Select Publications
Book Chapters
2022, 'Physics-based modelling of junction fires: Sensitivity and Validation studies', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, pp. 315 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_50
,2022, 'Simulated flame shape and heat transfer of quasi-equilibrium grass fires at transitional Byram numbers', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, pp. 767 - 774, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_117
,Journal articles
2024, 'Effect of stratification on the propagation of a cylindrical gravity current', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.98
,2024, 'On the propagation of planar gravity currents into a stratified ambient', Physics of Fluids, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0190835
,2024, 'Physics-based modelling of wind-driven junction fires', Fire Safety Journal, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.104039
,2023, 'Numerical simulation of two parallel merging wildfires', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, pp. 1726 - 1740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF23071
,2023, 'Field-Scale Physical Modelling of Grassfire Propagation on Sloped Terrain under Low-Speed Driving Wind', Fire, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire6100406
,2023, 'Implementation of spatially-varying wind adjustment factor for wildfire simulations', Environmental Modelling and Software, 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105660
,2023, 'Physics-based modelling of junction fires: parametric study', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, pp. 336 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf22121
,2023, 'Physics-based simulations of grassfire propagation on sloped terrain at field scale: flame dynamics, mode of fire propagation and heat fluxes', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, pp. 513 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF21125
,2023, 'Physics-based simulations of grassfire propagation on sloped terrain at field scale: motivations, model reliability, rate of spread and fire intensity', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, pp. 496 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF21124
,2023, 'Simulated behaviour of wildland fire spreading through idealised heterogeneous fuels', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, pp. 738 - 748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF22009
,2022, 'Corrigendum to: Firebrand transport from a novel firebrand generator: numerical simulation of laboratory experiments', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 31, pp. 649 - 649, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf21088_co
,2022, 'Firebrand transport from a novel firebrand generator: Numerical simulation of laboratory experiments', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 31, pp. 634 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF21088
,2021, 'Numerical study on effect of relative humidity (and fuel moisture) on modes of grassfire propagation', Fire Safety Journal, 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103422
,2021, 'A response to comments of Cruz et al. on: 'Simulation study of grass fire using a physics-based model: Striving towards numerical rigour and the effect of grass height on the rate of spread'', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 30, pp. 221 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF20091
,2020, 'A response to comments of Cruz et al. on: 'The effect of ignition protocol on the spread rate of grass fires'', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 29, pp. 1139 - 1141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF20046
,2020, 'Physics-based simulations of flow and fire development downstream of a canopy', Atmosphere, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos11070683
,2019, 'Modelling of tree fires and fires transitioning from the forest floor to the canopy with a physics-based model', Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
,2019, 'Physics-based simulation of heat load on structures for improving construction standards for bushfire prone areas', Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering - Thermal and Mass Transport, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2019.00035
,2019, 'The effect of ignition protocol on grassfire development', International Journal of Wildland Fire, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF19046
,2019, 'Simulations of radiation heat flux on a structure from a fire in an idealised shrubland.', The Australian Journal of Emergency Management
,2018, 'Simulation study of grass fire using a physics-based model: striving towards numerical rigour and the effect of grass height on the rate of spread', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 27, pp. 800 - 814, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF17126
,2017, 'Kinetics of pyrolysis of litter materials from pine and eucalyptus forests', Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 130, pp. 2035 - 2046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6512-0
,2017, 'Verification of a Lagrangian particle model for short-range firebrand transport', Fire Safety Journal, 91, pp. 776 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.03.019
,2013, 'The effect of slip length on vortex rebound from a rigid boundary', PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4821774
,Conference Papers
2023, 'A computational framework for phenomenological modelling of ember storms at the wildland-urban interface', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 816 - 822
,2022, 'Numerical Study of Junction Fires on Sloped Terrain for Grassland Vegetation', in The Third International Conference on Fire Behavior and Risk, MDPI, presented at The Third International Conference on Fire Behavior and Risk, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017112
,2021, 'Application of neural networks to rate of spread estimation in shrublands', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 407 - 413
,2021, 'Improvement of drag model for non-burning firebrand transport in Fire Dynamics Simulator', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 400 - 406
,2020, 'CFD simulation of turbulent flow over immersed bluff bodies modified by porous materials', in Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018, pp. 483 - 489
,2019, 'Simulated transport of short-range embers in an idealised bushfire', in 6th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, Sydney, presented at 6th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, Sydney, 29 April 2019
,2018, 'A comparative study of wind fields generated by different inlet parameters and their effects on fire spread using Fire Dynamics Simulator', in 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, presented at 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, 10 December 2018
,2018, 'Large Eddy Simulation of Flow Over Streamwise Heterogeneous Canopies: Quadrant Analysis', in 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, presented at 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, 10 December 2018
,2018, 'SIMULATIONS OF THE EFFECT OF CANOPY DENSITY PROFILE ON SUB-CANOPY WIND SPEED PROFILES', in AFAC 2018, Perth, presented at AFAC 2018, Perth, 05 September 2018
,2018, 'Numerical assessment of composite bridges subjected to Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fires', in Maintenance, Safety, Risk, Management and Life-Cycle Performance of Bridges: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018), Melbourne, presented at Maintenance, Safety, Risk, Management and Life-Cycle Performance of Bridges, Melbourne, 09 July 2018
,2018, 'A comparative study of wind fields generated by different inlet parameters and their effects on fire spread using Fire Dynamics Simulator', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018
,2018, 'Large eddy simulation of flow over streamwise heterogeneous canopies: Quadrant analysis', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018
,2018, 'Large eddy simulation of flow over streamwise heterogeneous canopies: Quadrant analysis', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018
,2017, 'Suitable pyrolysis model for physics-based bushfire simulation', in 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Sydney, presented at 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Sydney, 10 December 2017
,2017, 'Large-eddy simulation of neutral atmospheric surface layer flow over heterogeneous tree canopies', in AFAC 2017, Sydney, presented at AFAC 2017, Sydney, 04 September 2017
,2017, 'Physics based modelling of tree fires and fires transitioning from the forest floor to the canopy', in Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2017, pp. 1138 - 1144
,Conference Abstracts
2018, 'Simulations of surface fire propagating under a canopy: flame angle and intermittency', in Advances in forest fire reseach, presented at VIII International Conference on Forest Fire Research
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