William C. Reynolds
BornMarch 16, 1933
Berkeley, California
DiedJanuary 3, 2004 (2004-01-04) (aged 70)
Los Altos, California
Alma materStanford University
AwardsOtto Laporte Award (1992)
Scientific career
FieldsFluid mechanics
InstitutionsStanford University
Doctoral advisorWilliam M. Kays[1]
Stephen J. Kline[1]
Doctoral studentsFazle Hussain
Parviz Moin

William Craig Reynolds (March 16, 1933 – January 3, 2004) was a fluid physicist and mechanical engineer who specialized in turbulent flow and computational fluid dynamics.[2][3]

Reynolds completed his undergraduate degrees, as well as his doctorate, all at Stanford University, in 1954, 1955, and 1957, respectively, after which he joined the faculty. He was chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department from 1972 to 1982 and again from 1989 to 1992.[4]

Reynolds was one of the pioneers in Large eddy simulation for fluid modeling.[2][4] He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1979.[2] He won the Fluid Engineering Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1989[5] and the Otto Laporte Award by the American Physical Society in 1992.[6]

Selected publications

  • Reynolds, W.C. (1976), "Computation of Turbulent Flows", Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 8: 183–208, Bibcode:1976AnRFM...8..183R, doi:10.1146/annurev.fl.08.010176.001151, hdl:2060/19750022392, S2CID 122972588

References

  1. 1 2 Reynolds, William Craig (September 1957). "Ph.D Dissertation: Heat Transfer in the Turbulent Incompressible Boundary Layer with Constant and Variable Wall Temperature". Stanford University: i–iii. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 Moin, Parviz; Homsy, G.M. (3 January 2017). "An Appreciation of the Life and Work of William C. Reynolds (1933–2004)". Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 49 (1): 1–21. doi:10.1146/annurev-fluid-122414-034434. ISSN 0066-4189. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2005), "William Craig Reynolds", Physics Today, 58 (4): 85–86, Bibcode:2005PhT....58R..85B, doi:10.1063/1.1955501
  4. 1 2 Moin, P. (2007), "William C. Reynolds", Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, 11: 266–269
  5. ↑ "Fluids Engineering Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Prize Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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