Publications

Journal Publications

  1. Ren, X., Sluder, E.T., Heck, M.V., Grumstrup, T.P., Finney, M.A., Mäkiharju, S.A., & Gollner, M.J. (2025). “Surface flow characterization of fires under the combined effect of slope and wind” Fire Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-025-01789-9
  2. Thacher, E., Van Ruymbeke, B., Gabillet, C., Jacques, N., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2024). Flow topology changes with bubbly flow around a circular cylinder. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 104917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2024.104917
  3. Ali, A. M., Chang, B., Consiglio, A. N., Van Moer, G. S., Powell-Palm, M. J., Rubinsky, B., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2024). Experimental observation of cavity-free ice-free isochoric vitrification via combined pressure measurements and photon counting x-ray computed tomography. Cryobiology, 116, 104935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.104935
  4. Rodriguez, A. F., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2024). Effect of superhydrophobic surfaces on rod bundle flow dynamics. Experiments in Fluids, 65(4), 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-024-03789-x
  5. Parker, J.T., Dreier, T., Nilsson, D., & Mäkiharju, S.A. (2024) “In-lab X-ray particle velocimetry for multiphase flows: Design principles and demonstration of O(1 kHz) XPV.” Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, v. 96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2024.102536
  6. Parker, J. T., Consiglio, A. N., Rubinsky, B., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2024). “Direct comparison of isobaric and isochoric vitrification of two aqueous solutions with photon counting X-ray computed tomography.” Cryobiology, 104839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104839
  7. Callison, E., Gose, J. W., Mychkovsky, A. G., Buchanan Jr, J. R., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2023). Balanced multiphase mixing through a narrow gap. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 104481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104481
  8. Rodriguez, A. F., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2022). “Effect of superhydrophobic surfaces on bubble column flow dynamics.” Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 102299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2022.102299
  9. Parker, J.T., DeBerardinis, J. & Mäkiharju, S.A. (2022) “Enhanced laboratory x-ray particle tracking velocimetry with newly developed tungsten-coated O(50 μm) tracers.” Experiments in Fluids, v. 63, 184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-022-03530-6
  10. Ren, X., Sluder, E.T., Heck, M.V., Grumstrup, T.P., Finney, M.A., Mäkiharju, S.A., & Gollner, M.J. (2022). “Scaling analysis of downstream heating and flow dynamics of fires over an inclined surface” Combustion and Flame, v. 242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112203
  11. Thacher, E., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2022). Effect of coherent structures on particle transport and deposition from a cough. Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2022.2044449
  12. Martinez, R. & Mäkiharju, S.A. (2022). Jet impingement on the underside of a superhydrophobic surface. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 938. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.124
  13. Bokman, G. T., Supponen, O., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2022). Cavitation bubble dynamics in a shear-thickening fluid. Physical Review Fluids, 7(2), 023302. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.023302
  14. Parker, J. T., & Makiharju, S. A. (2022). Experimentally validated X-ray image simulations of 50μm X-ray PIV tracer particles. Measurement Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ac4c0d
  15. Mäkiharju, S. A., Dewanckele, J., Boone, M., Wagner, C., & Griesser, A. (2022). Tomographic X-ray particle tracking velocimetry. Experiments in Fluids, 63(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-021-03362-w
  16. Thacher, E., Carlson, T., Castellini, J., Sohn, M. D., Variano, E., & Mäkiharju, S. A. (2021). Droplet and particle methods to investigate turbulent particle laden jets. Aerosol Science and Technology, 55(12), 1359-1377. https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2021.1959019
  17. Peifer, B. C., Callahan-Dudley, C., & Makiharju, S. A. (2020). Air Layer on Superhydrophobic Surface for Frictional Drag Reduction. Journal of Ship Research, 64(02), 118-126. https://doi.org/10.5957/jsr.2020.64.2.118
  18. Mäkiharju, S.A., Yoon, S., Mychkovsky, A., Buchanan, J., & Ceccio, S.L. (2019). Single-Phase Mixing Through a Narrow Gap. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 107, 54-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2019.04.013
  19. Mäkiharju, S. A., & Ceccio, S. L. (2018). On multi-point gas injection to form an air layer for frictional drag reduction. Ocean Engineering, 147, 206-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.10.041
  20. Ganesh, H., Mäkiharju, S. A., & Ceccio, S. L. (2017). Bubbly shock propagation as a mechanism of shedding in separated cavitating flows. Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, 29(6), 907-916. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(16)60805-3
  21. Yoon, S., Makiharju, S., Fessler, J. A., & Ceccio, S. L. (2017). Image Reconstruction for Limited Angle Electron Beam X-Ray Computed Tomography with Energy-Integrating Detectors for Multiphase Flows. IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCI.2017.2775603
  22. Mäkiharju, S.A., Ganesh, H., and Ceccio, S.L. “The Dynamics of Partial Cavity Formation, Shedding, and the Influence of Dissolved and Injected Non-Condensable Gas.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 829, pp. 420-458. 2017 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.569
  23. Mäkiharju, S.A., Lee, I.R., Grzegorz, P.F., Maki, K.J. and Ceccio, S.L. “The topology of gas jets injected beneath a surface and subject to liquid cross-flow.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v.812, pp. 141-183. 2017 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.98
  24. Ganesh, H., Mäkiharju, S.A., and Ceccio, S.L. “Bubbly shock propagation as a mechanism for sheet-to-cloud transition of partial cavities.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 802, pp. 37-78. 2016 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.425
  25. Lee, I., Mäkiharju, S.A., Ganesh, H., and Ceccio, S.L. “Scaling of Gas Diffusion into Limited Partial Cavities.” Journal of Fluids Engineering, v. 138(5). 2016 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031850
  26. Mäkiharju, S.A., Elbing, B.R., Wiggins, A., Schinasi, S., Vanden-Broeck, J.-M., Dowling, D.R., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L., “On the scaling of air entrainment from a ventilated partial cavity.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 732, pp. 47-76. 2013 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2013.387
  27. Mäkiharju, S.A., Chang, N., Gabillet, C., Paik, B.-G., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L., “Time-Resolved Two-Dimensional X-Ray Densitometry of a Two-Phase Flow Downstream of a Ventilated Cavity.” Experiments in Fluids, v. 54, n. 7. 2013 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-013-1561-z
  28. Mäkiharju, S.A., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L., “Time-Resolved X-ray Densitometry for Cavitating and Ventilated Partial Cavities.” (Conference paper chosen for special issue of the journal.) International Shipbuilding Progress, v. 60, pp. 471-494. 2013
  29. Elbing, B.R., Mäkiharju, S., Wiggins, A., Dowling, D.R., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L., “On the Scaling of Air Layer Drag Reduction.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 717, pp. 484-513. 2013 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.588
  30. Mäkiharju, S.A., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L., “On the Energy Economics of Air Lubrication Drag Reduction.” Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, v. 4, n. 4, pp. 412-422. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/IJNAOE-2013-0107
  31. Lay, K.A., Yakushiji, R., Mäkiharju, S., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L., “Partial cavity drag reduction at high Reynolds numbers.” Journal of Ship Research, v. 54, pp. 109-119. 2010 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sname/jsr/2010/00000054/00000002/art00003?crawler=true
  32. Polashenski Jr., W., Zamankhan, Piroz, Mäkiharju S. and Zamankhan, Parsa. “Fine structures in sheared granular flows.” Physical Review E, 66, 021303. 2002 https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.66.021303

Book Chapters

  1. Ceccio, S. L. and Mäkiharju, S. A. “Experimental Methods for the Study of Hydrodynamic Cavitation” in C. I. S. M. Courses and Lectures- Cavitation Instabilities and Rotordynamic Effects in Turbopumps and Hydroturbines, Ed. L. d’Agostino and M.V. Salvetti, Springer (2016) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49719-8_2

Conference Papers (p presenting author)

  1. Mäkiharju, S.A.p  & Ali, A.” PINNs Augmented X-Ray Particle Velocimetry” 1st International Symposium on AI and Fluid Mechanics (AIFLUIDs), Chania, Greece, 5/2025
  2. Orun, O., Arce, R.B., Furry, T.W., & Mäkiharju, S.A.p “Mechanisms of Air Layer Drag Reduction on Complex Surfaces” 35th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Nantes, France, 7/2024.
  3. Mäkiharju, S.A.p  & Ali, A.”On the Added Uncertainty due to Unsteadiness in Time-Averaged X-Ray Measurements” 12th International Symposium on Cavitation, Chania, Greece, 6/2024
  4. Pelzer C., & Mäkiharju, S.A.p “Considering the Mechanisms of Air Layer Drag Reduction Combined with Superhydrophobic Surfaces” 34th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Washington DC, USA, 7/2021.
  5. Byun, J., Mäkiharju, S.A., & Mueller, M.W. (2021) “A flow disturbance estimation and rejection strategy for multirotors with round-trip trajectories” 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS 2021), Athens, Greece, on June 15th-18th. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476842
  6. Callahan-Dudley, C.p & Mäkiharju, S.A. “Cavitating Nozzle: Effect on Void Fraction and Droplet Size Distribution” 11th International symposium on cavitation, Daejeon, Korea, May 10th-13th, 2021. – (online due to Covid19)
  7. Callahan-Dudley, C., Tecson C., DeLaCruz, R. & Mäkiharju, S.A.p “Superhydrophobic Surface Air Layer Drag Reduction” 33rd Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Osaka, Japan, 10/2020. – (online due to Covid19)
  8. Jain, K., Fortmuller, T., Byun, J., Mäkiharju, S.A. & Mueller, M.W., “Modeling of aerodynamic disturbances for proximity flight of multirotor.” 2019 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS 2019), Atlanta, GA, June 11th -14th. 2019.
  9. Zha, J., Thacher, E.W., Kroeger, J., Mäkiharju, S.A. & Mueller, M.W., “Breaching a still water surface with a miniature unmanned aerial-underwater vehicle.” 2019 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS 2019), Atlanta, GA, June 11th -14th. 2019.
  10. Gose, J.W.p, Mäkiharju, S.A., Buchanan, J.R., Mychkovsky, A.G. & Ceccio, S.L., “Experimental Evaluation of Interchannel Multi-Phase Mixing Through a Narrow Gap.” 10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 19th -24st. 2019.
  11. Xu, K.G., Ganesh, H. p, Mäkiharju, S.A. & Ceccio, S.L., “A High-Speed X-ray Tomography System for Optically Opaque Multiphase Flows.” 10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 19th -24st. 2019.
  12. Peifer, B.C., Callahan-Dudley, C. & Mäkiharju, S.A. p “Air Layer on Superhydrophobic Surface for Frictional Drag Reduction” 32nd Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Hamburg, Germany, 8/2018.
  13. Li, M., Krüger-Sprengel, M. & Mäkiharju, S.A. p “Cavitation in Sudden Gap Expansion as a Model for Synovial Joint Cavitation” 10th International symposium on cavitation, Baltimore MD, 5/2018.
  14. Gose, J.W. p, Hnyine, Z.T., Mäkiharju, S.A., Mychkovsky, A.G., Buchanan, J.R. & Lowe, K.T. “Experimental Evaluation of Inter-Channel Multi-Phase Mixing Through a Narrow Gap” 10th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, Chicago, IL, 7/2017.
  15. Mäkiharju, S.A. and Ceccio, S.L., “Experimental Study on the Formation an Air Layer with Gas Injection from Discrete Sources.” 31st Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, September 11th -16th, Monterey, CA. 2016
  16. Mäkiharju, S.A., Ganesh, H. and Ceccio, S.L. p, “Effect of Non-Condensable Gas on Cavity Dynamics and Sheet to Cloud Transition.” 9th International Symposium on Cavitation, December 6th -10th, Lausanne, Switzerland. 2015. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 656 012161 https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/656/1/012161
  17. Ganesh, H., Mäkiharju, S.A. and Ceccio, S.L. p, “Interaction of a Compressible Bubbly Flow With an Obstacle Placed Within a Shedding Partial Cavity.” 9th International Symposium on Cavitation, December 6th -10th, Lausanne, Switzerland. 2015 https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/656/1/012151
  18. Mäkiharju, S.A. p, Buchanan, J., Mychkovsky, A., Hogan, K., Lowe, K., and Ceccio, S.L. “Experimental Characterization of Interchannel Mixing Through a Narrow Gap.” 16th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Chicago, USA, Aug. 30th –Sept. 4th. 2015
  19. Ganesh, H., Mäkiharju, S.A., and Ceccio, S.L.p, “Partial Cavity Shedding Due to the Propagation of Shock Waves in Bubbly Flows.” 30th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Hobart, Australia, November 2nd – 7th. 2014
  20. Mäkiharju, S.A., Ganesh, H. and Ceccio, S.L. p, “Effect of Gas Injection on the Bubble Population Downstream of a Cavitating Wedge.” 8th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Jeju, Korea, May 26th -31st. 2013
  21. Mäkiharju, S. p, Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L., “Time Resolved X-ray Densitometry for Cavitating and Ventilated Partial Cavities.” 29th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 26th -31st. 2012 Also published in a special issue of International Shipbuilding Progress. (20% of the conference papers were chosen.)
  22. Ganesh, H., Mäkiharju, S., Paik, B.-G. and Ceccio, S.L.p, “Investigation of Partial Cavitation and Its Transition to Cloud Cavitation Using Time Resolved X-Ray Densitometry.” 29th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Gothenburg, Sweden, 26th -31st of August. 2012
  23. Mäkiharju, S., Gabillet, C., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L.p, “Time Resolved Two Dimensional X-Ray Densitometry of Ventilated Partial Cavity.” Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Cavitation, August 13th -16th, Singapore. 2012 https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-07-2826-7_215
  24. Mäkiharju, S. and Ceccio, S.L.p, “Time Resolved X-Ray Densitometry System for Cavitating Flows.” WIMRC 3rd International Cavitation Forum, University of Warwick, UK, July 4th-6th. 2011
  25. Mäkiharju, S., Elbing, B.R., Wiggins, A., Dowling, D.R., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L.p, “Perturbed Partial Cavity Drag Reduction at High Reynolds Numbers.” 28th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Pasadena, CA. 2010
  26. Mäkiharju, S.p, Elbing, B.R., Wiggins, A., Dowling, D.R., Perlin, M. and Ceccio, S.L., “Ventilated Partial Cavity Flows at High Reynolds Numbers.” International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Tampa, FL. 2010
  27. Mäkiharju, S.p, Polashenski Jr., W., Hajiloo, A., Zamankhan, P., Viljanen, M. and Lankinen, R. “Augmented Heat Transfer in Counterflow Heat Exchangers with Helical Turbulators.” The 6th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March 16th-20th. 2003

58 Conference Presentations

2 Articles in Nonarchival Magazines or Journals

2 Interviews or Appearances in Nonarchival Magazines

40 Government, University, or Industry Reports

1 Patent

Mäkiharju, S. A. (2023) “Air Layer and Hydrophobic Drag Reduction and Preferential Guidance and Recovery of Gas with Engineered Surfaces” (U.S. Patent No. 11,780,533) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/11780533 (filed 8/7/2019, issued 10/10/2023)

30 Invited Talks