Journal Articles

Taylor, M, Butcher, D, Crickmore, C, Walker, D (2024) Practical computational fluid dynamic predictions of a cyclist in a time trial position, Sports Engineering, 27, 34, ISSN: 1369-7072. DOI: 10.1007/s12283-024-00475-3.

Howell, J, Butcher, D, Passmore, M (2023) An exploratory wind tunnel study of air jet wheel spoilers, Fluids, 8(12), 322, DOI: 10.3390/fluids8120322.

Crickmore, CJ, Garmory, A, Butcher, D (2023) Experimental Analysis of Spray Topology in the Wake of an Automotive Body, SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility, 6(2), pp.696-708, DOI: 10.4271/2023-01-0793.

Howell, J, Varney, M, Passmore, M, Butcher, D (2023) The Aerodynamic Effects of a 3D Streamlined Tail on the Windsor Body, Fluids, 8(2), pp.59-59, DOI: 10.3390/fluids8020059.

Yuan, R, Lobo, P, Smallwood, GJ, Johnson, MP, Parker, MC, Butcher, D, Spencer, A (2022) Measurement of black carbon emissions from multiple engine and source types using laser-induced incandescence: Sensitivity to laser fluence, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 15(2), pp.241-259, ISSN: 1867-1381. DOI: 10.5194/amt-15-241-2022.

Butcher, D and Spencer, A (2021) Analysis of Multi-Stream Fuel Injector Flow Using Zonal Proper Orthogonal Decomposition, Energies, 14(6), pp.1789-1789, DOI: 10.3390/en14061789.

Butcher, D and Spencer, A (2020) Linear stochastic estimation of the coherent structures in internal combustion engine flow, International Journal of Engine Research, 21(9), pp.1738-1749, ISSN: 1468-0874. DOI: 10.1177/1468087418824896.

Jiang, C, Parker, M, Butcher, D, Spencer, A, Garner, C, Helie, J (2019) Comparison of flash boiling resistance of two injector designs and the consequences on downsized gasoline engine emissions, Applied Energy, 254, 113735, ISSN: 0306-2619.

Parker, M, Jiang, C, Butcher, D, Spencer, A, Garner, C, Witt, D (2019) Impact and observations of cylinder deactivation and reactivation in a downsized gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine, International Journal of Engine Research, 22(4), pp.1367-1376, ISSN: 1468-0874. DOI: 10.1177/1468087419882817.

Butcher, D and Spencer, A (2019) Time-volume estimation of velocity fields from nonsynchronous planar measurements using linear stochastic estimation, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 141(10), 101004, ISSN: 0742-4795. DOI: 10.1115/1.4044240.

Butcher, D and Spencer, A (2019) Spurious PIV vector correction using linear stochastic estimation, Fluids, 4(3), DOI: 10.3390/fluids4030139.

Butcher, D and Spencer, A (2019) Cross-correlation of pOd spatial modes for the separation of stochastic turbulence and coherent structures, Fluids, 4(3), DOI: 10.3390/fluids4030134.

Fly, A, Kim, K, Gordon, J, Butcher, D, Chen, R (2019) Liquid water transport in porous metal foam flow-field fuel cells: A two-phase numerical modelling and ex-situ experimental study, Energies, 12(7), DOI: 10.3390/en12071186.

Fly, A, Butcher, D, Meyer, Q, Whiteley, M, Spencer, A, Kim, C, Shearing, PR, Brett, DJL, Chen, R (2018) Characterisation of the diffusion properties of metal foam hybrid flow-fields for fuel cells using optical flow visualisation and X-ray computed tomography, Journal of Power Sources, 395, pp.171-178, ISSN: 0378-7753. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.05.070.

Butcher, D, Spencer, A, Chen, R (2018) Influence of asymmetric valve strategy on large-scale and turbulent in-cylinder flows, International Journal of Engine Research, 19(6), pp.631-642, ISSN: 1468-0874. DOI: 10.1177/1468087417725232.

Petrakides, S, Butcher, D, Pezouvanis, A, Chen, R (2018) On the combustion of premixed gasoline—Natural gas dual fuel blends in an optical SI engine, Journal of Power Technologies, 98(5), pp.387-395, ISSN: 2083-4187.

Petrakides, S, Gao, D, Chen, R, Butcher, D, Wei, H (2016) Experimental Study on the Burning Rate of Methane and PRF95 Dual Fuels, SAE International Journal of Engines, 9(2), pp.1117-1129, ISSN: 1946-3936. DOI: 10.4271/2016-01-0804.

Conferences

Howell, J, Butcher, D, Gleason, M (2025) Consideration of Factors Influencing Blockage Corrections for Road Vehicles in Closed Jet Wind Tunnels. In , SAE Technical Papers. DOI: 10.4271/2025-01-8771.

Apostolou, C, Elliott, T, Rutledge, J, Butcher, D, Long, E, Spencer, A (2024) Combustion and Emissions Comparison between a Diesel and a Dimethyl Ether (DME) Off-Highway Compression Ignition Engine. In Energy & Propulsion Conference & Exhibition, SAE Technical Paper Series. DOI: 10.4271/2024-01-2700.

Dobrzycki, J, Xia, H, Butcher, D, Langella, I (2024) Wall-modelled LES for BFS with injection of upstream turbulence. In UK Fluids Conference 2024, Swansea, UK.

Wallace, C, Garmory, A, Gaylard, A, Butcher, D (2024) Investigation of the link between vehicle underbody and base unsteady wake aerodynamics. In 9th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Birmingham, UK, pp.778-781.

Upton, J, Garmory, A, Butcher, D (2024) Experimental investigation into the Reynolds sensitivity of squareback automotive bodies in close proximity. In 9th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Birmingham, UK, pp.478-481.

Crickmore, CJ, Garmory, A, Butcher, D (2023) Developing Predictions of ADAS Sensor Impairment Using Computational Simulations of Tyre Spray. In Fifth International conference in numerical and experimental aerodynamics of road vehicles and trains, Poitiers, France.

Panesar, SS, Xia, H, Passmore, M, Butcher, D (2023) Tomographic PIV in the Wake of a Bi-Stable Bluff Body with Zero Ground Clearance. In Fifth International conference in numerical and experimental aerodynamics of road vehicles and trains, Poitiers, France.

Howell, J, Butcher, D, Le Good, G (Accepted for publication) Vortex Drag Revisited. In WCX SAE World Congress Experience, Detroit, MI, USA.

Howell, J and Butcher, D (2022) The Aerodynamic Effects of a 3D Streamlined Tail on the Windsor Body. In IMechE International Conference on Vehicle Aerodynamics, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Crickmore, C, Garmory, A, Butcher, D (2022) Characterisation of the tyre spray ejected downstream of a bluff automotive body. In SAE World Congress Experience; SAE Technical Papers, Detroit, Michigan, USA. DOI: 10.4271/2022-01-0893.

Howell, J, Passmore, M, Butcher, D (2022) An estimation of the effect of turbulence from the natural wind and traffic on the cycle-averaged-drag coefficient. In SAE World Congress Experience; SAE Technical Papers, Detroit, Michigan, USA. DOI: 10.4271/2022-01-0896.

Butcher, D, Gillespie, J, Walker, AD, Lowe, KT, Spencer, A (2020) Modification of the Internal Flows of Thermal Propulsion Systems Using Local Aerodynamic Inserts. In SAE Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, Digital Summit. DOI: 10.4271/2020-01-2039.

Butcher, D and Spencer, A (2019) Time-volume estimation of velocity fields from non-synchronous planar measurements using Linear Stochastic Estimation. In ASME Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Butcher, D and Spencer, A (2019) Towards in-cylinder flow informed engine control strategies using linear stochastic estimation. In , SAE Technical Papers. DOI: 10.4271/2019-01-0717.

Spencer, A, Brend, M, Butcher, D, Dunham, D, Cheng, L, Hollis, D (2018) Tomographic PIV in the near field of a swirl-stabilised fuel injector. In , Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo. DOI: 10.1115/GT201875201.

Petrakides, S, Butcher, D, Pezouvanis, A, Chen, R (2018) On the combustion of premixed gasoline - natural gas dual fuel blends in an optical SI engine. In 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources & Energy Efficiency, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Butcher, D and Spencer, A (2017) Analysis of in-cylinder engine flows and their constituents by proper orthogonal decomposition. In 12th International Symposium on PIV (ISPIV2017), Busan, Korea.

Crickmore, C, Garmory, A, Butcher, D (Accepted for publication) The Impact of Rear-End Side Tapers on the Tyre Spray Produced by a Simplified Automotive Body. In .

Crickmore, C, Garmory, A, Butcher, D (Accepted for publication) Instantaneous and time averaged spray topology in the wake of an automotive body. In .

Walker, AD, Butcher, D, Crickmore, C, Taylor, M (Accepted for publication) Practical CFD predictions of a cyclist in a time trial position. In .

Butcher, D, Morris, J, Hollis, D, Charogiannis, A, Nila, A, Harland, A (Accepted for publication) Aerodynamics of an in-flight football using 3D particle tracking velocimetry. In .

Thesis/Dissertation

Butcher, D (2016) Influence of asymmetric valve timing strategy on in-cylinder flow of the internal combustion engine.

Datasets

Fly, A, Chen, R, Gordon, J, Butcher, D, Kim, K (2019) Supplementary information files for article: 'Liquid water transport in porous metal foam flow-field fuel cells: a two-phase numerical modelling and ex-situ experimental study', DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.7775843.

Filesets

Fly, A, Butcher, D, Meyer, Q, Whiteley, M, Spencer, A, Kim, C-S, Shearing, PR, Brett, DJL, Chen, R (2019) Supporting video files: "Characterisation of the diffusion properties of metal foam hybrid flow-fields for fuel cells using optical flow visualisation and X-ray computed tomography", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.5794656.