D. Keith Walters

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

D. Keith Walters is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Keith Walters has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Computational Mechanics, 57 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 35 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. Keith Walters's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (76 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (35 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (29 papers). D. Keith Walters is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (76 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (35 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (29 papers). D. Keith Walters collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. D. Keith Walters's co-authors include James H. Leylek, Davor Čokljat, Bhushan Sandeep, Scott M. Thompson, D. S. Thompson, Shanti Bhushan, Louay M. Chamra, Jeffrey D. Ferguson, Damien Holloway and David S. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and AIAA Journal.

In The Last Decade

D. Keith Walters

108 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Three-Equation Eddy-Viscosity Model for Reynolds-Averag... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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  1. A Three-Equation Eddy-Viscosity Model for Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Simulations of Transitional Flow
    2008 426 citations D. Keith Walters et al. Journal of Fluids Engineering profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Keith Walters United States 25 1.8k 1.3k 886 362 191 115 2.5k
P. G. Huang United States 17 2.0k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 517 0.6× 364 1.0× 156 0.8× 31 2.6k
Robin Langtry United States 13 3.1k 1.7× 2.6k 2.0× 647 0.7× 683 1.9× 250 1.3× 24 4.0k
Stefan Völker Germany 10 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 429 0.5× 396 1.1× 159 0.8× 16 2.3k
Yildirim Suzen United States 19 2.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.6× 450 0.5× 365 1.0× 151 0.8× 46 2.9k
Matthias Meinke Germany 36 3.4k 1.8× 2.1k 1.6× 724 0.8× 681 1.9× 450 2.4× 221 4.2k
O. Lehmkuhl Spain 32 2.1k 1.1× 684 0.5× 457 0.5× 606 1.7× 196 1.0× 174 2.9k
B. S. V. Patnaik India 23 1.3k 0.7× 532 0.4× 506 0.6× 288 0.8× 144 0.8× 95 2.2k
László Fuchs Sweden 27 1.5k 0.8× 591 0.4× 332 0.4× 278 0.8× 197 1.0× 206 2.3k
J. J. McGuirk United Kingdom 26 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 332 0.4× 445 1.2× 187 1.0× 150 2.3k
Alistair Revell United Kingdom 25 1.3k 0.7× 864 0.6× 304 0.3× 495 1.4× 81 0.4× 109 2.2k

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All Works

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Walters, D. Keith, et al.. (2024). A Near-Wall Methodology for Large-Eddy Simulation Based on Dynamic Hybrid RANS-LES. Entropy. 26(12). 1095–1095.
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Walters, D. Keith, et al.. (2021). Numerical Simulation of a Three-Dimensional Axisymmetric Hill: Performance Evaluation of Hybrid RANS–LES Models. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 143(10). 2 indexed citations
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Barrio, Raúl, et al.. (2020). Construction of a hybrid lung model by combining a real geometry of the upper airways and an idealized geometry of the lower airways. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 196. 105613–105613. 13 indexed citations
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Thompson, Scott M., et al.. (2018). Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in multistaged Tesla valves. Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications. 73(6). 347–365. 54 indexed citations
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Sandeep, Bhushan, D. Keith Walters, Yassin A. Hassan, et al.. (2018). Assessment of RANS, LES, and Hybrid RANS/LES Models for the Prediction of Low-Pr Turbulent Flows. 1 indexed citations
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Tena, Ana Fernández, Alfonso C. Marcos-Romero, Cristina Martínez González, & D. Keith Walters. (2017). A new adaptive time step method for unsteady flow simulations in a human lung. Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. 20(8). 915–917. 8 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith, et al.. (2011). Efficient, Physiologically Realistic Lung Airflow Simulations. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 58(10). 3016–3019. 16 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith, et al.. (2011). Numerical Simulation of a PAK-B Airfoil Using Fully Turbulent and Transition-Sensitive RANS Models. 897–905. 2 indexed citations
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Burgreen, Greg W., et al.. (2010). DigitalLung: Application of High-Performance Computing to Biological System Simulation. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 680. 573–584. 3 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith, et al.. (2009). 3-D Navier-Stokes Simulation of Large-Scale Regions of the Bronchopulmonary Tree. 223–231. 2 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith, et al.. (2007). CFD Prediction of Boundary Layer Transition and Separation on an Airfoil at Varying Angle of Attack. 21–28. 2 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith, et al.. (2006). Development and Initial Validation of a Two-Equation Transition Sensitive Turbulence Model for CFD Simulations. Fluids Engineering. 389–398. 1 indexed citations
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Leylek, James H. & D. Keith Walters. (2004). A New Model for Boundary Layer Transition Using a Single-Point RANS Approach (2002-HT-32740). 193–202. 1 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith & James H. Leylek. (2004). A New Model for Boundary Layer Transition Using a Single-Point RANS Approach. Journal of Turbomachinery. 126(1). 193–202. 222 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith & James H. Leylek. (2002). A New Model for Boundary-Layer Transition Using a Single-Point RANS Approach. 67–79. 20 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith, et al.. (1998). Graphical interface for the physics-based generation of inputs to 3D MEEC SGEMP and SREMP simulations. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Walters, D. Keith & James H. Leylek. (1997). A Detailed Analysis of Film–Cooling Physics: Part I — Streamwise Injection With Cylindrical Holes. Volume 3: Heat Transfer; Electric Power; Industrial and Cogeneration. 23 indexed citations

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