Prof. Andy Woods

Head of Institute

Department:Earth Sciences
Group:Faculty

Prof. Andy Woods

Head of Institute

Andy Woods’ research involves developing quantitative models and analogue laboratory experiments to explore some of the challenges associated with fluid mechanics in a range of environmental and energy processes. This includes research on the long-term storage of energy in the geosphere through storage of heat or hydrogen; long-term removal of carbon dioxide from man’s environment through geological storage of carbon in deep saline aquifers; and the development of models to identify novel approaches to reduce energy consumption in buildings through more efficient supply of heat, coupled with the use of thermal batteries for interseasonal heat storage. He also has ongoing research projects exploring the dynamics of volcanic systems and the dynamics of turbulent plumes in both the atmosphere and ocean, with important implications to ocean plastics and deep-sea mining.

Much of the research that Andy leads is closely coupled with direct applications in industry or environmental engineering, where idealised models of complex multiphase processes provide a powerful complement to detailed engineering simulations.

Publications

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2000

Woods, Andrew W.

Dynamics of hazardous volcanic flows Journal Article

In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, vol. 358, no. 1770, pp. 1705 – 1724, 2000.

Woods, Andrew W.; Mason, Robert

The dynamics of two-layer gravity-driven flows in permeable rock Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 421, pp. 83 – 114, 2000.

Hatcher, L.; Hogg, A. J.; Woods, A. W.

The effects of drag on turbulent gravity currents Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 416, pp. 297 – 314, 2000.

Gladstone, C.; Woods, A. W.

On the application of box models to particle-driven gravity currents Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 416, pp. 187 – 195, 2000.

Berg, Peter; Mason, Anthony; Woods, Andrew

Continuum approach to car-following models Journal Article

In: Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 1056 – 1066, 2000.

1999

Cardoso, Silvana S. S.; Woods, Andrew W.

On convection in a volatile-saturated magma Journal Article

In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 168, no. 3-4, pp. 301 – 310, 1999.

Woods, Andrew W.

Liquid and vapor flow in superheated rock Journal Article

In: Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 31, pp. 171 – 199, 1999.

Woods, Andrew W.; Bush, John W. M.

Dimensions and dynamics of megaplumes Journal Article

In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 104, no. C9, pp. 20495 – 20507, 1999.

Bush, John W. M.; Woods, Andrew W.

Vortex generation by line plumes in a rotating stratified fluid Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 388, pp. 289 – 313, 1999.

Woods, Andrew W.; Phillips, Jeremy C.

Turbulent bubble plumes and CO2-driven lake eruptions Journal Article

In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 92, no. 3-4, pp. 259 – 270, 1999.

1998

Fitzgerald, Shaun D.; Woods, Andrew W.

Instabilities during liquid migration into superheated geothermal reservoirs Journal Article

In: Water Resources Research, vol. 34, no. 9, pp. 2089 – 2101, 1998.

Woods, Andrew W.

Vaporizing gravity currents in a superheated porous medium Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 377, pp. 151 – 168, 1998.

Bursik, Marcus I.; Kurbatov, Andrei V.; Sheridan, Michael F.; Woods, Andrew W.

Transport and deposition in the May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens blast flow Journal Article

In: Geology, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 155 – 158, 1998.

Bush, John W. M.; Woods, Andrew W.

Experiments on buoyant plumes in a rotating channel Journal Article

In: Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, vol. 89, no. 1-2, pp. 1 – 22, 1998.

Woods, Andrew W.

Observations and models of volcanic eruption columns Journal Article

In: Geological Society Special Publication, vol. 145, pp. 91 – 114, 1998.

Bower, Sally M.; Woods, Andrew W.

On the influence of magma chambers in controlling the evolution of explosive volcanic eruptions Journal Article

In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 86, no. 1-4, pp. 67 – 78, 1998.

Caulfield, C. P.; Woods, Andrew W.

Turbulent gravitational convection from a point source in a non-uniformly stratified environment Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 360, pp. 229 – 248, 1998.

Woods, A. W.; Bursik, M. I.; Kurbatov, A. V.

The interaction of ash flows with ridges Journal Article

In: Bulletin of Volcanology, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 38 – 51, 1998.

Wadge, G.; Jackson, P.; Bower, S. M.; Woods, A. W.; Calder, E.

Computer simulations of pyroclastic flows from dome collapse Journal Article

In: Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 25, no. 19, pp. 3677 – 3680, 1998.

1997

Woods, Andrew W.; Pyle, David M.

The control of chamber geometry on triggering volcanic eruptions Journal Article

In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 151, no. 3-4, pp. 155 – 166, 1997.

Holland, Edward N.; Woods, Andrew W.

A continuum model for the dispersion of traffic on two-lane roads Journal Article

In: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 473 – 485, 1997.

Woods, Andrew W.; Cardoso, Silvana S. S.

Triggering basaltic volcanic eruptions by bubble-melt separation Journal Article

In: Nature, vol. 385, no. 6616, pp. 518 – 520, 1997.

Woods, Andrew W.; Fitzgerald, Shaun D.

The vaporization of a liquid front moving through a hot porous rock. Part 2. Slow injection Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 343, pp. 303 – 316, 1997.

Woods, Andrew W.

A note on non-Boussinesq plumes in an incompressible stratified environment Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 345, pp. 347 – 356, 1997.

Mason, Anthony D.; Woods, Andrew W.

Car-following model of multispecies systems of road traffic Journal Article

In: Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 2203 – 2214, 1997.

Bower, Sally M.; Woods, Andrew W.

Control of magma volatile content and chamber depth on the mass erupted during explosive volcanic eruptions Journal Article

In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 102, no. B5, pp. 10273 – 10290, 1997.

Calder, E. S.; Sparks, R. S. J.; Woods, A. W.

Dynamics of co-ignimbrite plumes generated from pyroclastic flows of Mount St. Helens (7 August 1980) Journal Article

In: Bulletin of Volcanology, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 432 – 440, 1997.

Hoyle, R. B.; Woods, A. W.

Analytical model of propagating sand ripples Journal Article

In: Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 6861 – 6868, 1997.

1996

Buffett, Bruce A.; Huppert, Herbert E.; Lister, John R.; Woods, Andrew W.; Lund, S. P.

On the thermal evolution of the Earth's core Journal Article

In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 7989 – 8006, 1996.

Woods, Andrew W.; Fitzgerald, Shaun D.

Laboratory and theoretical models of fluid recharge in superheated geothermal systems Journal Article

In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 101, no. 9, pp. 20391 – 20405, 1996.

Cardoso, Silvana S. S.; Woods, Andrew W.

Interfacial turbulent mixing in stratified magma reservoirs Journal Article

In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 73, no. 3-4, pp. 157 – 175, 1996.

Holasek, Rick E.; Woods, Andrew W.; Self, Stephen

Experiments on gas-ash separation processes in volcanic umbrella plumes Journal Article

In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 70, no. 3-4, pp. 169 – 181, 1996.

Bower, Sally M.; Woods, Andrew W.

On the dispersal of clasts from volcanic craters during small explosive eruptions Journal Article

In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 73, no. 1-2, pp. 19 – 32, 1996.

Koyaguchi, Takehiro; Woods, Andrew W.

On the formation of eruption columns following explosive mixing of magma and surface-water Journal Article

In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 101, no. 3, pp. 5561 – 5574, 1996.

Bursik, M. I.; Woods, A. W.

The dynamics and thermodynamics of large ash flows Journal Article

In: Bulletin of Volcanology, vol. 58, no. 2-3, pp. 175 – 193, 1996.

Holasek, R. E.; Self, S.; Woods, A. W.

Satellite observations and interpretation of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption plumes Journal Article

In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 101, no. 12, pp. 27635 – 27655, 1996.

1995

Cardoso, Silvana S.; Woods, Andrew W.

On convection and mixing driven by sedimentation Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 285, pp. 165 – 180, 1995.

Woods, Andrew W.; Bower, Sally M.

The decompression of volcanic jets in a crater during explosive volcanic eruptions Journal Article

In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 131, no. 3-4, pp. 189 – 205, 1995.

Fitzgerald, Shaun D.; Woods, Andrew W.

On vapour flow in a hot porous layer Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 293, no. B6, pp. 1 – 23, 1995.

Woods, Andrew W.

The dynamics of explosive volcanic eruptions Journal Article

In: Reviews of Geophysics, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 495 – 530, 1995.

Woods, Andrew W.

A model of vulcanian explosions Journal Article

In: Nuclear Engineering and Design, vol. 155, no. 1-2, pp. 345 – 357, 1995.

Huppert, Herbert E.; Woods, Andrew W.

Gravity-Driven Flows in Porous Layers Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 292, pp. 55 – 69, 1995.

Cardoso, Silvana S.; Woods, Andrew W.

The formation of drops through viscous instability Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 289, pp. 351 – 378, 1995.

Caulfield, Colm-Cille P.; Woods, Andrew W.

Plumes With Nonmonotonic Mixing Behaviour Journal Article

In: Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, vol. 79, no. 1-4, pp. 173 – 199, 1995.

Woods, A. W.; Bower, S. M.; Bursik, M. I.

Models of explosive volcanism Journal Article

In: Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, vol. 2, no. 3-4, pp. 269 – 279, 1995.

Woods, A. W.; Holasek, R. E.; Self, S.

Wind-driven dispersal of volcanic ash plumes and its control on the thermal structure of the plume-top Journal Article

In: Bulletin of Volcanology, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 283 – 292, 1995.

Dickson, Penny; Schultz, Adam; Woods, Andrew

Preliminary modelling of hydrothermal circulation within mid-ocean ridge sulphide structures Journal Article

In: Geological Society Special Publication, vol. 87, pp. 145 – 157, 1995.

Dickson, P.; Schultz, A.; Woods, A.

Preliminary modelling of hydrothermal circulation within mid-ocean ridge sulphide structures Book

1995.

1994

Fitzgerald, Shaun D.; Woods, Andrew W.

The instability of a vaporization front in hot porous rock Journal Article

In: Nature, vol. 367, no. 6462, pp. 450 – 453, 1994.

Jarvis, Richard A.; Woods, Andrew W.

The nucleation, growth and settling of crystals from a turbulently convecting fluid Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 273, no. E3, pp. 83 – 107, 1994.

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