Graham Benham

Graham Patrick Benham

Associate Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics

University College Dublin

2025


Image 22. Optimal operation of floating flywheel energy storage under fluctuating electricity prices
RC Ward, GP Benham, IJ Hewitt
Submitted
[SSRN preprint]



21. Optimal Sail Angles to Drive Circular Motion
RC Ward, IJ Hewitt, GP Benham
Submitted



20. Achieving Optimal Locomotion using Self-Generated Waves
D O'Donovan, MD Bustamante, O Devauchelle, GP Benham
Submitted
[pdf]



19. Groundwater dynamics beneath a marine ice sheet
GJ Cairns, GP Benham, IJ Hewitt
The Cryosphere
[pdf]




2024


Image 18. On wave-driven propulsion
GP Benham, O Devauchelle, SJ Thomson
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
[pdf]









2023


Image 17. Anisotropy distorts the spreading of a fixed volume porous gravity current
GP Benham
Proceedings of the Royal Society A
[pdf]


16. The near-field shape and stability of a porous plume
GP Benham
Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
[pdf]


2022


Image 15. Axisymmetric gravity currents in anisotropic porous media
GP Benham, JA Neufeld, AW Woods
Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
[pdf]


14. Gunwale bobbing
GP Benham, O Devauchelle, SW Morris, JA Neufeld
Physical Review Fluids.
[pdf]
Featured in Nature as a Research Highlight

13. Leakage dynamics of fault zones: experimental and analytical study with application to CO2 storage
KA Gilmore, CK Sahu, GP Benham, JA Neufeld, MJ Bickle
Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
[pdf]


2021


Image 12. The impact of heterogeneity on the capillary trapping of CO2 in the Captain Sandstone
C Harris, SJ Jackson, GP Benham, S Krevor, AH Muggeridge
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.
[pdf]


11. Two-phase gravity currents in layered porous media
GP Benham, MJ Bickle, JA Neufeld
Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
[pdf]
10. Predicting lift-off time when deep-frying potato dough snacks
T Babb, GP Benham, J Bows, R Gonzalez-Farina, KB Kiradjiev, WT Lee, S Tibos
SIAM Journal on Applied Maths.
[pdf]
9. Upscaling multiphase viscous-to-capillary transitions in heterogeneous porous media
GP Benham, MJ Bickle, JA Neufeld
Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
[pdf]

2020


Image 8. Hysteretic wave drag in shallow water
GP Benham, R Bendimerad, M Benzaquen, C Clanet
Physical Review Fluids.
[pdf]


7. Brachistochrone on a Velodrome
GP Benham, C Clanet, E Brunet
Proceedings of the Royal Society A.
[pdf]

2019


Image 6. Wave drag on asymmetric bodies
GP Benham, JP Boucher, R Labbe, M Benzaquen, C Clanet
Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
[pdf]


5. Modelling and optimisation of water management in sloping coastal aquifers with seepage, extraction and recharge
R Mondal, GP Benham, S Mondal, P Christodoulides, N Neokleous, K Kaouri
Journal of Hydrology.
[pdf]

2018


Image 4. Optimal control of diffuser shapes for non-uniform flow
GP Benham, IJ Hewitt, CP Please, PAD Bird
Journal of Engineering Mathematics.
[pdf]


3. Turbulent shear layers in confining channels
GP Benham, AA Castrejon-Pita, IJ Hewitt, CP Please, RW Style, PAD Bird
Journal of Turbulence.
[pdf]

2016 - 2017


Image 2. Solidification of silicon in a one-dimensional slab and a two-dimensional wedge
GP Benham, K Hildal, CP Please, RA Van Gorder
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
[pdf]


1. Penetration of molten silicon into a bed of fines
GP Benham, K Hildal, CP Please, RA Van Gorder
Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer.
[pdf]




Other

Mathematical modelling and optimisation of Venturi-enhanced hydropower
GP Benham
DPhil Thesis, 2018.
[pdf]

Vortex dynamics in sharp edged domains
GP Benham
Masters Thesis, 2014.
[pdf]

See Google Scholar for other references.