Collaborative research projects in which MTFC is currently involved.
Modeling and simulations of the oxygen blowing in electric arc furnaces for the manufacturing of steel.
Modeling and simulation of the spinning process used in the manufacturing of discontinuous fiberglass for insulation.
Fundamental study of the impact of viscoelasticity (e.g., dilute polymer solutions) on turbulence, such as polymer friction drag reduction and Elasto-Inertial Turbulence (EIT).
> Journal of Turbulence 16, 2014
Development of a fast and reliable aerodynamic calculation methodology based on the viscous-inviscid interaction (VII) in the transonic regime, including adjoint-based gradient calculation, to be used for aeroelastic tailoring and aerostructural optimization during the early design phase.
Development of high-order immersed interface techniques for topological optimization, additive manufacturing and general complex-geometry problems.
