Dr Christopher Pringle

Dr Christopher Pringle
MSci(Bristol), PhD(Bristol)

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Volcano Fluid Dynamics

Office G31
Wills Memorial Building,
Queen's Road, Clifton BS8 1RJ
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Tel. +44 (0) 117 954 5415
chris.pringle@
bristol.ac.uk

Research summary

The focus of my research is theoretical and experimental fluid dynamics as part of the Volcanology Research Group. I am currently studying the problems associated with large bubbles rising through constrained and unconstrained fluids. By considering high viscosity fluids we hope to make progress on understanding the dynamics occurring inside volcanoes.

I am also interested in turbulence and in particular the transition to (or from) turbulence.

Recent publications

Kerswell, RR, Pringle, CCT & Willis, AP 2012, ‘Minimal seeds for shear flow turbulence: using nonlinear transient growth to tocug the edge of chaos’. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 702., pp. 415-443
Pringle, CCT, Willis, AP & Kerswell, RR 2012, ‘Minimal seeds for shear flow turbulence using non-linear transient growth to touch the edge of chaos’. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 702., pp. 415-443

School of Earth Sciences

Dr Christopher Pringle