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  1. Effects of Propeller Size and Position on the Performance of a UAV Wing in a Distributed Propulsion System

    Article • Journal of Aerospace Engineering, September 2025, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  2. On the investigation of near-wake flow structures and the aerodynamics of flapping wing with sinusoidal leading edge tubercles in forward flight

    Article • Physics of Fluids, April 2025, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  3. The Aerodynamic Effects of Distributed Propulsion on the Performance of a UAV Wing

    Article • Journal of Aerospace Engineering, March 2025, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  4. Vortex structure manipulation and drag reduction of tandem circular cylinders using a pitching splitter plate

    Article • Physics of Fluids, December 2024, American Institute of Physics

    Dr. Prabir Sikdar, Professor Kim Boon Lua

  5. Impact of Pitch Angle on Asymmetrical Airfoil Performance During Flapping Motion

    Article • Physics of Fluids, April 2024, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  6. Numerical investigation of in-line and staggered fins arrangements on liquid mixer

    Article • Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  7. DBD-streamer mode transition of atmospheric-pressure plasma jet applied on water with varying distance and AC power

    Article • Physica Scripta, October 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  8. Drag reduction study of naturally occurring oscillating axial flow induced by helical corrugated surface in Taylor–Couette flow

    Article • Physics of Fluids, August 2023, American Institute of Physics

    Md Abdur Razzak, Professor Kim Boon Lua

  9. On the limits of wavy cylinder wavelength and amplitude for effective wake and vortex-shedding control

    Article • Journal of Marine Science and Technology, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  10. Experimental and numerical investigation of natural convection for a fully closed cabinet subject to chimneys

    Article • International Journal of Thermal Sciences, January 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  11. Effects of the Pivot Point Locations on the Propulsive Performance of a Two-Dimensional Flapping Elliptic Airfoil with a Pitching Angular Offset

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  12. Performance augmentation mechanism of tandem flapping foils with stroke time-asymmetry

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  13. Influence of the pivot location on the thrust and propulsive efficiency performance of a two-dimensional flapping elliptic airfoil in a forward flight

    Article • Physics of Fluids, August 2021, American Institute of Physics

    Sunil Manohar Dash, Professor Kim Boon Lua

  14. Characterisation of Steady Flow Regime and Drag Force on the Forward and Backward Facing Trapezoidal Cylinders: A Numerical Study

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Prabir Sikdar, Professor Kim Boon Lua

  15. Computational Investigation of Multiple Oscillating Hydrofoils and its Effect on Thrust Augmentation

    Article • MATEC Web of Conferences, January 2021, EDP Sciences

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  16. Mass ratio definition of vortex-induced vibration systems with added mass consideration

    Article • Engineering Research Express, October 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  17. Aeroelastic wind energy harvesting by piezoelectric MEMS device with turbulence capturing

    Article • Engineering Research Express, July 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  18. A Numerical Study on the Influence of the Rear Wing Size on the Thrust Performance of the Two Dimensional Tandem Flapping Wings

    Article • July 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  19. Numerical study of Taylor–Couette flow with longitudinal corrugated surface

    Article • Physics of Fluids, May 2020, American Institute of Physics

    Md Abdur Razzak, Professor Kim Boon Lua, Professor Boo C. Khoo

  20. Simulation on Vortex Induced Vibration of Circular Cylinder

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  21. The performance of an acoustic levitator

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  22. A Study on the Wake Regime Control and Drag Reduction Using Single Splitter Plate for a Flow Past a Semicircular Cylinder

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  23. Vortex-induced vibration wind energy harvesting by piezoelectric MEMS device in formation

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  24. Numerical study on wide gap Taylor Couette flow with flow transition

    Article • Physics of Fluids, November 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Kim Boon Lua, Professor Boo C. Khoo

  25. Two-dimensional numerical study of isotoxal-star polygonal cylinders in cross-flow

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

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  26. Effect of clap-and-fling mechanism on force generation in flapping wing micro aerial vehicles

    Article • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, February 2019, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  27. Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Fluids in 2018

    Article • Fluids, January 2019, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor, Hab, PhD, MSc (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2198-6740; madinis@ufp.edu.pt) Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Professor Kim Boon Lua, Iman Borazjani

  28. Flow past a rapidly rotating elliptic cylinder

    Article • European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, November 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  29. Wing–wake interaction: comparison of 2D and 3D flapping wings in hover flight

    Article • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, September 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  30. Optimization of Simple and Complex Pitching Motions for Flapping Wings in Hover

    Article • AIAA Journal, June 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  31. Rotating elliptic cylinders in a uniform cross flow

    Article • Journal of Fluids and Structures, April 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  32. Enhanced thrust performance of a two dimensional elliptic airfoil at high flapping frequency in a forward flight

    Article • Journal of Fluids and Structures, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  33. Development of streamwise counter-rotating vortices in flat plate boundary layer pre-set by leading edge patterns

    Article • Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  34. Water-Treading Motion for Three-Dimensional Flapping Wings in Hover

    Article • AIAA Journal, June 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  35. Experimental study on the wing-wake interaction of a flapping wing Micro Aerial Vehicle

    Article • June 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  36. Wing–Wake Interaction of Three-Dimensional Flapping Wings

    Article • AIAA Journal, December 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Kim Boon Lua, Professor Kim Boon Lua

  37. Aerodynamics of two-dimensional flapping wings in tandem configuration

    Article • Physics of Fluids, December 2016, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  38. Ground effect on the aerodynamics of three-dimensional hovering wings

    Article • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, October 2016, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  39. On the thrust performance of a flapping two-dimensional elliptic airfoil in a forward flight

    Article • Journal of Fluids and Structures, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  40. Aspect ratio effects on revolving wings with Rossby number consideration

    Article • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, September 2016, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  41. Aerodynamic Effects of Elevating Motion on Hovering Rigid Hawkmothlike Wings

    Article • AIAA Journal, August 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  42. Design and Characterization of a Novel T-Shaped Multi-Axis Piezoresistive Force/Moment Sensor

    Article • IEEE Sensors Journal, June 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  43. A quasi-steady aerodynamic model for flapping flight with improved adaptability

    Article • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, April 2016, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  44. Streamwise counter-rotating vortices generated by triangular leading edge pattern in flat plate boundary layer

    Article • Journal of Visualization, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  45. Design and characterization of a silicon piezoresistive three-axial force sensor for micro-flapping wing MAV applications

    Article • March 2015, SPIE

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  46. Effects of pitching phase angle and amplitude on a two-dimensional flapping wing in hovering mode

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  47. Ground effect on the aerodynamics of a two-dimensional oscillating airfoil

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  48. Scaling of Aerodynamic Forces of Three-Dimensional Flapping Wings

    Article • AIAA Journal, May 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  49. Experimental Study of Two-Dimensional Flapping Wings in Tandem Configuration

    Article • June 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  50. On the aerodynamic effects of pitching phase angle on a two-dimensional hovering wing

    Article • August 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  51. Effect of wing–wake interaction on aerodynamic force generation on a 2D flapping wing

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  52. On the aerodynamic characteristics of hovering rigid and flexible hawkmoth-like wings

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  53. A rotating elliptic airfoil in fluid at rest and in a parallel freestream

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  54. ON THE PROLONG ATTACHMENT OF LEADING EDGE VORTEX ON A FLAPPING WING

    Article • Modern Physics Letters B, January 2009, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  55. Aerodynamic forces and flow fields of a two-dimensional hovering wing

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  56. Does Kutta lift exist on a vortex ring in a uniform cross flow?

    Article • Physics of Fluids, May 2008, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  57. Wake-Structure Formation of a Heaving Two-Dimensional Elliptic Airfoil

    Article • AIAA Journal, July 2007, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  58. A study of wake structures of a heaving two-dimensional elliptic airfoil using DPIV technique

    Article • January 2007, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  59. Effects of Probe Interference on Side Force of an Inclined Ogive Cylinder

    Article • AIAA Journal, February 2004, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  60. Side Force on a Rough-Surface Ogive Cylinder: Effects of Freestream Turbulence

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, January 2003, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  61. Side Force on an Ogive Cylinder: Effects of Surface Roughness

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, July 2002, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  62. Side Force on an Ogive Cylinder: Effects of Freestream Turbulence

    Article • AIAA Journal, December 2001, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  63. Role of Tip and Edge Geometry on Vortex Asymmetry

    Article • AIAA Journal, March 2001, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  64. Helical-Groove and Circular-Trip Effects on Side Force

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, September 2000, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  65. Side Force on an Ogive Cylinder: Effects of Control Devices

    Article • AIAA Journal, March 2000, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua

  66. Flowfield Around Ogive/Elliptic-Tip Cylinder at High Angle of Attack

    Article • AIAA Journal, October 1998, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Kim Boon Lua