Positions

Overview

  • Prof. Martin Wosnik joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty in the spring of 2008. Before joining the UNH Mechanical Engineering faculty, he worked as Assistant Research Professor in the Thermo and Fluid Dynamics Section at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, then as Research Associate at St. Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. Before coming to New Hampshire, Prof. Wosnik was Senior Flow Engineer at Alden Research Laboratory in Massachusetts, a national flow engineering firm conducting a wide variety of hydraulic studies for electric power utilities, architect-engineering firms, equipment manufacturers, and governmental agencies.

    Prof. Wosnik’s research interests are in the area of fluid and thermal sciences with an emphasis on renewable energy applications, including ocean renewable energy (tidal, wave, wind), turbulent flows, high-speed hydrodynamics, cavitation, flow measurement and hydraulic modeling.

    Prof. Wosnik teaches courses in the fluid and thermal sciences area, including: ME 705 Thermal Energy Systems - Analysis and Design, ME 706/806 Physical and Engineering Principles of Renewable Energy, ME 795/895 Experimental Fluid Dynamics, ME 906 Convection Heat Transfer, ME 995 Special Topics in Fluid Mechanics.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title
    2022 Velocity data in a fully developed experimental wind turbine array boundary layerWind Energy.  25:1495-1513. 2022
    2022 Development of a curled wake of a yawed wind turbine under turbulent and sheared inflowWIND ENERGY SCIENCE.  7:237-257. 2022
    2020 Wake meandering in a model wind turbine array in a high Reynolds number turbulent boundary layerJournal of Physics : Conference Series.  1452:012073-012073. 2020
    2016 Modeling the near-wake of a vertical-axis cross-flow turbine with 2-D and 3-D RANSJournal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.  8. 2016
    2016 Validation of an Actuator Line Model Coupled to a Dynamic Stall Model for Pitching Motions Characteristic to Vertical Axis TurbinesJournal of Physics : Conference Series.  753:022043-022043. 2016
    2016 Effects of Reynolds Number on the Energy Conversion and Near-Wake Dynamics of a High Solidity Vertical-Axis Cross-Flow TurbineEnergies.  9:73-73. 2016
    2016 Experimental Study of a Reference Model Vertical-Axis Cross-Flow Turbine.PLoS One.  11:e0163799. 2016
    2015 Characterising the near-wake of a cross-flow turbineJournal of Turbulence.  16:392-410. 2015
    2015 Performance measurements of cylindrical- and spherical-helical cross-flow marine hydrokinetic turbines, with estimates of exergy efficiencyRenewable Energy.  74:318-325. 2015
    2013 Streamwise velocity statistics in turbulent boundary layers that spatially develop to high Reynolds numberExperiments in Fluids: experimental methods and their applications to fluid flow.  54:1629. 2013
    2013 Optical coherence tomography-based micro-particle image velocimetry.Optics Letters.  38:4558-4561. 2013
    2013 Dynamics of a Floating Platform Mounting a Hydrokinetic TurbineMarine Technology Society Journal: the international, interdisciplinary society devoted to ocean and marine engineering, science and policy.  47:45-56. 2013
    2013 Experimental Evaluation of a Mixer-Ejector Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine at Two Open-Water Tidal Energy Test Sites in NH and MAMarine Technology Society Journal: the international, interdisciplinary society devoted to ocean and marine engineering, science and policy.  47:67-79. 2013
    2013 Measurements in High Void-Fraction Bubbly Wakes Created by Ventilated SupercavitationJournal of Fluids Engineering.  135:011304. 2013
    2013 Velocity Deficit and Swirl in the Turbulent Wake of a Wind TurbineMarine Technology Society Journal: the international, interdisciplinary society devoted to ocean and marine engineering, science and policy.  47:193-205. 2013
    2011 Numerical Modeling of Probable Maximum Flood Flowing through a System of SpillwaysJournal of Hydraulic Engineering.  137:66-74. 2011
    2010 The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 2008: What clinicians should understand.Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.  22:246-249. 2010
    2007 High-Performance Partially Cavitating HydrofoilsJournal of Ship Research.  51:313-325. 2007
    2007 High-performance partially cavitating hydrofoilsJournal of Ship Research.  51:313-325. 2007
    2006 Hydrofoil drag reduction by partial cavitationJournal of Fluids Engineering.  128:931-936. 2006
    2000 A similarity theory for the turbulent plane wall jet without external streamJournal of Fluid Mechanics.  425:367-411. 2000
    2000 Theoretical and computational aspects of the self-induced motion of three-dimensional vortex sheetsJournal of Fluid Mechanics.  425:335-366. 2000
    2000 A theory for turbulent pipe and channel flowsJournal of Fluid Mechanics.  421:115-145. 2000
    Capabilities of an Acoustic Camera to Inform Fish Collision Risk with Current Energy Converter TurbinesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering.  10:483-483.
    Design, Manufacture and Testing of an Open-Source Benchmark Composite Hydrokinetic Turbine BladeProceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.  15.
    Underwater Noise Measurements around a Tidal Turbine in a Busy Port SettingJournal of Marine Science and Engineering.  10:632-632.

    Article

    Year Title
    2021 Development of a Curled Wake of a Yawed Wind Turbine under Turbulent and Sheared Inflow 2021

    Chapter

    Year Title
    2007 Hydraulics.  959-1042. 2007
    2004 On the Experimental Sorting of Competing Theories for Wall-Bounded Turbulent FlowsFluid Mechanics and its Applications. 285-290. 2004
    1996 Similarity of Turbulent Shear Flows: The Natural Convection Boundary Layer Next to Heated Vertical SurfacesFluid Mechanics and its Applications. 169-172. 1996

    Conference Paper

    Year Title
    2020 Turbine Wake Deflection Measurement in a Wind Tunnel with a Lidar WindScannerJournal of Physics : Conference Series. 012007-012007. 2020
    2017 Design of a Controllable One-Meter Scale Research Wind TurbineVolume 1B, Symposia: Fluid Measurement and Instrumentation; Fluid Dynamics of Wind Energy; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conversion; Energy and Process Engineering; Microfluidics and Nanofluidics; Development and Applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics; DNS/LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods. 2017
    2017 Uncertainty Analysis in a Scale Model Wind Turbine Array Boundary LayerVolume 1B, Symposia: Fluid Measurement and Instrumentation; Fluid Dynamics of Wind Energy; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conversion; Energy and Process Engineering; Microfluidics and Nanofluidics; Development and Applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics; DNS/LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods. 2017
    2016 ADAPTIVE-TIME-STEP HIGH-FRAME-RATE PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRYPROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER MEETING, 2016, VOL 1B. 2016
    2016 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATION - A SHORT INTRODUCTORY TUTORIAL TO OPENFOAMPROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER MEETING, 2016, VOL 1A. 2016
    2016 WINGTIP DEVICES FOR TIDAL TURBINES: PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND CAVITATION MITIGATIONPROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER MEETING, 2016, VOL 2: FORA. 2016
    2014 CAVITATION INVESTIGATION OF HYDROFOILS FOR MARINE HYDROKINETIC TURBINESPROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER MEETING, 2013, VOL 2: FORA. v002t06a010-v002t06a010. 2014
    2014 DESIGN OF A MOORING SYSTEM FOR AN INERTIA TUBE WAVE ENERGY COLLECTOROceans Conference Record (IEEE). 1-5. 2014
    2014 Description of an intermediate scale tidal energy test site in Great Bay Estuary, NH, with examples of technology deploymentsProceedings of IEEE Oceans '14. 2014
    2014 PERFORMANCE AND NEAR-WAKE MEASUREMENTS FOR A VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE AT MODERATE REYNOLDS NUMBERPROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER MEETING, 2013, VOL 1B: SYMPOSIA. v01bt12a005-v01bt12a005. 2014
    2014 PERFORMANCE OF BI-DIRECTIONAL BLADES FOR TIDAL CURRENT TURBINESASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER MEETING - 2014, VOL 1C: SYMPOSIA. v01ct16a013-v01ct16a013. 2014
    2014 PHYSICAL MODEL STUDY OF THE WIND TURBINE ARRAY BOUNDARY LAYERASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER MEETING - 2014, VOL 1D: SYMPOSIA. v01dt39a010-v01dt39a010. 2014
    2013 Experimental Investigation and Similarity Solution of the Axisymmetric Turbulent Wake With RotationVolume 1B, Symposia: Fluid Machinery; Fluid Power; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Flow Manipulation and Active Control: Theory, Experiments and Implementation; Fundamental Issues and Perspectives in Fluid Mechanics. v01bt12a004-v01bt12a004. 2013
    2011 Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Performance Characteristics of Cross-Flow Axis Hydrokinetic TurbinesASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference: Volume 1, Symposia – Parts A, B, C, and D. 1907-1918. 2011
    2007 Computational investigations of air entrainment, hysteresis, and loading for large-scale, buoyant cavitiesPROCEEDINGS OF THE HPCMP USERS GROUP CONFERENCE 2007. 89-+. 2007
    2007 Identification of large scale structures in cavitating wakesFEDSM 2007: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH JOINT ASME/JSME FLUIDS ENGINEERING SUMMER CONFERENCE, VOL 2, PTS A AND B. 1473-1474. 2007
    2006 Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Large Scale Structures in Cavitating Wakes36th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit. 2006
    2005 Control of cavitating flows: A perspectiveJSME International Journal, Series B: Fluids and Thermal Engineering. 334-341. 2005
    2005 A controllable microbubble emitterProceedings of the ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Conference - 2005, Vol 1, Pts A and B. 33-41. 2005
    2005 Comparison of hydrofoil drag reduction by natural and ventilated partial cavitationPROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER CONFERENCE, VOL 2. 519-524. 2005
    2005 Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and Time-Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry (TR-PIV) in the wake of a cavitating hydrofoilPROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER CONFERENCE, VOL 2. 609-616. 2005
    2005 Measurements in high void-fraction bubbly wakes created by ventilated supercavitationPROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME FLUIDS ENGINEERING DIVISION SUMMER CONFERENCE, VOL 2. 531-538. 2005
    2002 Special questions related to high Reynolds number wall-bounded flows40th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit. 2002
    2000 The effect of the upstream conditions on the mean velocity deficit of turbulent boundary layersFluids 2000 Conference and Exhibit. 2000
    2000 Reconciling the Zagarola/Smits scaling with the George/Castillo theory for the zero pressure gradient turbulent boundary layer38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 2000

    Principal Investigator On

  • BIL  awarded by US DOE, Department of Energy 2024 - 2029
  • 2023 ARPA-E SHARKS  awarded by Ocean Renewable Power Company 2023 - 2025
  • Characterization of an open-source tidal energy converter (RM1), including design load cases  awarded by US DOE, Sandia Laboratory 2021 - 2024
  • UARC tasks with NAVFAC-UW - Sc  awarded by University of Washington 2021 - 2023
  • An Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) for Advancing the Marine Renewable Energy Industry and Powering the Blue Economy  awarded by US DOE, Department of Energy 2021 - 2023
  • Pitching foil crossflow turbine efficiency - ORPC  awarded by Pacific Ocean Energy Trust 2021 - 2022
  • UARC tasks with NAVFAC-UW - Scalability TEC  awarded by University of Washington 2021 - 2022
  • New Blade Materials for Marine Energy Converters Operating in Highly Turbulent  awarded by University Of Illinois 2021 - 2022
  • WaterBros Waves-to-Water Tank  awarded by Pacific Ocean Energy Trust 2021
  • WaterBros Waves-to-Water Tank Testing  awarded by Pacific Ocean Energy Trust 2021
  • Environmental Acoustic related  awarded by US DOE, Pacific Northwest National Lab 2021
  • Environmental Acoustics related to Tidal Energy Conversion  awarded by US DOE, Pacific Northwest National Lab 2021
  • Turbine Measurements at UNH Tidal Energy Test Site - open water experiments w/ NREL  awarded by National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2020 - 2021
  • Northeast Combined Heat and Power Center  awarded by University of Maine 2018 - 2021
  • Northeast Heat & Power Center  awarded by University of Maine 2018 - 2021
  • Environmental Compliance Cost Assessment - UNH-CORE Test Sites (3x)  awarded by US DOE, Sandia Laboratory 2020 - 2021
  • Environmental Conpliance Cost  awarded by US DOE, Sandia Laboratory 2020 - 2021
  • ORPC: High-Deflection Hydrofoils for MHK  awarded by Ocean Renewable Power Company 2019 - 2021
  • ORPC: HighDeflection Hydrofoil  awarded by Ocean Renewable Power Company 2019 - 2021
  • RTI F2MS 1:50 Scale Tank Test  awarded by Pacific Ocean Energy Trust 2021
  • RTI F2MS 1:50 Scale Tank Testing  awarded by Pacific Ocean Energy Trust 2021
  • DOE Marine Energy Collegiate  awarded by National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2020
  • DOE Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC)  awarded by National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2020
  • CAREER: Experimental Studies of Turbulent Inflows and Wakes Relevant to Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) Energy Conversion  awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2012 - 2018
  • CORE Infrastructure  awarded by US DOE, Department of Energy 2010 - 2018
  • FM Global Internship  awarded by FM Global 2017 - 2018
  • CACTUS Model Validation  awarded by US DOE, Sandia Laboratory 2015 - 2016
  • Optical Measurement of Strain on a Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) Cross-Flow Turbine Using Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors  awarded by US DOE, Sandia Laboratory 2014 - 2015
  • Validation of DOE MHK Cross-Flow Turbine Numerical Models at Sufficiently High Reynolds Number  awarded by US DOE, Sandia Laboratory 2014 - 2015
  • Instrumentation for Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines-Conte Falls 1  awarded by University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth 2012 - 2014
  • Acquisition of an Integrated High Frame-Rate Particle Image Velocimetry (HFR-PIV) System  awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2008 - 2013
  • Design and Evaluation of Mixer-Ejector Hydrokinetic Turbin-FloDesign SBIR Phase II  awarded by FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp 2010 - 2013
  • Measurement of Radome Wake and Influence on Wind Velocities Atop Meteorological Masts Used for Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation  awarded by Laufer Wind Group, LLC 2012
  • Evaluation of Hydraulic Efficiency of Cylindrical and Spherical Hydrokinetic Cross-Axis Flow Turbines  awarded by Lucid Technologies 2009 - 2010
  • Teaching Activities

  • Doctoral Research Taught course
  • Doctoral Research Taught course
  • Doctoral Research Taught course
  • Ocean Engineering Seminar Taught course
  • Ocean Seminars I Taught course
  • Ocean Seminars II Taught course
  • SpcTop/Ocean Renewable Energy Taught course
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2024
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2024
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2023
  • Ocean Engineering Seminar Taught course 2023
  • Ocean Seminars II Taught course 2023
  • Renewable Energy Taught course 2023
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2022
  • Ocean Seminars I Taught course 2022
  • Ocean Engineering Seminar Taught course 2022
  • Ocean Seminars II Taught course 2022
  • Renewable Energy Taught course 2022
  • Ocean Seminars I Taught course 2021
  • Ocean Seminars II Taught course 2021
  • Renewable Energy Taught course 2021
  • Fluid Dynamics Taught course 2020
  • Honors Seminar Taught course 2020
  • Ocean Seminars I Taught course 2020
  • Fluid Dynamics Taught course 2020
  • Fluid Dynamics Taught course 2020
  • Renewable Energy Taught course 2020
  • Special Topics Taught course 2019
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2019
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2018
  • Fluid Dynamics Taught course 2018
  • Honors Seminar Taught course 2018
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2018
  • Fluid Dynamics Taught course 2018
  • Fluid Dynamics Taught course 2018
  • Renewable Energy Taught course 2018
  • Renewable Energy Taught course 2017
  • Fluid Dynamics Taught course 2016
  • Honors Seminar Taught course 2016
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2016
  • Engineering Internship Taught course 2016
  • Fluid Dynamics Taught course 2016
  • Honors Seminar Taught course 2016
  • Renewable Energy Taught course 2016
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2015
  • Thermal System Analys & Design Taught course 2015
  • Engineering Internship Taught course 2015
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2015
  • Thermal System Analys & Design Taught course 2015
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2014
  • Renewable Energy Taught course 2014
  • Engineering Internship Taught course 2014
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2014
  • Thermal System Analys & Design Taught course 2014
  • Education And Training

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt
  • M.S. Aeronautical/Aerospace Eng., State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Full Name

  • Martin Wosnik