Associate Professor Peter John Richards

BSc, PhD

Honorary Academic

In: Mechanical Engineering » Faculty of Engineering

Distinctions/Honours

Fulbright - Lloyds of London Insurance Scholar 2013-2014

Areas of expertise

Wind Engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Sail Aerodynamics

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Richards, P., & Norris, S. (2015). LES modelling of unsteady flow around the Silsoe cube. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 144, 70-78. 10.1016/j.jweia.2015.03.018
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32166
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Stuart Norris
Richards, P. J., & Norris, S. E. (2015). Appropriate boundary conditions for a pressure driven boundary layer. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 142, 43-52. 10.1016/j.jweia.2015.03.003
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32167
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Stuart Norris
Furukawa, H., Blakeley, A., Flay, R., & Richards, P. (2015). Performance of wing sail with multi element by two-dimensional wind tunnel investigations. Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, 10 (2).10.1299/jfst.2015jfst0019
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32208
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Richard Flay
Le Pelley, D., Morris, D., Richards, P., & Motta, D. (2015). Aerodynamic force deduction on yacht sails using pressure and shape measurements in real time. The Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Part B International Journal of Small Craft Technology, 157 (B2), 65-78.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/28561
Shim, Y., Richards, P., & Sharma, R. (2014). Turbulent structures in the flow field of plane jet impinging on a circular cylinder. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 57, 27-39. 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2014.03.013
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/31241
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Rajnish Sharma
Richards, P. J. (2014). Simplified windborne debris equations in strong winds. Journal of Wind and Engineering, 11 (1), 1-12. Related URL.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32241
Motta, D., Flay, R. G. J., Richards, P. J., Le Pelley, D. J., Deparday, J., & Bot, P. (2014). Experimental investigation of asymmetric spinnaker aerodynamics using pressure and sail shape measurements. Ocean Engineering, 90, 104-118. 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2014.07.023
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/33419
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Richard Flay
Shim, Y., Sharma, R., & Richards, P. (2013). Proper orthogonal decomposition of the flow field in a plane jet. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 51, 37-55. 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.06.014
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32155
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Rajnish Sharma