Aerodynamics
- Turbulent circular jets in incompressible and compressible conditions
- Aerodynamic design and qualification of Wind Tunnels
- Blockage in wind tunnels
- Design and verification of horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines
- Hydrodynamics and hydroacoustics of naval propellers
Aeroacoustics
- Acoustic qualification of transonic and low speed wind tunnels
- Cavity acoustics
- Aeroacoustics of mini-drones
- Aeroacoustic measurements in large wind tunnels using microphone arrays
- Jet aeroacoustics: measurements, modelling, prediction and control
Advanced data analysis techniques
- CFD simulations of supersonic jets
- Development of measurement methodologies (e.g. hot wire measurements in compressible flows, Schlieren measurements with BOS technique, spray characterization by Image Processing)
- Advanced techniques of data analysis by time-frequency decomposition
- Fire Engineering
Turbulent flows
- Similarity laws in isotropic, homogeneous and non-homogeneous turbulent flows
- Thermal-acoustic instability and turbulent combustion
- Identification of coherent structures in turbulent flows
- Statistical properties of developed turbulence: validation and development of theoretical models
- Fluid dynamics of jets in transverse currents
- Turbulent convective flows in Rayleigh-Bénard configuration
12 October 2026
