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Research Projects funded by public institutions

Projects in course

Analysis of the combined effect of flexibility and pivot axis location on the efficiency of a flapping-foil energy harvester

Application of flapping-fins hydrodynamic models to the design of an energy efficient underwater vehicle: Further study using advanced CFD models

Application of flapping-fins hydrodynamic models to the design of an energy efficient underwater vehicle

Forward-flight aerodynamics of a MAV with two pairs of flapping wings

 

Others relevant recent projects and research contracts

Aerodynamic study of flapping wings like in a dragonfly for use in micro air vehicles

Study of the spatial evolution of the wing tip vortex up to the far field, and its active control

Hydrodynamic study of the wakes behind airfoils and sails applied to the optimization of tidal energy systems, and the reduction of their environmental impact.

Fundamental Research on aircraft wake phenomena (FAR-Wake).

Research to evaluate the tecnological application of swirling jets in the fields of seabed excavation, vessel propulsion and underwater cleaning (Swirl-Jet Study).

Eperimental study on the stability of the flow along rotating cylindrical bodies

3D structure of intense swirling jets: applications to seabed excavation and combustion.

Experimental measurements of wing tip vortices by PIV and its comparison with theoretical models

Experimental and theoretical study of two kind of vortices.

First study for the integrated management of hidrographic basin of Guadalfeo river. Development of numerical models of flow with sediment transport.

Vortex stability and self-rotation: an experimental and theoretical study.

Stability, breakdown and self-organization in swirling conical flows.