Publications

Names underlined denote current or former members of the group.

2025

Toma, C., Ganapathisubramani, B. & Symon, S. Mixed data-source transfer learning for a turbulence model augmented physics-informed neural network, under review

Rawden, J., Vanderwel, C. & Symon, S. Outsmarting air pollution: inferring air quality levels from sparse measurements, under review

Cadambi Padmanaban, U., Ganapathisubramani, B. & Symon, S. Three-dimensional variational data assimilation of separated flows using time-averaged experimental data, submitted, under review. 

Midya, S. & Symon, S. Experimental investigation of a high Reynolds number turbulent wake generated by a vehicle-like bluff body, submitted. Physical Review Fluids, 10, 084706. https://doi.org/10.1103/5m65-46ng (Link)

Formichetti, M., Wangsawijaya, D. D., Symon, S., Ganapathisubramani, B. Effects of fetch length on turbulent boundary layer recovery after a step change in surface roughness. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1009, A66. doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.311 (Link)

Thomspon, C., Biler, H., Symon, S., & Ganapathisubramani, B. (2025) Aeroelastic wing performance in high intensity turbulence: integral length scale effects. AIAA Journal, 63(5), 1789-1799. doi:10.2514/1.J064015 (Link)

Burton, T., Symon, S., Sharma, A. S., & Lasagna, D. Resolvent-based optimisation of approximating the statistics of a chaotic Lorenz system. Physical Review E, 111, 025104. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.111.025104 (Link)

2024

Cadambi Padmanaban, U., Ganapathisubramani, B., Vanderwel, C., & Symon, S. (2024) Towards passive scalar reconstruction using data assimilation. In 14th UK Conference on Wind Engineering. doi:10.5258/WES/P0045 (Link)  

Massey, J. M. O., Symon, S., Ganapathisubramani, B., & Weymouth, G. D. Resolvent analysis of a swimming foil. arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.06764

Thompson, C., Cadambi Padmanaban, U., Ganapathisubramani, B., & Symon, S. (2024) The effect of variations in experimental and computational fidelity on data assimilation approaches. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 38, 431-450. doi:10.1007/s00162-024-00708-y (Link)

2023

Thompson, C., Biler, H., Symon, S., & Ganapathisubramani, B. (2023). Effects of integral length scale variations on the stall characteristics of a wing at high free-stream turbulence conditions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 974, A9. doi:10.1017/jfm.2023.789 (Link)

Symon, S., Madhusudanan, A., Illingworth, S. J., & Marusic, I. (2023). Use of eddy viscosity in resolvent analysis of turbulent channel flow. Physical Review Fluids, 8(6), 064601. doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.064601 (Link)

2022

Massegur, D., Clifford, D., Da Ronch, A., & Symon, S. (2022). Comparing reduced order model forms for nonlinear dynamical systems. In 33rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences. (Link)

Thompson, C., Ganapathisubramani, B., & Symon, S. P. (2022). Rigid and flexible wings subject to large intensity turbulence. In AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum (p. 3446). doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3446 (Link) 

2021

Symon, S., Illingworth, S., & Marusic, I. (2021). Energy transfer in turbulent channel flows and implications for resolvent modelling. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 911, A3. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.929 (Link)

Jin, B., Symon, S., & Illingworth, S. J. (2021). Energy transfer mechanisms and resolvent analysis in the cylinder wake. Physical Review Fluids, 6(2), 024702. doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.024702 (Link)

2020

Jin, B., Symon S., & Illingworth, S. J. (2020). Resolvent analysis predictions of energy transfer in turbulent channel flow. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. doi.org/10.14264/8a216b5 (Link)

Symon, S., Illingworth, S. J., & Marusic, I. (2020). Resolvent analysis predictions of energy transfer in turbulent channel flow. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. doi.org/10.14264/05a39db (Link)

Symon, S., Illingworth, S. J., & Marusic, I. (2020, April). Large-scale structures predicted by linear models of wall-bounded turbulence. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1522, No. 1, p. 012006). IOP Publishing. doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1522/1/012006 (Link)

Symon, S., Sipp, D., Schmid, P. J., & McKeon, B. J. (2020). Mean and unsteady flow reconstruction using data-assimilation and resolvent analysis. AIAA Journal, 58(2), 575-588. doi.org/10.2514/1.J057889 (Link)

2019

Symon, S., Sipp, D., & McKeon, B. J. (2019). A tale of two airfoils: Resolvent-based modelling of an oscillator versus an amplifier from an experimental mean. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 881, 51-83. doi:10.1017/jfm.2019.747 (Link)

Rosenberg, K., Symon, S., & McKeon, B. J. (2019). Role of parasitic modes in nonlinear closure via the resolvent feedback loop. Physical Review Fluids, 4(5), 052601. doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.052601 (Link)

Vadarevu, S., Symon, S., Illingworth, S., & Marusic, I. (2019). Coherent structures in the linearized impulse response of turbulent channel flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 863, 1190-1203. doi:10.1017/jfm.2019.15 (Link)

2018

Symon, S. & McKeon, B. J. (2018). Experimental flow reconstruction using resolvent analysis and data assimilation. 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. (Link)

Symon, S. P. (2018). Reconstruction and estimation of flows using resolvent analysis and data-assimilation (Doctoral dissertation, California Institute of Technology). (Link)

Symon, S., Rosenberg, K., Dawson, S. T., & McKeon, B. J. (2018). Non-normality and classification of amplification mechanisms in stability and resolvent analysis. Physical Review Fluids, 3(5), 053902. doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.053902 (Link)

2017

Symon, S., Dovetta, N., McKeon, B. J., Sipp, D., & Schmid, P. J. (2017). Data assimilation of mean velocity from 2D PIV measurements of flow over an idealized airfoil. Experiments in fluids, 58, 1-17. doi.org/10.1007/s00348-017-2336-8 (Link)

2015

Gauthier, A., Symon, S., Clanet, C., & Quéré, D. (2015). Water impacting on superhydrophobic macrotextures. Nature communications, 6(1), 8001. doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9001 (Link)

2014

Carmigniani, R., Lapointe, S., Symon, S., & McKeon, B. J. (2014). Influence of a local change of depth on the behavior of walking oil drops. Experimental thermal and fluid science, 54, 237-246. doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.12.023 (Link)