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Research Highlights:
Sediment Transport, River Mechanics, Hydraulic Modeling, Environmental Fluid
Mechanics, Experimental Methods, Non-Intrusive Measurement Techniques in
Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics My
main research interests are experimental hydraulics and fluid mechanics
using non-intrusive measurement techniques.
My past research work has revealed promising lines of inquiry into
two broad areas of investigation, namely, experimental investigation of
turbulent channel flows and development and implementation of non-intrusive
flow diagnostics techniques. My interest in the investigation of
turbulent channel flows includes the basic flow process, i.e., the
relationship between the governing flow parameters and turbulence structure
as well as their countless number of practical implications.
Among practical flows that are subject to my current and future
research are those in the area of river engineering (sediment
transport, hydraulic
structures, ice-related processes,
erosion)
and environmental engineering (aeration,
pollutant transport). My
research activity has been considerable enhanced by the use, development, and
implementation of non-intrusive flow diagnostics measurement techniques.
During my doctoral research, I developed and implemented a non-intrusive
Laser Doppler Velocimeter (LDV)-based technique capable to separately measure
particle and liquid velocities in sediment-laden flows, i.e., the
Discriminator LDV (DLDV). Later
on, I became part of an international team that developed Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry, a very useful tool for measurement
of free-surface velocities in laboratory and
natural scale open-channel
flows. Currently, I am
exploring the capabilities of Particle Tracking Velocimetry to investigate
sediment-laden flows using a two-phase flow approach and those of the
Acoustic-Doppler Current Profilers to investigate turbulence characteristics
in field conditions. Selected
Current Research Projects:
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