Luca Mangani

Professor Luca Mangani leads the Computational Fluid Dynamics Group at Lucerne University's Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology, specializing in pressure-based CFD solvers for industrial applications.

Research Focus:
Develops advanced numerical methods for turbomachinery and energy systems with emphasis on:

• Implicit pressure-based coupled algorithms
• Real gas modeling for compressible flows
• Adjoint optimization techniques
• Multiphase flow simulations

Key Contributions:
Pioneered all-Mach pressure-based solvers adopted by major turbomachinery manufacturers. Recent work includes:

• Discrete adjoint methods for design optimization
• Robust implementation of Reynolds stress models
• GPU-accelerated compressible RANS solvers
• Novel mixing plane interfaces

Publication Trends:
Articles demonstrate rigorous validation of computational methods against experimental benchmarks, particularly in pump-turbine and compressor applications, with focus on improving accuracy and convergence.