Fluid Dynamics: Turbulence, Multi-scale forcing, Linear and non-linear modal decomposition, experimental methods

Doctoral

Nathalie Soto (2020-) Doctoral program in Civil Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.

Mr Jorge Soto (2020-) Doctoral program in Civil Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.

Mr Luciano Hergenreder (2019-) Doctoral program in Civil Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.

Mr Angel Palacios (2018- ) Doctoral program in Civil Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.

Mr Daniel Mella (2015-) “Development of a framework for the analysis of fluid-structure interaction problems” Co-supervision with Prof Luca Susmel, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Ongoing

Mr Navin Sangtani (Out 2014- 2018) “Simulation of multi-scale porous obstacles using the Lattice Boltzmann Method” Co-supervision with Dr Franck Nicolleau, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Ongoing

Mr Jonathan Higham (Out: 2013-2017) “Fractal forced turbulence in open-channels”. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Awarded

Mr Manar Al Saffar (Out: 2012-2015) “Change of the cylinder horseshoe vortex structure with Froude number in open channel-flows” Co-supervision with Dr Chis Keylock, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Awarded

Mr Stuart Walker. (Out: 2011-2014) “Effect of the layout of tidal turbines arrays on energy extraction”. Co-supervision with Dr Rob Howell, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Awarded

Master level

Constanza Diaz. Diseño de relaves (Design of tailings). Master in Engineering Science. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Analysis of the flow developed in submerged lateral obstacles. Mr Chaoqi Wang, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield. 2017

Determinant parameters in Shallow wake formations after porous structures. Mr Angel Palacios Marin. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.2017

Effects of Multiscale obstacles on the turbulent horseshoe vortex. Ms Sofia Papadimitrious. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield. 2017

Flow Dynamics of Porous fences. Master thesis of Mr John Lea-Wilson. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield. 2017

Numerical analysis of low Reynolds Fluid-Structure Interactions. Master thesis of Mr Georges Moss. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield. 2017

Wake analysis generated by porous obstacles. Master thesis of Mr Jacob Marlow. Department of Mechanical Engineering. The University of Sheffield.

Unsteady structure of the shallow wake generated by a multi-pile foundation (2014). Master thesis of Jiawei Liu. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield. 2014

An experimental study of wakes following porous obstacles with different internal geometries (2014). Master thesis of Mr Callum Taylor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, 2014

Environmental Footprint of Construction (2014). Ms Johanna Dickens, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.

Amelioration of Acoustic Pollution (2014). Mr Joshua Curzon, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.

Implementation of a Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry System for Investigation of secondary flow in open ducts (2013). Mr Hanne Strehle. Institute for Hydromechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.

CFD modelling of air exchange in a room by convection and comparison of models (2013). Master thesis of Mr Chrysanthos Theodorou, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.

People in glass houses...should know how to cool their home (2013). Master thesis of Mr Matthew Marson, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.

Analysis of the flow structure in a side-open channel cavity of aspect ratio 1 (2012). Master thesis of Mr Motasem Darwish, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.

Understanding the role of internal and external thermal gradients on the ventilation of a room model (2012). Master thesis of Mr Zijing Li, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.

On the influence of water depth on the flow structure in a rectangular compound open-channels (2011). Master thesis of Ms Ashley Dudill, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.

Understanding the influence of door use in energy efficiency and ventilation of buildings (2011). Master thesis of Mr Tiroy Nichollas, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield.

Coherent structures and mass transport in emerged groyne fields for two aspect ratios (2011). Master thesis of Ms. Beate Hotz, Institute for Hydromechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.

Shallow wake formed after porous structures: Experimental quantification of the influence of porosity on the wake development (2010). Master thesis of Mr. Frederic Prinz, Institute for Hydromechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.

Froude number effects on the flow in emerged and submerged open channel side cavities (2010). Master thesis of Ms. Alexandra Bertsch. Institute for Hydromechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.

Flow structure in a single groyne field (2010). Differences and similarities with groyne fields in sequences. Master thesis of Ms. Paulina Alfaro, Master in Resources Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Keynote speaker at the “ Workshop Standardization of procedures in using UAS for environmental monitoring” COST Action HARMONIOUS, University of Coimbra, in Coimbra, Portugal, on November 6th, 2019.

Keynote lecturer at the “VI Simposio sobre Métodos Experimentales en Hidráulica” (VI Symposium on experimental methods in Hydraulics) 5-7 June de 2019, Paysandú, Uruguay. Organised by the Comisión Administradora del Río Uruguay. (http://caru.org.uy/meh/index.php/charlas-magistrales)

Keynote lecturer at the Cesco Week 2019 “Riesgo climático y adaptación” (Climate change risk and adaptation). Organised by the Centro de Estudios del Cobre y la Minería (CESCO, Center for Copper studies)). (presentation available at http://www.cesco.cl/2019/04/15/el-cambio-climatico-se-toma-la-agenda-de-la-industria-minera/)

Co-convener of the session MHD Waves and Instabilities in the Solar Atmosphere: Identification and Modelling. 16th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society. 28 Jul - 2 August, 2019, Singapore (http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2019/public.asp?page=sessionList.htm)

Invited speaker at the “Jornadas de Hidraulica Francisco Javier Dominguez”, with the presentation “Desafíos en la investigación de flujos mineros” (Research challenges on mining flows). 26 October 2018. Organised by the Chilean Society of Hydraulic Engineering (SOCHID)

Invited speaker at the international workshop on “Bridge scour caused by Supercritical flows”. Faculty of Engineering, University of Concepcion, Chile. 17th May, 2018.

International Scientific Committee member, Ninth International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, Riverflow 2018, Lyon-Villeurbanne, France. Organised by the International Association of Hydraulics Research.

Keynote lecture at the “VIII Simposio regional de hidráulica de ríos”, 8-10 November 2017. International Association of Hydraulics Research, organised by the National University of Cordoba, Argentina.

Organizer of the Ercoftac's SIG 44-42: "Multiscale-forced Turbulent Flows: fundamentals and applications". September 2015.

Invited seminar: " On the spectral characteristics of multi-scale forced wakes" School of Engineering, University of Leeds. January 2016

Invited seminar: "On the flow characteristics of multi-scale porous bluff bodies". Turbulence, mixing and flow control group, Imperial College London, December, 2015

Invited speaker at the Ercoftac update day 2015: "Fundamentals and Applications of Fractal Turbulence", Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS), Bristol, November 2015

Invited seminar: "Obstacles forcing in Environmental Flows". Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics group, University of Southampton, May 2015.

Invited speaker at the 10th Conference on Synthetic Turbulence Models. 4th and 5th September 2014, Erlangen, Germany

Invited speaker at the 2nd Workshop of the Special Interest Group SIG-44 “ Turbulent flows: fundamentals and applications”, European Community of Flow Turbulence and Combustion, Poitiers, France. 2013.

Invited seminar at the Aerospace Engineering Department, University Carlos III, Madrid, February 2013.

Invited short course at the University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Image-based experimental methods, 17-21 September 2012.

Invited Presentation at the IAHR UK Section, Sheffield 2012.