Pietro SCANDURA

Dunbar D., van der A D. A., Scandura P., O’Donoghue T., (2022) An experimental and numerical study of turbulent oscillatory flow over an irregular rough wall. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. In press.

Vittori G., Blondeaux P., Foti E., Musumeci R.E., Scandura P., The appearance of turbulence at the bottom of propagating surface waves, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science,
Volume 280, 2023, 108142, ISSN 0272-7714, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108142. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771422004000)

Dunbar D.,  van der A D. A., O'Donoghue T., Scandura P. (2022). An empirical model for velocity in rough turbulent oscillatory boundary layers. COASTAL ENGINEERING, ISSN: 0378-3839, doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2022.104242.

Pietro P. Falciglia, Erica Gagliano, Pietro Scandura, Carlo Bianco, Tiziana Tosco, Rajandrea Sethi, Gaspare Varvaro, Elisabetta Agostinelli, Corrado Bongiorno, Antonio Russo, Stefano Romano, Graziella Malandrino, Paolo Roccaro, Federico G.A. Vagliasindi, Physico-magnetic properties and dynamics of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (MNPs) under the effect of permanent magnetic fields in contaminated water treatment applications, Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 296, 2022, 121342, ISSN 1383-5866, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121342. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586622008991)

Distefano, Pierpaolo, Peres, David J., Scandura, Pietro, Cancelliere, Antonino (2022). Brief communication: Introducing rainfall thresholds for landslide triggering based on artificial neural networks. NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, vol. 22, p. 1151-1157, ISSN: 1684-9981, doi: 10.5194/nhess-22-1151-2022

Scandura P., Malara G., Arena F. (2021). The inclusion of non-linearities in a mathematical model for U-Oscillating Water Column wave energy converters. ENERGY, vol. 218, 119320, ISSN: 0360-5442, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119320

Pietro Scandura, Carla Faraci, Paolo Blondeaux (2020). Steady streaming induced by asymmetric oscillatory flows over a rippled bed. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, vol. 142, ISSN: 2077-1312, doi: 10.3390/jmse8020142

Cavallaro L., Iuppa C., Scandura P., Foti E. (2020). Wave-induced loads on a lock gate provided with an opening through the ballast tank. JOURNAL OF OCEAN ENGINEERING AND MARINE ENERGY, vol. 6, p. 415-425, ISSN: 2198-6444, doi: 10.1007/s40722-020-00180-w

Carla Faraci, Pietro Scandura, Carmelo Petrotta, Enrico Foti (2019). Wave-Induced oscillatory flow over a sloping ripples bed. Water, 2019, 11 1618; doi:10.3390/w11081618.

Joep van der Zanden, Dominic A. van der A, Ivan Caceres, Bjarke Eltard Larsen, Guillaume Fromant, Carmelo Petrotta, Pietro Scandura, Ming Li (2019). Spatial and temporal distribution of turbulence under bichromatic breaking waves. COASTAL ENGINEERING, 146, pp 65-80 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2019.01.006.

Van Der A Dominic, Scandura Pietro, O'Donoghue Tom (2018). Turbulence statistics in smooth wall oscillatory boundary layer flow. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 849, p. 192-230, ISSN: 0022-1120, doi: 10.1017/jfm.2018.403

Cavallaro Luca, Iuppa Claudio, Scandura Pietro, Enrico Foti (2018). Wave load on a navigation lock sliding gate. OCEAN ENGINEERING, vol. 154, p. 298-310, ISSN: 0029-8018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.02.023

Faraci Carla, Scandura Pietro, Musumeci Rosaria Ester, Foti Enrico (2018). Waves plus currents crossing at a right angle: near-bed velocity statistics. JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH, ISSN: 0022-1686, doi: 10.1080/00221686.2017.1397557

Petrotta Carmelo, Faraci Carla, Scandura Pietro, Foti Enrico (2018). Experimental investigation on sea ripple evolution over sloping beaches. OCEAN DYNAMICS, vol. 68, p. 1221-1237, ISSN: 1616-7341, doi: 10.1007/s10236-018-1197-x

FALCIGLIA Pietro P, SCANDURA P, VAGLIASINDI F. (2017). Modelling and preliminary technical, energy and economic considerations for full-scale in situ remediation of low-dielectric hydrocarbon-polluted soils by microwave heating (MWH) technique. JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS, p. 1-11, ISSN: 1439-0108, doi: 10.1007/s11368-017-1682-8

SCANDURA P, FARACI C, FOTI E (2016). A numerical investigation of acceleration-skewed oscillatory flows. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 808, p. 576-613, ISSN: 0022-1120, doi: 10.1017/jfm.2016.641

FALCIGLIA PP, SCANDURA P, VAGLIASINDI F (2016). Modelling of in situ microwave heating of hydrocarbon-polluted soils: Influence of soil properties and operating conditions on electric field variation and temperature profiles. JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION, vol. 174, p. 91-99, ISSN: 0375-6742, doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.06.005

FALCIGLIA PP, MANCUSO G, SCANDURA P, VAGLIASINDI F (2015). Effective decontamination of low dielectric hydrocarbon-polluted soils using microwave heating:Experimental investigation and modelling for in situ treatment. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, vol. 156, p. 480-488, ISSN: 1383-5866, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2015.10.038

FARACI C, SCANDURA P, FOTI E (2015). Reflection of Sea Waves by Combined Caissons. JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING-ASCE, vol. 141, p. 1-12, ISSN: 0733-950X, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000275

Faraci C, Scandura P, Foti E (2014). Bottom profile evolution of a perched nourished beach. JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING-ASCE, vol. 140, p. 1-11, ISSN: 0733-950X, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000253

SCANDURA, P (2013). Two-dimensional vortex structures in the bottom boundary layer of progressive and solitary waves. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 728, p. 340-361, ISSN: 0022-1120, doi: 10.1017/jfm.2013.274

SCANDURA P, FOTI E, FARACI C (2012). Mass transport under standing waves over a sloping beach. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 701, p. 460-472, ISSN: 0022-1120, doi: 10.1017/jfm.2012.181

FARACI C, FOTI E, MARINI A, SCANDURA P (2012). Waves plus currents crossing at a right angle: Sandpit case. JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING-ASCE, vol. 138, p. 339-361, ISSN: 0733-950X, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000140

SCANDURA P, FOTI E (2011). Measurements of wave-induced steady currents outside the surf zone. JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH, vol. 49, p. 64-71, ISSN: 0022-1686, doi: 10.1080/00221686.2011.591046

CAVALLARO L, SCANDURA P, FOTI E (2011). Turbulence-induced steady streaming in an oscillating boundary layer: On the reliability of turbulence closure models. COASTAL ENGINEERING, vol. 58(4), p. 290-304, ISSN: 0378-3839, doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2010.10.001

SCANDURA P, ARMENIO V, FOTI E (2009). Numerical investigation of the oscillatory flow around a circular cylinder close to a wall at moderate Keulegan-Carpenter and low Reynolds numbers. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 627, p. 259-290, ISSN: 0022-1120, doi: 10.1017/S0022112009006016

SCANDURA P (2007). Steady streaming in a turbulent oscillating boundary layer. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 571, p. 265-280, ISSN: 0022-1120, doi: 10.1017/S0022112006002965

MUSUMECI R.E, CAVALLARO L, FOTI E, SCANDURA P, BLONDEAUX P (2006). Waves plus Currents Crossing at a right Angle: Experimental Investigations. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, vol. 111, ISSN: 0148-0227, doi: 10.1029/2005JC002933

FOTI E, SCANDURA P (2004). A low Reynolds number k-e model validated for oscillatory flow over smooth and rough wall. COASTAL ENGINEERING, vol. 51, p. 173-184, ISSN: 0378-3839, doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2004.01.001

BLONDEAUX P, SCANDURA P, VITTORI G (2004). Coherent structures in an oscillatory separated flow: numerical experiments. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 518, p. 215-229, ISSN: 0022-1120, doi: 10.1017/S0022112004000953

SCANDURA P (2003). Two-dimensional perturbations in a suddenly blocked channel flow. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS. B, FLUIDS, vol. 22, p. 317-329, ISSN: 0997-7546, doi: 10.1016/S0997-7546(03)00037-2

SCANDURA P., VITTORI G, BLONDEAUX P (2002). Bifurcations in the oscillatory flow over a wavy wall. MECCANICA, vol. 37, p. 305-311, ISSN: 0025-6455, doi: 10.1023/A:1020151121724

SCANDURA P, VITTORI G, BLONDEAUX P (2000). Three-dimensional oscillatory flow over steep ripples. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 412, p. 355-378, ISSN: 0022-1120, doi: 10.1017/S0022112000008430

SCANDURA P, PEZZINGA G (1995). Unsteady flow in installations with polimeric additional pipe. JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, vol. 121, p. 802-811, ISSN: 0733-9429, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(1995)121:11(802)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The research activity mainly focuses on the following topics:

- Structure of turbulence in non-stationary boundary layers

- Hydrodynamics generated by breaking waves

- Interaction of wave motion with coastal structures

- Wave energy conversion

- Energy conversion of sea currents

- Effect of roughness on turbulent flows

- Landslides triggered by rainfall events

 

As part of the update course 'HYDRAULIC COMPATIBILITY STUDIES OF BRIDGES AND PLANT INSTALLATIONS IN AREAS OF HYDRAULIC DANGER' aimed at freelancers and students, he gave a presentation on 7 June 2002 entitled 'Excavating the riverbed near bridge piers and abutments'.

He held seminars in some secondary schools on the use of different forms of marine energy.

Schools visited

Liceo Galileo Galilei Catania 15 gennaio 2019 

Convitto Cutelli Catania  18 gennaio 2019 

Liceo Classico Gorgia Lentini  11 febbraio 2019 

Liceo scientifico Giarre 29 marzo 2019

Liceo Siracusa Einaudi 14 maggio 2019

 

- On 24 March 2022, he held a seminar for high school teachers organised by the Association for the Teaching of Physics entitled ‘Marine Energy’.

- On 28 February 2023, he held a seminar for high school teachers organised by the Association for the Teaching of Physics entitled ‘Wind Energy’.

entitled ‘Wind Energy’.