Professor Pierre Ricco
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor in Fluid Mechanics
p.ricco@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7726
+44 114 222 7726
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
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Professor Pierre Ricco
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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Pierre Ricco received his PhD in Applied Mathematics (Fluid Mechanics) from Imperial College London in 2006, and is a registered Professional Engineer. Before joining the department, he was a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at King's College London.
He obtained a MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal/Fluids systems) at the University of Texas at Austin (2000), a five-year-long Laurea in Ingegneria Meccanica at Politecnico di Milano (2001), and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Environmental and Applied Fluid Dynamics at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (2001).
He carried out his post-doc research at the Institute for Mathematical Sciences at Imperial College and he took part in the 2004 Summer Research Program at the Center for Turbulence Research at Stanford University.
Pierre's research focuses on fluid mechanics and he has used experimental, numerical and theoretical techniques. He has been interested in turbulent drag reduction by moving surfaces (spanwise wall oscillations and traveling waves), and in boundary-layer transition to turbulence induced by free-stream perturbations. He has also worked on the problem of attenuation of pressure waves generated by high-speed trains travelling through tunnels.
- Research interests
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- Flow control
- Flow instability
- Transition to turbulence
- Perturbation methods in applied mathematics
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Görtler Instability and Transition in Compressible Flows. AIAA Journal, 1-29.
- Scaling of boundary-layer disturbances exposed to free-stream turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 972.
- Decomposition of the wall-heat flux of compressible boundary layers. Physics of Fluids, 35(6).
- Integral relations for the skin-friction coefficient of canonical flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 943.
- Drag reduction in wall-bounded turbulence by synthetic jet sheets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 941.
- Growth of vortical disturbances entrained in the entrance region of a circular pipe. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 932.
- Entrainment and growth of vortical disturbances in the channel-entrance region. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 927, a18.
- A review of turbulent skin-friction drag reduction by near-wall transverse forcing. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 123, 100713.
- Separation drag reduction through a spanwise oscillating pressure gradient. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 912.
- Impact of vacuum degree on the aerodynamics of a high-speed train capsule running in a tube. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 88, 108752-108752.
- Neutral stability curves of compressible Görtler flow generated by low-frequency free-stream vortical disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 876, 1146-1157. View this article in WRRO
- Turbulent drag reduction by rotating rings and wall-distributed actuation. Physical Review Fluids, 4(9). View this article in WRRO
- Condensation heat transfer coefficient for rectangular multiport microchannels at high ambient temperature. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 138, 866-878. View this article in WRRO
- Water-air flow in straight pipes and across 90 degrees sharp-angled mitre elbows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. View this article in WRRO
- Compressible unsteady Görtler vortices subject to free-stream vortical disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 867, 250-299. View this article in WRRO
- Turbulent drag reduction through oscillating discs – CORRIGENDUM. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 856, 1064-1066.
- Neutral stability curves of low-frequency Görtler flow generated by free-stream vortical' disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 845, R11-R113. View this article in WRRO
- Pressure-Loss Coefficient of 90 deg Sharp-Angled Miter Elbows. Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 140(6). View this article in WRRO
- Non-localized boundary layer instabilities resulting from leading edge receptivity at moderate supersonic Mach numbers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 838, 435-477. View this article in WRRO
- Streamwise-travelling viscous waves in channel flows. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 111(1), 23-49. View this article in WRRO
- Pattern-based Pressure Drop Of Air–water Flow Across A 90° Sharp Mitre Elbow. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, 6(1), 198-207. View this article in WRRO
- Growth and wall-transpiration control of nonlinear unsteady Görtler vortices forced by free-stream vortical disturbances. Physics of Fluids, 29(11). View this article in WRRO
- Nonlinear unsteady streaks engendered by the interaction of free-stream vorticity with a compressible boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 817, 80-121. View this article in WRRO
- Closed-loop control of boundary layer streaks induced by free-stream turbulence. Physical Review Fluids, 1(4). View this article in WRRO
- Growth of boundary-layer streaks due to free-stream turbulence. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. View this article in WRRO
- Laminar and turbulent flows over hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length. Physics of Fluids, 28(3). View this article in WRRO
- Traction Forces of Endothelial Cells under Slow Shear Flow. Biophysical Journal, 109(8), 1533-1536. View this article in WRRO
- Laminar streak growth above a spanwise oscillating wall. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 768, 348-374. View this article in WRRO
- Spinning out of control: Wall turbulence over rotating discs. Physics of Fluids, 26(12), 125107-125107. View this article in WRRO
- Turbulent drag reduction through oscillating discs. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 746, 536-564. View this article in WRRO
- Compressible laminar streaks with wall suction. PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 25(5).
- Turbulent drag reduction through rotating discs. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 722, 267-290.
- Changes in turbulent dissipation in a channel flow with oscillating walls. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 700, 77-104.
- Laminar streaks with spanwise wall forcing. Physics of Fluids, 23.
- Evolution and instability of unsteady nonlinear streaks generated by free-stream vortical disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 677, 1-38.
- The laminar generalized Stokes layer and turbulent drag reduction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 667, 135-157.
- The influence of wall suction and blowing on boundary-layer laminar streaks generated by free-stream vortical disturbances. Physics of Fluids, 22(4), 044101-044101.
- The pre-transitional Klebanoff modes and other boundary layer disturbances induced by small-wavelength free-stream vorticity. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 638, 267-303.
- Streamwise-travelling waves of spanwise wall velocity for turbulent drag reduction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 627, 161-178.
- Wall heat transfer effects on Klebanoff modes and Tollmien–Schlichting waves in a compressible boundary layer. Physics of Fluids, 21(2), 024106-024106.
- Wall-oscillation conditions for drag reduction in turbulent channel flow. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 29(4), 891-902.
- Response of a compressible laminar boundary layer to free-stream vortical disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 587, 97-138.
- Nature of pressure waves induced by a high-speed train travelling through a tunnel. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 95(8), 781-808.
- Critical assessment of turbulent drag reduction through spanwise wall oscillations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 521, 251-271.
- On the effects of lateral wall oscillations on a turbulent boundary layer. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 29(1), 41-52.
- Modification of near-wall turbulence due to spanwise wall oscillations. Journal of Turbulence, 5.
- Initial response of a turbulent channel flow to spanwise oscillation of the walls. Journal of Turbulence, 4.
- Receptivity of compressible boundary layers over porous surfaces. Physical Review Fluids, 8(7).
- Decomposition of the skin-friction coefficient of compressible boundary layers. Physics of Fluids.
Chapters
- Leading-Edge Receptivity of Moderately Supersonic Boundary Layers to Free-Stream Disturbances, IUTAM Bookseries (pp. 793-803).
- Receptivity of Unsteady Compressible Görtler Flows to Free-Stream Vortical Disturbances, IUTAM Bookseries (pp. 781-791).
Conference proceedings papers
- Reduction of turbulent wall friction by spinning discs. ETC 2013 - 14th European Turbulence Conference
- Reduction of turbulent wall friction by spinning discs. ETC 2013 - 14th European Turbulence Conference
- Turbulent drag reduction by hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length. Proceedings - 15th European Turbulence Conference, ETC 2015
- Laminar Streaks in Oscillating Boundary Layers. Procedia IUTAM, Vol. 14 (pp 264-273)
- Turbulent drag reduction by hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length. Proceedings - 15th European Turbulence Conference, ETC 2015
- Nonlinear Response of a Compressible Boundary Layer to Free-stream Vortical Disturbances. Procedia IUTAM, Vol. 14 (pp 105-114)
- Optimal state feedback control of streaks and görtler vortices induced by free-stream vortical disturbances. 2014 UKACC International Conference on Control (CONTROL), 9 July 2014 - 11 July 2014.
- Wall-transpiration feedback control of laminar streaks using an adjoint approach. 2014 UKACC International Conference on Control (CONTROL), 9 July 2014 - 11 July 2014.
- Performance Limits for Control of Boundary Layer Streaks Induced by Free Stream Turbulence. IFAC Proceedings Volumes, Vol. 47(3) (pp 7007-7012)
- Stability of unsteady nonlinear streaks induced by free-stream vortical disturbances. 6th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference
- Asymptotic theory of the pre-transitional laminar streaks and comparison with experiments (pp 331-336)
- The airbus A380 - an AFDX-based flight test computer concept. AUTOTESTCON 2004, PROCEEDINGS (pp 460-463)
- USE OF MESSR-MOS DATA TO ASSESS WATER-QUALITY IN SMALL LAKES. INTERNATIONAL SPACE YEAR : SPACE REMOTE SENSING, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp 1518-1520)
- Control of Wall Turbulence by Spinning Discs. Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 745 (pp 135-143)
- Turbulent drag reduction over an oscillating wall. Proceedings 5 Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference. Toulouse, France, 24 August 2003 - 28 August 2003.
- Generation of highly-oblique TS waves in a laminar boundary layer by free-stream turbulence. Proceedings 6 Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference. Stockholm, Sweden, 26 June 2006 - 29 June 2006.
- EFFECT OF FREE-STREAM TURBULENCE ON A COMPRESSIBLE LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER (pp 139-144)
- Modification of turbulent friction drag by streamwise-traveling waves of spanwise wall velocity. Proceedings. European Drag Reduction and Flow Control Meeting. Ostritz-St. Marienthal, Germany, 8 September 2008 - 11 September 2008.
- Nonlinear development of Klebanoff modes in a laminar boundary layer (pp 726-726)
- Spanwise generalized Stokes layer and turbulent drag reduction. Proceedings 8 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conference. Bad Reichenhall, Germany, 13 September 2010 - 16 September 2010.
- Drag reduction effects in a turbulent channel flow induced by spanwise wall oscillations. Proceedings 7 Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference. Manchester, UK, 14 September 2008 - 18 September 2008.
- Near-wall enstrophy generation in a drag-reduced turbulent channel flow with spanwise wall oscillations. Procedings European Drag Reduction and Flow Control Meeting. Toulouse, France, 10 December 2012 - 12 December 2012.
- The drag-reduction oscillating-wall problem: new insight after 20 years. Proceeding 9 Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference. Rome, Italy, 9 September 2012 - 12 September 2012.
- Optimal control of streaks induced by free-stream turbulence in incompressible boundary layer by wall blowing and suction. 14 European Turbulence Conference (Poster presentation). Lyon, France, 1 September 2013 - 4 September 2013.
- Supersonic streaks over porous surfaces. Invited presentation, Workshop - Hydrodynamic instability and laminar-turbulent transition: progress. Tianjin University, China, 24 August 2013 - 26 August 2013.
- Reduction of turbulent skin-friction drag by oscillating discs. 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Pittsburgh, USA, 24 November 2013 - 26 November 2013.
- Effect of porous surface on pre-transitional supersonic boundary-layer disturbances generated by free-stream vortices. 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Pittsburgh, USA, 24 November 2013 - 24 November 2013.
- Optimal state feedback control of boundary layer streaks and Gortler vortices induced by free-stream vortical disturbances. 10th International Conference on Control. Loughborough, UK, 8 July 2014 - 11 July 2014.
- Wall-based feedback control of an incompressible laminar boundary layer subjected to free-stream vortical disturbances. 6 European Conf. CFD (ECFD VI). Barcelona, Spain, 20 July 2014 - 25 July 2014.
- A comparison of the laminar streaks above a spanwise oscillating plate and a plate with spanwise wall forcing. IUTAM-ABCM Symposium on Laminar Turbulent Transition. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8 September 2014 - 12 September 2014.
- Wall-based feedback control of a compressible laminar boundary layer subjected to free-stream vortical disturbances. 8th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD8). Chengdu, China, 8 July 2014 - 12 July 2014.
- Reduction of turbulent friction drag by rotating discs. Symposium on ``Active drag reduction via wavy surface oscillations''. Aachen, Germany, 20 November 2015 - 21 November 2015.
- Combination of wall transpiration and spinning rings for turbulent drag reduction. European Drag Reduction and Flow Control Meeting. Sidney Sussex College, Universiy of Cambridge, 23 March 2015 - 26 March 2015.
- Control of streaks induced by free-stream turbulence in incompressible boundary layers: application to a linear model. 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. San Francisco, USA, 23 November 2014 - 25 November 2014.
- Turbulent drag reduction via spinning discs and rings. European Drag Reduction and Flow Control Meeting. Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, 23 March 2015 - 23 March 2015.
- Reduction of turbulent friction by hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length. European Drag Reduction and Flow Control Meeting. Sidney Sussex Conference, University of Cambridge, 23 March 2015 - 26 March 2015.
- Oscillating discs for turbulent drag reduction. European and Drag Reduction Flow Control Meeting. Sindney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, 23 March 2015 - 26 March 2015.
- Reduction of turbulent friction by spanwise wall oscillation. Proc. AIDAA XVII Congresso Nazionale. Rome, Italy, 15 September 2003 - 19 September 2003.
Preprints
- Receptivity of compressible boundary layers over porous surfaces, arXiv.
- Integral relations for the skin-friction coefficient of canonical flows, arXiv.
- Reduction of turbulent skin-friction drag by passively rotating discs, arXiv.
- A review of turbulent skin-friction drag reduction by near-wall transverse forcing, arXiv.
- Separation drag reduction through a spanwise oscillating pressure gradient, arXiv.
- Spinning out of control: wall turbulence over rotating discs, arXiv.
- Changes in turbulent dissipation in a channel flow with oscillating walls, arXiv.
- The laminar generalized Stokes layer and turbulent drag reduction, arXiv.
- Streamwise-traveling waves of spanwise wall velocity for turbulent drag reduction, arXiv.
- Wall-oscillation conditions for drag reduction in turbulent channel flow, arXiv.
- Görtler Instability and Transition in Compressible Flows. AIAA Journal, 1-29.