Virendra C. Patel

Joined the College of Engineering: 1971

Education:
Ph.D., Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University, 1965
A.C.G.I., Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College, 1962
B.Sc. (Hons), Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College, 1962

Special Fields of Knowledge:
Boundary layer theory; viscous flow; turbulence

Present Research Interests:
Turbulent shear flows; computational fluid dynamics, hydraulics and biofluid dynamics

Selected Publications:
Li, S.H., Lai, Y-G., Weber, L., Silva, J.M. and Patel, V.C., "Validation of a Three-Dimensional Numerical Model for Water-Pump Intakes," IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2004, pp. 282-292.

Huang, J., Patel, V.C., Lai, Y.G. and Weber, L., "Simulation Study of Flow Through a Reach of the Chattahoochee River," IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol. 42, No. 5, 2004, pp. 487-491.

Yue, W., Lin, C-L. and Patel, V.C., "Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Multidimensional Free Surface Motions by Level Set Method," Int. Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 42, 2003, pp. 853-884.

Cui, J., Patel, V.C. and Lin, C-L., "Use of Large-eddy Simulation to Characterize Roughness Effect of Turbulent Flow Over a Wavy Wall," ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 125, November 2003, pp. 1075-1077.

Hyun, B.S., Balachandar, R., Yu, K. and Patel, V.C., "Assessment of PIV to Measure Mean Velocity and Turbulence in Water Flow," Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 35, July 2003, pp. 262-267.

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships:
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Iowa Academy of Science; American Society of Engineering Education; Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; American Society of Civil Engineers; International Association of Hydraulic Research; American Physical Society; American Academy of Mechanics