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Understanding and exploiting non-equilibrium effects in turbulent boundary layers: towards realisable drag reduction strategies

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Bharath Ganapathisubramani

Professor of Experimental Fluid Mechani

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Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Group

Our group undertakes research on fundamental fluid dynamics, applied aerodynamics, flow control, flight dynamics and aeroacoustics.

Research outputs

Defining an equivalent homogeneous roughness length for turbulent boundary layers developing over patchy or heterogeneous surfaces
N. Hutchins,
B. Ganapathisubramani,
M.P. Schultz,
& D.I. Pullin
, 2023 , Ocean Engineering , 271
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.113454
Type: article
Experimental observations on turbulent boundary layers subjected to a step-change in surface roughness
Melika Gul,
& Bharathram Ganapathisubramani
, 2022 , Journal of Fluid Mechanics
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2022.608
Type: article
Revisiting rough-wall turbulent boundary layers over sand-grain roughness
Melika Gul,
& Bharathram Ganapathisubramani
, 2021 , Journal of Fluid Mechanics , 911 , A26
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2020.1004
Type: article
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