Introduction
Stefano holds a MSc degree in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture from the University of Genoa and obtained his PhD at the Delft University of Technology. His research focused on the numerical modelling of the effect of muddy seabeds on ships using CFD. Stefano is currently project manager in the Maritime Operations department. His primary focus lies in bridge simulator projects and CFD related research.
Expertise areas
Publications
Paper
CFD analysis of the full-scale resistance of an oil tanker in presence of a mud–water interface
15 Feb 2024
The presence of mud layers on the bottom of ports and waterways can have negative effects on the hydrodynamic behaviour of marine vessels. This ...
Thesis
Sailing through fluid mud: Verification and Validation of a CFD model for simulations of ships sailing in muddy areas
23 Feb 2023
The increasing size of today's ships is a major concern for navigation in confined waters. In order to ensure safe manoeuvres, port authorities ...
Paper
Application of a maritime CFD code to a benchmark problem for non-Newtonian fluids: the flow around a sphere
7 Dec 2022
The ship’s resistance and manoeuvrability in shallow waters can be adversely influenced by the presence of fluid mud layers on the seabed of ports ...
Paper
Validation of the resistance of a plate moving through mud - CFD modelling and towing tank experiments
15 Aug 2022
When investigating the effect of muddy seabeds on marine vessels using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software, one challenge is to adequately ...
Paper
An eddy-viscosity model for turbulent flows of Herschel-Bulkley fluids
1 Mar 2022
This article presents a new turbulence closure based on the k-ω SST model for predicting turbulent flows of Herschel-Bulkley fluids, including ...
Paper
Code Verification of Non-Newtonian Fluid Solvers for Single- and Two-Phase Laminar Flows
1 Jun 2021
The presence of complex fluids in nature and industrial applications combined with the rapid growth of computer power over the past decades has led ...
