James R Dawson
Professor, Deputy Head of Department for Research
Department of Energy and Process EngineeringBackground and activities
Research Areas
Fluid mechanics: Turbulence, Mixing, Advanced Measurement Methods
Combustion: Turbulent Combustion, Combustion Instabilities, Gas Turbines, High-speed Laser Diagnostics
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2019) Direct assessment of Kolmogorov's first refined similarity hypothesis. Physical Review Fluids. vol. 4 (022601).
- (2019) Characteristics of self-excited spinning azimuthal modes in an annular combustor with turbulent premixed bluff-body flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. vol. 37 (4).
- (2019) Flame dynamics of azimuthal forced spinning and standing modes in an annular combustor. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. vol. 37 (4).
- (2019) Characterisation of flame surface annihilation events in self excited interacting flames. Combustion and Flame. vol. 199.
- (2019) Large eddy simulation of CH4-air and C2H4-air combustion in a model annular gas turbine combustor. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. vol. 37 (4).
- (2018) The multi-scale geometry of the near field in an axisymmetric jet. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. vol. 838.
- (2017) A laser sheet self-calibration method for scanning PIV. Experiments in Fluids. vol. 58 (10).
- (2017) Effect of equivalence ratio on the modal dynamics of azimuthal combustion instabilities. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. vol. 36 (3).
- (2017) Azimuthally forced flames in an annular combustor. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. vol. 36 (3).
- (2016) Entrainment at multi-scales across the turbulent/non-turbulent interface in an axisymmetric jet. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. vol. 802.
- (2015) Sensitivity of LES-based harmonic flame response model for turbulent swirled flames and impact on the stability of azimuthal modes. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. vol. 35 (3).
- (2015) The effect of baffles on self-excited azimuthal modes in an annular combustor. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. vol. 35 (3).
- (2015) On velocity gradient dynamics and turbulent structure. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. vol. 780.
- (2014) Flame dynamics and unsteady heat release rate of self-excited azimuthal modes in an annular combustor. Combustion and Flame. vol. 161 (10).
- (2014) A scanning PIV method for fine scale turbulence measurements. Experiments in Fluids. vol. 55 (12).
- (2013) Modal dynamics of self-excited azimuthal instabilities in an annular combustion chamber. Combustion and Flame. vol. 160 (11).
- (2013) Self-excited circumferential instabilities in a model annular gas turbine combustor: global flame dynamics. Symposium, International, on combustion. vol. 34 (2).
- (2013) Tomographic reconstruction of OH* chemiluminescence in two interacting turbulent flames. Measurement science and technology. vol. 24 (2).
- (2013) Invariants of the reduced velocity gradient tensor in turbulent flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. vol. 716.
- (2013) The formation of turbulent vortex rings by synthetic jets. Physics of fluids. vol. 25 (10).