Dr. Ing. Francesco Zonta

Personal Information

Date of Birth: November, 1, 1982;

Education

Liceo Scientifico G. Marinelli, Udine, Italy, 1996-2001.
Università di Udine, Italy, 2001-2006.

Degrees:

Ph.D. Computational Fluid Dynamics, Università di Udine, Italy, June. 2010.
Thesis Advisor: Professor Alfredo Soldati
Thesis Title: Turbulence and Thermal Stratification in Inhomogeneous Shear Flows .
Laurea ( B.Sc, M.Sc.) Mechanical Engineering, Università di Udine, Italy, 2001-2006.
Thesis Advisor: Professor Alfredo Soldati
Thesis Title: Direct numerical simulation of turbulent swirling flow in a pipe .

Activities:

December 2010 - present: PostDoc, Department of Physics, University of Turin , Italy;
May 2008 - November 2008: PhD student, LTCM Lab., Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL , Lausanne;
January 2007 - December 2010: PhD student, Università di Udine, Italy;
2006: Undergraduate and graduate student, Dipartimento di scienze e tecnologie chimiche, Università di Udine, Italy.

BSc/MSc Thesis Supervisor:

Scarbolo L. (2007)

Curriculum vitae:

Download Short CV (PDF)

Research Interests:

Direct Numerical Simulation of turbulent flows:

Temperature isocontour: Download the Movie (Prandtl number: Pr = 0.71, left panel)
Temperature isocontour: Download the Movie (Prandtl number: Pr = 3, right panel)

Turbulent swirling flows:

Particle dispersion in a turbulent swirling flow: Download the Movie (Particle diameter: dp = 65 micron)

Numerical methods in fluid dynamics:
Parabolic partial differential equations Some notes on the integration of simple parabolic partial differential equations (pdf)
Boundary layer theory Some notes on the integration of boundary layer equations (pdf)
Numerical solution of Navier-Stokes equation in vorticity-streamfunction formulation

Left panel: Laminar flow inside a square (or rectangular) cavity (pdf)
Right panel: Natural convection inside a square cavity (pdf)

Numerical methods in designing of mechanical devices:
Development of algorithms for gears design

Some notes and results on gears design (pdf)
Development of algorithms for blade design

Some notes and results on blade design (pdf)
Development of algorithms for cam design

Some notes and results on cam design (pdf)

Fluid Dynamics Useful Links:

-) Comprehensive DNS database (several kind of turbulent flows are examined): THTLAB, Turbulence and heat transfer laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tokyo.