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41
Citations
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World Ranking
1912
National Ranking
135

Overview

Ismet Gursul is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom and has made significant contributions in the field of engineering, focusing primarily on fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. Their research spans multiple subfields, including computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics studied by Gursul include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Biomimetic Flight and Propulsion Mechanisms
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics

Gursul has frequently published in several scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Experiments in Fluids
  • AIAA Journal
  • Physical Review Fluids

Recent publications by Ismet Gursul include:

  • "Three-dimensionality of leading-edge vortices on high aspect ratio plunging wings," 2020, Physical Review Fluids
  • "Leading-edge vortex dynamics on plunging airfoils and wings," 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Coherence of unsteady wake of periodically plunging airfoil," 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Unsteady aerodynamics of a wing in a novel small-amplitude transverse gust generator," 2020, Experiments in Fluids
  • "Lift Enhancement of a Stationary Wing in a Wake," 2020, AIAA Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Their most frequent coauthors include:

  • Zhijin Wang
  • Onur Son
  • Junchen Tan
  • David Cleaver
  • Z. Zhang

Ismet Gursul's work has contributed to a deeper understanding of fluid dynamics phenomena, especially in unsteady aerodynamics and vortex dynamics related to wings and airfoils. Their research integrates computational and experimental methods to explore complex flow behavior and aerodynamic mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Effect of Spanwise Flexibility on Flapping Wing Propulsion

    S Heathcote;Z Wang;Ismet Gursul

  • Flexible flapping airfoil propulsion at low Reynolds numbers

    Sam Heathcote;Ismet Gursul

  • Unsteady aerodynamics of nonslender delta wings

    I. Gursul;R. Gordnier;M. Visbal

  • Flexible Flapping Airfoil Propulsion at Zero Freestream Velocity

    S. Heathcote;D. Martin;I. Gursul

  • Review of Unsteady Vortex Flows over Slender Delta Wings

    Ismet Gursul

  • Unsteady fluid-structure interactions of membrane airfoils at low Reynolds numbers

    Pinunta Rojratsirikul;Zhijin Wang;Ismet Gursul

  • Review of flow control mechanisms of leading-edge vortices

    I. Gursul;Z. Wang;E. Vardaki

  • Effect of pre-strain and excess length on unsteady fluid–structure interactions of membrane airfoils

    Pinunta Rojratsirikul;Zhijin Wang;Ismet Gursul

  • Flow-induced vibrations of low aspect ratio rectangular membrane wings

    Pinunta Rojratsirikul;M S Genc;M S Genc;Zhijin Wang;Ismet Gursul

  • Unsteady flow phenomena over delta wings at high angle of attack

    Ismet Gursul

  • An Investigation of Vortex Flows over Low Sweep Delta Wings

    Gordon Taylor;Thorsten Schnorbus;Ismet Gursul

  • Bifurcating flows of plunging aerofoils at high Strouhal numbers

    D. J. Cleaver;Z. Wang;I. Gursul

  • Lift enhancement by means of small-amplitude airfoil oscillations at low Reynolds numbers

    David James Cleaver;Zhijin Wang;Ismet Gursul;M. R. Visbal

  • Jet switching phenomenon for a periodically plunging airfoil

    S. Heathcote;I. Gursul

  • Recent developments in delta wing aerodynamics

    I. Gursul

  • Control of low Reynolds number flows by means of fluid–structure interactions

    I. Gursul;D.J. Cleaver;Z. Wang

  • Buffeting Flows over a Low-Sweep Delta Wing

    Gordon S. Taylor;Ismet Gursul

  • Vortex Flows over Fixed-Wing Micro Air Vehicles

    I Gursul;G Taylor;C L Wooding

  • Experiments on the unsteady nature of vortex breakdown over delta wings

    M. Menke;H. Yang;I. Gursul

  • Lift enhancement over flexible nonslender delta wings

    Gordon Taylor;Zhijin Wang;Eleni Vardaki;Ismet Gursul

Frequent Co-Authors

Chih-Ming Ho
Chih-Ming Ho University of California, Los Angeles
Miguel R. Visbal
Miguel R. Visbal United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Christopher R. Bowen
Christopher R. Bowen University of Bath
Ken Badcock
Ken Badcock University of Liverpool

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