Preface: Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

The Sixteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (16AFMC) is being hosted at the Crowne Plaza, Gold Coast, by The University of Queensland, the University of Southern Queensland, and Griffith University. It is the latest in a series of highly successful meetings, intended to provide a venue for productive interaction between workers across the spectrum of fluid mechanics, with a focus on activities within the Australasian regions. Distinguished plenary speakers from the USA, Europe, India, Singapore and Australia are giving invited presentations on topics of special interest, including for instance, hypervelocity
re-entry from space, micro-turbine combustors and open channel flows. The
proceedings of the Conference consists of approximately 250 technical papers from contributors from around the world, covering a wide range of topics.
Each of the papers in the proceedings was subject to peer review by experts in the relevant technical field. The review was a three stage process, consisting of preliminary acceptance based on abstracts, detailed review of the full papers, and the final acceptance of completed papers. The latter was dependent on receiving a satisfactory response to the detailed review. The proceedings were published from PDF manuscripts prepared by the authors. The organising committee would like to thank all the keynote speakers, authors, delegates
and referees for their efforts and support, and also the many graduate students who helped with the administration. On behalf of the 16AFMC organising committee, we welcome you to the Gold Coast and trust that you find the Conference rewarding and enjoyable. There is a program of supporting activities intended to allow for social interaction between delegates, which includes barefoot bowls, a beach barbecue and international cricket match and a partners
program.