W. L. Chow

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

W. L. Chow is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. L. Chow has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Computational Mechanics, 32 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 11 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in W. L. Chow's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (35 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (28 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (12 papers). W. L. Chow is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (35 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (28 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (12 papers). W. L. Chow collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Singapore. W. L. Chow's co-authors include Chae M. Rhie, A. L. Addy, Taeyoung Han, H. H. Korst, Akira Nakayama, Deepak Sharma, P. S. Yeh, Thomas J. J. Mueller, Bernhard H. Anderson and Davood Moslemian and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

W. L. Chow

62 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Numerical study of the turbulent flow past an airfoil wit... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. Numerical study of the turbulent flow past an airfoil with trailing edge separation
    1983 3.5k citations W. L. Chow et al. AIAA Journal profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. L. Chow United States 11 3.2k 1.1k 695 642 426 66 3.9k
Chae M. Rhie United States 11 3.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 728 1.0× 713 1.1× 428 1.0× 21 4.3k
J. P. Van Doormaal Canada 8 2.1k 0.7× 635 0.6× 920 1.3× 486 0.8× 718 1.7× 10 3.2k
S. C. R. Dennis Canada 31 3.6k 1.1× 589 0.6× 434 0.6× 649 1.0× 814 1.9× 84 4.1k
E. R. Van Driest United States 13 2.3k 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 449 0.6× 632 1.0× 163 0.4× 19 2.7k
T. B. Gatski United States 22 3.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 655 0.9× 1.6k 2.4× 269 0.6× 68 4.5k
J.L. Cook United States 9 2.8k 0.9× 581 0.6× 320 0.5× 172 0.3× 359 0.8× 12 3.5k
Gordon Reece United Kingdom 6 2.5k 0.8× 892 0.8× 510 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 202 0.5× 13 3.0k
Richard H. Pletcher United States 23 1.9k 0.6× 721 0.7× 668 1.0× 321 0.5× 334 0.8× 116 2.7k
William W. Willmarth United States 25 3.0k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 545 0.8× 1.4k 2.1× 227 0.5× 46 3.9k
B. I. Sharma United Kingdom 6 1.7k 0.5× 793 0.8× 618 0.9× 636 1.0× 241 0.6× 13 2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. L. Chow

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1993). Base pressure of a sudden expansion from a conical converging nozzle. AIAA Journal. 31(4). 657–662. 6 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1992). A hodograph-based method for the solutions of axisymmetric orifice flows. 13(2). 167–170. 2 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1990). A new theory of turbulence based on the concept of fractal analysis. 2. 2254–2263.
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1990). Nonideal Isentropic Gas Flow Through Converging-Diverging Nozzles. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 112(4). 455–460. 14 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1990). Quasi-Steady Discharge of Fluid From a Vessel Through a Poppet Valve. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 112(4). 437–440. 2 indexed citations
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Sahu, Jubaraj & W. L. Chow. (1988). A Review of the Fluid Dynamic Aspects of the Effect of Base Bleed. International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion. 1(1-6). 81–92. 1 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L.. (1985). Base pressure of a projectile within the transonic flight regime. AIAA Journal. 23(3). 388–395. 8 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Akira, W. L. Chow, & Deepak Sharma. (1983). Calculation of fully developed turbulent flows in ducts of arbitrary cross-section. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 128. 199–217. 44 indexed citations
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Warpinski, N. R. & W. L. Chow. (1979). Base Pressure Associated With Incompressible Flow Past Wedges at High Reynolds Numbers. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 46(3). 483–492. 1 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., Taeyoung Han, & Cong Wu. (1978). Hydrodynamic solution for incompressible flow as influenced by gravitation. AIAA Journal. 16(10). 1097–1098. 2 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1976). Viscid-Inviscid Interaction of Incompressible Separated Flows. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 43(3). 387–395. 6 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1975). The viscid-inviscid interaction associated with a two dimensional transonic flow past a back step. Final Report. 1 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1975). Viscous interaction of flow redevelopment after flow reattachment with supersonic external streams. AIAA Journal. 13(12). 1576–1584. 7 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1973). A study of a feedback fluidic jet oscillator part II: Analytical study of its characteristics. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 11(11). 833–840. 1 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1973). A study of a feedback fluidic jet oscillator part I: Presentation and interpretation of the experimental data. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 11(11). 827–832. 1 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L., et al.. (1973). A Study of Feedback Fluid Jet Oscillator With a Supersonic Power Jet: Part II: Analytical Study of Its Characteristics. Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control. 95(2). 185–190. 3 indexed citations
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Korst, H. H. & W. L. Chow. (1971). On the Correlation of Analytical and Experimental Free Shear Layer Similarity Profiles by Spread Rate Parameters. Journal of Basic Engineering. 93(3). 377–382. 4 indexed citations
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Kasza, K.E. & W. L. Chow. (1970). Low-Speed Slip Flow Over a Wedge. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 37(2). 454–460. 1 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L.. (1967). Hypersonic rarefied flow past the sharp leading edge of a flat plate.. AIAA Journal. 5(9). 1549–1557. 17 indexed citations
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Chow, W. L. & H. H. Korst. (1966). Non-isoenergetic turbulent /Prt equals 1/ jet mixing between two compressible streams at constant pressure. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 17 indexed citations

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