Dr Nick Zang

Research

Aeroacoustics, Advanced Wind Tunnel Measurements, Aerodynamics and Flow Control, Machine Learning on Flow and Noise, Bio-inspiration on Fluid Flows

Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Intelligent Transport

2026

Experimental study of the aeroacoustic behavior of a pitching NACA65-410 airfoil
Masoudi E Zang B Azarpeyvand
Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier vol. 621 

DOI 10.1016/j.jsv.2025.119494

QMRO

01-01-2026

Corrigendum to “Computational and experimental investigation of an aerosol extraction device for use in dentistry” [J. Aerosol Sci. 183 (2025) 106478]
Journal of Aerosol Science, Elsevier vol. 191 

DOI 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2025.106717

01-01-2026

2025

Data-Driven Propeller Noise Prediction Approach with Transfer and Active Learning
Aiaa Journal, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Aiaa) vol. 63 (12), 5393-5404.  

DOI 10.2514/1.j065406

01-12-2025

Investigation of Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Performance of Various Distributed Electric Propulsion Configurations
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2025-3644

16-07-2025

Assessment of Aeroacoustic Simulations for the Installation Noise of a Propeller-Wing Configuration in Forward Flight Using Multi-Fidelity Solvers
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2025-3642

16-07-2025

Aerodynamic Performance of Distributed Electric Propulsion Wing Under Different Design and Operating Parameters
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2025-3096

16-07-2025

Experimental Characterization of Phase-Explicit Noise of Tandem-Rotor in Edgewise Flight
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2025-3071

16-07-2025

Experimental Study of Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Effects of Installed Multi-Rotor in Non-Axial Flight
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2025-3072

16-07-2025

Experimental Investigation of the Aeroacoustic Characteristics of an Oscillating NACA 65–410 Airfoil
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2025-3756

16-07-2025

Numerical simulations of large-scale turbulence ingestion by a forward flight propeller
Trascinelli L Romani G Hanson L Casalino D Zang B Zhou BY Azarpeyvand M
The Journal of The Acoustical Society of America, Acoustical Society of America (ASA) vol. 158 (1), 826-837.  

DOI 10.1121/10.0037219

QMRO

01-07-2025

Effect of tip Mach number on propeller noise in edgewise flight
Gautam A Hanson L Rezgui D Zang B Azarpeyvand M
The Journal of The Acoustical Society of America, Acoustical Society of America (ASA) vol. 157 (6), 4588-4603.  

DOI 10.1121/10.0036571

QMRO

01-06-2025

Drone Noise Reduction Using Serration–Finlet Blade Design and Its Psychoacoustic and Social Impacts
Shen Y Bai Y Liu X Zang B
Sustainability, Mdpi vol. 17 (8) 

DOI 10.3390/su17083451

12-04-2025

Formation of side jets from V-notched nozzles under strong forcing
Lim HD Zang B Ding J Shi S New TH
Physical Review Fluids, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 10 (3) 

DOI 10.1103/physrevfluids.10.034701

QMRO

01-03-2025

Some observations on wake redirection techniques of tandem wind turbines
Surujhlal K Biobaku A Liu X Zang B Ho WH
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 37 (3) 

DOI 10.1063/5.0255621

01-03-2025

Flow and acoustic characteristics of isotropic turbulence interacting with a symmetric airfoil
Trascinelli L Bowen L Zhou BY Zang B
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 37 (2) 

DOI 10.1063/5.0242824

QMRO

01-02-2025

Rotor noise in non-axial inflow conditions
Hanson L Yi Z Zang B Azarpeyvand
Applied Acoustics, Elsevier vol. 228 

DOI 10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110345

01-01-2025

Experimental investigation on aerodynamic noise and flow structures of a vibrissa-shaped cylinder
Chen G Liu X Zang B Azarpeyvand
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier vol. 160 

DOI 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2024.111300

QMRO

01-01-2025

Computational and experimental investigation of an aerosol extraction device for use in dentistry
Ardakani VG Dorri M Zang B Nobbs AH Cross S Gambaruto AM
Journal of Aerosol Science, Elsevier vol. 183 

DOI 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2024.106478

QMRO

01-01-2025

2024

Large eddy simulation of round jets with mild temperature difference
Qin S Chen G Shan F Liu W Zang B
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Elsevier vol. 283 

DOI 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109649

QMRO

01-12-2024

Aeroacoustics of the propeller Boundary Layer Ingestion configuration for varying thrusts
Zaman I Falsi M Zang B Azarpeyvand Camussi R
Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier vol. 589 

DOI 10.1016/j.jsv.2024.118604

QMRO

01-10-2024

Aeroacoustic Investigation of Thin-Airfoil Stall with a View to Improving the BPM Model
Branch JA Zang B Jones D Westin MF Bown N Azarpeyvand M
Journal of Aerospace Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (Asce) vol. 38 (1) 

DOI 10.1061/jaeeez.aseng-5705

24-09-2024

Experimental Investigation of Rotor Noise in Reverse Non-Axial Inflow
Hanson L Trascinelli L Zang B Azarpeyvand M
Aerospace, Mdpi vol. 11 (9) 

DOI 10.3390/aerospace11090730

QMRO

06-09-2024

On the aeroacoustics of turbulent boundary layer ingesting propellers
Zaman I Falsi M Zang B Azarpeyvand M Meloni S
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 36 (7) 

DOI 10.1063/5.0210089

QMRO

01-07-2024

Correction: On the Unsteady Fuselage Loading Induced by a Proximal Propeller
, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Aiaa) 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3380.c1

04-06-2024

Experimental Characterisation of Cylinder-Induced Turbulence Ingestion in Propellers Operating in Edgewise Flight
30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3100

30-05-2024

Acoustic Characterisation of a Propeller Ingesting an Adverse Pressure Gradient Boundary Layer
30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3381

30-05-2024

Tandem-Rotor Noise in Low Advance Ratio Transitional Flight
30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3417

30-05-2024

On the Unsteady Fuselage Loading Induced by a Proximal Propeller
30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3380

30-05-2024

A Preliminary Noise and Flow Field Study of a Propeller Tilted Negatively to a Free-Stream
30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3385

30-05-2024

An Aeroacoustic Investigation of Propeller Installation Effects in the Vicinity of an Airfoil
30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3104

30-05-2024

Numerical Simulations of Cylinder-Induced Turbulence Ingestion in Forward Flight Propellers
30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3040

30-05-2024

Application of Phase-Averaging to Propeller Aeroacoustics
30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). 

DOI 10.2514/6.2024-3316

30-05-2024

Development and evaluation of a morphing concept for NACA-63418 airfoil for improved wind energy conversion
E3S Web of Conferences. vol. 572 

DOI 10.1051/e3sconf/202457201001

01-01-2024

2023

Experimental investigation of the noise emitted by two different propellers ingesting a planar boundary layer
Aeronautics and Astronautics. vol. 37, 17-20.  

DOI 10.21741/9781644902813-4

01-11-2023

A multivariate statistical analysis of the noise emitted by an installed propeller
Journal of Physics Conference Series. vol. 2590 (1) 

DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/2590/1/012009

QMRO

01-09-2023

Aeroacoustic performance of a seal vibrissa shaped cylinder
Smith TA Chen G Zang B
The Journal of The Acoustical Society of America, Acoustical Society of America (ASA) vol. 154 (3), 1585-1595.  

DOI 10.1121/10.0020912

QMRO

01-09-2023

Interactions of Propellers in Edgewise Flight with Turbulence
AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2023-3656

08-06-2023

Effect of Tip Gap on Nearfield and Farfield Acoustics of Propeller Boundary Layer Ingestion
AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2023-4055

08-06-2023

Experimental Parametric Investigation of the Haystacking Phenomenon for Propeller Boundary Layer Ingestion
AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2023-4054

08-06-2023

Numerical and experimental investigation of propeller noise with trailing-edge serrations
AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2023-3835

08-06-2023

Multi-Fidelity Propeller Noise Prediction using a Data-Driven Approach
AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2023-4184

08-06-2023

Numerical Simulation of Grid-Generated Turbulence Interaction with a NACA0012 Airfoil
AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2023-3633

08-06-2023

The impact of airfoil thickness on airfoil stalling behavior and airfoil self-noise: an experimental investigation of two NACA series cambered airfoils
AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2023-3506

08-06-2023

Trailing-edge noise reduction through finlet-induced turbulence
Gstrein F Zang B Azarpeyvand
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 959 

DOI 10.1017/jfm.2023.33

QMRO

20-03-2023

Numerical investigation on aerodynamic noise of flow past a cylinder with different spanwise lengths
Chen G Zang B Azarpeyvand M
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 35 (3) 

DOI 10.1063/5.0139731

QMRO

01-03-2023

Improving Accuracy of Airfoil Trailing Edge Noise Models with Turbulent Flow Anisotropy for Cambered Airfoil
Abid HA Markesteijn A Karabasov S Zhang N
INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings. vol. 265 (3), 4917-4928.  

DOI 10.3397/in_2022_0712

01-02-2023

A numerical study of the dynamics of a round hot jet using large eddy simulation
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence Heat and Mass Transfer. 
01-01-2023

DATA-DRIVEN MODEL FOR THE PREDICTION OF THE NOISE EMITTED BY A BOUNDARY LAYER INGESTING PROPELLER
Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration. 
01-01-2023

2022

IMPROVING ACCURACY OF AIRFOIL TRAILING EDGE NOISE MODELS WITH TURBULENT FLOW ANISOTROPHY
ABID H MARKESTEIJN A KARABASOV S ZANG B AZARPEYVAND M
Inter-Noise 2022. 

DOI 10.25144/14191

21-11-2022

A New Mapped WENO Method for Hyperbolic Problems
Aerospace, Mdpi vol. 9 (10) 

DOI 10.3390/aerospace9100623

19-10-2022

Steady and unsteady aerodynamic loading of a NACA 16-616 aerofoil in a uniform flow
The Aeronautical Journal, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 126 (1305), 1897-1923.  

DOI 10.1017/aer.2022.66

QMRO

05-08-2022

An Experimental Study of Rod-Airfoil Interaction Noise Mitigation With Leading-Edge Serrations
28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2022-2983

13-06-2022

The effect of the splitter plate on the aeolian tone mitigation
28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2022-3094

13-06-2022

Aeroacoustic Interactions of a Trailing Edge Mounted Propeller and Flat Plate
28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2022-2937

13-06-2022

An Experimental Study of Aerodynamic Noise of the Wavy and Vibrissa Shaped Cylinders
28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2022-2982

13-06-2022

Steady and unsteady loading and radiated far-field sound of three NACA series airfoils in a uniform flow
28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2022-2980

13-06-2022

Aeroacoustic and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Propeller Tip Geometries
28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2022-3075

13-06-2022

A Data-Driven Approach for Enhancement of Propeller Performance Prediction
28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2022-3106

13-06-2022

Improving Accuracy of Airfoil Trailing Edge Noise Models with Turbulent Flow Anisotropy
Abid HA Markesteijn AP Karabasov SA Zang B Azarpeyvand M D. Mayer Y
28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2022-3105

13-06-2022

Wake-aerofoil interaction noise control with trailing-edge serrations
Liu X Zang B Azarpeyvand M
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier vol. 130 

DOI 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2021.110510

QMRO

01-01-2022

Acoustic Shielding and Scattering Effects of a Propeller Mounted Above a Flat Plate
Internoise 2022 51st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering. 
01-01-2022

The effect of the vibrissa shaped cylinder on the aeolian tone mitigation
Internoise 2022 51st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering. 
01-01-2022

WIND TUNNEL TEST OF A BLENDED WING BODY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
33rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences Icas 2022. vol. 4, 2711-2721.  
01-01-2022

2021

Airfoil Trailing-Edge Noise Reduction by Application of Finlets
Aiaa Journal, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Aiaa), 1-13.  

DOI 10.2514/1.j060699

QMRO

13-09-2021

A carbuncle cure for the Harten-Lax-van Leer contact (HLLC) scheme using a novel velocity-based sensor
Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Springer Nature vol. 42 (9), 1259-1278.  

DOI 10.1007/s10483-021-2762-6

QMRO

20-08-2021

Experimental Investigation of Near-Field Aeroacoustic Characteristics of a Pre- and Post-Stall NACA 65-410 Airfoil
Journal of Aerospace Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (Asce) vol. 34 (6) 

DOI 10.1061/(asce)as.1943-5525.0001318

04-08-2021

The effect of spanwise length on the near-field dynamics of flow past a cylinder using Large-Eddy Simulation
AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2021-2538

28-07-2021

Investigations on the Application of Various Surface Treatments for Trailing Edge Noise Reduction on a Flat Plate
AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2021-2263

28-07-2021

Turbulence Characteristics of Finlet Treatments Applied for Trailing Edge Noise Reduction of a NACA 0012 Airfoil
AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2021-2112

28-07-2021

Numerical investigation of the near-eld and wake characteristics of NACA 0012 airfoil at stall condition
Markesteijn AP Karabasov SA Zang B Azarpeyvand M Mayer Y
AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2021-2228

28-07-2021

Some Insights into the Screech Tone of Under-Expanded Supersonic Jets Using Dynamic Mode Decomposition
Journal of Aerospace Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (Asce) vol. 34 (4) 

DOI 10.1061/(asce)as.1943-5525.0001286

01-07-2021

2020

Short-time proper orthogonal decomposition of time-resolved schlieren images for transient jet screech characterization
Aerospace Science and Technology, Elsevier vol. 107 

DOI 10.1016/j.ast.2020.106276

01-12-2020

A note on the pressure–velocity correlation and coherence normalisation
Experiments in Fluids, Springer Nature vol. 61 (8) 

DOI 10.1007/s00348-020-03019-0

01-08-2020

Aeroacoustic investigation of an oscillating airfoil in the pre- and post-stall regime
Mayer YD Zang B Azarpeyvand
Aerospace Science and Technology, Elsevier vol. 103 

DOI 10.1016/j.ast.2020.105880

01-08-2020

Corrigendum to “Adaptive mapping for high order WENO methods” [J. Comput. Phys. 381 (2019) 162–188]
Journal of Computational Physics, Elsevier vol. 414 

DOI 10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109492

01-08-2020

Collision of vortex rings upon V-walls
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 899 

DOI 10.1017/jfm.2020.425

14-07-2020

On the use of leading-edge serrations for noise control in a tandem airfoil configuration
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 32 (7) 

DOI 10.1063/5.0012958

01-07-2020

Control of Wake-Airfoil Interaction Noise Using Slotted-sawtooth Trailing-edge Serrations
AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2020-2517

08-06-2020

Application of Finlets for Trailing Edge Noise Reduction of a NACA 0012 Airfoil
AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2020-2502

08-06-2020

A preliminary experimental study on the airfoil self-noise of an oscillating NACA 65-410
AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2020-2589

08-06-2020

On the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic characteristics of a NACA 65-410 airfoil at moderate Reynolds number
AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2020-2599

08-06-2020

A Parametric Study on the Application of Finlets for Trailing Edge Noise Reduction of a Flat Plate
AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2020-2501

08-06-2020

Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Performance of Spanwise Morphed Airfoils
AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2020-2580

08-06-2020

On the application of non-standard rainbow schlieren technique upon supersonic jets
Journal of Visualization, Springer Nature vol. 23 (3), 383-393.  

DOI 10.1007/s12650-020-00637-y

21-03-2020

A preliminary study of dynamic stall noise
AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2020-1254

05-01-2020

2019

An Efficient Hybrid Method for Solving Euler Equations
Journal of Scientific Computing, Springer Nature vol. 81 (2), 732-762.  

DOI 10.1007/s10915-019-01033-x

19-08-2019

An Experimental Investigation on the Mechanism of Tollmien-Schlichting Waves for a NACA 0012 Aerofoil
25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2019-2609

18-05-2019

Design of a Kevlar-Walled Test Section with Dynamic Turntable and Aeroacoustic Investigation of an Oscillating Airfoil
25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2019-2464

18-05-2019

Aeroacoustic Characteristics of a NACA 0012 Airfoil for Attached and Stalled Flow Conditions
25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2019-2530

18-05-2019

Leading-edge Serrations for Noise Control from Tandem Airfoil Configuration
25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2019-2556

18-05-2019

An Experimental Investigation of Propeller Noise in Forward Flow
25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2019-2620

18-05-2019

A comparative study on the use of calibrated and rainbow schlieren techniques in axisymmetric supersonic jets
Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, Elsevier vol. 66, 218-228.  

DOI 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2019.01.007

01-04-2019

Adaptive mapping for high order WENO methods
Journal of Computational Physics, Elsevier vol. 381, 162-188.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jcp.2018.12.034

01-03-2019

Near-field aeroacoustic characteristics of a stalled NACA 0012 airfoil
Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics. vol. 2019-September, 5383-5390.  

DOI 10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239188

01-01-2019

On the effects of leading edge serrations on aeroacoustic properties during stall
Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics. vol. 2019-September, 5343-5350.  

DOI 10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239189

01-01-2019

2018

The near wake of a sinusoidal wavy cylinder with a large spanwise wavelength using time-resolved particle image velocimetry
Experiments in Fluids, Springer Nature vol. 60 (1) 

DOI 10.1007/s00348-018-2664-3

21-12-2018

An assessment of OpenFOAM solver on RANS simulations of round supersonic free jets
Journal of Computational Science, Elsevier vol. 28, 18-31.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jocs.2018.07.002

01-09-2018

On Alternative Setups of the Double Mach Reflection Problem
Journal of Scientific Computing, Springer Nature vol. 78 (2), 1291-1303.  

DOI 10.1007/s10915-018-0803-x

03-08-2018

2017

Head-on collisions of vortex rings upon round cylinders
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 833, 648-676.  

DOI 10.1017/jfm.2017.599

08-11-2017

Near-field dynamics of parallel twin jets in cross-flow
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 29 (3) 

DOI 10.1063/1.4978856

01-03-2017

OpenFOAM based numerical simulation study of an underexpanded supersonic jet
55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 

DOI 10.2514/6.2017-0747

05-01-2017

2016

A proper orthogonal decomposition study on the unsteady flow behaviour of a hydrofoil with leading-edge tubercles
Ocean Engineering, Elsevier vol. 121, 356-368.  

DOI 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2016.05.043

01-07-2016

Some observations on vortex-ring collisions upon inclined surfaces
Experiments in Fluids, Springer Nature vol. 57 (6) 

DOI 10.1007/s00348-016-2196-7

01-06-2016

2015

On the wake-like vortical arrangement and behaviour associated with twin jets in close proximity
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier vol. 69, 127-140.  

DOI 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.08.004

01-12-2015

On the trajectory scaling of tandem twin jets in cross-flow in close proximity
Experiments in Fluids, Springer Nature vol. 56 (11) 

DOI 10.1007/s00348-015-2070-z

30-10-2015

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