Davide Picchi

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Brescia. 

My background is  in theoretical thermal-fluid sciences and my research integrates theory development and experiments to investigate transport phenomena in multiphase flow and complex fluids in confined environments. 

One of my priorities is to delineate the fundamental multi-scale and multi-phase dynamics of flow in porous materials and to deploy such knowledge for obtaining guiding principles for the design of relevant problems. For achieving this goal, I focus the most on the understanding of the small-scale physics (i.e., the pore-scale) and in the development of upscaling approaches that I apply to different scenarios, such as geothermal,  carbon sequestration, and the recovery of natural resources. I am also interested in fluid mechanics problems to support the energy transition. 

I have experience with (i) modeling techniques including discrete and continuum-scale models of flow and transport phenomena in confined environments, upscaling (e.g., volume-averaging and homogenization), stability analysis, and lubrication theory; (ii) experimental techniques for investigating multiphase flow and non-Newtonian fluids in conduits; (iii) implementation and uncertainty analysis of one-dimensional upscaled models. 

For a closer look to my research interests, you can reach me by email at davide.picchi@unibs.it and on my profiles:    <Google Scholar>  <ResearchGate>   <Linkedin>  < Orcid>