Publications

Year 2022

• Direct numerical simulation of supersonic and hypersonic turbulent boundary layers at moderate-high Reynolds numbers and isothermal wall condition. Cogo, M.; Bernardini, M.; Salvadore F.; Picano, F.; Bernardini, M., Journal of Fluid Mechanics. (2022).
• A straightforward strategy to unify WR/WMLES approaches for compressible wall-bounded flows. De Vanna, F.; Cogo, M.; Bernardini, M.; Picano, F.; Benini, E., AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022. (2022).
• Modelling the direct virus exposure risk associated with respiratory events. Wang, Jietuo; Dalla Barba, Federico; Roccon, Alessio; Sardina, Gaetano; Soldati, Alfredo; Picano, Francesco, JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE, 19, 20210819. (2022).
• Wall-modelled and wall-resolved Large-Eddy Simulations of shock-wave/boundary layer interaction. De Vanna, F.; Bernardini, M.; Picano, F.; Benini, E., AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022. (2022).

Year 2021

• Hypersonic intake design using a cfd data-driven multi-objective optimisation strategy. De Vanna, F.; Bof, D.; Picano, F.; Benini, E., Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery conference, ASCEND 2021. (2021).
• Direct numerical simulation of the scouring of a brittle streambed in a turbulent channel flow. Dalla Barba, F.; Picano, F., ACTA MECHANICA, 232, 4705-4728.0. (2021).
• Short-range exposure to airborne virus transmission and current guidelines. Wang, J.; Alipour, M.; Soligo, G.; Roccon, A.; De Paoli, M.; Picano, F.; Soldati, A., PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 118, e2105279118. (2021).
• A WALL-MODELED/WALL-RESOLVED LES METHOD FOR TURBULENT WALL FLOWS. De Vanna, Francesco; Cogo, Michele; Bernardini, Matteo; Picano, Francesco; Benini, Ernesto, ECCOMAS Congress 2020). (2021).
• High order conservative formulation of viscous terms for variable viscosity flows. De Vanna, Francesco; Benato, Alberto; Picano, Francesco; Benini, Ernesto, ACTA MECHANICA, 232, 2115-2133.0. (2021).
• Revisiting D 2-law for the evaporation of dilute droplets. Dalla Barba, F.; Wang, J.; Picano, F., PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 33, 051701. (2021).
• Near-wall turbulence modulation by small inertial particles. Costa, P.; Brandt, L.; Picano, F., JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, (2021).
• Large-eddy simulations of the unsteady behavior of a hypersonic intake at mach 5. De Vanna, F.; Picano, F.; Benini, E.; Quinn, M. K., AIAA JOURNAL, 59, 1-14.0. (2021).
• An interface capturing method for liquid-gas flows at low-Mach number. Dalla Barba, F.; Scapin, N.; Demou, A. D.; Rosti, M. E.; Picano, F.; Brandt, L., COMPUTERS & FLUIDS, 104789. (2021).
• Direct Numerical Simulations of the Evaporation of Dilute Sprays in Turbulent Swirling Jets. Ciottoli, P. P.; Battista, F.; Malpica Galassi, R.; Dalla Barba, F.; Picano, F., FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION. (2021).
• Direct numerical simulation of an evaporating turbulent diluted jet-spray at moderate Reynolds number. Wang, Jietuo; Dalla Barba, Federico; Picano, Francesco, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW.103567. (2021).
• Asymmetric invasion in anisotropic porous media. Maggiolo, D.; Picano, F.; Toschi, F., PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, 104, 045103. (2021).
• Metodo di gestione dello stato di carica per batterie a flusso. Guarnieri, Massimo; Trovo’, Andrea; Picano, Francesco. (2021).
• Large-eddy-simulations of the unsteady behaviour of a mach 5 hypersonic intake. De Vanna, F.; Picano, F.; Benini, E., AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. (2021).
• Unified wall-resolved and wall-modeled method for large-eddy simulations of compressible wall-bounded flows. De Vanna, Francesco; Cogo, Michele; Bernardini, Matteo; Picano, Francesco; Benini, Ernesto, PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS, 6, (2021).
• Regimes of heat transfer in finite-size particle suspensions. Yousefi, A.; Ardekani, M. N.; Picano, F.; Brandt, L., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 121514. (2021).

Year 2020

• Uncertainty quantification analysis of rans of spray jets. Ciottoli, P. P.; Petrocchi, A.; Galassi, R. M.; Angelilli, L.; Hernandez Perez, F. E.; Picano, F.; Valorani, M.; Im, H. G., AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum. (2020).
• A New Method for Fully Resolved Simulations of Fracturing in Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems. Dalla Barba, F.; Picano, F., ERCOFTAC Series, (2020).
• An Immersed Boundary Method for Moving Objects in Compressible Flows. De Vanna, F.; Picano, F.; Benini, E., ERCOFTAC Series, (2020).
• A sharp-interface immersed boundary method for moving objects in compressible viscous flows. De vanna, F.; Picano, F.; Benini, E., COMPUTERS & FLUIDS, 104415. (2020).
• Suspensions of deformable particles in Poiseuille flows at finite inertia. Filippo Chiara, L.; Edoardo Rosti, M.; Picano, F.; Brandt, L., FLUID DYNAMICS RESEARCH, 52, 065507. (2020).
• Solute transport and reaction in porous electrodes at high Schmidt numbers. Maggiolo, D.; Picano, F.; Zanini, F.; Carmignato, S.; Guarnieri, M.; Sasic, S.; Strom, H., JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, (2020).
• A Novel Approach for Direct Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Problems. Dalla Barba, F.; Picano, F., FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION, 105, 335-357.0. (2020).
• Enhancing the efficiency of kW-class vanadium redox flow batteries by flow factor modulation: An experimental method. Guarnieri, M.; Trovo, A.; Picano, F., APPLIED ENERGY, 114532. (2020).
• Direct numerical simulation of an evaporating turbulent diluted jet. Wang, Jietuo; Dalla Barba, Federico; Picano, Francesco. (2020).
• Editorial. Picano, F.; Tammisola, O.; Brandt, L., MECCANICA, 55, 295-297.0. (2020).
• A fluid-structure interaction model based on peridynamics and Navier-Stokes equations for hydraulic fracture problems. Dalla Barba, F.; Campagnari, P.; Zaccariotto, M.; Galvanetto, U.; Picano, F., Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018. (2020).

Year 2019

• Comparison of energy losses in a 9 kW vanadium redox flow battery. Trovò, A.; Picano, F.; Guarnieri, M., JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, 227144. (2019).
• Numerical Simulations of an Isochoric Hybrid Rocket Combustion Chamber and Comparison with Tests. Barato, F.; Paccagnella, Enrico; Venturelli, G.; Pavarin, D.; Picano, F.; J-Y., Lestrade, 8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences. (2019).
• Particle based method and X-ray computed tomography for pore-scale flow characterization in VRFB electrodes. Maggiolo, Dario; Zanini, Filippo; Picano, Francesco; Trovò, Andrea; Carmignato, Simone; Guarnieri, Massimo, ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS, 91-96.0. (2019).
• Interface-resolved simulations of small inertial particles in turbulent channel flow. Costa, P.; Brandt, L.; Picano, F., JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, (2019).
• Settling of finite-size particles in turbulence at different volume fractions. Fornari, Walter; Zade, Sagar; Brandt, Luca; Picano, Francesco, ACTA MECHANICA. (2019).
• Evaporation dynamics in dilute turbulent jet sprays. Dalla Barba, F.; Picano, F., ERCOFTAC Series, (2019).
• Maximizing Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Efficiency: Strategies of Flow Rate Control. Trovo, A.; Picano, F.; Guarnieri, M., Proc.. IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics – ISIE 2019, (2019).

Year 2018

• Numerical study of heat transfer in laminar and turbulent pipe flow with finite-size spherical particles. Ardekani, M. N.; Asmar, L. A.; Picano, F.; Brandt, L., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW, 189-199.0. (2018).
• The effect of polydispersity in a turbulent channel flow laden with finite-size particles. Fornari, Walter; Picano, Francesco; Brandt, Luca, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS. B, FLUIDS, 54-64.0. (2018).
• Direct and large eddy simulations of droplet condensation in turbulent warm clouds. Sardina, G.; Picano, F.; Brandt, L.; Caballero, R., ERCOFTAC Series, (2018).
• Clustering and entrainment effects on the evaporation of dilute droplets in a turbulent jet. Dalla Barba, Federico; Picano, Francesco, PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS, 3, (2018).
• Effects of the finite particle size in turbulent wall-bounded flows of dense suspensions. Costa, Pedro; Picano, Francesco; Brandt, Luca; Breugem, Wim-Paul, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 450-478.0. (2018).
• Heat transfer in laminar Couette flow laden with rigid spherical particles. Niazi Ardekani, M.; Abouali, O.; Picano, F.; Brandt, L., JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 308-334.0. (2018).

Year 2017

• Numerical study of turbulent channel flow laden with finite-size non-spherical particles. Brandt, Luca; Ardekani, Mehdi Niazi; Picano, Francesco; Costa, Pedro; Breugem, Wim-Paul, 10th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2017, (2017).
• DNS of the evaporation of acetone droplets in a saturated turbulent jet spray. DALLA BARBA, Federico; Picano, Francesco, 10th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2017, (2017).
• Turbulent channel flow of a dense binary mixture of rigid particles. Lashgari, Iman; Picano, Francesco; Costa, Pedro; Breugem, Wim Paul; Brandt, Luca, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 623-645.0. (2017).
• Turbulence modulation by dense suspensions in channel flows. Picano, Francesco; Costa, Pedro; Breugem, Wim-Paul; Brandt, Luca, 10th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2017, (2017).
• Lattice-Boltzmann and Lagrange Particle Tracking methods based on porous medium X-ray Computed Tomography for analysing fluid dispersion in Flow Battery electrodes. Maggiolo, Dario; Trovo’, Andrea; Picano, Francesco; Zanini, Filippo; Carmignato, Simone; Guarnieri, Massimo, Abstracts of the 21th Solid State Ionics Conference. (2017).
• Drag reduction in turbulent channel flow laden with finite-size oblate spheroids. Niazi Ardekani, M; Costa, P.; Breugem, W. P.; Picano, Francesco; Brandt, L., JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 43-70.0. (2017).
• Lattice-Boltzmann and Lagrange Particle Tracking methods based on porous medium X-ray Computed Tomography for analysing fluid dispersion in Flow Battery electrodes. Maggiolo, Dario; Trovo’, Andrea; Picano, Francesco; Zanini, Filippo; Carmignato, Simone; Guarnieri, Massimo, Abstracts of the VII Coupled Problems. (2017).

Year 2016

• The effect of particle density in turbulent channel flow laden with finite size particles in semi-dilute conditions. Fornari, W.; Formenti, A.; Picano, Francesco; Brandt, L., PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 28, 033301. (2016).
• Lattice-Boltzmann simulations of two phase flows in Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Layers. Maggiolo, Dario; Picano, Francesco; Toschi, Federico; Guarnieri, Massimo, Abstract of 11th European Fluid Mechanics Conference. (2016).
• Characterization of fluid flow dispersion in electrodes by means of computed tomography and Lattice-Boltzmann simulations. Maggiolo, Dario; Trovo’, Andrea; Picano, Francesco; Zanini, Filippo; Carmignato, Simone; Guarnieri, Massimo, Abstracts of the 8th German-Italian-Japanese Meeting of Electrochemistry. (2016).
• Channel flow of rigid sphere suspensions: Particle dynamics in the inertial regime. Lashgari, Iman; Picano, Francesco; Breugem, Wim Paul; Brandt, Luca, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW, 12-24.0. (2016).
• Rheology of Confined Non-Brownian Suspensions. Fornari, Walter; Brandt, Luca; Chaudhuri, Pinaki; Lopez, Cyan Umbert; Mitra, Dhrubaditya; Picano, Francesco, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 116, 018301. (2016).
• Sedimentation of finite-size spheres in quiescent and turbulent environments. Fornari, Walter; Picano, Francesco; Brandt, Luca, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 640-669.0. (2016).
• Flow and dispersion in anisotropic porous media: A lattice-Boltzmann study. Maggiolo, Dario; Picano, Francesco; Guarnieri, Massimo, PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 28, 102001. (2016).
• Reduced particle settling speed in turbulence. Fornari, Walter; Picano, Francesco; Sardina, Gaetano; Brandt, Luca, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 153-167.0. (2016).
• Turbulent flow of a suspension of rigid spherical particles in plane channels. SPRINGER PROCEEDINGS IN PHYSICS, 311-315.0. (2016).
• Universal Scaling Laws for Dense Particle Suspensions in Turbulent Wall-Bounded Flows. Costa, Pedro; Picano, Francesco; Brandt, Luca; Breugem, Wim Paul, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 117, (2016).
• BATTERIE REDOX AL VANADIO: UNA SOLUZIONE PER L’ACCUMULO STAZIONARIO DI ENERGIA ELETTRICA. Moro, Federico; Alotto, Piergiorgio; Bertucco, Alberto; Bortolin, Stefano; DEL COL, Davide; Giomo, Monica; Maggiolo, Dario; Picano, Francesco; Trovo’, Andrea; Guarnieri, Massimo, Memorie Unità Gruppo Elettrotecnica. (2016).
• Characterization of Fluid Flow Dispersion in Electrodes by Means of Computed Tomography and Lattice-Boltzmann Simulations. Dario Maggiolo, 206; Trovo’, Andrea; Picano, Francesco; Zanini, Filippo; Carmignato, Simone; Guarnieri, Massimo, PRIME Pacific Rim Meeting 2016 – Meeting Program, (2016).
• Numerical Simulation of an Isochoric Combustion Chamber for Hybrid Rocket Propulsion. Barato, F.; Paccagnella, E.; Venturelli, G.; Scarpa, Michele; Picano, F.; Pavarin, D.; Lestrade, J-Y., Space Propulsion 2016. (2016).
• Turbulent flow of a suspension of rigid spherical particles in plane channels. Brandt, Luca; Picano, Francesco; Breugem, Wim Paul, Springer Proceedings in Physics, (2016).

Year 2015

• Flow regimes of inertial suspensions of finite size particles. Lashgari, I.; Picano, F.; Breugem, W. -P.; Brandt, L., Proceedings – 15th European Turbulence Conference, ETC 2015. (2015).
• Turbulent channel flow of dense suspensions of neutrally buoyant spheres. Picano, Francesco; Wim Paul, Breugem; Luca, Brandt, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 463-487.0. (2015).
• Numerical simulations of aggregate breakup in bounded and unbounded turbulent flows. Matthaus U., Babler; Luca, Biferale; Luca, Brandt; Ulrike, Feudel; Ksenia, Guseva; Alessandra S., Lanotte; Cristian, Marchioli; Picano, Francesco; Gaetano, Sardina; Alfredo, Soldati; Federico, Toschi, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 104-128.0. (2015).
• A Lattice-Boltzmann Model of mass transport in the diffusion layers of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries. Maggiolo, Dario; Picano, Francesco; Guarnieri, Massimo, 228th ECS Meeting Abstracts. (2015).
• Mechanics of dense suspensions in turbulent channel flows. Picano, F.; Costa, P.; Breugem, W. -P.; Brandt, L., Proceedings – 15th European Turbulence Conference, ETC 2015. (2015).
• Fractal scaling of turbulent premixed flame fronts: Application to LES. F., Battista; G., Troiani; Picano, Francesco, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW, 78-87.0. (2015).
• Exact regularized point particle method for multi-phase flows in the two-way coupling regime. P., Gualtieri; Picano, Francesco; G., Sardina; C. M., Casciola, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 520-561.0. (2015).
• Transition and self-sustained turbulence in dilute suspensions of finite-size particles. Lashgari, I; Picano, Francesco; Brandt, L., THEORETICAL & APPLIED MECHANICS LETTERS, 5, 121-125.0. (2015).
• Continuous Growth of Droplet Size Variance due to Condensation in Turbulent Clouds. Sardina, Gaetano; Picano, Francesco; Brandt, Luca; Caballero, Rodrigo, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 115, 184501. (2015).
• Direct numerical simulation of hydrogen-carbon monoxide turbulent premixed flame.  ERCOFTAC Series, (2015).
• Curvature Effects in Turbulent Premixed Flames of H2/Air: a DNS Study with Reduced Chemistry. G., Rocco; F., Battista; Picano, Francesco; G., Troiani; C. M., Casciola, FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION, 359-379.0. (2015).
• Application of the Lattice-Boltzmann Method for Modeling All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries. Maggiolo, Dario; Picano, Francesco; Marion, Andrea; Guarnieri, Massimo, Particle-based MethodsIV–Fundamentals and Applications. (2015).
• Transition to Turbulence in the Presence of Finite Size Particles. Lashgari, Iman; Picano, Francesco; Breugem, Wim Paul; Brandt, Luca, PROCEDIA IUTAM, 211-217.0. (2015).

Year 2014

• Turbulent mixing of a slightly supercritical van der Waals fluid at low-Mach number. F., Battista; Picano, Francesco; C. M., Casciola, PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 055101. (2014).
• The effect of the Basset history force on particle clustering in homogeneous and isotropic turbulence. S., Olivieri; Picano, Francesco; G., Sardina; D., Iudicone; L., Brandt, PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 041704. (2014).
• Laminar, Turbulent, and Inertial Shear-Thickening Regimes in Channel Flow of Neutrally Buoyant Particle Suspensions. Iman, Lashgari; Picano, Francesco; Wim Paul, Breugem; Luca, Brandt, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, (2014).
• Statistics of Particle Accumulation in Spatially Developing Turbulent Boundary Layers. G., Sardina; Picano, Francesco; P., Schlatter; L., Brandt; C. M., Casciola, FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION, 27-40.0. (2014).

Year 2013

• Effects of polymer additives on turbophoresis in a turbulent channel flow. G., Sardina; A., Nowbahar; Picano, Francesco; L., Brandt, Proceedings of European Turbulence Conference 14. (2013).
• Numerical studies of inertial suspensions of non-Brownian rigid spheres: Steady and periodic shear. L., Brandt; J., Rabault; Picano, Francesco, Abstract Book of 85th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology. (2013).
• DNS of turbulent channel flows laden with finite-size particles at high volume fractions. Picano, Francesco; W. P., Breugem; L., Brandt, Proceedings of European Turbulence Conference 14. (2013).
• Shear Thickening in Non-Brownian Suspensions: An Excluded Volume Effect. Picano, Francesco; W. P., Breugem; D., Mitra; L., Brandt, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, (2013).
• Curvature and velocity strain dependencies of burning speed in a turbulent premixed jet flame. G., Troiani; F., Battista; Picano, Francesco; C. M., Casciola, Proceedings of European Turbulence Conference 14. (2013).
• Rheological properties and microstructure in suspensions of ellipsoidal particles. Picano, Francesco, Book of Abstract, Particles in Turbulence 2013. (2013).
• Turbulent consumption speed via local dilatation rate measurements in a premixed bunsen jet. G., Troiani; F., Battista; Picano, Francesco, COMBUSTION AND FLAME, 2029-2037.0. (2013).
• Turbulence-Combustion Interaction in H2-CO/Air Bunsen Flame. F., Battista; Picano, Francesco; G., Troiani; C. M., Casciola, Proceedings of European Turbulence Conference 14. (2013).
• DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF HYDROGEN CARBON MONOXIDE TURBULENT PREMIXED FLAME. F., Battista; Picano, Francesco; G., Troiani; C. M., Casciola, Proceedings of Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation 9. (2013).
• Turbophoresis attenuation in a turbulent channel flow with polymer additives. Arash, Nowbahar; Gaetano, Sardina; Picano, Francesco; Luca, Brandt, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 706-719.0. (2013).
• Clustering and turbulence modulation in particle laden shear flows. P., Gualtieri; Picano, Francesco; G., Sardina; C. M., Casciola, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 134-162.0. (2013).
• Active suspensions in thin films: nutrient uptake and swimmer motion. R. A., Lambert; Picano, Francesco; W. P., Breugem; L., Brandt, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 528-557.0. (2013).
• Breakup of small aggregates in bounded and unbounded turbulent flows. M., Bäbler; L., Biferale; L., Brandt; U., Feudel; K., Guseva; A., Lanotte; C., Marchioli; E., Pecile; Picano, Francesco; Sardina, G.; A., Soldati; Toschi, F., Proceedings of European Turbulence Conference 14. (2013).
• The sharp interface limit of the Cahn-Hilliard/Navier-Stokes model for binary fluids. Magaletti, F.; Picano, Francesco; Chinappi, M.; Marino, L.; Casciola, C. M., JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 95-126.0. (2013).

Year 2012

• Mass flux and particle motion in an active suspension. R. A., Lambert; Picano, Francesco; W. P., Breugem; L., Brandt, Book of Abstract of 9th European Fluid Mechanics Conference. (2012).
• Statistics of particle pair relative velocity in the homogeneous shear flow. P., Gualtieri; Picano, Francesco; G., Sardina; C. M., Casciola, PHYSICA D-NONLINEAR PHENOMENA, 245-250.0. (2012).
• Transport of Inertial Particles in Turbulent Jets. Picano, Francesco; G., Sardina; P., Gualtieri; C. M., Casciola, Progress in Turbulence and Wind Energy IV, (2012).
• Exact regularized point particle method for particle-laden flows in the two-way coupling regime. P., Gualtieri; Picano, Francesco; G., Sardina; C. M., Casciola, Proceedings of Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer 7. (2012).
• Wall accumulation and spatial localization in particle-laden wall flows. Sardina, G; Schlatter, P; Brandt, L; Picano, Francesco; Casciola, Cm, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 50-78.0. (2012).