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University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies

Flow Control &
Experimental Turbulence Laboratory

Publications

  1. Baba S, Ben-Gida H, Deng GC, Moreau S, Stalnov O, Lavoie P (2026) Noise-generation mechanisms of a wing-tip vortex at moderate angle of attack. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1026:A18 (31 pages). doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.11001 (NSERC).
  2. Belanger R, Lavoie P, Zingg DW (2025) Interaction of a wall-normal synthetic jet with large scales in a turbulent boundary layer and implications for drag reduction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1025:A38 (45 pages). doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.10936 (NSERC).
  3. Xu K, Lavoie P, Sullivan PE (2025) On the effect of varying momentum coefficient on separation control for a thick symmetric airfoil. Physics of Fluids 37:104120 (24 pages). doi:10.1063/5.0285279 (NSERC). 1 citation
  4. Deng GC, Baba S, Lavoie P, Moreau S (2025) Influence of angle of attack on airfoil tip noise. Journal of Sound and Vibration 620:119376 (23 pages). doi:10.1016/j.jsv.2025.119376 (NSERC). 1 citation
  5. .Cruikshank R, Baba S, Lavoie P (2025) The relationship between induced three-dimensional vortical structures in the wake and the drag of a profiled blunt trailing edge body. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1008:A16 (44 pages). doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.37 (NSERC). 2 citations
  6. Bansal S, Lavoie P (2025) Smoke visualization of the effect of freestream turbulence on a laminar separation bubble over an airfoil at low Reynolds numbers. Journal of Visualization 28(2):255–264. doi:10.1007/s12650-024-01039-0 (NSERC).
  7. Okoronkwo MK, Alsaif R, Haklander R, Baba S, Eburn JM, Lu Z, Arafa N, Stalnov O, Ekmekci A, Lavoie P (2025) Design and characterization of the university of Toronto hybrid anechoic wind tunnel. Applied Aeroacoustics 228:110294 (NSERC). 9 citations
  8. Okoronkwo MK, Geneau DG, Eburn JM, Ben-Gida H, Stalnov O, Moreau S, Lavoie P (2025) Characterization of noise sources in two- and three-element high-lift airfoil configurations. Applied Aeroacoustics 228:110354. doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110354 (NSERC). 4 citations
  9. Cruikshank R, Zhao W, Lavoie P (2024) Wake Three-Dimensionality of Profiled Blunt Trailing Edge Bodies with Varying Chord Length. AIAA J. 62(11): 4101–4114. doi:10.2514/1.J063953 (NSERC).
  10. Lowe T, Smits AJ, Visonneau M, et al. (2024) Non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers in high reynolds number flow at incompressible conditions: effects of streamline curvature and three dimensionality. Journal of Turbulence 25(10-11): 386–398. doi:10.1080/14685248.2024.2395307. 1 citation
  11. Nasr Esfahani V, Rajavarothayam V, Quan K, Hanson R, Lavoie P (2024) Effect of roughness and trips on the drag of a circular cylinder at subcritical flow. Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics 253:105847 (17 pages). doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2024.105847 (NSERC). 7 citations
  12. Deng GC, Baba S, Moreau S, Lavoie P (2024) Large-Eddy Simulation and Aeroacoustic Prediction of Supercritical Airfoil Side-Edge Noise. AIAA J. 62(9): 3340–3353. doi:10.2514/1.J063714 (NSERC). 4 citations
  13. Belanger R, Lavoie P, Zingg DW (2023) Convergence of turbulence statistics: random error of central moments computed from correlated data. Exp. Fluids 64:162 (12 pages). doi:10.1007/s00348-023-03704-w (NSERC). 2 citations
  14. Xu K, Lavoie P, Sullivan P (2023) Flow reattachment on a NACA 0025 airfoil using an array of microblowers. AIAA J. 61(6): 2476–2485. doi:10.2514/1.J062512 (NSERC). 17 citations
  15. Azzam A, Lavoie P (2023) Unsteady flow generation in a wind tunnel using an active grid. Exp. Fluids 64:29 (13 pages). doi:10.1007/s00348-023-03571-5 (NSERC). 9 citations
  16. Khanjari H, Hanson RE, Lavoie P (2022) Laminar Boundary-Layer Response to Step Input by an Array of Plasma Actuators. AIAA J. 60(11): 6328–6339. doi:10.2514/1.J061792 (NSERC). 3 citations
  17. Samie M, Aparece-Scutariu V, Lavoie P, Shin D, Pollard A (2022) Three-dimensional large-scale and very-large-scale coherent structures in a turbulent axisymmetric jet. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 948:A2 (27 pages). doi:10.1017/jfm.2022.703 (NSERC). 11 citations
  18. Samie M, Lavoie P, Pollard A (2021) Quantifying eddy structures and very-large-scale motions in turbulent round jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 916:A2 (30 pages). doi:10.1017/jfm.2021.183 (NSERC). 11 citations
  19. Samie M, Lavoie P, Pollard A (2020) A scale-dependent coherence analysis of turbulent round jets including the effects of shear layer manipulation. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 82:108524 (11 pages). doi:10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.108524 (NSERC). 6 citations
  20. Harvey C, Baliga, VB, Lavoie P,  Altshuler DL (2019) Wing morphing allows gulls to actively control the tradeoff between maneuverability and Journal of the Royal Society Interface 16:20180641 (8 pages). doi:10.1098/rsif.2018.0641 (NSERC). 84 citations
  21. Sadeghi H, Lavoie P, Pollard A (2018) Effects of finite hot-wire spatial resolution on turbulence statistics and velocity spectra in a round turbulent free jet. Exp. Fluids 59:40 (10 pages). doi:10.1007/s00348-017-2486-8 (NSERC). 19 citations
  22. Ziad´e P, Feero MA, Lavoie P, Sullivan P (2018)  Shear layer development, separation, and stability over a low-Reynolds number airfoil. Journal of Fluids Engineering 140:071201 (12 pages). doi:1115/1.4039233 (NSERC). 21 citations
  23. Houser NM, Fabbro SC, Lavoie P, Pimentel R, de Villers Y, Ringuette T (2018)  Electromagnetic and ozone emissions from dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators. AIAA J. 56(5):2079–2085. doi:2514/1.J056489 (NSERC). 2 citations
  24. Feero MA, Lavoie P,  Sullivan PE (2018) Apparatus for the dynamic calibration of low-range differential pressure transducers.  AIAA J. 56(3):  1294–1297.  doi:2514/1.J056373 (NSERC). 4 citations
  25. Feero M, Lavoie P, Sullivan P (2017) Influence of synthetic jet location on active control of an airfoil at low Reynolds number. Exp. Fluids 58(8):99 (12 pages). doi:10.1007/s00348-017-2387-x (NSERC). 58 citations
  26. Feero MA, Lavoie P, Sullivan PE (2017) Three-dimensional span effects of high-aspect ratio synthetic jet forcing for separation control on a low Reynolds number airfoil. J. Vis. 20:45–51. doi:10.1007/s12650-016-036-7 (NSERC). 19 citations
  27. Hearst RJ, Lavoie P (2016) Effect of multi-scale and regular grid geometry on decaying turbulence and the approach to an inertial range. J. Fluid Mech. 803:528–555. doi:10.1017/jfm.2016.515 (NSERC) 34 citations
  28. Feero MA, Lavoie P, Sullivan PE (2016) Surface visualization of separation control on a low Reynolds number airfoil using a 2D synthetic jet actuator. Journal of Visualization . DOI 10.1007/s12650-016-036-7.
  29. Sadeghi H, Lavoie P, Pollard A (2016) Scale-by-scale budget equation and its self-preservation in the shear-layer of a free round jet. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow . DOI 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2016.03.005.
  30. Bade KM, Hanson RE, Belson, BA, Naguib AM, Lavoie P, Rowley, CW (2016) Reactive control of isolated unsteady streaks in a laminar boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 795:808-846. DOI 10.1017/jfm.2016.200.
  31. Hearst RJ, Lavoie P (2015) The effect of active grid initial conditions on high Reynolds number turbulence. Experiments in Fluids 56(10):185 (6 pages). DOI 10.1007/s00348-015-2052-1.
  32. Hearst RJ, Lavoie P (2015) Velocity derivative skewness in fractal-generated, non-equilibrium grid turbulence. Physics in Fluids 27(7):071701 (6 pages). DOI 10.1063/1.4926356.
  33. Sadeghi H, Lavoie P, Pollard A (2015) Equilibrium similarity solution of the turbulent transport equation along the centreline of a round jet. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 772:740-755. DOI 10.1017/jfm.2015.229.
  34. Naghib-Lahouti A, Hangan H, Lavoie P (2015) Distributed forcing flow control in the wake of a blunt trailing edge profiled body using plasma actuators. Physics of Fluids 27(3) 035110 (23 pages). DOI 10.1063/1.4914406.
  35. Feero MA, Lavoie P, Sullivan PE (2015) Influence of cavity shape on synthetic jet performance. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 223:1-10. DOI 10.1016/j.sna.2014.12.004.
  36. Feero MA, Goodfellow SD, Lavoie P, Sullivan PE (2015) Drag reduction using synthetic jet actuation on a low Reynolds number airfoil. AIAA Journal 53(7):2005-2014. DOI 10.2524/1.J053605.
  37. Osmokrovic LP, Hanson RE, Lavoie P (2015) Laminar boundary-layer response to spanwise periodic forcing by dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma-actuator array. AIAA Journal 53(3):617-628. DOI 10.2514/1.J053207.
  38. Naghib-Lahouti A, Lavoie P, Hangan H (2014) Wake instability of a blunt trailing edge profiled body at intermediate Reynolds numbers. Experiments in Fluids 55(7):1779 (15 pages). DOI 10.1007/s00348-014-1779-4.
  39. Clark H, Nahib-Lahouti A, Lavoie P (2014) General perspectives on model construction for multi-predictor stochastic estimation and its application to a blunt trailing edge wake. Experiments in Fluids 55(7):1756 (19 pages). DOI 10.1007/s00348-014-1756-y.
  40. Hearst RJ, Lavoie P (2014) Scale-by-scale energy budget in fractal element grid-generated turbulence. Journal of Turbulence 15(8):540-554. DOI 10.1080/14685248.2014.916041.
  41. Sadeghi A, Lavoie P, Pollard A (2014) The effect of Reynolds number on the scaling range along the centreline of a round turbulent jet. Journal of Turbulence 15(6):335-349. DOI 10.1080/14685248.2014.906810.
  42. Hanson RE, Bade KM, Belson BA, Lavoie P, Naguib AM, Rowley CW (2014) Feedback control of slowly-varying transient growth by an array of plasma actuators. Physics of Fluids 26:02420. DOI 10.1063/1.4863178.
  43. Hanson RE, Houser N, Lavoie P (2014) Dielectric material degradation monitoring of dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators. Journal of Applied Physics 115:043301. DOI 10.1063/1.4862309.
  44. Hearst RJ, Lavoie P (2014) Decay of turbulence generated by a square-fractal-element grid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 741:567-584. DOI 10.1017/jfm.2013.684.
  45. Houser N, Gimeno L, Hanson RE, Goldhawk T, Simpson T, Lavoie P (2013) Microfabrication of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Flow Control. Sensors and Actuators A 201:101-104. DOI 10.1016/j.sna.2013.06.005.
  46. Murphy JP, Kriegseis J, Lavoie P (2013) Scaling of maximum velocity, body force and power consumption of DBD plasma actuators via PIV. Journal of Applied Physics 113:243301. DOI 10.1063/1.4811225.
  47. Antonia RA, Lee SK, Djenidi L, Lavoie P, Danaila D (2013) Invariants for slightly heated decaying grid turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 727:379-406. DOI 10.1017/jfm.2013.217.
  48. Hanson RE, Buckley HP, Lavoie P (2012) Aerodynamic optimization of the flat-plate leading edge for experimental studies of laminar and transitional boundary layers. Experiments in Fluids 53(4):863-871. DOI 10.1007/s00348-012-1324-2.
  49. Lee SK, Benaissa A, Djenidi L, Lavoie P, Antonia RA (2012) Decay of passive-scalar fluctuations in slightly stretched grid turbulence. Experiments in Fluids 53(4):909-923. DOI 10.1007/s00348-012-1331-3.
  50. Hearst RJ, Buxton ORH, Ganapathisubramani B, Lavoie P (2012) Experimental estimation of fluctuating velocity and scalar gradients in turbulence. Experiments in Fluids 53(4):925-942. DOI 10.1007/s00348-012-1318-0.
  51. Lee SK, Benaissa A, Djenidi L, Lavoie P, Antonia RA (2012) Scaling range of velocity and passive scalar spectra in grid turbulence. Physics of Fluids 24075101. DOI 10.1063/1.4731295.
  52. Hanson RE, Lavoie P, Naguib A, Morrison JF (2010) Transient growth instability cancelation by a plasma actuator array. Experiments in Fluids 49(6):1339-1348. DOI 10.1007/s00348-010-0877-1.
  53. Antonia RA, Lavoie P, Djenidi L, Benaissa A (2010) Effect of a small axisymmetric contraction on grid turbulence. Experiments in Fluids. 49(1):3-10. DOI 10.1007/s00348-009-0704-8.
  54. Burattini P, Lavoie P, Antonia RA (2008) Velocity derivative skewness in isotropic turbulence and its measurement with hot wires. Experiments in Fluids 45(3):523-535. DOI 10.1007/s00348-008-0495-3.
  55. Lavoie P, Djenidi L, Antonia RA (2007) Effects of initial conditions in decaying turbulence generated by passive grids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 585:395-420. DOI 10.1017/S00221-120-07006-763.
  56. Lavoie P, Avallone G, De Gregorio F, Romano GP, Antonia RA (2007) Spatial resolution of PIV for the measurement of turbulence. Experiments in Fluids 43:39-51. DOI 10.1007/s00348-007-0319-x.
  57. Burattini P, Lavoie P, Agrawal A, Djenidi L, Antonia RA (2006) On the power law of decaying homogeneous isotropic turbulence at low Reynolds number. Physical Review E 73, 066304.
  58. Burattini P, Lavoie P, Antonia RA (2005) On the normalized turbulent energy dissipation rate. Physics of Fluids 17:098103.
  59. Lavoie P, Burattini P, Djenidi L, Antonia RA (2005) Effect of initial conditions on decaying grid turbulence at low R_lambda. Experiments in Fluids. 39(5):865-874. DOI 10.1007/s00348-005-0022-8.
  60. Lavoie P, Pollard A (2003) Uncertainty analysis of four-sensor hot-wires and their data reduction schemes used in the near field of a turbulent jet. Experiments in Fluids 34(3):358-370. DOI 10.1007/s00348-002-0567-8.

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