Nathanaël Machicoane

Research and teaching activities

UGA CNRS LEGI Lab



Publications


Web of Science (ResearcherID AAB-7150-2019) - Google Scholar - ResearchGate
41 journal articles.
27 peer-reviewed conference proceedings.
518 citations and h-index 14 from Web Of Science; 834 citations and h-index 17 from Google Scholar.

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International journals

  1. M. Magnier, C. Rodda, C. Savaro, P. Augier, N. Machicoane, T. Valran, S. Viboud, N. Mordant, Lagrangian dispersion in experimental stratified turbulence, Physical Review Letters, 137(6), 064101, 2026. [link] [pdf]

  2. S. Sahoo, N. Machicoane, Two-phase flow turbulence in swirling sprays from a coaxial atomizer, Acta Mechanica, 2026. [link] [pdf]

  3. S. Sahoo, Y. Wei, N. Machicoane, Spray behaviour from non-swirling to swirling gas jet in coaxial atomisation, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1025, A7, 2025. [link] [pdf]

  4. Y. Delannoy, I. Montero, A. Zapata, N. Machicoane, N. Machicoane, Seawater magnetohydrodynamic pumps and thrusters: experiment, model and upscaling, Magnetohydrodynamics 61, 55-66, 2025. [link] [pdf]

  5. L. Villafañe, A. Aliseda, S. Ceccio, P. Di Marco, N. Machicoane, T. Heindel, 50 Years of International Journal of Multiphase Flow: Experimental methods for dispersed multiphase flows, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 189, 105239, 2025. [link] [pdf]

  6. O. Tolfts, A. Rack, N. Machicoane, Morphology and dynamics of the liquid jet in high-speed gas-assisted atomization retrieved through synchrotron-based high-speed X-ray imaging, International Journal of Multiphase Flow (Express Track) 181, 105004, 2024. [link] [pdf]

  7. A. Ferran, N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda, M. Obligado, An experimental study on the settling velocity of inertial particles in different homogeneous isotropic turbulent flows, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 970, A23, 2023. [link] [pdf]

  8. L. Vu, N. Machicoane, D. Li, T. Morgan, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, O. Desjardins, A computational study of a two-fluid atomizing coaxial jet: Validation against experimental back-lit imaging and radiography and the influence of gas velocity and contact line model, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 167, 104520, 2023. [link] [pdf]

  9. N. Machicoane, R. Osuna-Orozco, A. Aliseda, Regimes of the length of a laminar liquid jet fragmented by a gas co-flow, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 165, 104475, 2023. [link] [pdf]

  10. O. Tolfts, G. Deplus, N. Machicoane, Statistics and dynamics of a liquid jet under fragmentation by a gas jet, Physical Review Fluids 8, 044304, 2023. [link] [pdf]

  11. O. Stamati, B. Marks, E. Ando, S. Roux, N. Machicoane, X-ray radiography 4D particle tracking of heavy spheres suspended in a turbulent jet, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 162, 104406, 2023. [link] [pdf]

  12. R. Osuna-Orozco, N. Machicoane, P. Huck, A. Aliseda, Effect of electrostatic forcing on coaxial two-fluid atomization, Physical Review Fluids 7, 074301 , 2022. [link] [pdf]

  13. M. Kaczmarek, R. Osuna-Orozco, P. Huck, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, Spatial characterization of the flapping instability of a laminar liquid jet fragmented by a swirled gas co-flow, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 152, 104056, 2022. [link] [pdf]

  14. P. Huck, R. Osuna-Orozco, N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda, Spray dispersion regimes following atomization in a turbulent co-axial gas jet, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 932, A36, 2021. [link] [pdf]

  15. G. Ricard, N. Machicoane, R. Osuna-Orozco, P. Huck, A. Aliseda, Role of convective acceleration in the interfacial instability of liquid-gas coaxial jets, Physical Review Fluids 6, 084302, 2021. [link] [pdf]

  16. G. Maurice, N. Machicoane, S. Barre, H. Djeridi, Coupled X-ray high-speed imaging and pressure measurements in a cavitating backward facing step flow, Physical Review Fluids 6, 044311, 2021. [link] [pdf]

  17. N. Machicoane, R. Volk, Transport of large particles through the transition to turbulence of a swirling flow, Physical Review Fluids 6, 044303, 2021. [link] [pdf]

  18. F. Chassagne, M. Barbour, V. Chivukula, N. Machicoane, L. Kim, M. Levitt, A. Aliseda, The effect of Dean, Reynolds and Womersley numbers on the flow in a spherical cavity on a curved round pipe. Part 1. Fluid mechanics in the cavity as a canonical flow representing intracranial aneurysms, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 915, A123, 2021. [link] [pdf]

  19. M. Barbour, F. Chassagne, V. Chivukula, N. Machicoane, L. Kim, M. Levitt, A. Aliseda, The effect of Dean, Reynolds and Womersley numbers on the flow in a spherical cavity on a curved round pipe. Part 2. The haemodynamics of intracranial aneurysms treated with flow-diverting stents, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 915, A124, 2021. [link] [pdf]

  20. R. Osuna-Orozco, N. Machicoane, P. Huck, A. Aliseda, Feedback Control of the Spray Liquid Distribution of Electrostatically assisted Coaxial atomization, Atomization and Sprays 30(1), 1-9, 2020. [link] [pdf]

  21. N. Machicoane, G. Ricard, R. Osuna-Orozco, P. Huck, A. Aliseda, Influence of steady and oscillating swirl on the near-field spray characteristics in a two-fluid coaxial atomizer, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 129, 103318, 2020. [link] [pdf]

  22. J. Bothell N. Machicoane, D. Li, T. Morgan, A. Aliseda, A. Kastengren, T. Heindel, Comparison of X-ray and optical measurements in the near-field of an optically dense coaxial air-assisted atomizer, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 125, 103219, 2020. [link] [pdf]

  23. R. Osuna-Orozco, N. Machicoane, P. Huck, A. Aliseda, Feedback control of coaxial atomization based on the spray liquid distribution, Atomization and Sprays 29(6), 545-551, 2019. [link] [pdf]

  24. D. Li, J. Bothell, T. Morgan, N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda, A. Kastengren, T. Heindel, Time-averaged Spray Analysis in the Near-field Region Using Broadband and Narrowband X-ray Measurements, Atomization and Sprays 29(4), 331–349, 2019. [link] [pdf]

  25. P. Huck, N. Machicoane, R. Volk, Lagrangian acceleration time-scales in anisotropic turbulence, Physical Review Fluids 4, 064606, 2019. [link] [pdf]

  26. N. Machicoane, J. Bothell, D. Li, T. Morgan, T. Heindel, A. Kastengren, A. Aliseda, Synchrotron radiography characterization of the liquid core dynamics in a canonical two-fluid coaxial atomizer, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 115, 1-8, 2019. [link] [pdf]

  27. N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda, R. Volk, M. Bourgoin, A simplified and versatile calibration method for multi-camera optical systems in 3D Particle Imaging, Review of Scientific Instruments 90, 035112, 2019. [link] [pdf]

  28. A. Clark, N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda, A quantitative study of track initialization of the 4-frame Best Estimate algorithm for 3D Lagrangian particle tracking, Measurement Science and Technology 30(4), 045302, 2019. [link] [pdf]

  29. N. Machicoane, V. Labarre, B. Voisin, F. Moisy, P.-P. Cortet, Wake of inertial waves of a horizontal cylinder in horizontal translation, Physical Review Fluids 3, 034801, 2018. [link] [pdf]

  30. N. Machicoane, M. López-Caballero, M. Bourgoin, A. Aliseda, R. Volk, A multi-time-step noise reduction method for measuring velocity statistics from particle tracking velocimetry, Measurement Science and Technology 28(10), 107002, 2017. [link] [pdf]

  31. P. Huck, N. Machicoane, R. Volk, Production and dissipation of turbulent fluctuations close to a stagnation point, Physical Review Fluids 2, 084601, 2017. [link] [pdf]

  32. N. Machicoane, P. Huck, R. Volk. Estimating two-point statistics from derivatives of a signal containing noise: Application to auto-correlation functions of turbulent Lagrangian tracks, Review of Scientific Intruments 88, 065113, 2017. [link] [pdf]

  33. P. Huck, N. Machicoane, R. Volk, A Cost-efficient Shadow Particle Tracking Velocimetry Setup Suitable for Tracking Small Objects in a Large Volume, Procedia IUTAM 20, 175-182, 2017. [link] [pdf]

  34. N. Machicoane, F. Moisy, P.-P. Cortet, Two-dimensionalization of the flow driven by a slowly rotating impeller in a rapidly rotating fluid, Physical Review Fluids 1(7), 073701 (2016). [link] [pdf]

  35. C. Mauger, R. Volk, N. Machicoane, M. Bourgoin, C. Ybert, C. Cottin-Bizonne, F. Raynal, Diffusiophoresis at the macro-scale, Physical Review Fluids 1(3), 034001, 2016. [link] [pdf]

  36. A. Campagne, N. Machicoane, B. Gallet, P.-P. Cortet, F. Moisy, Turbulent drag in a rotating frame, Journal of Fluid Mechanics Rapids 794, R5, 2016. [link] [pdf]

  37. N. Machicoane, R. Volk. Lagrangian velocity and acceleration correlations of large inertial particles in a closed turbulent flow, Physics of Fluids 28, 035113, 2016. [link] [pdf]

  38. N. Machicoane, M. López-Caballero, L. Fiabane, J.-F. Pinton, M. Bourgoin, J. Burguete, R. Volk. Stochastic dynamics of particles trapped in turbulent flows. Physical Review E 93, 023118, 2016. [link] [pdf]

  39. M. Obligado, N. Machicoane, A. Chouippe, R. Volk, M. Bourgoin, M. Uhlmann. Path instability on a sphere towed at constant speed, Journal of Fluids and Structures 58, 98-108, 2015. [link] [pdf]

  40. N. Machicoane, P.-P. Cortet, B. Voisin, F. Moisy. Influence of the multipole order of the source on the decay of an inertial wave beam in a rotating fluid, Physics of Fluids 27, 066602, 2015. [link] [pdf]

  41. N. Machicoane, R. Zimmermann, L. Fiabane, M. Bourgoin, J.-F. Pinton, R. Volk. Large sphere motion in a nonhomogeneous turbulent flow, New Journal of Physics 16, 013053, 2014. [link] [pdf]

  42. N. Machicoane, J. Bonaventure, R. Volk. Melting dynamics of large ice balls in a turbulent swirling flow, Physics of Fluids 25, 125101, 2013. [link] [pdf]



Reviewed Proceedings

  1. Y. Delannoy, I. Montero, A. Zapata, N. Machicoane, Seawater magnetohydrodynamic pumps and thrusters: model and upscaling. 13th PAMIR International Conference - Fundamental and Applied MHD, 2024. [pdf]

  2. A. Zapata, I. Montero, N. Machicoane, Y. Delannoy, CFD simulation of helicoidal magnetohydrodynamic pump in closed circuit. 13th PAMIR International Conference - Fundamental and Applied MHD, 2024. [pdf]

  3. I. Montero, A. Zapata, Y. Delannoy, N. Machicoane, MagnetoHydroDynamics Experiments with a Helical Channel in a 4T Superconducting Magnet. 13th PAMIR International Conference - Fundamental and Applied MHD, 2024. [pdf]

  4. L. Vu, A. Han, N. Machicoane, O. Desjardins, High-fidelity multi-scale simulation of air-blast atomization with drop size comparison against experiments. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems - Americas, 2022. [pdf]

  5. L. Vu, N. Machicoane, D. Li, T. Morgan, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, O. Desjardins, Detailed Validation of Numerical Simulations of Air-blast Spray Atomization against Experimental Back-lit Images and Radiographs. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2021. [pdf]

  6. P. Huck, R. Osuna-Orozco, N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda, Effects of Acoustic Actuation on a Multi-Phase Jet. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2021. [pdf]

  7. L. Vu, N. Machicoane, D. Li, T. Morgan, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, O. Desjardins, Validation of Inflow Modeling for Numerical Simulations of Air-blast Atomization Against Experimental Backlit Imaging and Radiographs. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems - Americas, 2021. [pdf]

  8. T. Heindel, J. Bothell, T. Burnett, D. Li, T. Morgan, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, K. Matusik, A. Kastengren, The Effect of Nozzle Electrification on Spray Formation from an Airblast Atomizer, 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, 2019. [pdf]

  9. T. Heindel, T. Morgan, T. Burnett, J. Bothell, D. Li, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, High-Speed Flow Visualization of a Canonical Airblast Atomizer Using Synchrotron X-rays. AJK2019 - Joint ASME/JSME/KSME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, 2019. [pdf]

  10. J. Bothell, D. Li, T. Morgan, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, A. Kastengren, Statistical Analysis of Focused Beam Measurements taken from a Coaxial Airblast Atomizer, Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2019. [pdf]

  11. D. Li, J. Bothell, T. Morgan, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, A. Kastengren, Analysis of Primary Breakup of a Spray Using Broadband X-ray Radiography, Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2019. [pdf]

  12. T. Morgan, J. Bothell, T. Burnett, D. Li, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, K. Matusik, A. Kastengren, Optimization of High-Speed White Beam X-ray Imaging for Spray Characterization, Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2019. [pdf]

  13. N. Machicoane, R. Osuna-Orozco, P. D. Huck, A. Aliseda, Experimental investigation of multi-physics control of a two-fluid coaxial atomizer. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2018. [pdf]

  14. R. Osuna-Orozco, P. D. Huck, N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda, Primary break-up instabilities in a gas-liquid coaxial atomizer combined with electro-spray. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2018. [pdf]

  15. P. D. Huck, N. Machicoane, R. Osuna-Orozco, A. Aliseda, Experimental characterization of a canonical two-fluid coaxial atomizer. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2018. [pdf]

  16. A. Aliseda, R. Osuna-Orozco, P. D. Huck, N. Machicoane, Effect of modulation of the swirl ratio and gas and liquid flow rates on the structure of the spray produced by a two-fluid coaxial atomizer. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2018. [pdf]

  17. T. Morgan, J. Bothell, D. Li, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, A. Kastengren, Feasibility of Monochromatic X-ray Imaging of the Near-Field Region of an Airblast Atomizer. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2018. [pdf]

  18. D. Li, J. Bothell, T. Morgan, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, A. Kastengren, Quantitative Analysis of an Airblast Atomizer in the Near-field Region Using Broadband and Narrowband X-ray Measurements. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2018. [pdf]

  19. J. Bothell, D. Li, T. Morgan, T. Heindel, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, A. Kastengren, Characterizing the Near-Field Region of a Spray using White Beam and Focused Beam X-ray Measurements. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2018. [pdf]

  20. T. Heindel, D. Li, T. Morgan, J. Bothell, A. Aliseda, N. Machicoane, A. Kastengren, X-ray Observations in the Spray Near-Field using Synchrotron X-rays. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2017. [pdf]

  21. N. Machicoane, A. Aliseda, Experimental characterization of a canonical coaxial gas-liquid atomizer. Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2017. [pdf]

  22. P. Huck, N. Machicoane, R. Volk, A shadow PTV technique for particle tracking in an inhomogeneous turbulent flow. XXIV ICTAM, 2016. [pdf]

  23. M. López-Caballero, N. Machicoane, L. Fiabane, J.-F. Pinton, M. Bourgoin, J. Burguete, R. Volk, Dynamic of large particles embedded in shear flows. 15th European Turbulence Conference, 2015,.[pdf]

  24. N. Machicoane, J. Bonaventure, R. Volk, Dynamique de fusion de billes de glace en écoulement turbulent. Rencontres du Non-Linéaire, 2014. [pdf]

  25. N. Machicoane, J. Bonaventure, R. Volk, Changement de phase de grosses particules dans un écoulement turbulent. Congrès Français de Mécanique, 2013. [pdf]

  26. C. Mauger, N. Machicoane, R. Volk, M. Bourgoin, C. Cottin-Bizonne, C. Ybert, F. Raynal, Migration de particules par gradients salins. Congrès Français de Mécanique, 2013. [pdf]

  27. N. Machicoane, L. Fiabane, R. Zimmermann, M. Bourgoin, J.-F. Pinton, R. Volk : Dynamique lente de particules matérielles dans un écoulement de von Kármán. Rencontres du Non-Linéaire, 2013. [pdf]

Book Chapters

  1. N. Machicoane, P. Huck, A. Clark, A. Aliseda, R. Volk, R. Bourgoin, Recent developments in particle tracking diagnostics for turbulence research, in: F. Toschi, M. Sega (eds) Flowing Matter, p. 177-209, Springer, Cham, 2019. [link] [pdf]
  2. P. Huck, N. Machicoane, R. Volk, Small Scale Statistics of Turbulent Fluctuations Close to a Stagnation Point, in: Gorokhovski M., Godeferd F. (eds) Turbulent Cascades II. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 26, p. 125-132, Springer, Cham, 2019. [link] [pdf]


Habilitation [pdf]


PhD Thesis [pdf]