Dr Trent Mattner

Lecturer

School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

My primary interest is in the computational modelling of fluid flows. Past projects include: large-eddy simulation of Rayleigh-Taylor instability, homogeneous turbulence, mixing layers and jets in cross flow; simulations of bushfires and their interaction with the atmosphere; blood flow through the umbilical cord; transient flows around rotating annular ducts and spheres; and swirling flow through pipes and past spheres.

My Research
Career
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Supervision
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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2007 - ongoing	Lecturer	The University of Adelaide
2006 - 2007	Research Scientist	CSIRO
2003 - 2006	Research Associate	The University of Adelaide
2001 - 2003	Postdoctoral Scholar	Caltech

Education

Date Institution name Country Title

The University of Melbourne Australia PhD

The University of Melbourne Australia Bachelor of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Research Interests

Computational Fluid Dynamics Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
	The University of Melbourne	Australia	PhD
	The University of Melbourne	Australia	Bachelor of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Michalski, H., Mattner, T., Balasuriya, S., & Binder, B. (2024). The effect of obstacle length and height in subcritical free-surface flow. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 38(4), 511-530. DOI
2024	Divahar, J., Roberts, A. J., Mattner, T. W., Bunder, J. E., & Kevrekidis, I. G. (2024). Staggered grids for multidimensional multiscale modelling. Computers and Fluids, 271, 106167-1-106167-18. DOI
2023	Divahar, J., Roberts, A. J., Mattner, T. W., Bunder, J. E., & Kevrekidis, I. G. (2023). Two novel families of multiscale staggered patch schemes efficiently simulate large-scale, weakly damped, linear waves. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 413, 1-21. DOI Scopus2
2022	Badza, A., Mattner, T. W., & Balasuriya, S. (2022). How sensitive are Lagrangian coherent structures to uncertainties in data?. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 444, 133580. DOI Scopus6
2021	Wilke, D. J., Denier, J. P., Khong, T. Y., & Mattner, T. W. (2021). Estimating umbilical cord flow resistance from measurements of the whole cord.. Placenta, 103, 180-187. DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2021	Bunder, J. E., Divahar, J., Kevrekidis, I. G., Mattner, T. W., & Roberts, A. J. (2021). Large‐scale simulation of shallow water waves via computation only on small staggered patches. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 93(4), 953-977. DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2019	Edson, R. A., Bunder, J. E., Mattner, T. W., & Roberts, A. J. (2019). Lyapunov exponents of the Kuramoto-Sivashinksy PDE. The ANZIAM Journal, 61(3), 270-285. DOI Scopus21 WoS11
2018	Wilke, D., Denier, J., Khong, T., & Mattner, T. (2018). Pressure and flow in the umbilical cord. Journal of Biomechanics, 79, 78-87. DOI Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC10
2018	Calabretto, S., Denier, J., & Mattner, T. (2018). The transient development of the flow in an impulsively rotated annular container. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 32(6), 821-845. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2017	Wade, S., Binder, B., Mattner, T., & Denier, J. (2017). Steep waves in free-surface flow past narrow topography. Physics of Fluids, 29(6), 062107-1-062107-6. DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2016	Peace, M., Mattner, T., Mills, G., Kepert, J., & McCaw, L. (2016). Coupled fire-atmosphere simulations of the Rocky River fire using WRF-SFIRE. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 55(5), 1151-1168. DOI Scopus12
2016	Calabretto, S., Denier, J., & Mattner, T. (2016). The flow external to a rotating torus. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 30(4), 295-312. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2015	Peace, M., McCaw, L., Kepert, J., Mills, G., & Mattner, T. (2015). WRF and SFIRE simulations of the Layman fuel reduction burn. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal, 65(3-4), 302-317. DOI Scopus6
2015	Calabretto, S., Levy, B., Denier, J., & Mattner, T. (2015). The unsteady flow due to an impulsively rotated sphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 471(2181), 20150299-1-20150299-20. DOI Scopus14 WoS11
2015	Tunney, A., Denier, J., Mattner, T., & Cater, J. (2015). A new inviscid mode of instability in compressible boundary-layer flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 785, 301-323. DOI Scopus7 WoS3
2015	Calabretto, S., Mattner, T., & Denier, J. (2015). The effect of seam imperfections on the unsteady flow within a fluid-filled torus. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 767, 240-253. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2015	Peace, M., Mattner, T., Mills, G., Kepert, J., & Mccaw, L. (2015). Fire-modified meteorology in a coupled fire-atmosphere model. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 54(3), 704-720. DOI Scopus27
2014	Wade, S., Binder, B., Mattner, T., & Denier, J. (2014). On the free-surface flow of very steep forced solitary waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 739, 1-21. DOI Scopus9 WoS6
2011	Mattner, T. (2011). Large-eddy simulations of turbulent mixing layers using the stretched-vortex model. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 671, 507-534. DOI Scopus16 WoS12
2005	Bergthorson, J., Sone, K., Mattner, T., Dimotakis, P., Goodwin, D., & Meiron, D. (2005). Impinging laminar jets at moderate Reynolds numbers and separation distances. Physical Review E. (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), 72(6), 066307-1-066307-12. DOI Scopus47
2003	Mattner, T., Joubert, P., & Chong, M. (2003). Vortical flow. Part 2. Flow past a sphere in a constant-diameter pipe. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 481, 1-36. DOI Scopus8
2002	Mattner, T., Joubert, P., & Chong, M. (2002). Vortical flow. Part 1. Flow through a constant-diameter pipe. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 463, 259-291. DOI Scopus54
2001	Mattner, T., Chong, M., & Joubert, P. (2001). Transient behavior of vortical through a constant diameter pipe.. Physics of Fluids, 13(9), S8. DOI

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2018	Mattner, T. (2018). Large-eddy simulations of decaying turbulence using the stretched-vortex subgrid model with artificial damping. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2012	Mattner, T. (2012). Large-eddy simulation on staggered grids using the stretched-vortex subgrid model.. In P. Brandner, & B. Pearce (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). Launceston.
2011	Peace, M., Mattner, T., & Mills, G. (2011). The Kangaroo Island bushfires of 2007: a meteorological case study and WRF-fire simulation. In Proceedings of MODSIM 2011 (pp. 228-234). online: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and NZ. Scopus3
2010	Mattner, T. (2010). A refined stretched-vortex model for large-eddy simulation of turbulent mixing layers. In Proceedings of 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). www: University of Auckland. Scopus4
2008	Mattner, T., & Wheatley, V. (2008). Promotion of open and efficient communication in tutorials. In Proceedings of the ERGA 2008 Conference (pp. 1-9). Adelaide: UofA.
2008	Mattner, T. (2008). Large Eddy simulations of a self-similar mixing layer using the stretched-vortex subgrid model. In Proceedings of the XXII ICTAM 2008 (pp. 1-2). CD: AMS.
2007	Mattner, T. (2007). Large-eddy simulations of a turbulent mixing layer using the stretched-vortex subgrid model. In Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC) (pp. 1079-1082). Gold Coast, Australia: UQ. DOI
2005	Mattner, T., Tuck, E., & Denier, J. (2005). Optimal nose shaping for delayed boundary-layer separation in laminar plane-symmetric and axisymmetric flow. In ANZIAM Applied Mathematics Conference. Napier, N.Z..
2004	Mattner, T., Tuck, E., & Denier, J. (2004). Optimal nose shaping for delayed boundary-layer separation in laminar plane-symmetric and axisymmetric flow. In M. Behnia, W. Lin, & G. McBain (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference 2004 (pp. CD-ROM 1-CD-ROM 4). CD-ROM: The University of Sydney.
2004	Mattner, T., Pullin, D., & Dimotakis, P. (2004). Large eddy simulations of miscible Rayleigh-Taylor instability. In 9th International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing. Cambridge, UK.
2003	Hill, D., Mattner, T., Pantano, C., Cook, A., Dimotakis, P., Meiron, D., & Pullin, D. (2003). Computational study of turbulent mixing at the Caltech ASC Center. In Proceedings of the 16th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, 23-26 June 2003 (pp. 10). Orlando, Florida, USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Scopus1
2003	Mattner, T., & Dimotakis, P. (2003). Variable density ratio simulations of miscible Rayleigh-Taylor instability. In 56th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics. East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
2003	Hill, D., Mattner, T. W., Pantano, C., Cook, A. W., Dimotakis, P. E., Meiron, D. I., & Pullin, D. I. (2003). Computational study of turbulent mixing at the Caltech ASC center. In 16th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. DOI Scopus1
1998	Mattner, T. W., Joubert, P. N., & Chong, M. S. (1998). Axial flow regimes in a confined vortex. In Proceedings of the 1998 Thirteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 13-18 December 1998 (Volume 2) (pp. 773-776).

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2013	Mattner, T. W. (2013). Coupled atmosphere-fire simulations of the 2003 Canberra bushfires using WRF-Sfire.. Poster session presented at the meeting of MODSIM2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Adelaide.
2013	Peace, M., Mills, G., & Mattner, T. (2013). Coupled numerical simulations show a fire changes the weather forecast.. Poster session presented at the meeting of MODSIM2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.
2013	Clarke, R., Calabretto, S., Walbran, S., Denier, J., & Cater, J. (2013). Receptivity Mechanisms in a Rotating Torus: Experiments and Simulations.. Poster session presented at the meeting of 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics.
2013	Wilke, D., Denier, J., Mattner, T., & Khong, Y. (2013). A Computational Fluid Dynamic Study of Blood Flow Within the Coiled Umbilical Arteries. Poster session presented at the meeting of 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics.
2013	Peace, M., Mattner, T., & Mills, G. (2013). Australian WRF-Sfire simulations show a fire changes the weather.. Poster session presented at the meeting of Tenth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology.
2011	Peace, M., Mattner, T., & Mills, G. (2011). Case studies and preliminary WRF-fire simulations of two bushfires in sea breeze convergence zones.. Poster session presented at the meeting of Ninth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology.

Datasets

Year Citation

- Edson, R., Bunder, J., Mattner, T., & Roberts, A. (n.d.). Kuramoto-Sivashinsky PDE Lyapunov Exponents: Code & Data.
DOI
Preprint

Year Citation

2022 Divahar, J., Roberts, A. J., Mattner, T. W., Bunder, J. E., & Kevrekidis, I. G. (2022). Staggered grids for multidimensional multiscale modelling.

Year	Citation
-	Edson, R., Bunder, J., Mattner, T., & Roberts, A. (n.d.). Kuramoto-Sivashinsky PDE Lyapunov Exponents: Code & Data. DOI

Year	Citation
2022	Divahar, J., Roberts, A. J., Mattner, T. W., Bunder, J. E., & Kevrekidis, I. G. (2022). Staggered grids for multidimensional multiscale modelling.

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Co-Supervisor	Open channel flow past a topographic disturbance: generalised model for short and long length bumps	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Hugh Clarke Michalski

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2018 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Accurate multiscale simulation of wave-like systems	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Divahar Jayaraman
2018 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	A Quantitative Evaluation of Lagrangian Coherent Structure Detection Methods Based on Computational and Experimental Limitations	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Aleksandar Badza
2015 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Large-eddy Simulations of a Jet in Crossflow Using Julia	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Amelia Jane Thomas
2015 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Flows through Helical Pipes with Elliptic Cross Sections	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Jordan Cirocco Belperio
2014 - 2016	Principal Supervisor	Pressure and Flow within the Umbilical Vessels	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr David John Wilke
2014 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	The Hydrodynamics of Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Henry Charles Powell Ellis
2011 - 2014	Co-Supervisor	Coupled fire-atmosphere simulations of three Australian fires where unusual fire behaviour occurred	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Marika Peace
2009 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Very Steep Solitary Waves in Two-Dimensional Free Surface Flow	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Stephen Wade

Position: Lecturer
Phone: 83133712
Email: trent.mattner@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83133696
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Ingkarni Wardli, floor 6
Org Unit: Mathematical Sciences

Dr Trent Mattner

Appointments

Education

Research Interests

Journals

Conference Papers

Conference Items

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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