of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers received in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Friction Drag Reduction of External Flows with Bubble and Gas Injection

    Steven L. Ceccio

  • Bubbly shock propagation as a mechanism for sheet-to-cloud transition of partial cavities

    Harish Ganesh;Simo A. Mäkiharju;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Partial cavity flows. Part 1. Cavities forming on models without spanwise variation

    K. R. Laberteaux;S. L. Ceccio

  • Bubble friction drag reduction in a high-Reynolds-number flat-plate turbulent boundary layer

    Wendy C. Sanders;Eric S. Winkel;David R. Dowling;Marc Perlin

  • Bubble-induced skin-friction drag reduction and the abrupt transition to air-layer drag reduction

    Brian R. Elbing;Eric S. Winkel;Keary A. Lay;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Observations of the Dynamics and Acoustics of Travelling Bubble Cavitation

    S. L. Ceccio;C. E. Brennen

  • Liftoff of turbulent jet flames - Assessment of edge flame and other concepts using cinema-PIV

    Ansis Upatnieks;James F. Driscoll;Chadwick C. Rasmussen;Steven L. Ceccio

  • A review of electrical impedance techniques for the measurement of multiphase flows

    S. L. Ceccio;D. L. George

  • Characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces for drag reduction in turbulent flow

    James W. Gose;Kevin Golovin;Mathew Boban;Joseph M. Mabry

  • On the energy economics of air lubrication drag reduction

    Simo A. Mäkiharju;Marc Perlin;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Validation of Electrical-Impedance Tomography for Measurements of Material Distribution in Two-Phase Flows

    D.L. George;J.R. Torczynski;K.A. Shollenberger;T.J. O’Hern

  • Skin-friction drag reduction in the turbulent regime using random-textured hydrophobic surfaces

    Rahul A. Bidkar;Luc Leblanc;Ambarish J. Kulkarni;Vaibhav Bahadur

  • Universal scaling for polymer chain scission in turbulence

    Siva A. Vanapalli;Steven L. Ceccio;Michael J. Solomon

  • The influence of developed cavitation on the flow of a turbulent shear layer

    Claudia O. Iyer;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Influence of bubble size on micro-bubble drag reduction

    Xiaochun Shen;Steven L. Ceccio;Marc Perlin

  • The effect of electrical transients on the shear stresses in electrorheological fluids

    J. M. Ginder;S. L. Ceccio

  • Modeling and Parametric Study of Torque in Open Clutch Plates

    Chinar R. Aphale;Jinhyun Cho;William W. Schultz;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Partial cavity flows. Part 2. Cavities forming on test objects with spanwise variation

    K. R. Laberteaux;S. L. Ceccio

  • Bioinspired surfaces for turbulent drag reduction.

    Kevin B. Golovin;James W. Gose;Marc Perlin;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Measurements of turbulent premixed flame dynamics using cinema stereoscopic PIV

    Adam M. Steinberg;James F. Driscoll;Steven L. Ceccio

  • THE DYNAMICS AND ACOUSTICS OF TRAVELLING BUBBLE CAVITATION

    S. Ceccio;C. Brennen

  • Electrical impedance techniques for the measurement of multiphase flows

    S. L. Ceccio

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Perlin
Marc Perlin Texas A&M University
David R. Dowling
David R. Dowling University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gretar Tryggvason
Gretar Tryggvason Johns Hopkins University
James F. Driscoll
James F. Driscoll University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yin Lu Young
Yin Lu Young University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Anish Tuteja
Anish Tuteja University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher E. Brennen
Christopher E. Brennen California Institute of Technology
Michael J. Solomon
Michael J. Solomon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christophe Pierre
Christophe Pierre Stevens Institute of Technology
Matthew P. Castanier
Matthew P. Castanier United States Army Research Laboratory

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