Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information    
Place and date of birth:    Rome, 21st July 1975
Availability:              Immediate


Education    
•    PhD in AEROSPACE ENGINEERING obtained on January 2010 at Rome, University “La Sapienza”. PhD thesis title: “Pressure Waves Oscillation Levels: the Influence of Scale Effects in Solid Rocket Motors”.
•    Master of Science in AEROSPACE ENGINEERING – specialization in Aeronautics, (mark: 100/110), obtained on September 2003 at Rome, University “La Sapienza”. Master thesis title: “Thermo-fluid-dynamic project for an atmospheric re-entry vehicle inherently safe” related to the ESA–YES2 project (YoungEngineers’Satellite2).
•    High school Diploma achieved in the technical institute for GEOMETRICIANS “G. Boaga” in Rome (mark: 60/60).

Present employment    
I have just concluded a PhD research period in Aerospace Engineering at Università di Roma “La Sapienza”. My research focused on the numerical simulation of multiphase flows which include discrete inert particles inside the combustion chamber of solid rocket motors.
Currently I also support the teaching at Università “La Sapienza” by leading the tutorial for the “CFD application” course.
Parallel to the academic work I also participate to the development of several industrial and military works assigned to the research group in which I am CFD expert.

Previous Work Experiences    
•    November 2006 - January 2010 PhD Student at Università di Roma “La Sapienza”.
•    Jannuary 2006-October 2006 - I’ve worked in the Department of Mechanics and Aeronautics at the Rome University “La Sapienza” in collaboration with Prof. Fulvio Stella. Position: CFD expert
•    September 2004-December 2005 I’ve worked in ESA/ESTEC (European Research & Technology Centre of the European Space Agency – 2200 AG Noordwijk - The Netherlands) for “AB Technologies”. Position: fluid-dynamics expert and system engineer.
•    March 2004 - August 2004 I’ve worked in ESA/ESTEC (European Research & Technology Centre of the European Space Agency – 2200 AG Noordwijk - The Netherlands) for “Delta-Utec” (6 month research period under the supervision of Eng. Lionel Marraffa). Position: fluid-dynamics expert

Fields of interest    
CFD & numerical methods for engineering, Discrete phase flows, Multiphase flows, Thermo-fluid-dynamics, Aerodynamics, Gasdynamics, Flow of reacting mixtures, Hydrodynamics, Aeroelasticity.

Targets    
Working in the field of CFD, applying the knowledge in aero-thermodynamics and structural mechanics gained during the academic and work experiences. Consolidating my skills and making experiences in a wide range of engineering applications.
I’m interested either working in team or in concurrent engineering in order to gain a wider vision of the project processes.

Technical documents and works performed
F. Stella, M. Iannuccelli: “PTF Protrusion control in 1:4.5 SRM”. Developed for AVIO Spa, 2008.
•    My task concerned the numerical evaluation of the fluid-structure interaction between the high enthalpy flow and a flexible thermal protection located inside the combustion chamber of a scaled dimension motor.

R.Camussi, F.Stella, F.Tomassi, M. Iannuccelli: “Setup definition and analysis of operative condition of a spray dryer”. Developed for Kempro Int., 2008
•    My task in this work concerned the preliminary understanding of the physical problem and some CFD simulations of bi-phase flows inside large sized particle dryer. I presented this work at the CHT08 international conference in Morocco.

F. Stella, M. Giangi, M. Iannuccelli. “Validation of CFD simulations of stages 1-2 separation”. Developed for the ESA, 2007.
•    I performed the entire numerical validation of a particular setup. I demonstrated that it was suitable to simulate mechanical loads on irregular surfaces immersed in fluid flows characterised by hypersonic velocities.

F. Stella, S. Rinaldi, M. Iannuccelli, M. Giangi. “CFD study of stages 1-2 separation of VEGA LV”. Developed for ELV Spa, 2007
•    My task concerned the use of the previously mentioned validated setup in order to numerically evaluate the mechanical loads acting on the surface of the fisrt stage of VEGA launcher during the separation phase.

F. Stella, S. Rinaldi, M. Giangi, M. Iannuccelli. “Lyra LV – Retro rocket plume impingement at separation 1-2: preliminary analysis”. Developed for ELV Spa, 2007.
•    My task concerned the post processing analysis of already performed numerical simulations. More in detail, I studied the results in order to understand the effect of the retrorocket exhaust flow employed to help the stage separation.

F. Stella, M. Iannuccelli, M. Giangi, S. Rinaldi “FLPP: numerical simulation of pressure oscillations in RSM”. Report AVIO, 2007
•    My task concerned the entire process of grid generation, simulation and post-processing for the evaluation of acoustic vibration inside the solid rocket motor in some defined instants of the rocket functioning life. This study led my will to continue working on this subject during my PhD research period.

F. Stella, M. Giangi, M. Iannuccelli, S. Rinaldi: “Three-dimensional vortex evolution in ARTA-3 SRM”. Developed for AVIO Spa, 2006.
•    My task concerned the post processing analysis made on numerical simulations performed to reproduce vortexes generated by obstacles immersed in the flows inside rocket motors.

F. Stella, F. Paglia, M. Giangi, M. Iannuccelli: “ARTA-4 with asymmetric geometrical configuration: heat flux evaluation”. Developed for AVIO Spa, 2006.
•    My task concerned part of the work developed to numerically estimate the heat flux loads on flexible surfaces located in the combustion chamber of P230 Ariane launch vehicle.

B.Ancarola, D.Starnone, M.Iannuccelli, C.Lettieri: “Preliminary Design Description and Justification of the X-FAST Concept Applied to a Reference Case”. Developed for ESA, 2005.
•    In this work, that lasted for about one year and was performed in the Research & Technology Centre of ESA (ESTEC), I performed part of a feasibility study of a new concept of “in-flight refueling”. My task was related to the numerical and analytical evaluation of thermal and mechanical effects on the refueling pipe due to the nozzle exhaust jets. I also helped the system engineer in his task.

Publications    

Stella, F., Paglia F., D’Ascenzi M., Iannuccelli M. - “Heat flux evaluation for YES2 re-entry vehicle: numerical simulations”, developed for: “ICHMT International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer” Published by Heat Transfer Engineering 27:22, 58-69, Taylor & Francis, 2006).

B.W.Skews, H.Kleine, T.Barber, M.Iannuccelli: “New Flow Features in a Cavity During Shock Wave Impact”, developed for: “16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference”, December 2007. Published by the School of Engineering at The University of Queensland.

Most important Computer Science Knowledge    
•    Commercial codes: FLUENT, GAMBIT, CFDRC (CFD-GEOM, CFD-FASTRAN), ADINA
•    Languages: FORTRAN, Matlab.
•    Windows Office’s tools.

Additional trainings    
•    July-August 2007: Research period conducted at the UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
•    Summer 2003: Training and updating period, in the sphere of “Russian-European Summer Space School”, conducted in the “Samara State Aerospace University”, Samara, Russia.

Languages    
Italian:     Native
English:  Fluent level written and spoken
German: Beginner

Skills    
Skill in analysis, synthesis, and projecting. Strong aptitude for building professional relationships. Ability on working in team and concurrent engineering.

References    
Prof. Fulvio Stella: Professor of “Fluid Mechanics”, - Dipartimento di Meccanica e Aeronautica, Università La Sapienza, Via Eudossiana, 18 - 00184 Roma – ITALIA

Eng. Lionel Marraffa – Aerodynamics engineer - Aerothermodynamics Section of Research & Technology Centre of European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC – 2200 AG Noordwijk - The Netherlands)

Doct. Eng. Eric Gengembre – Advanced propulsion engineer for the Aerothermodynamics Section in the Research & Technology Centre of European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC – 2200 AG Noordwijk - The Netherlands)

Doct. Eng. Biagio Ancarola – Project Manager for “AB Technologies”, Napoli – Italy

Eng. Erik J. van der Heide & Eng. Michiel Kruijf – Project Managers of “Delta-Utec”, Leiden – The Netherlands

Prof. Eddie Leonardi: School of Mechanics and Aeronautics Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA

Prof. John Reizes: University of Technology, Sydney, AUSTRALIA