John Cimbala

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Research Summary

Research interests include experimental and computational fluid dynamics, flow visualization, wind tunnels, neutron radiography, turbulence, turbulence modeling, air pollution control and pneumatic conveying of particles.

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Recent Publications

Correction:Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Alternative Ventilation Schemes in Cage-Free Poultry Housing(Animals (2021), 11, (2352), 10.3390/ani11082352)

Chen, L., Fabian-Wheeler, E. E., Cimbala, J. M., Hofstetter, D. & Patterson, P., Sep 2022, In: Animals. 12, 17, 2175.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Numerical Simulation of Airborne Disease Spread in Cage-Free Hen Housing with Multiple Ventilation Options

Chen, L., Fabian-Wheeler, E. E., Cimbala, J. M., Hofstetter, D. & Patterson, P., Jun 1 2022, In: Animals. 12, 12, 1516.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Advancements in Hydropower Design and Operation for Present and Future Electrical Demand

Cimbala, J. & Lewis, B., Apr 1 2022, In: Energies. 15, 7, 2362.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

Numerical approach for prediction of turbulent flow resistance coefficient of 90° pipe bends

Ayala, M. & Cimbala, J. M., Apr 2021, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. 235, 2, p. 351-360 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Computational fluid dynamics analysis of alternative ventilation schemes in cage-free poultry housing

Chen, L., Fabian-Wheeler, E. E., Cimbala, J. M., Hofstetter, D. & Patterson, P., Aug 2021, In: Animals. 11, 8, 2352.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Some continuous and discontinuous Galerkin methods and structure preservation for incompressible flows

Chen, X., Li, Y., Drapaca, C. & Cimbala, J., Jul 2021, In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 93, 7, p. 2155-2174 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A unified framework of continuous and discontinuous Galerkin methods for solving the incompressible Navier–Stokes equation

Chen, X., Li, Y., Drapaca, C. & Cimbala, J., Dec 1 2020, In: Journal of Computational Physics. 422, 109799.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Computational fluid dynamics modeling of ventilation and hen environment in cage-free egg facility

Chen, L., Fabian-Wheeler, E. E., Cimbala, J. M., Hofstetter, D. & Patterson, P., Jun 2020, In: Animals. 10, 6, p. 1-17 17 p., 1067.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Radial planetary vorticity tilting in the leading-edge vortex of revolving wings

Werner, N. H., Chung, H., Wang, J., Liu, G., Cimbala, J. M., Dong, H. & Cheng, B., Apr 1 2019, In: Physics of Fluids. 31, 4, 041902.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Computational and Theoretical Analyses of the Precessing Vortex Rope in a Simplified Draft Tube of a Scaled Model of a Francis Turbine

Rajan, G. K. & Cimbala, J. M., Feb 1 2017, In: Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 139, 2, 021102.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Unsteady computational fluid dynamic analysis of the behavior of guide vane trailing-edge injection and its effects on downstream rotor performance in a francis hydroturbine

Lewis, B. J. & Cimbala, J. M., 2015, In: Journal of Turbomachinery. 137, 8, 81001.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Self-excited limit cycle yaw oscillation instability of external sling payloads with dual-point suspension during level flight

Sommer, III, H. J., Cimbala, J. M. & Miller, D. G., Oct 1 2015, In: Journal of the American Helicopter Society. 60, 4, 042008.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Experimental and analytical study of a loop heat pipe at a positive elevation using neutron radiography

Chuang, P. Y. A., Cimbala, J. M. & Brenizer, J. S., Mar 2014, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 77, p. 84-95 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Major historical developments in the design of water wheels and Francis hydroturbines

Lewis, B. J., Cimbala, J. M. & Wouden, A. M., 2014, In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 22, 012020.

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

Wicket gate trailing-edge blowing: A method for improving off-design hydroturbine performance by adjusting the runner inlet swirl angle

Lewis, B. J., Cimbala, J. M. & Wouden, A. M., 2014, In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 22, 012021.

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review