Walter A. Silva

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Walter A. Silva is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter A. Silva has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Computational Mechanics, 31 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 15 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walter A. Silva's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (35 papers), Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control (17 papers) and Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (15 papers). Walter A. Silva is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (35 papers), Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control (17 papers) and Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (15 papers). Walter A. Silva collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Walter A. Silva's co-authors include David J. Lucia, Philip Beran, Pier Marzocca, Liviu Librescu, Pawel Chwalowski, Muhammad R. Hajj, Boyd Perry, Robert M. Bennett, Flávio D. Marques and Raymond G. Kvaternik and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.

In The Last Decade

Walter A. Silva

56 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Reduced-order modeling: new approaches for computational physics

2004 679 citations David J. Lucia, Philip Beran et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter A. Silva United States	16	963	819	592	466	354	58	1.6k
Daniella E. Raveh Israel	25	1.3k 1.3×	444 0.5×	1.2k 2.0×	351 0.8×	359 1.0×	122	2.0k
Andrea Da Ronch United Kingdom	21	1.1k 1.2×	412 0.5×	1.1k 1.9×	268 0.6×	263 0.7×	130	1.9k
Jeffrey Thomas United States	21	2.2k 2.2×	879 1.1×	1.4k 2.3×	540 1.2×	232 0.7×	74	2.6k
David J. Lucia United States	13	778 0.8×	810 1.0×	331 0.6×	448 1.0×	126 0.4×	21	1.2k
Zhengyin Ye China	28	2.1k 2.2×	582 0.7×	1.5k 2.5×	221 0.5×	209 0.6×	188	2.7k
Christian B Allen United Kingdom	24	1.6k 1.6×	271 0.3×	674 1.1×	257 0.6×	244 0.7×	124	2.0k
Imran Akhtar Pakistan	22	1.4k 1.4×	706 0.9×	678 1.1×	205 0.4×	147 0.4×	110	2.0k
K. J. Badcock United Kingdom	32	2.4k 2.5×	565 0.7×	1.7k 2.9×	445 1.0×	110 0.3×	127	2.9k
Rafael Palacios United Kingdom	26	1.3k 1.4×	358 0.4×	1.9k 3.2×	210 0.5×	503 1.4×	157	2.6k
Eusebio Valero Spain	25	1.2k 1.3×	429 0.5×	530 0.9×	169 0.4×	76 0.2×	111	1.7k

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Chwalowski, Pawel, et al.. (2022). Progress on Transonic Flutter and Shock Buffet Computations in Support of the Third Aeroelastic Prediction Workshop. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum. 4 indexed citations

Frink, Neal T., et al.. (2019). Aeroelastic Indicial Response Reduced-Order Modeling for Flexible Flight Vehicles. AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum.

Stanford, Bret, et al.. (2019). Active Flutter Suppression Using Reduced Order Modeling for Transonic Aeroservoelastic Control Law Development. AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum. 4 indexed citations

Martin, Christopher, et al.. (2018). Computing Aerodynamic Damping of a Generic Missile with CFD. 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 1 indexed citations

Marques, Flávio D., et al.. (2018). Volterra Kernels Assessment via Time-Delay Neural Networks for Nonlinear Unsteady Aerodynamic Loading Identification. AIAA Journal. 57(4). 1725–1735. 25 indexed citations

Chwalowski, Pawel, Walter A. Silva, Carol D. Wieseman, & Jennifer Heeg. (2018). CFD Model Of The Transonic Dynamics Tunnel With Applications. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2 indexed citations

Carrese, Robert, et al.. (2017). Identification and Analysis of Aeroelastic Systems Accounting for the Combined Effects of Aerodynamic and Structural Nonlinearities. 58th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 2 indexed citations

Carrese, Robert, et al.. (2017). Identification and characterization of a nonlinear aeroelastic system with freeplay and aerodynamic nonlinearities via higher–order spectra. 1 indexed citations

Silva, Walter A., Mark D. Sanetrik, & Pawel Chwalowski. (2016). Using FUN3D for Aeroelatic, Sonic Boom, and AeroPropulsoServoElastic (APSE) Analyses of a Supersonic Configuration. 9 indexed citations

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Silva, Walter A., et al.. (2016). Status of the KTH-NASA Wind-Tunnel Test for Acquisition of Transonic Nonlinear Aeroelastic Data. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 3 indexed citations

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Silva, Walter A., Veer N. Vatsa, & Robert T. Biedron. (2010). Reduced-Order Models for the Aeroelastic Analysis of Ares Launch Vehicles. 2 indexed citations

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Silva, Walter A.. (2008). Simultaneous Excitation of Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output CFD-Based Unsteady Aerodynamic Systems. Journal of Aircraft. 45(4). 1267–1274. 71 indexed citations

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Silva, Walter A., et al.. (2005). Recent Applications of the Volterra Theory to Aeroelastic Phenomena. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 10(5). 1977–2016. 4 indexed citations

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Marzocca, Pier, Liviu Librescu, & Walter A. Silva. (2005). Time-Delay Effects on Linear/Nonlinear Feedback Control of Simple Aeroelastic Systems. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 28(1). 53–62. 32 indexed citations

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Lucia, David J., Philip Beran, & Walter A. Silva. (2005). Aeroelastic System Development Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Volterra Theory. Journal of Aircraft. 42(2). 509–518. 58 indexed citations

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Silva, Walter A., et al.. (2003). Identification of Computational and Experimental Reduced-Order Models. 8 indexed citations

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Marzocca, Pier, Liviu Librescu, & Walter A. Silva. (2002). Aeroelastic Response of Nonlinear Wing Sections Using a Functional Series Technique. AIAA Journal. 40(5). 813–824. 48 indexed citations

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Silva, Walter A., Pier Marzocca, & Liviu Librescu. (2001). VOLTERRA SERIES APPROACH FOR NONLINEAR AEROELASTIC RESPONSE OF 2-D LIFTING SURFACES. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 18 indexed citations

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Rivera, José A., et al.. (1992). Pressure measurements on a rectangular wing with a NACA0012 airfoil during conventional flutter. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 17(12). e1009680–e1009680. 14 indexed citations

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Silva, Walter A. & Robert M. Bennett. (1990). Predicting the aeroelastic behavior of a wind-tunnel model using transonic small disturbance theory. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1(7557). 1416–1416. 5 indexed citations

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