By Dr Charitha de Silva

Journal articles

Jiang C; de Silva C; Doolan C; Moreau D, 2025, 'Design and characterisation of an open-jet pressure gradient test rig for an aeroacoustic wind tunnel', Applied Acoustics, 227, pp. 110214 - 110214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110214

Hales ADG; Ayton LJ; Wills AO; Jiang C; De Silva C; Moreau D; Doolan C, 2024, 'A mathematical model for the interaction of anisotropic turbulence with porous surfaces', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.1067

Bahl P; Bhattacharjee S; MacIntyre R; Doolan C; de Silva C, 2024, 'Experimental framework to examine turbulent puffs generated by human coughing', Physics of Fluids, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0225782

Mahmoud MMA; Bahl P; V. de A. Aquino AF; Maclntyre CR; Bhattacharjee S; Green D; Cooper N; Doolan C; de Silva C, 2024, 'A numerical framework for the analysis of indoor air quality in a classroom', Journal of Building Engineering, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109659

Mahgoub AO; Jiang C; Moreau D; Doolan C; de Silva C, 2024, 'A numerical framework to investigate isotropic turbulent inflow interacting with an airfoil's leading edge', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 107, pp. 109337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2024.109337

Gunasekera S; de Silva C; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; Barber T, 2024, 'Stenosis to stented: decrease in flow disturbances following stent implantation of a diseased arteriovenous fistula', Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 23, pp. 453 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10237-023-01784-5

Jiang C; Moreau D; de Silva C; Doolan C, 2024, 'Noise generation mechanisms of a micro-tube porous trailing edge', Journal of Sound and Vibration, 571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2023.118085

Aquino AFVDA; Mallinson SG; Horrocks GD; Barber TJ; de Silva CM, 2024, 'The evolution of print defects in inkjet printers at elevated print gap height', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2023.109239

Jiang C; de Silva CM; Doolan CJ; Moreau DJ, 2024, 'Aeroacoustics of a Square Finite-Wall-Mounted Cylinder in Pressure-Gradient Flows', AIAA Journal, 62, pp. 4765 - 4778, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J064331

Green D; Cooper N; de Silva C; Bahl P; Bhattacharjee S; Mahmoud MMA; Doolan C; Raina Macintyre C, 2023, 'Demonstrating the most effective interventions to improve classroom air quality. What novel in situ tests of real-world conditions show is still missing in our guidance', Environmental Research: Health, 1, pp. 041001 - 041001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ace5c9

Baidya R; Scharnowski S; de Silva CM; Awasthi M; Kähler CJ, 2023, 'Investigation of a Near-Field Cylinder Wake in the Subsonic, Transonic, and Supersonic Regimes', AIAA Journal, 61, pp. 5415 - 5428, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J063163

Jiang C; Doolan C; de Silva C; Moreau D, 2023, 'Aeroacoustics of finite wall-mounted square cylinders in pressure gradient flows', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 154, pp. A104 - A104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0022941

Wills A; Awasthi M; de Silva C; Moreau D; Doolan C, 2023, 'Design and characterisation of a 3-D microphone array for windtunnel measurements', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 154, pp. A103 - A103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0022935

Tan J; Moreau D; de Silva C; Fischer J; Doolan C, 2023, 'Flow noise radiated from a cylinder above a plate', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 154, pp. A104 - A104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0022940

Dixon R; Jiang C; de Silva C; Moreau D; Doolan C, 2023, 'Tandem cylinder aeroacoustic sources', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 154, pp. A330 - A330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0023703

Doolan C; Kisler R; Jiang C; de Silva C; Moreau D, 2023, 'Theoretical prediction of unsteady wall pressure during turbulence-airfoil-interaction', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 154, pp. A104 - A105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0022942

Hales ADG; Ayton LJ; Jiang C; Mahgoub A; Kisler R; Dixon R; De Silva C; Moreau D; Doolan C, 2023, 'A mathematical model for the interaction of anisotropic turbulence with a rigid leading edge', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.630

Aquino AFVDA; Mallinson SG; McBain GD; Horrocks GD; De Silva CM; Barber TJ, 2023, 'Effectiveness of the dispersed-phase continuum model for investigating the airflow in the print gap of inkjet printers', Physical Review Fluids, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.094302

Zhou Z; Bahl P; Tkachenko S; Hari A; De Silva C; Timchenko V; Green MA, 2023, 'Vortex Generators for Passive Cooling of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems Under Free Convection', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 13, pp. 743 - 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3299752

Deshpande R; De Silva CM; Marusic I, 2023, 'Evidence that superstructures comprise self-similar coherent motions in high Reynolds number boundary layers', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 969, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.566

Gurung JP; Navvab Kashani M; de Silva CM; Baker MAB, 2023, 'Microbial stir bars: Light-activated rotation of tethered bacterial cells to enhance mixing in stagnant fluids', Biomicrofluidics, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0144934

Costantino V; Bahl P; Doolan C; De Silva C; Heslop D; Chen X; Lim S; MacIntyre CR, 2023, 'Modeling on the Effects of Deliberate Release of Aerosolized Inhalational Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) on an Australian Population', Health Security, 21, pp. 61 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hs.2022.0100

Gunasekera S; Barber T; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; De Silva C, 2022, 'Mitigation of the turbulence within an arteriovenous fistula with a stent implantation', Physical Review Fluids, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.123101

Li M; de Silva CM; Chung D; Pullin DI; Marusic I; Hutchins N, 2022, 'Modelling the downstream development of a turbulent boundary layer following a step change of roughness', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 949, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.731

Laskari A; De Silva CM; Hutchins N; Mckeon BJ, 2022, 'Spatiotemporal characteristics of uniform momentum zones: Experiments and modeling', Physical Review Fluids, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.104603

Manovski P; Gulotta P; de Silva CM; Brown R; Giacobello M; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2022, 'Particle tracer analysis for PIV experiments in a closed loop transonic wind tunnel', Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Application of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, 20, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.55037/lxlaser.20th.225

Heisel M; De Silva CM; Katul GG; Chamecki M, 2022, 'Self-similar geometries within the inertial subrange of scales in boundary layer turbulence', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 942, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.409

Bahl P; Doolan C; De Silva C; Chughtai AA; Bourouiba L; Macintyre CR, 2022, 'Airborne or Droplet Precautions for Health Workers Treating Coronavirus Disease 2019?', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 225, pp. 1561 - 1568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa189

Zhou Z; Tkachenko S; Bahl P; Tavener D; de Silva C; Timchenko V; Jiang JY; Keevers M; Green M, 2022, 'Passive PV module cooling under free convection through vortex generators', Renewable Energy, 190, pp. 319 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.133

Ding Y; de Silva CM; Doolan CJ; Moreau DJ, 2022, 'Investigation of the mean pressure field in the wing-wall junction region', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2022.108942

Mallinson SG; Aquino AFVDA; McBain GD; Horrocks GD; Barber TJ; de Silva CM; Yeoh GH, 2022, 'Three-dimensional numerical simulation of air-flow in inkjet print-zones', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2021.108911

Li M; Chong KL; Ng CS; Bahl P; de Silva CM; Verzicco R; Doolan C; MacIntyre CR; Lohse D, 2022, 'Towards realistic simulations of human cough: Effect of droplet emission duration and spread angle', International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2021.103883

de AFV; Mallinson SG; McBain GD; Horrocks GD; de Silva CM; Barber TJ, 2022, 'Investigation of the vortex instability in a two-dimensional inkjet print-zone using numerical analysis', Physical Review Fluids, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.013904

De Silva CM; Bahl P; Doolan C; Raina MacIntyre C; MacIntyre R, 2021, 'Bespoke flow experiments to capture the dynamics of coughs and sneezes', Measurement Science and Technology, 32, pp. 125302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ac2010

Deshpande R; de Silva CM; Lee M; Monty JP; Marusic I, 2021, 'Data-driven enhancement of coherent structure-based models for predicting instantaneous wall turbulence', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2021.108879

Gunasekera S; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; de Silva C; Barber T, 2021, 'Impact of juxta-anastomotic stent implantation on the haemodynamics within a single representative patient AVF', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 92, pp. 108874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2021.108874

Zhang T; Geyer T; De Silva C; Fischer J; Doolan C; Moreau D, 2021, 'Experimental Investigation of Tip Vortex Formation Noise Produced by Wall-Mounted Finite Airfoils', Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 34, pp. 04021079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0001315

Bahl P; De Silva C; MacIntyre CR; Bhattacharjee S; Chughtai AA; Doolan C, 2021, 'Flow dynamics of droplets expelled during sneezing', Physics of Fluids, 33, pp. 111901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0067609

Yang J; Rao L; De Silva C; Kook S, 2021, 'The Application of Flame Image Velocimetry to After-injection Effects on Flow Fields in a Small-Bore Diesel Engine', SAE International Journal of Engines, 15, pp. 321 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/03-15-03-0015

Ding Y; Zhang T; Geyer TF; De Silva CM; Doolan CJ; Moreau DJ, 2021, 'Experimental Investigation of the Flow Characteristics and Noise Generation at the Wing-Wall Junction', Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0001303

Yang J; Rao L; Zhang Y; de Silva C; Kook S, 2021, 'Flame image velocimetry analysis of reacting jet flow fields with a variation of injection pressure in a small-bore diesel engine', International Journal of Engine Research, 22, pp. 2968 - 2981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468087420960616

Yue Y; Wang S; Bahl P; de Silva C; Shen Y, 2021, 'Experimental investigation of spout incoherence in a spouted bed', Chemical Engineering Journal, 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.129320

Bahl P; De Silva C; MacIntyre CR; Chughtai AA; Doolan C, 2021, 'Towards capturing a database of respiratory exhalations from flow visualisations', 14th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.18409/ispiv.v1i1.74

Xie JH; De Silva C; Baidya R; Yang XIA; Hu R, 2021, 'Third-order structure function in the logarithmic layer of boundary-layer turbulence', Physical Review Fluids, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.074602

Bhattacharjee S; Bahl P; De Silva C; Doolan C; Chughtai AA; Heslop D; Macintyre CR, 2021, 'Experimental Evidence for the Optimal Design of a High-Performing Cloth Mask', ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 7, pp. 2791 - 2802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00368

Bahl P; De Silva C; Bhattacharjee S; Stone H; Doolan C; Chughtai AA; Macintyre CR, 2021, 'Droplets and Aerosols Generated by Singing and the Risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 for Choirs', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72, pp. E639 - E641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1241

Heisel M; De Silva CM; Hutchins N; Marusic I; Guala M, 2021, 'Prograde vortices, internal shear layers and the Taylor microscale in high-Reynolds-number turbulent boundary layers', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.478

Yang J; Rao L; de Silva C; Kook S, 2021, 'The influence of inter-jet spacing and jet-swirl interaction on flame image velocimetry (FIV) derived flow fields in a small-bore diesel engine', International Journal of Engine Research, 23, pp. 2060 - 2072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14680874211038432

Hearst RJ; De Silva CM; Dogan E; Ganapathisubramani B, 2021, 'Uniform-momentum zones in a turbulent boundary layer subjected to freestream turbulence', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.102

Gunasekera S; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; de Silva C; Barber T, 2020, 'Tomographic PIV analysis of physiological flow conditions in a patient-specific arteriovenous fistula', Experiments in Fluids, 61, pp. 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00348-020-03085-4

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