Study and optimization of turbulent mixing processes to enhance microalgae growth for bioethanol productionScientific Cooperation Italy-Israele, 3rd callIsrael: Tel Aviv University (A.Liberzon),Italy: Politecnico di Torino (D.Tordella), Università di Catania (M.Gennari).AbstractWith respect to plant crop derived bio-fuels, algae are currently considered as the most promising alternative renewable source...
Spectral Analysis of the Solar Wind beyond the Termination shock - Interstellar Medium/Heliosphere Interactions The solar wind fills the heliosphere surrounding the Sun with a supersonic flow of magnetized plasma. At the border of the heliosphere, after the termination shock, the solar wind meets the...
Lagrange Project PhD Fellowship 2011-2013To what extent spectra of turbulent flows are linked to the nonlinear interaction among their different modes?Why the project belongs to the complex system researchTurbulence is historically known as one of the archetype of the complex system research.In particular, turbulent flows...
Laboratory simulation of planet-solar wind and interstellar medium/heliosphere interactionWe explore the feasibility of conducting a small-scale laboratory experiment to simulate the interaction between the solar wind and a planetary magnetosphere within the low-energy laboratory facilities at Torino and Milan Politecnico. These facilities previously hosted a...
ISCRA Project 2012-2013 (Class C)Title: Technical assessment of MPI code and development and comparison of hybrid OpenMP/MPI code for the solution of the Navier-Stokes equations ...
Turbulent Mixing in Stratified FlowPrincipal Investigator: Francesca De SantiCollaborators: Daniela Tordella, Michele Iovieno, Silvio Di Savino, Luca GallanaThis project is related to a previous study regarding the turbulent shearless mixing process which is due to the interaction between two isotropic turbulent fields with different kinetic energy. The...
Prace Tier-0 Project 2011050773 (2012-2013)Fluid turbulence: self and passive scalar diffusion. Application to stably stratified flowsExperiments show that turbulent diffusion is complex and that discrete structures or processes, spatially localized within the system, may exist. To obtain better handling of fundamental issues, we propose an...
ISCRA Project 2010-2011 (Class A)Principal Investigator: Daniela TordellaCollaborators: Lauris Ducasse, Michele Iovieno, Stefania Scarsoglio, Antonella Abbà, Francesca De Santi...
Mitor Projects 2009-2010 & 2011-2012MISTI Global Seed FundsTitle: Long-term interaction in fluid systemsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Mathematics Department, Prof. G. Staffilani) and Politecnico di Torino (Department of Aeronautics and Space Engineering, Prof. D. Tordella)In order to understand whether, and to what extent, the turbulent power...
Regione Piemonte Project E60 2007-2010Metodi instazionari innovativi per la simulazione dei flussi turbolenti su superfici di velivoliParticipants:Politecnico di Torino (D. Tordella)Alenia Aeronautica (N. Ceresola, V. Selmin)...
