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Dr. Stephen de Bruyn Kops, Associate Professor


111A Marston Hall
University of Massachusetts
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-2210
E-mail: debk@acad.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545- 0206
Fax: (413) 545-1027

 

 

Education:
B.S., Swarthmore College, 1986;
M.S., University of Washington, 1995;
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1999

Research Interests: Transitioning and turbulent flows; variable density; density stratified and chemically-reacting flows

Select Archival Publications:

  • M. Mortensen, S.M. de Bruyn Kops and C. M. Cha.  Direct numerical simulation of the double scalar mixing layer.  Part II:  Reactive scalar. Combustion and Flame, 149(4), 392-408, 2007.
  • J.B. Perot and S.M. de Bruyn Kops. Modeling turbulent dissipation rate at low and moderate Reynolds numbers.  J. of Turbulence, 7(69), DOI:10.1080/14685240600907310, 2006.
  • D.A. Hebert and S.M. de Bruyn Kops. Predicting turbulence in flows with strong stable stratification.  Phys. Fluids,18, 066602, 2006.
  • D.A. Hebert and S.M. de Bruyn Kops. Relationship between vertical shear rate and kinetic energy dissipation rate in stably stratified flows. Geophys. Res. Let., 33, L06602, 2006.
  • Y. Jang and S.M. de Bruyn Kops. Direct numerical simulation of variable density turbulence at zero Mach number. Computers & Fluids, 36, 238-247, 2007.

Personal Websites: Fluid Dynamics Lab; Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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