Concepedia

R. I. Leighton

RI

12

Publications

625

Citations

12

H-Index

1989

Active since

Affiliations

United States Naval Research Laboratory(Current)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

R. I. Leighton is an author at United States Naval Research Laboratory specializing in engineering, fluid mechanics, and aerodynamics.

Top concepts

EngineeringFluid DynamicsAerodynamicsTurbulenceSpace EngineeringTurbulence ModelingHeat TransferMultiphase FlowHydrodynamicsHydromechanics

Publications per year

1989–2003

12

Publications

12

Length scales and the energy balance for turbulence near a free surface

R. Handler, T. F. Swean, R. I. Leighton et al. · AIAA Journal · 1993 · 123 citations

Aeroacoustics, Engineering, Energy Balance +16

Transport of a passive scalar at a shear-free boundary in fully developed turbulent open channel flow

R. Handler, J. R. Saylor, R. I. Leighton et al. · Physics of Fluids · 1999 · 90 citations

Ocean Dynamics, Engineering, Fluid Mechanics +20

Shear-free turbulence near a flat free surface

David T. Walker, R. I. Leighton, Luis O. Garza-Rios · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1996 · 86 citations

The thermal structure of an air–water interface at low wind speeds

R. Handler, Geoffrey B. Smith, R. I. Leighton · Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography · 2001 · 63 citations · Full text

Engineering, Surface Wave, Fluid Mechanics +23

Turbulent mixed-boundary flow in a corner formed by a solid wall and a free surface

Lisa Grega, Timothy Wei, R. I. Leighton et al. · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1995 · 46 citations

Ocean Dynamics, Engineering, Fluid Mechanics +21

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