Multiscale Fluid Mechanics

We study the Fluid Mechanics of complex, multiscale systems, such as multiphase flows, two-phase phenomena, multiphysics turbulence, thermo-fluid flows, interfacial hydrodynamics, multicomponent transport, and micro/nano flows.

These type of problems are encountered in a wide range of fundamental and applied contexts in engineering, physics, chemistry and biology. Their understanding and modeling is challenging as they are characterized by coupled processes active at multiple separate scales.

We are interested in the science and engineering of flow phenomena in advanced energy, propulsion & transportation systems, biomedical applications, and manufacturing technology.

Our research approach feeds from the emerging paradigm of Predictive Science & Engineering, which combines experiments, theory and computational models, together with the uncertainties encountered at the different phases, to gain knowledge and make predictions in complex scientific and engineering problems.