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Douglas R. Matthews

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1975
Turbomachinery Performance and OptimizationRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsTribology and Lubrication Engineering

Publications

13

Citations

33

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1975

Research summary
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Douglas R. Matthews works in mechanical and aerospace engineering, focusing on the aerodynamics of turbomachinery—the rotating blade systems used in jet engines, compressors, and similar devices. His work examines how unsteady airflow and interactions between rows of rotating and stationary blades affect performance in axial compressors, which are used to compress air in engines and industrial systems.

Turbomachinery aerodynamicsAxial compressor designUnsteady flow and blade-row interactionsComputational fluid dynamicsFluid dynamics and turbulence

Publication output has been low and irregular over the last decade, with only one or two papers in most years and some years with none, suggesting a slow and inconsistent publishing pace rather than steady or growing output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications217182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications221222023: 2 publications2232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
  • Unsteady Aerodynamics and Blade-Row Interactions in the Embedded Stage of an Axial Compressor

    Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University) · 2017

Publishes in
  • Journal of Turbomachinery×2
  • International Journal of Turbomachinery Propulsion and Power×1
  • Aerospace×1
  • AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum×1
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University)×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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