By Dr Charitha de Silva

Journal articles

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

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

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, pp. 024108, 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

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, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3299752

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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 847, pp. 161–185 - 161–185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.320

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