Kenneth E. Torrance

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Kenneth E. Torrance

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Kenneth E. Torrance's Degrees

PhD Physics University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors Physics University of California, Berkeley

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Kenneth E. Torrance's Published Works

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Theory for off-specular reflection from roughened surfaces (1967) (1917)
A Reflectance Model for Computer Graphics (1987) (1796)
Modeling the interaction of light between diffuse surfaces (1984) (1160)
A comprehensive physical model for light reflection (1991) (740)
Non-linear approximation of reflectance functions (1997) (667)
Microfacet Models for Refraction through Rough Surfaces (2007) (592)
Predicting reflectance functions from complex surfaces (1992) (422)
Image-Based BRDF Measurement Including Human Skin (1999) (395)
The zonal method for calculating light intensities in the presence of a participating medium (1987) (298)
A framework for realistic image synthesis (1997) (230)
Moisture transport in intensive microwave heating of biomaterials: a multiphase porous media model (1999) (217)
Upstream-weighted differencing schemes and their application to elliptic problems involving fluid flow (1974) (215)
Thermal convection with large viscosity variations (1971) (214)
A reflectance model for computer graphics (1981) (207)
An experimental evaluation of computer graphics imagery (1986) (192)
Image-based bidirectional reflectance distribution function measurement. (2000) (177)
Studies of finite amplitude non‐Newtonian thermal convection with application to convection in the Earth's mantle (1976) (158)
Cavity flows driven by buoyancy and shear (1972) (145)
Numerical study of natural convection in an enclosure with localized heating from below—creeping flow to the onset of laminar instability (1969) (142)
Polarization, Directional Distribution, and Off-Specular Peak Phenomena in Light Reflected from Roughened Surfaces (1966) (141)
A framework for the analysis of error in global illumination algorithms (1994) (124)
Comparison of finite-difference computations of natural convection (1968) (110)
Boiling in low-permeability porous materials (1982) (109)
Numerical models for hydrothermal circulation in the oceanic crust (1976) (101)
Off-Specular Peaks in the Directional Distribution of Reflected Thermal Radiation (1966) (101)
Potentiometric water analysis (1978) (100)
Natural Convection in a Porous Medium: Effects of Confinement, Variable Permeability, and Thermal Boundary Conditions (1975) (97)
Automated three-axis gonioreflectometer for computer graphics applications (2005) (88)
Influence of viscous dissipation on Bénard convection (1974) (85)
Extending the radiosity method to include specularly reflecting and translucent materials (1990) (85)
Modeling the interaction of light between diffuse surfaces (1998) (85)
Numerical experiments on the structure of mantle plumes (1975) (84)
Structure of convection cells in the mantle (1971) (82)
Transient and steady behavior of an open, symmetrically-heated, free convection loop (1981) (78)
Convection in the Earth's Mantle (1973) (76)
Experiments on natural convection in enclosures with localized heating from below (1969) (75)
Initiation and structure of axisymmetric eddies in a rotating stream (1973) (60)
Experiments on Chimney-Enhanced Free Convection (1999) (56)
Biangular reflectance of an electric nonconductor as a function of wavelength and surface roughness (1965) (54)
Natural convection in thermally stratified enclosures with localized heating from below (1979) (54)
Open-Loop Thermosyphons with Geological Applications (1979) (50)
Free Convection Limits for Pin-Fin Cooling (1998) (50)
Time-varying energy consumption as a factor in urban climate (1976) (49)
NUMERICAL ALGORITHM FOR PROBLEMS INVOLVING BOILING AND NATURAL CONVECTION IN POROUS MATERIALS (1990) (44)
A fast and accurate light reflection model (1992) (44)
Subsurface Flows Preceding Flame Spread Over a Liquid Fuel (1971) (40)
Finite-amplitude thermal convection within a self-gravitating fluid sphere. (1972) (40)
Stability of boiling in porous media (1990) (39)
Image-Based BRDF Measurement (1999) (39)
A Comparison of Four BRDF Models (2005) (38)
1349. Thermodynamics of ion association. Part XII. EGTA complexes with divalent metal ions (1965) (38)
Surface Tension Flows Induced by a Moving Thermal Source (1975) (38)
Analysis and optimization of a natural draft heat sink system (1996) (37)
Boiling in a porous layer heated from below: effects of natural convection and a moving liquid/two-phase interface (1993) (36)
An experimental study of the correlation between surface roughness and light scattering for rough metallic surfaces (2005) (35)
On the stability and flow reversal of an asymmetrically heated open convection loop (1981) (35)
The determination of ammonia in condensed steam and boiler feed-water with a potentiometric ammonia probe (1972) (35)
Low Rayleigh Number Thermal Convection in a Vertical Cylinder Filled With Porous Materials and Heated From Below (1982) (34)
A hybrid monte carlo method for accurate and efficient subsurface scattering (2005) (34)
Design of high-performance sintered-wick heat pipes (1991) (33)
Validation of Global Illumination Simulations through CCD Camera Measurements (1997) (30)
Determination of soluble chromium in simulated PWR coolant by differential-pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetry. (1987) (30)
Model for Computer (1982) (30)
Response of the urban boundary layer to heat addition and surface roughness (1975) (30)
Thermal structure of the moon. (1972) (27)
Differential pulse stripping voltammetry for the determination of nickel and cobalt in simulated PWR coolant. (1985) (26)
Fire spread over liquid fuels: Liquid phase parameters (1975) (25)
Radiosity: A method for computing global illumination (1986) (24)
On the structure of two‐phase hydrothermal flows in permeable media (1979) (24)
Kinematically consistent velocity fields for hydrodynamic calculations in curvilinear coordinates (1975) (23)
Onset of Convection in a Permeable Medium Between Vertical Coaxial Cylinders (1981) (23)
Optimal Shapes of Fully Embedded Channels for Conjugate Cooling (1999) (23)
Measurement of Optical Properties of Foods in Near- and Mid-Infrared Radiation (2006) (23)
Kinetics of ligand exchange reactions of lead and copper complexes of ethylenedinitrilotetraacetate and propylenedinitrilotetraacetate (1967) (23)
Natural convection in enclosures. Proceedings of the nineteenth national heat transfer conference, Orlando, FL, July 27-30, 1980 (1980) (21)
Thermodynamics of ion association. XIII. Divalent metal succinates (1967) (21)
Reflectance Measurements of Human Skin (1999) (21)
Two-phase flow and dryout in a screen wick saturated with a fluid mixture (1990) (19)
Potentiometric system for the continuous determination of low levels of chloride in high-purity power station waters (1977) (19)
Efficient Heat Transfer Approximation for the Chip-on-Substrate Problem (1996) (19)
Experiments on Chimney-Enhanced Free Convection From Pin-Fin Heat Sinks (2000) (19)
Heat sinks with fluted and wavy plate fins in natural and low-velocity forced convection (2002) (17)
Experimental and Numerical Studies of Cold Inflow at the Exit of Buoyant Channel Flows (1987) (17)
Nonlinear motions induced by moving thermal waves (1972) (17)
Constrained optimal duct shapes for conjugate laminar forced convection (2000) (16)
Theoretical Polarization of Off-Specular Reflection Peaks (1969) (15)
A potentiometric method for the determination of chloride in boiler waters in the range 0·1 to 10 µg ml–1 of chloride (1974) (15)
A consistent boundary element method for free surface hydrodynamic calculations (1991) (15)
An assessment of various types of reference electrode for use in continuous potentiometric analysis with particular application to highly pure waters (1976) (15)
Onset of convection in a box of fluid‐saturated porous material with a permeable top (1981) (15)
Thermal convection and boiling in a porous medium (1982) (14)
Convection in a rotating, horizontal cylinder with radial and normal gravity forces (1991) (14)
Heat transfer by a free convection loop embedded in a heat-conducting solid (1980) (14)
Continuous determination of ammonia in condensed steam and high-purity boiler feed-water by using a potentiometric ammonia probe (1973) (13)
Radiative heat exchange modeling inside an oven (2009) (13)
HEAT TRANSFER FROM PLUTONS UNDERGOING HYDROTHERMAL COOLING AND THERMAL CRACKING (1978) (12)
Assessment of glass electrodes for determining pH in boiler feed water (1979) (12)
Determination of ionic nickel and cobalt in simulated PWR coolant by differential-pulse polarography (1984) (11)
Effects of package orientation and mixed convection on heat transfer from a PQFP (1997) (10)
A Field Guide to BRDF Models (2004) (10)
The enthalpy of formation of some bivalent metal monomalonate and mono-oxalate comlexes (1966) (9)
On the effects of viscous dissipation and pressure work in free convection loops (1983) (9)
Galerkin finite element simulation of convection driven by rotation and gravitation (1990) (9)
Analytical and experimental study of steady-state convection in a double-loop thermosyphon (1988) (9)
Use of the numerical method of Estoque and Bhumralkar for the planetary boundary layer (1973) (8)
Directional emittance of an electric nonconductor as a function of surface roughness and wavelength (1967) (8)
Differential-pulse stripping voltammetry for the determination of soluble iron in simulated PWR coolant (1986) (8)
Convective heat transfer inhibition in an annular porous layer rotating at weak angular velocity (1990) (8)
Thermodynamics of ion association. XIV. Metal monothiocyanate complexes (1967) (8)
Effects of wind tunnel orientation and mixed convection on heat transfer from a PQFP (1996) (7)
Numerical study of axisymmetric vortex breakdowns (1971) (5)
Natural convection in enclosures : presented at the 19th National Heat Transfer Conference, Orlando, Florida, July 27-30, 1980 (1980) (5)
A Short Comparison of Damping Functions of Standard Low-Reynolds-Number k-ε Models (1997) (5)
Thermal Analysis and Optimization of Substrates With Directionally Enhanced Conductivities (1997) (5)
A model of hydrothermal convection in an aquifer (1980) (5)
Chemical Analysis: Electrochemical Techniques (2003) (5)
Air flow in dry natural-draft cooling towers subject to wind. Final report (1977) (4)
A Practical , Comprehensive Light Reflection Model (2005) (4)
Preliminary calibration of the photometrics PXL1300L CCD camera (1996) (4)
A COMPLEX-VARIABLE BOUNDARY ELEMENT APPROACH TO FULLY DEVELOPED FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN DUCTS OF GENERAL CROSS-SECTION (1999) (4)
Computational heat transfer. [Text book] (1986) (3)
Natural convection in a thin horizontal porous annulus (1987) (3)
Numerical calculations of the convective cooling of an infinite sill (1978) (3)
Improved pH cells for over-all temperature compensation in the measurement of the pH of boiler feedwater (1982) (3)
Environmental effects of atmospheric heat/moisture releases : cooling towers, cooling ponds, and area sources : presented at the second AIAA/ASME Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Palo Alto, California, May 24-26, 1978 (1978) (3)
Numerical approaches to solid-state convection in planetary bodies (1979) (2)
Transient Plumes from Convective Flow Instability in Horizontal Cylinders (1990) (2)
Experiments on low velocity cooling of high conductivity substrates (1999) (2)
Computational heat transfer, second edition (2017) (2)
The transient plumes from convective flow instability in horizontal cylinders (1989) (1)
Discussion: “Free Convection Through Vertical Plane Layers—Moderate and High Prandtl Number Fluids” (MacGregor, R. K., and Emery, A. F., 1969, ASME J. Heat Transfer, 91, pp. 391–401) (1969) (1)
Chapter 24 – Chemical Analysis: Electrochemical Techniques (2010) (1)
Validation of the Numerical Accuracy and Efficiency of the Hybrid Method (2005) (0)
Discussion: “Effects of Roughness of Metal Surfaces on Angular Distribution of Monochromatic Reflected Radiation” (Birkebak, R. C., and Eckert, E. R. G., 1965, ASME J. Heat Transfer, 87, pp. 85–93) (1965) (0)
Computer Graphics Imagery for Motion Pictures and Commercial Advertising: The Achievement of Highly-Realistic Images (2011) (0)
Theoretical framework and physical measurements of surface and subsurface light scattering from material surfaces (2005) (0)
Thermodynamics of Ion Association in Aqueous Solution (1965) (0)
Computer program to calculate natural convection flows in a room (1968) (0)
Evaporation and dryout in a screen wick saturated with a fluid mixture (1988) (0)
ALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF A PqATURAL DRAFT HEAT SINK SYSTEM (1996) (0)
Five-year averages of diurnal and seasonal climate in the first 150 meters of the atmosphere at selected sites in the United States (1976) (0)
Natural convection in enclosures--1983 : presented at the 21st National Heat Transfer Conference, Seattle, Washington, July 24-28, 1983 (1980) (0)
NATURAL AND LOW-VELOCITY FORCED CONVECTION (2000) (0)
FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER ON BODIES IN CROSSFLOW WITH SURFACE MASS TRANSFER (2019) (0)
Mass diffusion in a self-confined rotating flow (1972) (0)
Probable loss of production at three locations, due to temperature changes, wind, and inversions (1976) (0)
Numerical Calculation of Two‐Temperature Thermal Convection in a Permeable Layer With Application to the Steamboat Springs Thermal System, Nevada (2013) (0)

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