A. K. Kapila

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

A. K. Kapila is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. K. Kapila has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 25 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 24 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in A. K. Kapila's work include Combustion and Detonation Processes (35 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (24 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (14 papers). A. K. Kapila is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and Detonation Processes (35 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (24 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (14 papers). A. K. Kapila collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. A. K. Kapila's co-authors include John B. Bdzil, D. Scott Stewart, Donald W. Schwendeman, Ralph Menikoff, Steven F. Son, William D. Henshaw, T. L. Jackson, B. J. Matkowsky, Jeffrey W. Banks and Takumi Hawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Computational Physics and Chemical Engineering Science.

In The Last Decade

A. K. Kapila

54 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Two-phase modeling of deflagration-to-detonation transition in granular materials: Reduced equations

2001 453 citations A. K. Kapila, Ralph Menikoff et al. Physics of Fluids profile →

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D. R. Kassoy United States

John B. Bdzil United States

Carlos Pantano United States

Donald W. Schwendeman United States

James J. Quirk United States

P. A. Thompson United States

G. M. Makhviladze United Kingdom

M.R. Baer United States

David W. Bogdanoff United States

V. B. Librovich Russia

D. R. Kassoy United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. K. Kapila

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All Works

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Kapila, A. K., et al.. (2019). An HLLC-type Riemann solver and high-resolution Godunov method for a two-phase model of reactive flow with general equations of state. Journal of Computational Physics. 405. 109180–109180. 17 indexed citations

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Nayak, J.K., Shireesh B. Kedare, Rangan Banerjee, et al.. (2015). A1 MW National Solar Thermal Research Cum Demonstration Facility at Gwalpahari, Haryana, India. Current Science. 109(8). 1445–1445. 9 indexed citations

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Schwendeman, Donald W., A. K. Kapila, & William D. Henshaw. (2012). A comparative study of two macro-scale models of condensed-phase explosives. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 77(1). 2–17. 4 indexed citations

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Schwendeman, Donald W., A. K. Kapila, & William D. Henshaw. (2010). A study of detonation diffraction and failure for a model of compressible two-phase reactive flow. Combustion Theory and Modelling. 14(3). 331–366. 19 indexed citations

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Banks, Jeffrey W., William D. Henshaw, Donald W. Schwendeman, & A. K. Kapila. (2008). A study of detonation propagation and diffraction with compliant confinement. Combustion Theory and Modelling. 12(4). 769–808. 28 indexed citations

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Schwendeman, Donald W., et al.. (2007). A study of detonation evolution and structure for a model of compressible two-phase reactive flow. Combustion Theory and Modelling. 12(1). 159–204. 28 indexed citations

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Blythe, P. A., A. K. Kapila, & Mark Short. (2006). Homogeneous ignition for a three-step chain-branching reaction model. Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 56(2). 105–128. 8 indexed citations

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Schwendeman, Donald W., et al.. (2005). The Riemann problem and a high-resolution Godunov method for a model of compressible two-phase flow. Journal of Computational Physics. 212(2). 490–526. 155 indexed citations

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Kapila, A. K. & Mark Short. (2003). Nondiffusive hot spot in a confined, narrow domain. Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 45(3-4). 335–366. 1 indexed citations

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Kapila, A. K., et al.. (2002). Plane-strain deformation of an elastic material compressed in a rough rectangular cavity. International Journal of Engineering Science. 40(9). 991–1010. 10 indexed citations

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Kapila, A. K., Ralph Menikoff, John B. Bdzil, Steven F. Son, & D. Scott Stewart. (2001). Two-phase modeling of deflagration-to-detonation transition in granular materials: Reduced equations. Physics of Fluids. 13(10). 3002–3024. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bdzil, John B., Ralph Menikoff, Steven F. Son, A. K. Kapila, & D. Scott Stewart. (1999). Two-phase modeling of deflagration-to-detonation transition in granular materials: A critical examination of modeling issues. Physics of Fluids. 11(2). 378–402. 184 indexed citations

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Kapila, A. K.. (1990). Book Review: Mathematical problems from combustion theory. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 23(2). 559–563. 1 indexed citations

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Jackson, T. L., A. K. Kapila, & M. Yousuff Hussaini. (1990). Convection of a pattern of vorticity through a reacting shock wave. Physics of Fluids A Fluid Dynamics. 2(7). 1260–1268. 19 indexed citations

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Jackson, T. L., A. K. Kapila, & D. Scott Stewart. (1989). Evolution of a Reaction Center in an Explosive Material. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 49(2). 432–458. 39 indexed citations

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Kapila, A. K., B. J. Matkowsky, & Aart van Harten. (1983). An Asymptotic Theory of Deflagrations and Detonations I. The Steady Solutions. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 43(3). 491–519. 15 indexed citations

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Kapila, A. K.. (1980). Reactive-Diffusive System with Arrhenius Kinetics: Dynamics of Ignition. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 39(1). 21–36. 40 indexed citations

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Kapila, A. K., B. J. Matkowsky, & José M. Vega. (1980). Reactive-Diffusive System with Arrhenius Kinetics: Peculiarities of the Spherical Geometry. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 38(3). 382–401. 26 indexed citations

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Kapila, A. K.. (1978). Homogeneous branched-chain explosion: Initiation to completion. Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 12(3). 221–235. 27 indexed citations

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Buckmaster, J., A. K. Kapila, & G. S. S. Ludford. (1976). Linear condensate deflagration for large activation energy. Acta Astronautica. 3(7-8). 593–614. 14 indexed citations

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