Journal articles ‒ UNFoLD ‐ EPFL

Self-exploring automated experiments for discovery, optimization, and control of unsteady vortex-dominated flow phenomena

K. Mulleners

Physical Review Fluids. 2024. Vol. 9, num. 12. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.9.124701.

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Eel-like robot swims more efficiently with increasing joint amplitudes compared to constant joint amplitudes

A. Anastasiadis; A. Rossi; L. Paez; K. Melo; E. D. Tytell et al.

Physical Review Fluids. 2024. Vol. 9, num. 11. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.9.110509.

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Optimal blade pitch control for enhanced vertical-axis wind turbine performance

S. Le Fouest; K. Mulleners

Nature Communications. 2024. Vol. 15, p. 2770. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-46988-0.

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Reconfiguring it out: How flexible structures interact with fluid flows

M. Baskaran; L. Hutin; K. Mulleners

Physical Review Fluids. 2023. Vol. 8, num. 11, p. 110509. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.110509.

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Strength and timing of primary and secondary vortices generated by a rotating plate

D. Francescangeli; K. Mulleners

Experiments in Fluids. 2023. Vol. 64, p. 128(2023). DOI : 10.1007/s00348-023-03667-y.

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Time scales of dynamic stall development on a vertical-axis wind turbine blade

S. Le Fouest; D. Fernex; K. Mulleners

Flow. Applications on Fluid Mechanics. 2023. num. 3(2023), p. E11. DOI : 10.1017/flo.2023.5.

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Review of rotating wing dynamic stall: Experiments and flow control

A. D. Gardner; A. R. Jones; K. Mulleners; J. W. Naughton; M. J. Smith

Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 2023. Vol. 137, p. 100887. DOI : 10.1016/j.paerosci.2023.100887.

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Identification of the trade-off between speed and efficiency in undulatory swimming using a bio-inspired robot

A. Anastasiadis; L. Paez; K. Melo; E. D. Tytell; A. Ijspeert et al.

Scientific Reports. 2023. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 15032. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-023-41074-9.

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Aeroelastic characterisation of a bio-inspired flapping membrane wing

A. Gehrke; J. Richeux; E. Uksul; K. Mulleners

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2022. Vol. 17, num. 6, p. 065004. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/ac8632.

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To tread or not to tread: comparison between water treading and conventional flapping wing kinematics

S. Krishna; A. Gehrke; K. Mulleners

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2022. Vol. 17, num. 6, p. 066018. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/ac9a1b.

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The dynamic stall dilemma for vertical-axis wind turbines

S. Le Fouest; K. Mulleners

Renewable Energy. 2022. Vol. 198, p. 505 – 520. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2022.07.071.

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Lagrangian analysis of bio-inspired vortex ring formation

M. Baskaran; K. Mulleners

Flow. 2022. Vol. 2, p. E16. DOI : 10.1017/flo.2022.9.

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All you need is time to generalise the Goman-Khrabrov dynamic stall model

F. Ayancik; K. Mulleners

Journal Of Fluid Mechanics. 2022. Vol. 942, p. R8. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2022.381.

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Experimental quantification of unsteady leading-edge flow separation

J. Deparday; X. He; J. D. Eldredge; K. Mulleners; D. R. Williams

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2022. Vol. 941, p. A60. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2022.319.

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Greenberg’s Force Prediction for Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Blades

D. Bensason; S. Le Fouest; A. Young; K. Mulleners

Aiaa Journal. 2022. DOI : 10.2514/1.J061417.

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On the parametrisation of motion kinematics for experimental aerodynamic optimisation

C. Busch; A. Gehrke; K. Mulleners

Experiments in Fluids. 2022. Vol. 63, num. 10. DOI : 10.1007/s00348-021-03367-5.

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Estimating the non-dimensional energy of vortex rings by modelling their roll-up

G. de Guyon; K. Mulleners

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2022. Vol. 940, p. R2. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2022.275.

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Tapered foils favor traveling-wave kinematics to enhance the performance of flapping propulsion

P. Leroy-Calatayud; M. Pezzulla; A. Keiser; K. Mulleners; P. M. Reis

Physical Review Fluids. 2022. Vol. 7, num. 7, p. 074403. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.074403.

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The dynamics and timescales of static stall

S. Le Fouest; J. Deparday; K. Mulleners

Journal of Fluids and Structures. 2021. Vol. 104, p. 103304. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2021.103304.

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Discrete shedding of secondary vortices along a modified Kaden spiral

D. Francescangeli; K. Mulleners

Journal Of Fluid Mechanics. 2021. Vol. 917, p. A44. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2021.259.

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Phenomenology and scaling of optimal flapping wing kinematics

A. Gehrke; K. Mulleners

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2021. Vol. 16, num. 2, p. 026016. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/abd012.

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Scaling of the translational velocity of vortex rings behind conical objects

G. de Guyon; K. Mulleners

Physical Review Fluids. 2021. Vol. 6, num. 2, p. 024701. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.024701.

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Unsteady lift on a high-amplitude pitching aerofoil

S. Ōtomo; S. Henne; K. Mulleners; K. Ramesh; I. M. Viola

Experiments in Fluids. 2021. Vol. 62, p. 6. DOI : 10.1007/s00348-020-03095-2.

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Experimental analysis of multiscale vortex shedding in turbulent turbomachine blade wakes

P. Gilge; J. R. Seume; K. Mulleners

AIAA Journal. 2020. p. 1 – 8. DOI : 10.2514/1.J059476.

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Multiscale Vortex Characteristics of Dynamic Stall from Empirical Mode Decomposition

P. J. Ansell; K. Mulleners

AIAA Journal. 2020. Vol. 58, num. 2, p. 1 – 18. DOI : 10.2514/1.J057800.

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Stall Delay and Leading-Edge Suction for a Pitching Airfoil with Trailing-Edge Flap

G. He; J. Deparday; L. Siegel; A. Henning; K. Mulleners

AIAA Journal. 2020. p. 1 – 10. DOI : 10.2514/1.J059719.

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Modeling the interplay between the shear layer and leading edge suction during dynamic stall

J. Deparday; K. Mulleners

Physics of Fluids. 2019. Vol. 31, num. 10, p. 107104. DOI : 10.1063/1.5121312.

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Effect of pitch on the flow behavior around a hovering wing

S. Krishna; M. A. Green; K. Mulleners

Experiments in Fluids. 2019. Vol. 60, num. 5, p. 60:86. DOI : 10.1007/s00348-019-2732-3.

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Coherent Structure Interaction During Unsteady Separation

M. S. Melius; K. Mulleners; R. B. Cal

AIAA Journal. 2019. Vol. 57, num. 8, p. 3239 – 3249. DOI : 10.2514/1.J058059.

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Flowfield and Force Evolution for a Symmetric Hovering Flat-Plate Wing

S. Krishna; M. Green; K. Mulleners

AIAA Journal. 2018. Vol. 56, num. 4, p. 1360 – 1371. DOI : 10.2514/1.J056468.

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Genetic Algorithm Based Optimization of Wing Rotation in Hover

A. Gehrke; G. Guyon-Crozier; K. Mulleners

Fluids. 2018. Vol. 3, num. 3, p. 59. DOI : 10.3390/fluids3030059.

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The role of surface vorticity during unsteady separation

M. S. Melius; K. Mulleners; R. B. Cal

Physics of Fluids. 2018. Vol. 30, num. 4, p. 045108. DOI : 10.1063/1.5006527.

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Cross-correlation analysis of synchronized PIV and microphone measurements of an oscillating airfoil

L. Siegel; K. Ehrenfried; C. Wagner; K. Mulleners; A. Henning

Journal of Visualization. 2018. Vol. 21, p. 381 – 395. DOI : 10.1007/s12650-018-0473-7.

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Analysis of Intermittent Trailing-Edge Vortex Shedding Using Recurrence Plots

K. Mulleners; M. Ruetten

AIAA Journal. 2017. Vol. 56, num. 2, p. 571 – 580. DOI : 10.2514/1.J056329.

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Flow Development on a Flat-Plate Wing Subjected to a Streamwise Acceleration

K. Mulleners; P. Mancini; A. R. Jones

AIAA Journal. 2017. Vol. 55, num. 6, p. 2118 – 2122. DOI : 10.2514/1.J055497.

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Characterizing a burst leading-edge vortex on a rotating flat plate wing

A. R. Jones; A. Medina; H. Spooner; K. Mulleners

Experiments in Fluids. 2016. Vol. 57, num. 4, p. 1 – 16. DOI : 10.1007/s00348-016-2143-7.

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Dynamic stall of an experimental wind turbine blade

M. Melius; R. B. Cal; K. Mulleners

Physics of Fluids. 2016. Vol. 28, num. 3, p. 034103. DOI : 10.1063/1.4942001.

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Resulting Aerodynamic Losses of Combinations of Localized Roughness Patches on Turbine Blades

P. Gilge; K. Mulleners

AIAA Journal. 2016. Vol. 54, num. 8, p. 2552 – 2555. DOI : 10.2514/1.J054602.

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