Dr Nikos Bempedelis
Lecturer in Fluid Mechanics
School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flows, Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Data-driven Modelling, Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics
Interests
My research focuses on key fluid mechanics challenges across the energy, transportation, environmental, and biomedical engineering sectors. I am particularly interested in studying cavitation and bubble dynamics as well as wind energy aerodynamics through a combination of numerical simulations, theory, and data-driven techniques.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Intelligent Transport2024
The reflection of a planar impulsive shock wave at a liquid–gas interfaceSmith TA and Bempedelis N
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 999
13-11-2024
Bayesian Optimisation of a Two‐Turbine Configuration Around a 2D Hill Using Large Eddy SimulationsJané‐Ippel C, Bempedelis N, Palacios R and Laizet S
Wind Energy, Wiley vol. 27 (11), 1412-1426.
12-08-2024
Data-driven optimisation of wind farm layout and wake steering with large-eddy simulationsBempedelis N, Gori F, Wynn A, Laizet S and Magri L
Wind Energy Science, Copernicus Publications vol. 9 (4), 869-882.
12-04-2024
2023
High-fidelity simulations of wake-to-wake interaction in an atmospheric boundary layer over a complex terrainJané-Ippel C, Bempedelis N, Palacios R and Laizet S
Journal of Physics Conference Series. vol. 2505 (1)
01-05-2023
Turbulent entrainment in finite-length wind farmsBempedelis N, Laizet S and Deskos G
Journal of Fluid Mechanics vol. 955
25-01-2023
Bayesian Optimization of the Layout of Wind Farms with a High-Fidelity Surrogate ModelBempedelis N and Magri L
Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 10476, 344-352.
01-01-2023
Numerical modelling of acoustic wave propagation through a bubble columnSmith TA, Bempedelis N and La Rosa AG
Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series., 151-157.
01-01-2023
2022
A Cartesian Immersed Boundary Method Based on 1D Flow Reconstructions for High-Fidelity Simulations of Incompressible Turbulent Flows Around Moving ObjectsGiannenas AE, Bempedelis N, Schuch FN and Laizet S
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion vol. 109 (4), 931-959.
01-11-2022
An analytical blockage correction model for high-solidity turbinesSteiros K, Bempedelis N and Cicolin MM
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 948
20-09-2022
A sharp-interface model for grid-resolved cavitating flowsBempedelis N and Ventikos Y
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Elsevier vol. 149
01-04-2022
Analytical all-induction state model for wind turbine wakesBempedelis N and Steiros K
Physical Review Fluids, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 7 (3)
01-03-2022
2021
Recirculation regions in wakes with base bleedSteiros K, Bempedelis N and Ding L
Physical Review Fluids, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 6 (3)
01-03-2021
Numerical and experimental investigation into the dynamics of a bubble-free-surface systemBempedelis N, Zhou J, Andersson M and Ventikos Y
Physical Review Fluids, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 6 (1)
01-01-2021
A simple ghost fluid method for compressible multicomponent flows with capillary effectsBempedelis N and Ventikos Y
Journal of Computational Physics, Elsevier vol. 424
01-01-2021
2020
The effect of porosity on the drag of cylindersSteiros K, Kokmanian K, Bempedelis N and Hultmark M
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 901
24-08-2020
Energy focusing in shock-collapsed bubble arraysBempedelis N and Ventikos Y
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 900
17-08-2020
A simplified approach for simulations of multidimensional compressible multicomponent flows: The grid-aligned ghost fluid methodBempedelis N and Ventikos Y
Journal of Computational Physics, Elsevier vol. 405
01-03-2020
2017
A 3D Finite-Volume Integral Boundary Layer method for icing applicationsBempedelis N, Bayeux C, Blanchard G, Radenac E and Villedieu P
9th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference.
02-06-2017