Secondary flows and vortex structure associated with isolated and interacting barchan dunes

NR Bristow, G Blois, JL Best… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The three‐dimensional, crescentic morphology of a barchan dune induces secondary flows
and a complex vortex structure in its wake. In scenarios where barchans are in close …

On the submerged low-Cauchy-number canopy dynamics under unidirectional flows

L Hong, S Cheng, RC Houseago, DR Parsons… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The unsteady dynamics and induced turbulence associated with flow development of a fully-
submerged canopy with relatively low flexibility were explored experimentally under small …

On the turbulence dynamics induced by a surrogate seagrass canopy

RC Houseago, L Hong, S Cheng, JL Best… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The distinct turbulence dynamics and transport modulated by a common seagrass species
were investigated experimentally using a flexible surrogate canopy in a refractive-index …

Topographic perturbation of turbulent boundary layers by low‐angle, early‐stage aeolian dunes

NR Bristow, J Best, GFS Wiggs, JM Nield… - Earth Surface …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Decimeter‐scale early‐stage aeolian bedforms represent topographic features that differ
notably from their mature dune counterparts, with nascent forms exhibiting more gently …

Unsteady dynamics of turbulent flow in the wakes of barchan dunes modulated by overlying boundary-layer structure

NR Bristow, G Blois, JL Best… - Journal of Fluid …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The dynamics of turbulent flow structures in the wakes of barchan dunes is investigated to
understand the complex, long-range interactions that occur between these three …

Editorial Summary: Boundary Layer Processes in Geophysical/Environmental Flows

J Kuehl - Fluids, 2023 - mdpi.com
Boundary layer processes play a crucial role in establishing the circulation patterns of the
oceans and atmosphere, significantly affecting both regional and global climate, as well as …

A methodology for studying the hydroelastic response of submerged flexible vegetation

DG Gundersen, KT Christensen… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Most fluvial vegetation canopies embody some degree of structural flexibility, resulting in
hydroelastic phenomena linking plant deformation and fluid flow. Quantification of such …

胶囊机器人管内流场的数值模拟和实验测量

梁亮, 唐蒲华, 刘煜 - 实验流体力学, 2021 - pubs.cstam.org.cn
胶囊机器人广泛应用于人体肠道的检查和治疗. 根据永磁体法, 设计制造了一种磁控光滑胶囊
机器人. 基于计算流体动力学(CFD) 方法, 模拟了胶囊机器人在充满黏液的管道内旋进(旋转和 …

Flow past mound-bearing impact craters: An experimental study

D Gundersen, G Blois, KT Christensen - Fluids, 2021 - mdpi.com
An experimental investigation into the flow produced by mound-bearing impact craters is
reported herein. Both an idealized crater and a scaled model of a real martian crater are …

Effect of operating parameters of a magnetically controlled spiral capsule robot on its performance

L Liang, P Tang, Y Liu, Y Xu - Robotica, 2022 - cambridge.org
A magnetically controlled spiral capsule robot is designed. When the robot is running in a
pipe filled with mucus, computational fluid dynamics is used to analyze the fluid field …