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Dr Graham Benham

DPhil, MSci
Status
Academic Faculty

Departmental Lecturer in Applied Mathematics

Mathematical Institute and Christ Church College

Contact form
https://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/benham/
CV
+44 1865 615316
ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1664-6976
Research groups
  • Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Address
Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG

Recent publications
The near-field shape and stability of a porous plume
Benham, G Journal of Fluid Mechanics volume 955 (12 Jan 2023)
Axisymmetric gravity currents in anisotropic porous media
Benham, G Neufeld, J Woods, A Journal of Fluid Mechanics volume 952 (24 Nov 2022)
Gunwale bobbing
Benham, G Devauchelle, O Morris, S Neufeld, J Physical Review Fluids volume 7 (20 Jul 2022)
Leakage dynamics of fault zones: Experimental and analytical study with application to CO 2 storage
Gilmore, K Sahu, C Benham, G Neufeld, J Bickle, M Journal of Fluid Mechanics volume 931 359-380 (25 Jan 2022)
The impact of heterogeneity on the capillary trapping of CO<inf>2</inf> in the Captain Sandstone.
Harris, C Jackson, S Benham, G Krevor, S Muggeridge, A International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control volume 112 (01 Dec 2021)
Major / recent publications

Benham, G.P., Bendimerad, R., Benzaquen, M. and Clanet, C., 2020. Hysteretic wave drag in shallow water. Physical Review Fluids, 5(6), p.064803.

Benham, G.P., Cohen, C., Brunet, E. and Clanet, C., 2020. Brachistochrone on a velodrome. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 476(2238), p.20200153.

Benham, G.P., Boucher, J.P., Labbé, R., Benzaquen, M. and Clanet, C., 2019. Wave drag on asymmetric bodies. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 878, pp.147-168.

Mondal, R., Benham, G., Mondal, S., Christodoulides, P., Neokleous, N. and Kaouri, K., 2019. Modelling and optimisation of water management in sloping coastal aquifers with seepage, extraction and recharge. Journal of Hydrology, 571, pp.471-484.

Research interests

Research themes:

  • Environmental fluid dynamics
  • Flow in porous media
  • Carbon capture and storage
  • Groundwater management
  • Renewable energy (tidal, river and wave)
  • Sports physics (rowing and cycling)

Mathematical techniques:

  • Boundary layer theory
  • Perturbation methods
  • Similarity analysis
  • Free boundary problems
  • Numerical solutions to PDE's and ODE's
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