Research Research groups Member of: Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute Maritime Engineering research group Research interests Fluid-structure interactions Bioinspired propulsion and energy harvesting Underwater robotics Research projects Active projects Smaller or larger eddies? Oscillatory foil propulsion in free-stream turbulence Researchers: Doctor Melike Kurt Publications 17 publications Page 2 of 2 Flow Interactions Between Low Aspect Ratio Hydrofoils in In-line and Staggered Arrangements Melike Kurt, Azar Eslam Panah & Keith W. Moored, 2020, Biomimetics, 5(2), 13 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics5020013 Type: article Swimming freely near the ground leads to flow-mediated equilibrium altitudes Melike Kurt, Jackson Cochran-Carney, Qiang Zhong, Amin Mivehchi, Daniel B. Quinn & Keith W. Moored, 2019, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 875, R1 DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2019.540 Type: article Unsteady Performance of Finite-Span Pitching Propulsors in Side-by-Side Arrangements Melike Kurt & Keith W Moored, 2018 DOI: 10.2514/6.2018-3732 Type: conference Flow interactions of two- and three-dimensional networked bio-inspired control elements in an in-line arrangement Melike Kurt & Keith W Moored, 2018, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 13(4), 045002 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/aabf4c Type: article Experimental investigation of heat transfer enhancement and viscosity change of hBN nanofluids Beybin Ilhan, Melike Kurt & Hakan Erturk, 2016, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 77, 272 DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2016.04.024 Type: article Preparation and thermal conductivity of water based HBN nanofluids Beybin Ilhan, Melike Kurt & Hakan Erturk, 2016 DOI: 10.1615/tfesc1.mnf.012847 Type: conference Synthesis and Experimental Investigation of Rheological Behavior of EG and Water Based hBN Nanofluids Melike Kurt, Hakan Erturk & Kunt Atalik, 2013 DOI: 10.1115/imece2013-63582 Type: conference Pagination Previous page Previous 1 2 Teaching Coordinating and teaching Part 2 and Part 4 modules: SESS2022 - Hydrodynamics SESS6070 - Offshore Engineering & Analysis External roles and responsibilities Name: Low-Amplitude Wall-Blowing for Turbulent Skin-Friction Drag Reduction Role: Examiner Year: 2025