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Richard D. Sandberg

Richard D. Sandberg

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
43
Citations
7464
World Ranking
6161
National Ranking
326

Overview

Richard D. Sandberg is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on computational mechanics and aerospace engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including mechanical engineering, statistical and nonlinear physics, and environmental engineering.

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics

Their publication record includes papers in leading journals and venues such as the Journal of Turbomachinery, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, arXiv (Cornell University), and Journal of Sound and Vibration. They have published 22 papers in the Journal of Turbomachinery alone, reflecting a significant engagement with this area.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Richard D. Sandberg include:

  • Fluid Dynamics of Axial Turbomachinery: Blade- and Stage-Level Simulations and Models, 2021, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
  • RANS turbulence model development using CFD-driven machine learning, 2020, Journal of Computational Physics
  • Studying turbulent flows with physics-informed neural networks and sparse data, 2023, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
  • Multi-objective CFD-driven development of coupled turbulence closure models, 2021, Journal of Computational Physics
  • Application of Gene Expression Programming to a-posteriori LES modeling of a Taylor Green Vortex, 2020, Journal of Computational Physics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Yaomin Zhao, Andrew Ooi, Melissa Kožul, Koichi Tanimoto, and Chitrarth Lav. Collaboration counts are highest with Yaomin Zhao and Andrew Ooi, each with 18 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Direct numerical simulations of forced and unforced separation bubbles on an airfoil at incidence

    L. E. Jones;R. D. Sandberg;N. D. Sandham

  • A novel evolutionary algorithm applied to algebraic modifications of the RANS stress-strain relationship

    Jack Weatheritt;Richard Sandberg

  • RANS turbulence model development using CFD-driven machine learning

    Yaomin Zhao;Harshal D. Akolekar;Jack Weatheritt;Vittorio Michelassi

  • Stability and receptivity characteristics of a laminar separation bubble on an aerofoil

    L. E. Jones;R. D. Sandberg;N. D. Sandham

  • Acoustic and hydrodynamic analysis of the flow around an aerofoil with trailing-edge serrations

    L. E. Jones;R. D. Sandberg

  • The development of algebraic stress models using a novel evolutionary algorithm

    J. Weatheritt;R.D. Sandberg

  • Nonreflecting Zonal Characteristic Boundary Condition for Direct Numerical Simulation of Aerodynamic Sound

    Richard D. Sandberg;Neil D. Sandham

  • Temperature and pressure dependence of resonance in multi-layer microcantilevers

    Rasmus Kousholt Sandberg;Winnie Edith Svendsen;Kristian Mølhave;Anja Boisen

  • Effect of gold coating on the Q-factor of a resonant cantilever

    Rasmus Kousholt Sandberg;Kristian Mølhave;Anja Boisen;Winnie Edith Svendsen

  • Compressible Direct Numerical Simulation of Low-Pressure Turbines—Part II: Effect of Inflow Disturbances

    Vittorio Michelassi;Li-Wei Chen;Richard Pichler;Richard D. Sandberg

  • Direct Numerical Simulations of a High-Pressure Turbine Vane

    Andrew P S Wheeler;Richard D. Sandberg;Neil Sandham;Richard Pichler

  • Compressible direct numerical simulation of low-pressure turbines: part I - methodology

    Richard D. Sandberg;Vittorio Michelassi;Richard Pichler;Liwei Chen

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow past a trailing edge and the associated noise generation

    Richard D. Sandberg;Neil D. Sandham

  • Numerical analysis of tonal airfoil self-noise and acoustic feedback-loops

    Lloyd E. Jones;Richard D. Sandberg

  • Direct numerical simulation of the early development of a turbulent mixing layer downstream of a splitter plate

    Neil D. Sandham;Richard D. Sandberg

  • Direct numerical simulations of low Reynolds number flow over airfoils with trailing-edge serrations☆

    R.D. Sandberg;L.E. Jones

  • Fluid Dynamics of Axial Turbomachinery: Blade- and Stage-Level Simulations and Models

    Richard D. Sandberg;Vittorio Michelassi

  • Direct numerical simulations of tonal noise generated by laminar flow past airfoils

    R.D. Sandberg;L.E. Jones;N.D. Sandham;P.F. Joseph

  • Efficient parallel computing with a compact finite difference scheme

    Jae Wook Kim;Richard D. Sandberg

  • A Methodology for Simulating Compressible Turbulent Flows

    Hermann F. Fasel;Dominic A. von Terzi;Richard D. Sandberg

  • Numerical investigation of transitional supersonic axisymmetric wakes

    Richard D. Sandberg;Hermann F. Fasel

  • DNS of compressible pipe flow exiting into a coflow

    Richard D. Sandberg;Neil D. Sandham;Victoria Suponitsky

  • A primer on direct numerical simulation of turbulence - methods, procedures and guidelines

    Gary N. Coleman;Richard D. Sandberg

  • The boundary data immersion method for compressible flows with application to aeroacoustics

    Stefan C. Schlanderer;Gabriel D. Weymouth;Richard D. Sandberg

  • Direct numerical simulations of trailing edge noise generated by boundary-layer instabilities

    R.D. Sandberg;N.D. Sandham;P.F. Joseph

  • Tandem cylinder flow and noise predictions using a hybrid RANS/LES approach

    M. Weinmann;R.D. Sandberg;C. Doolan

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil D. Sandham
Neil D. Sandham University of Southampton
Hermann F. Fasel
Hermann F. Fasel University of Arizona
Andrew Ooi
Andrew Ooi University of Melbourne
Eric Rogers
Eric Rogers University of Southampton
Stéphane Moreau
Stéphane Moreau Université de Sherbrooke
Nicholas Hutchins
Nicholas Hutchins University of Melbourne
Julio Soria
Julio Soria Monash University
Liwei Chen
Liwei Chen Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Phillip Joseph
Phillip Joseph University of Southampton
Kemal Hanjalic
Kemal Hanjalic University of Sarajevo

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