Dr Oleksandr Zhdanov
- Affiliate (School of Engineering)
Research interests
- Turbulent flow over rough surfaces
- Plant biomechanics
- High performance computing
- Bluff-body aerodynamcis
- Bio-inspired engineering
- Biomimetics
Publications
2025
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2025)
Impact of windward and effective slope on the roughness effect of ratchet-type surfaces in turbulent channel flow.
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow,
(Accepted for Publication)
2024
Busse, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2024)
On the relationship between the blanketing layer topography and the mean flow statistics of turbulent flow over rough surfaces.
1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference, Aachen, Germany, 16 - 20 September 2024.
Busse, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2024)
The effects of planform solidity in the limit of low frontal solidity on wall-bounded turbulent flow over rough surfaces.
26th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Daegu, Korea, August 25-30, 2024.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2024)
Imbalanced secondary currents and net spanwise flow induced by scalene ridges in turbulent channel flow.
26th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Daegu, Korea, August 25-30, 2024.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2024)
Net spanwise flow induced by symmetry-breaking streamwise homogeneous surfaces.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 993,
A12.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas O.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-7768 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2024)
Influence of ridge spacing, ridge width, and Reynolds number on secondary currents in turbulent channel flow over triangular ridges.
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 112,
pp. 105-128.
(doi: 10.1007/s10494-023-00488-1)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas O. and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2024)
The Influence of Windward and Effective Slope on Turbulent Channel Flow over Ratchet Roughness.
In: Thirteenth International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP13), Montréal, Canada, 25-28 Jun 2024,
(Accepted for Publication)
2023
Skeldon, K. et al. (2023) Research Firsts Exhibition. (doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/ZQC5P) [Exhibitions]
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2023)
The symmetry breaking effects of directional roughness in turbulent channel flow.
76th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Washington, DC, 19–21 Nov 2023.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2023)
Influence of ridge spacing on secondary currents in turbulent channel flow over triangular ridges.
In: Marchioli, Cristian, Salvetti, Maria Vittoria, Garcia-Villalba, Manuel and Schlatter, Philipp (eds.)
Direct and Large Eddy Simulation XIII: Proceedings of DLES13.
Series: ERCOFTAC series (31).
Springer: Cham, Switzerland, pp. 380-385.
ISBN 9783031470271
(doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-47028-8_58)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Green, Richard
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-408X and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2023)
LES and PIV investigation of the flow past a cactus-shaped cylinder with four ribs.
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 110(4),
pp. 775-798.
(doi: 10.1007/s10494-022-00386-y)
2022
Seale, M. et al. (2022) Environmental morphing enables informed dispersal of the dandelion diaspore. eLife, 11, e81962. (doi: 10.7554/eLife.81962) (PMID:36445222) (PMCID:PMC9797189)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2022)
Reynolds number effects on turbulent flow over pyramid roughness with varied solidity.
75th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 20-22 Nov 2022.
Busse, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2022)
Direct numerical simulations of turbulent channel flow over ratchet roughness.
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 109(4),
pp. 1195-1213.
(doi: 10.1007/s10494-022-00352-8)
Busse, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2022)
The Structure of Turbulent Channel Flow over Ratchet-Type Roughness.
In: 12th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP12), Osaka, Japan, 19-22 July 2022,
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2022)
Effects of Frontal and Plan Solidity on Rough-Wall Turbulent Channel Flow Over Pyramid Roughness.
In: 12th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP12), Osaka, Japan, 19-22 July 2022,
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2022)
DNS Investigation of the Influence of Channel Configuration on Rough-wall Turbulence with Secondary Currents.
Wall-bounded Turbulence: Beyond Current Boundaries, Cambridge, UK, 28 Mar - 01 Apr 2022.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2022)
Unidirectional versus bidirectional brushing: simulating wind influence on Arabidopsis thaliana.
Quantitative Plant Biology, 3,
e7.
(doi: 10.1017/qpb.2021.14)
2021
Busse, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, O.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2021)
Turbulent Channel Flow Over Ratchet-type Roughness.
In: 13th International ERCOFTAC symposium on Engineering, Turbulence, Modelling and Measurements (ETMM 13), Rhodes, Greece, 15-17 Sep 2021,
p. 148.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2021)
Wind-evoked anemotropism affects the morphology and mechanical properties of Arabidopsis.
Journal of Experimental Botany, 72(5),
pp. 1906-1918.
(doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa541)
(PMID:33206167)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Green, Richard
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-408X and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2021)
Experimental investigation of the angle of attack dependence of the flow past a cactus-shaped cylinder with four ribs.
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 208,
104400.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104400)
2020
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Cammarano, Andrea
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8150, Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2020)
A new perspective on mechanical characterisation of Arabidopsis stems through vibration tests.
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 112,
104041.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104041)
2019
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2019)
Do Ribs Help Succulents to Cope With Aerodynamic Loads in Their Natural Environment?
72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, WA, USA, 23-26 Nov 2019.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036, Cammarano, Andrea
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8150, Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Blatt, Michael
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645
(2019)
Effect of Wind on Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Arabidopsis Thaliana.
SES 2019 – Society of Engineering Science, 56th Annual Technical Meeting, Washington University, St. Louis, 13-15 October 2019.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2019)
Angle of attack dependence of flow past cactus-inspired cylinders with a low number of ribs.
European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 75,
pp. 244-257.
(doi: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2018.09.008)
2018
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036, Blatt, Michael
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645 and Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076
(2018)
A specialised wind tunnel for investigation of ecophysiological response of plants to wind.
31st Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Aberdeen, UK, 29 May 2018.
(Unpublished)
Articles
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2025)
Impact of windward and effective slope on the roughness effect of ratchet-type surfaces in turbulent channel flow.
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow,
(Accepted for Publication)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2024)
Net spanwise flow induced by symmetry-breaking streamwise homogeneous surfaces.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 993,
A12.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas O.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-7768 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2024)
Influence of ridge spacing, ridge width, and Reynolds number on secondary currents in turbulent channel flow over triangular ridges.
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 112,
pp. 105-128.
(doi: 10.1007/s10494-023-00488-1)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Green, Richard
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-408X and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2023)
LES and PIV investigation of the flow past a cactus-shaped cylinder with four ribs.
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 110(4),
pp. 775-798.
(doi: 10.1007/s10494-022-00386-y)
Seale, M. et al. (2022) Environmental morphing enables informed dispersal of the dandelion diaspore. eLife, 11, e81962. (doi: 10.7554/eLife.81962) (PMID:36445222) (PMCID:PMC9797189)
Busse, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2022)
Direct numerical simulations of turbulent channel flow over ratchet roughness.
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 109(4),
pp. 1195-1213.
(doi: 10.1007/s10494-022-00352-8)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2022)
Unidirectional versus bidirectional brushing: simulating wind influence on Arabidopsis thaliana.
Quantitative Plant Biology, 3,
e7.
(doi: 10.1017/qpb.2021.14)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2021)
Wind-evoked anemotropism affects the morphology and mechanical properties of Arabidopsis.
Journal of Experimental Botany, 72(5),
pp. 1906-1918.
(doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa541)
(PMID:33206167)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Green, Richard
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-408X and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2021)
Experimental investigation of the angle of attack dependence of the flow past a cactus-shaped cylinder with four ribs.
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 208,
104400.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104400)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Cammarano, Andrea
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8150, Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2020)
A new perspective on mechanical characterisation of Arabidopsis stems through vibration tests.
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 112,
104041.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104041)
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2019)
Angle of attack dependence of flow past cactus-inspired cylinders with a low number of ribs.
European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 75,
pp. 244-257.
(doi: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2018.09.008)
Book Sections
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2023)
Influence of ridge spacing on secondary currents in turbulent channel flow over triangular ridges.
In: Marchioli, Cristian, Salvetti, Maria Vittoria, Garcia-Villalba, Manuel and Schlatter, Philipp (eds.)
Direct and Large Eddy Simulation XIII: Proceedings of DLES13.
Series: ERCOFTAC series (31).
Springer: Cham, Switzerland, pp. 380-385.
ISBN 9783031470271
(doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-47028-8_58)
Conference or Workshop Item
Busse, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2024)
On the relationship between the blanketing layer topography and the mean flow statistics of turbulent flow over rough surfaces.
1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference, Aachen, Germany, 16 - 20 September 2024.
Busse, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2024)
The effects of planform solidity in the limit of low frontal solidity on wall-bounded turbulent flow over rough surfaces.
26th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Daegu, Korea, August 25-30, 2024.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2024)
Imbalanced secondary currents and net spanwise flow induced by scalene ridges in turbulent channel flow.
26th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Daegu, Korea, August 25-30, 2024.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2023)
The symmetry breaking effects of directional roughness in turbulent channel flow.
76th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Washington, DC, 19–21 Nov 2023.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2022)
Reynolds number effects on turbulent flow over pyramid roughness with varied solidity.
75th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 20-22 Nov 2022.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2022)
DNS Investigation of the Influence of Channel Configuration on Rough-wall Turbulence with Secondary Currents.
Wall-bounded Turbulence: Beyond Current Boundaries, Cambridge, UK, 28 Mar - 01 Apr 2022.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2019)
Do Ribs Help Succulents to Cope With Aerodynamic Loads in Their Natural Environment?
72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, WA, USA, 23-26 Nov 2019.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036, Cammarano, Andrea
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8150, Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Blatt, Michael
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645
(2019)
Effect of Wind on Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Arabidopsis Thaliana.
SES 2019 – Society of Engineering Science, 56th Annual Technical Meeting, Washington University, St. Louis, 13-15 October 2019.
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036, Blatt, Michael
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645 and Zare-Behtash, Hossein
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076
(2018)
A specialised wind tunnel for investigation of ecophysiological response of plants to wind.
31st Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Aberdeen, UK, 29 May 2018.
(Unpublished)
Conference Proceedings
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas O. and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2024)
The Influence of Windward and Effective Slope on Turbulent Channel Flow over Ratchet Roughness.
In: Thirteenth International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP13), Montréal, Canada, 25-28 Jun 2024,
(Accepted for Publication)
Busse, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2022)
The Structure of Turbulent Channel Flow over Ratchet-Type Roughness.
In: 12th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP12), Osaka, Japan, 19-22 July 2022,
Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036
(2022)
Effects of Frontal and Plan Solidity on Rough-Wall Turbulent Channel Flow Over Pyramid Roughness.
In: 12th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP12), Osaka, Japan, 19-22 July 2022,
Busse, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, O.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765
(2021)
Turbulent Channel Flow Over Ratchet-type Roughness.
In: 13th International ERCOFTAC symposium on Engineering, Turbulence, Modelling and Measurements (ETMM 13), Rhodes, Greece, 15-17 Sep 2021,
p. 148.
Exhibitions
Skeldon, K. et al. (2023) Research Firsts Exhibition. (doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/ZQC5P) [Exhibitions]
Research datasets
2025
Zhdanov, O. , Jelly, T. and Busse, A. (2025) Impact of windward and effective slope on the roughness effect of ratchet-type surfaces in turbulent channel flow. [Data Collection]
2024
Zhdanov, O. and Busse, A. (2024) Net spanwise flow induced by symmetry-breaking streamwise homogeneous surfaces. [Data Collection]
2023
Zhdanov, O. , Jelly, T. and Busse, A. (2023) Influence of ridge spacing, ridge width, and Reynolds number on secondary currents in turbulent channel flow over triangular ridges. [Data Collection]
2022
Zhdanov, O. , Green, R. and Busse, A. (2022) LES and PIV investigation of the flow past a cactus-shaped cylinder with four ribs. [Data Collection]
Busse, A. and Zhdanov, O. (2022) Direct numerical simulations of turbulent channel flow over ratchet roughness. [Data Collection]
2020
Zhdanov, O., Blatt, M. , Cammarano, A. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Busse, A. (2020) Multiple resonant frequency dynamic tests on Arabidopsis stem segments. [Data Collection]