Publications

Academic output

51 journal and conference papers, a book and four book chapters. If you cannot access one of the papers, feel free to . Full, up-to-date lists are also on ORCID and HAL.

Book

Transport Phenomena in Complex Fluids

T. Burghelea and V. Bertola (eds.), CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Springer, 2020.

Chapters

Theses

Journal articles & proceedings

2025

  1. 51.
    Nonhomogeneous elastic turbulence in the two-dimensional Taylor-Couette flowSubmitted
    Zhongxuan H., S. Berti, T. Burghelea, F. Romano
    arXiv preprint, 2510.13475 (2025)
  2. 50.
    Elasticity mediated yielding of an elasto-viscoplastic fluid in a plane channel flow
    T. Burghelea, M. Moyers-Gonzalez
    Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics 39, 43 (2025)

2024

  1. 49.
    Thermo-rheological properties of xanthan solutions: from shear thinning to elasto-viscoplastic behavior
    E. Missi, A. Montillet, I. Capron, J. Bellettre, T. Burghelea
    Soft Matter 20, 6582–6594 (2024)
  2. 48.
    Drag reduction assisted emulsification in a micro-channel
    E. Missi, A. Montillet, J. Bellettre, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 329, 105247 (2024)

2023

  1. 47.
    Active chaotic mixing of yield stress fluids in an open channel flow
    Y. Moguen, E. Younes, K. El Omari, C. Castelain, Y. Le Guer, T. Burghelea
    Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics 37, 203–239 (2023)
  2. 46.
    Dynamics of a Newtonian droplet in the turbulent flow of a shear thinning fluid in a microchannel
    Y. Ji, E. Missi, J. Bellettre, A. Montillet, P. Massoli, T. Burghelea
    Physical Review Fluids 8, 043301 (2023)
  3. 45.
    Chaotic mixing of yield stress materials
    T. Burghelea
    Science Talks 5, 100107 (2023)

2022

  1. 44.
    Numerical study of unsteady pipe flow of an elastoviscoplastic fluid
    M. Moyers-Gonzalez, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 309, 104898 (2022)
  2. 43.
    Experimental study of chaotic flow and mixing of Newtonian fluid in a rotating arc-wall mixer
    E. Younes, Y. Moguen, K. El Omari, T. Burghelea, Y. Le Guer, C. Castelain
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 187, 122459 (2022)

2021

  1. 42.
    Chaos in a melting pot
    R. Himo, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics 918, A47 (2021)
  2. 41.
    In-situ visualisation of the micro-structure of a Carbopol gel during a confined microscopic flow
    E. Younes, M. Himl, Z. Starý, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 296, 104630 (2021)
  3. 40.
    Active chaotic mixing in a channel with rotating arc-walls
    K. El Omari, E. Younes, T. Burghelea, Y. Moguen, C. Castelain, Y. Le Guer
    Physical Review Fluids 6, 024502 (2021)
  4. 39.
    A novel approach to the study of extensional flow-induced crystallization
    J. Amirdine, T. Htira, N. Lefevre, R. Fulchiron, N. Mathieu, M. Zinet, C. Sinturel, T. Burghelea, N. Boyard
    Polymer Testing 96, 107060 (2021)

2020

  1. 38.
    Slippery flows of a Carbopol gel in a microchannel
    E. Younes, V. Bertola, T. Burghelea
    Physical Review Fluids 5, 083303 (2020)
  2. 37.
    On the elusive nature of Carbopol gels: “model”, weakly thixotropic, or time-dependent viscoplastic materials?
    E. Younes, M. Himl, Z. Starý, V. Bertola, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 281, 104315 (2020)

2019

  1. 36.
    Stopping of a solid object in an elasto viscoplastic material
    D. Tarlet, E. Younes, S. Roux, A. Levy, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 263, 120–129 (2019)

2017

  1. 35.
    Characterisation of elastic turbulence in a serpentine micro-channel
    A. Soulies, J. Aubril, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea
    Physics of Fluids 29, 083102 (2017)
  2. 34.
    A nonlinear dynamical system approach for the yielding behaviour of a viscoplastic material
    T. Burghelea, M. Moyers-Gonzalez, R. Sainudiin
    Soft Matter 13, 2024–2039 (2017)

2016

  1. 33.
    Microscopic flows of suspensions of the green non-motile Chlorella micro-alga at various volume fractions: Applications to intensified photobioreactors
    A. Soulies, J. Pruvost, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 231, 91–101 (2016)
  2. 32.
    Investigation and modeling of the effects of light spectrum and incident angle on the growth of <i> <scp>C</scp> hlorella vulgaris </i> in photobioreactors
    A. Soulies, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea, J. Legrand, J.-F. Cornet, H. Marec, J. Pruvost
    Biotechnology Progress 32, 247–261 (2016)

2015

  1. 31.
    A microscopic Gibbs field model for the macroscopic yielding behaviour of a viscoplastic fluid
    R. Sainudiin, M. Moyers-Gonzalez, T. Burghelea
    Soft Matter 11, 5531–5545 (2015)
  2. 30.
    Efficient heat transfer in a regime of elastic turbulence
    B. Traore, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 223, 62–76 (2015)
  3. 29.
    Necking failure and physical rupture of a molten low density polyethylene (LDPE) sample undergoing uniaxial extension
    Z. Starý, T. Burghelea
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1662, 030010 (2015)
  4. 28.
    Deformation regimes, failure and rupture of a low density polyethylene (LDPE) melt undergoing uniaxial extension
    Z. Starý, M. Papp, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 219, 35–49 (2015)

2014

  1. 27.
    Unsteady laminar flows of a Carbopol® gel in the presence of wall slip
    A. Poumaere, M. Moyers-Gonzalez, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 205, 28–40 (2014)
  2. 26.
    Experimental investigation of the Rayleigh–Bénard convection in a yield stress fluid
    Z. Kebiche, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 203, 9–23 (2014)

2013

  1. 25.
    On the viscosity maximum during uniaxial extension: Material property or measuring artifact?
    Z. Starý, T. Burghelea, H. Münstedt
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1526, 160–167 (2013)
  2. 24.
    Rheological properties of suspensions of the green microalga Chlorella vulgaris at various volume fractions
    A. Soulies, J. Pruvost, J. Legrand, C. Castelain, T. Burghelea
    Rheologica Acta 52, 589–605 (2013)

2012

  1. 23.
    Thermorheological properties of a Carbopol gel under shear
    E. Weber, M. Moyers-Gonzalez, T. Burghelea
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 183-184, 14–24 (2012)
  2. 22.
    An in situ investigation of the draw resonance phenomenon in film casting of a polypropylene melt
    T. Burghelea, H. J. Grieß, H. Münstedt
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 173-174, 87–96 (2012)
  3. 21.
    Response to the “Reply to: ‘On the “viscosity overshoot” during the uniaxial extension of a low density polyethylene’ by Rasmussen et al.”
    T. Burghelea, Z. Starý, H. Münstedt
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 171-172, 107–108 (2012)
  4. 19.
    Velocity measurements on a polypropylene melt during extrusion through a flat coat‐hanger die
    H. J. Grieß, T. Burghelea, H. Münstedt
    Polymer Engineering & Science 52, 615–624 (2012)

2011

  1. 20.
    On the “viscosity overshoot” during the uniaxial extension of a low density polyethylene
    T. Burghelea, Z. Starý, H. Münstedt
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 166, 1198–1209 (2011)
  2. 18.
    Linear stability analysis for plane-Poiseuille flow of an elastoviscoplastic fluid with internal microstructure for large Reynolds numbers
    M. Moyers-Gonzalez, T. Burghelea, J. Mak
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 166, 515–531 (2011)
  3. 17.
    Unstable parallel flows triggered by a fast chemical reaction
    T. Burghelea, I. A. Frigaard
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 166, 500–514 (2011)

2010

  1. 16.
    Comparative investigations of surface instabilities (“sharkskin”) of a linear and a long-chain branched polyethylene
    T. Burghelea, H. J. Grieß, H. Münstedt
    Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 165, 1093–1104 (2010)

2009

  1. 15.
    Local measurements of the elongational viscosity of polymer melts
    T. Burghelea, Z. Starý, H. Münstedt
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1152, 183 (2009)
  2. 14.
    Local versus integral measurements of the extensional viscosity of polymer melts
    T. Burghelea, Z. Starý, H. Münstedt
    Journal of Rheology 53, 1363–1377 (2009)
  3. 13.
    Observation of laminar–turbulent transition of a yield stress fluid in Hagen–Poiseuille flow
    B. Güzel, T. Burghelea, I. A. Frigaard, D. M. Martinez
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics 627, 97–128 (2009)
  4. 12.
    The solid–fluid transition in a yield stress shear thinning physical gel
    A. Putz, T. Burghelea
    Rheologica Acta 48, 673–689 (2009)

2008

  1. 11.
    Settling of an isolated spherical particle in a yield stress shear thinning fluid
    A. Putz, T. Burghelea, I. A. Frigaard, D. M. Martinez
    Physics of Fluids 20, 033102 (2008)

2007

  1. 10.
    A novel low inertia shear flow instability triggered by a chemical reaction
    T. Burghelea, K. Wielage-Burchard, I. A. Frigaard, D. M. Martinez, J. J. Feng
    Physics of Fluids 19, 083102 (2007)
  2. 9.
    Elastic turbulence in von Karman swirling flow between two disks
    T. Burghelea, E. Segre, V. Steinberg
    Physics of Fluids 19, 053104 (2007)

2006

  1. 8.
    Role of Elastic Stress in Statistical and Scaling Properties of Elastic Turbulence
    T. Burghelea, E. Segre, V. Steinberg
    Physical Review Letters 96, 214502 (2006)

2005

  1. 7.
    Validity of the Taylor hypothesis in a random spatially smooth flow
    T. Burghelea, E. Segre, V. Steinberg
    Physics of Fluids 17, 103101 (2005)

2004

  1. 6.
    Statistics of particle pair separations in the elastic turbulent flow of a dilute polymer solution
    T. Burghelea, E. Segre, V. Steinberg
    Europhysics Letters 68, 529–535 (2004)
  2. 5.
    Mixing by Polymers: Experimental Test of Decay Regime of Mixing
    T. Burghelea, E. Segre, V. Steinberg
    Physical Review Letters 92, 164501 (2004)
  3. 4.
    Chaotic flow and efficient mixing in a microchannel with a polymer solution
    T. Burghelea, E. Segre, I. Bar-Joseph, A. Groisman, V. Steinberg
    Physical Review E 69, 066305 (2004)

2002

  1. 3.
    Internal viscoelastic waves in a circular Couette flow of a dilute polymer solution
    T. Burghelea, V. Steinberg, P. H. Diamond
    Europhysics Letters 60, 704–709 (2002)
  2. 2.
    Wave drag due to generation of capillary-gravity surface waves
    T. Burghelea, V. Steinberg
    Physical Review E 66, 051204 (2002)

2001

  1. 1.
    Onset of Wave Drag Due to Generation of Capillary-Gravity Waves by a Moving Object as a Critical Phenomenon
    T. Burghelea, V. Steinberg
    Physical Review Letters 86, 2557–2560 (2001)