John L. Lumley
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John L. Lumley was a prominent American fluid dynamicist known for his pioneering contributions to the understanding and modeling of turbulence.
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ engineer ⓘ fluid dynamicist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | mechanical and aerospace engineering ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
engineering applications of turbulent flows
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theoretical turbulence modeling ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Bernd J. Noack
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Hendrik Tennekes ⓘ Philip Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| employer | Cornell University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mechanics
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fluid dynamics ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ turbulence ⓘ turbulent flows ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | George B. Schubauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
A First Course in Turbulence
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The Structure of Turbulent Shear Flow ⓘ Turbulence, Coherent Structures, Dynamical Systems and Symmetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern fluid mechanics education
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research in turbulence modeling ⓘ |
| knownAs | John L. Lumley ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Physical Society
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
educational contributions in turbulence and fluid mechanics
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modeling of turbulent flows ⓘ pioneering contributions to the understanding of turbulence ⓘ turbulence modeling ⓘ turbulence theory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A First Course in Turbulence
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Turbulence, Coherent Structures, Dynamical Systems and Symmetry ⓘ |
| occupation |
mechanical engineer
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professor ⓘ researcher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University ⓘ |
| workFocus |
coherent structures in turbulent flows
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model reduction in fluid dynamics ⓘ statistical description of turbulence ⓘ |
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