Philip S. Klebanoff
Philip S. Klebanoff (born July 21, 1918 in New York City , † May 2, 1992 ) was an American physicist who dealt with hydrodynamics .
Klebanoff studied at Brooklyn College with a bachelor's degree in 1939. From 1941 he was employed at the National Bureau of Standards . From 1969 to 1974 he was head of the aerodynamics department and from 1975 to 1978 hydrodynamics. In 1978 he became a senior scientist there and after his retirement in 1983 he worked as a consultant. In 1981 he received the American Physical Society's hydrodynamics award .
From 1970 to 1984 he was a member of the Boundary Layer Transition Group of the US Naval Systems Command ( boundary layers are particularly important there for submarines ). For these contributions he became a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering in 1981 .
Type K boundary layers are named after him (Klebanoff 1959, see Direct Numerical Simulation ).
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| SURNAME | Klebanoff, Philip S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1992 |