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Puyuan Wu

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1992
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

Publications

53

Citations

785

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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This researcher works primarily on experimental fluid dynamics, focusing on hypersonic (very high-speed, around Mach 6) boundary layer flows and flow instabilities, using advanced optical measurement techniques like schlieren imaging and interferometry. Earlier work also included studies on refrigeration compressor fluid flows and, separately, some unrelated medical/oncology topics that appear to reflect co-authored contributions rather than a core research direction. The recent and most consistent body of work centers on visualizing and measuring turbulent transition and vortex structures in high-speed aerospace flows.

Hypersonic boundary layer flowsFlow visualization and optical measurement techniquesFluid instability and turbulence transitionCompressor and refrigerant flow dynamicsAerospace fluid dynamics

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, with a slower period around 2019-2022 followed by a renewed increase in 2024-2026, suggesting a recent growing focus on hypersonic flow research.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 7 publications7182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Aerospace Science and Technology×3
  • Physics of Fluids×3
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×3
  • International Journal of Nanomedicine×2
  • International Journal of Refrigeration×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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