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Osman A. Basaran

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1980
Fluid Dynamics and Heat TransferElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesFluid Dynamics and Thin Films

Publications

202

Citations

9,035

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Osman A. Basaran studies the fluid dynamics of small-scale flows, focusing on how liquid drops, bubbles, films, and thin liquid threads form, break apart, and merge. His work combines theory and computational modeling to understand near-singular events like pinch-off and coalescence, including how additives such as surfactants (surface-active chemicals) and non-Newtonian (power-law) fluid properties change these dynamics. This research is relevant to applications involving spray formation, inkjet printing, coating processes, and multiphase flows.

Drop and bubble breakup dynamicsThin liquid film and sheet ruptureSurfactant and Marangoni stress effectsNon-Newtonian (power-law) fluid behaviorFree-surface flow simulation methods

Publication output was fairly steady at 3-6 papers per year from 2017 through 2022, but has slowed markedly since 2023, with only a few publications recorded in the most recent years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 6 publications622232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics×10
  • Physical Review Fluids×9
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×9
  • Physics of Fluids×2
  • Physical Review Letters×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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