Interests
My main research interest is in nonlinear dynamics applied to fluid mechanics. I use concepts from dynamical systems to try to improve
our understanding of the subcritical transition between the laminar and turbulent flow states, both in Newtonian and complex fluids.
I am particularly interested in the transition to turbulence in viscoelastic fluids, where the flow can become chaotic even at low Reynolds numbers, and
many exciting phenomena can be observed (ET and EIT).
To study the emergent complex dynamics we perform large-scale direct numerical simulations using pseudo-spectral codes combined with low-order modeling
and analysis of the equations.
Other research interests include hydrodynamics stability of jets, focusing on complex jets, and to some extent bioflows.
Publications
11. M. M. P. Couchman, M. Beneitez, J. Page & R. R. Kerswell (2024).
Inertial enhancement of the polymer diffusive instability. J. Fluid Mech. 981, A2 (PDF)
10. M. Beneitez, J. Page, Y. Dubief & R. R. Kerswell (2024).
Multistability of elasto-inertial two-dimensional channel flow. J. Fluid Mech. 981, A30 (PDF)
9. M. Beneitez, D. Moreno-Boza & A. Sevilla (2023).
Universal free-fall law for liquid jets under fully-developed injection conditions. Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 224001 (PDF)
8. M. Beneitez, J. Page & R. R. Kerswell (2023).
Polymer diffusive instability leading to elastic turbulence in plane Couette flow. Phys. Rev. Fluids 8, L101901 (PDF)
7. M. Beneitez, Y. Duguet, P. Schlatter & D. S. Henningson (2023).
Instability of the optimal edge trajectory in the Blasius boundary layer. J. Fluid Mech., 971, A42 (PDF)
6. G. Buza, M. Beneitez, J. Page & R. R. Kerswell (2022).
Finite-amplitude elastic waves in viscoelastic channel flow from large to zero Reynolds number. J. Fluid Mech. 951, A3 (PDF)
5. J. S. Kern, M. Beneitez, A. Hanifi & D. S. Henningson (2021).
Transient linear stability of pulsating Poiseuille flow using optimally time-dependent modes. J. Fluid Mech. 927, A6 (PDF)
4. M. Beneitez, Y. Duguet & D. S. Henningson (2020).
Modeling the collapse of the edge when two transition routes compete. Phys. Rev. E 102, 053108 (PDF)
3. M. Beneitez, Y. Duguet, P. Schlatter & D. S. Henningson (2020).
Edge manifold as a Lagrangian coherent structure in a high-dimensional state space. Phys. Rev. Research 2, 033258 (PDF)
2. C. Vavaliaris, M. Beneitez & D. S. Henningson (2020).
Optimal perturbations and transition energy thresholds in boundary layer shear flows. Phys. Rev. Fluids 5, 062401(R) (PDF)
1. M. Beneitez, Y. Duguet, P. Schlatter & D. S. Henningson (2019).
Edge tracking in spatially developing boundary layer flows. J. Fluid Mech. 881, 164-181 (PDF)
