Cobra Probe References

All references in the list below are about the Cobra Probe or about work performed with the Cobra Probe. As the Cobra Probe has now been in use for some years, there is an ever-growing list of publications about work performed with it. We generally only find out about them when our customers tell us. So if you have recently published a peer-reviewed conference or journal paper, about a significant body of work using the Cobra Probe, please let us know and we will add it to the list. (There is now also a reference list for the DPMS.)

The references are presented in reverse chronological order. A copy of the reference list or the reference list including abstracts, in Adobe® PDF format, is also available for download.

McAuliffe, B.R. and Larose, G.L. (2012) 'Reynolds-number and surface-modeling sensitivities for experimental simulation of flow over complex topography' in Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Volumes 104–106, May–July 2012, Pages 603-613

Ravi, S., Watkins, S., Watmuff, J. and Fisher, A., (2012), 'On the Transient Loads Occurring over a Thin Airfoil Subjected to Large-Scale Freestream Turbulence', AIAA Journal, September 2012

Ravi, S., Watkins, S., Watmuff, J., Massey, K., Petersen, P., Marino, M. and Ravi, A., (2012) 'The flow over a thin airfoil subjected to elevated levels of freestream turbulence at low Reynolds numbers', Experiments in FluidsDOI 10.1007/s00348-012-1316-2

Ravi, S., Watkins, S., Watmuff, J. and Petersen, P., (2012) 'Influence of Turbulence on Airfoil Performance at Low Reynolds Number', AIAA Journal, March 2012

Ravi, S., Petersen, P., Watkins, S., Marino, M. and Watmuff, J., (2011) 'The Aerodynamic Performance and Flow Structure over a Flat-Plate Airfoil in Smooth and Turbulent conditions at Low Reynolds Numbers', Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing Vol. 18 (2011), Pages 253–274

Carlino, G., Cardano, D. & Cogotti, A. (2007) 'A new technique to measure the aerodynamic response of passenger cars by a continuous flow yawing' in Vehicle Aerodynamics 2007, SP-2066, (SAE 2007-01-0902), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Warrendale, PA.

Lindener, N., Miehling, H., Cogotti, A., Cogotti, F. & Maffei, M. (2007) 'Aeroacoustic measurements in turbulent flow on the road and in the wind tunnel' in Vehicle Aerodynamics 2007, SP-2066, (SAE 2007-01-1551), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Warrendale, PA.

Watkins, S., Milbank, J., Loxton, B.J. & Melbourne, W.H. (2006) 'Atmospheric winds and their implications for microair vehicles', AIAA Journal, 44 (11): 2591-2600.

Mallipudi, S., Selig, M. & Long, K., (2004) 'Use of a four-hole Cobra pressure Probe to determine the unsteady wake characteristics of rotating objects', In 24th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, 28 June - 1 July, Portland, Oregon, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 2004-2299.

Mallipudi, S., (2004) 'Determination of rotating object wake characteristics with application to the US Navy', MSc thesis, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Cochrane, L. (2004), 'New developments in commercial wind engineering', Invited paper in International Workshop on Wind Engineering & Sciences, Oct 2004, New Delhi, India.

Ng, E., Watkins, S. & Johnson, P. (2004) 'New pressure-based methods for quantifying radiator airflow', Proc. Instn Mech. Engrs, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 218: 361-372.

Cheung, J.C.K., Eaddy, M. & Melbourne, W.H. (2003) 'Wind tunnel modelling of neutral boundary layer flow over mountains' in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas, ed. K. C. Mehta: 2837 to 2844.

Eaddy, M., Melbourne, W.H. & Sheridan, J. (2003) 'Cross wind forces on rough circular cylinders in turbulent flow' in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas, ed. K. C. Mehta: 2461-2468.

Holmes, J.D. (2003) 'Emerging issues in Wind Engineering - Part 2' in The Wind Engineer, newsletter of the American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE), Fort Collins, CO, USA, Sept: 1-8.

Stephens, A., Watkins, S. & Dixon, C. (2003) 'Aerodynamic testing of a vented disc brakes' in SAE Technical Paper Series, Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Warrendale, PA, SAE 2003-01-0932.

Vino, G., Watkins, S. & Mousley, P.D. (2003) 'The passenger vehicle wake under the influence of upstream turbulence' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1786, (SAE 2003-01-0650), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Warrendale, PA.

Watkins, S. (2003) 'Development of a micro air vehicle', The Aeronautical Journal, February, 107(1068): 117-123.

Bennett, L. (2002) 'Modelling and Testing of Air Flow in an Automotive Air Conditioning System', MEng thesis, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Bennett, L., Dixon, C. & Watkins, S. (2002) 'Modelling and testing of air flow in a HVAC module' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1679, (SAE 2002-01-0506), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA.

Eaddy, M., Melbourne, W.H. & Sheridan, J. (2002) 'Crosswind force on rough circular cylinders in turbulent flow' in Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, Dallas, Texas, Nov 2002, American Physical Society, 47(10): [Abstract only].

Gilhome, B.R. (2002) 'Unsteady and time-averaged near-wake flow over the rear of sedan automobiles', PhD thesis, Mechanical Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Gilhome, B.R. & Saunders, J.W. (2002) 'The effect of turbulence on peak and average pressures on a car door' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1667, (SAE 2002-01-0253), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA: 225-235.

Guo, Y. & Wood, D.H. (2002) 'Measurements in the vicinity of a stagnation point', Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 25: 605-614.

Ng, E. (2002) 'Vehicle Engine Cooling Systems: Assessment & improvement of wind-tunnel based evaluation methods', PhD Thesis, School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Ng, E., Watkins, S., et al. (2002) 'Use of a pressure-based technique for evaluating the aerodynamics of vehicle cooling systems' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1667, (SAE 2002-01-0712), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA: 71-82.

Watkins, S. (2002) 'Development of a micro air vehicle' in Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, Seventeenth International Conference, 8 - 10 April, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK: 20-1 to 20-10.

Watkins, S., Mousley, P.D. & Hooper, J.D. (2002) 'Measurement of fluctuating flows using multi-hole probes' in Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Sound and Vibration, Orlando, Florida, USA, 8-11 July, International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV).

Alam, F., Watkins, S., et al. (2001) 'Effects of vehicle A-pillar shape on local mean and time-varying flow properties' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1600, (SAE 2001-01-1086), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA: 265-275.

Gilhome, B.R., Saunders, J.W. & Sheridan, J. (2001) 'Time averaged and unsteady near-wake analysis of vehicles' in Vehicle Aerodynamics Design and Technology, SP-1600, (SAE 2001-01-1040), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA: 191-208.

Guo, Y. & Wood, D.H. (2001) 'Instantaneous velocity and pressure measurements in turbulent mixing layers', Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 24: 139-150.

Hooper, J.D. & Watkins, S. (2001) 'Mean velocity, Reynolds stress and static pressure measurements in an air cyclone' in Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia, 10-14 December, Causal Productions, Adelaide, Australia.

Mousley, P.D., Watkins, S. & O'Shea, P. (2001) 'Modulation of in-cabin car wind noise by atmospheric winds' in Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress on Sound & Vibration, The International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV), Hong Kong: 533-540.

Ng, E., Watkins, S., et al. (2001) 'Measuring local time-averaged airflow velocity through an automotive heat exchanger' in Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia, 10-14 December, Causal Productions, Adelaide, Australia.

Watkins, S., Mousley, P.D., et al. (2001) 'Aeroacoustic noise and the motor vehicle: Research at RMIT University', Acoustics Australia, December 2001, 29(3): 111-115.

Watkins, S., Riegel, M. & Wiedemann, J. (2001) 'The effect of turbulence on wind noise: A road and wind-tunnel study' in Automotive and Engine Technology, 4th Stuttgart International Symposium, 20-22 February, eds. M. Bargende & J. Wiedemann, expert verlag, Stuttgart, Germany, 2: 326-340.

Zimmer, G., Alam, F., et al. (2001) 'Comparison of high blockage wind tunnel, open jet wind tunnel and on-road testing with respect to exterior surface pressures' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1600, (SAE 2001-01-1087), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA: 277-284.

Chen, J., Haynes, B.S. & Fletcher, D.F. (2000) 'Cobra probe measurements of mean velocities, Reynolds stresses and higher-order velocity correlations in pipe flow', Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 21: 206-217.

Milbank, J., Watkins, S. & Kelso, R. (2000) 'Development of a small-scale aeroacoustic open jet, open return wind tunnel for cavity noise and component testing' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1524, (SAE 2000-01-0867), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA: 195-206.

Mousley, P.D. & Watkins, S. (2000) 'A method of flow measurement about full-scale and model-scale vehicles' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1524, (SAE 2000-01-0871), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA: 263-271.

Saunders, J.W. & Mansour, R.B. (2000) 'On-road and wind tunnel turbulence and its measurement using a four-hole dynamic probe ahead of several cars' in Vehicle Aerodynamics, SP-1524, (SAE 2000-01-0350), Society of Automotive Engineers - International, Detroit, USA: 5-24.

Oswald, G. (1999) 'Influence of aerodynamics on the operating performance of automotive external rear view mirrors', PhD thesis, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Chen, J., Fletcher, D.F. & Haynes, B.S. (1998) 'Validation of the cobra probe using turbulence measurements in a fully developed pipe flow' in Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 13 - 18 Dec, eds. M. C. Thompson & K. Hourigan, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1: 385-388.

Guo, Y., Hooper, J.D. & Wood, D.H. (1998) 'Instantaneous velocity and pressure measurements in a plane turbulent mixing layer' in Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 13 - 18 Dec, eds. M. C. Thompson & K. Hourigan, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1: 35-38.

Mousley, P.D., Watkins, S. & Hooper, J.D. (1998) 'Use of a hot-wire anemometer to examine the pressure signal of a high-frequency pressure probe' in Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 13 - 18 Dec, eds. M. C. Thompson & K. Hourigan, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1: 395-399.

Hooper, J.D. & Musgrove, A.R. (1997) 'Reynolds stress, mean velocity, and dynamic static pressure measurement by a four-hole pressure probe', J. Exp Thermal and Fluid Science, 15: 375-383.

Schneider, G.M., Hooper, J.D., et al. (1997) 'Velocity and reynolds stresses in a precessing, deflected jet', Experiments in Fluids, 22: 489-495.

Schneider, G.M. (1996) 'Structures and turbulence characteristics in a precessing jet flow', PhD thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Hooper, J.D. & Musgrove, A.R. (1995) 'Pressure probe measurements of Reynolds stresses and static pressure fluctuations in developed pipe flow' in Proceedings of the Twelfth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, Australia: 565.

Hooper, J.D. & Musgrove, A.R. (1995) 'Pressure-velocity correlations in swirling pipe flow' in Proceedings of the Twelfth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, Australia: 557.

Guzman, D., Fletcher, D.F. & Hooper, J.D. (1994) 'Computational investigation of cobra probe operation', Int J. of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 4(5): 425-445.

Schneider, G.M., Hooper, J.D., et al. (1994) 'Velocity and reynolds stresses in a precessing, deflected jet' in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference in Experimental Fluid Mechanics, July 4-8, Torino, Italy.

Musgrove, A.R. & Hooper, J.D. (1993) 'Pressure probe measurement of the turbulent stress distribution in a swirling jet' in Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 31 Oct - 5 Nov, eds. M. D. Kelleher, R. K. Shahet al, Elsevier Science Publishers, Honolulu, USA, 1: 172-179.

Schneider, G.M., Vidakovic, S.S., et al. (1993) 'Theoretical and experimental pressure field evaluation downstream of a mechanically precessing jet' in Proceedings of the 5th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, December 6-9, Brisbane, Australia.

Hooper, J.D. & Musgrove, A.R. (1991) 'Multi-hole pressure probes for the determination of the total velocity vector in turbulent single-phase flow' in Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena in Heat and Mass Transfer, ed. J. A. Reizes, Pacific Centre of Thermal-Fluids Engineering, Sydney, Australia, 4: 1364.

The original Series 0 Cobra Probe