Simon Illingworth

Senior Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering
University of Melbourne

about

I am an academic in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. I completed my PhD in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

publications

Ding, J., Chung, D., & Illingworth, S. J. (2025). Mode-to-mode nonlinear energy transfer in turbulent channel flows. J. Fluid Mech., 1002, A42. doi, arxiv
Ding, J., & Illingworth, S. J. (2025). Nonlinear estimation in turbulent channel flows. Theor. Comput. Fluid Dyn., 39(2), 21. doi, arxiv
Symon, S., Madhusudanan, A., Illingworth, S. J., & Marusic, I. (2023). Use of eddy viscosity in resolvent analysis of turbulent channel flow. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 8(6), 064601. doi, arxiv
Jin, B., Illingworth, S. J., & Sandberg, R. D. (2022a). Optimal sensor and actuator placement for feedback control of vortex shedding. J. Fluid Mech., 932, A2. doi, arxiv
Jin, B., Illingworth, S. J., & Sandberg, R. D. (2022b). Resolvent-based approach for 2-optimal estimation and control: An application to the cylinder flow. Theor. Comput. Fluid Dyn., 36(3), 491–515. doi, arxiv
Madhusudanan, A., Illingworth, S. J., Marusic, I., & Chung, D. (2022). NavierStokes-based linear model for unstably stratified turbulent channel flows. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 7(4), 044601. doi
Gupta, V., Madhusudanan, A., Wan, M., Illingworth, S. J., & Juniper, M. P. (2021). Linear-model-based estimation in wall turbulence: Improved stochastic forcing and eddy viscosity terms. J. Fluid Mech., 925, A18. doi
Jin, B., Symon, S., & Illingworth, S. J. (2021). Energy transfer mechanisms and resolvent analysis in the cylinder wake. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 6(2), 024702. doi, arxiv
Oehler, S. F., & Illingworth, S. J. (2021). Linear control of coherent structures in wall-bounded turbulence at Reτ = 2000. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 87, 108735. doi, arxiv
Symon, S., Illingworth, S. J., & Marusic, I. (2021). Energy transfer in turbulent channel flows and implications for resolvent modelling. J. Fluid Mech., 911, A3. doi, arxiv
Cheng, Z., Jelly, T. O., Illingworth, S. J., Marusic, I., & Ooi, A. S. H. (2020). Forcing frequency effects on turbulence dynamics in pulsatile pipe flow. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 82, 108538. doi
Gong, J., Monty, J. P., & Illingworth, S. J. (2020). Model-based estimation of vortex shedding in unsteady cylinder wakes. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 5(2), 023901. doi, arxiv
Illingworth, S. J. (2020). Streamwise-constant large-scale structures in Couette and Poiseuille flows. J. Fluid Mech., 889, A13. doi, arxiv
Jelly, T. O., Chin, R. C., Illingworth, S. J., Monty, J. P., Marusic, I., & Ooi, A. (2020). A direct comparison of pulsatile and non-pulsatile rough-wall turbulent pipe flow. J. Fluid Mech., 895, R3. doi
Jin, B., Illingworth, S. J., & Sandberg, R. D. (2020). Feedback control of vortex shedding using a resolvent-based modelling approach. J. Fluid Mech., 897, A26. doi, arxiv
Madhusudanan, A., Illingworth, S. J., & Marusic, I. (2019). Coherent large-scale structures from the linearized NavierStokes equations. J. Fluid Mech., 873, 89–109. doi
Nardini, M., Illingworth, S. J., & Sandberg, R. D. (2019). Nonlinear reduced-order modeling of the forced and autonomous aeroelastic response of a membrane wing using harmonic balance methods. J. Fluids Struct., 91, 102699. doi
Vadarevu, S. B., Symon, S., Illingworth, S. J., & Marusic, I. (2019). Coherent structures in the linearized impulse response of turbulent channel flow. J. Fluid Mech., 863, 1190–1203. doi, arxiv
Illingworth, S. J., Monty, J. P., & Marusic, I. (2018). Estimating large-scale structures in wall turbulence using linear models. J. Fluid Mech., 842, 146–162. doi
Nardini, M., Illingworth, S. J., & Sandberg, R. D. (2018). Reduced-order modeling and feedback control of a flexible wing at low Reynolds numbers. J. Fluids Struct., 79, 137–157. doi
Oehler, S. F., & Illingworth, S. J. (2018). Sensor and actuator placement trade-offs for a linear model of spatially developing flows. J. Fluid Mech., 854, 34–55. doi
Illingworth, S. J. (2016). Model-based control of vortex shedding at low Reynolds numbers. Theor. Comput. Fluid Dyn., 30(5), 429–448. doi
Orchini, A., Illingworth, S. J., & Juniper, M. P. (2015). Frequency domain and time domain analysis of thermoacoustic oscillations with wave-based acoustics. J. Fluid Mech., 775, 387–414. doi
Illingworth, S. J., Naito, H., & Fukagata, K. (2014). Active control of vortex shedding: An explanation of the gain window. Phys. Rev. E, 90(4), 043014. doi
Illingworth, S. J., Waugh, I. C., & Juniper, M. P. (2013). Finding thermoacoustic limit cycles for a ducted BurkeSchumann flame. Proc. Combust. Inst., 34(1), 911–920. doi
Waugh, I., Illingworth, S. J., & Juniper, M. P. (2013). Matrix-free continuation of limit cycles for bifurcation analysis of large thermoacoustic systems. J. Comput. Phys., 240, 225–247. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2012.12.034
Illingworth, S. J., Morgans, A. S., & Rowley, C. W. (2012). Feedback control of cavity flow oscillations using simple linear models. J. Fluid Mech., 709, 223–248. doi
Illingworth, S. J., Morgans, A. S., & Rowley, C. W. (2011). Feedback control of flow resonances using balanced reduced-order models. J. Sound Vib., 330(8), 1567–1581. doi
Illingworth, S. J. (2010). Feedback control of oscillations in combustion and cavity flows [PhD thesis]. doi
Illingworth, S. J., & Morgans, A. S. (2010a). Adaptive feedback control of combustion instability in annular combustors. Combust. Sci. Tech., 182(2), 143–164. doi
Illingworth, S. J., & Morgans, A. S. (2010b). Advances in feedback control of the Rijke tube thermoacoustic instability. Int. Journal Flow Control, 2(4). doi