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Victor Sousa

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2015Rising activity
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryWind and Air Flow StudiesAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows

Publications

24

Citations

128

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Victor Sousa works on computational fluid dynamics, focusing on simulating turbulent and high-speed (hypersonic) airflows using techniques like large-eddy simulation (a method that models the large swirling motions in turbulent flow directly while approximating smaller-scale effects) and direct numerical simulation. His work spans practical engineering applications such as ice buildup on aircraft wings, high-lift aerodynamics, hypersonic vehicle surfaces, and the numerical methods (shock-capturing and turbulence modeling schemes) used to make these simulations accurate and efficient.

Turbulent and hypersonic boundary layer simulationLarge-eddy and direct numerical simulation methodsShock-capturing and turbulence closure modelingAircraft icing and high-lift aerodynamicsComputational mesh and solver development

Publication output dipped around 2019-2021 but has grown steadily since 2022, reaching its highest yearly count in 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication20212022: 3 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 5 publications52526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Computational Physics×4
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics×3
  • AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum×2
  • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets×1
  • Physics of Fluids×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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