Prof Hugh Blackburn - Researcher Profile

Hugh Blackburn

Address

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Clayton

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 990 51828

Email: hugh.blackburn@monash.edu


Biography

Hugh works in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University as a Professor.

Prof Hugh Blackburn (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University) holds a BE from UniSA (1982) and a PhD from Monash (1993), in the area of bluff body fluid mechanics. Prior to commencing his PhD at Monash in 1985 he worked as a consulting engineer for Kinhill Engineers. At Monash he concurrently worked as a junior academic until the end of 1993. He joined CSIRO in 1994 where he carried out both fundamental and applied research in fluid dynamics. In 2007 he re-joined Monash University. His principal research area is the physics of unsteady flows and associated computational methods.  He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and of the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.

Qualifications

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 1993
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Institution: South Australian Institute of Technology
Year awarded: 1983

Publications

Journal Articles

Koal, K., Stiller, J., Blackburn, H.M., 2012, Adapting the spectral vanishing viscosity method for large-eddy simulations in cylindrical configurations, Journal Of Computational Physics [P], vol 231, issue 8, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego California USA, pp. 3389-3405.

Klewicki, J.C., Chin, C., Blackburn, H.M., Ooi, A., Marusic, I., 2012, Emergence of the four layer dynamical regime in turbulent pipe flow, Physics Of Fluids [P], vol 24, issue 4, American Institute of Physics, Melville New York USA, pp. 1-14.

Mao, X., Sherwin, S.J., Blackburn, H.M., 2012, Non-normal dynamics of time-evolving co-rotating vortex pairs, Journal Of Fluid Mechanics [P], vol 701, Cambridge University Press, New York NY USA, pp. 430-459.

Mao, X., Blackburn, H.M., Sherwin, S.J., 2012, Optimal inflow boundary condition perturbations in steady stenotic flow, Journal Of Fluid Mechanics [P], vol 705, issue SI, Cambridge University Press, New York NY USA, pp. 306-321.

Blackburn, H., Lopez, J., 2011, Modulated waves in a periodically driven annular cavity, Journal Of Fluid Mechanics [P], vol 667, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 336-357.

Loh, S., Blackburn, H., 2011, Stability of steady flow through an axially corrugated pipe, Physics Of Fluids [P], vol 23, issue 11, American Institute of Physics, Melville New York USA, pp. 1-4.

Saha, S., Chin, C., Blackburn, H., Ooi, A., 2011, The influence of pipe length on thermal statistics computed from DNS of turbulent heat transfer, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow [P], vol 32, issue 6, Elsevier Science Inc, New York USA, pp. 1083-1097.

Mao, X., Sherwin, S., Blackburn, H., 2011, Transient growth and bypass transition in stenotic flow with a physiological waveform, Theoretical And Computational Fluid Dynamics [P], vol 25, issue 1-4, Springer, New York USA, pp. 31-42.

Blackburn, H., Sheard, G., 2010, On quasiperiodic and subharmonic floquet wake instabilities, Physics Of Fluids [P], vol 22, issue 3, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 1-4.

Chin, C., Ooi, A., Marusic, I., Blackburn, H., 2010, The influence of pipe length on turbulence statistics computed from direct numerical simulation data, Physics Of Fluids [P], vol 22, issue 11, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 1-10.

Cantwell, C., Barkley, D., Blackburn, H., 2010, Transient growth analysis of flow through a sudden expansion in a circular pipe, Physics Of Fluids [P], vol 22, issue 3, American Institute of Physics, New York USA, pp. 1-15.

Blackburn, H.M., Barkley, D., Sherwin, S.J., 2008, Convective instability and transient growth in flow over a backward-facing step, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 603, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 271-304.

Blackburn, H.M., Sherwin, S.J., Barkley, D., 2008, Convective instability and transient growth in steady and pulsatile stenotic flows, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 607, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 267-277.

Barkley, D., Blackburn, H.M., Sherwin, S.J., 2008, Direct optimal growth analysis for timesteppers, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol 57, Wiley Interscience, USA, pp. 1435-1458.

Lester, D.R., Rudman, M., Metcalfe, G., Blackburn, H.M., 2008, Global parametric solutions of scalar transport, Journal of Computational Physics, vol 227, issue 6, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 3032-3057.

Blackburn, H.M., Sherwin, S.J., 2007, Instability modes and transition of pulsatile stenotic flow: pulse-period dependence, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 573, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 57-88.

Prakash, M., Cleary, P.W., Ha, J., Noui-Mehidi, M.N., Blackburn, H.M., Brooks, G., 2007, Simulation of suspension of solids in a liquid in a mixing tank using SPH and comparison with physical modelling experiments, Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, vol 7, issue 2/3/4, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, Switzerland, pp. 91-100.

Rudman, M., Blackburn, H.M., 2006, Direct numerical simulation of turbulent non-Newtonian flow using a spectral element method, Applied Mathematical Modelling, vol 30, Elsevier Inc., USA, pp. 1229-1248.

Blackburn, H.M., Marques, F., Lopez, J.M., 2005, Symmetry breaking of two-dimensional time-periodic wakes, Journal of Fluid Mechnics, vol 522, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 395-411.

Sherwin, S.J., Blackburn, H.M., 2005, Three-dimensional Instabilities and transition of steady and pulsatile axisymmetric stenotic flows, Journal of Fluid Mechnics, vol 533, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 297-327.

Leung, J.J.F., Hirsa, A.H., Blackburn, H.M., 2005, Three-dimensional modes in a periodically driven elongated cavity, Physical Review E, vol 71, issue 2, American Physical Society, USA, pp. 026305-1-026305-7.

Marques, F., Lopez, J.M., Blackburn, H.M., 2004, Bifurcations in systems with Z2 spatio-temporal and O(2) spatial symmetry, Physica D, vol 189, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 247-276.

Blackburn, H.M., Sherwin, S.J., 2004, Formulation of a Galerkin spectral element-Fourier method for three-dimensional incompressible flows in cylindrical geometries, Journal of Computational Physics, vol 197, Academic Press, USA, pp. 759-778.

Rudman, M., Blackburn, H.M., Graham, L.J.W., Pullum, L., 2004, Turbulent pipe flow of shear-thinning fluids, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, vol 118, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 33-48.

Elston, J.R., Sheridan, J., Blackburn, H.M., 2004, Two-dimensional Floquet stability analysis of the flow produced by an oscillating circular cylinder in quiescent fluid, European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids, vol 23, Elsevier, Paris France, pp. 99-106.

Blackburn, H.M., Lopez, J.M., 2003, On three-dimensional quasiperiodic Floquet instabilities of two-dimensional bluff body wakes, Physics of Fluids, vol 15, issue 8, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. L57-L60.

Blackburn, H.M., Schmidt, S., 2003, Spectral element filtering techniques for large eddy simulation with dynamic estimation, Journal of Computational Physics, vol 186, Academic Press, USA, pp. 610-629.

Blackburn, H.M., Lopez, J., 2003, The onset of three-dimensional standing and modulated travelling waves in a periodically driven cavity flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 497, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 289-317.

Blackburn, H.M., 2002, Mass and momentum transport from a sphere in steady and oscillatory flows, Physics of Fluids, vol 14, issue 11, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 3997-4011.

Blackburn, H.M., Lopez, J.M., 2002, Modulated rotating waves in an enclosed swirling flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 465, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 33-58.

Blackburn, H.M., 2002, Three-dimensional instability and state selection in an oscillatory axisymmetric swirling flow, Physics of Fluids, vol 14, issue 11, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 3983-3996.

Blackburn, H.M., 2001, Dispersion and diffusion in coated tubes of arbitrary cross-section, Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol 25, Pergamon, UK, pp. 313-322.

Blackburn, H.M., 2001, Sidewall boundary layer instabilities in confined swirling flow, Journal of Turbulence, vol 2, Taylor & Frances Ltd, UK, pp. 1-14.

Blackburn, H.M., Elston, J.R., Sheridan, J., 1999, Bluff-Body Propulsion Produced by Combined Rotary and Translational Oscillation, Physics of Fluids, vol 11 issue 1, American Institute of Physics, New York NY USA, pp. 4-6.

Blackburn, H.M., Melbourne, W.H., 1997, Sectional lift forces for an oscillating circular cylinder in smooth and turbulent flows, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 11, Academic Press Ltd, UK, pp. 413-431.

Conference Proceedings

Saha, S., Klewicki, J.C., Ooi, A., Blackburn, H.M., 2012, A comparison of meso-scaled heat flux and temperature in fully-developed turbulent pipe and channel flows, Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2012 to 7 December 2012, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Parkville Vic Australia, pp. 1-4.

Blackburn, H.M., Mao, X., Sherwin, S.J., 2012, Computing optimal flow disturbances, Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2012 to 7 December 2012, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Parkville Vic Australia, pp. 1-8.

ZHU, S.J., Ooi, A., Blackburn, H.M., 2012, Development of an OpenFOAM tool for bubble transport studies in a propeller flow, Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2012 to 7 December 2012, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Parkville Vic Australia, pp. 1-4.

Nemes, A., Sherry, M., Lo Jacono, D., Blackburn, H.M., Sheridan, J., 2012, Generation, evolution and breakdown of helical vortex waves, Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2012 to 7 December 2012, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Parkville Vic Australia, pp. 1-4.

Nebauer, J., Blackburn, H.M., 2012, On the stability and optimal growth of time-periodic pipe flow, Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2012 to 7 December 2012, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Parkville Vic Australia, pp. 1-4.

Rudman, M., Blackburn, H.M., 2012, Turbulence modification in shear thinning fluids: preliminary results for power rheology, Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2012 to 7 December 2012, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Parkville Vic Australia, pp. 1-4.

Blackburn, H., Dawson, S., 2010, Numerical simulation of a bifurcating jet within a radially confined domain, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-3.

Saha, S., Chin, C., Blackburn, H., Ooi, A., 2010, Numerical study of heat transfer in a fully developed turbulent pipe flow, Proceedings of the 17th Australiasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The Faculty of Engineering, The Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-4.

Nebauer, J., Blackburn, H., 2010, On the stability of time-periodic pipe flow, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The Faculty of Engineering, the University of Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-4.

Batchelor, R., Blackburn, H., Manasseh, R., 2010, Simulations of Axisymmetric Inertial Waves in a Rotating Container of Fluid, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The Faculty Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-4.

Loh, S., Blackburn, H., 2010, Stability of steady flow through a corrugated pipe, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-4.

Sheard, G., Blackburn, H., 2010, Steady inflow through a model aneurysm: global and transient stability, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-4.

Chin, C., Ooi, A., Marusic, I., Blackburn, H., 2010, The influence of pipe length in direct numerical simulation, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-4.

Zhu, S., Blackburn, H., Anderson, B., Ooi, A., 2010, Towards large eddy simulation of bubble dispersion in high reynolds number wake flows, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-4.

Smith, D., Blackburn, H., 2010, Transient growth analysis for axisymmetric pulsatile pipe flows in a rigid straight circular pipe, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-4.

Blackburn, H., Sheard, G., 2010, Wake symmetry, subharmonic and quasi-periodic instability modes, Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Bluff Body Wakes and Vortex Induced Vibrations, 22 June 2010 to 25 June 2010, IRPHE / CNRS, USA/France, pp. 117-119.

ZHU, S.J., Ooi, A., Blackburn, H.M., Anderson, B., 2009, Numerical Simulations of bubble Dispersion over a Hydrofoil, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries, 9 December 2009 to 11 December 2009, CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 051ZHU-1-051ZHU-6.

Nebauer, J., Blackburn, H.M., 2009, Stability of oscillatory and pulsatile pipe flow, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on CFD int he Minerals and Process Industries, 9 December 2009 to 11 December 2009, CSIRO Australia, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 104BLA-1-104BLA-6.

Noui-Mehidi, M.N., Blackburn, H.M., Ohmura, N., 2007, Laminar spirals in the outer stationary cylinder Couette-Taylor system, Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2007 to 7 December 2007, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld Australia, pp. 411-413.

Ooi, A., Blackburn, H.M., Zhu, S., Lui, E., Tae, W., 2007, Numerical study of the behaviour of wall shear stress in pulsatile stenotic flows, Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2007 to 7 December 2007, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld Australia, pp. 82-86.

Blackburn, H.M., Ooi, A., Chong, M.S., 2007, The effect of corrugation height on flow in a wavy-walled pipe, Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 December 2007 to 7 December 2007, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld Australia, pp. 559-564.

Elston, J.R., Sheridan, J., Blackburn, H.M., 2002, Two-dimensional Floquet stability analysis of the flow produced by an oscillating circular cylinder in quiescent fluid, Proceedings of the Conference on Bluff Body Wakes and Vortex-Induced Vibrations, 17 December 2002 to 20 December 2002, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 179-182.

Elston, J.R., Sheridan, J., Blackburn, H.M., 2001, The transition to three-dimensionality in the flow produced by an oscillating circular cylinder, Proceedings of the fourteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 10/12/2001 to 14/12/2001, Adelaide University, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 319-322.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Evolution of helical verticies in an axial flow.
Supervisors:
Sheridan, J (Main), Blackburn, H (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Horizontal axis wind turbine wakes and their control.
Supervisors:
Blackburn, H (Joint-co), Sheridan, J (Joint).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Investigation into wind flow over complex topography and escarpments for wind turbine siting using experimental methods.
Supervisors:
Blackburn, H (Joint), Sheridan, J (Joint-co).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
New methodologies for transient growth analysis in incompressible flows..
Supervisors:
Blackburn, H (Main).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Numerical modelling of escarpment flows for wind turbine siting.
Supervisors:
Blackburn, H (Joint-co), Sheridan, J (Joint).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Stability and transition of time-periodic pipe flow.
Supervisors:
Blackburn, H (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:
Elston, J.
Program of Study:
The structures and instabilities of flow generated by an oscillating circular cylinder. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:
Sheridan, J (Main), Blackburn, H (Associate).