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Humberto Medina
For promoting and advancing
aerodynamics and fluid mechanics

Journals

   
H. Medina, J. Early. Modelling transition due to backward-facing steps using the laminar
kinetic energy concept. European Journal of Mechanics /B - Fluids (in press)
   
H. Medina, E. Benard, J. Early. Reynolds Number Effects on Fully-Developed Pulsed Jets
Impinging on Flat Surfaces. AIAA Journal, Vol.51 pp. 2305-2318 (2013)

Conferences

   
H. Medina, E Benard, J. C. Huang, and S. Raghunathan. Study of the fluid mechanics of
transitional steady and pulsed impinging jets using a high-speed PIV system. 46th AIAA
Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, AIAA-2008-766, January 2008.
   
L. Cameron, J. Early, H. Medina. An experimental study into the turbulence characteristics
of transitional and turbulent impinging jets . 29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference,
June 2011.
   
N. Madhavan, H. Medina. Pulsed engine powered MAV: Airframe configurations and wing
morphing with cross-winds. RAeS Aerodynamics Conference, July 2010.
   
R. McRoberts, J. M. Early, S. Spence, H. Medina. Investigation of utilizing a single surface
depression in the optimisation of NFL aerofoil design. 28th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics
Conference, AIAA 2010-4679, June 2010.
   
H. Medina, E Benard, J. Early. Reynolds number effects on pulsed jets impinging on a
flat surface. 40th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, AIAA 2010-4849, June 2010.
   
J. Early, H. Medina, D. Riordan. Effect of Three-Dimensional Surface Perturbations on
Boundary Layer Transitional Characteristics. 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting,
AIAA 2010-376, January 2010.
   
H. Medina, J. Early, D. Riordan. Influence of surface waviness for laminar flow nacelle
applications. 27th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, AIAA-2009-4106, June 2009.
   
H. Medina, E Benard, J. Early. Effects of pulsation on the flow field of turbulent impinging
jets. 39th AIAA Fluid Dynamic Conference & Exhibit, AIAA-2009-4006, June 2009

Technical Reports

   
H. Medina, J. Early. Experimental study of the effects of 3-d depressions on the stability
and transition characteristics of incompressible boundary layers. Internal report, The
Queen’s University of Belfast/Bombardier, May 2009.
   
H. Medina, J. Early. Experimental study of the effects of 2-d depressions on the stability
and transition location of incompressible boundary layers. Internal report, The Queen’s
University of Belfast/Bombardier, March 2009.
   
H. Medina, J. Early. Computational study of the effects of 2-d depressions on the stability
and transition location of incompressible boundary layers at zero-pressure gradient.
Internal report, The Queen’s University of Belfast/Bombardier, June 2008.
   
H. Medina, J. Early. Analytical methodology for boundary layer stability and transition:
LST Matlab code overview. Internal report, The Queen’s University of Belfast/Bombardier, May
2008.

Reports (postgraduate)

   
S. Kaennakham, E. Holdo, H. Medina, C. Lambert. Solution Adaptive Grid (SAG) for
Incompressible Flow Simulations: An Attempt Towards Enhancing SAG Algorithms for
Large Eddy Simulation (LES). PhD thesis, Coventry University, Faculty of Engineering
and Computing, June 2010.
   
H. Medina, E. Benard, S. Raghunathan. Study of steady and pulsating impinging jets.
PhD thesis, The Queen’s University of Belfast, School of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, July 2008.

Reports (undergraduate)

   
The content of this page is currently being updated. Soon a selection of final year undergraduate
projects will be made avaible.
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