Research Area

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
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cfucksia 12 October 2026