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

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Number of items: 26.

2025

Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-7768 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas O. and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Green, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-408X and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, O. ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Green, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-408X and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Cammarano, Andrea ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8150, Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036, Cammarano, Andrea ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8150, Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Blatt, Michael ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036, Blatt, Michael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645 and Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: 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)

This list was generated on Tue Jul 1 22:11:47 2025 BST.
Number of items: 26.

Articles

Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-7768 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Green, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-408X and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Green, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-408X and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Blatt, Michael R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645, Cammarano, Andrea ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8150, Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036, Cammarano, Andrea ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8150, Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4076 and Blatt, Michael ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036, Blatt, Michael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645 and Zare-Behtash, Hossein ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765, Jelly, Thomas O. and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, Oleksandr ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-9765 and Busse, Angela ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-6036 and Zhdanov, O. ORCID logoORCID: 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]

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