Publications

Year	#	Tite	Description
2006	[1]	Bernitsas M.M., Raghavan K., Ben-Simon Y., Garcia E. M. H., “VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibration Aquatic Clean Energy): A New Concept in Generation of Clean and Renewable Energy from Fluid Flow”, OMAE 2006; and Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, Nov. 2008, Vol. 130, No. 4, pp. 041101-15.	IF=0.003. VIVACE introduction in 2006; design.
2006	[2]	Bernitsas M.M., Ben-Simon Y., Raghavan K., Garcia E. M. H., “The VIVACE Converter: Model Tests at Reynolds Numbers Around 105”, OMAE 2006; and Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Trans, Feb. 2009, Vol. 131, No. 1, pp. 1-13.	IF=0.003. VIVACE introduction in 2006; first model tests. First proof of VIV dependence on Reynolds. Different VIV branches in TrSL3.
2007	[3]	Raghavan, K., Bernitsas, M. M., and Maroulis, D., "Effect of Reynolds Number on Vortex Induced Vibrations," Proceedings of IUTAM Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, July 2007.	First proof of VIV dependence on Reynolds. Different branches in TrSL3.
2007	[4]	Raghavan, K., Bernitsas, M. M., and Maroulis, D., (2007/2009), "Effect of Bottom Boundary on VIV for Energy Harnessing at 8×103 < Re < 1.5×105”, OMAE 2007; and Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Trans, May 2009, Vol. 131, No. 3, 031102.	IF=0.003. Bottom blockage effect on VIV.
2007	[5]	Bernitsas, M. M., Raghavan, K., and Maroulis, D., (2007), "Effect of Free Surface on VIV for Energy Harnessing at 8×103 < Re < 1.5×105 ", Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE ’07), Paper #29726, San Diego, California, June 10-15, 2007.	Free surface blockage effect on VIV.
2008	[6]	Bernitsas, M. M., Raghavan, K., and Duchene, G., “Induced Separation and Vorticity Using Roughness in VIV of Circular Cylinders at 8×103 < Re < 1.5×105," Proceedings of the 27th OMAE-2008 Conf., Paper #58023, Estoril, Portugal, June 15-20, 2008.	Introduction of local roughness for turbulence stimulation in VIV and galloping.
2008	[7]	Raghavan, K., and Bernitsas, M. M., "Enhancement of High Damping VIV through Roughness Distribution for Energy Harnessing at 8×103 < Re < 1.5×105," Proceedings of the 27th OMAE-2008 Conf., Paper #58042, Estoril, Portugal, June 15-20, 2008.	Introduction of local roughness for turbulence stimulation to suppress VIV and galloping.
2008	[8]	Bernitsas, M. M., and Raghavan, K., (2008), "Reduction/Suppression of VIV of Circular Cylinders through Roughness Distribution at 8×103 < Re < 1.5×105," invited paper, Proceedings of the 27th International OMAE’08 Conference, Paper #58024, Estoril, Portugal, June 15-20, 2008.	Introduction of local roughness for turbulence stimulation to suppress VIV and galloping.
2009	[9]	Bernitsas M.M., Raghavan K., "Fluid Motion Energy Converter", United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent# 7,493,759 B2 issued on February 24, 2009.	First VIVACE Patent; on hydrokinetic energy harnessing using Flow Induced Motions.
2009	[10]	Lee J.H., Chang C. C., Xiros N., and Bernitsas M. M., “ Integrated Power Take Off and Virtual Oscillator System for the VIVACE Converter: Vck System Identification”, Proceedings of the 2009 ASME International Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper #, IMECE2009-11430, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Nov. 13-19, 2009.	Introduction of a virtual oscillator for stiffness and damping without using the hydrodynamic force in the closed control loop. Enables systematic experiments, cutting experimentation time by an order of magnitude.
2010	[11]	Edmund, D., Amanda D., Bernitsas, M. M., “First Study on the Effect of Passive Tails on Harnessing Hydrokinetic Energy using the VIVACE Converter”, Report Marine Renewable Energy Laboratory, January 2010.	First study on the effect of hinged passive tails on VIV.
2010	[12]	Duvoux, M., Masdupuy, J., Bernitsas, M. M., “Effect of passive tails on harnessing hydrokinetic energy using the VIVACE converter”, Report Marine Renewable Energy Laboratory, April 2010.	Systematic study on the effect of hinged passive tails on VIV.
2010	[13]	Bernitsas, M. M., “Out of the Vortex”, Mechanical Engineering 132 (4), 22, April 2010.	Popular mechanics explanation of the VIVACE converter for general audience of Mechanical Engineers.
2011	[14]	Raghavan, K., Bernitsas, M. M. (2011), "Experimental Investigation of Reynolds Number Effect on Vortex Induced Vibration of Rigid Cylinder on Elastic Supports," Ocean Engineering, Vol.38, #5-6, April 2011, pp.719-731.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. Systematic documentation of VIV dependence on Reynolds in the TrSL3 flow regime. Upper branch overtaking lower branch in TrSL3.
2011	[15]	Chang C.C. Bernitsas M.M. (2011), "Hydrokinetic Energy Harnessing Using the VIVACE Converter with Passive Turbulence Control," Proceedings of the 30th OMAE 2011 Conf., Paper #50290, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 19-24, 2011.	First experimental study on harnessing marine hydrokinetic energy using turbulence stimulation and flow induced motions in the TrSL3 flow regime.
2011	[16]	Kim, E.S., Bernitsas, M.M., A.R. Kumar: “Multicylinder Flow-Induced Motions: Enhancement by Passive Turbulence Control at 28,000 < Re < 120,000”, Proceedings of the 30th OMAE 2011 Conf., Paper #49405, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 19-24, 2011; J. Offshore Mech. Arc. Eng. 135-1, 2013, pp. 021802:1-11.	IF=0.003. First experimental study on harnessing marine hydrokinetic energy using multiple tandem-cylinders with turbulence stimulation.
2011	[17]	Bernitsas, M. M. and Raghavan, K., “Enhancement of Vortex Induced Forces & Motion through Surface Roughness Control” United States Patent and Trademark Office>, Patent# 8,047,232 B2, issued on November 1, 2011.	Second VIVACE patent; on local turbulence stimulation for Flow Induced Motions.
2011	[18]	Lee J.H., Xiros N., and Bernitsas M. M., “Virtual Damper-Spring System for VIV Experiments and Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion”, Ocean Engineering, Vol.38, #5-6, April. 2011, pp.732-747.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. Introduction of a virtual oscillator for stiffness and damping without using the hydrodynamic force in the closed control loop. Enables systematic experiments, cutting experimentation time by an order of magnitude.
2011	[19]	Lee J.H. and Bernitsas M. M., “High-Damping, High-Reynolds VIV Tests for Energy Harnessing Using the VIVACE Converter”, Ocean Engineering, Vol.38, #16, Nov. 2011, pp.1697-1712.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. First experimental study using the virtual oscillator for stiffness and damping developed in the MRELab. Power envelopes generated for smooth cylinder.
2011	[20]	Chang C. C., Kumar, R. A. and Bernitsas M. M., “VIV and Galloping of Single Circular Cylinder with Surface Roughness at 3.0x104 <= Re <= 1.2x105 Ocean Engineering, Vol.38, #16, Nov. 2011, pp.1713-1732.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. Experimental study on VIV and galloping of circular cylinders for generation of hydrokinetic energy. Power envelopes generated for cylinder with PTC.
2011	[21]	Wu W., Bernitsas M. M., Maki, K. J., “2D-URANS Simulation vs. Experimental Measurements of Flow Induced Motion of Circular Cylinder with Passive Turbulence Control at 30,000 < Re < 120,000,” Proceedings of the 30th OMAE 2011 Conf., Paper #50293, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 19-24, 2011; J. of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, Vol.136, No. 4, 2014.	IF=0.003. First CFD study identifying the problem with cylinder CFD as the calculation of the separation point for Re > 10,000. Introduction of local turbulence stimulation resulted in matching experiments with CFD results.
2012	[22]	Park H.R., Bernitsas M.M., Kumar, A.R., (2011/2012), "Selective Roughness in the Boundary Layer to Suppress Flow Induced Motions of Circular Cylinder at 30,000 < Re < 120,000," Proceedings of the 30th OMAE 2011 Conf., Paper #50302, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 19-24, 2011; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, Vol.134, No. 4, Nov. 2012. doi: 10.1115/1.4006235.	IF=0.003. Introduction of the “PTC-to-FIM Map”. Revealed the relation between the location of the local turbulence stimulation and the induced fluid structure interaction.
2012	[23]	Robles-Carbajal, F. J., Bernitsas, M. M., “The New Low Turbulence Free Surface Water Channel of the Marine Renewable Energy Laboratory”, Report #001, Marine Renewable Energy Laboratory, University of Michigan, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, May 2012	The old LTFSW Channel was made out of PVC and has exceeded its lifetime. It was rebuilt out of stainless steel with a deeper test section.
2013	[24]	Bernitsas M.M., Raghavan K., "Converter of Current, Tide, or Wave Energy", European Patent Office, Patent# EP 1 812 709 B1 issued on April 17, 2013.	First VIVACE Patent in Europe; on hydrokinetic energy generation using Flow Induced Motions of bluff bodies.
2013	[25]	Kim, E.S., Bas. A., Francis, B., Melliti, N.A, Bernitsas, P.E., Vahid, A., Kana, A., Park, H. R., Bernitsas, M. M., “Two-Cylinder Flow-Induced Motions At 28,000 < Re < 120,000: Enhancement In Ultra-Low Speeds”, Proceedings of the 31st OMAE 2013 Conf., Paper #10870, Nantes, France, June 9-14, 2013.	Systematic experimental study on harnessing marine hydrokinetic energy using two tandem-cylinders with turbulence stimulation.
2013	[26]	Park, H. R., Bernitsas, M. M., Kim, E. S., “Selective Surface Roughness to Suppress Flow-Induced Motions of Two Circular Cylinders at 30,000 < Re < 120,000”, Proceedings of the 31st OMAE 2013 Conf., Paper #10125, Nantes, France, June 9-14, 2013; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, Vol.136-4 Nov. 2014.	IF=0.003. Experimental implementation of the “PTC-to-FIM Map” to suppress fluid structure interaction of two cylinders with passive turbulence control.
2013	[27]	Park, H. R., R. A. Kumar, Bernitsas, M. M., “Enhancement of Flow Induced Motions of Rigid Circular Cylinder on Springs by Localized Surface Roughness at 3×104 <= Re <= 1.2×105”, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 72, 1 November 2013, Pages 403-415.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. Experimental implementation of the “PTC-to-FIM Map” to enhance fluid structure interaction of two cylinders with passive turbulence control.
2013	[28]	Park, H. R., Bernitsas, M. M., Chang, C.C., “Map of Passive Turbulence Control to Flow-Induced Motions for a Circular Cylinder at 30,000 < Re < 120,000: Sensitivity to ZoneCovering”, Proceedings of the 31st OMAE 2013 Conf., Paper #10123, Nantes, France, June 9-14, 2013.	Experimental investigation of the sensitivity of the “PTC-to-FIM Map” on zone coverage with passive turbulence control.
2013	[29]	Bachynski, E., Bernitsas, M.M., Brown, M.M., Coblitz, S., Dole, S., Kim, H. Y., Witkin, T., Bernitsas, P.E., Fassezke, E., “Marine Renewable Energy: Potential Contribution to the World’s Energy Production and Consumption”, MRELab Report #010, December 2013.	Basic information on renewable energy for teaching and benchmarking.
2013	[30]	Ding, L., Chen, Y, Kim, E. S., M. M. Bernitsas, M.M., “2-D RANS Vs. Experiments Of Flow Induced Motions of Multiple Circular Cylinders With Passive Turbulence Control”, Proceedings of the 32nd OMAE 2013 Conf., Paper #10911, Nantes, France, June 9-14, 2013.	CFD analysis of 2/3/4 cylinders with passive turbulence control in tandem using MRELab codes based on OpenFOAM. Comparison with experiments.
2013	[31]	Ding, L., Bernitsas, M.M., Kim, E. S., “2-D URANS vs. Experiments of Flow Induced Motions of Two Circular Cylinders in Tandem with Passive Turbulence Control For 30,000 < Re < 105,000”, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 72, 1 Nov. 2013, Pages 429-440.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. Systematic CFD analysis of two cylinders with passive turbulence control in tandem using MRELab codes based on OpenFOAM. Comparison with experiments.
2013	[32]	Wang, J., Park, H. R., Bernitsas, M. M., “Mathematical Processing of Experimental Data for VIV and Galloping of Rigid Circular Cylinders on Linear Springs: Mathematical Model #1, MRELab Report #007, August 2013.	Mathematical model for post-processing VIV and galloping data assuming period response.
2013	[33]	Yucekaya, B., Park, H. R., Bernitsas, M. M., “Mathematical Processing of Experimental Data for VIV and Galloping of Rigid Circular Cylinders on Linear Springs: Mathematical Model #2, MRELab Report #008, September 2013.	Mathematical model for post-processing VIV and galloping data not assuming period response.
2013	[34]	Kana, A., Alter, R., Bernitsas, M.M., “Two-dimensional RANS simulations of a series of fish-shaped geometries for 10,000	Computational and experimental study of effect of shape on flow induced motion of cylinders.
2014	[35]	Bernitsas, M. M. and Raghavan, K., “Reduction of Vortex Induced Forces & Motion through Surface Roughness Control”, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent# 8,684,040 B2, issued on April 1, 2014.	Third VIVACE Patent; on suppression Flow Induced Motions.
2014	[36]	Elizabeth M H Garcia; Hongrae Park; Che-Chun Chang; Michael M. Bernitsas, “Effect of Damping on Variable Added Mass and Lift of Circular Cylinders in Vortex Induced Vibrations”, 2014 Oceans – St. John’s, pp. 1-5, DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.2014.7003253	Treatment of VIV as resonance with variable added mass.
2014	[37]	Elizabeth M H Garcia; Hongrae Park; Che-Chun Chang; Michael M. Bernitsas, “Effect of Damping on Galloping of Circular Cylinders”, 2014 Oceans – St. John’s, pp. 1-5, DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.2014.7003254	Circular cylinders with passive turbulence control can go into galloping. Damping affects galloping.
2015	[38]	Sun, H., Bernitsas, M. P., Kim, E. S., Bernitsas, M. M., “Virtual Spring-Damping System for Fluid Induced Motion Experiments”, Proceedings of 34th OMAE 2015, #42179, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, May 31-June 5, 2015; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Trans, Dec. 2015, Vol. 137, No. 1, 061801.	IF=0.003. Second generation of virtual oscillator for stiffness and damping without using the hydrodynamic force in the closed control loop. Enables systematic experiments, cutting experimentation time by a factor of twenty and allowing real time change of stiffness and damping without stopping the flow.
2015	[39]	Liu, J.H. and Bernitsas, M.M., “Envelope of Power Harvested by a Single-Cylinder VIVACE Converter with Passive Turbulence Control”, Proceedings of the 34th OMAE 2015 Conf., Paper #42333, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, May 31-June 5, 2015; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Trans, 2016, Vol. 138, No. (IN PRESS), 1025.	IF=0.003. CFD generation of power envelop in complementing experimental data.
2015	[40]	Ding, L., Zhang L., Kim E.S., Bernitsas, M.M., “2D-URANS vs. Experiments of Flow Induced Motions of Multiple Circular Cylinders with Passive Turbulence Control”, Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 54, 2015, pp. 612-628.	IF=2.021; 5Y-IF=2.415. Systematic CFD analysis of 2/3/4 cylinders with passive turbulence control in tandem using MRELab codes based on OpenFOAM. Comparison with experiments.
2015	[41]	Ding, L., Zhang, L., Wu, C. M., Kim, E.S., Bernitsas, M. M., “Numerical Study on the Effect of Tandem Spacing on Flow Induced Motions of Two Cylinders with Passive Turbulence Control”, Proceedings of the 34th OMAE 2015 Conf., Paper #42301, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, May 31-June 5, 2015. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Trans, 2017, Vol. 139, No.2, 021801-1.	IF=0.003. Systematic CFD analysis of spacing of two cylinders with passive turbulence control in tandem using MRELab codes based on OpenFOAM. Comparison with experiments.
2015	[42]	Kinaci, O, K., Lakka, S., Sun, H., Fassezke, E., Bernitsas, M. M., “Computational and Experimental Assessment of Turbulence Stimulation on Flow Induced Motion of a Circular Cylinder”, Proceedings of the 34th OMAE 2015 Conf., Paper #42301, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, May 31-June 5, 2015; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Trans, 2016, Vol. 138, No. 4, 1096.	IF=0.003. CFD analysis of passive turbulence control on flow induced motions using MRELab codes based on OpenFOAM. Comparison with experiments.
2016	[43]	Ding, L., Zhang, L., Chang, C.C., Bernitsas, M.M., “Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation for Energy Harvesting of Single-Cylinder VIVACE Converter with Passive Turbulence Control”, Renewable Energy, Vol. 85, January 2016, pp. 1246–1259.	IF=4.357; 5Y-IF=4.825. Systematic CFD analysis of a cylinder with passive turbulence control using MRELab codes based on OpenFOAM. Comparison with experiments.
2016	[44]	Bernitsas, M. M., “Harvesting Energy by Flow Included Motions”, Chapter 47, Springer Handbook of Ocean Engineering, Editors: Dhanak, M. R., Xiros, N. I., 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg ; ISBN 978-3-319-16648-3; pp. 1163-1244.	Comprehensive chapter in Ocean Engineering Handbook on harvesting marine hydrokinetic energy using Alternating Lift Technologies (ALT). Evolution of VIVACE, experimental, computational, and analytical methods.
2016	[45]	Park, H. R., R. A. Kumar, Bernitsas, M. M., “Suppression of Vortex Induced Vibrations of Rigid Circular Cylinder on Springs by Localized Surface Roughness at 3×104 <= Re <= 1.2×105”, Ocean Engineering, V. 111, 2016, pp.218-233.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. Experimental implementation of the “PTC-to-FIM Map” to suppress fluid structure interaction of a cylinder with passive turbulence control.
2016	[46]	Kim, E. S. and Bernitsas, M. M., “Performance prediction of horizontal hydrokinetic energy converter using synergy of multiple cylinders in flow induced motion”, Applied Energy 170 (2016) 92–100.	IF=7.182; 5Y-IF=7.500. Performance of VIVACE Converter with multiple cylinders based on experiments.
2016	[47]	Kinaci, O, K., Lakka, S., Sun, H., Bernitsas, M. M., “Effect Of Tip-Flow On Vortex Induced Vibration Of Circular Cylinders For Re < 1.2*10^5”, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 117, 2016, pp.130–142.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. Analysis of tip effect of cylinder in flow induced motion to determine loss of lift from three-dimensional effects.
2016	[48]	Sun, H., Kim, E.S., Nowakowski, G., Erik Mauer, E., Bernitsas, M.M., “Effect of Mass-Ratio, Damping, and Stiffness on Optimal Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion of a Single, Rough Cylinder in Flow Induced Motions”, Renewable Energy, Vol. 99, July 2016, pp. 936-959.	IF=4.357; 5Y-IF=4.825. Systematic experimental analysis to determine the optimal combination of damping and stiffness as function of flow velocity with mass-ratio as parameter.
2016	[49]	Bernitsas, M. M., “Harvesting Hydrokinetic Energy by Alternating-Lift Technologies”, National Technical University of Athens Edition, Honorary Volume for V. Papazoglou, 2016, pp. 121-150.	A tutorial type paper for harvesting hydrokinetic energy using Alternating Lift Technologies (ALT).
2016	[50]	Bernitsas, M.M., Sun, H., Mauer, E., Nowakowski, G., “Synergistic Flow Induced Motion of Two Cylinders Harvesting Marine Hydrokinetic Energy”, Marine Energy Technology Symposium, METS-2016, Washington, DC, April 25-27.	First experimental proof that two cylinders in tandem can undergo synergistic flow induced motions generating more power than they would in isolated FIM. This ratio is between 2.7 and 15.
2016	[51]	Ma, C., Sun, H., Nowakowski, G., Mauer, E., Bernitsas, M.M., “Nonlinear Piecewise Restoring Force in Hydrokinetic Power Conversion using Flow Induced Motions of Single Cylinder”, ocean Engineering, 128,1, Dec. 2016; pp. 1-12.	IF=1.894; 5Y-IF=2.184. The virtual spring damping system built in the MRELab can simulate nonlinear restoring forces. In these first nonlinear restoring force experiments, the hydrokinetic power harnessed exceeded the power harnessed using linear springs.
2017	[52]	Sun, H., Ma, C., Kim, E. S., Nowakowski G., Mauer, E., Bernitsas, M.M., “Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion by two Rough Tandem-Cylinders in Flow Induced Motions: Effect of Spacing and Stiffness”, Renewable Energy, July 2017, pp. 61-80.	IF=4.357; 5Y-IF=4.825. Systematic experimental proof that two cylinders in tandem can undergo synergistic flow induced motions generating more power than they would in isolated FIM. This ratio is between 2.7 and 15.
2017	[53]	Garcia, E.M.H., Bernitsas, M. M., “Effect of Damping on Variable Added Mass and Lift of Circular Cylinders in Vortex-Induced Vibrations”, Journal of Fluids and Structures, (under revision), August 2016.	IF=2.021; 5Y-IF=2.415. In this analytical study, systematic data from MRELab tests have been post-processed revealing a linear relation between peaks of amplitude at the end of the upper branch in the TrSL3 flow regime and Vandiver’s parameter. The correlation coefficient exceeded 0.99 for all stiffness values tested.
2017	[54]	Park, H. R., Kim, E.S., Bernitsas, M. M., “Sensitivity to Zone Covering of the Map of Passive Turbulence Control to Flow-Induced Motions for a Circular Cylinder at 30,000 < Re < 120,000”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 2017; 139 (2): 021802-021802-6. doi:10.1115/1.4035140.	IF=0.003. Experimental investigation of the sensitivity of the “PTC-to-FIM Map” on passive turbulence control parameters.
2017	[55]	Sun, H. Ma C. H., Kim E.S., Nowakowski G., Mauer, E., Bernitsas, M.M., “Interaction of Two Rough Tandem-Cylinders in Flow Induced Motion: Effect of Spacing, Damping and stiffness”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, submitted, March 2017.	IF=1.709; 5Y-IF=2.058.
2017	[56]	Ding, W, Sun, H., Xu, W., Bernitsas, M. M., “Two Tandem Cylinders with Turbulence stimulation in FIM Power Conversion: CFD with Experimental Verification of Interaction”, Proceedings of the 36th OMAE 2017 Conf., Paper #62271, Trondheim, Norway, June 25-30, 2017; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, submitted March 2017.	IF=0.003. Systematic CFD analysis of spacing of two cylinders with passive turbulence control in tandem using MRELab codes based on OpenFOAM. Comparison with experiments.
2017	[57]	Ji, C., Xu, W., Sun, H., Xu, W., Wang, W., Ma, C., Bernitsas, M. M., “Interactive Flow-Induced Vibrations of Two Staggered, Low Mass-Ratio Cylinders in the TrSL3 Flow Regime (2.5x10^4 < Re < 1.2x10^5): Smooth Cylinders”, Proceedings of the 36th OMAE 2017 Conf., Paper #62271, Trondheim, Norway, June 25-30, 2017; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, submitted March 2017.	IF=0.003. Experimental; smooth cylinders.
2017	[58]	Kai, L., Sun, H., Bernitsas, M. M., “Two Tandem Cylinders with Passive Turbulence Control in FIV: Relation of Oscillation Patterns to Frequency Response”, Proceedings of the 36th OMAE 2017 Conf., Paper #62131, Trondheim, Norway, June 25-30, 2017; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, submitted March 2017.	IF=0.003. Oscillation patterns relate to frequency response for two tandem cylinders.
2017	[59]	Xu, W., Ji, C., Sun, H., Ding, W., Bernitsas, M. M., “Flow Induced Vibration (FIV) and Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion of Two Staggered, Mass-Ratio Cylinders, with Passive Turbulence Control in the TrSL3 Flow Regime (2.5•10^4 < Re < 1.2•10^5”, Proceedings of the 36th OMAE 2017 Conf., Paper #62693, Trondheim, Norway, June 25-30, 2017; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, submitted March 2017.	IF=0.003. Energy conversion with staggered cylinders.
2017	[60]	Ma, C., Sun, H., Bernitsas, Marinos M., Chen, Z., “Nonlinear Piecewise Restoring Force in Hydrokinetic Power Conversion Using Flow Induced Motions of Two Tandem Cylinders”, Proceedings of the 36th OMAE 2017 Conf., Paper #61544, Trondheim, Norway, June 25-30, 2017; Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, submitted March 2017.	IF=0.003. Non-linear springs in hydrokinetic energy conversion.
1993	[61]	Foulhoux, L. and M.M. Bernitsas, (1993), "Forces and Moments on a Small Body Moving in a 3-D Unsteady Flow," Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, Vol. 115, No. 2, May 1993, pp. 91-104.	IF=0.003. Fundamental paper on complete expressions of the inertial forces on a moving small body and cylinders in a moving fluid.