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  1. Investigation of the link between vehicle underbody and base unsteady wake aerodynamics

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  2. Integrating Simulation and Test to Develop the Aerodynamics of the New Land Rover Defender

    Article • April 2024, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  3. Computational investigation into the sensitivity of a simplified vehicle wake to small base geometry changes

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  4. Investigation into the dynamics of wheel spray released from a rotating tyre of a simplified vehicle model

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  5. Low-Mach number treatment for Finite-Volume schemes on unstructured meshes

    Article • Applied Mathematics and Computation, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  6. Parametric Study of Asymmetric Side Tapering in Constant Cross Wind Conditions

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, June 2018, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  7. An Objective Measure for Automotive Surface Contamination

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2018, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  8. Modelling the Effect of Spray Breakup, Coalescence, and Evaporation on Vehicle Surface Contamination Dynamics

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2018, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  9. A detailed statistical study of unsteady wake dynamics from automotive bluff bodies

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  10. Computational simulations of unsteady flow field and spray impingement on a simplified automotive geometry

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  11. Rear face soiling for a simple body

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard, Mr Jonathan Jilesen

  12. How and Why Cars Get Wet & Dirty

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, April 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  13. Complete Body Aerodynamic Study of three Vehicles

    Article • March 2017, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  14. A Parametric Study of Automotive Rear End Geometries on Rear Soiling

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, March 2017, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  15. Numerical Investigation of Features Affecting Rear and Side Body Soiling

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, March 2017, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  16. The Effect of Passive Base Ventilation on the Aerodynamic Drag of a Generic SUV Vehicle

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, March 2017, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  17. A study of computational methods for wake structure and base pressure prediction of a generic SUV model with fixed and rotating wheels

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, February 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  18. Full Vehicle Aero-Thermal Cooling Drag Sensitivity Analysis for Various Radiator Pressure Drops

    Article • April 2016, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  19. Influence of Short Rear End Tapers on the Unsteady Base Pressure of a Simplified Ground Vehicle

    Article • April 2016, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  20. Experimental and Computational Study of Vehicle Surface Contamination on a Generic Bluff Body

    Article • April 2016, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  21. Application of CFD to Predict Brake Disc Contamination in Wet Conditions

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2016, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  22. A Fully Coupled, 6 Degree-of-Freedom, Aerodynamic and Vehicle Handling Crosswind Simulation using the DrivAer Model

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2016, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  23. IMPLEMENTATION OF A LOW-MACH NUMBER MODIFICATION FOR HIGH-ORDER FINITE-VOLUME SCHEMES FOR ARBITRARY HYBRID UNSTRUCTURED MESHES

    Article • January 2016, ECCOMAS

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  24. Advances in Modelling A-Pillar Water Overflow

    Article • April 2015, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  25. Base Pressure and Flow-Field Measurements on a Generic SUV Model

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2015, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  26. Automotive Drag Reduction through Distributed Base Roughness Elements

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, May 2014, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  27. Evaluation of Non-Uniform Upstream Flow Effects on Vehicle Aerodynamics

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2014, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  28. A Computational Investigation of Ground Simulation for a Saloon Car

    Article • SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles, April 2014, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  29. CFD Simulation of External Distribution of Tail-Pipe Emissions Around a Stationary Vehicle Under Light Tail-Wind Conditions

    Article • April 2014, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  30. Insights into Rear Surface Contamination Using Simulation of Road Spray and Aerodynamics

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2014, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  31. Simulation of Rear and Body Side Vehicle Soiling by Road Sprays Using Transient Particle Tracking

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2013, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  32. Assessment of a Vehicle's Transient Aerodynamic Response

    Article • April 2012, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  33. Modelling A-Pillar Water Overflow: Developing CFD and Experimental Methods

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2012, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  34. Simulation of Rear Glass and Body Side Vehicle Soiling by Road Sprays

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2011, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  35. CFD-based Modelling of Flow Conditions Capable of Inducing Hood Flutter

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2010, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  36. The Effect of Base Bleed and Rear Cavities on the Drag of an SUV

    Article • April 2010, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  37. The Appropriate Use of CFD in the Automotive Design Process

    Article • April 2009, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  38. Electric caveats

    Article • The New Scientist, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  39. Going beyond the evidence

    Article • Homeopathy, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  40. Straw men and black swans: the philosophy of contemporary science

    Article • Homeopathy, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  41. Observation of Flow Asymmetry Over the Rear of Notchback Vehicles

    Article • April 2007, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  42. CFD Simulation of Side Glass Surface Noise Spectra for a Bluff SUV

    Article • April 2006, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  43. Bluff body asymmetric flow phenomenon - real effect or solver artefact?

    Article • Wind and Structures, April 2002, Techno-Press

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  44. The Use of CFD to Predict the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Simple Automotive Shapes

    Article • February 1998, SAE International

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard

  45. The Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Railway Aerodynamics

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, July 1993, SAGE Publications

    Dr Adrian P Gaylard