Scott K. Thomas

819 total citations
30 papers, 662 citations indexed

About

Scott K. Thomas is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott K. Thomas has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 662 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 13 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Scott K. Thomas's work include Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (15 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (13 papers) and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (6 papers). Scott K. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (15 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (13 papers) and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (6 papers). Scott K. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Scott K. Thomas's co-authors include Charles D. MacArthur, Kirk L. Yerkes, John McQuillen, Andrew J. Fleming, Louis A. Povinelli, Daniel E. Paxson, Meng Wang, E. S. Taylor, Mitch Wolff and Rory A. Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal of Heat Transfer and SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series.

In The Last Decade

Scott K. Thomas

30 papers receiving 637 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scott K. Thomas United States 12 427 200 195 178 141 30 662
Xueqin Bu China 18 399 0.9× 272 1.4× 95 0.5× 221 1.2× 89 0.6× 44 650
Joseph P. Veres United States 12 373 0.9× 99 0.5× 40 0.2× 83 0.5× 75 0.5× 44 504
Haiyang Hu United States 14 690 1.6× 185 0.9× 249 1.3× 32 0.2× 159 1.1× 73 891
Saurabh Nath United States 11 412 1.0× 208 1.0× 520 2.7× 107 0.6× 34 0.2× 18 653
Jean Laflamme Canada 5 363 0.9× 73 0.4× 303 1.6× 25 0.1× 103 0.7× 14 464
R. J. Scavuzzo United States 11 198 0.5× 33 0.2× 46 0.2× 49 0.3× 118 0.8× 46 405
Honghu Ji China 11 182 0.4× 154 0.8× 38 0.2× 112 0.6× 15 0.1× 64 349
Max Kandula United States 14 392 0.9× 328 1.6× 88 0.5× 228 1.3× 7 0.0× 68 634
Roger Royer United States 7 155 0.4× 20 0.1× 64 0.3× 301 1.7× 122 0.9× 14 667
Hossein Habibi United Kingdom 11 128 0.3× 21 0.1× 65 0.3× 71 0.4× 62 0.4× 30 346

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wolff, Mitch, et al.. (2018). A Cryogenic Palletized High Energy Pulse System. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott K., et al.. (2013). Measurement of Static and Dynamic Performance Characteristics of Electric Propulsion Systems. 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 15 indexed citations
3.
Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2010). Acceleration Effects on the Cooling Performance of a Partially Confined FC-72 Spray. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 24(3). 463–479. 12 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2009). Qualitative Evaluation of a Liquid-Vapor Separator Concept in Micro-Gravity Conditions. AIP conference proceedings. 3–13. 5 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2009). Partially Confined FC-72 Spray-Cooling Performance: Effect of Dissolved Air. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 23(3). 582–591. 9 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2009). Effect of Variable Gravity on the Cooling Performance of a 16-Nozzle Spray Array. 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 9 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2009). Cooling Performance of a 16-Nozzle Array in Variable Gravity. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 23(3). 571–581. 24 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2008). The Effect of Dissolved Air on the Cooling Performance of a Partially Confined FC-72 Spray. Journal of Bioresource Management. 4 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2007). Cooling Performance of a Partially-Confined FC-72 Spray: The Effect of Variable Gravity. 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 2 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2006). Variable-Gravity Effects on a Single-Phase Partially-Confined Spray Cooling System. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 20(3). 361–370. 28 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2006). Variable-Gravity Effects on a Single-Phase Partially-Confined Spray Cooling System. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 5 indexed citations
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Fleming, Andrew J., et al.. (2006). Aircraft Thermal Management Using Loop Heat Pipes: Experimental Simulation of High Acceleration Environments Using the Centrifuge Table Test Bed. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 7 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott K., et al.. (2005). Fluid Flow in Axial Reentrant Grooves with Application to Heat Pipes. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 19(3). 395–405. 19 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Kirk L., et al.. (2005). Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Spray Cooling Under Terrestrial Gravity Conditions. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 13 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott K., et al.. (2001). Fully developed laminar flow in trapezoidal grooves with shear stress at the liquid–vapor interface. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 44(18). 3397–3412. 29 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott K., et al.. (2001). Fully-Developed Laminar Flow in Sinusoidal Grooves. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 123(3). 656–661. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott K., et al.. (2000). The Effect of Working Fluid Inventory on the Performance of Revolving Helically Grooved Heat Pipes. Journal of Heat Transfer. 123(1). 120–129. 9 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott K., et al.. (1997). The Effects of Transverse Acceleration-Induced Body Forces on the Capillary Limit of Helically-Grooved Heat Pipes. Advanced Energy Systems. 3–15. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott K. & Kirk L. Yerkes. (1997). Quasi-Steady-State Performance of a Heat Pipe Subjected to Transient Acceleration Loadings. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 11(2). 306–309. 20 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott K., et al.. (1996). Performance characteristics of a stainless steel/ammonia loop heat pipe. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 10(2). 326–333. 14 indexed citations

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