Michael  Dr Michael P. Kirkpatrick

Senior Lecturer in Energy, Fluids and Environment

CONTACT DETAILS

School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Building J07, Room S409
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 2 9351 2675
Fax:    +61 2 9351 7060
Email : m.kirkpatrick AT  usyd.edu.au

QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney (2002)
BE (Hons I + medal), Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney (1996)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Australian Mathematical Society
American Geophysical Union

CAREER

2006 - present    Senior Lecturer in Energy, Fluids and Environment at the University of Sydney
2004 - 2006        Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tasmania
2002 - 2004        Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University/NASA Ames
1998 - 2002        Ph.D at the University of Sydney
1996 - 1997        Mechanical Engineer (Arup Scholarship), Ove Arup & Partners, Sydney / London
1995                    Vacation Scholarship, CSIRO, Division of Radiophysics
1991 - 1995        Bachelor of engineering at the University of Sydney

TEACHING

  • MECH3260 Thermal Engineering (Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer)
  • AMME4241 Renewable Energy
  • AMME5275 Advanced Renewable Energy

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Environmental fluid dynamics

  • Turbulent mixing at density stabilized interfaces
  • Numerical simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer and clouds
  • Data assimilation using variational methods
  • Mixing in lakes and reservoirs - numerical, experimental and field studies
  • Saltwater purging in rivers - numerical, experimental and field studies
  • Displacement air-conditioning - numerical simulations and optimisation

Renewable energy technology

  • Wind turbine design
  • Computational fluid dynamics modeling of atmospheric flows for wind farm micrositing
  • Solar thermal technologies - experimental and numerical investigations

Mathematical modelling and computational methods

  • Turbulence models for large eddy simulations
  • Numerical methods for computational fluid dynamics
  • Parallel computing and parallel programming (including programming for graphics hardware)
  • 4DVAR data assimilation

 

More details of research interests can be found on the University Research Supervisor Connect website

http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/opportunities/supervisors/254

PROFESSIONAL /  COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Engineers without Borders

  • EWB Coordinator for School of AMME
  • Chair of USyd EWB advisory panel

Australian Mathematical Society

·         Treasurer of Engineering Mathematics Group

Development of mathematical modelling software

  • Software for atmospheric simulation with data assimilation

Computational fluid dynamics studies

  • Air-conditioning
  • Fire and smoke dispersion

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Gillam, N. Armfield, S.W. and Kirkpatrick, M.P., (2009), ‘Influence of a channel bend on the purging of saline fluid from a cavity by an overflow of freshwater’, ANZIAM Journal, 50. pp. C990 –C1003.

 

Ranga-Dinesh, K.K.J.  and Kirkpatrick, M.P., (2009), ‘Study of jet precession, recirculation and vortex breakdown in turbulent swirling jets using LES’, Computers and Fluids, 38, pp. 1232 – 1242.

 

Kirkpatrick, M.P. and Armfield, S.W., (2009), ‘Open boundary conditions in numerical simulations of incompressible unsteady flow’, ANZIAM Journal, 50. pp. C760 –C773.

Kirkpatrick, M.P. and Armfield, S.W., (2008), On the stability and performance of the projection-3 method for the time integration of the Navier-Stokes equations, ANZIAM Journal, 49, pp C559-C575.

Senocak, I., Ackerman, A.S., Kirkpatrick, M.P., Stevens, D.E. and Mansour, N.N., (2007), A study of near-surface models in large-eddy simulation of a neutrally stratified atmospheric boundary layer, Boundary Layer Meteorology, 124, pp. 405-424.

Malalasekera, W. , Ibrahim, S.S., Ranga-Dinesh, K.K.J. and Kirkpatrick, M.P., (2007), Large eddy simulation of isothermal turbulent swirling jets, Combustion, Science and Technology, 179, pp. 1481-1525.

Kirkpatrick, M.P. and Armfield, S.W., (2006), Large-eddy simulation of turbulent channel flow using a finite volume, fractional step method, Computational Fluid Dynamics Journal, 15 (3), pp. 325-337.

Bunyawanichakul, P., Kirkpatrick, M.P., Sargison, J.E., and Walker, G.J. (2006), Numerical studies of the flow field in a cyclone dryer, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 128 (6), pp. 1240-1250.

Kirkpatrick, M.P., Ackerman, A.S., Stevens, D.E. and Mansour, N.N., (2006), On the application of the dynamic Smagorinsky model in large-eddy simulations of the cloud-topped atmospheric boundary layer, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 526-546.

Kirkpatrick, M.P. and Armfield, S.W., (2005), Experimental and large eddy simulation results for the purging of a salt water filled cavity by an overflow of fresh water, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 48 (2), pp. 341-359.

Stevens, B., Moeng, C.-H., Ackerman, A.S., Bretherton, C.S., Chlond, A., deRoode, S., Edwards, J., Golaz, C., Jiang, H., Khairoutdinov, M., Kirkpatrick, M.P., Lewellen, D.C., Lock, A., Mueller, F., Stevens, D.E., Whelan, E., and Zhu, P., (2005), Evaluation of large-eddy simulations via observations of nocturnal marine stratocumulus, Monthly Weather Review, 133 (6), pp. 1443-1462.

Ackerman, A.S., Kirkpatrick, M.P., Stevens, D.E. and Toon, B., (2004), The impact of humidity above stratiform clouds on indirect aerosol climate forcing, Nature, 432, pp. 1014-1017.

Kirkpatrick, M.P., Armfield, S.W. and Kent J.H., (2003), A representation of curved boundaries for the solution of the Navier-Stokes equations on a staggered three-dimensional Cartesian grid, Journal of Computational Physics, 184, pp. 1-36.

Kirkpatrick, M.P., Armfield, S.W., Masri, A.R. and Ibrahim, S.S., (2003), Large eddy simulation of a propagating turbulent premixed flame, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 70 (1), pp. 1-19.

Novozhilov, V., Kirkpatrick, M.P., Kent, J.H. and Dixon, T.F., (2001), Computational fluid dynamics modelling and tube erosion rates in bagasse fired boilers, Journal of the Institute of Energy, 74, pp. 57-65.

Kirkpatrick, M.P., Armfield, S.W., Kent, J. H. and Dixon, T.F., (2000), Simulation of vortex shedding flows using high-order fractional step methods, ANZIAM Journal, 42(E), pp. C856-C876.

SELECTED CONSULTING REPORTS

Kirkpatrick M. P., (2007), A four-dimensional variational model for assimilation of atmospheric Doppler lidar data into a large eddy simulation code', for Department of Environment, WA.

Kent, J. H. and Kirkpatrick, M. P., (2001), Computational fluid dynamics investigation of fire and smoke dispersal in Sydney Harbour Tunnel - Conditions II, for GHD Pty Ltd.

Kirkpatrick, M. P, and Kent, J. H., (2000), Computational fluid dynamics investigation of fire and smoke dispersal in Sydney Harbour Tunnel, for GHD Pty Ltd.

Kirkpatrick, M. P, and Kent, J. H., (2000), Computational fluid dynamics investigation of fire and smoke dispersal in the Darling Harbour Exhibition Halls, for BCA Logic Pty Ltd.

Kirkpatrick, M.P, and Kent, J. H., (2000), Computational fluid dynamics investigation of 88 Phillip Street Sydney - Wintergardens air conditioning, for Bovis Lend Lease.

Kirkpatrick, M.P, and Kent, J. H., (2000), Computational fluid dynamics investigation of 88 Phillip Street Sydney - Dispersion of generator exhaust, for Bovis Lend Lease.

 

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