Professor John S Shrimpton BEng, PhD, DSc, CEng, FIMechE

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Professor John S Shrimpton is Professor within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton.

John specializes in the measurement and modelling of multiphase fluid mechanics, and maintains a suite of research codes and a laboratory, which specialises in optical diagnostics. He is a chartered engineer and active internationally, being an adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago, a member of the IMechE, the Aerosol Society, the ILASS-Europe and the ICLASS technical Committee. He has undertaken a wide range of industrial consultancy and collaborative research work, for clients such as Oxford Lasers, GSK, BMW, Exxon, Johnsonn Matthey and Northropp Grumman. For details of past and present research activity please take a look at his personally maintained web site, www.pnume.org.

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Research interests

Multiphase fluid mechanics encompassing whole particle DNS, using immersed boundary methods, point particle DNS, experimental measurement and the development of Eulerian models for multiphase flow.
Powder systems such as pharmaceutical dry powder inhalers. Optimization of the inhaler design and the understanding the impact of the dose formulation and ambient conditions, such as humidity and operation.
The fluid mechanics of single and multiphase fluids containing electric charge, such as charge injection atomizers for fuel oils, RF plasma systems and PEM Fuel cells.
Liquid atomization systems from aerosol cans to fuel injectors for internal combustion engines.

For details of past and present research activity please take a look at his personally maintained web site, www.pnume.org.

Research group

Energy Technology

Affiliate research group

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics

Articles

Shrimpton, J., & Kourmatzis, A. (2016). Characteristics of electrohydrodynamic roll structures in laminar planar Couette flow. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 49(4), 1-13. DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/49/4/045503

Blay Esteban, L., Shrimpton, J., Rogers, P., & Ingram, R. (2016). Three clean products from co-mingled waste using a novel hydrodynamic separator. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 11(5), 792-803. DOI: 10.2495/SDP-V11-N5-792-803

Jasion, G., Shrimpton, J. S., Chen, Y., Bradley, T., Richardson, D. J., & Poletti, F. (2015). MicroStructure Element Method (MSEM): viscous flow model for the virtual draw of microstructured optical fibers. Optics Express, 23(1), 312-329. DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.000312

Jasion, G., Numkam Fokoua, E., Shrimpton, J. S., Richardson, D. J., & Poletti, F. (2015). Studying the limits of production rate and yield for the volume manufacturing of hollow core photonic band gap fibers. Optics Express, 23(25), 32179 -32190. DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.032179

Koopmans, R-J., Shrimpton, J. S., Roberts, G. T., & Musker, A. J. (2014). Dependence of pellet shape and size on pressure drop in thrusters. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 30(3), 775-789. DOI: 10.2514/1.B35072

Kourmatzis, A., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2014). Electrohydrodynamic inter-electrode flow and liquid jet characteristics in charge injection atomizers. Experiments in Fluids, 55(3), 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-014-1688-6

Haeri, S., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2014). Fully resolved simulation of particle deposition and heat transfer in a differentially heated cavity. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 1-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2014.04.009

Haeri, S., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2013). A correlation for the calculation of the local Nusselt number around circular cylinders in the range 10?Re?250 and 0.1?Pr?40. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 59, 219-229. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.12.012

Haeri, S., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2013). A new implicit fictitious domain method for the simulation of flow in complex geometries with heat transfer. Journal of Computational Physics, 237, 21-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2012.11.050

Koopmans, R-J., Shrimpton, J. S., Roberts, G. T., & Musker, A. J. (2013). A one-dimensional multicomponent two-fluid model of a reacting packed bed including mass, momentum and energy interphase transfer. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 57, 10-28. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2013.06.005

Shrimpton, J. S., & Amine-Eddine, G. H. (2013). On simulations investigating droplet diameter-charge distributions in electrostatically atomized dielectric liquid sprays. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 72(10), 1051-1075. DOI: 10.1002/fld.3776

Shrimpton, J. S., Jasion, G., Yang, S., & Li, Z. (2013). On the bridging mechanism in vibration controlled dispensing of pharmaceutical powders from a micro hopper. Powder Technology, 249, 24-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.07.027

Danby, M., Shrimpton, J., & Palmer, M. (2013). On the optimal numerical time integration for DEM using Hertzian force models. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 58, 211-222. DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.06.018

Shrimpton, J. S., Danby, M., & Jasion, G. (2013). Suitability of parameters and models in the discrete element method for simulation of mesoscale powder indentation experiments. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 56, 89-100. DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.05.015

Chiang, Y-Y., Haeri, S., Gizewski, C., Stewart, J. D., Ehrhard, P., Shrimpton, J., ... West, J. (2013). Whole cell quenched flow analysis. Analytical Chemistry, 85(23), 11560-11567. DOI: 10.1021/ac402881h

Shrimpton, J. S., Ju, D., & Hearn, A. (2012). A multi-thresholding algorithm for sizing out of focus particles. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 29(2), 78-92. DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201100032

Kourmatzis, A., Ergene, E. L., Shrimpton, J. S., Kyritsis, D. C., Mashayek, F., & Huo, M. (2012). Combined aerodynamic and electrostatic atomization of dielectric liquid jets. Experiments in Fluids, 53(1), 221-235. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-012-1284-6

Shrimpton, J. S., & Kourmatzis, A. (2012). Design and charge injection characteristics of an electrostatic dielectric liquid pulsed atomizer. Journal of Electrostatics, 70(3), 249-257. DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2012.03.003

Ju, D., Shrimpton, J., Bowdrey, M., & Hearn, A. (2012). Effect of expansion chamber geometry on atomization and spray dispersion characters of a flashing mixture containing inerts. Part I. Numerical predictions and dual laser measurements. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 432(1-2), 23-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.04.065

Ju, D., Shrimpton, J., Bowdrey, M., & Hearn, A. (2012). Effect of expansion chamber geometry on atomization and spray dispersion characters of a flashing mixture containing inerts. Part II. High speed imaging measurements. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 432, 32-41. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.04.064

Shrimpton, J. S., & Danby, M. (2012). Effect of poly-dispersity on the stability of agglomerates subjected to simple fluid strain fields. Powder Technology, 228, 241-249. DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.05.025

Shrimpton, J. S., & Karnik, A. (2012). Mitigation of preferential concentration of small inertial particles in stationary isotropic turbulence using electrical and gravitational body forces. Physics of Fluids, 24(7), 073301-[16]. DOI: 10.1063/1.4732540

Haeri, S., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2012). On the application of immersed boundary, fictitious domain and body-conformal mesh methods to many particle multiphase flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 40, 38-55. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.12.002

Shrimpton, J. S., & Jasion, G. (2012). Prediction of brownout inception beneath a full-scale helicopter downwash. Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 57(4), 1-13. DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.57.042006

Shrimpton, J. S., & Kourmatzis, A. (2012). Primary atomization and drop size characteristics of an electrostatic dielectric liquid pulsed atomizer. Atomization and Sprays, 22(4), 351-370. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.2012005560

Shrimpton, J. S., & Danby, M. (2012). Probe indentation: a mesoscale approach to characterise powder systems: experimental investigation of monomodel and bimodal diameter distributions of glass spheres. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 29(3), 144-155. DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201100046

Kourmatzis, A., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2012). Turbulent three-dimensional dielectric electrohydrodynamic convection between two plates. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 696, 228-262. DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2012.30

Haeri, S., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2011). A mesoscopic description of polydispersed particle laden turbulent flows. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 37(6), 716-740. DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2011.03.002

Kourmatzis, A., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2011). Electrical and transient atomization characteristics of a pulsed charge injection atomizer. Journal of Electrostatics, 69, 157-167. DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2011.03.004

Jasion, G., Shrimpton, J., Danby, M., & Takeda, K. (2011). Performance of numerical integrators on tangential motion of DEM within implicit flow solvers. Computers and Chemical Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.02.017

Shrimpton, J. S., & Kourmatzis, A. (2010). Direct numerical simulation of forced flow dielectric EHD within charge injection atomizers. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 17(6), 1838-1845. DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5658236

Kourmatzis, A., Allen, J., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2010). Electrical and spray characteristics of a multi-orifice charge-injection atomizer for electrically insulating liquids. Atomization and Sprays, 20(4), 269-280. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v20.i4

Tuley, R., Danby, M., Shrimpton, J., & Palmer, M. (2010). On the optimal numerical time integration for Lagrangian DEM within implicit flow solvers. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 34(6), 886-899. DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2009.10.003

Ju, D., Shrimpton, J. S., & Hearn, A. (2010). The effect of reduction of propellant mass fraction on the injection profile of metered dose inhalers. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 391(1-2), 221-229. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.03.003

Kourmatzis, A., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2009). Electrohydrodynamics and charge injection atomizers: a review of the governing equations and turbulence. Atomization and Sprays, 19(11), 1045-1063. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v19.i11

Shrimpton, J. S., & Rigit, A. R. H. (2009). Estimation of the diameter–charge distribution in polydisperse electrically charged sprays of electrically insulating liquids. Experiments in Fluids, 46(6), 1151-1171. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-009-0626-5

Davoudabadi, M., Shrimpton, J. S., & Mashayek, F. (2009). On accuracy and performance of high-order finite volume methods in local mean energy model of non-thermal plasmas. Journal of Computational Physics, 228(7), 2468-2479. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.12.015

Scott, S. J., Karnik, A. U., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2009). On the quantification of preferential accumulation. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 30(4), 789-795. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.02.002

Tuley, R., Shrimpton, J., Jones, M. D., Price, R., Palmer, M., & Prime, D. (2008). Experimental observations of dry powder inhaler dose fluidisation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 358(1-2), 238-247. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.03.038

Shrimpton, J. S. (2008). Modelling dielectric charged drop break up using an energy conservation method. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation, 15(5), 1471-1477. DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2008.4656258

Lienemann, H., Shrimpton, J., & Fernandes, E. (2007). A study on the aerodynamic instability of attenuating liquid sheets. Experiments in Fluids, 42(2), 241-258. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-006-0234-6

Stevens, N., Shrimpton, J., Palmer, M., Prime, D., & Johal, B. (2007). Accuracy assessments for laser diffraction measurements of pharmaceutical lactose. Measurement Science and Technology, 18(12), 3697-3706. DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/12/004

Kashdan, J. T., Lienemann, H., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2007). Single-fluid and dual-fluid atomisation methods: local and global spray quantities. Atomization and Sprays, 17(2), 123-151. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v17.i2.20

Kashdan, J. T., Shrimpton, J. S., & Whybrew, A. (2006). A digital image analysis technique for quantitative characterisation of high-speed sprays. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 45(1), 106-115. DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2006.03.006

Kashdan, J. T., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2006). Characteristics of transient, swirl-generated, hollow-cone sprays. Atomization and Sprays, 16(5), 498-510. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v16.i5.20

Shrimpton, J. S., & Laoonual, Y. (2006). Dynamics of electrically charged transient evaporating sprays. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 67(8), 1063-1081. DOI: 10.1002/nme.1647

Shrimpton, J. S., & Rigit, A. R. H. (2006). Electrical performance of charge injection atomizers. Atomization and Sprays, 16(4), 401-419. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v16.i4.40

Rigit, A. R. H., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2006). Spray characteristics of charge injection electrostatic atomizers with small-orifice diameters. Atomization and Sprays, 16(4), 421-442. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v16.i4.50

Rubino, L., Crane, R. I., & Arcoumanis, C. A. (2005). An electrostatic trap for control of ultrafine particle emissions from gasoline-engined vehicles. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 219(4), 535-546. DOI: 10.1243/095440705X6668

Shrimpton, J. S. (2005). Dielectric charged drop break-up at sub-Rayleigh limit conditions. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation, 12(3), 573-578. DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2005.1453462

Shrimpton, J. S., & Yule, A. J. (2004). Design issues concerning charge injection atomizers. Atomization and Sprays, 14(2), 127-142. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v14.i2.30

Wong, M. C. Y., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2004). Drop-charge correlations for polydisperse electrostatically atomized liquid sprays. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation, 11(2), 362-368. DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2004.1285907

Shrimpton, J., Kashdan, J., & whybrew, A. (2004). Two phase flow characterisation by automated Digital Image Analysis, Part 2 : Application of PDIA for Sizing Sprays. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 21, 387-397.

Shrimpton, J. S., Kashdan, J. T., & Whybrew, A. (2004). Two-phase flow characterization by automated digital image analysis. part 1: fundamental principles and calibration of the technique. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 20(6), 387-397. DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200300897

Shrimpton, J. S., & Yule, A. J. (2003). Electrohydrodynamics of charge injection atomization: regimes and fundamental limits. Atomization and Sprays, 13(2&3), 173-190. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v13.i23.20

Shrimpton, J. S. (2003). Pulsed charged sprays: application to DISI engines during early injection. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 58(3), 513-536. DOI: 10.1002/nme.794

Kashdan, J. T., Shrimpton, J. S., & Arcoumanis, C. (2002). Dynamic structure of direct-injection gasoline engine sprays: air flow and density effects. Atomization and Sprays, 12(4), 539-557. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v12.i4.100

Shrimpton, J. S., & Yule, A. J. (2001). Atomization, combustion and control of charged hydrocarbon sprays. Atomization and Sprays, 11(4), 32pp..

Shrimpton, J. S., & Crane, R. I. (2001). Small electrocyclone performance. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 24(9), 951-955. DOI: 10.1002/1521-4125(200109)24:9<951::AID-CEAT951>3.0.CO;2-9

Shrimpton, J. S., & Yule, A. J. (1998). Drop size and velocity measurements in an electrostatically produced hydrocarbon spray. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 120(3), 580-585. DOI: 10.1115/1.2820703

Shrimpton, J. S., Yule, A. J., & Watkins, A. P. (1997). A turbulent transient charged spray model. International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, 24(6), 757-768.

Hu, D., Balachandran, W., Yule, A. J., Watkins, A. P., & Shrimpton, J. S. (1996). Electrostatic atomization of insulating oils and the associated charge injection mechanism. Institute of Physics Conference Series, 143, 205-210.

Yule, A. J., Shrimpton, J. S., Watkins, A. P., Balachandran, W., & Hu, D. (1995). Electrostatically atomized hydrocarbon sprays. Fuel, 74(7), 1094-1103. DOI: 10.1016/0016-2361(95)00037-6

Books

Shrimpton, J. S. (2009). Charge Injection Systems: Physical Principles, Experimental and Theoretical Work. (Heat and Mass Transfer). Berlin, DE: Springer.

Yule, A. J., Akhtar, P., Shrimpton, J. S., Wagner, T., Rickeard, D. J., & Duff, J. L. (1998). PDA measurements of fuel effects on atomization and spray structure from a diesel engine injector. USA: SAE International.

Book Chapter

Shrimpton, J., & Kourmatzis, A. (2009). Downsizing direct injection spark ignition engines: a timescale analysis. In S. Demidov, & J. Bonnet (Eds.), Traffic Related Air Pollution and Internal Combustion Engines. (Air, Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology). New York, USA: Nova.

Conferences

Jasion, G., Numkam Fokoua, E., Shrimpton, J. S., Richardson, D. J., & Poletti, F. (2015). Combined structural and optical modelling tool to optimise design and fabrication of hollow core photonic band gap fibres. 1-3. Paper presented at Optical Communication (ECOC), 2015 European Conference on, Spain.

Jasion, G., Poletti, F., Shrimpton, J., & Richardson, D. J. (2015). Volume manufacturing of hollow core photonic band gap fibers: challenges and opportunities. Paper presented at OFC '15, United States.

Jasion, G., Sandoghchi, S. R., Chen, Y., Wheeler, N. V., Bradley, T., Baddela, N., ... Poletti, F. (2014). Novel fluid dynamics model to predict draw of hollow core photonic band-gap fibres. Paper presented at European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC), France.

Ergene, E. L., Kourmatzis, A., Komperda, J., Schick, R. J., Shrimpton, J. S., & Mashayek, F. (2011). Investigation of the electrostatic charge injection method at high hydrodynamic pressures. Paper presented at 23rd Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems - ILASS Americas, United States.

Koopmans, R-J., Shrimpton, J. S., Roberts, G. T., & Musker, A. J. (2010). A zero-dimensional model of a hydrogen peroxide propulsion system. Paper presented at Space Propulsion 2010, .

Karnik, A., & Shrimpton, J. (2008). Destruction of preferential accumulation by Lorentz force interactions. Paper presented at 22nd European Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS 2008), .

Lienemann, H., & Shrimpton, J. S. (2003). In-cylinder tumble flow characteristics and implications for fuel/air mixing in direct injection gasoline engines. Paper presented at SAE Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference & Exhibition, .

Module title	Module code	Discipline	Role
Thermofluids	FEEG1003	Mechanical Engineering	Course Leader

Professor John S Shrimpton
Engineering and the Environment University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ

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