Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
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Research Groups
VOILAb: Vortex Interaction Laboratory
Lab members
Dr Chandan Bose (Research Associate)
Dr Yabin Liu (Research Associate)
Dr Stefano Gambuzza (Research Associate)
Dr Shūji Ōtomo (Research Associate)
Jean-Babtiste Souppez (PhD)
Geethanjali Pavar (PhD)
Callum Bruce (PhD)
Kuba Frankowski (PhD)
Doudou Huang (PhD)
Bappa Mitra (PhD)
Mridu Sai Charan Aerukalava Seshasayee (PhD)
Fangyuan Liu (Visiting PhD)
Alumni
Dr Daniele Certini (PhD, 2022)
Dr Gabriele Pisetta (PhD, 2022)
Dr Shūji Ōtomo (PhD, 2021)
Dr Kristin Luttik (PhD, 2021)
Dr Weidong Dai (PhD, 2021)
Dr Abel Arredondo-Galeana (Research Associate, 2019-2020)
Dr Cathal Cummins (Research Associate, 2016-2019)
Dr Gabriel Thomas Scarlett (PhD, 2019)
Dr Abel Arredondo-Galeana (PhD, 2019)
Dr Tamás István Józsa (PhD, 2018)
Rowan Evelin Muir (MScR, 2018)
Robin LeMestre (Visitor, 2016)
Dr Francesca Tagliaferri (PhD, 2015)
Current Research Interests
VOILAb: Vortex Interaction Laboratory
Our research is in fluid mechanics and our focus is on those conditions where the forces on a body immersed in a fluid are due to the formation of vortical flow structures. This often occurs in nature, where natural evolution has led to optimal solutions for complex problems. Hence, we seek inspiration from the fluid mechanics of plants and animals to develop new technology. Vortices, for instance, are exploited by natural flyers to fly stably and efficiently in the turbulent wind. Similarly, the forces on very thin surfaces, such as the wings of small drones and the sails of a yacht, are dominated by vortex flow. Our research aims to understand and, when possible control, the formation, stability and interaction of these vortices in order to improve performance, efficiency and survivability of different engineering systems.
Visit our Laboratory webpage: https://voilab.eng.ed.ac.uk
Teaching
- Fluid Mechanics
- Marine Energy
Websites
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Experimental and numerical aerodynamics of sailing yachts, Politecnico di Milano
Award Date: 2 Oct 2008
Master of Engineering, Università degli studi di Genova
Award Date: 26 Apr 2001
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A separated vortex ring underlies the flight of the dandelion
Cummins, C., Seale, M., Macente, A., Certini, D., Mastropaolo, E., Viola, I. M. & Nakayama, N., 18 Oct 2018, In: Nature. 562, p. 414-418 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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The force generation mechanism of lifting surfaces with flow separation ✩
Viola, I. M., Arredondo-galeana, A. & Pisetta, G., 1 Nov 2021, In: Ocean Engineering. 239, p. 109749 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unsteady lift on a high-amplitude pitching aerofoil
Otomo, S., Henne, S., Mulleners, K., Ramesh, K. & Viola, I. M., 23 Dec 2021, In: Experiments in fluids. 62, 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The scales of the leading-edge separation bubble
Smith, J., Pisetta, G. & Viola, I. M., 2 Apr 2021, In: Physics of Fluids. 10 p., 045101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Model-scale experiments of passive pitch control for tidal turbines
Gambuzza, S., Pisetta, G., Davey, T., Steynor, J. & Viola, I. M., Mar 2023, In: Renewable Energy. 205, p. 10-29Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Morphing-Blades: New-Concept Turbine Blades for Unsteady Load Mitigation Principal
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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CDT WAMSS: Centre For Doctoral Training In Wind And Marine Energy Systems And Structures
O'Bradaigh, C., Viola, I. M., Venugopal, V. & McCarthy, E.
1/09/19 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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Wireless quantum pressure mapping on tidal blades (QBLADE)
Cheung, R., McCarthy, E., O'Bradaigh, C. & Viola, I. M.
1/05/19 → 30/04/20
Project: Research
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Small-scale energy harvesters for self-powered remote sensors on tidal turbines (RemoSensoTT)
1/11/18 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
Datasets
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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk. Dataset 1: videos, images and spirometry results
Peterson, B. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Akhtar, H. (Creator), Menoloascina, F. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Nila, A. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), McDougall, C. (Creator), Denison, F. (Creator), Dunn, K. (Creator), Gabl, R. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Dunn, M. (Creator), Lo, T. Y. M. (Creator), Mehendale, F. V. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator) & Viola, I. M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 19 May 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2826
Dataset
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Face coverings and respiratory tract droplet dispersion
Bandiera, L. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Otomo, S. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Seckl, J. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), Menolascina, F. (Creator) & Viola, I. M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 11 Aug 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2897, https://datashare.is.ed.ac.uk/handle/10283/3729
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Tidal turbine modelling code
Viola, I. M. (Creator) & Scarlett, G. (Creator), GitHub, 2018
https://github.com/gabscarlett/Tidal-turbine-hydrodynamic-model
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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk. Dataset 4: raw and processed data for tests 175 - 280
Viola, I. M. (Creator), Peterson, B. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Akhtar, H. (Creator), Menoloascina, F. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Nila, A. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator), McDougall, C. (Creator), Denison, F. (Creator), Dunn, K. (Creator), Gabl, R. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Dunn, M. (Creator), Lo, T. Y. M. (Creator) & Mehendale, F. V. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 22 May 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2831
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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk. Dataset 2: raw and processed data for tests 1 - 90
Viola, I. M. (Creator), Peterson, B. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Akhtar, H. (Creator), Menolascina, F. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Nila, A. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator), McDougall, C. (Creator), Denison, F. (Creator), Dunn, K. (Creator), Gabl, R. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Dunn, M. (Creator), Lo, T. Y. M. (Creator) & Mehendale, F. V. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 21 May 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2830
Dataset
Press/Media
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A separated vortex ring underlies the flight of the dandelion
17/10/18
10 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Face coverings can reduce Covid-19 transmission risk, study says
1/05/20 → 21/05/20
5 items of Media coverage, 10 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research
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Swifts’ wing shape helps them fly through violent storms, finds Ignazio Maria Viola (Engineering)
23/08/17 → 28/08/17
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Conditions Simulator Gives Sailors a Competitive Edge
4/07/12
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research