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Said Elghobashi

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCI

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Publications (Selected list)

  • Ferrante, A.  and Elghobashi, S. “Physics of two-way coupling in particle-laden homogeneous isotropic turbulence”, Chapter 3 in “Modeling Approaches and Computational Methods for Particle-laden Turbulent Flows,” (Subramanian and Balachandar (Ed)), Academic Press, 2022.
  • Elghobashi, S.      “ Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flows Laden with Droplets or Bubbles “,   
    Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics,  Vol. 51,   pp.217-244 (2019).
  • Wang, Y. and Elghobashi, S.      “On locating the obstruction in the upper airway via numerical simulation “,  Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology,  Vol. 193,   pp.1-10 (2014).
  • Lucci, F., L’vov, V., Ferrante, A., Rosso, M. and Elghobashi, S.      “ Eulerian-Lagrangian bridge for the energy and dissipation spectra in isotropic turbulence “,   
    Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics,  DOI: 10.1007/s00162-013-0310-5 (2013).
  • Cleckler, J., Elghobashi, S., and  Liu, F.   “ On the motion of inertial particles by sound waves “,   
    Physics of Fluids,  Vol. 24, 033301 (2012).
  • Lucci, F., Ferrante, A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “ Is Stokes number an appropriate indicator for turbulence modulation by particles of Taylor-length-scale size? “,   
    Physics of Fluids,  Vol. 23,   pp.25101-1-7 (2011).
  • Lucci, F., Ferrante, A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “Modulation of isotropic turbulence by particles of Taylor-lengthscale size “,   
    J. Fluid Mechanics,  Vol. 650, pp. 5-55   (2010).
  • Ferrante, A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “On the accuracy of the two-fluid formulation in DNS of bubble-laden turbulent boundary layers “,   
    Physics of Fluids,  Vol. 19, 045105, pp.1-8   (2007).
  • Ferrante, A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “ On the effects of microbubbles on the Taylor-Green vortex flow “,   
    J. Fluid Mechanics,  Vol.572, pp. 145-177   (2007).
  • Ferrante, A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “ Reynolds number effect on drag reduction in a bubble-laden spatially developing turbulent boundary layer “,   
    J. Fluid Mechanics,  Vol. 543, pp. 93-106   (2005).
  • Ferrante, A.,  Elghobashi, S. E., Adams, P., Valenciano, M. and Longmire, D.  “Evolution of  quasi-streamwise vortex tubes and wall streaks in a microbubble-laden turbulent boundary layer over a flat plate”,   
    Physics of Fluids,   Vol. 16., No. 9, pp. S2   (2004).
  • Ferrante, A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “ On the physical mechanisms of drag reduction in a spatially-developing
    turbulent boundary layer laden with microbubbles”,  
     J. Fluid Mechanics,  Vol. 503, pp.345-355 (2004).
  • Ferrante, A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.  “A robust method for generating inflow conditions for direct simulations of spatially-developing turbulent boundary layers”, 
     J. Comp. Physics,  Vol. 198,  pp. 372-387 (2004).      
  • Ferrante, A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “ On the physical mechanisms of two-way coupling in particle-laden isotropic turbulence ”,
    Physics of Fluids,  Vol. 15, pp. 315-329 (2003).
  • Ahmed, A.M. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “ Direct numerical simulation of particle dispersion in homogeneous turbulent shear flows ”, 
    Physics of Fluids,  Vol. 13, pp.3346-3364 (2001).          
  • Druzhinin, O.A. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “ Direct numerical simulation of a three-dimensional spatially-developing bubble-laden mixing layer with two-way coupling”,  
    J. Fluid Mechanics,  Vol. 429, pp. 23-61 (2001).             
  • Ahmed, A.M. and  Elghobashi, S. E.   “ On the mechanisms of modifying the structure of turbulent homogeneous shear flows by dispersed particles”, 
    Physics of Fluids,  Vol. 12, pp. 2906-2930 (2000).
  • Zhong, R. , Elghobashi, S. E. and Boratav, O.  “Surface topology of a  buoyant turbulent nonpremixedflame”, Physics of Fluids,  Vol.  12, pp. 2091-2100 (2000).                                 
  • Elghobashi, S., Zhong, R. and Boratav, O. “Effects of gravity on turbulent nonpremixed flames”,
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 11, pp. 3123-3135 (1999).
  • Druzhinin, O.A., and Elghobashi, S.E.,” A Lagrangian-Eulerian mapping solver for direct numerical simulation of a bubble-laden homogeneous turbulent shear flow using the two-fluid formulation”
    J. Comp. Physics, Vol. 154, pp. 174-196 (1999).
  • Druzhinin, O.A., and Elghobashi, S.E., “On the decay rate of isotropic turbulence laden with microparticles”,
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 11, pp. 602-610 (1999).
  • Boratav, O.N., Elghobashi, S.E. and Zhong, R., “On the alignment of strain, vorticity and scalar gradient in turbulent, buoyant, nonpremixed flames”,
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 10, pp. 2260-2267 (1998).
  • Kim, I.,Elghobashi, S. E., and Sirignano, W., “On the equation for spherical particle motion: effect of Reynolds and acceleration numbers”,
    J. Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 367, pp. 221-253 (1998).
  • Druzhinin, O. and Elghobashi, S., “DNS of bubble-laden turbulent flows using the two-fluid formulation”,
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 10, pp. 685-697 (1998).
  • Kim, I.,Elghobashi, S. E., and Sirignano, W., “Unsteady flow interactions between a pair of advected vortex tubes and a rigid sphere”,
    International J. Multiphase Flow, Vol. 23, pp. 1-23 (1997).
  • Boratav, O., Elghobashi, S. E., and Zhong, R., “On the alignment of the a-strain and vorticity in turbulent nonpremixed flames,”
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 8, pp. 2251-2253 (1996).
  • Kim, I.,Elghobashi, S. E., and Sirignano, W., “Unsteady flow interactions between an advected cylindrical vortex tube and a spherical particle”,
    J. Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 288, pp. 123-155 (1995).
  • Truesdell, G. C. and Elghobashi, S. E., “On the two-way interaction between homogeneous turbulence and dispersed solid particles; Part 2: particle dispersion,”
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 6, pp. 1405-1407 (1994).
  • Elghobashi, S. E., “On Predicting Particle-Laden Turbulent Flows,”
    J. Applied Scientific Research, Vol. 52, 4, pp. 309-329 (1994).
  • Elghobashi, S. E., and Truesdell, G. C., ” On the two-way interaction between homogeneous turbulence and dispersed solid particles ; Part 1 : turbulence modification”,
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. A5, pp. 1790-1801 (1993).
  • Nomura, K. N., and Elghobashi, S. E. “The structure of inhomogeneous turbulence in variable density nonpremixed flames”,
    Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 5, pp. 153-176 (1993).
  • Kim, I.,Elghobashi, S. E., and Sirignano, W., “Three- dimensional flow over two spheres placed side by side”,
    J. Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 246, pp. 465-488 (1993).
  • Nomura, K. N., and Elghobashi, S. E. “Mixing characteristics of an inhomogeneous scalar in isotropic and homogeneous sheared turbulence”,
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 4, pp. 606-625 (1992).
  • Elghobashi, S.E., and Truesdell, G.C., “Direct Simulation of Particle Dispersion in a Decaying Isotropic Turbulence”,
    J. Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 242, pp. 655-700 1790-1801 (1992).
  • Gerz, T., Schumann, U. and Elghobashi, S. “Direct Simulation of Stably Stratified Homogeneous Turbulent shear Flows”,
    J. Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 200, pp. 563-594 (1989).
  • Elghobashi, S. E., and Abou Arab, T.W., ” Two-Equation Turbulence Model for Two-Phase Flows “,
    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 26, pp. 931-928 (1983).

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Said Elghobashi
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California
Irvine, CA 92697
selghoba@uci.edu
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