By Dr Charitha de Silva

Journal articles

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, 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, 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

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

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., pp. 1 - 11

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., 28, pp. 065301 - 065301

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, 58, pp. 150 - 150

de Silva CM; Philip J; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2017, 'Interfaces of uniform momentum zones in turbulent boundary layers', J. Fluid Mech., 820, pp. 451–478 - 451–478

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, 830, pp. 797–819 - 797–819

de Silva CM; Krug D; Lohse D; Marusic I, 2017, 'Universality of the energy-containing structures in wall-bounded turbulence', J. Fluid Mech., 823, pp. 498 - 510

de Silva CM; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2016, 'Uniform momentum zones in turbulent boundary layers', J. Fluid Mech., 786, pp. 309 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.672

de Silva CM; Woodcock JD; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2016, 'Influence of spatial exclusion on the statistical behavior of attached eddies', Phys. Rev. Fluids, 1, pp. 022401 - 022401

de Silva CM; Marusic I; Woodcock JD; Meneveau C, 2015, 'Scaling of second-and higher-order structure functions in turbulent boundary layers', J. Fluid Mech., 769, pp. 654 - 686

de Silva CM; Gnanamanickam EP; Atkinson C; Buchmann NA; Hutchins N; Soria J; Marusic I, 2014, 'High spatial range velocity measurements in a high Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer', Phys. Fluids, 26, pp. 025117 - 025117

Philip J; Meneveau C; de Silva CM; Marusic I, 2014, 'Multiscale analysis of fluxes at the turbulent/non-turbulent interface in high Reynolds number boundary layers', Phys. Fluids, 26, pp. 015105 - 015105

Kwon JP; Philip J; de Silva CM; Hutchins N, 2014, 'The quiescent core of turbulent channel flow', J. Fluid Mech., 751, pp. 228 - 254

Chauhan K; Philip J; de Silva CM; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2014, 'The Turbulent/Non-turbulent Interface and Entrainment in a Boundary Layer', J. Fluid Mech., 742, pp. 119 - 151

de Silva CM; Baidya R; Marusic I, 2013, 'Enhancing Tomo-PIV reconstruction quality by reducing ghost particles', Meas. Sci. Tech., 24

de Silva CM; Philip J; Marusic I, 2013, 'Minimization of divergence error in volumetric velocity measurements and implications for turbulence statistics', Experiments in Fluids, 54, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00348-013-1557-8

de Silva CM; Philip J; Chauhan K; Meneveau C; Marusic I, 2013, 'Multiscale Geometry and Scaling of the Turbulent-Nonturbulent Interface in High Reynolds Number Boundary Layers', Phys. Rev. Lett., 111, pp. 044501 - 044501

de Silva CM; Baidya R; Khashehchi M; Marusic I, 2012, 'Assessment of tomographic PIV in wall-bounded turbulence using direct numerical simulation data', Exp. Fluids, 52, pp. 425 - 440

de Silva CM; Azmi MN; Christie T; Abou-Saba E; Ooi A, 2011, 'Computational flow modelling of Formula-SAE sidepods for optimum radiator heat management', J. Eng. Sci. Technol., 6, pp. 94 - 108

Conference Papers

Wills A; Moreau D; de Silva C; Doolan C, 2024, 'Airfoil noise reduction produced by leading edge serrations', in 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-3347

Kisler R; Jiang C; de Silva C; Moreau D; Doolan C; Valeau V, 2023, 'Comparison of Leading Edge Noise Measurements of an Airfoil in Two Wind Tunnel Facilities', in AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, AIAA AVIATION Forum 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), presented at AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-4513

Tkachenko S; Zhou Z; Hari A; Bahl P; De Silva C; Timchenko V; Green M, 2023, 'EFFECT OF VORTEX GENERATORS AND ROOF STRUCTURES ON PASSIVE COOLING OF ROOFTOP PV MODULES IN FREE CONVECTION CONDITIONS', in International Heat Transfer Conference

Jiang C; de Silva CM; Doolan CJ; Moreau DJ, 2023, 'The Effect of Pressure Gradient on the Unsteady Surface Pressure and Wake Dynamics of a Finite Wall-Mounted Square Cylinder', in AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, AIAA AVIATION Forum 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), presented at AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-4286

Wills A; de Silva C; Moreau D; Doolan C; Liu R; Alaf M; Yamada T, 2022, 'An experimental and simulation study of refrigerant flow within a condenser valve', Sydney, Australia, pp. 394 - 394, presented at 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference - 23AFMC, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28483

Dixon R; Jiang C; de Silva C; Moreau D; Doolan C, 2022, 'An Experimental Investigation of the Interaction between an Airfoil and the Wake of a Cylinder', Sydney, Australia, pp. 234 - 234, presented at 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference - 23AFMC, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28491

Zhang T; Ding Y; Doolan C; Fischer J; de Silva C; Geyer T; Moreau D, 2022, 'Characterization of the Flow Field Generated by a NACA 0012 Flat Wing Tip', Sydney, Australia, pp. 227 - 227, presented at 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference - 23AFMC, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28492

Moreau D; de Silva C; Kisler R; Tan J; Jiang C; Awasthi M; Doolan C, 2022, 'The Design and Characterisation of the UNSW Anechoic Wind Tunnel', Sydney, Australia, pp. 348 - 348, presented at 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference - 23AFMC, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28489

Mahgoub A; Jiang C; Moreau D; Doolan C; de Silva C, 2022, 'The interaction of Isotropic Turbulent flow with an Airfoil Leading-Edge', Sydney, Australia, pp. 49 - 49, presented at 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference - 23AFMC, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28484

Zhang T; Ding Y; Fischer J; Yauwenas Y; de Silva C; Doolan C; Moreau D, 2022, 'An experimental investigation of the flow field and noise generation at a NACA 0012 wingtip', Wollongong, presented at Acoustics 2021, Wollongong, 21 February 2022

Kisler R; Jiang C; Doolan C; Moreau D; de Silva C, 2022, 'Experimental investigation of airfoil-turbulence interaction noise', in Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society 2021: Making Waves, AAS 2021, Wollongong, pp. 75 - 76, presented at Acoustics 2021, Wollongong, 21 February 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28169

Awasthi M; Zhang T; Tan J; Moreau D; Baidya R; de Silva C, 2022, 'Sound radiated by two and three-dimensional supercritical airfoils operating in low Mach number flows', Wollongong, presented at Acoustics 2021, Wollongong, 21 February 2022

Zhang T; Moreau D; Doolan C; de Silva C; Fischer J; Awasthi M; Tan J; Ding Y; Jiang C, 2022, 'An Experimental Investigation of Wing Tip Vortex Formation Noise', in 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), presented at 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3039

Hales ADG; Ayton LJ; Kisler R; Mahgoub A; Jiang C; Dixon R; de Silva C; Moreau D; Doolan C, 2022, 'Reduction of Leading-Edge Noise by Tailored Turbulence Anisotropy', in 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), presented at 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3046

Awasthi M; Zhang T; Moreau D; de Silva C; Baidya R, 2022, 'Sound Radiated by a Supercritical Airfoil Operating in the Incompressible Regime', in 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), presented at 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-2804

Jiang C; de Silva CM; Doolan CJ; Moreau DJ, 2022, 'The Effect of Pressure Gradient on the Aeroacoustics and WakDynamics of a Finite Wall-Mounted Square Cylinder', in 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), presented at 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3041

Gunasekera S; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; de C; Barber T; de Silva C, 2020, 'A numerical investigation of a stented arteriovenous fistula', in Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia,, presented at 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, Australia,, 07 December 2020 - 10 December 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14264/160df47

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