Pierre Ricco's publications

Journal Articles

• 2025 Fossa', L. Ricco, P. Attenuation of compressible Görtler vortices by uniform wall suction, Submitted.
• 2025 Fossa', L. Ricco, P. Compressible boundary layers over isotropic porous surfaces, Submitted.
• 2024 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Marensi, E. Excitation and stability of nonlinear compressible Görtler vortices and streaks induced by free-stream vortical disturbances, J. Fluid Mech. 1000, A93.
• 2024 Zhu, K. Ricco, P. Nonlinear evolution of vortical disturbances entrained in the entrance region of a circular pipe, J. Fluid Mech. 998, A19.
• 2024 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Duan, L. Görtler instability and transition in compressible flows, AIAA J. 62, 2, pp. 489-517.
• 2023 Ricco, P. Scaling of boundary-layer disturbances exposed to free-stream turbulence, J. Fluid Mech. 972, A3.
• 2023 Ricco, P. Fossa', L. Receptivity of compressible boundary layers over porous surfaces, Phys. Rev. Fluids 8, 073903.
• 2023 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Duan, L. Decomposition of the wall-heat flux of compressible boundary layers, Phys. Fluids 35, 065117.
• 2023 Xu, D. Ricco, P. Duan, L. Decomposition of the skin-friction coefficient of compressible boundary layers, Phys. Fluids 35, 035107.
• 2022 Ricco, P. Skote, M. Integral relations for the skin-friction coefficient of canonical flows, J. Fluid Mech. 943, A50.
• 2022 Xie, F. Perez Munoz, J.D., Qin, N., Ricco, P. Drag reduction in wall-bounded turbulence by synthetic jet sheets, J. Fluid Mech. 941, A63.
• 2022 Ricco, P. Alvarenga, C. Growth of vortical disturbances entrained in the entrance region of a circular pipe, J. Fluid Mech. 932, A16.
• 2021 Ricco, P. Alvarenga, C. Entrainment and growth of vortical disturbances in the channel-entrance region, J. Fluid Mech. 927, A18.
• 2021 Olivucci, P. Ricco, P. Wise, D. Reduction of turbulent skin-friction drag by passively rotating discs, J. Fluid Mech. 923, A8.
• 2021 Nguyen, V.-T. Ricco, P. Pironti, G. Separation drag reduction through a spanwise oscillating pressure gradient, J. Fluid Mech. 912, A20.
• 2021 Ricco, P. Skote, M. Leschziner, M. A review of turbulent skin-friction drag reduction by near-wall transverse forcing, Prog. Aero. Sc.123, 100713.
• 2021 Sui, Y. Niu, J. Ricco, P. Yuan, Y. Yu, Q. Cao, X. Yang, X. Impact of vacuum degree on the aerodynamics of a high-speed train capsule running in a tube,Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 88, 108752.
• 2019 Olivucci, P. Ricco, P. Aghdam, S.K. Turbulent drag reduction by rotating rings and wall-distributed actuation, Phys. Rev. Fluids 4, 093904.
• 2019 Viaro, S. Ricco, P. Neutral stability curves of compressible Görtler flow generated by low-frequency free-stream vortical disturbances, J. Fluid Mech. 876, pp. 1146-1157.
• 2019 Al-Tameemi, W.T.M. Ricco, P. Water-air flow in straight pipes and across 90 degrees sharp-angled mitre elbows, Int. J. Multiph. Flow 118, pp. 113-127.
• 2019 Al-Bakri, B. Ricco, P.  Condensation heat transfer coefficient for rectangular multiport microchannels at high ambient temperature, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 138, pp. 866-878.
• 2019 Goldstein, M.E. Ricco, P. Leading edge receptivity at subsonic and moderately supersonic Mach numbers, Chapter in book ``Boundary Layer Flows - Theory, Applications and Numerical Methods''. IntechOpen..
• 2019 Viaro, S. Ricco, P. Compressible unsteady Görtler vortices subject to free-stream vortical disturbances, J. Fluid Mech. 867, pp. 250-299.
• 2018 Wise, D.J. Olivucci, P. Ricco, P. Turbulent drag reduction through oscillating discs - corrigendum, J. Fluid Mech, 856, pp. 1064-1066.
• 2018 Viaro, S. Ricco, P. Neutral stability curves of low-frequency Görtler flow generated by free-stream vortical disturbances, J. Fluid Mech. Rapids 845, R1.
• 2018 Ricco, P. Hicks, P.D.  Streamwise-travelling viscous waves in channel flows, J. Eng. Math., vol. 111, pp. 23-49.
• 2018 Al-Tameemi, W.T.M. Ricco, P.  Pressure-loss coefficient of 90 deg sharp-angled miter elbows, J. Fluids Eng., 140 (6), 061102.
• 2018 Goldstein, M.E. Ricco, P. Non-localized instabilities resulting from leading-edge receptivity at moderate supersonic Mach numbers, J. Fluid Mech. 838, pp. 435-477.
• 2018 Al-Tameemi, W.T.M. Ricco, P. Pattern-based pressure drop of air-water flow across a 90 sharp miter elbow, Int. J. Comp. Methods Exp. Meas. 6 (1), pp. 198-207.
• 2017 Marensi, E. Ricco, P. Growth and wall-transpiration control of nonlinear unsteady Görtler vortices forced by free-stream vortical disturbances, Phys. Fluids, 29, 114106.
• 2017 Marensi, E. Ricco, P. Wu, X. Nonlinear unsteady streaks engendered by the interaction of free-stream vorticity with a compressible boundary layer, J. Fluid Mech., 817, 80-121.
• 2016 Ricco, P. McEligot, D.M. Walsh, E.J. Brighenti, F. Growth of boundary-layer streaks due to free-stream turbulence, Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 61, 272-283.
• 2016 Papadakis, G. Lu, L. Ricco, P. Closed-loop control of boundary-layer streaks induced by free-stream turbulence, Phys. Rev. Fluids, 1, 043501.
• 2016 Aghdam, S.K. Ricco, P. Laminar and turbulent flows over hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length, Phys. Fluids, 28, 035109.
• 2015 Perrault, C.M., Brugues, A. Bazellieres, E. Ricco, P. Lacroix, D. Trepat, X. Traction forces of endothelial cells under slow shear flow, Biophys. J., 109, 1533-1536.
• 2015 Hicks, P.D. Ricco, P.  Laminar streak growth over a spanwise oscillating wall, J. Fluid Mech., 768, 348-374.
• 2014 Wise, D.J. Alvarenga, C. Ricco, P. Spinning out of control: wall turbulence over rotating discs, Phys. Fluids, 26, 125107.
• 2014 Wise, D.J. Ricco, P. Turbulent drag reduction through oscillating discs, J. Fluid Mech, 746, 536-564.
• 2013 Ricco, P. Shah, D. Hicks, P.D. Compressible laminar streaks with wall suction, Phys. Fluids, 25, 054110.
• 2013 Ricco, P. Hahn, S. Turbulent drag reduction through rotating discs, J. Fluid Mech., 722, 267-290.
• 2012 Ricco, P. Ottonelli, C. Hasegawa, Y. Quadrio, M. Changes in turbulent dissipation in a channel flow with oscillating walls, J. Fluid Mech., 700, 77-104.
• 2011 Ricco, P. Laminar streaks with spanwise wall forcing, Phys. Fluids, 23, 064103.
• 2011 Ricco, P. Luo, J. Wu, X. Evolution and instability of unsteady nonlinear streaks generated by free-stream vortical disturbances, J. Fluid Mech., 677, 1-38.
• 2011 Quadrio, M. Ricco, P.  The laminar generalized Stokes layer and turbulent drag reduction, J. Fluid Mech., 667, 135-157.
• 2010 Ricco, P. Dilib, F.  The influence of wall suction and blowing on laminar boundary-layer streaks generated by free-stream vortical disturbances, Phys. Fluids, 22, 044101.
• 2009 Ricco, P.  The pre-transitional Klebanoff modes and other boundary layer disturbances induced by small-wavelength free-stream vorticity, J. Fluid Mech., 638, 267-303.
• 2009 Quadrio, M. Ricco, P. Viotti, C.   Streamwise-travelling waves of spanwise wall velocity for turbulent drag reduction, J. Fluid Mech., 627, 161-178.
• 2009 Ricco, P. Tran, D. L. Ye, G.  Wall heat transfer effects on Klebanoff modes and Tollmien-Schlichting waves in a compressible boundary layer, Phys. Fluids, 21, 024106.
• 2008 Ricco, P. Quadrio, M. Wall-oscillation conditions for drag reduction in turbulent channel flow,  Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 29, 601-612.
• 2007 Ricco, P. Wu, X. Response of a compressible laminar boundary layer to free-stream vortical disturbances, J. Fluid Mech., 587, 97-138.
• 2007 Ricco, P. Baron, A. Molteni, P. Nature of pressure waves induced by a high-speed train travelling through a tunnel,  J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aero., 95 (8), 781-808.
• 2004 Quadrio, M. Ricco, P. Critical assessment of turbulent drag reduction through spanwise wall oscillations, J. Fluid Mech., 521, 251-271.
• 2004 Ricco, P. Modification of near-wall turbulence due to spanwise wall oscillations, J. Turbul., 5 (024).
• 2004 Ricco, P. Wu, S. On the effects of lateral wall oscillations on a turbulent boundary layer, Exp. Therm. Fluid Sc., 29 (1), 41-52.
• 2003 Quadrio, M. Ricco, P. Initial response of a turbulent channel flow to spanwise oscillation of the walls, J. Turbul., 4 (007).

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