By Dr Charitha de Silva

Journal articles

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, vol. 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, vol. 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, vol. 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, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.104603

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, vol. 942, pp. a33, 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, vol. 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, vol. 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, vol. 94, pp. 108942 - 108942, 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, vol. 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, vol. 147, pp. 103883 - 103883, 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, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.013904

De Silva CM; Bahl P; Doolan C; Raina MacIntyre C, 2021, 'Bespoke flow experiments to capture the dynamics of coughs and sneezes', Measurement Science and Technology, vol. 32, 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, vol. 92, pp. 108879 - 108879, 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, vol. 92, pp. 108874 - 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, vol. 34, pp. 04021079 - 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, vol. 33, pp. 111901 - 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, vol. 15, 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, vol. 34, pp. 04021054 - 04021054, 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, vol. 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, vol. 418, pp. 129320 - 129320, 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, vol. 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, vol. 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, vol. 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, vol. 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, vol. 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, pp. 146808742110384 - 146808742110384, 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, vol. 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, vol. 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00348-020-03085-4

Bahl P; Bhattacharjee S; De Silva C; Chughtai AA; Doolan C; Macintyre CR, 2020, 'Face coverings and mask to minimise droplet dispersion and aerosolisation: A video case study', Thorax, vol. 75, pp. 1024 - 1025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215748

Bahl P; de Silva CM; Chughtai AA; MacIntyre CR; Doolan C, 2020, 'An experimental framework to capture the flow dynamics of droplets expelled by a sneeze', Experiments in Fluids, vol. 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00348-020-03008-3

Chen X; Bahl P; De Silva C; Heslop D; Doolan C; Lim S; MacIntyre CR, 2020, 'Systematic Review and Evaluation of Mathematical Attack Models of Human Inhalational Anthrax for Supporting Public Health Decision Making and Response', Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, vol. 35, pp. 412 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X20000734

Yue Y; Wang S; Bahl P; De Silva C; Shen Y, 2020, 'Experimental Investigation of Spout Deflection in a Rectangular Spouted Bed by the PIV Method', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 59, pp. 13810 - 13819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02060

Akbaridoust F; De Silva CM; Szydzik C; Mitchell A; Marusic I; Nesbitt WS, 2020, 'Experimental fluid dynamics characterization of a novel micropump-mixer', Biomicrofluidics, vol. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0012240

Bahl P; Doolan C; de Silva C; Chughtai AA; Bourouiba L; MacIntyre CR, 2020, 'Airborne or droplet precautions for health workers treating COVID-19?', Journal of Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa189

Eich F; De Silva CM; Marusic I; Kähler CJ, 2020, 'Towards an improved spatial representation of a boundary layer from the attached eddy model', Physical Review Fluids, vol. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.034601

Heisel M; De Silva CM; Hutchins N; Marusic I; Guala M, 2020, 'On the mixing length eddies and logarithmic mean velocity profile in wall turbulence', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.23

Manovski P; Jones MB; Henbest SM; Xue Y; Giacobello M; de Silva C, 2020, 'Boundary layer measurements over a body of revolution using long-distance particle image velocimetry', Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, vol. 83, pp. 108591 - 108591

de Silva CM; Chandran D; Baidya R; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2020, 'Periodicity of large-scale coherence in turbulent boundary layers', Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, vol. 83, pp. 108575 - 108575

MacIntyre CR; Das A; Chen X; de Silva C; Doolan C, 2019, 'Evidence of long-distance aerial convection of variola virus and implications for disease control', Viruses, vol. 12, pp. 33 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12010033

Szydzik C; Brazilek RJ; Akbaridoust F; De Silva C; Moon M; Marusic I; Ooi ASH; Nandurkar HH; Hamilton JR; Mitchell A; Nesbitt WS, 2019, 'Active micropump-mixer for rapid antiplatelet drug screening in whole blood', Analytical Chemistry, vol. 91, pp. 10830 - 10839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02486

Li M; De Silva CM; Rouhi A; Baidya R; Chung D; Marusic I; Hutchins N, 2019, 'Recovery of wall-shear stress to equilibrium flow conditions after a rough-to-smooth step change in turbulent boundary layers', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 872, pp. 472 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2019.351

Raina Macintyre C; Doolan C; De Silva C, 2019, 'The explosion at Vector: hoping for the best while preparing for the worst', Global Biosecurity, vol. 1, pp. 91 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.41

Grayson K; de Silva CM; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2018, 'Impact of mismatched and misaligned laser light sheet profiles on PIV performance', Exp. Fluids, vol. 59, pp. 2 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00348-017-2453-4

de Silva CM; Kevin K; Baidya R; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2018, 'Large coherence of spanwise velocity in turbulent boundary layers', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 847, pp. 161–185 - 161–185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.320

de Silva CM; Grayson K; Scharnowski S; Kähler CJ; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2018, 'Towards fully-resolved PIV measurements in high Reynolds number turbulent boundary layers with DSLR cameras', J Vis., vol. 21, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12650-017-0465-z

Grayson K; de Silva CM; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2017, 'Beam stability and warm-up effects of Nd:YAG lasers used in Particle Image Velocimetry', Meas. Sci. Tech., vol. 28, pp. 065301 - 065301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/aa6ad7

Scharnowski S; Grayson K; de Silva CM; Hutchins N; Marusic I; Kähler CJ, 2017, 'Generalization of the PIV loss-of-correlation formula introduced by Keane and Adrian', Exp. Fluids, vol. 58, pp. 150 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00348-017-2431-x

de Silva CM; Philip J; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2017, 'Interfaces of uniform momentum zones in turbulent boundary layers', J. Fluid Mech., vol. 820, pp. 451–478 - 451–478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.197

Krug D; Yang XIA; de Silva CM; Ostilla-Mónico R; Verzicco R; Marusic I; Lohse D, 2017, 'Statistics of turbulence in the energy-containing range of Taylor Couette compared to canonical wall-bounded flows', J. Fluid Mech, vol. 830, pp. 797–819 - 797–819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.625

de Silva CM; Krug D; Lohse D; Marusic I, 2017, 'Universality of the energy-containing structures in wall-bounded turbulence', J. Fluid Mech., vol. 823, pp. 498 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.315

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