Hugh M Blackburn

Contact details

Hugh M Blackburn
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Monash University
Vic 3800
Australia
Send email to hugh.blackburn"at"eng.monash.edu.au

Flow Gallery

Animation of transient two-dimensional convective instability in flow over a backward-facing step at Re=500 (Blackburn, Barkley & Sherwin 2008, Barkley, Blackburn & Sherwin 2008), visualised as contours of perturbation vorticity. The optimal disturbance initial condition is a wave packet that is very tightly clustered around the step edge, and grows into an array of counter-rotating rollers that fill the downstream channel, at a location past both (upper and lower) separation zones, before eventually decaying. The maximum two-dimensional energy growth at this Reynolds number is 63.1×10³.

An animation of the period-doubling breakdown of pulsatile flow in an axisymmetric constricted tube (Sherwin & Blackburn 2005 , Blackburn & Sherwin 2007 ). This is an idealised representation of blood flow in an artery with 75% occlusion, Reynolds number 400, Womersley number 15.85. The vortex rings that are blown out of the constriction with each pulse tilt slightly forward, then backward, on successive periods. Under self-induction and wall interaction of the vorticity in the ring, this tilting proceeds rapidly to an energetic breakdown.

The flow generated by a circular cylinder moving from side to side in quiescent fluid has a number of different instability modes, depending on the amplitude and period of the motion. This image of massless particles advected by a quasi-periodic instability mode shows how small puffs form up into large-scale vortices that move away from the cylinder along the axis of oscillation (Elston, Blackburn & Sheridan, 2006).

Mode A, Re=195	Mode B, Re=265	Mode TW, Re=400

Karman-street wakes of two-dimensional bodies generically have three kinds of three-dimensional instability modes; two distinct synchronous modes which at onset have the same frequency as the underlying wake, and two related quasi-periodic modes (standing and travelling waves), one of which may be stable. Here we see in top view the two synchronous modes of the circular cylinder wake (modes A and B), and the travelling wave mode, which is the third to bifurcate from the two-dimensional basic state as Reynolds numbers are increased (Blackburn, Marques & Lopez, 2005).

t=t₀	t=t₀+T/2

Isosurfaces of vorticity indicating a synchronous three-dimensional instability mode of a flow in a periodically driven two-dimensional rectangular cavity (Blackburn & Lopez 2003 ). The cavity cross-section has a height:width ratio of 2:1, and the lower floor has an imposed sinusoidal oscillation of temporal period T. The symmetry group of the base flow is identical to that of many time-periodic wakes, and the three-dimensional instability modes consequently have the same symmetry properties as e.g. those of the circular cylinder wake. There are two control parameters, a Reynolds number and a Stokes number. Here, at St=20 and Re=535, the first mode to become unstable is a short-wavelength one, with some similarity to the cylinder wake's mode B. Translucent isosurfaces are of wall-parallel vorticity, while the solid red/yellow surfaces are of the vertical vorticity component. At other parameter values, this flow also has a long-wavelength synchronous mode and a quasi-periodic modulated travelling wave mode.

Colour contours of spanwise- and phase-averaged spanwise component of vorticity from a three-dimensional simulation of flow past a circular cylinder in vortex-induced vibration, at Re=720, V_r=6.5 (Blackburn, Govardhan & Williamson 2001). The four frames illustrate averages for phase-points equispaced over the average vortex-shedding period. Note the clear indication of 2P-mode shedding, the first time this had been documented as a phase-averaged result in a DNS study. The average oscillation amplitude was approximately 0.45D. Download an MPEG movie from the simulation (6.4MB).

The pattern produced by tracking massless particles in two-dimensional flow past a swimming cylinder (Blackburn, Elston & Sheridan 1999). The cylinder has forced oscillations both in the vertical direction and in rotation about its axis. The time-average effect is to create a low pressure region to the left of the cylinder; if the cylinder is free to move horizontally, it 'swims' to the left, leaving behind it a sequence of puff-like structures, seen here.

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filtered

As one stage in the 'dynamic' procedure for large-eddy simulation, velocity fields need explicit smoothing, or spatial low-pass filtering, to remove fine-scale fluctuations. These panels show contours of streamwise velocity component on a slice through a spectral element simulation of a turbulent channel flow, both before filtering, and after a filter was applied in the Legendre polynomial space projection of the data in each element (Blackburn & Schmidt 2003).

A perspective side-view of near-wall structures in a turbulent boundary layer, visualised with an instantaneous isosurface of a positive value of the discriminant of the velocity gradient tensor (Blackburn, Mansour & Cantwell 1996). When the discriminant is positive, the velocity gradient tensor has a pair of complex-conjugate eigenvalues and a single real eigenvalue, so the local fluid motion has a spiralling character. The isosurfaces mark a a large number of distinct structures that are nearly parallel to the wall in the buffer layer, which, further from the wall, tilt to have an orientation closer to 45^o downstream, i.e. aligned with the direction of time-average maximum strain rate. The time-mean flow direction is indicated by the arrow.

An image from a movie (9Mb) of a large manta ray (manta birostris) swimming using rajiform motion and with an accompanying remora in the main tank of the Lisbon oceanarium. Another movie (7Mb) of a smaller manta ray is also available.

Semtex

Semtex is my direct numerical simulation CFD code that uses the `classical' nodal spectral element method as the underlying discretisation. Semtex was used to generate most of the simulation results described above, and is also the base code for most of the work described in the publications listed below. It is released for public use under the terms of the Gnu General Public License (GPL). For more information and source code, follow this link.

Publications^*

Journal articles

In print

Direct optimal growth analysis for timesteppers: Barkley D, Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2008) Int J Num Methods Fluids 57: 1435–1458. PDF
Convective instability and transient growth in steady and pulsatile stenotic flows: Blackburn HM, Sherwin SJ & Barkley D (2008) J Fluid Mech 607: 267–277. PDF
Convective instability and transient growth in flow over a backward-facing step: Blackburn HM, Barkley D & Sherwin SJ (2008) J Fluid Mech 603: 271–304. PDF
Global parametric solutions of scalar transport: Lester DR, Rudman M, Metcalfe GP & Blackburn HM (2008) J Comp Phys 227: 3032–3057. PDF
Instability modes and transition of pulsatile stenotic flow: pulse-period dependence: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2007) J Fluid Mech 573: 57–88. PDF
Simulation of suspension of solids in a liquid in a mixing tank using SPH and comparison with physical modelling experiments: Prakash M, Cleary PW, Ha J, Noui-Mehedi MN, Blackburn HM & Brooks G (2007) Prog Comp Fluid Dyn 7(2/3/4): 91–100.
Direct numerical simulation of turbulent non-Newtonian flow using a spectral element method: Rudman M & Blackburn HM (2006) Appl Math Mod 30(11): 1229–1248. PDF
The primary and secondary instabilities of flow generated by an oscillating circular cylinder: Elston JR, Blackburn HM & Sheridan J (2006) J Fluid Mech 550: 359–389. PDF
Three-dimensional instabilities and transition of steady and pulsatile axisymmetric stenotic flows: Sherwin SJ & Blackburn HM (2005) J Fluid Mech 533: 297–327. PDF
Three-dimensional modes in a periodically driven elongated cavity: Leung JJF, Hirsa AH, Blackburn HM, Lopez JM & Marques F (2005) Phys Rev E 71: 026305-1–7. PDF
Symmetry breaking of two-dimensional time-periodic wakes: Blackburn HM, Marques F & Lopez JM (2005) J Fluid Mech 522: 395–411. PDF
Formulation of a Galerkin spectral element–Fourier method for three-dimensional incompressible flows in cylindrical geometries: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2004) J Comp Phys 179(2): 759–778. PDF
Turbulent pipe flow of non-Newtonian fluids: Rudman M, Blackburn HM, Graham LJW & Pullum L (2004) J Non-Newt Fluid Mech 118(1): 33–48. PDF
Bifurcations in systems with Z₂ spatio-temporal and O(2) spatial symmetry: Marques F, Lopez JM & Blackburn HM (2004) Physica D 189(3/4): 247–276. PDF
Two-dimensional Floquet stability analysis of the flow produced by an oscillating circular cylinder in quiescent fluid: Elston JR, Sheridan J & Blackburn HM (2004) Euro J Mech/B-Fluids 23: 99–106. PDF
The onset of three-dimensional standing and modulated travelling waves in a periodically driven cavity flow: Blackburn HM & Lopez JM (2003) J Fluid Mech 497: 289–317. PDF
On three-dimensional quasi-periodic Floquet instabilities of two-dimensional bluff body wakes: Blackburn HM & Lopez JM (2003) Phys Fluids 15(8): L57–60. PDF
Spectral element filtering techniques for large eddy simulation with dynamic estimation: Blackburn HM & Schmidt S (2003) J Comp Phys 186(2): 610–629. PDF
Mass and momentum transport from a sphere in steady and oscillatory flows: Blackburn HM (2002) Phys Fluids 14(11): 3997–4001. PDF
Three-dimensional instability and state selection in an oscillatory axisymmetric swirling flow: Blackburn HM (2002) Phys Fluids 14(11): 3983–3996. PDF
Modulated rotating waves in an enclosed swirling flow: Blackburn HM & Lopez JM (2002) J Fluid Mech 465: 33–58. PDF
A complementary numerical and physical investigation of vortex-induced vibration: Blackburn HM, Govardhan R & Williamson CHK (2001) J Fluids & Structures 15(3/4): 481–488. PDF
Sidewall boundary layer instabilities in an enclosed swirling flow: Blackburn HM (2001) J Turbulence 2 009. PDF
Dispersion and diffusion in coated tubes of arbitrary cross-section: Blackburn HM (2001) Computers & Chemical Engineering 25(2/3): 313–322. PDF
Symmetry breaking of the flow in a cylinder driven by a rotating endwall: Blackburn HM & Lopez JM (2000) Phys Fluids 12(11): 2698–2701. PDF
Domain decomposition with Robin boundary conditions across a phase interface: Blackburn HM (2000) ANZIAM J 42(E): C263–C290. PDF
Spectral element–Fourier methods applied to turbulent pipe flow: McIver DM, Blackburn HM & Nathan GJ (2000) ANZIAM J 42(E): C954–C977. PDF
A hybrid method for simulation of flows in stirred tanks: Blackburn HM, Elston JR, Niclasen DA, Rudman M & Wu J (2000) Appl Math Mod 24: 795–805. PDF
Vortex breakdown — theory and experiment: Blackburn HM & Graham LJW (2000) Album of Visualization 17: 13–14.
A study of two-dimensional flow past an oscillating cylinder: Blackburn HM & Henderson RD (1999) J Fluid Mech 385: 255–286. PDF
Bluff body propulsion produced by combined rotary and translational oscillation: Blackburn HM, Elston JR & Sheridan J (1999) Phys Fluids 11(1): 4–6. PDF
Sectional lift forces for an oscillating cylinder in smooth and turbulent flows: Blackburn HM & Melbourne WH (1997) J Fluids & Structures 11(4): 413–431. PDF
Lock-in behaviour in simulated vortex-induced vibration: Blackburn HM & Henderson RD (1996) Exptl Thermal & Fluid Sci 12(2): 184–189. PDF
Topology of fine-scale motions in turbulent channel flow: Blackburn HM, Mansour NN & Cantwell BJ (1996) J Fluid Mech 310: 269–292. PDF
The effect of free-stream turbulence on sectional lift forces on a circular cylinder: Blackburn HM & Melbourne WH (1996) J Fluid Mech 306: 267–292. PDF
Effect of blockage on spanwise correlation in a circular cylinder wake: Blackburn HM (1994) Expts Fluids 18(1/2):134–136. PDF
Cross flow response prediction of slender circular-cylindrical structures: prediction models and recent experimental results: Blackburn HM & Melbourne WH (1993) J Wind Engng & Ind Aero 49: 167–176.PDF
Lift on an oscillating cylinder in smooth and turbulent flow: Blackburn HM & Melbourne WH (1992) J Wind Engng & Ind Aero 41: 79–90.PDF
Predicted moisture loss from soft brown coal during transport by overland conveyor: Attwood R & Blackburn HM (1986) Mech Engng Trans, IEAust 1 March, 12–15.

Book Chapters

Computational bluff body fluid dynamics and aeroelasticity: Blackburn HM (2003) Coupling of Fluids, Structures and Waves Problems in Aeronautics Eds NG Barton & J Periaux: Springer, Notes in Numerical Fluid Mechanics, 10–23. PDF
Turbulent pipe flow of non-Newtonian fluids: Rudman M & Blackburn HM (2003) Computational Fluid Dynamics 2002 Eds S Armfield, P Morgan & K Srinivas: Springer, 687–692.
Sidewall boundary layer instabilities in confined swirling flow: Blackburn HM (2000) Advances in Turbulence VIII Ed C Dopazo: CIMNE, 607–610.
Wake dynamics in flow past an oscillating cylinder: Blackburn HM & Henderson RD (1995) Numerical Methods in Laminar & Turbulent Flow IX Eds C Taylor & P Durbetaki: Pineridge Press, 1479–1490.

Conference papers

Computation of convective instability in complex geometry flows: Blackburn HM, Sherwin SJ & Barkley D (2008) XXII ICTAM, Adelaide, August.
Direct optimal growth analysis for timesteppers: Sherwin SJ, Blackburn HM & Barkley D (2008) AIAA 4th Flow Control Conf, Seattle, June. AIAA-2008-4231
The effect of corrugation height on flow in a wavy-walled pipe: Blackburn HM, Ooi A & Chong MS (2007) AFMC16, Gold Coast, December.
Numerical study of the behaviour of wall shear stress in pulsatile stenotic flows: Ooi A, Blackburn HM, Zhu S, Lui E & Tae W (2007) AFMC16, Gold Coast, December.
Laminar spirals in the outer stationary cylinder Couette–Taylor system: Noui-Mehidi NM, Blackburn HM & Ohmura N (2007) AFMC16, Gold Coast, December.
Convective instability and transient growth in flow over a backward-facing step: Barkley D, Blackburn HM, Sherwin SJ (2007) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics, Salt Lake City, UT, November.
Optimal growth of flow instabilities in arbitrary geometries: Blackburn HM, Barkley D & Sherwin SJ (2007) ICOSAHOM 07, Beijing, June.
Computed instability and transition of pulsatile stenotic flow: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2007) ICOSAHOM 07, Beijing, June.
Spectral/hp stability analysis of complex geometry flows: Sherwin SJ, Blackburn HM & Barkley D (2007) 14th Intnl Conf Finite Elements in Flow Problems, Santa Fe, May.
Instability modes and transition of pulsatile stenotic flow: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2006) Australian Workshop on Fluid Mechanics Melbourne, December.
Instability, transition and receptivity of pulsatile flow in a stenotic tube: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2006) 5th Int Conf CFD Minerals & Proc. Ind. Melbourne, December.
Instability modes and transition of pulsatile stenotic flow: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2006), Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics Tampa, FL, November.
Convective and absolute instability of pulsatile stenotic flow: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2006), 3rd Intnl Sympo Modelling of Physiological Flows Bergamo, September.
Direct simulation of turbulence and transition in steady and pulsatile flow in a model stenotic geometry: Sherwin SJ & Blackburn HM (2006) 5th World Congress Biomechanics, Munich, July.
Instability and transition of pulsatile flow in stenotic/constricted pipes: Sherwin SJ & Blackburn HM (2006) Euromech 2006, Stockholm, June.
Simulation of suspension of solids in a liquid in a mixing tank using SPH and comparison with physical modelling experiments: Prakash, M, Cleary, PW, Ha, J, Noui-Mehidi MN, Blackburn HM, & Brooks G (2005) 4th Int Conf CFD in Oil & Gas, Metallurgical and Process Industies, Trondheim, June.
Three-dimensional Floquet stability analysis of the flow produced by an oscillating cylinder in quiescent fluid: Elston JR, Sheridan J & Blackburn HM (2005) BBVIV4 Santorini, June.
An experimental study on floating solids in a liquid bath: Noui-Mehidi MN, Blackburn HM, Manasseh R, Brooks G & Rudman M (2005) EPD Congress, TMS Annual Meeting San Francisco, February.
Three-dimensional quasi-periodic instabilities of two-dimensional time-periodic flows: Blackburn HM, Lopez JM & Marques F (2004) 15AFMC Sydney, December. PDF
Three-dimensional instabilities and transition in pulsatile stenotic flows: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2004) 15AFMC Sydney, December. PDF
Impact of outlet boundary conditions on the flow properties in a cyclone: Schmidt S, Blackburn HM & Rudman M (2004) 15AFMC Sydney, December. PDF
Three-dimensional modes in a periodically driven elongated cavity: Leung JJF, Hirsa AH, Blackburn HM, Marques F & Lopez JM (2004) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics Seattle, WA, November.
Three-dimensional instabilities of steady and pulsatile axisymmetric stenotic flows: Sherwin SJ & Blackburn HM (2004) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics Seattle, WA, November.
A new spectrally convergent spectral element–Fourier formulation for solution of Navier–Stokes problems in cylindrical coordinates: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2004) ICOSAHOM 2004 Brown University, RI, June.
Sobre las inestabilidades tridimensionales de flujos bidimensionales con simetría espacio-temporal Z₂: Marques F, Lopez JM & Blackburn HM (2004) Nolineal 2004 Universidad de Castilla–La Mancha, June.
BiGlobal instabilities of steady and pulsatile flow in a 75% axisymmetric stenotic tube: Sherwin SJ & Blackburn HM (2003) Intnl Bio-Fluid Symposium and Workshop Caltech, USA, December. PDF
Simulation of turbulent flow in a cyclonic separator: Schmidt S, Blackburn HM, Rudman M & Sutalo I (2003) 3rd Int Conf CFD Minerals & Proc. Ind. Melbourne, December.
The effect of shear-thinning behaviour on turbulent pipe flow: Rudman M & Blackburn HM (2003) 3rd Int Conf CFD Minerals & Proc. Ind. Melbourne, December.
Endwall effects in periodically driven cavity flow: Leung JJF, Hirsa, AH, Lopez JM & Blackburn HM (2003) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics Meadowlands, NJ, November.
Floquet stability analysis of non-axisymmetric pulsatile stenotic flows: Blackburn HM & Sherwin SJ (2003) World Cong Med Phys & Biomed Eng Sydney, August.
Two-dimensional Floquet stability analysis of the flow produced by an oscillating cylinder in quiescent fluid: Elston JR, Sheridan J & Blackburn HM (2002) BBVIV3 Port Douglas, December.
Spatio-temporal dynamics of a periodically driven cavity flow: Vogel M, Hirsa AH, Lopez JM & Blackburn HM (2002) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics Dallas, TX, November.
Turbulent pipe flow of non-Newtonian fluids: Rudman M & Blackburn HM (2002) Int Conf CFD 2 Sydney, July.
Non-Newtonian turbulent and transitional pipe flow: Rudman M, Graham LJW, Blackburn HM & Pullum L (2002) 15th Int Conf Hydrotransport Banff, June.
Computational bluff body fluid dynamics and aeroelasticity: Blackburn HM (2001) CSIRO/CNRS/Dassault Workshop on Coupling of Fluids, Structures and Waves in Aeronautics Melbourne, December.
Symmetry breaking to modulated rotating waves in an enclosed swirling flow: Blackburn, HM & Lopez JM (2001) 14th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Adelaide, December. 179–182. PDF
Large eddy simulation of flow past a circular cylinder: Blackburn, HM & Schmidt S (2001) 14th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Adelaide, December. 689–692. PDF
The transition to three-dimensionality in the flow produced by an oscillating circular cylinder: Elston, JR, Sheridan, J & Blackburn, HM (2001) 14th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Adelaide, December. 319–322. PDF
Weakly turbulent pipe flow of a power law fluid: Rudman, M, Blackburn, HM, Graham, LJW & Pullum L (2001) 14th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Adelaide, December. 925–928. PDF
Spectral element based dynamic large eddy simulation of turbulent channel flow: Schmidt, S & Blackburn, HM (2001) 14th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Adelaide, December. 391–394. PDF
Spectral element based simulation of turbulent pipe flow: Schmidt, S, McIver, DM, Blackburn, HM, Rudman, M & Nathan GJ (2001) 14th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Adelaide, December. 917–920. PDF
The onset of three-dimensionality in the flow generated by an oscillating cylinder: Elston, JR, Blackburn, HM & Sheridan J (2000) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics Washington, DC, November.
Multiple unsteady solutions and symmetry breaking in a confined swirling flow: Lopez, JM, Marques, F, Sanchez, J & Blackburn, HM (2000) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics Washington, DC, November.
A complementary numerical and physical investigation of vortex-induced vibration: Blackburn, HM, Govardhan, R & Williamson, CHK (2000) IUTAM Symposium Bluff Body Wakes & Vortex-Induced Vibration Marseille, June.
Sidewall boundary layer instabilities in confined swirling flow: Blackburn, HM (2000) 8th European Turbulence Conf Barcelona, June.
Large eddy simulation of turbulent pipe flow: Rudman, M & Blackburn, HM (1999) 2nd Intnl Conf CFD in Minerals & Process Ind Melbourne, December.
Domain decomposition with Robin boundary conditions across a phase interface: Blackburn, HM (1999) CTAC99 Canberra, September.
Spectral element–Fourier methods applied to turbulent pipe flow: McIver, DM, Blackburn, HM & Nathan, GJ (1999) CTAC99 Canberra, September.
Channel flow LES with spectral elements: Blackburn, HM (1998) 13th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Melbourne, December, 989–992.
A comparison of two- and three-dimensional wakes of an oscillating circular cylinder: Blackburn, HM (1998) 13th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Melbourne, December, 749–752. PDF
Turbulent Taylor–Couette flow: Rudman, M. & Blackburn, HM (1998) 13th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Melbourne, December, 163–166.
Flows created by a cylinder with oscillatory translation and spin: Blackburn, HM, Elston, JR & Sheridan J (1998) ASME Fluids Engng Div. Summer Meeting Washington DC, June, FEDSM98–5157.
Bubble rise in an inclined channel: Rudman, M, Blackburn, HM & Merrell, J (1997) Intnl Conf CFD in Min, Met Proc & Power Gen Melbourne, July, 307–312. PDF
Gauss and Gauss–Lobatto element quadratures applied to the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations: Niclasen, RD & Blackburn, HM (1997) CTAC97 Adelaide, September, 457–464. PDF
Flow simulation of a mixing vessel incorporating blade element theory: Niclasen, RD, Rudman, M, Blackburn, HM & Wu, J (1997) Intnl Conf CFD in Min, Met Proc & Power Gen Melbourne, July, 395–401.
The role of small-scale physical modelling of fluid dynamic processes in mineral processing: Welsh, MC, Pullum, L, Downie, RJ, Cooper, PI & Blackburn, HM (1996) Adv Alumina Technology Darwin, June, ii–xvi.
Near-wake vorticity dynamics in bluff body flows: Blackburn, HM & Henderson, RD (1995) 12th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Sydney, December, 17–20.
A comparison of mass-lumping techniques for the two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations: Niclasen, RD & Blackburn, HM (1995) 12th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Sydney, December, 17–20.
Phase control of vortex shedding during lock-in: Blackburn, HM & Henderson, RD (1995) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics 40(12) Irvine, California, November.
Wake dynamics in flow past an oscillating cylinder: Blackburn, HM & Henderson, RD (1995) 9th Intnl Conf Num Meth Laminar & Turb Flow Altanta, July, 1479–1490.
Progress in simulation of vortex-induced vibration: Blackburn, HM & Henderson, RD (1994) AWES 4th National Workshop Sydney, October.
Body-wake interaction during vortex-induced vibration: Blackburn, HM & Henderson, RD (1994) Intnl Colloq Jets, Wakes & Shear Layers Melbourne, April.
Two- and three-dimensional simulations of vortex-induced vibrations of a circular cylinder: Blackburn, HM & Karniadakis, GE (1993) 3rd Intnl Offshore & Polar Engng Conf Singapore, June, 715–720. PDF
Cross flow response prediction of slender circular-cylindrical structures: prediction models and recent experimental results: Blackburn, HM & Melbourne, WH (1992) BBAA2 Hobart, December.
Topological characteristics of incompressible channel flow: Blackburn, HM, Cantwell, BJ & Mansour, NM (1992) Am Phys Soc Division of Fluid Dynamics Tallahasee, Florida, November.
Lift on an oscillating cylinder in smooth and turbulent flow: Blackburn, HM & Melbourne, WH (1991) 8th Intnl Conf Wind Engng Ontario, June.
Promotion of instability during lock-in: Blackburn, HM & Melbourne, WH (1991) AWES 4th National Workshop Polkolbin, February.
Measurements of coefficients of lift and spanwise correlation for a circular cylinder oscillating in a turbulent flow: Blackburn, HM & Melbourne, WH (1989) 10th A/Asian Fluid Mechanics Conf Melbourne, December.
Frequency and time domain cancellation of inertial signal from an accelerating force transducer: Blackburn, HM & Melbourne, WH (1989) Workshop Ind Fluid Dyn., Heat Trans. & Wind Engng Melbourne, December.
Aerodynamic wind effects on a tall chimney: Manohar, SM, Blackburn, HM & Melbourne, WH (1989) 2nd Asia–Pacific Symp Wind Engng Beijing, June, 764–771.
Measurements of sectional lift forces on an oscillating cylinder: Blackburn, HM & Melbourne, WH (1989) 2nd Asia–Pacific Symp Wind Engng Beijing, June, 322–339.
Predicted moisture loss from soft brown coal during transport by overland conveyor: Attwood, R & Blackburn, HM (1984) Transportation Conference 84/9, IEAust Perth, 43–46.

Thesis

Lift on an oscillating cylinder in smooth and turbulent flows, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University, 1992. Frontmatter, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C.

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Irrigation history

Pioneering Irrigation in Australia to 1920 is a book by my father, Gerard Blackburn. Please follow this link to view bibliographic and publication details.

F3K database

Discus launch gliders are high-performance radio-controlled sailplanes that are thrown into the air using a wing-tip peg, and use thermals to achieve sustained flight. This table gives data and links to information about the best commercially available models. Typical launch heights are of order 50m, typical no-lift flight durations of order 2 minutes.