SherwinLab

CFD Images

Simulations carried out in the group with the spectral/hp element framework Nektar++. Each image is credited to the researcher who produced it.

Regime map of transitional Rayleigh-Benard Poiseuille flow in the Ra-Re plane
Regime map of transitional Rayleigh–Bénard Poiseuille flow in the Ra–Re plane. The midplane temperature snapshots trace the route from buoyancy-driven convection rolls, through intermittent and wavy rolls, to shear-driven turbulence. Chi Hin Chan, M. Z. Hossain, S. J. Sherwin and Y. Hwang, Direct numerical simulations of transitional Rayleigh–Bénard Poiseuille flows, J. Fluid Mech. 1034 (2026), doi:10.1017/jfm.2026.11507. Figure 1, reproduced under CC BY 4.0.
Iso-contours of CP0 over half of a Formula One front wing
Iso-contours of CP0 over half of a Formula One front wing, from implicit large-eddy simulation at Re = 225,000.
Flow past a NACA 0012 wing tip
Flow past a NACA 0012 wing tip at Rec = 1.2M, computed with the incompressible Navier-Stokes solver. Jean-Eloi Lombard
Recirculation regions on a NACA 0012 with a wavy leading edge
Recirculation regions in flow past a NACA 0012 with a wavy leading edge at Rec = 50,000 and α = 15°. Douglas Serson
Compressible flow past a circular cylinder
Compressible flow past a circular cylinder. Daniele De Grazia
Leading-edge vortex on a plunging wing
Leading-edge vortex dynamics on a plunging wing at Re = 10,000.
Transition and force characteristics of a plunging aerofoil
Three-dimensional transition in low-Reynolds-number flow past a plunging aerofoil.

Images shared with the Nektar++ gallery.