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Stavros Tavoularis

Stavros Tavoularis

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
5634
World Ranking
2510
National Ranking
105

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to turbulence, turbulent mixing, vortex dynamics, aerodynamics, thermohydraulics, biofluid dynamics, and design of flow apparatus and instrumentation Also, for contributions to education in fluid dynamics and for promoting international collaboration and understanding

Overview

Stavros Tavoularis is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and specializes in the field of engineering, with a focus on computational mechanics and fluid dynamics. Their research spans several subfields including computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and ocean engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics related to fluid dynamics and associated phenomena. These include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
  • Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory

Stavros Tavoularis has contributed to several recent publications, emphasizing experimental and computational analyses in fluid mechanics and thermal hydraulics. Selected papers include:

  • Hot-Wire Response in Compressible Subsonic Flow, 2020, AIAA Journal
  • Further experiments and analysis on flow instability in eccentric annular channels, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Computational studies of gas-liquid flow in a multi-branch manifold, 2020, Nuclear Engineering and Design
  • Computational analysis of gas-liquid flow in an idealised CANDU reactor header under conditions that are relevant to small-break loss-of-coolant and loss-of-flow accidents, 2021, Nuclear Engineering and Design
  • On the Use of a Buoyancy Parameter for Distinguishing Deteriorated From Normal Heat Transfer in Upward Flows at Supercritical Pressures, 2020, Journal of Fluids Engineering

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Jovan Nedić
  • Hamed Sadeghi
  • Marc-Étienne Lamarche-Gagnon
  • Dana Duong
  • Fenella de Souza

Publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as Nuclear Engineering and Design, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Physical Review Fluids, AIAA Journal, and Journal of Fluid Mechanics, reflecting an active engagement with journals focusing on fluid mechanics and engineering disciplines.

Stavros Tavoularis has also contributed to academic literature through book publication, including the title Measurement in Fluid Mechanics published in 2024 by Cambridge University Press.

The scientist received recognition as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007, with a citation noting contributions to turbulence, turbulent mixing, vortex dynamics, aerodynamics, thermohydraulics, biofluid dynamics, flow apparatus and instrumentation design, education in fluid dynamics, and promotion of international collaboration.

Best Publications

  • Experiments in nearly homogenous turbulent shear flow with a uniform mean temperature gradient. Part 1

    Stavros Tavoularis;Stanley Corrsin

  • Measurement in fluid mechanics

    Stavros Tavoularis

  • Further experiments on the evolution of turbulent stresses and scales in uniformly sheared turbulence

    S. Tavoularis;U. Karnik

  • Temperature fluctuations and scales in grid-generated turbulence

    K. R. Sreenivasan;S. Tavoularis;R. Henry;S. Corrsin

  • Experiments in nearly homogeneous turbulent shear flow with a uniform mean temperature gradient. Part 2. The fine structure

    Stavros Tavoularis;Stanley Corrsin

  • Velocity-derivative skewness in small Reynolds number, nearly isotropic turbulence

    S. Tavoularis;J. C. Bennett;S. Corrsin

  • Numerical simulation of turbulent flow in a 37-rod bundle

    D. Chang;S. Tavoularis

  • The structure of turbulent flow in a rectangular channel containing a cylindrical rod – Part 2: phase-averaged measurements

    M.S. Guellouz;S. Tavoularis

  • Measurements of convective heat transfer to vertical upward flows of CO2 in circular tubes at near-critical and supercritical pressures

    H. Zahlan;H. Zahlan;D. Groeneveld;D. Groeneveld;S. Tavoularis

  • Measurements of the velocity field of a wing-tip vortex, wandering in grid turbulence

    S. C. C. Bailey;S. Tavoularis

  • Onset of heat transfer deterioration in vertical pipe flows of CO2 at supercritical pressures

    Nathan Kline;Florian Feuerstein;Stavros Tavoularis

  • Identification of flow regime in vertical upward air–water pipe flow using differential pressure signals and elastic maps

    H. Shaban;S. Tavoularis

  • Unsteady Numerical Simulations of Turbulence and Coherent Structures in Axial Flow Near a Narrow Gap

    D. Chang;S. Tavoularis

  • Measurement of gas and liquid flow rates in two-phase pipe flows by the application of machine learning techniques to differential pressure signals

    H. Shaban;S. Tavoularis

  • Structure of Turbulence in Compound Channel Flows

    Panagiotis Prinos;Ron Townsend;Stavros Tavoularis

  • Perforation-mediated modified atmosphere packaging: Part I. Development of a mathematical model.

    T.J. Rennie;S. Tavoularis

  • Rod bundle vortex networks, gap vortex streets, and gap instability: A nomenclature and some comments on available methodologies

    Stavros Tavoularis

  • Laminar flow instability in a rectangular channel with a cylindrical core

    A. Gosset;S. Tavoularis

  • Measurements of heat diffusion from a continuous line source in a uniformly sheared turbulent flow

    U. Karnik;S. Tavoularis

  • Reynolds number effects on the fine structure of uniformly sheared turbulence

    M. Ferchichi;S. Tavoularis

  • Measurements of frequencies and spatial correlations of coherent structures in rod bundle flows

    F. Baratto;S.C.C. Bailey;S. Tavoularis

Frequent Co-Authors

Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan New York University
Ivan Marusic
Ivan Marusic University of Melbourne
Kamel Hooman
Kamel Hooman Delft University of Technology
Alexander Smits
Alexander Smits Princeton University
Gongnan Xie
Gongnan Xie Northwestern Polytechnical University
Bengt Sundén
Bengt Sundén Lund University
John Christos Vassilicos
John Christos Vassilicos French National Centre for Scientific Research

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