Dr Paolo Capobianchi

Lecturer

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Dr Paolo Capobianchi is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a doctoral degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Moreover, he has more than two years’ postdoctoral experience matured at the University of Strathclyde under the guidance of Professor Marcello Lappa. His research interests embrace a range of topics related to the dynamics of multiphase flows such as the dynamics of droplets in both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, hydrothermal instability and particle dynamics in liquid bridges, multiphase interfacial flows in microfluidics devices and theoretical and numerical modelling of ferrofluid interfacial flows. Dr Capobianchi has published several papers as first author in internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Rheology, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Physics of Fluids among others. Moreover, he has presented his work at international conferences in the field of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, numerical methods for fluid flows, hydrodynamic instabilities, and rheology. Dr Capobianchi is a member of the British Society of Rheology (BSR) and of the Società Italiana di Reologia (SIR). Additionally, he has been awarded two scholarships (funded by the University of Strathclyde and BSR), and one grant funded by the University of Strathclyde for a project aimed at establishing future collaborations with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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Publications

Numerical prediction of cavitation for a horizontal axis tidal turbine
Evangelisti Adriano, Agati Giuliano, Borello Domenico, Mazzotta Luca, Capobianchi Paolo, Venturini Paolo
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-024-00615-6
Development and validation of a cavitation erosion model
Capobianchi Paolo, Evangelisti Adriano, Agati Giuliano, Borello Domenico, Venturini Paolo
37th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting 2024 (2024)
Effect of viscosity ratio on the behaviour of ferrofluid droplet emulsions
Sultan G M A, Oliveira Monica, Capobianchi Paolo
AERC2024 – Annual European Rheology Conference, April 9-12, 2024, Leeds, UK (2024)
Creeping thermocapillary motion of a Newtonian droplet suspended in a viscoelastic fluid
Capobianchi Paolo, Davoodi Mahdi, Poole Robert J, Lappa Marcello, Morozov Alexander, Oliveira Mónica SN
Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics Vol 324 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2023.105168
Magnetic fluids in microgravity environments
Capobianchi Paolo
Why Space? The opportunity for Materials Science and Innovation (2024) (2024)
Flow focusing with miscible fluids in microfluidic devices
Houston Gemma, Capobianchi Paolo, Oliveira Monica S N
Physics of Fluids Vol 35 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0118087

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Professional Activities

Modelling ferrofluid emulsions using a bulk stress approach
Invited speaker
29/5/2024
37th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting 2024
Participant
27/5/2024
Shear Rheology of dilute ferrofluid emulsions: modelling and computational analysis
Invited speaker
23/3/2024
COSPAR 2024, 45th Scientific Assembly, 13-21 July 2024, Bexco, Busan, Korea
Participant
2024
International Conference on Materials & Energy 2023
Participant
31/5/2023
21st International Workshop on Numerical Methods for Non-Newtonian Flows
Participant
29/5/2023

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Projects

Vibrations as a novel tool for particle self-assembly and vibro-fluidization in space environments | Watson, Peter
Lappa, Marcello (Principal Investigator) Anwar, Ali (Co-investigator) Capobianchi, Paolo (Co-investigator) Watson, Peter (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2026
Doctoral Training Partnership 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | Stirrat, Sarah
Minisci, Edmondo (Principal Investigator) Capobianchi, Paolo (Co-investigator) Stirrat, Sarah (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2019 - 29-Jan-2024

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Dr Paolo Capobianchi
Lecturer
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Email: paolo.capobianchi@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 574 5043