Meet the researchers: The Unite!Energy Doctoral Candidates
Nefeli Kourvisianou
DC8 – Ensuring hydrogen safety operation through high performance computing and high-fidelity modelling
Host institution 1
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Supervisor: Professor Manel Soria Guerrero
Host institution 2
Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUDa)
Supervisor: Professor Christian Hasse
My project
​To develop models for ignition in highly compressible hydrogen and uses these models in high-fidelity simulations on supercomputers to predict the safety risk of hydrogen leaks.
About me
I am a Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineer with a strong academic background and expertise in fluid dynamics, computational methods, and aerodynamics. I hold an integrated master’s degree from the University of Patras, where I built a solid foundation in both theoretical and applied engineering principles. I earned my diploma in July 2024.
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In 2022, I participated in a three-month internship at TU Delft’s Aerospace Department, funded by the ERASMUS+ program. During this time, I worked on optimizing the computational efficiency of aeroelasticity codes. My primary task involved translating a specific section of an aeroelasticity code from MATLAB to C++ to evaluate the performance differences between the two languages.​
For my master’s thesis, I conducted a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation using OpenFOAM to investigate flow separation over a NACA 0012 airfoil when a plasma actuator was employed. The study aimed to enhance the understanding of active flow control techniques and their impact on aerodynamic performance, particularly in mitigating flow separation.
Credit: Katrin Binner/TU Darmstadt
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