Transient Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Publications

Journal articles from the lab and from Omri Ram's earlier work, followed by book chapters and conference proceedings. The Google Scholar profile has citation counts and papers that cite ours.

2026

Programming multistability in thin shells inspired by natural buckling modes Ben-Abu, E., Zavodnik, J., Zigelman, A., Ram, O., Brojan, M. & Gat, A. D. Advanced Functional Materials (2026) under review
Coherent structure transport in turbulent axisymmetric pipe expansions Jose, J. T., Friedmann, G. & Ram, O. Physical Review Fluids (2026) under review arXiv:2603.19457
High-density monocular 3D particle image velocimetry by wavefront shaping and deep learning Xiao, D., Jose, J. T., Parizat, A., Orange Kedem, R., Sznitman, J., Ram, O. & Shechtman, Y. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (2026) under review arXiv:2607.29163
Flow separation and turbulence production over trapezoidal protrusions Zuckerman, S., Jose, J. T., Levi, O. & Ram, O. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (2026) under review
On the dynamics of the aerosol plume in common bottlenose dolphin respiratory events Gupta, S., Ram, O., Lu, Y., Sharma, D., Rickett-Halama, S. A. C., DiPinto, L. M., Stratton, E. M., Rowles, T. K., Hazelkorn, R. A. & Katz, J. Frontiers in Marine Science 13 (2026)
Shock propagation through a local constriction Heppner, R., Chandravamsi, H., Gichon, Y., Frankel, S. H. & Ram, O. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1044, A21 (2026)
On the application of refractive index matching to study the buoyancy-driven motion of spheres Jose, J. T., Ben-Harosh, A. & Ram, O. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 105597 (2026)
Effect of expansion geometry on turbulence in axisymmetric pipe flows Jose, J. T., Friedmann, G., Feld, D. & Ram, O. Physical Review Fluids 11(3), 034607 (2026)
Dynamic masking for boundary-aware velocity reconstruction in volumetric particle tracking with moving solids Jose, J. T., Jacobson, A., Shenoy, D. V., Frankel, S. H. & Ram, O. Measurement Science and Technology 37(39), 395302 (2026)

2025

Attenuation of blast waves using rigid porous plate arrays: insights from experiments and simulations Majji, G. P., Anil, S. V., Ram, O. & Chandrala, L. D. Physics of Fluids 37(7) (2025)
Interface shape surrounding anisotropic particles held at the liquid–gas interface Reizman Einhorn, A., Jose, J. T., Zigelman, A., Gat, A. D. & Ram, O. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1021, A22 (2025)

2024

Directed instability as a mechanism for fabricating multistable twisting microstructure Ben-Abu, E., Abramov, Y., Fine, A., Elbaz, S., Zemah, N., Zigelman, A., Ram, O. & Gat, A. D. Advanced Engineering Materials 26(12), 2400070 (2024)
The dynamics of shock wave propagation far downstream of an abrupt area expansion Gichon, Y., Jose, J. T., Chandravamsi, H., Evron, Y. & Ram, O. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 997, A30 (2024)
Predicting pressure buildup behind perforated plates under blast wave impact: a simplified approach Majji, G. P., Vootla, S., Ram, O., Chandrala, L. D. et al. Physics of Fluids 36(11) (2024)

2023

On the pressure field, nuclei dynamics and their relation to cavitation inception in a turbulent shear layer Agarwal, K., Ram, O., Lu, Y. & Katz, J. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 966, A31 (2023)

2021

Reconstructing velocity and pressure from noisy sparse particle tracks using constrained cost minimization Agarwal, K., Ram, O., Wang, J., Lu, Y. & Katz, J. Experiments in Fluids 62(4), 1–20 (2021)

2020

Changes in hippocampal androgen receptor density and behavior in Sprague-Dawley male rats exposed to a low-pressure blast wave Hoffman, J. R., Zuckerman, A., Ram, O., Sadot, O. & Cohen, H. Brain Plasticity 5(2), 1–11 (2020)
Persistent thin water films encapsulate oil droplets crossing an oil–water interface Ram, O. & Katz, J. Chemical Engineering Journal 387, 124075 (2020)
On the mechanisms that sustain the inception of attached cavitation Ram, O., Agarwal, K. & Katz, J. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 901, R4 (2020)

2019

Role of endogenous and exogenous corticosterone on behavioral and cognitive responses to low-pressure blast wave exposure Zuckerman, A., Ram, O., Ifergane, G., Matar, M. A., Kaplan, Z., Hoffman, J. R., Sadot, O. & Cohen, H. Journal of Neurotrauma 36(2), 380–394 (2019)

2018

The regular reflection → Mach reflection transition in unsteady flow over convex surfaces Geva, M., Ram, O. & Sadot, O. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 837, 48–79 (2018)
On the pressure buildup behind an array of perforated plates impinged by a normal shock wave Ram, O., Ben-Dor, G. & Sadot, O. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 92, 211–221 (2018)

2017

Behavioral and inflammatory response in animals exposed to a low-pressure blast wave and supplemented with β-alanine Hoffman, J. R., Zuckerman, A., Ram, O., Sadot, O., Stout, J. R., Ostfeld, I. & Cohen, H. Amino Acids 49(5), 871–886 (2017)
Controlled low-pressure blast-wave exposure causes distinct behavioral and morphological responses modelling mild traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and comorbid mild traumatic brain injury–post-traumatic stress disorder Zuckerman, A., Ram, O., Ifergane, G., Matar, M. A., Sagi, R., Ostfeld, I., Hoffman, J. R., Kaplan, Z., Sadot, O. & Cohen, H. Journal of Neurotrauma 34(1), 145–164 (2017)

2016

Dependence of the blast load penetrating into a structure on initial conditions and internal geometry Ram, O., Nof, E. & Sadot, O. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 78, 65–74 (2016)
The trapped gas effect on the dynamic compressive strength of light aluminum foams Sadot, O., Ram, O., Anteby, I., Gruntman, S. & Ben-Dor, G. Materials Science and Engineering: A 659, 278–286 (2016)

2015

Mitigation of exploding-wire-generated blast-waves by aqueous foam Liverts, M., Ram, O., Sadot, O., Apazidis, N. & Ben-Dor, G. Physics of Fluids 27(7), 076103 (2015)
Analysis of the pressure buildup behind rigid porous media impinged by shock waves in time and frequency domains Ram, O. & Sadot, O. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 779, 842–858 (2015)
High spatial and temporal resolution study of shock wave reflection over a coupled convex–concave cylindrical surface Ram, O., Geva, M. & Sadot, O. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 768, 219–239 (2015)

2013

The non-stationary hysteresis phenomenon in shock wave reflections Geva, M., Ram, O. & Sadot, O. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 732, R1 (2013)
A simple constitutive model for predicting the pressure histories developed behind rigid porous media impinged by shock waves Ram, O. & Sadot, O. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 718, 507–523 (2013)

2012

Implementation of the exploding wire technique to study blast-wave–structure interaction Ram, O. & Sadot, O. Experiments in Fluids 53(5), 1335–1345 (2012)

Book chapters

Small-scale blast wave experiments by means of an exploding wire Sadot, O., Ram, O., Nof, E., Kochavi, E. & Ben-Dor, G. Blast Effects, Springer, 141–170 (2018)

Conference proceedings

High resolution experimental investigation of the reflection over a convex-concave cylindrical model Geva, M., Ram, O., Sadot, O. & Ben-Dor, G. 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves 1, Springer, 593–598 (2017)
Exploration of methods in the exploding wire technique for simulating large blasts Nof, E., Ram, O., Kochavi, E., Ben-Dor, G. & Sadot, O. 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves 2, Springer, 1327–1331 (2017)
The collapsing mechanism of aluminum foams Sadot, O., Anteby, I., Gruntman, S., Ram, O. & Ben-Dor, G. 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves 1, Springer, 737–742 (2017)
Studying shock wave reflections over double cylindrical concave wedge reflectors Soni, V., Geva, M., Ram, O., Hadjadj, A., Chaudhuri, A., Sadot, O. & Ben-Dor, G. 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves 1, Springer, 587–591 (2017)
A simple constitutive model for predicting the pressure histories developed behind rigid porous samples impinged by shock waves Sadot, O., Ram, O., Ben-Dor, G., Levy, A., Golan, G., Ran, E. & Aizik, F. 29th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Springer, 1541–1546 (2013)
A novel experimental system for blast structure interaction research Ram, O., Ostraich, B. & Sadot, O. 28th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Springer, 105–110 (2012)