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Active since
1972
Affiliations
University of Kentucky(Current)
Mississippi State University
San Diego State University
Glenn Research Center
Washington State University
Robert A. Altenkirch is an author at University of Kentucky specializing in engineering, combustion science, and heat transfer.
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EngineeringCombustion ScienceHeat TransferThermodynamicsThermal EngineeringMultiphase FlowChemical KineticsSpace EngineeringTransport PhenomenaNumerical Simulation
Publications per year
1972–2018
Buoyancy effects on flames spreading down thermally thin fuels
Robert A. Altenkirch, R. Eichhorn, Panlong Shang · Combustion and Flame · 1980 · 150 citations
Engineering, Combustion Science, Buoyancy Effects +2
Internal absorption cross sections in a stratified sphere
Daniel W. Mackowski, Robert A. Altenkirch, M. Pınar Mengüç · Applied Optics · 1990 · 113 citations
Radiative Heat Transfer, Engineering, Radiative Transfer +12
A Theoretical Description of Flame Spreading over Solid Combustibles in a Quiescent Environment at Zero Gravity
Subrata Bhattacharjee, Robert A. Altenkirch, Nataraj Srikantaiah et al. · Combustion Science and Technology · 1990 · 72 citations
Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering +23
A Study of Boilover in Liquid Pool Fires Supported on Water Part I: Effects of a Water Sublayer on Pool Fires
M. Arai, Kozo Saito, Robert A. Altenkirch · Combustion Science and Technology · 1990 · 70 citations
Water Sublayer, Engineering, Combustion Engineering +16
Radiation-controlled, opposed-flow flame spread in a microgravity environment
Subrata Bhattacharjee, Robert A. Altenkirch · Symposium (International) on Combustion · 1991 · 62 citations
Laminar Flame, Microgravity Environment, Aerospace Engineering
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