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Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer is a research topic within Computational Mechanics. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the dynamics of drop impact on surfaces, including phenomena such as drop splashing, spreading, and coalescence. It explores topics related to surface tension, multiphase flow, level set methods, spray cooling, and the Leidenfrost phenomenon.

  • Drop Impact
  • Surface Tension
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Multiphase Flow
  • Level Set Method
  • Spray Cooling
  • Interface Reconstruction
  • Liquid Jet Instability
  • Coalescence of Drops
  • Leidenfrost Phenomenon
Research works
29k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+9%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
50% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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