Research in this group consists of fundamental fluid mechanics, drag reduction and control.
This group has a long pedigree in experimental and computational fluid mechanics, with world leading expertise in a wide range of areas including:
- Turbulent boundary layers
- Flow control for skin friction reduction
- Flow topology and coherent structures in turbulence
- Vortex dynamics
- Advanced measurement techniques
- Computational fluid dynamics
Research interests
The diverse interests of the group are reflected by the wide range of ongoing research projects, which include studies of:
- Active and passive flow control of turbulent boundary layers
- Air-sea interactions
- Arterial blood flow
- Atmospheric turbulence
- Bio-fouling and hydrodynamic roughness
- Bubble dynamics
- Data-driven turbulence model development
- High Reynolds number turbulence
- Sports aerodynamics for elite cyclists
- Submarine hydrodynamics
- Turbomachinery flows
- Wall-modeling for LES
Laboratories
Walter Bassett Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory
Michell Hydrodynamics Laboratory
Key people
- Prof Min Chong (Professorial Fellow)
Dr Cat Vreugdenhil