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Journal articles

Ashraf MA; Young J; Lai JC, 2011, 'Reynolds number, thickness and camber effects on flapping airfoil propulsion', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 27, pp. 145 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2010.11.010

Young J; Walker SM; Bomphrey RJ; Taylor GK; Thomas ALR, 2009, 'Details of insect wing design and deformation enhance aerodynamic function and flight efficiency', Science, 325, pp. 1549 - 1552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1175928

Platzer MF; Jones K; Young J; Lai JC, 2008, 'Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics: Progress and challenges', AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 46, pp. 2136 - 2149, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.29263

Young J; Lai JC; Germain CM, 2008, 'Numerical simulation and parameter variation of insect wing motion based on dragonfly hovering', AIAA Journal, 46, pp. 918 - 924

Young J; Lai JC; Germain CM, 2008, 'Simulation and Parameter Variation of Flapping-Wing Motion Based on Dragonfly Hovering', AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 46, pp. 918 - 924, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.31610

Young J; Lai JC, 2007, 'Mechanisms influencing the efficiency of oscillating airfoil propulsion', AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 45, pp. 1695 - 1702, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.27628

Young J; Lai JC, 2007, 'On the aerodynamic forces of a plunging airfoil', Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 21, pp. 1388 - 1397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03177425

Young J; Lai JC, 2007, 'Vortex lock-in phenomenon in the wake of a plunging airfoil', AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 45, pp. 485 - 490, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.23594

Young J; Lai JC, 2004, 'Oscillation frequency and amplitude effects on the wake of a plungingairfoil', AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 42, pp. 2042 - 2052, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.5070

Conference Papers

Ravi S; Dhileep K; Sofge D; Huang Q; Tian F; Young J; Lai J, 2024, 'Gait control for undulatory swimmers: inspiration from biological systems to robots', in Muench PL; Nguyen HG; Diltz R (eds.), Unmanned Systems Technology XXVI, SPIE, pp. 7 - 7, presented at Unmanned Systems Technology XXVI, 21 April 2024 - 26 April 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.3023805

Wang L; Young J; Tian FB, 2024, 'An immersed boundary method for the thermo-fluid-structure interaction in rarefied gas flows', in Physics of Fluids, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0181397

Wang L; Young J; Tian F-B, 2024, 'An immersed boundary method for the thermo–fluid–structure interaction in rarefied gas flows', in Physics of Fluids, AIP Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0181397

Huang Q; Tian F-B; Young J; Lai J; Ravi S, 2023, 'Numerical Study of Passively Pitching Tandem Dragonfly Wings for Hovering Flight', in AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), National Harbor, MD & Online, presented at AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD & Online, 23 January 2023 - 27 January 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-1027

Huang Q; Kou J; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS; Ravi S, 2023, 'Dynamic mode decomposition for unsteady flow over flapping wings', in AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-1618

Dhileep K; Huang Q; Tian F; Young J; Lai JCS; Sofge D; Ravi S, 2023, 'Investigation of bio-inspired tail-first swimming using numerical and robotic models', in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO58561.2023.10354996

Jin B; Wang L; Ravi S; Young J; Lai J; Tian F, 2022, 'A numerical study of active blowing control on a three--dimensional low-aspect-ratio heaving plate', in The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, presented at The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28581

Wang L; Younas A; Ravi S; Young J; Tian F, 2022, 'An immersed boundary method for fluid-structure interaction in rarefied gas slip flow', Sydney, presented at The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0181397

Rajamuni M; Liu Z; Tian F; Lai J; Young J; Ravi S, 2022, 'An immersed boundaryregularised Lattice Boltzmann Method for acoustic simulations of FSI problems', in The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, presented at The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28582

Dhileep K; Ross PA; Tian F; Young J; Hoffmann AA; Lai J; Ravi S, 2022, 'Flow Field around Swimming Mosquito Larvae', in Lei C; Thornber B; Armfield S (eds.), Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, presented at 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference - 23AFMC, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28526

Huang Q; Tian F; Young J; Lai J; Ravi S, 2022, 'Numerical modelling of underactuated flapping wings inspired by the indirect-flight muscles of insects', in The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, presented at The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28580

Dhileep K; Mazharmanesh S; Singh S; Staska S; Young J; Medina A; Fisher A; Ravi S, 2022, 'Influence of ground and ceiling effect on the aerodynamic characteristics of flapping wings', in AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-4022

Huang Q; Liu Z; Moni A; Ravi S; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2022, 'REDUCING VELOCITY ERROR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES BY AN ITERATIVE FEEDBACK IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHOD', in World Congress in Computational Mechanics and ECCOMAS Congress, http://dx.doi.org/10.23967/wccm-apcom.2022.098

Huang Q; Wang L; Tian F; Young J; Lai JCS, 2021, 'A diffused interface immersed boundary–lattice boltzmann method for simulation of stenosis', in World Congress in Computational Mechanics and ECCOMAS Congress, Scipedia, S.L., pp. 1 - 7, presented at 14th WCCM-ECCOMAS Congress, http://dx.doi.org/10.23967/wccm-eccomas.2020.013

Jingtao MA; Wang Z; Sui Y; Young J; Lai JCS; Tian FB, 2021, 'An IB-LBM for FSI problems involving viscoelastic fluids and complex geometries', in World Congress in Computational Mechanics and ECCOMAS Congress, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.23967/wccm-eccomas.2020.061

Huang Q; Mazharmanesh S; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS; Ravi S, 2021, 'CFD solver validations for simulating passively pitching tandem wings in hovering flight', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 71 - 77, presented at MODSIM2021, 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation., http://dx.doi.org/10.36334/modsim.2021.a2.huang

Shama AM; Swidan A; Young J, 2021, 'Multiphase flow simulation of subsea pipeline leakage detected by acoustic emission method', in American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2021-65619

Huang Q; Tian F; Young J; Lai J, 2020, 'A Diffused Interface Immersed Boundary–Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulation of Channel Flow', in Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, The University of Queensland, Queensland, presented at 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Queensland, 07 December 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14264/86312dd

Ji X; Wang L; Tian FB; Lai J; Young J, 2020, 'The Serrated Trailing Edge Influence on Flapping-wing Acoustics', in 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2020, University of Queensland Library, presented at Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14264/388ad15

Shama AM; Swidan A; Young J; Ranmuthugala D, 2020, 'Wave Induced Plume and Hydrodynamic Loads Over Vertical Circular Cylinder Piercing Surface - Numerical Investigation', in 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14264/6fe4991

Mazharmanesh S; Young J; Tian F; Lai J, 2018, 'Energy harvesting of two inverted piezoelectric flags in tandem arrangement', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Adelaide, Australia, presented at The 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 10 December 2018 - 13 December 2018, https://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/21%20AFMC%20TOC.html

Xu L; Wang L; Tian F; Young J; Lai J, 2018, 'A Geometry-Adaptive Immersed Boundary–Lattice Boltzmann Method for Modelling Fluid–Structure Interaction Problems', in IUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances in Moving Boundary Problems in Mechanics, Christchurch, New Zealand, presented at IUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances in Moving Boundary Problems in Mechanics, Christchurch, New Zealand, 12 February 2018 - 15 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13720-5_14

Mazharmanesh S; Young J; Tian FB; Lai JCS, 2018, 'Energy harvesting of two inverted piezoelectric flags in tandem arrangement', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018

Hoke CM; Young J; Lai JCS; Karakas F; Zaloglu B; Fenercioglu I, 2017, 'Investigation of Oscillating-Foil Power Generation in Constrained Flow', in Procedia Engineering, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, pp. 3450 - 3455, presented at 10th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2017, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, 10 September 2017 - 13 September 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.450

Pandey S; Tuttle S; Young J, 2017, 'Tackling convective heat losses within mars surface mission systems', in Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, pp. 10926 - 10930

Shahzad A; Tian F; Young JOHN; Lai JC, 2016, 'Aerodynamic hovering performance of rigid and flexible wing planform shapes', in 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, WA, presented at The 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, WA, 05 December 2016 - 08 December 2016, http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/20/451%20Paper.pdf

Tian F; Young J; Lai JC, 2016, 'An immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method for swimming sperms', in 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, WA, presented at The 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, WA, 05 December 2016 - 08 December 2016, http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/20/436%20Paper.pdf

Xu L; Tian F; Young J; Lai JC, 2016, 'IB–LBM based high energy harvesting efficiency prediction of two parallel oscillating foils', in Proceedings of 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, WA, presented at The 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, WA, 05 December 2016 - 08 December 2016, http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/20/474%20Paper.pdf

Liu Z; Lai J; Young J; Tian F, 2016, 'Numerical study on the performance of a flapping foil power generator with a passively flapping flat plate', in Proceeding of 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, WA, presented at The 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, WA, 05 December 2016 - 08 December 2016, http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/20/494%20Paper.pdf

Shahzad A; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2016, 'Numerical study of rigid and flexible wing shapes in hover', in Tso CP (ed.), Journal of Physics: Conference Series, IOP Publishing, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, pp. 012007, presented at Fifteenth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (15ACFM), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 21 November 2016 - 23 November 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/822/1/012007

Young J; Tian F; Lai J, 2016, 'Betz analysis of a single flapping foil power generator', Tokyo, Japan, presented at The First International Symposium on Flutter and its Application, Tokyo, Japan, 15 May 2016 - 17 May 2016

Shahzad A; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2016, 'Aerodynamic hovering performance of rigid and flexible wing planform shapes', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

Shahzad A; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2016, 'Aerodynamic hovering performance of rigid and flexible wing planform shapes', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2016, 'An immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method for swimming sperms', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2016, 'An immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method for swimming sperms', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

Xu LC; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2016, 'IB–LBM based high energy harvesting efficiency prediction of two parallel oscillating foils', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

Xu LC; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2016, 'IB–LBM based high energy harvesting efficiency prediction of two parallel oscillating foils', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

Liu Z; Lai JCS; Young J; Tian FB, 2016, 'Numerical study on the performance of a flapping foil power generator with a passively flapping flat plate', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

Liu Z; Lai JCS; Young J; Tian FB, 2016, 'Numerical study on the performance of a flapping foil power generator with a passively flapping flat plate', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016

Karakas F; Zaloglu B; Fenercioglu I; Hoke C; Young J; Lai JCS; Platzer MF, 2016, 'On optimal oscillating-foil power generation in free and constrained flow', in 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2016-2070

Van Pelt H; Neely A; Young J, 2015, 'Analytical Models for Side Force Prediction of Fluidic Thrust Vectoring on High-Speed Vehicles', Phoenix, presented at The International Conference on Airbreathing Engines, Phoenix, 25 October 2015 - 30 October 2015


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