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Suzanne M. Kresta

Suzanne M. Kresta

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
34
Citations
5995
World Ranking
9164
National Ranking
368

Research.com Recognitions

  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Suzanne M. Kresta is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and specializes in the field of engineering. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including computational mechanics, ocean engineering, biomedical engineering, water science and technology, and analytical chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their work include minerals flotation and separation techniques, petroleum processing and analysis, fluid dynamics and mixing, problem and project-based learning, particle dynamics in fluid flows, granular flow and fluidized beds, and biomedical and engineering education.

Recent publications by Suzanne M. Kresta cover various aspects of engineering and education. These include the following papers:

  • "Turbulence damping above the cloud height in suspensions of concentrated slurries in stirred tanks" (2021), published in AIChE Journal
  • "Teaching innovation in an age of disruption" (2021), published in The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • "A method to quantify time-dependent yield stress build-up in mineral slurries" (2022), published in Minerals Engineering
  • "An Indigenous Cultural Contextualization of Engineering in First Year at the University of Saskatchewan" (2024), published in Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
  • "Mixing energy as a scaling variable for liquid drawdown in stirred tanks" (2023), published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Frequent co-authors in Suzanne M. Kresta's research include Márcio B. Machado, Inci Ayranci, Alexandra Komrakova, J. Frey, and Lori Bradford. Their work appears regularly in publication venues such as the Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA), Process Safety and Environmental Protection, AIChE Journal, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, and Minerals Engineering.

Suzanne M. Kresta has been recognized by The Canadian Academy of Engineering, reflecting engagement with the broader engineering community and contributions to the field.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Industrial Mixing : Science and Practice

    Edward L. Paul;Victor A Atiemo-Obeng;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Handbook of Industrial Mixing

    Edward L. Paul;Victor A. Atiemo-Obeng;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Correlation of mean drop size and minimum drop size with the turbulence energy dissipation and the flow in an agitated tank

    Genwen Zhou;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • The flow field produced by a pitched blade turbine : characterization of the turbulence and estimation of the dissipation rate

    Suzanne M. Kresta;Philip E. Wood

  • Prediction of the three-dimensional turbulent flow in stirred tanks

    Suzanne M. Kresta;Philip E. Wood

  • Impact of tank geometry on the maximum turbulence energy dissipation rate for impellers

    Genwen Zhou;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • The Effect of Impeller and Tank Geometry on Power Number for a Pitched Blade Turbine

    D. Chapple;S.M. Kresta;A. Wall;A. Afacan

  • The mean flow field produced by a 45° pitched blade turbine: Changes in the circulation pattern due to off bottom clearance

    Suzanne M. Kresta;Philip E. Wood

  • A new definition of mixing and segregation: Three dimensions of a key process variable

    Alena Kukukova;Joelle Aubin;Joelle Aubin;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Distribution of Energy Between Convective and Turbulent-Flow for 3 Frequently Used Impellers

    Zhou G;Kresta Sm

  • Turbulence in stirred tanks: Anisotropic, approximate, and applied

    Suzanne Kresta

  • Evolution of drop size distribution in liquid–liquid dispersions for various impellers*

    Genwen Zhou;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Hands-on Demonstrations: An Alternative to Full Scale Lab Experiments

    Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Prediction of Cloud Height for Solid Suspensions in Stirred Tanks

    K.J. Bittorf;S.M. Kresta

  • Active volume of mean circulation for stirred tanks agitated with axial impellers

    Kevin J. Bittorf;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Low frequency macroinstabilities in a stirred tank: scale-up and prediction based on large eddy simulations

    Vesselina Roussinova;Suzanne M. Kresta;Ron Weetman

  • Characteristics of a Confined Impinging Jet Reactor: Energy Dissipation, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Reaction Products, and Effect of Unequal Flow

    Shad W. Siddiqui;Yinan Zhao;Alena Kukukova;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Effect of geometry on the mechanisms for off-bottom solids suspension in a stirred tank

    Inci Ayranci;Márcio B. Machado;Adam M. Madej;Jos J. Derksen

  • Critical analysis of Zwietering correlation for solids suspension in stirred tanks

    Inci Ayranci;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Design rules for suspending concentrated mixtures of solids in stirred tanks

    Inci Ayranci;Suzanne M. Kresta

  • Mechanisms of solids drawdown in stirred tanks

    Oscar Khazam;Suzanne M. Kresta

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos Derksen
Jos Derksen University of Aberdeen
Jacob H. Masliyah
Jacob H. Masliyah University of Alberta
David F. Fletcher
David F. Fletcher University of Sydney
Zhenghe Xu
Zhenghe Xu University of Alberta

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