Pierre Ricco's publications - conferences & reports

Conferences

• 2023 Fossa', L. Ricco, P. Supersonic pre-transitional disturbances in boundary layers on porous surfaces, European Turbulence Conference, Valencia, Spain, 6-8 September 2023.
• 2023 Ricco, P. Xu, D., Duan L., Skote, M. Integral relations for incompressible and compressible boundary layers, European Turbulence Conference, Valencia, Spain, 6-8 September 2023.
• 2023 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Marensi E. Excitation and evolution of compressible Görtler vortices induced by free-stream vortical disturbances, European Turbulence Conference, Valencia, Spain, 6-8 September 2023.
• 2023 Fossa', L. Ricco, P. Supersonic pre-transitional disturbances in boundary layers on porous surfaces, 22nd Int. Couette-Taylor Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 28th-30th June 2023.
• 2023 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Excitation and evolution of compressible Görtler vortices induced by free-stream vortical disturbances, 22nd Int. Couette-Taylor Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 28th-30th June 2023.
• 2023 Ricco, P. Xu, D., Duan L., Skote, M. Integral relations for incompressible and compressible boundary layers, 22nd Int. Couette-Taylor Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 28th-30th June 2023.
• 2022 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Excitation of compressible Gortler vortices induced by free-stream vortical disturbances, 75th Ann. Meeting APS Div. Fluid Dyn., Indianapolis, 20th-22nd Nov.
• 2022 Ricco, P. Skote, M. Relations for the skin-friction coefficient of canonical flows, 75th Ann. Meeting APS Div. Fluid Dyn., Indianapolis, 20th-22nd Nov.
• 2022 Fossa', L. Ricco, P. Supersonic pre-transitional streaks over porous surfaces, 75th Ann. Meeting APS Div. Fluid Dyn., Indianapolis, 20th-22nd Nov.
• 2022 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Excitation and evolution of compressible Gortler vortices induced by free-stream vortical disturbances, 14 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conf., Athens, 13th-16th Sept.
• 2022 Ricco, P. Skote, M. Notes on the skin-friction coefficient of boundary layers and confined flows, EDRFCM Drag reduction and Flow Control Meeting, Paris, 6th-9th Sept.
• 2022 Fossa', L. Ricco, P. Supersonic pre-transitional streaks over porous surfaces, EDRFCM Drag reduction and Flow Control Meeting, Paris, 6th-9th Sept.
• 2022 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Wall cooling and heating effects on the excitation of Gortler vortices in compressible boundary layers, EDRFCM Drag reduction and Flow Control Meeting, Paris, 6th-9th Sept.
• 2019 Viaro, S. Ricco, P., Receptivity of unsteady compressible G\"{o}rtler vortices to free-stream vortical disturbances, Oral presentation IUTAM Symposium on Laminar Turbulent Transition, Imperial College London, 2nd-7th Sept.
• 2019 Ricco, P. Goldstein, M.E. Leading-edge receptivity of moderately supersonic boundary layers to free-stream disturbances, Poster presentation IUTAM Symposium on Laminar Turbulent Transition, Imperial College London, 2nd-7th Sept.
• 2019 Pironti, G. Ricco, P. Separation drag reduction in a rough channel via a spanwise oscillating pressure gradient, 12 EDRFCM Drag reduction and Flow Control Meeting, Bad Herrenalb, 8th-11th Sept.
• 2018 Ricco, P. Goldstein, M.E. Leading edge receptivity of a supersonic boundary layer to free-stream acoustic and vortical disturbances, 12 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conf., Vienna, Austria, 9th-13th Sept.
• 2018 Viaro, S. Ricco, P. Neutral stability curves of unsteady Gortler instability, 12 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conf., Vienna, Austria, 9th-13th Sept.
• 2017 Viaro, S. Ricco, P. Linear evolution of compressible Gortler instability triggered by free-stream vortical disturbances, 591 Euromech Colloquium ``3-D Instability Mechanisms in Transitional and Turbulent flows'', Bari, 18th-20th Sept.
• 2017 Viaro, S. Ricco, P. Compressible Gortler vortices excited by free-stream vortical disturbances, 16 Euromech European Turbulence Conf., Stockholm, 21st-24th Aug.
• 2017 Al-Tameemi, W.T.M. Ricco, P. Pattern-based pressure drop of air-water flow across a 90-degree sharp mitre elbow , Proc. 9th Int. Conf. Comput. Exp. Methods in Multiphase & Complex Flow, Tallinn, Estonia, 20th-22nd June.
• 2017 Marensi, E. Ricco, P. Wu, X. Nonlinear evolution of unsteady streaks in a compressible boundary layer subject to free-stream vorticity, British Applied Mathematics Colloquium, Univ. Surrey, 10th-12th April.
• 2017 Pirozzoli, S. Bernardini, M. Quadrio, M. Ricco, P. DNS of turbulent channel flow with different types of spanwise forcing, Proc. EDRFC Drag Reduction Flow Control Meeting, Rome, 3rd-4th April.
• 2017 Viaro, S. Ricco, P. Linear evolution of compressible Görtler instability triggered by free-stream vortical disturbances, 70th Ann. Meeting APS Div. Fluid Dyn., Denver, 19th-21st Nov.
• 2017 Ricco, P. Marensi, E. Wu, X.Nonlinear growth of unsteady streaks caused by free-stream vorticity in a compressible boundary layer, 70th Ann. Meeting APS Div. Fluid Dyn., Denver, 19th-21st Nov.
• 2017 Viaro, S. Ricco, P. Linear evolution of compressible Gortler vortices subject to free-stream vortical disturbance, ICFM 2017: 19th Int. Conf. Fluid Mechanics, Prague, Czech Republic, 23rd-24th April.
• 2016 Marensi, E. Ricco, P. Wu, X. Effect of medium-intensity free-stream vorticity on a compressible boundary layer, ICTAM, Montreal, 21st-26th Aug.
• 2015 Ricco, P. Aghdam, S.K. Laminar and turbulent flows over hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length, Invited keynote lecture, Symposium on ``Active drag reduction via wavy surface oscillations'', Aachen, 9th-10th Nov.
• 2015 Aghdam, S.K. Ricco, P. Seddighi, M. Turbulent drag reduction by hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length, Proc. 15th Euromech Europ. Turbul. Conf. 23rd-26th August.
• 2015 Wise, D. Ricco, P. Oscillating discs for turbulent drag reduction , Proc. EDRFC Drag Reduction Flow Control Meeting, Cambridge, 23rd-26th March.
• 2015 Alvarenga, C. Wise, D. Ricco, P. Turbulent drag reduction via spinning discs and rings, Proc. EDRFC Drag Reduction Flow Control Meeting, Cambridge, 23rd-26th March.
• 2015 Aghdam, S.K. Ricco, P. Seddighi, M. Reduction of turbulent friction by hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length, Proc. EDRFC Drag Reduction Flow Control Meeting, Cambridge, 23rd-26th March.
• 2015 Ricco, P. Aghdam, S.K. Seddighi M. Combination of wall transpiration and spinning rings for turbulent drag reduction, Proc. EDRFC Drag Reduction Flow Control Meeting, Cambridge, 23rd-26th March.
• 2014 Papadakis, G. Lu, L. Ricco, P.Control of streaks induced by free-stream turbulence in incompressible boundary layers: application to a linear model, 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, 24-26 November.
• 2014 Ricco, P. Reduction of turbulent friction drag by rotating discs, Invited keynote lecture, Symposium on ``Active drag reduction via wavy surface oscillations'', Aachen, 20th-21st Nov.
• 2014 Marensi, E. Ricco, P. Wu, X.Nonlinear response of a compressible boundary layer to free-stream vortical disturbances, IUTAM-ABCM Symposium on Laminar Turbulent Transition, Rio de Janeiro, 8th-12th Sept.
• 2014 Hicks, P.D. Ricco, P.A comparison of the laminar streaks above a spanwise oscillating plate and a plate with spanwise wall forcing, IUTAM-ABCM Symposium on Laminar Turbulent Transition, Rio de Janeiro, 8th-12th Sept.
• 2014 Pinto, J.M.R. Ricco, P. Papadakis, G.Wall-based feedback control of a compressible laminar boundary layer subjected to free-stream vortical disturbances, 8th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD8), Chengdu, China, 14th-18th July.
• 2014 Pinto, J.M.R. Ricco, P. Papadakis, G.Wall-transpiration feedback control of laminar streaks using an adjoint approach, 10th International Conference on Control, Loughborough, 9th-11th July.
• 2014 Liang, L. Agostini, L. Papadakis, G. Ricco, P. Optimal control of boundary layer streaks and Gortler vortices induced by free-stream vortical disturbances, 10th International Conference on Control, Loughborough, 9th-11th July.
• 2014 Pinto, J.M.R. Ricco, P. Papadakis, G. Wall-based feedback control of an incompressible laminar boundary layer subjected to free-stream vortical disturbances, 6 European Conf. CFD (ECFD VI), Barcelona, Spain, 20-25 July.
• 2014 Whidborne, J.F. Lu, L. Papadakis, G. Ricco, P. Performance limits for control of boundary layer streaks, 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, Cape Town, South Africa, 24-29 August.
• 2013 Wise, D.  Ricco, P. Reduction of turbulent skin-friction drag by oscillating discs, 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, 24-26 November.
• 2013 Ricco, P. Effect of porous surface on pre-transitional supersonic boundary-layer disturbances generated by free-stream vortices, 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, 24-26 November.
• 2013 Lu, L. Ricco, P. Papadakis, G. Optimal control of streaks induced by free-stream turbulence in incompressible boundary layer by wall blowing and suction, Abstract,Poster presentation 14 European Turbulence Conf., Lyon, 1-4 Sept.
• 2013 Ricco, P. Hahn, S. Reduction of turbulent wall friction by spinning discs, Abstract,14 European Turbulence Conf., Lyon, 1-4 Sept.
• 2013 Ricco, P. Supersonic streaks over porous surfaces, Invited presentation, Workshop - Hydrodynamic instability and laminar-turbulent transition: progress and challenges, Tianjin Univ., 24-26 August.
• 2013 Ricco, P. Hahn, S. Control of wall turbulence by spinning discs, Paper, Keynote presentation - Proc. 6th ECCOMAS Conf. on Smart Structures & Materials, Torino, 24-26 June. Also published in Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 745, pag. 135-143.
• 2012 Ricco, P. Ottonelli, C. Hasegawa, Y. Quadrio, M. Near-wall enstrophy generation in a drag-reduced turbulent channel flow with spanwise wall oscillations, Abstract, Proc. Europ. Drag Reduction & Flow Control Meeting, Toulouse, 10-12 December.
• 2012 Ricco, P. Ottonelli, C. Hasegawa, Y. Quadrio, M. The drag-reduction oscillating-wall problem: new insight after 20 years,Abstract, Proc. 9 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conf., Rome, 9-13 September.
• 2011 Wu, X. Luo, J.S. Ricco, P.   Stability of unsteady nonlinear streaks induced by free-stream vortical disturbances, Invited paper, 6 AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mech. Conf., Honolulu, Hawaii, 27-30 June.
• 2010 Quadrio, M. Ricco, P.   Spanwise generalized Stokes layer and turbulent drag reduction, Abstract, Proc. 8 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conf., Bad Reichenhall, Germany, 13-16 Sept.
• 2009 Ricco, P.  Asymptotic theory of the pre-transitional laminar streaks and comparison with experiments, Abstract, Paper, Proc. IUTAM Symp. on Laminar-Turbulent Transition, Stockholm, 23-26 June.
• 2008 Ricco, P. Quadrio, M. Drag reduction effects in a turbulent channel flow induced by spanwise wall oscillations, Abstract, Proc. 7 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conf., Manchester, 14-18 Sept.
• 2008 Ricco, P. Quadrio, M. Viotti, C. Modification of turbulent friction drag by streamwise-traveling waves of spanwise wall velocity, Abstract , Proc. Europ. Drag Reduction & Flow Control Meeting, Ostritz-St. Marienthal, Germany, 8-11 Sept.
• 2007 Ricco, P. Wu, X.  Nonlinear development of Klebanoff modes in a laminar boundary layer, Abstract, Poster presentation 11 Euromech European Turbulence Conf., Porto, 25-28 June.
• 2006 Ricco, P. Wu, X.  Generation of highly-oblique TS waves in a laminar boundary layer by free-stream turbulence, Proc. 6 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conf., Stockholm, 26-30 June.
• 2004 Ricco, P. Wu, X.  Effect of freestream turbulence on a compressible laminar boundary layer, Proc. IUTAM Symp. on Laminar-Turbulent Transition, Bangalore, 13-17 Dec.
• 2003 Ricco, P. Quadrio, M. Reduction of turbulent friction by spanwise wall oscillation, Proc. AIDAA XVII Congr. Naz., Rome, 15-19 Sept.
• 2003 Ricco, P. Quadrio, M. Turbulent drag reduction over an oscillating wall, Proc. 5 Euromech Fluid Mech. Conf., Toulouse, 24-28 Aug.

Reports

• 2004 Ricco, P. Durbin, P. Zaki, T. Wu, X.  Nonlinear evolution of velocity fluctuations in a laminar boundary layer excited by free-stream vortical disturbances, In Proc. Summer Program 2004 , pp. 223-240. Centre for Turbulence Research.
• 2014 Ricco, P. A very brief introduction to mathematical anxiety, Final report for Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education, King's College London.

Invited Seminars

• 2017  Reduction of turbulent wall-friction by rotating discs, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.
• 2016  Response of a compressible boundary layer to medium-intensity free-stream vorticity, Department of Engineering, University of Liverpool.
• 2014  Reduction of turbulent wall friction by rotating discs, Engineering and the Environment - University of Southampton.
• 2013  Turbulent drag reduction by wall-normal vorticity actuation, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen.
• 2013  Spinning discs: a novel turbulent drag reduction technique, Institut d'Alembert, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris.
• 2013  The key mechanism for drag reduction in a turbulent channel flow with spanwise oscillating walls, ONERA - Paris.
• 2013  Reduction of turbulent friction by spinning discs, Workshop on turbulent drag reduction in aeronautic, University of Warwick.
• 2012  Progress on the drag reduction mechanism in a turbulent channel flow with spanwise wall oscillations, Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London.
• 2012  The drag-reduction wall-oscillation problem: new insight after 20 years, Department of Engineering, University College London.
• 2011  The boundary-layer Klebanoff modes, Department of Engineering, University of Liverpool.
• 2009  Turbulent drag reduction by near-wall spanwise motion,School of Engineering, University of Warwick.
• 2009  The Klebanoff modes in laminar boundary layers, Department of Mathematics, Cardiff University.
• 2008  The generalized Stokes layer induced by streamwise traveling waves of spanwise wall velocity in channel flows, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University.
• 2008  Turbulent drag reduction by spanwise forcing, NASA Glenn Research Center, Ohio, USA.
• 2008  Some aspects of the receptivity of compressible laminar boundary layers to free-stream vortical disturbances, School of Engineering Sciences - University of Southampton.
• 2007  Receptivity of compressible laminar boundary layers to free-stream vortical disturbances, Department of Aeronautics - Imperial College London.
• 2004  Riduzione di attrito turbolento per mezzo di oscillazioni trasversali della parete, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale - Politecnico di Milano.