Preetinder S. Virk

Affiliations: 
Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States 
Area:
turbulent drag reduction, graph-theoretic modeling of hydrocarbon pyrolysis pathways, mechanistic investigation of high-transfer hydrogen transfer pathways
Website:
http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/profile.html?id=34
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/15484

On page 5 of his thesis Dr Virk states the following:
"The author is especially indebted to his supervisors, Professors Mickley, Merrill, Smith, and Mollo-Christensen, for suggesting the problem and for their interest, advice and encouragement in tackling it."

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Parents

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Edward W. Merrill grad student 1967 MIT
Harold S. Mickley grad student 1967 MIT
 (The Toms phenomenon : turbulent pipe flow of dilute polymer solutions)
Erik L. Mollo-Christensen grad student 1967 MIT
Kenneth A. Smith grad student 1967 MIT

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Michael T. Klein grad student 1981 MIT
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Virk PS, Klein MT. (2016) Frontier Orbital Interpretation of Gas Release Pathways in Lignin Thermolysis Energy & Fuels. 30: 8043-8046
Hou Z, Bennett CA, Klein MT, et al. (2010) Approaches and software tools for modeling lignin pyrolysis Energy and Fuels. 24: 58-67
Klein MT, Virk PS. (2008) Modeling of lignin thermolysis Energy and Fuels. 22: 2175-2182
Koury E, Virk PS. (1995) Drag reduction by polymer solutions in a riblet-lined pipe Applied Scientific Research. 54: 323-347
Klein MT, Virk PS. (1983) Model pathways in lignin thermolysis. 1. Phenethyl phenyl ether Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals. 22: 35-45
Virk PS. (1976) Conformational effects in drag reduction by polymers Nature. 262: 46-47
Virk PS, Baher H. (1970) The effect of polymer concentration on drag reduction Chemical Engineering Science. 25: 1183-1189
Virk PS, Merrill EW, Mickley HS, et al. (1967) The Toms phenomenon: Turbulent pipe flow of dilute polymer solutions Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 30: 305-328
Smith KA, Merrill EW, Mickley HS, et al. (1967) Anomalous Pitot tube and hot film measurements in dilute polymer solutions Chemical Engineering Science. 22: 619-626
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