Magihome

Vinicio Magi
Professor

(with Sayeed M. and Abraham J.) “Enhancing the Performance of a Parallel Solver for Turbulent Reacting Flow Simulations,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, Vol. 59 (3), pp. 169-189 (2011).

(with Owston R. and Abraham J.) “Some Numerical Considerations in the Simulation of Low-Ma Number Hydrogen/Air Mixing Layers,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 35 (23), pp. 12936-12944 (2010).

(with Owston R. and Abraham J.) “Fuel-Air Mixing Characteristics of DI Hydrogen Jets,” SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 693-712 (2009).

(with Anders J.W. and Abraham J.) "A Computational Investigation of the Interaction of Pulses in Two-Pulse Jets," Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 54, pp. 999-1021 (2008).

(with Wadhwa A.R. and Abraham J.) "Transient deformation and drag of decelerating drops in axisymmetric flows," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 19, 113301 (2007).

(with Anders J.W. and Abraham J.) "Large-eddy Simulation in the Near-field of a Transient Multi-component Gas Jet with Density Gradients," Computers & Fluids, Vol. 36, pp. 1609-1620 (2007).

(with Owston R. and Abraham J.) “Interactions of Hydrogen Flames with Walls: Influence of Wall Temperature, Pressure, Equivalence Ratio, and Diluents,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,, Vol. 32, pp. 2094-2104 (2007).

(with Owston R. and Abraham J.) “A Numerical Study of Thermal and Chemical Effects in Interactions of n-Heptane Flames with a Single Surface,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 148, pp. 127-147 (2007).

(with Giordano M.) “Petrov-Galerkin Finite Element Stabilization for Two-Phase Flows,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 51 (9-10), pp. 1117-1129 (2006).

(with Wadhwa A.R. and Abraham J.) “Hybrid Compressible-Incompressible Numerical Method for Transient Drop-Gas Flows,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 43 (9), pp. 1974-1983 (2005).

(with Viggiano A.) “A 2-D Investigation of the n-Heptane Autoignition by means of Direct Numerical Simulation,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 137 (2), pp. 432-443 (2004).

(with Iyer V. and Abraham J.) “Exploring Injected Droplet Size Effects on Steady Liquid Penetration in a Diesel Spray with a Two-Fluid Model,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 45 (3), pp. 519-531 (2002).

(with Iyer V. and Abraham J.) “The k-e Model and Computed Spreading Rates in Round and Plane Jets,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 40, pp. 1-19 (2001).

(with Abraham J.) “Application of the Discrete Ordinates Method to Compute Radiant Heat Loss in a Diesel Engine,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 31 (6), pp. 597-610 (1997).

(with Grasso F.) “Simulation of Transverse Gas Injection in Turbulent Supersonic Air Flows,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 33 (1), pp. 56-62 (1995).

	Department of Environmental Engineering & Physics 85100 Potenza - ITALY
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	e-mail address: vinicio.magi@unibas.it

	Research Interests and Accomplishments Incompressible and compressible fluid mechanics, turbulent reacting flows, sprays, numerical analysis, combustion, two-phase flows, large eddy and direct numerical simulation as applied to internal combustion engines, marine applications, external flows such as aerofoils and internal flows such as scram jets. Has developed several software packages for research and industrial applications: REC, FLEDS, FLODIR, MD, SOOTF and others. REC (Reciprocating and Rotary Engine Combustion) code is used in accademical institutions around the world (USA, Europe and Japan) for engineering applications. Several versions of the code have been developed over a period of about 15 years. The code solves multidimensional, compressible, turbulent, multiphase reacting flows. A parallel version of the code is also available.
	Work Experience 2000-Current: Professor - Department of Environmental Engineering and Physics, University of Basilicata, Italy and Visiting Professor - School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA. 1996-2000: Associate Professor - Department of Environmental Engineering and Physics, University of Basilicata, Italy and Visiting Professor - School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA. 1994-1995: Visiting Professor - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA. 1992-1995: Associate Professor - Department of Fluid Mechanics, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy. 1984-1997: Visiting Research Scientist - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, USA. 1983-1991: Assistant Professor - Institute of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bari, Italy. 1981-1983: Researcher - Institute of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bari, Italy.
	Professional Activities Member of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Member of Italian Thermotechnical Society (ATI). Reviewer of papers for: Combustion and Flame, Physics of Fluids, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Computers & Fluids. Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer. Participant in the DOE (USA) program on DISC (direct-injection stratified-charge) engines. Consulting: Rotary Power International, FIAT Research Center, John Deere, Detroit Diesel.
	Selected Publications (with Sayeed M. and Abraham J.) “Enhancing the Performance of a Parallel Solver for Turbulent Reacting Flow Simulations,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, Vol. 59 (3), pp. 169-189 (2011). (with Owston R. and Abraham J.) “Some Numerical Considerations in the Simulation of Low-Ma Number Hydrogen/Air Mixing Layers,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 35 (23), pp. 12936-12944 (2010). (with Owston R. and Abraham J.) “Fuel-Air Mixing Characteristics of DI Hydrogen Jets,” SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 693-712 (2009). (with Anders J.W. and Abraham J.) "A Computational Investigation of the Interaction of Pulses in Two-Pulse Jets," Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 54, pp. 999-1021 (2008). (with Wadhwa A.R. and Abraham J.) "Transient deformation and drag of decelerating drops in axisymmetric flows," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 19, 113301 (2007). (with Anders J.W. and Abraham J.) "Large-eddy Simulation in the Near-field of a Transient Multi-component Gas Jet with Density Gradients," Computers & Fluids, Vol. 36, pp. 1609-1620 (2007). (with Owston R. and Abraham J.) “Interactions of Hydrogen Flames with Walls: Influence of Wall Temperature, Pressure, Equivalence Ratio, and Diluents,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,, Vol. 32, pp. 2094-2104 (2007). (with Owston R. and Abraham J.) “A Numerical Study of Thermal and Chemical Effects in Interactions of n-Heptane Flames with a Single Surface,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 148, pp. 127-147 (2007). (with Giordano M.) “Petrov-Galerkin Finite Element Stabilization for Two-Phase Flows,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 51 (9-10), pp. 1117-1129 (2006). (with Wadhwa A.R. and Abraham J.) “Hybrid Compressible-Incompressible Numerical Method for Transient Drop-Gas Flows,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 43 (9), pp. 1974-1983 (2005). (with Viggiano A.) “A 2-D Investigation of the n-Heptane Autoignition by means of Direct Numerical Simulation,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 137 (2), pp. 432-443 (2004). (with Iyer V. and Abraham J.) “Exploring Injected Droplet Size Effects on Steady Liquid Penetration in a Diesel Spray with a Two-Fluid Model,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 45 (3), pp. 519-531 (2002). (with Iyer V. and Abraham J.) “The k-e Model and Computed Spreading Rates in Round and Plane Jets,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 40, pp. 1-19 (2001). (with Camporeale S.) “Streamtube Model for Analysis of Vertical Axis Variable-Pitch Turbine for Marine Currents Energy Conversion,” Energy Conversion and Management Journal, Vol. 41 (16), pp. 1811-1827 (2000). (with Abraham J.) “Application of the Discrete Ordinates Method to Compute Radiant Heat Loss in a Diesel Engine,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 31 (6), pp. 597-610 (1997). (with Grasso F.) “Simulation of Transverse Gas Injection in Turbulent Supersonic Air Flows,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 33 (1), pp. 56-62 (1995).