University Scholarship
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Xiaofeng Liu

xiaofeng.liu@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0000-0001-9800-6870

Appointments

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, US
  • San Diego State University
    Aerospace Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, US

  • Ph.D., 2001
    Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, US

  • Associate Fellow, AIAA, 2013-Present
    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, VA, US

Profile updated October 8, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Scalar Field Reconstruction on an Arbitrary Closed Surface from Measured Scalar Gradient Distributions and the Unfolded Surface Integration on Developable Surfaces
Mohamed Amine Abassi; Qi Wang; Xiaofeng Liu
2026, preprint
Computer science Geometry
Adjoint-based data assimilation in a subdomain using omnidirectional-integration-enabled pressure Dirichlet boundary conditions
Mohamed Amine Abassi; Qi Wang; Xiaofeng Liu
Physics of Fluids, 2025, journal article, Cited by 4
Boundary value problems Differential equations, Partial Numerical analysis
Density measurements via background-oriented schlieren and parallel-ray omnidirectional integration
Jonathan Davami; Thomas J. Juliano; Jose R. Moreto; Xiaofeng Liu
Experiments in Fluids, 2025, journal article, Cited by 2
Fluid dynamics Optics Schlieren methods (Optics)
Spatial variations of velocity and pressure fields induced by large-scale (single stalk) and small-scale (sediment) roughness elements
Angel Monsalve; William Jeff Reeder; Katherine Adler; Jose Roberto Moreto; Xiaofeng Liu; Daniele Tonina
Advances in Water Resources, 2025, journal article, Cited by 4
Fluid dynamics Pressure
Visualization and feature tracking of the atomization of impinging jets
Evan Pruitt; William Markiewicz; Carlos Gonzalez; Xiaofeng Liu
Physical Review Fluids, 2024, journal article, Cited by 4
Atomization Fluid dynamics Jets Particle tracking velocimetry

Coral Reef Arks: An In Situ Mesocosm and Toolkit for Assembling Reef Communities
Jason L. Baer; Jessica Carilli; Bart Chadwick; Mark Hatay; Anneke van der Geer; Yun Scholten; William Barnes; Jenna Aquino; Ashton Ballard; Mark Little; Jared Brzenski; Xiaofeng Liu; et al.
Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2023, journal article, Cited by 12
Artificial reefs Biotic communities Coral reef conservation Coral reef ecology
Green's function integral method for pressure reconstruction from measured pressure gradient and the interpretation of omnidirectional integration
Qi Wang; Xiaofeng Liu
Physics of Fluids, 2023, journal article, Cited by 11
Green's functions Mathematical models Numerical analysis Physics
Planar turbulent wakes under pressure gradient: Integral and self-similarity analyses
Tie Wei; Xiaofeng Liu; Zhaorui Li; Daniel Livescu
Physics of Fluids, 2023, journal article, Cited by 2
Fluid dynamics Mechanical engineering Turbulence Wakes (Fluid dynamics)
Experimentally Mapping Water Surface Elevation, Velocity, and Pressure Fields of an Open Channel Flow Around a Stalk
Jose Roberto Moreto; William Jeff Reeder; Ralph Budwig; Daniele Tonina; Xiaofeng Liu
Geophysical Research Letters, 2022, journal article, Cited by 19
Fluid dynamics Hydraulic engineering Open-channel flow Stems (Botany)
Scaling patch analysis of planar turbulent wakes
Tie Wei; Daniel Livescu; Xiaofeng Liu
Physics of Fluids, 2022, journal article, Cited by 5
Fluid dynamics Turbulence Wakes (Fluid dynamics)
Pressure reconstruction of a planar turbulent flow field within a multiply connected domain with arbitrary boundary shapes
Xiaofeng Liu; Jose Roberto Moreto
Physics of Fluids, 2021, journal article, Cited by 17
Computational fluid dynamics Fluid dynamics Numerical analysis Turbulence
Error propagation from the PIV-based pressure gradient to the integrated pressure by the omnidirectional integration method
Xiaofeng Liu; Jose Roberto Moreto
Measurement Science and Technology, 2020, journal article, Cited by 45
Computational fluid dynamics Error analysis (Mathematics) Fluid dynamics Numerical integration
Pressure–Rate-of-Strain, Pressure Diffusion, and Velocity–Pressure-Gradient Tensor Measurements in a Cavity Flow
Xiaofeng Liu; Joseph Katz
Aiaa Journal, 2018, journal article, Cited by 20
Fluid dynamics Fluid mechanics Turbulence Viscous flow
Effect of mean and fluctuating pressure gradients on boundary layer turbulence
Pranav Joshi; Xiaofeng Liu; Joseph Katz
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2014, journal article, Cited by 38
Aerodynamics Fluid dynamics Unsteady flow (Aerodynamics)
Vortex-corner interactions in a cavity shear layer elucidated by time-resolved measurements of the pressure field
Xiaofeng Liu; Joseph Katz
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2013, journal article, Cited by 91
Aerodynamics Fluid dynamics High pressure measurements Time-resolved spectroscopy
Cavitation phenomena occurring due to interaction of shear layer vortices with the trailing corner of a two-dimensional open cavity
Xiaofeng Liu; Joseph Katz
Physics of Fluids, 2008, journal article, Cited by 42
Cavitation Fluid dynamics Shear flow
Instantaneous pressure and material acceleration measurements using a four-exposure PIV system
Xiaofeng Liu; Joseph Katz
Experiments in Fluids, 2006, journal article, Cited by 298
Fluid dynamics Methods of experimental physics Particle image velocimetry
An experimental investigation of symmetric and asymmetric turbulent wake development in pressure gradient
Flint O. Thomas; Xiaofeng Liu
Physics of Fluids, 2004, journal article, Cited by 73
Aerodynamics Fluid dynamics Turbulence Wakes (Fluid dynamics)
Measurement of the turbulent kinetic energy budget of a planar wake flow in pressure gradients
Xiaofeng Liu; Flint O. Thomas
Experiments in Fluids, 2004, journal article, Cited by 44
Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Turbulence Wakes (Fluid dynamics)
An experimental investigation of the planar turbulent wake in constant pressure gradient
Xiaofeng Liu; Flint O. Thomas; Robert C. Nelson
Physics of Fluids, 2002, journal article, Cited by 53
Aerodynamics Fluid dynamics Turbulence Wakes (Aerodynamics)
Experimental Investigation of the Confluent Boundary Layer of a High-Lift System
F. O. Thomas; R. C. Nelson; Xiaofeng Liu
Aiaa Journal, 2000, journal article, Cited by 22
Aerodynamics Lift (Aerodynamics) Turbulence Wind tunnel testing

Academic Conferences

Investigation of the influence of subgrid-scale stress on the accuracy of non-intrusive spatial pressure measurement using a DNS channel flow database
Xiaofeng Liu; Seth Siddle-Mitchel; Joseph Katz
32Nd Aiaa Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, 2016, conference paper
Computational fluid dynamics Fluid dynamics Numerical analysis Turbulence
Time Resolved Measurements of the Pressure Field Generated by Vortex-Corner Interactions in a Cavity Shear Layer
Xiaofeng Liu; Joseph Katz
Asme-Jsme-Ksme 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference: Volume 1, Symposia – Parts a, B, C, and D, 2011, conference paper
Aerodynamics Fluid dynamics Mechanical engineering Unsteady flow (Fluid dynamics)