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Selected VOILAb Research Publications
COVID-19 Airflow Research
Cummins, C, Ajayi, OJ, Mehendale, FV, Gabl, R & Viola, IM, 2020, ‘The dispersion of spherical droplets in source-sink flow and their relevance to the COVID-19 pandemic’, Physics of Fluids, vol. 32, no. 8, 08330201-08330213. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0021427. Paper published as part of the special topic on Flow and the Virus. Selected as Featured Article
Bandiera L, Pavar G, Pisetta G, Otomo S, Mangano E, Seckl JR, Digar, P, Molinari, E, Menolascina, F & Viola, IM, 2020. ‘Face Coverings and Respiratory Tract Droplet Dispersion’, preprint in MedRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.11.20145086
Viola IM, Peterson B, Pisetta G, Pavar G, Akhtar H, Menolascina F, Mangano E, Dunn K, Gabl R, Nila A, Molinari E, Cummins C, Thompson G, Lo M, Denison F, Digard P, Malik O, Dunn MJG & Mehendale F, 2020, ‘Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk’, preprint in arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.10720
Biomechanics
Cummins, C, Saele, M, Macence, A, Certini, D, Matropaolo, E, Viola, IM & Nakayama, N, 2018, ‘A separated vortex ring underlies the flight of the dandelion’, Nature, vol 562, pp. 414–418. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0604-2
Seale, M, Cummins, C, Viola, IM, Mastropaolo, E & Nakayama, N, 2018, ‘Design principles of hair-like structures as biological machines’, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol 15, no. 142, 20180206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0206
Muir, R, Arredondo-Galeana, A & Viola, IM, 2017, ‘The leading-edge vortex of swift-wing shaped delta wings’, Royal Society Open Science, vol. 4, no 8, pp. 170077. www.dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170077
Low Speed Aerodynamics
Cummins, C, Viola, IM, Mastropaolo, E and Nakayama, N 2017, ‘Permeable disks at low Reynolds numbers’, Physics of Fluids, vol. 29, pp. 097103. www.dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5001342
Viola, IM, Chapin, VG, Speranza, N & Biancolini, M, 2018, ‘Optimal airfoil’s shapes by high fidelity CFD’, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol 90, no. 6, pp. 1000-1011. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-09-2017-0210
Marine Renewables
Scarlett, TG & Viola IM, 2020, ‘Unsteady hydrodynamics of tidal turbine blades’, Renewable Energy, vol. 146, pp. 843-855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.06.153
Scarlett, GT, Sellar, B, van den Bremer, T & Viola, IM, 2019, Unsteady hydrodynamics of a full-scale tidal turbine operating in large wave conditions, Renewable Energy, vol. 143, pp. 199-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.04.123
Want, E, Ramesh, K, Viola, IM & Killen S, 2018, ‘Numerical investigation of self-sustained limit-cycle oscillations in a flapping-foil energy harvester’, Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol 83, pp. 339-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2018.09.005
Yacht Sail Aerodynamics
Souppez, J-BRG, Arredondo-Galeana, A & Viola, IM, 2019. 'Recent advances in numerical and experimental downwind sail aerodynamics', Journal of Sailing Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 45-65. https://www.onepetro.org/journal-paper/SNAME-JST-2019-03
Arredondo-Galeana, A & Viola, IM, 2018, ‘The leading-edge vortex of yacht sails’, Ocean Engineering - Special Issue: Innovation in High Performance Sailing Yachts - INNOVSAIL, vol 159, pp. 552-562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.02.029
