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Julio Hernández

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1987
Fluid Dynamics and Heat TransferSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsComputer Graphics and Visualization TechniquesFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Publications

86

Citations

2,236

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

39

Publishing since 1987

Research summary
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This researcher's core work focuses on computational fluid dynamics, particularly methods for simulating how liquid interfaces and droplets behave, such as in 3D printing processes and drop impacts on surfaces. The publication record shows development of open-source simulation software (like gVOF and RheoFoam) for tracking fluid volumes and interfaces numerically. Note that the bibliographic record also includes several publications on unrelated topics (medical, educational, and ecological studies), which may indicate shared name entries from different researchers rather than a single unified research program.

Computational fluid dynamics and interface trackingVolume-of-fluid (VOF) numerical methodsDrop-on-demand 3D printing simulationOpen-source scientific software developmentFluid interface and droplet impact modeling

Publication output has grown from roughly 1-4 papers per year in 2017-2021 to a peak of 10 in 2022, followed by continued activity of 3-7 papers per year through 2025, suggesting an overall increasing to steady pace over the decade.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 10 publications10222023: 3 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Computer Physics Communications×5
  • Journal of Computational Physics×4
  • Computers & Fluids×2
  • Materials & Design×2
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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