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Dr Graham Benham

DPhil, MSci
Pronouns
He / Him
Status
Visiting Professor, Research Fellow, Lecturer

OCIAM Visiting Research Fellow

Mathematical Institute

+44 1865 615202
Contact form
https://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/benham/
CV
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
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)
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