Annuaire des chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs de Centrale Lille
I am a Professor of Fluid Mechanics at Centrale Lille Institut and a researcher at the Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides de Lille (LMFL). My research focuses on the physics of turbulent flows, with particular emphasis on turbulence dynamics, multiphase flows, inertial particles, and their applications to environmental and industrial problems. I combine advanced experimental techniques, theoretical approaches and collaborations with numerical groups to understand fundamental mechanisms in complex flows. My current research activities include particle–turbulence interactions, bubbly flows, atmospheric turbulence, wind energy, and non-equilibrium turbulent dynamics.
Fluid mechanics; turbulence; experimental fluid dynamics; multiphase flows; particle-laden flows; inertial particles; preferential concentration; turbulent transport; turbulent wakes; wind energy; atmospheric turbulence; bubble columns; plunging jets; turbulent mixing.
Submitted
63--2026'Flow control in photovoltaics', S. Smith, Henda Djeridi, M. Obligado, M. Calaf and R.B. Cal (submitted to Physical Review Fluids).
62--2026'Particle clustering in turbulence as an entropy selection process', B.L Español, M. Obligado, J. Peinke and P.D. Mininni (submitted to Nature Communications).
61--2026'Air Entrainment by a Water Jet: The Case of Very Smooth Jets', Alexis Jamois, M. Obligado and A. Cartellier (submitted to the International Journal of Multiphase Flows).
60--2025'Comparison of velocity PDFs obtained from experiments and simulations of a pilot-scale bubble column', M. Ray, M. Obligado, R.O. Fox, A. Cartellier and A. Passalacqua (submitted to the International Journal of Multiphase Flows).
59--2025'Settling velocity of raindrops in field conditions', M. Obligado and A. Gires (submitted to the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences).
58--2025'Refined universality of the turbulence cascade', F. Schmitt, A. Fuchs, J. Peinke and M. Obligado (submitted to Physics of Fluids).
57--2025'Coriolis force effects on wakes of a scaled wind plant', N. Frank, M.E. Negretti, J. Sommeria, M. Obligado and R.B. Cal (submitted to Physical Review Fluids).
Published
56--2025'Hysteresis in the dissipation in turbulent flows', M. Ahmad, P. Mininni, M. Obligado and J. Farnsworth (accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters).
55--2026'Physical Insights from Active Grid Turbulence', R.J. Hearst, M. Hölling and M. Obligado (accepted for publication in the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics).
54--2026'Non-equilibrium formulation for inertial particles in turbulent swirling flows', B.L Español, M. Obligado, J. Peinke, M. Noseda, P.J. Cobelli and P.D. Mininni, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1030 (2026): A10.
53--2025'Effects of inflow conditions on plunging jet dynamics', A. Jamois, C. Okoye, A. Tehfe, G. Guyot and M. Obligado, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 192 (2025), 105364.
52--2025'Air entrainment by turbulent plunging jets: effect of jet roughness revisited', I. Redor, G. Guyot, M. Obligado, J.P. Matas and A. Cartellier, Chemical Engineering Science, 316 (2025), 121754.
51--2025'Linking fractal lacunarity to inertial particle clustering: Applications in solar photovoltaics', S.E. Smith, R. Scott, A. Aliseda, M. Calaf H. Djeridi, R.B. Cal and M. Obligado, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 188 (2025), 105218.
50--2025'Time-dependent hydrodynamics of bubble columns', M. Obligado, M. Terentyak, A. Cartellier, Z. Huang, M.C. Ruzicka and S. Orvalho, Chemical Engineering Science, 308 (2025), 121365.
49---2025'Spatial development of planar and axisymmetric wakes of porous objects under a pressure gradient', W. van der Deijl, M. Obligado, S. Barre and C. Sicot, Wind Energy Science, 10 (2025), 719-732.
48--2025'Turbulent shear flow without vortex shedding, Reynolds shear stress and small-scale intermittency', K. Steiros, M. Obligado, P. Bragança, C. Cuvier and J.C. Vassilicos, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1002 (2025): A51.
47--2024'Active grid turbulence anomalies through the lens of physics informed neural networks', S. Angriman, S.E. Smith, P. Clark di Leoni, P. Cobelli, P. Mininni and M. Obligado, Results in Engineering, 24 (2024), 103265.
46--2024'Effect of background turbulence on the wakes of horizontal-axis and vertical-axis wind turbines', W. van der Deijl, F. Schmitt, C. Sicot, S. Barre, M. H\"olling and M. Obligado, Journal of Wind Engineering \& Industrial Aerodynamics, 253 (2024), 105877.
45--2024'Inertial particles in a turbulent/turbulent interface', A. Ferran, M. Obligado and A. Aliseda, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 179 (2024), 104911.
44--2024'Debris-induced consequences on vorticity and energetics in solar photovoltaic module-generated array wakes', S.E. Smith, M. Calaf, R.B. Cal, M. Obligado and H. Djeridi, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 16(3) (2024): 033501.
43--2024'Turbulence unsteadiness drives extreme clustering', F. Zapata, S. Angriman, A. Ferran, P. Cobelli, M. Obligado and P. Mininni, Physical Review Letters, 132 (2024), 104005.
42--2023'Leading effect for wind turbine wake models', I. Neunaber, M. H\"olling and M. Obligado, Renewable Energy 223 (2024): 119935.
41--2023`Characterizing 1D Inertial Particle Clustering', D.O. Mora, A. Aliseda, A. Cartellier and M. Obligado, Measurement Science and Technology 35 (2023), 025302.
40--2023'Inertial particles in large scale solar plants', S.E. Smith, H. Djeridi, M. Calaf, R.B. Cal and M. Obligado, Solar Energy 265 (2023) 112084.
39--2023'Characterising the energy cascade using the zero-crossings of the longitudinal velocity fluctuations', A. Ferran, A. Aliseda and M. Obligado, Experiments in Fluids, 64 (2023), 176.
38--2023'Aerodynamics of the square-back Ahmed body under rainfall conditions', N. Mazellier and M. Obligado, EPL (Europhysics Letters), 144 (2023), p. 13001.
37--2023'An experimental study on the settling velocity of inertial particles in different homogeneous isotropic turbulent flows', A. Ferran, N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda and M. Obligado, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 970 (2023): A23.
36--2023'Buoyancy driven bubbly flows: role of meso-scale structures on the relative motion between phases in bubble columns operated in the heterogeneous regime', Y. Mezui, M. Obligado and A. Cartellier, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 962 (2023): A40.
35--2023'Generation of Turbulent States using Physics-Informed Neural Networks', S. Angriman, P. Cobelli, P. Mininni, M. Obligado and P. Clark Di Leoni, The European Physical Journal E, 46(13) (2023).
34--2023'An experimental study on the liquid phase properties of a bubble column operated in the homogeneous and in the heterogeneous regimes', Y. Mezui, A. Cartellier and M. Obligado, Chemical Engineering Science, 268 (2023), 118381.
33--2022'Buoyancy driven bubbly flows: scaling of velocities in bubble columns operated in the heterogeneous regime', Y. Mezui, M. Obligado and A. Cartellier, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 952 (2022): A10.
32--2022`Interaction of two high Reynolds number axisymmetric turbulent wakes', M. Obligado, S. Klein and J.C. Vassilicos, Physical Review Fluids, 7(11) (2022), 114606.
31--2022'Wind tunnel study on the tip speed ratio's impact on a wind turbine wake development', I. Neunaber, M. H\"olling and M. Obligado, Energies 15(22) (2022): 8607.
30--2022`Clustering in laboratory and numerical turbulent swirling flows', S. Angriman, A. Ferran, F. Zapata, P.J. Cobelli, M. Obligado, and P.D. Mininni, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 948 (2022): A30.
29--2022'Dynamics of towed particles in a turbulent flow', M. Obligado and M. Bourgoin, Journal of Fluids and Structures, 114 (2022), p. 103704.
28--2022'Increased panel height enhances cooling for photovoltaic solar farms', S. Smith, B. Viggiano, N. Ali, T. Silverman, M. Obligado, M. Calaf, R.B. Cal, Applied Energy 325 (2022), 119819.
27--2022'Characterising single and two-phase homogeneous isotropic turbulence with stagnation points', A. Ferran, S. Angriman, P. Mininni and M. Obligado, Dynamics 2(2) (2022): 63-72.
26--2022`Markov property of Lagrangian turbulence', A. Fuchs, M. Obligado, M. Bourgoin, M. Gibert, P.D. Mininni and J. Peinke, EPL (Europhysics Letters), 137(5) (2022), p.53001.
25--2022`Investigation of the dissipation in the wake of a wind turbine array', Ingrid Neunaber, Joachim Peinke and M. Obligado, Wind Energy Science, 7 (2022), 201-219.
24--2022`A new, optimized Doppler optical probe for phase detection, bubble velocity and size measurements: investigation of a bubble column operated in the heterogeneous regime', A. Lefebvre, Y. Mezui, M. Obligado, S. Gluck and A. Cartellier, Chemical Engineering Science, 250 (2022), 117359.
23--2022`Characterization of coupling between inertial particles and turbulent wakes from porous disk generators', K.N. Travis, S.E. Smith, L. Vignal, H. Djeridi, Micka\"el Bourgoin, R. B. Cal and M. Obligado, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 933 (2022): A42.
22--2021`Katabatic winds over steep slopes: overview of a field experiment designed to investigate slope-normal velocity and near surface turbulence', C. Charrondi\`ere, C. Brun, J. M. Cohard, J. E. Sicart, M. Obligado, R. Biron, C. Coulaud and H. Guyard, Boundary-Layer Meteorology (2021),1-26.
21--2021`Dissipation scalings in the turbulent boundary layer at moderate $Re_$', M. Obligado, C. Brun, J.H. Silvestrini and E.B. Schettini, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2021) 1-18
20--2021`Effect of $Re_$ and Rouse numbers on the settling of inertial particles in homogeneous isotropic turbulence', D.O. Mora, M. Obligado , A. Aliseda and A. Cartellier, Physical Review Fluids, 6(4) (2021), 044305.
19--2021`Wind turbine wake influence on the mixing of relative humidity quantified through wind tunnel experiments', M. Obligado , R. B. Cal, C. Brun, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 13(2) (2021), 023308.
18--2021`Clustering of vector nulls in homogeneous isotropic turbulence', D.O. Mora, M. Bourgoin, P. Mininni and M. Obligado, Physical Review Fluids, 6(2) (2021), 024609.
17--2021`Dynamics and coupling effects of inertial particles on the wake recovery of a wind turbine', S.E. Smith, K.N. Travis, H. Djeridi, M. Obligado and R. B. Cal, Renewable Energy 164 (2021): 346-361.
16--2020`Estimating the integral length scale on turbulent flows from the zero crossings of the longitudinal velocity fluctuation', D.O. Mora and M. Obligado, Experiments in Fluids, 61(9) (2020), 199.
15--2020`Preferential concentration of free-falling heavy particles in turbulent flows', F. Falkinhoff, M. Obligado, M. Bourgoin and P. Mininni, Physical Review Letters, 125(6) (2020), 064504.
14--2020`Length scales and eddy viscosities in turbulent free shear flows', G Cafiero, M. Obligado and J.C. Vassilicos, Journal of Turbulence, 21(4) (2020), p. 243-257.
13--2020`Study on preferential concentration of dense sub-Kolmogorov particles in active-grid-generated turbulence via big data techniques', M. Obligado, A. Aliseda, T. Calmant, N de Palma and A. Cartellier, Physical Review Fluids, 5(2) (2020), 024303.
12--2019`The non-equilibrium part of the inertial range in decaying homogeneous turbulence', M. Obligado and J.C. Vassilicos, EPL (Europhysics Letters), 127(6) (2019), p. 64004.
11--2019`Energy cascades in active-grid-generated turbulent flows', D.O. Mora, E. Muniz Pladellorens, P. Riera Turro, M. Lagauzere and M. Obligado, Physical Review Fluids, 4(10) (2019), 104601.
10--2019`Experimental estimation of turbulence modification by inertial particles at moderate $Re_$', D.O. Mora, A. Cartellier and M. Obligado, Physical Review Fluids, 4(7) (2019), 074309.
9--2016`Non-equilibrium scalings of turbulent wakes', M. Obligado, T. Dairay and J.C. Vassilicos, Physical Review Fluids, 1(4) (2016), 044409.
8--2015'Superclustering of heavy particles in active grid generated turbulence', M. Obligado, A. Cartellier and M. bourgoin, EPL (Europhysics Letters), 112(5) (2015), p. 54004.
7--2015'Non-equilibrium scaling laws in axisymmetric turbulent wakes', T. Dairay, M. Obligado and J.C. Vassilicos, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 781 (2015), p. 166-195.
6--2015'Path instability on a sphere towed at constant speed', M. Obligado, N. Machicoane, A. Chouippe, R. Volk, M. Uhlmann and M. Bourgoin, Journal of Fluids and Structures, 58 (2015), p. 99-108.
5--2014'Preferential concentration of heavy particles in turbulence', M. Obligado, T. Teitelbaum, A. Cartellier, P. Mininni and M. Bourgoin, Journal of Turbulence, 15(5) (2014), p. 293-310.
4--2013'Bi-stability of a pendular disk in laminar and turbulent flows', M. Obligado, M. Puy and M. Bourgoin, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 728 (2013): R2.
3--2013'An experimental investigation of the equilibrium and stability of long towed cable systems', M. Obligado and M. Bourgoin, New Journal of Physics, 15(4) (2013), p. 043019.
2--2011'Development of a Tandem-ElectroStatic-Quadrupole facility for Accelerator-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy', A.J.Kreiner, W.Castell, H. Di Paolo, M. Baldo, J. Bergueiro, A.A. Burlon, D. Cartelli, V. Thatar Vento, J.M. Kesque, J. Erhardt, J.C. Ilardo, A.A. Valda, M.E. Debray, H.R. Somacal, J.C Suarez Sandin, M. Igarzabal, H. huck, L. Estrada, M. Repetto, M. Obligado, J. Padulo, D.M. Minsky, M. Herrera, S.J. Gonzalez and M. E. Capoulat. Applied Radiation and Isotopes 69 (2011), p. 1672-1675.
1--2009'Development of a Tandem-ElectroStatic-Quadrupole accelerator facility for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT)', A.J.Kreiner,V. Thatar Vento, P. Levinas, J.Bergueiro, H. Di Paolo, A.A. Burlon, J.M. Kesque, A.A. Valda, M.E. Debray, H.R. Somacal, D.M. Minsky, L. Estrada, A. Hazarabedian, F. Johann, J.C. Suarez Sandin, W. Castell, J. Davidson, M. Davidson, Y. Giboudot, M. Repetto, M. Obligado, J.P. Nery, H. Huck, M. Igarzabal and A. Fernandez Salares. Applied Radiation and Isotopes 67 (2009), S266-S269.
