D. W. Bechert

4.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
44 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

D. W. Bechert is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. W. Bechert has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Computational Mechanics, 30 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. W. Bechert's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (27 papers), Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (15 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (13 papers). D. W. Bechert is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (27 papers), Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (15 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (13 papers). D. W. Bechert collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. D. W. Bechert's co-authors include W. Hage, M. Bruse, M. Bartenwerfer, G. Hoppe, J. G. Th. van der Hoeven, E. Pfizenmaier, R. Meyer, Wolf‐Ernst Reif, Peter A. Monkewitz and B. Barsikow and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and AIAA Journal.

In The Last Decade

D. W. Bechert

43 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Experiments on drag-reducing surfaces and their optimization with an adjustable geometry

1997 675 citations D. W. Bechert, M. Bruse et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
Experiments with three-dimensional riblets as an idealized model of shark skin

2000 405 citations D. W. Bechert, M. Bruse et al. Experiments in Fluids profile →
The viscous flow on surfaces with longitudinal ribs

1989 343 citations D. W. Bechert, M. Bartenwerfer Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Drag Reduction With Riblets In Nature And Engineering 2006 ·D. W. Bechert, W. Hage	13
2	Self-actuating flaps on bird and aircraft wings 2006 ·elib (German Aerospace Center) ·D. W. Bechert, W. Hage, R. Meyer	5
3	Separation Control by Self-Activated Movable Flaps 2006 ·AIAA Journal ·Robert K. Meyer, W. Hage, D. W. Bechert, Markus Schatz, (unknown), Frank Thiele	79
4	Drag Reduction on Gurney Flaps by Three-Dimensional Modifications 2006 ·Journal of Aircraft ·Robert B. Meyer, W. Hage, D. W. Bechert, Markus Schatz, F. Thiele	55
5	Passive Flow Control 2004 ·elib (German Aerospace Center) ·W. Hage, R. Meyer, D. W. Bechert	2
6	Fluid Mechanics of Biological Surfaces and their Technological Application 2000 ·Die Naturwissenschaften ·D. W. Bechert, M. Bruse, W. Hage, R. Meyer	314
7	Drag reduction of airfoils with miniflaps - Can we learn from dragonflies? 2000 ·D. W. Bechert, R. Meyer, W. Hage	44
8	Aeroflexible Oberflächenklappen als "Rückstrombremsen" - nach dem Vorbild der Deckfedern des Vogelflügels 1997 ·Ralf Meyer, D. W. Bechert, Wissam El‐Hage, (unknown)	5
9	Drag reduction with the slip wall 1996 ·AIAA Journal ·D. W. Bechert, W. Hage, (unknown)	14
10	The Berlin oil channel for drag reduction research 1992 ·Experiments in Fluids ·D. W. Bechert, G. Hoppe, J. G. Th. van der Hoeven, (unknown)	49
11	Self-excited oscillations and mixing in a heated round jet 1990 ·Journal of Fluid Mechanics ·Peter A. Monkewitz, D. W. Bechert, B. Barsikow, B. Lehmann	201
12	The spreading of self-excited hot jets by side jets 1989 ·Physics of Fluids A Fluid Dynamics ·Peter A. Monkewitz, B. Lehmann, B. Barsikow, D. W. Bechert	77
13	Excitation of instability waves in free shear layers Part 2. Experiments 1988 ·Journal of Fluid Mechanics ·D. W. Bechert, Bernhard Stahl	26
14	Drag reduction mechanisms derived from shark skin 1986 ·D. W. Bechert, M. Bartenwerfer, G. Hoppe, Wolf‐Ernst Reif	82
15	On the Drag Reduction of the Shark Skin 1985 ·23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting ·D. W. Bechert, Wolf‐Ernst Reif	141
16	Excited waves in shear layers 1982 ·NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·D. W. Bechert	6
17	Sound absorption caused by vorticity shedding, demonstrated with a jet flow 1980 ·Journal of Sound and Vibration ·D. W. Bechert	170
18	The control of a thin free shear layer with and without a semi-infinite plate by a pulsating flow field 1975 ·D. W. Bechert, U. Michel	14
19	On wavelike perturbations in a free jet travelling faster than the mean flow in the jet 1975 ·Journal of Fluid Mechanics ·D. W. Bechert, E. Pfizenmaier	28
20	On the amplification of broad band jet noise by a pure tone excitation 1975 ·Journal of Sound and Vibration ·D. W. Bechert, E. Pfizenmaier	138

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