Dr Graham Benham
DPhil, MSci
Pronouns
He / Him
Status
Visiting Professor, Research Fellow, Lecturer
OCIAM Visiting Research Fellow
Mathematical Institute
Research groups
Address
Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Major / recent publications
Benham, G. P., Devauchelle, O., Thomson, S.J., On wave-driven propulsion, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 987, A44 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.352
Benham, G.P., Anisotropy distorts the spreading of a fixed volume porous gravity current, Proc. R. Soc. A.479, 20230271, http://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2023.0271
Benham, G. P., Devauchelle, O., Morris, S. W. & Neufeld, J. A., How jumping up and down in a canoe propels it forwards, Nature 608, 242 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02097-w
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
Recent publications
On wave-driven propulsion
Benham, G Devauchelle, O Thomson, S Journal of Fluid Mechanics volume 987 a44 (25 May 2024) Anisotropy distorts the spreading of a fixed volume porous gravity current
Benham, G Proceedings of the Royal Society A volume 479 issue 2279 20230271 (15 Nov 2023) 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)