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Lukas Benjamin Inhestern

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2017Rising activity
Turbomachinery Performance and OptimizationCombustion and flame dynamicsComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsCavitation Phenomena in PumpsAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies

Publications

35

Citations

199

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
AI-generated

Lukas Benjamin Inhestern studies the aerodynamics and thermal behavior of turbines used in engines and turbomachinery, focusing on how gases flow through turbine blades and tip gaps at very high speeds, including supersonic (faster-than-sound) conditions. His work combines computer simulations, experimental test rigs (including water-based analog experiments), and simplified mathematical models to predict how turbines start up, choke, and lose efficiency under extreme pressure and heat conditions. This research is relevant to designing more efficient turbochargers, gas turbines, and aircraft engine components.

Turbomachinery aerodynamicsSupersonic and transonic flow in turbinesTurbine tip-gap heat transfer and efficiencyRadial and mixed-flow turbine designExperimental and reduced-order modeling of turbine flows

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade but shows a recent increase, rising from about 3-4 papers per year in 2022-2024 to 6 in 2025 and continuing into 2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 7 publications7192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 3 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Volume 8: Microturbines, Turbochargers and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines×4
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
  • Energy×3
  • Aerospace Science and Technology×2
  • Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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