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Charles H. K. Williamson

Charles H. K. Williamson

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
58
Citations
28886
World Ranking
752
National Ranking
323

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For imaginative, innovative experiments that have injected new life into the study of wake dynamics behind bluff bodies and of trailing vortices

Overview

Charles H. K. Williamson is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields within engineering, focusing particularly on fluid dynamics and related areas.

The main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Their work delves into several subfields such as:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering

Williamson's research topics encompass:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability
  • Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems

Notable recent publications include:

  • Impingement of a counter-rotating vortex pair on a wavy wall, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Spatial development of trailing vortices behind a delta wing, in and out of ground effect, 2020, Experiments in Fluids
  • Unsteady Aerodynamics of Turning Maneuvers in Olympic Class Sailboats, 2020, Proceedings of the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

Williamson has collaborated frequently with coauthor Sarah Morris, with whom they have published multiple papers. Their research has appeared in journals and venues like:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Experiments in Fluids
  • Proceedings of the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

In 2003, Charles H. K. Williamson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for work involving innovative experiments in the study of wake dynamics behind bluff bodies and trailing vortices.

Best Publications

  • Vortex Dynamics in the Cylinder Wake

    C H K Williamson

  • VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS

    C.H.K. Williamson;R. Govardhan

  • Vortex formation in the wake of an oscillating cylinder

    C.H.K. Williamson;A. Roshko

  • MOTIONS, FORCES AND MODE TRANSITIONS IN VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS AT LOW MASS-DAMPING

    Asif Khalak;Charles Williamson

  • Oblique and Parallel Modes of Vortex Shedding in the Wake of a Circular Cylinder at Low Reynolds Numbers

    C. H. K. Williamson

  • Modes of vortex formation and frequency response of a freely vibrating cylinder

    R. Govardhan;C. H. K. Williamson

  • The effect of two degrees of freedom on vortex-induced vibration at low mass and damping

    N. Jauvtis;C. H. K. Williamson

  • A brief review of recent results in vortex-induced vibrations

    C.H.K. Williamson;R. Govardhan

  • Three-dimensional wake transition

    C. H. K. Williamson

  • DYNAMICS OF A HYDROELASTIC CYLINDER WITH VERY LOW MASS AND DAMPING

    A. Khalak;C.H.K. Williamson

  • The Existence of Two Stages in the Transition to Three-Dimensionality of a Cylinder Wake

    C. H. K. Williamson

  • Evolution of a single wake behind a pair of bluff bodies

    C. H. K. Williamson

  • Defining a universal and continuous Strouhal–Reynolds number relationship for the laminar vortex shedding of a circular cylinder

    C. H. K. Williamson

  • Fluid Forces and Dynamics of a Hydroelastic Structure with Very Low Mass and Damping

    A. Khalak;C.H.K. Williamson

  • The instability of the shear layer separating from a bluff body

    Anil Prasad;Charles H. K. Williamson

  • The natural and forced formation of spot-like vortex dislocations in the transition of a wake

    C. H. K. Williamson

  • Sinusoidal flow relative to circular cylinders

    C. H. K. Williamson

  • Cooperative elliptic instability of a vortex pair.

    T. Leweke;C. H. K. Williamson

  • Defining the ‘modified Griffin plot’ in vortex-induced vibration: revealing the effect of Reynolds number using controlled damping

    R. N. Govardhan;C. H. K. Williamson

  • Vortex-induced vibration of a cylinder with two degrees of freedom

    N. Jauvtis;C.H.K. Williamson

  • Discussion: on the Paper by A. Khalak & C.H.K. Williamson. “Dynamics of a Hydroelastic Cylinder with Very Low Mass and Damping”, JFS 1996, 10, 455–472

    T. Sarpkaya

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoo Sang Choo
Yoo Sang Choo National University of Singapore
Donald Rockwell
Donald Rockwell Lehigh University
Kerry Hourigan
Kerry Hourigan Monash University
Anatol Roshko
Anatol Roshko California Institute of Technology
Hugh Maurice Blackburn
Hugh Maurice Blackburn Monash University
Alistair G.L. Borthwick
Alistair G.L. Borthwick University of Edinburgh
Mark Christopher Thompson
Mark Christopher Thompson Monash University

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