Ugo Piomelli

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Computational Turbulence
HPCVL-Sun Microsystems Chair in Computational Science and Engineering
McLaughlin Hall, Room 217
Research Interests
- Large eddy and direct simulations
- Turbulence simulations and modelling
- Transition modelling
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Geophysical flows
Selected Publications
Vanella, M., Piomelli, U. and Balaras, E., "Effect of grid discontinuities in large-eddy simulation statistics and flow fields," J. Turbul. 9, 32, 1-23, 2008 [More information].
Piomelli, U., "Wall-layer models for large-eddy simulations," Prog. Aerosp. Sci. 44, 6, 437-446, 2008 [More information].
Ovchinnikov, V., Choudhari, M.M., and Piomelli, U., "Numerical simulations of boundary-layer bypass transition due to high-amplitude free- stream turbulence," J. Fluid Mech 613, 135-169, 2008 [More information].
Radhakrishnan, S., Piomelli, U. and Keating, A., "Wall-modeled large-eddy simulations of flows with curvature and mild separation.," J. Fluids Eng. 130, 101203-1--8, 2008 [More information].
Radhakrishnan, S. and Piomelli, U., "Large-eddy simulation of oscillating boundary layers: model comparison and validation," J. Geophys. Res. 113, C02022, 1-14, 2008 [More information].
De Prisco, G., Piomelli, U., and Keating, A., "Improved turbulence generation techniques for hybrid RANS/LES calculations," J. Turbul. 9, 5, 1-20, 2008 [More information].
Radhakrishnan, S., Piomelli, U., Keating, A., and Silva Lopes, A., "Reynolds-averaged and large-eddy simulations of turbulent non-equilibrium flows," J. Turbul. 7, 63, 1-30, 2006 [More information].
Ovchinnikov, V., Piomelli, U., and Choudhari, M. M., "Numerical simulations of boundary-layer transition induced by a cylinder wake," J. Fluid Mech. 547, 413-441, 2006 [More information].
Silva Lopes, A., Piomelli, U., and Palma, J. M. L. M., "Large-eddy simulation of the flow in an S-duct," J. Turbul. 7, 11, 1-24, 2006 [More information].
Keating, A. and Piomelli, U., "A dynamic stochastic forcing method as a wall-layer model for large-eddy simulation," J. Turbul. 7, 12, 1-24, 2006 [More information].
Keating, A., De Prisco, G., and Piomelli, U., "Interface conditions for hybrid RANS/LES calculations," Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 27, 777-788, 2006.
Keating, A., Piomelli, U., Balaras, E., and Kaltenbach, H.-J., "A priori and a posteriori tests of inflow conditions for large-eddy simulation," Phys. Fluids 16, 12, 4696-4712, 2004.
Piomelli, U. and Balaras, E., "Wall-layer models for large-eddy simulations," Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. 34, 349-374, 2002.