Fundamentals of fluid mechanics

PhD program in Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Curriculum in Fluid Dynamics and Environmental Engineering
Theme: Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics

The topics covered are:

  • Hydrodynamic stability and turbulence
  • Vorticity dynamics
  • Control and optimization of fluid systems
  • Fluid-structure interaction and innovative systems for energy production
  • Mixing phenomena and Lagrangian dynamics in fluid bodies
  • Non-Newtonian fluids and elastic turbulence

The researchers involved in this theme are: Giovanni Besio, Paolo Blondeaux, Alessandro Bottaro, Marco Colombini, Andrea Mazzino, Jan Pralits, Rodolfo Repetto, Alessandro Stocchino, Nicoletta Tambroni, Giovanna Vittori

Relevant publications

  • Zampogna G.A., Lacis U., Bagheri S. & Bottaro A. , "Modeling waves in fluids flowing over and through poroelastic media", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, Vol. 110, 2019, pp. 148-164.
  • M. E. Rosti, A. A. Banaei, L. Brandt and A. Mazzino, Flexible Fiber Reveals the Two-Point Statistical Properties of Turbulence, Phys. Rev. Lett 121, 044501. 2018.
  • G. Sardina, L. Brandt, G. Boffetta and A. Mazzino, Buoyancy-Driven Flow through a Bed of Solid Particles Produces a New Form of Rayleigh-Taylor Turbulence, Phys. Rev. Lett 121, 224501. 2018.
  • Blondeaux, P., Vittori, G., Porcile, G. "Modeling the turbulent boundary layer at the bottom of sea wave" Coastal Engineering, 141, pp. 12-23. 2018.
  • Pauthenet M., David Y., Quintard M. & Bottaro A. , "Inertial sensitivity of porous microstructures", Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 125, No. 2, pp. 211-238. 2018.
  • Alinovi E. & Bottaro A. , "Apparent slip and drag reduction for the flow over superhydrophobic and lubricant-impregnated surfaces", Phys. Rev. Fluids, Vol. 3, 124002. 2018.
  • G. Boffetta and A. Mazzino, Incompressible Rayleigh-Taylor turbulence, Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech. 49, 119-143. 2017.
  • Mazzuoli, M., Vittori, G. Transition to turbulence in an oscillatory flow over a rough wall Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 792, pp. 67-97. 2016.
  • Colombini, M. Axisymmetric flow within a torsionally oscillating sphere. Physics of FluidsVolume 26, Issue 2, 28 February 2014.
  • Pralits, Brandt, & Giannetti, Instability and sensitivity of the flow around a rotating circular cylinder, J. Fluid Mech. Vol. 650, pp 513-536, 2010.
Ultimo aggiornamento 31 Maggio 2019