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Earl A. Thornton

EA

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Publications

32

Citations

1.5K

H-Index

22

Active since

1978

Affiliations

Old Dominion University(Current)

University of Virginia

Langley Research Center

The University of Texas at Austin

Earl A. Thornton is an author at Old Dominion University specializing in engineering, mechanical engineering, and heat transfer.

Top concepts

EngineeringMechanical EngineeringHeat TransferThermal EngineeringThermal ModelingThermodynamicsSpace EngineeringNumerical SimulationStructural MechanicsComputational Mechanics

Publications per year

1978–2000

32

Publications

32

Thermal Buckling of Plates and Shells

Earl A. Thornton · Applied Mechanics Reviews · 1993 · 207 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Composite Plates +16

Thermally induced bending vibrations of a flexible rolled-up solar array

Earl A. Thornton, Yool A. Kim · Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets · 1993 · 167 citations

Space Vehicle, Missile, Engineering +27

Flow-thermal-structural study of aerodynamically heated leading edges

Pramote Dechaumphai, Earl A. Thornton, Allan R. Wieting · Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets · 1989 · 145 citations

Missile, Space Vehicle, Engineering +26

Coupled flow, thermal, and structural analysis of aerodynamically heated panels

Earl A. Thornton, Pramote Dechaumphai · Journal of Aircraft · 1988 · 111 citations

Aerothermodynamics, Finite Element Approach, Engineering +16

Thermal structures - Four decades of progress

Earl A. Thornton · Journal of Aircraft · 1992 · 80 citations

Aeroacoustics, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +19

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