My research career focuses on the development of numerical methods and models for the simulation of multiphase flows. Cavitation and atomization are the two processes that interest me the most. As you can see in the animated picture, I also try to do some experiments on cavitation.
Click in the image to download my CV.
Along my research career I have always interested in multiphase simulations, and more in particular in cavitation and atomization processes. My goal is to develop numerical techniques and models to capture phenomena involving multiple scales.
1. An energy preserving formulation for the simulation of multiphase turbulent flows [JCP, 2013]
2. Modelling bubble clusters in compressible liquids [JFM, 2011]
4. Liquid compressibility effects during the collapse of a single cavitating bubble [JASA, 2011]
5. Instability growth rate of two-phase mixing layers from a linea eigenvalue problem and an initial value problem [PoF, 2010] 6. Multiscale simulations of primary atomization using Gerris [Comp & Fluids, 2010]
7. Influence of the accommodation coefficient on nonlinear bubble oscillations [jasa, 2010]
9. Numerical simulation of droplets, bubbles and waves: state of the art [fdr, 2009]
10. Variational Multiscale a-Posteriori Error Estimation for Quantities of Interest [J. Appl. Mech, 2009]
11. Parametric analysis for a single collapsing bubble [JFTC, 2008]
12. Variational Multiscale a-Posteriori Error Estimation for Multi-dimensional Transport Problems [CMAME, 2008]
13. Dynamics of a single cavitating and reacting bubble [PRE, 2007]
14. Application of Variational a-Posteriori Multiscale Error Estimator to High Order Elements [Comp. Mech, 2006]
15. Thermodynamics of Void Fraction in Saturated Flow Boiling [J. Heat Trans., 2006]