School of Engineering (ENG)

Andrea Bucchi

Dr Andrea Bucchi

Lecturer

School of Engineering

Anglesea Building, Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, Hants, PO1 3DJ

andrea.bucchi@port.ac.uk

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MEng, PhD

Andrea Bucchi is a Lecturer in Engineering Sciences in the School of Engineering and member of the Biomechanical Enigineering Research Group and Thermo-Fluid, Petroleum and Energy Engineering Research Group. He obtained a Master Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 2003. He received his PhD, “A FEM Study of Fluid Active Structure Interaction for Space Applications” from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 2009.

Andrea was, previously research fellow at University of Southampton from 2009 to 2011, working on the wave energy device Anaconda. His research interests are in fluid-structure interaction, wave energy device and energy harvesting using piezoelectric material, numerical methods, finite element modelling and programming for fluid dynamics and structural mechanics including hyper-elastic and piezoelectric materials.

Teaching

  • Engineering Principles
  • Engineering Sciences
  • Technology Concepts
  • Materials and Manufacture
  • Materials, Solid Mechanics and Dynamics
  • Design and Sustainable Development (Engineering Design)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics

Publications

  • A. Bucchi, J. T. Xing, P. Gaudenzi: “Numerical solution for a fluid-active structure interaction”, 19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies, Ascona, October 2008.
  • A. Bucchi, P. Gaudenzi: “On Orbit Validation of Structural Health Monitoring by a Low-cost Technological Mission”, 59th International Astronautical Congress, Glasgow, September 2008.
  • M. Rinaldi, A. Bucchi, P. Gaudenzi: “A Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Thermal Behaviour of Ablative TPS”, 59th International Astronautical Congress, Glasgow, September 2008.
  • A. Bucchi, C. Bruno, A. Congiunti: “Transpiration Cooling Performance in LOX/Methane Liquid-Fuel Rocket Engines”, “Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets” vol. 42 n° 3 (pagg. 476-486), 2005.
  • A. Bucchi, C. Bruno, A. Congiunti: “Investigation of Transpiration Cooling Performance in Lox/Methane Liquid Rocket Engines”, 54th International Astronautical Congress, Bremen, September 2003.