Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Areas of expertise: computational fluid dynamics, multiphase flows, thermofluid dynamics, boiling and natural convection, two-phase flow instabilities, nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics
Development of comprehensive multiphase modelling approaches, built upon a multiscale computational fluid dynamics framework applicable across flow regimes and interfacial morphologies. Coupling of interface averaging and capturing tecnhiques in multifluid computational models.
Development of advanced CFD models for bubbly flows, boiling and natural convection. Mechanistic modelling of boiling and the bubble departure diameter. Development and validation of CFD models of boiling and passive cooling for nuclear thermal hydraulics. Application of LES techniques to boiling and natural convection.
Experimental and numerical modelling of the helical coil steam generator and two-phase thermal hydraulic instabilities CFD simulation of the single and the two-phase flow in the helical pipe Prediction of the two-phase pressure drops in the helical pipe Prediction of flow instabilities and thermal hydraulic transients with the RELAP5 code
Modelling and numerical simulation of the helical coil steam generator with the RELAP5 code