sample of publications

• articles 

  • Analysis of vortical gust impact on airfoils at low Reynolds number.  JOURNAL OF FLUIDS AND STRUCTURES.  99:103138. 2020
  • Assessing aerodynamic force estimation with experiments and simulations of apping-airfoil ows on the verge of three-dimensionality.  PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART G-JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.  234:428-444. 2020
  • Effects of differential diffusion on nonpremixed-flame temperature.  PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE.  37:1757-1766. 2019
  • From flapping to heaving: a numerical study of wings in forward flight.  JOURNAL OF FLUIDS AND STRUCTURES.  83:293-309. 2018
  • A numerical study of the flow around a model winged seed in auto-rotation.  FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION.  101:477-497. 2018
  • Kinematics and dynamics of the auto-rotation of a model winged seed.  Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.  13 (036011). 2018
  • Extended proper orthogonal decomposition of non-homogeneous thermal fields in a turbulent pipe flow.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  118:1264-1275. 2018
  • A numerical study of a variable-density low-speed turbulent mixing layer.  JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS.  830:569-601. 2017
  • On the aerodynamic forces on heaving and pitching airfoils at low Reynolds number.  JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS.  828:395-423. 2017
  • On the dynamics of turbulence near a free surface.  JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS.  821:248-265. 2017
  • Three-dimensional instabilities in the wake of a flapping wing at low Reynolds number.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW.  24:44-55. 2016
  • Heat transfer and thermal stresses in a circular tube with a non-uniform heat flux.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  96:256-266. 2016
  • Numerical simulation of heat transfer in a pipe with non-homogeneous thermal boundary conditions.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW.  55:45-51. 2015
  • Hairpin vortices in turbulent boundary layers.  PHYSICS OF FLUIDS.  27. 2015
  • The three-dimensional structure of momentum transfer in turbulent channels.  JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS.  694:100-130. 2012
  • Analysis of turbulence collapse in the stably stratified surface layer using direct numerical simulation.  BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY.  139:241-259. 2011

• book chapters 

  • DNS of Turbulent Pipe Flow with Temperature-Dependent Fluid Properties Subject to Non-uniform External Heating. In: Direct and Large Eddy Simulation XII.  SPRINGER. 233-238. 2020
  • Evaluation of Blood Stasis in the Left Atrium Using Patient-Specific Direct Numerical Simulations. In: Direct and Large Eddy Simulation XII.  SPRINGER. 485-490. 2020
  • Study of the Efficiency of Flapping and Heaving Wings in Tandem Configuration. In: Direct and Large Eddy Simulation XII.  SPRINGER. 297-303. 2020
  • Energy Balance in Stably-Stratified, Wall-Bounded Turbulence. In: MIXING AND DISPERSION IN FLOWS DOMINATED BY ROTATION AND BUOYANCY.  89-99. 2018

• conference contributions 

  • Comparison between experiments and simulations of fast tranverse plunge maneuvers 2020
  • Global modes and large-scale structures in an Ekman boundary layer.  1-9. 2020
  • Wall-bounded turbulence control: Statistical characterisation of actions/states.  1-10. 2020
  • A numerical study of flapping wings in tandem configuration at low Reynolds number 2019
  • Fast transverse maneuvers at low Reynolds numbers 2019
  • Characterization of the flow around an auto-rotating winged seed 2018
  • Evaluation of blood-stasis in the left atrium using patient-specific CFD 2018
  • Numerical simulation of the flow around a flapping-wing micro air vehicle in free flight 2018
  • On the stabilization of the leading edge vortex of an auto-rotating winged seed 2018
  • Patient-specific mapping of blood stasis in the left atrium by computational fluid dynamics 2018
  • Patient-specific mapping of left atrial thrombosis risk by computational fluid dynamics 2018
  • Temperature-dependent fluid properties in a turbulent pipe with circumferentially varying thermal boundary conditions 2018
  • Wall signature of large-scale motions in turbulent channel.  69-70. 2018
  • Wall-based identification of coherent structures in wall-bounded turbulence.  012007-1-012007-9. 2018
  • A Numerical Study of Low-Aspect-Ratio Flapping-Wings in Forward Flight.  405-410. 2017
  • Extended proper orthogonal decomposition of non-homogeneous thermal fields in a turbulent pipe flow.  495-495. 2017
  • On the aerodynamic forces of flapping finite-wings in forward flight: a numerical study 2017
  • The influence of the Reynolds number on the autorotation of samara seeds.  441-416. 2017
  • A numerical study of finite aspect ratio wings in flapping motion at low Reynolds 2016
  • Analysis of the aerodynamic forces on heaving and pitching airfoils at low Reynolds number 2016
  • DNS investigation of differential-diffusion effects on temporarily evolving turbulent diffusion flames 2016
  • Decomposing the aerodynamic forces of low-Reynolds flapping airfoils 2016
  • Flow over flapping airfoils: qualitative and quantitative comparison between experiments and simulations 2016
  • Patient-specific analysis of blood stasis in the left atrium 2016
  • The flow around a flapping-wing micro air vehicle in free flight 2016
  • Thrust generation in heaving and flapping wings in forward flight.  1-11. 2016
  • DNS of turbulent mixing layers with variable
    density 2015
  • Numerical simulation of heat transfer in a pipe with non-homogeneous thermal boundary condition.  45-51. 2015
  • Thermal stresses analysis of a circular tube in a central receiver.  354-362. 2014
  • A novel methodology for simulating low Mach number combustion 2012
  • Effect of thermal boundary condition on wall-bounded, stably-stratified turbulence 2012
  • On the dynamics of turbulence near a stress-free surface 2012
  • Energy balance in stably-stratified, wall-bounded turbulence 2011
  • On the dynamics of Homogeneous turbulence near a Surface 2011
  • Three-dimensional structure of momentum transfer in turbulent channels 2011