A. Biographical sketch
C. Academic Appointments
- 2022- Present: Associate Professor in Fluid-dynamics - University of Bologna;
- 2019-2022: Research Fellow “RTD-B”, Department Industrial Engineering - CICLoPE Laboratory- University of Bologna;
- 2017-2019: Research Fellow “RTD-A”, Department Industrial Engineering - CICLoPE Laboratory- University of Bologna;
- 2013-2017: CIRI Aeronautica (Center for applied research in aeronautics),Project Manager of CICLoPE (Center for International Cooperation in Long Pipe Experiment)- University of Bologna;
- 2011-2013: University of California Berkeley, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Postdoctoral Researcher, Dec.
D. Research activities
Hi-performance Turbulence infrastructures
I am in charge of the research activities of CICLOPE (Center for International Collaboration on Long Pipe Experiments), and I have been responsible of the final design and installation of the Long Pipe in CICLoPE. The Long Pipe is a unique Pipe-Flow facility that allows high-Reynolds number near-wall measurements with full spatio-temporal resolution.
The main research interest is in the near-wall turbulent dynamics at high-Reynolds number, the scaling of turbulent fluctuations and the interaction of shear-stress fluctuations with large-scale motion. Part of my research is also to develop and validate new measurement instruments and data processing techniques (mainly based on PIV, hot-wire anemometry and pressure measurements) to measure relevant quantities in turbulent flows with unprecedented accuracy (i.e. near-wall TKE peak).
My research activities include international collaborations within the framework of the European project EUHIT -www.euhit.org- (see list of international collaborations).
Advanced experimental studies in turbulence and complex flows
Aim of this research area is to reproduce and study turbulent transport phenomena relevant for environmental and industrial multi-phase flows in laboratory experiments. Within this area I have contributed to the development of a novel experimental facility to reproduce Homogeneous Isotropic Turbulence, and a novel imaging technique to carry out simultaneous measurements of linear and angular velocity of fluid phase and suspended rigid particles. The aim is to provide experimental data in a parametric range that is hard to cover with numerical simulations.
I have applied these techniques to quantify the modification of turbulent flow by rigid particles of various shapes and size and analyzed at the same time the particle dynamics.
C. Teaching activities
- 2018-: Main Lecturer of the "Experimental Methods in Aerodynamics" course for the Master degree in Aerospace Engineering of “Scuola di Ingegneria e Architettura sede di Cesena dell'Università di Bologna”;
- 2013-2017: Lecturer of the 3.0 CFU module of the "Experimental Methods in Aerodynamics" course for the Master degree in Aerospace Engineering of “Scuola di Ingegneria e Architettura sede di Cesena dell'Università di Bologna”;
- 2013-2018: Teaching assistant and member of the exam commettee for the Aerodynamic courses of the Master degree in Aerospace Engineering of “Scuola di Ingegneria e Architettura sede di Cesena dell'Università di Bologna”;
- 2006-2011: Lab exercise developer and teaching assistant, KTH-Mechanics – Stockholm;
B. Synergic professional experience
- Founder of Umbria Kinetics s.r.l.s (Mechanical Engineering R&D Startup), 2013-present
- Wind-Tunnel designer and Project Manager of the Long PIPE CICLOPE [http://www.ciclope.unibo.it/], 2012-present
The Center for International Cooperation in Long Pipe Experiment focuses the construction of the largest wind-tunnel in the world to study High-Reynolds number turbulence. Task: finalize the design of the wind tunnel, supervise the construction, and manage part of the 5M € budget (Co-founded by EU, Emilia –Romagna regional government and University of Bologna);
E. Bibliometric profile
Scopus - Author ID: 35090069700
F. Monographs
Bellani, G.
“Experimental studies of complex flows through image-based techniques” (2011), PhD Thesis, KTH Royal institute of Technology, ISBN 978-91-7415-988-2
Bellani, G.
“Velocity measurements in a fiber suspension flow: formation of a fiber network” (2008), Licentiate Thesis, KTH Royal institute of Technology, ISBN 9174151436, 9789174151435
G. Popular press
Bellani, G.
“Le proprietà della fibra di carbonio” Motosprint 28 (2009), Conti Editore
Piergentili, R. Bellani, G. and Clarke, M.
“Un cambio rivoluzionario” Motosprint 11 (2011), Conti Editore
I. Patents
Bellani, G. Giuliani F. and Giuliani Ferdinando
International patent application (MI2012R005161): “SUSPENSION FOR A WHEELED VEHICLE”
J. Language
Italian: Native
English: Fluent
Swedish: Good
Spanish: Good
K. Software
Modelling and data processing: Matlab, Simulink
Data acquisition and processing: Labview, Arduino
Commercial FEM and CFD: Ansys, Fluent, Comsol Multiphysics
CAD: Solid Works, Solid Edge
Typing: Latex, word
Graphics: Photoshop, ImageJ, Illustrator
Web design: Dreamweaver
