Kwing-So Choi

Contact

• workRoom C30 Coates Building
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 95 13792
• fax0115 95 13800
• kwing-so.choi@nottingham.ac.uk
• http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~eazksc/index.htm

Biography

Kwing-So Choi is a member of the Fluids and Thermal Engineering Research Group.

Teaching Summary

MM4TTF -- Introduction to Turbulence and Turbulent Flows

MM4AER -- Aerodynamics

Research Summary

Drag reduction, Boundary-layer control, Flow separation control, Turbulent boundary layer structures, Deterministic turbulence, High-lift and quiet aerofoils, Plasma actuators and their applications… read more

Recent Publications

• KIM, J., CHOI, K., LACAGNINA, G., PARUCHURI, C., JOSEPH, P., HASHEMINEJAD, S. M.,, CHOI, K.-S., LACAGNINA, G., PARUCHURI, C., JOSEPH, P., HASHEMINEJAD, S. M., CHONG, T. P., SHAHAB, M. F., OMIDYEGANEH. M. and PINELLI, A., 2022. Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic optimisation of leading- edge undulation of a NACA 65(12)-10 aerofoil AIAA J. 60(4), 2342-2353
• ZHANG, WENQIANG, SHAHMARDI, ARMIN, CHOI, KWING-SO, TAMMISOLA, OUTI, BRANDT, LUCA and MAO, XUERUI, 2022. A phase-field method for three-phase flows with icing JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS. 458, 111104
• YANG, DEYU, BAO, RUI, CLARE, ADAM T., CHOI, KWING-SO and HOU, XIANGHUI, 2022. Hydrophobically/oleophilically guarded powder metallurgical structures and liquid impregnation for ice mitigation CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 446, 137115
• LEI DONG, KWING-SO CHOI, XUERUI MAO and YAXING WANG, 2022. Development and interaction of vortices over a very low aspect-ratio wing under pitch-up motion Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 943, A42

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Current Research

Drag reduction, Boundary-layer control, Flow separation control, Turbulent boundary layer structures, Deterministic turbulence, High-lift and quiet aerofoils, Plasma actuators and their applications to automobiles and aircraft, Anti-icing and de-icing control of aerofoils, Flow measurements and control.

Past Research

Boundary layer control using: Riblets, Compliant coatings, Vertical blade device and Spanwise-wall oscillation

Future Research

Boundary layer control by direct intervention of lage-scale turbulent structures Flow separation control by surface plasma with a particular application to aircraft

I welcome enquiries from potential PhD candidates from Home, EU and international countries who are interested in the following research areas: Drag reduction, Boundary-layer control, Flow control, Turbulent boundary layer structures, Boundary layer transition, Deterministic turbulence, High-lift and quiet aerofoils, Plasma actuators, Unsteady flow control, Anti-icing and de-icing control, Turbulence and Aerodynamics

• KIM, J., CHOI, K., LACAGNINA, G., PARUCHURI, C., JOSEPH, P., HASHEMINEJAD, S. M.,, CHOI, K.-S., LACAGNINA, G., PARUCHURI, C., JOSEPH, P., HASHEMINEJAD, S. M., CHONG, T. P., SHAHAB, M. F., OMIDYEGANEH. M. and PINELLI, A., 2022. Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic optimisation of leading- edge undulation of a NACA 65(12)-10 aerofoil AIAA J. 60(4), 2342-2353
• ZHANG, WENQIANG, SHAHMARDI, ARMIN, CHOI, KWING-SO, TAMMISOLA, OUTI, BRANDT, LUCA and MAO, XUERUI, 2022. A phase-field method for three-phase flows with icing JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS. 458, 111104
• YANG, DEYU, BAO, RUI, CLARE, ADAM T., CHOI, KWING-SO and HOU, XIANGHUI, 2022. Hydrophobically/oleophilically guarded powder metallurgical structures and liquid impregnation for ice mitigation CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 446, 137115
• LEI DONG, KWING-SO CHOI, XUERUI MAO and YAXING WANG, 2022. Development and interaction of vortices over a very low aspect-ratio wing under pitch-up motion Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 943, A42
• WANG, Y. X., CHOI, K-S, GASTER, M., ATKIN, C., BORODULIN, V and KACHANOV, Y., 2022. Opposition control of turbulent spots JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS. 943, A3
• ZHIXING ZHANG, DANDAN XIAO and KWING-SO CHOI, 2022. The fusion of flow field data with multiple fidelities Physics of Fluids. 34, 097113
• DONG, LEI, CHOI, KWING-SO and WANG, YAXING, 2022. Plasma flow control of the tip vortices over a very low aspect-ratio wing PHYSICS OF FLUIDS. 34(8),
• SUN, Q., ZHAO, Y., CHOI, K.-S. and MAO, X., 2021. Molecular dynamics simulation of thermal de-icing on a flat surface Applied Thermal Engineering. 189, 116701
• WANG, Y. X., CHOI, K. S., GASTER, M., ATKIN, C., BORODULIN, V. and KACHANOV, Y., 2021. Early development of artificially initiated turbulent spots Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 916,
• BORRADAILE, H., KOURTZANIDIS, K., ROGIER, F., CHOI, K. S. and MAO, X., 2021. Flow reversal in millimetric annular DBD plasma actuator: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 54(34),
• SUN, Q., ZHAO, Y., CHOI, K. S. and MAO, X., 2021. Molecular dynamics simulation of liquid argon flow in a nanoscale channel International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 170,
• XIAO, D., BORRADAILE, H., CHOI, K. S., FENG, L., WANG, J. and MAO, X., 2021. Bypass transition in a boundary layer flow induced by plasma actuators Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 929, 134-150
• MEMON, H., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A. and CHOI, K.-S., 2021. Towards Exceptional Icephobicity with Chionophile-inspired Durable Biomimetic Coatings ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 3(8), 4184–4194
• SUN, QIANGQIANG, ZHAO, YONG, CHOI, KWING-SO, HOU, XIANGHUI and MAO, XUERUI, 2021. Reduction of atomistic ice tensile stress by graphene-carbon nanotube coating APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE. 565,
• DING, GUANGHUI, CHOI, KWING-SO, MA, BINGHE, KATO, TOMONORI and YUAN, WEIZHENG, 2021. Transitional pulsatile flows with stenosis in a two-dimensional channel PHYSICS OF FLUIDS. 33(3),
• MEMON, HALAR, DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE S. A., CHOI, KWING-SO and HOU, XIANGHUI, 2021. Durability enhancement of low ice adhesion polymeric coatings PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS. 151,
• LACAGNINA, GIOVANNI, CHAITANYA, PARUCHURI, KIM, JUNG-HOON, BERK, TIM, JOSEPH, PHILLIP, CHOI, KWING-SO, GANAPATHISUBRAMANI, BHARATHRAM, HASHEMINEJAD, SEYED MOHAMMAD, CHONG, TZE PEI, STALNOV, OKSANA, SHAHAB, MUHAMMAD FARRUKH, OMIDYEGANEH, MOHAMMAD and PINELLI, ALFREDO, 2021. Leading edge serrations for the reduction of aerofoil self-noise at low angle of attack, pre-stall and post-stall conditions INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AEROACOUSTICS. 20(1-2), 130-156
• MEMON, HALAR, MIRSHAHIDI, KIANA, ZARASVAND, KAMRAN ALASVAND, GOLOVIN, KEVIN, DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE S. A., CHOI, KWING-SO and HOU, XIANGHUI, 2021. Comparative study on the influence of surface characteristics on de-icing evaluation JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. 56(30), 17337-17352
• MEMON, H., LIU, J., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., CHOI, K.-S. and HOU, X., 2020. Intrinsic dependence of ice adhesion strength on surface roughness Surface and Coatings Technology. 385,
• DONG, L., CHOI, K.-S. and MAO, X., 2020. Interplay of the leading-edge vortex and the tip vortex of a low-aspect-ratio thin wing Experiments in Fluids. 61,
• SUN, QIANGQIANG, CHOI, KWING-SO and MAO, XUERUI, 2020. An analytical solution of convective heat transfer in microchannel or nanochannel INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER. 117,
• SUN, QIANGQIANG, CHOI, KWING-SO, ZHAO, YONG and MAO, XUERUI, 2020. Resistance of velocity slip flow in pipe/channel with a sudden contraction PHYSICS OF FLUIDS. 32(6),
• HASHEMINEJAD, SEYED MOHAMMAD, CHONG, TZE PEI, LACAGNINA, GIOVANNI, JOSEPH, PHILLIP, KIM, JUNG-NOON, CHOI, KWING-SO, OMIDYEGANEH, MOHAMMAD, PINELLI, ALFREDO and STALNOV, OKSANA, 2020. On the manipulation of flow and acoustic fields of a blunt trailing edge aerofoil by serrated leading edges JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 147(6), 3932-3947
• LIU, J., WANG, J., MEMON, H., FU, Y., BARMAN, T., CHOI, K.-S. and HOU, X., 2019. Hydrophobic/icephobic coatings based on thermal sprayed metallic layers with subsequent surface functionalization Surface and Coatings Technology. 357, 267-272
• ZHENG, Y., WANG, J., LIU, J., CHOI, K. S. and HOU, X., 2019. Energy saving strategy for the development of icephobic coatings and surfaces Thin Solid Films. 687,
• ZHANG, XIN, CHOI, KWING-SO, HUANG, YONG and LI, HUA-XING, 2019. Flow control over a circular cylinder using virtual moving surface boundary layer control EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS. 60(6),
• MEMON, HALAR, LIU, JUNPENG, WESTON, NICOLA, WANG, JIE, DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE S. A., CHOI, KWING-SO and HOU, XIANGHUI, 2019. In-situ icing and water condensation study on different topographical surfaces COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 165,
• ALEGRE-MARTINEZ, CESAR, CHOI, KWING-SO, TAMMISOLA, OUTI and MCNALLY, DONAL, 2019. On the axial distribution of plaque stress: Influence of stenosis severity, lipid core stiffness, lipid core length and fibrous cap stiffness. Medical engineering & physics. 68, 76-84
• LACAGNINA, GIOVANNI, CHAITANYA, PARUCHURI, BERK, TIM, KIM, JUNG-HOON, JOSEPH, PHILLIP, GANAPATHISUBRAMANI, BHARATHRAM, HASHEMINEJAD, SEYED MOHAMMAD, CHONG, TZE PEI, STALNOV, OKSANA, CHOI, KWING-SO, SHAHAB, MUHAMMAD FARRUKH, OMIDYEGANEH, MOHAMMAD and PINELLI, ALFREDO, 2019. Mechanisms of airfoil noise near stall conditions PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS. 4(12),
• JANJUA, Z. A., TURNBULL, B., HIBBERD, S. and CHOI, K.-S., 2018. Mixed ice accretion on aircraft wings: Physics of Fluids Physics of Fluids. 30(2),
• LIU, J., WANG, J., MAZZOLA, L., MEMON, H., BARMAN, T., TURNBULL, B., MINGIONE, G., CHOI, K.-S. and HOU, X., 2018. Development and evaluation of poly(dimethylsiloxane) based composite coatings for icephobic applications Surface and Coatings Technology. 349, 980-985
• BROGLIA, R., CHOI, K. S., HOUSTON, P., PASQUALE, L. and ZANCHETTA, P., 2018. Output feedback control of flow separation over an aerofoil using plasma actuators: International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling. 15(6), 864-883
• CHOI, K.-S. and KIM, J.-H., 2018. Plasma virtual roughness elements for cross-flow instability control Experiments in Fluids. 59, 159
• ABBAS, A.A., GHOPA, W.A.W., MAT, S., CHOI, K.-S., ABDULLAH, M.F. and HARUN, Z., 2018. Surface Roughness Effects on Turbulent Boundary Layer Struc-ture of NACA 0026 Airfoil International Journal of Engineering & Technology. 7, 3.17
• JANJUA, Z. A., TURNBULL, B., CHOY, K.-L., PANDIS, C., LIU, J., HOU, X. and CHOI, K.-S., 2017. Performance and durability tests of smart icephobic coatings to reduce ice adhesion Applied Surface Science. 407, 555-564
• ZHANG, X., LI, H., CHOI, K.-S. and SONG, L., 2017. Coherent structures induced by dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator Modern Physics Letters B. 31(32), 1850038
• PASQUALE, L., BROGLIA, R., CHOI, K.-S., DURANTE, D. and ZANCHETTA, P., 2017. Robust control of flow separation over a pitching aerofoil using plasma actuators IFAC PAPERSONLINE. 50(1), 11120-11125
• LIU, J., JANJUA, Z. A., ROE, M., XU, F., TURNBULL, B., CHOI, K.-S. and HOU, X., 2016. Super-Hydrophobic/Icephobic Coatings Based on Silica Nanoparticles Modified by Self-Assembled Monolayers Nanomaterials. 6(12), 232
• CHOI, K.-S., JUKES, T. N., WHALLEY, R. D., FENG, L.-H., WANG, J.-J., MATSUNUMA, T. and SEGAWA, T., 2015. Plasma virtual actuators for flow control Journal of flow control, measurements & visualization. 3, 22-34
• FENG, L.-H., CHOI, K.-S. and WANG, J.-J., 2015. Flow control over an airfoil using virtual Gurney flaps Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 767, 595-626
• HUANG, L., CHOI, K., FAN, B. and CHEN, Y., 2014. Drag reduction in turbulent channel flow using bidirectional wavy Lorentz force: Science China Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy Science China Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy.
• WHALLEY, R. D. and CHOI, K. S., 2014. Turbulent boundary-layer control with plasma spanwise travelling waves Experiments in Fluids. 55(8), 1796
• WANG, J.-J., CHOI, K.-S., FENG, L.-H. and JUKES, T.N., 2013. Recent developments in DBD plasma flow control Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 62, 52-78
• WANG, J., PAN, C., CHOI, K.-S., GAO, L. and LIAN, Q.-X., 2013. Formation, growth and instability of vortex pairs in an axisymmetric stagnation flow Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 725, 681-708
• JUKES, T.N. and CHOI, K.-S., 2013. On the formation of streamwise vortices by plasma vortex generators Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 733(October), 370-393
• JUKES, T.N. and CHOI, K.-S., 2012. Dielectric-barrier-discharge vortex generators: characterisation and optimisation for flow separation control Experiments in Fluids. 52(2), 329-345
• WHALLEY, R.D. and CHOI, K.-S., 2012. The starting vortex in quiescent air induced by dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 703(July), 192-203
• FENG, L.-H., JUKES, T. N., CHOI, K.-S. and WANG, J.-J., 2012. Flow control over a NACA 0012 airfoil using dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuator with a Gurney flap Experiments in Fluids.
• CHOI, K.-S., JUKES, T. and WHALLEY, R., 2011. Turbulent boundary-layer control with plasma actuators Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences. 369(1940), 1443-1458
• PARK, H, AN, NH, HUTCHINS, N, CHOI, KS, CHUN, HH and LEE, I, 2011. Experimental Investigation On The Drag Reducing Efficiency Of The Outer-Layer Vertical Blades Journal Of Marine Science And Technology. 16(4), 390-401
• WHALLEY, R. and CHOI, K.-S., 2010. Starting, traveling, and colliding vortices: Dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma in quiescent air PHYSICS OF FLUIDS. VOL 22(NUMB 9), 091105
• JUKES, T.N. and CHOI, K.-S., 2009. Long lasting modifications to vortex shedding using a short plasma excitation Physical Review Letters. 102(25), 254501
• JUKES, T.N. and CHOI, K.-S., 2009. Flow control around a circular cylinder using pulsed dielectric barrier discharge surface plasma Physics of Fluids. 21(8), 084103
• JUKES, T.N. and CHOI, K.-S., 2009. Control of unsteady flow separation over a circular cylinder using dielectric-barrier-discharge surface plasma Physics of Fluids. 21, 094106
• KANG, Y.-D., CHOI, K.-S. and CHUN, H.H., 2008. Direct intervention of hairpin structures for turbulent boundary-layer control Physics of Fluids. 20, 101517
• JUKES, T.N., CHOI, K.-S., SEGAWA, T. and YOSHIDA, H., 2008. Jet flow induced by a surface plasma actuator Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering. 222(5), 347-356
• WANG, J.J., LI, Y.C. and CHOI, K.-S., 2007. Gurney flap: Lift enhancement, mechanisms and applications Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 44, 22-47
• REBBECK, H. and CHOI, K.-S., 2006. A wind-tunnel experiment on real-time opposition control of turbulence Physics of Fluids. 18(3), 035103
• CHOI, K-S., 2006. Fluid dynamics: the rough with the smooth Nature. 440(7085), 754
• JUKES, T.N., CHOI, K-S., JOHNSON, G.A. and SCOTT, S.J., 2006. Characterization of surface plasma-induced wall flows through velocity and temperature measurements AIAA Journal. 44(4), 764-771
• KANG,Y.D. and CHOI, K.-S., 2006. Control of vortex shedding from a hemisphere by local suction Journal of Visualization. 9(1), 8
• BANDYOPADHYAY, P.R., HENOCH, C., HRUBES, J.D., SEMENOV, B.N., AMIROV, A.I., KULIK, V.M., MALYUGA, A.G., CHOI, K-S. and ESCUDIER, M.P., 2005. Experiments on the effects of aging on compliant coating drag reduction Physics of Fluids. 17(8), 085104
• PANG, J. and CHOI, K.-S., 2004. Turbulent drag reduction by Lorentz force oscillation Physics of Fluids. 16(5), L35-L38
• KARNIADAKIS, G.E. and CHOI, K-S., 2003. Mechanisms on transverse motions in turbulent wall flows Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 35, 45-62
• HUTCHINS, N. and CHOI, K-S., 2002. Accurate measurements of local skin friction coefficient using hot-wire anemometry Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 38(4-5), 421-446
• CHOI, K-S., 2002. Near-wall structure of turbulent boundary layer with spanwise-wall oscillation Physics of Fluids. 14(7), 2530-2542
• CHOI, K-S.. and LUMLEY, J.L., 2001. The return to isotropy of homogeneous turbulence Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 436, 59-84
• REBBECK, H. and CHOI, K-S., 2001. Opposition control of near-wall turbulence with a piston-type actuator Physics of Fluids. 13(8), 2142-2145
• CHOI, K. S. and CLAYTON, B. R., 2001. The mechanism of turbulent drag reduction with wall oscillation International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. VOL 22(NUMBER 1), 1-9
• KATOH, K., CHOI, K. S. and AZUMA, T., 2000. Heat-transfer enhancement and pressure loss by surface roughness in turbulent channel flows International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. VOL 43(NUMBER 21), 4009-4017
• CHOI, K. S., 2000. European drag-reduction research - recent developments and current status Fluid Dynamics Research. VOL 26(NUMBER 5), 325-335
• KATOH,K., CHOI,K. and AZUMA,T., 1999. A Study Of the Relationship Between Heat Transfer Enhancement & Pressure Loss Over Rough Surfaces Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. B-65, 2447-2453
• CHOI, K.-S., DEBISSCHOP, J.-R. and CLAYTON, B.R., 1998. Turbulent boundary-layer control by means of spanwise-wall oscillation AIAA Journal. 36(7), 1157-1163
• CHOI, K.-S. and GRAHAM, M., 1998. Drag reduction of turbulent pipe flows by circular-wall oscillation Physics of Fluids. VOL 10(NUMBER 1), 7-9
• CHOI, K.-S., YANG, X., CLAYTON, B. R., GLOVER, E. J., ATLAR, M., SEMENOV, B. N. and KULIK, V. M., 1997. Turbulent drag reduction using compliant surfaces Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. VOL 453(MNTH OCT), 2229-2240
• CHOI, K.-S. and ORCHARD, D. M., 1997. Turbulence Management Using Riblets for Heat and Momentum Transfer Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. VOL 15(NUMBER 2), 109-124