B. Eng (Mech., Hons), Ph.D. (Mech. Eng.)
Lecturer, Griffith School of Engineering
Contact Details for Dr Peter Woodfield
Research Expertise
Dr Woodfield has extensive experience in the fields of experimental and computational heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), thermophysical and transport property measurement techniques, jet impingement quench cooling and inverse heat conduction problems.
Current Teaching Areas
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
- Kinematics and Dynamics
Publications
- S. Moroe, P. L. Woodfield, K. Kimura, M. Kohno, J. Fukai, M. Fujii, K. Shinzato, Y. Takata, Measurements of hydrogen thermal conductivity at high pressure and high temperature, Int. J. Thermophysics Vol. 32, (2011) 1887- 1917.
- E. Yusibani, Y. Nagahama, M. Kohno, Y. Takata, P. L. Woodfield, K. Shinzato, M. Fujii, A capillary tube viscometer designed for measurements of hydrogen gas viscosity at high pressure and high temperature, Int. J. Thermophysics Vol. 32, (2011) 1111-1124.
- S. Moroe, P. Woodfield, J. Fukai, K. Shinzato, M. Kohno, M. Fujii, Y. Takata, Thermal conductivity measurement of gases by the transient short-hot-wire method, Experimental Heat Transfer Vol. 24, (2011) 168-178.
- K. Tatsumi, M. Tanaka, P. L. Woodfield, K. Nakabe, Swirl and buoyancy effects on mixing performance of baffle-plate-type miniature confined multijet, Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow Vol. 31, (2010) 45-56.
- E. Yusibani, P. L. Woodfield, K. Shinzato, M. Kohno, Y. Takata, M. Fujii, Prediction of hydrogen gas viscosity at high pressure and high temperature, Netsu Bussei Vol. 24, (2010) 21-27.
- P. L. Woodfield, S. Moroe, J. Fukai, M. Fujii, K. Shinzato, M. Kohno, Y. Takata, Techniques for accurate resistance measurement in the transient short-hot-wire method applied to high thermal diffusivity gas, Int. J. Thermophys. Vol. 30, (2009) 1748–1772.
- E. Yusibani, P. L. Woodfield, S. Moroe, K. Shinzato, M. Kohno, Y. Takata, M. Fujii, A procedure for application of the three-omega method to measurement of gas thermal conductivity, J. Thermal Sci. Tech. Vol. 4, No. 1 (2009) 146-158.
- P. L. Woodfield, M. Monde, Estimation of uncertainty in an analytical inverse heat conduction solution, Experimental Heat Transfer Vol. 22, No. 3, (2009) 129-143.
- P. L. Woodfield, J. Fukai, M. Fujii, Y. Takata, An accelerated two-dimensional unsteady heat conduction calculation procedure for thermal conductivity measurement by the transient short-hot-wire method, Int. J. Thermophysics Vol. 30, No. 3, (2009) 796-809.
- E. Yusibani, P. L. Woodfield, M. Kohno, K. Shinzato, Y. Takata, M. Fujii, End effects in the three-omega method to measure gas thermal conductivity, Int. J. Thermophysics Vol. 30, No. 3, (2009) 833-850.
- E. Yusibani, P. L. Woodfield, M. Fujii, K. Shinzato, X. Zhang, Y. Takata, Application of the three-omega method to measurement of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of hydrogen gas, Int. J. Thermophysics 30 (2009) 397- 415.
- P. L. Woodfield, A. K. Mozumder, M. Monde, On the size of the boiling region in jet impingement quenching, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 52 (2009) 460-465.
- P. L. Woodfield, J. Fukai, M. Fujii, Y. Takata, K. Shinzato, Numerical simulation of natural convection in a transient-short-hot-wire thermal conductivity cell, Netsu Bussei 22 (2008) 217-222.
- P. L. Woodfield, J. Fukai, M. Fujii, Y. Takata, K. Shinzato, Determining thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of low-density gases using the transient short-hot-wire method, Int. J. Thermophys. 29 (2008) 1299-1320.
- P. L. Woodfield, J. Fukai, M. Fujii, Y. Takata, K. Shinzato, A two-dimensional analytical solution for the transient short-hot-wire method, Int. J. Thermophys. 29 (2008) 1278-1298.
- P. L. Woodfield, M. Monde, T. Takano, Heat transfer characteristics for practical hydrogen pressure vessels being filled at high pressure, J. Thermal Sci. Tech. 3, No. 2 (2008) 241-253.
- Md. A. Islam, M. Monde, P. L. Woodfield, Y. Mitsutake, Jet impingement quenching phenomena for hot surfaces well above the limiting temperature for solid-liquid contact, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 51 (2008) 1226-1237.
- P. L. Woodfield, S. Moroe, J. Fukai, M. Fujii, M. Kohno, Y. Takata, K. Shinzato, Numerical simulation for design of probe to measure hydrogen thermal conductivity at high pressure by the transient short-wire method, Memoirs Faculty Eng. Kyushu Univ. 67 No. 4 (2007) 210-220.
- M. A. Islam, M. Monde, P. L. Woodfield, Y. Mitsutake, A. K. Mozumder, Jet impingement boiling in hot surfaces well above the limiting temperature for solid-liquid contact, Multiphase Sci. Tech. 19, No. 2, (2007) 167-181.
- P. L. Woodfield, M. Monde, Y. Mitsutake, Measurement of averaged heat transfer coefficients in high-pressure vessel during charging with hydrogen, nitrogen or argon gas, J. Thermal Sci. Tech. 2, No. 2 (2007) 180-191.
- P. L. Woodfield, M. Monde, and Y. Mitsutake, On estimating thermal diffusivity using analytical inverse solution for unsteady one-dimensional heat conduction, (Short communication) Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 50 (2007) 1202-1205.
- A. K. Mozumder, P. L. Woodfield, M. A. Islam, M. Monde, Maximum heat flux propagation velocity during quenching by water jet impingement, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 50 (2007) 1559-1568.
- M. Monde, Y. Mitsutake, P. L. Woodfield, S. Maruyama, Characteristics of heat transfer and temperature rise of hydrogen during rapid hydrogen filling at high pressure, Heat Transfer – Asian Research 36 (2007) 13-27.
- P. L. Woodfield, M. Monde, Y. Mitsutake, ‘Improved analytical solution for inverse heat conduction problems on thermally thick and semi-infinite solids, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 49 (2006) 2864-2876.
- P. L. Woodfield, M. Monde and Y. Mitsutake, Implementation of an analytical two-dimensional inverse heat conduction technique to practical problems, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 49 (2006) 187-197.
- A. K. Mozumder, M. Monde and P. L. Woodfield, Maximum Heat Flux in Relation to Quenching of a High Temperature Surface with Liquid Jet Impingement, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 49 (2006) 2877-2888.
- M. Monde, Y. Mitsutake, P. Woodfield, S. Maruyama, Characteristics of heat transfer and temperature increase of hydrogen during filling at high pressure, Trans. Japan Soc. Mech. Engineers 72 No. 715 B (2006) 738-744 (In Japanese).
- M. Tanaka, K. Tatsumi, P. L. Woodfield, K. Nakabe, Swirl and buoyancy effects on mixing performance of a confined multiple jet, Trans. Japan. Soc. Mech. Engineers 72 No. 722 B (2006) 2554-2561.
- A. K. Mozumder, M. Monde and P. L. Woodfield, Delay of wetting propagation during jet impingement quenching for a high temperature surface, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 48 (2005) 5395-5407.
- P. L. Woodfield, M. Monde, and A. K. Mozumder, Observations of High Temperature Impinging-Jet Boiling Phenomena, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 48, 2005, pp. 2032-2041.
- M. Monde, P. L. Woodfield, Y. Mitsutake and H. Matsueda, Improvement of inverse solution in heat conduction using Laplace transformation, Trans. Japan Soc. Mech. Engineers B 71 No. 710, 2005, pp. 139-146 (In Japanese).
- M. Monde, A. Mozumder, P. L. Woodfield and Y. Mitsutake, Quenching of High Temperature Cylindrical Surface with an Impinging Jet (Resident Time and Wetting Temperature), Trans. Japan Soc. Mech. Engineers 71, 2005, pp. 140-146 (In Japanese).
- P. L. Woodfield, K. Suzuki, and K. Nakabe, A Simple Strategy for Constructing Bounded Convection Schemes on Unstructured Grids, Int. J. Numerical Methods Fluids, 46, 2004, pp. 1007-1024.
- R. J. Brown, and P. L. Woodfield, Predictions of Short Range Maximum NO2 Concentrations using Scalar PDFs, Atmospheric Environment, 38, 2004, pp 1379-1386.
- P. L. Woodfield, K. Nakabe, and K. Suzuki, Performance of a Three-Dimensional Pressure-Based Unstructured Finite-Volume Method for Low Reynolds Number Flow and Wall Heat Transfer Rate Prediction, Numerical Heat Transfer Part B: Fundamentals, 43, No. 5, 2003, pp 403-423.
- P. L. Woodfield, K. Nakabe, and K. Suzuki, Numerical Study for Enhancement of Laminar Flow Mixing Using Multiple Confined Jets in a Micro Can Combustor, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 46, No. 14, 2003, pp 2655-2663.
- P. L. Woodfield, J. H. Kent, and T. F. Dixon, Computational Modelling of Combustion Instability in Bagasse-Fired Furnaces, Experimental, Thermal and Fluid Science, 21, 2000, pp17-25.