publications

2026

1. 

   An analytical model for rotors in confined flow across operating regimes

   I. M. L. Upfal, K. J. McClure, K. S. Heck, and 4 more authors

   Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2026

   DOI arXiv Bib

   @article{upfal2026analytical,
     title = {An analytical model for rotors in confined flow across operating regimes},
     author = {Upfal, I. M. L. and McClure, K. J. and Heck, K. S. and Pieris, S. and Kurelek, J. W. and Hultmark, M. and Howland, M. F.},
     year = {2026},
     journal = {Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
     volume = {1045},
     pages = {A3},
     doi = {10.1017/jfm.2026.12110},
     eprint = {2603.06895},
     archiveprefix = {arXiv},
     primaryclass = {physics.flu-dyn},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2026.12110},
   }

2. 

   Full dynamic similarity experiments and predictive modeling of wind turbine aerodynamics across control strategies

   J. W. Kurelek, I. M. L. Upfal, S. Pieris, and 4 more authors

   PNAS Nexus, 2026

   DOI Bib

   @article{kurelek2026full,
     title = {Full dynamic similarity experiments and predictive modeling of wind turbine aerodynamics across control strategies},
     author = {Kurelek, J. W. and Upfal, I. M. L. and Pieris, S. and Heck, K. S. and Piqu{\'e}, A. and Hultmark, M. and Howland, M. F.},
     year = {2026},
     journal = {PNAS Nexus},
     volume = {5},
     number = {10},
     pages = {pgag303},
     doi = {10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag303},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag303}
   }

2025

1. Editor’s Suggestion

   

   Shape-morphing membranes augment the performance of oscillating foil energy harvesting turbines

   I. M. L. Upfal, Y. Zhu, E. Handy-Cardenas, and 1 more author

   Physical Review Fluids, 2025

   DOI Bib

   @article{upfal2025prf,
     title = {Shape-morphing membranes augment the performance of oscillating foil energy harvesting turbines},
     author = {Upfal, I. M. L. and Zhu, Y. and Handy-Cardenas, E. and Breuer, K.},
     journal = {Physical Review Fluids},
     year = {2025},
     volume = {10},
     number = {3},
     pages = {034702},
     publisher = {American Physical Society},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.10.034702},
     doi = {10.1103/PhysRevFluids.10.034702},
   }

2. 

   Joint Yaw-Induction Control Optimization for Wind Farms

   K. S. Heck, J. Liew, I. M. L. Upfal, and 1 more author

   Wind Energy Science, 2025

   Under review

   DOI Bib

   @article{heck2025joint,
     title = {Joint Yaw-Induction Control Optimization for Wind Farms},
     author = {Heck, K. S. and Liew, J. and Upfal, I. M. L. and Howland, M. F.},
     year = {2025},
     journal = {Wind Energy Science},
     doi = {10.5194/wes-2025-90},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2025-90},
     note = {Under review}
   }