Sergio Lavagnoli

Research

Main Research Area

1. Fundamental studies on the aerodynamics and heat transfer of jet-engine turbines
2. Experimental testing of high-speed turbomachinery
3. Development of instrumentation and measurement techniques for turbomachinery flow diagnostic
4. Rotor tip flows
5. Turbine design and optimization
6. Wind tunnel modelling
6. Rotor tip and cavity flows

Teaching and Monitoring

Teaching

2015 -  present: Teacher at von Karman Institute

• 2015 – present: “Advanced Course of Axial Turbine Aerodynamics” (4.5 ECTS, research master students)
• “ Turbomachinery Laboratory Sessions (3 ECTS, research master students)

Monitoring

2008 -2019: Mentoring at von Karman Institute

• 2 Post-doctoral fellows:
  • Samuel Gendebien “Testing of high-speed low-pressure turbines in a transonic linear cascade”
  • Bogdan Cernat “Testing of high-speed high-pressure turbine”
• 5 PhD students (experimental/numerical research on turbine flows):
  • Bogdan Cezar Cernat (co-supervised with Prof. Tony Arts, Catholique University of Louvain, Belgium): “ Aerothermal Characterization of Rotor Tip Flows in High Pressure Turbines ” 2016-2020
  • Federico Torre (co-supervised with Prof. Koen Hillewaert, ULiege, Belgium) “Aerodynamics of a 1.5 Stage High-Speed Low-Pressure Turbine ” 2018-2023
  • Gustavo Lopes (co-supervised with Prof. Koen Hillewaert, ULiege, Belgium) “ Experimental Characterization of Purge and Leakage Flow Effects on a High-Speed Low Pressure Turbine Cascade ” 2019-2023
  • Mizuki Okada (co-supervised with Prof. Alessandro Parente, ULB, Belgium) “ PIV measurement techniques for High-Speed Turbomachinery Applications ” 2019-2022
  • Luca Zampini (co-supervised with Prof. Tom Verstraete, VKI) “One-shot and Multigrid Acceleration for Industrial Shape Optimization” 2019-2023

• 26 graduate students (Research Master) on different research topics: experimental/numerical works on turbine flows, heat transfer, measurement technique development, data processing
• 56 undergraduate students on a variety of research topics: data reduction methods, development of instrumentation, laboratory practice, CFD simulations, theoretical modeling

Publications, Dissemination and Collaborations

Publications:

• One PhD thesis “On the Aerothermal Flow Field in a Transonic HP Turbine Stage with a Multi- Profile LP Stator Vane”
• Editor of one lecture series on “Active Flow Control: Techniques and Applications” VKI LS 2017- 04
• 27 publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals (see attached list of publications)
• 35 technical papers in conference proceedings (see attached list of publications)
• 2 patents:
  • R Olive, C De Maesschalck, S Lavagnoli, G Paniagua, November 2014, “Turbine Blade having an End Cap / Baignoire de sommet d’aubes d’une turbine de turbomachine” WO2016071620 (Worlwide) / FR1460618 (France)
  • R Olive, C De Maesschalck, S Lavagnoli, G Paniagua, July 2014, “Method for Modelling a Bathtub of a Blade / Procédé de modélisation d’une baignoire d’une aube” WO 2016005708 ( (Worlwide) / FR1456680 (France)

Invited talks & lectures:

• Contribution to workshop session “Advances in Turbines Aero-Thermal-Mechanical Design and Analysis”, ASME Turbo Expo 2013, San Antonio (Texas, USA), June
• Contribution to workshop session “Tip Clearance Effects in Transonic Turbine”, ASME 2013 Turbine Blade Tip Symposium, Hamburg (Germany), October
• “Uncertainty analysis of adiabatic wall temperature measurements in turbine experiments”, Seminar given at Imperial College, October
• “Design optimization and experimental characterization of advanced rotor tip geometries at engine-like turbine flow conditions” Seminar given at Purdue University, Ohio State University and Air Force Research Lab in Dayton, July
• “Rainbow rotor testing of advanced blade tip designs in a high-speed short-duration turbine rig” Seminar given at 3rd Winter School for PhD students in Fluid Machines and Energy Systems, University of Pisa, Italy, March

Scientific collaborations:

• Politecnico di Milano, Italy (Prof. P. Gaetani and Prof. G. Persico) – Instrumentation for turbomachinery application and turbine flows
• University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy (Prof. A. Corsini) – Machine learning methods for turbomachinery applications
• ULiege, Belgium (Prof. Koen Hillewaert) – High-Fidelity simulations of low-pressure turbine flows
• University of Bath, UK (Prof. Sagan, Department of Mechanical Engineering,Turbomachinery Research Centre) – Experimental methods for turbine cavity flows

Services to society

• Head of the VKI Expertise Group “Turbine Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer” (since 2019)
• Staff representative in the VKI Enterprise Council (2016-2021)
• Representative of the VKI PhD Students (2010-2012)
• Member of the ASME IGTI Gas Turbine Heat Transfer Committee since 2015 Member of the AIAA Gas Turbine Engines Technical Committee since 2014
• Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) since 2010 ID000100068376
• Member of the American Institute Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) since 2014 ID469250
• Member of the ASME Global Gas Turbine News (GGTN) Editorial Committee (since 2017)
• Member of SAFRAN research partner network HAIDA (aero-thermal and aerodynamics groups)
• Session Organizer at ASME Turbo Expo 2014-2020 (11), AIAA SciTech 2016 (1), European Turbomachinery Conference 2017 (1)

Reviewer for:

• ASME conferences: Turbo Expo 2011-18 (35), IMECE (1), TBTS (2), Awards
• AIAA conferences (SciTech & JPC)
• Other technical conferences and symposia: ETC (7), ISROMAC (1), GPPF (2)
• International journals (more than 20 papers):
• Archive of Applied Mechanics, Aerospace Science and Technology, Combustion and Flame, Energies, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Journal of Computational Physics, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Journal of Power and Energy, Journal of Turbomachinery, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, International Journal of Turbomachinery, International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines, Measurement Science and Technology, QUIRT.
• Review committees for graduate and doctoral students (five PhD students: H. Bottini (Polytechnic University of Valencia, de Pedro Palomar, Meana Fernandez, Rodriguez Usaquen, Roibas Millan)

Awards

• ASME Gas Turbine Award 2018 - “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Optimized Blade Tip Shapes”
• Best Paper Award at ASME Turbo Expo 2018 - Heat Transfer Committee for paper “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Optimized Blade Tip Shapes Part I & II”
• Winner of the 2016 Prize for the Best Patented Invention Safran Aircraft Engines Nomination for Best Paper Award at the ASME Turbo Expo 2013 & 2015 conferences
• Doctoral Fellowship “Yoshida Scholarship Foundation” granted to Mizuki Okada. Promotor: S. Lavagnoli (VKI) and A. Parente (ULB), 2019-2022.
• IGTI Student Scholarships attributed by the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute to doctoral student Bogdan Cernat (2017 & 2018).
• “Excellence in Numerical Research” award attributed by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics to research master student: Adrien Chatel (Supervisor S. Lavagnoli), 2017.
• “Belgian Government Prize” award attributed by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics to research master student: Davide Scandella (Supervisor S. Lavagnoli), 2018.
• “Excellence in Numerical Research” award attributed by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics to research master student: Valeria Andreoli (Supervisor S. Lavagnoli), 2015.
• “Excellence in Experimental Research” award attributed by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics to research master student: Jorge Fernades Lopes De Sousa (Supervisor: G. Paniagua, Advisor: S. Lavagnoli), 2012.
• “Theodore von Karman Prize” award attributed by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics to research master student: Cis De Maesschalck (Supervisor: G. Paniagua, Advisor: S. Lavagnoli), 2012.
• “Prince Alexandre of Belgium” award for the best presentation attributed by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics to research master student: Cis De Maesschalck (Supervisor: G. Paniagua, Advisor: S. Lavagnoli), 2012.
• Four FNRS grants for “Participation at a Congress Abroad” (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018).
• Two FWO grants for “Participation at a Congress Abroad” (2013, 2014).
• One FNRS grant for a “Short Stay in Europe” (2009).
• Travel Award from the International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power attributed to student Bogdan Cernat (2017)
• Young Engineer Travel Award from the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute to student Bogdan Cernat (2018)
• Travel Awards from the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute Student Advisory Committee to students Bogdan Cernat (2016, 2017, 2019) and Marek Paty (2018)
• Alumni Association Research Travel Grant attributed by the von Karman Institute Alumni Association to student Bogdan Cernat (short stay at Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain), 2016.

Publications

Journal Publications

1. Cernat, B.C., Lavagnoli S., 2021, “Experimental Investigation of Tip Design Effects on the Unsteady Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer of a High Speed Turbine”, Accepted for Journal of Turbomachinery (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
2. Angelini, G., Corsini, A., Lavagnoli, S., 2020, “Machine-learnt topology of complex tip geometries in gas turbine rotors” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, First Published online August 11, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650920948413 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
3. Boufidi, E., Lavagnoli, S., Fontaneto, F., 2020, “A probabilitistic uncertainty estimation method for turbulence parameters measured by hot wire anemometry in short duration wind” Eng. Gas Turbines Power 142(3) https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044780 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.804)
4. Paty, M., Lavagnoli, S., 2020, “A Novel Vortex Identification Technique Applied to the 3D Flow Field of a High-Pressure Turbine”, J. Turbomach. 142(3) https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045471 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
5. Boufidi, E., Alati, M., Fontaneto, F., Lavagnoli, S., 2020, “A Probabilistic Uncertainty Estimation Method for Turbulence Parameters Measured by Hot Wire Anemometry in Short Duration Wind Tunnels”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 142(3) https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044780 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.804)
6. Boufidi, E., Alati, M., Fontaneto, F., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “Design and Testing of a Miniaturized Five-Hole Fast Response Pressure Probe With Large Frequency Bandwidth and High Angular Sensitivity”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 141(10) https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044660 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.804)
7. Cernat, B.C., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “Characterization of the Unsteady Aerodynamics of Optimized Turbine Blade Tips through Modal Decomposition Analysis”, Int. J. Turbomach. Propuls. Power 2019, 4(2), 12 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp4020012 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
8. Cernat, B.C., Paty, M., De Maesschalck, C., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Optimized Blade Tip Shapes – Turbine Rainbow Rotor Testing and CFD Methods (Part I)”, J. Turbomach. 141(1) https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041465 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
9. Paty, M., Cernat, B.C., De Maesschalck, C., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Optimized Blade Tip Shapes – Tip Flow Analysis and Loss Mechanisms (Part II)”, J. Turbomach. 141(1) https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041466 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
10. Saavedra, J., Paniagua, G. Lavagnoli, S., 2018 “On the transient response of the turbulent boundary layer inception in compressible flows”, J. Fluid Mech. (2018), vol. 850, pp. 1117-1141. doi:10.1017/jfm.2018.502
11. Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Andreoli V., 2016, “Design Considerations for Tip Clearance Control and Measurement on a Turbine Rainbow Rotor with Multiple Blade Tip Geometries”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 139(4), DOI: 10.1115/1.4034919 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.804)
12. De Maesschalck C., Lacor C., Paniagua G., Lavagnoli S., Remiot A., Bricteux L., 2017, “Performance Robustness of Turbine Squealer Tip Designs due to Manufacturing and Engine Operation”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 33, No. 3 (2017), pp. 740-749. (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.940)
13. De Maesschalck C., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., Verstraete, T., Olive, R., Picot, P., 2016, “Heterogeneous Optimization Strategies for Carved and Squealer-Like Turbine Blade Tips”, J. Turbomach 138(12), DOI:10.1115/1.4033975 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
14. Andreoli, V., Lavagnoli, S., Paniagua, G., Fernandez Villace, V., 2016, “Robust Model of a Transient Wind Tunnel for Off-Design Aerothermal Testing of Turbomachinery”, Measurement, Vol. 82, pp. 323-333, DOI:10.1016/j.measurement.2015.12.032 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 364)
15. Gonzalez Cuadrado, D., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., 2015, “Methodology to Correct the Magnetic Field Effect on Thin Film Measurements”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 138(3):1-11. DOI:10.1115/1.4031321. (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.804)
16. Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Paniagua G., 2015, “Analysis of the Heat Transfer Driving Parameters in Tight Rotor Blade Tip Clearances”, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 138, Issue 1. DOI: 10.1115/1.4031131 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 787)
17. Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Paniagua G., 2015, “Uncertainty Analysis of Adiabatic Wall Temperature Measurements in Turbine Experiments”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 82, pp. 170-181. DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.02.048 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 725)
18. De Maesschalck C., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., 2014, “Blade Tip Carving Effects on the Aero-Thermal Performance of a Transonic Turbine”, Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 137, Issue 2. DOI:10.1115/1.4028326
19. De Maesschalck C., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., Vinha, N., 2014, “Aerothermodynamics of Tight Rotor Tip Clearance Flows in High-Speed Unshrouded Turbines”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 65, Issues 1-2, pp. 343-351. DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.01.015 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 725)
20. De Maesschalck C., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., 2014, “Blade Tip Shape Optimization for Enhanced Turbine Aerothermal Performance”, Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 136, Issue 4. DOI: 10.1115/1.4025202 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
21. Paniagua G., Lavagnoli S., Verstraete T., Mahmoudi W., Benamara T., 2013, “Aerodesign of a Transonic Contra-Rotating Turbine to Drive the LOX and LH2 Turbopumps in an Expander Cycle”, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 23, Issue 4. DOI: 10.1108/09615531311323746 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.073)
22. Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., De Maesschalck C., Yasa T., 2013, “Analysis of the Unsteady Overtip Casing Heat Transfer in a High Speed Turbine”, Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 135, Issue 3. DOI: 10.1115/1.4007509 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
23. Sousa J., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., Villafane L., 2012, “Three Dimensional Inverse Heat Flux Evaluation Based on Infrared Thermography”, Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 177-191. DOI: 10.1080/17686733.2012.743697 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.231)
24. Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., Tulkens M., Steiner A., 2012, “High Fidelity Rotor Gap Measurements in a Short- Duration Turbine Rig”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 27, pp. 590-603. DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2011.09.008 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 6.471)
25. Lavagnoli S., Yasa T., Paniagua G., Castillon L., Duni S., 2012, “Aerodynamic Analysis of an Innovative Low Pressure Vane Placed in an s-Shape Duct”, Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 134, Issue 1. DOI: 10.1115/1.4003241 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
26. Yasa T., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., 2011, “Impact of a Multi-Splitter Vane Configuration on the Losses in a 1.5 Turbine Stage”, Journal of Power and Energy - Part A, Vol. 225, Issue 7, pp 964-974. DOI: 10.1177/0957650911409843 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.115)
27. Solano J.P., Pinilla V., Paniagua G., Lavagnoli S., Yasa T., 2011, “Aero-thermal Investigation of a Multi- Splitter Axial Turbine”, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 32, Issue 5, pp 1036-1046. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2011.05.011 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.073)

Conference Papers

1. Hillewaert, K., Toulorge, T., Rasquin, M., Boxho, M., Lavagnoli, S., Gendebien, S., 2021, “DNS Studies of Separation and Transition in a High-Speed Low-Pressure Turbine Cascade”, Submitted to the ASME TURBO EXPO 2021, Virtual conference, June 2021
2. Cernat, B.C., Lavagnoli, S., 2021, “Vane-Rotor Interactions in a High-Speed Turbine”, Submitted to the ASME TURBO EXPO 2021, Virtual conference, June 2021
3. Lopes, G., Torre, F., Gendebien, S., Lavagnoli, S., Pintat, L., 2021, “Adaptation of a Transonci Linear Cascade to test Purge and Secondary Flow Effects on the Aerodynamics of a High-Speed Low-Pressure Turbine”, Submitted to 14th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, Poland, 8–12 April 2021Zampini, L., Muller, L., Verstraete, T., Lavagnoli, S., 2020, “Gradient-Based Optimization of a 3D Turbine Vane Frame”, Submitted to the ASME TURBO EXPO 2020, ASME Paper GT2020-15250, London, UK, June 2020
4. Cernat, B.C., Lavagnoli, S., 2020, “Experimental Investigation of Tip Design Effects on the Unsteady Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer of a High Speed Turbine”, Submitted to the ASME TURBO EXPO 2020, ASME Paper GT2020-15150, London, UK, June 2020
5. Cernat, B.C., Lavagnoli, S., 2020, “Flow Periodicity in a Turbine Stage With Rainbow Rotor”, Submitted to the ASME TURBO EXPO 2020, ASME Paper GT2020-15150, London, UK, June 2020
6. Burigana, M., Verstraete, T., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “Turbine Endwall Contouring Through Advanced Optimization Techniques”, Submitted to the ASME TURBO EXPO 2020, ASME Paper GT2020-14805, London, UK , June 2020
7. Russo, V., Orsenigo, S, Muller, L., Verstraete, T., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “Adjoint-Based Aerodynamic Optimization of a Multi-Splitter Turbine Vane Frame”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2019, ASME Paper GT2019-91608, Phoenix, USA, June 2019
8. Paty, M., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “A Novel Vortex Identification Technique Applied to the 3D Flow Field of a High-Pressure Turbine”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2019, ASME Paper GT2019-90462, Phoenix, USA, June 2019
9. Boufidi, E., Alati, M., Fontaneto, F., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “A Probabilistic Uncertainty Estimation Method for Turbulence Parameters Measured by Hot Wire Anemometry in Short Duration Wind Tunnels”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2019, ASME Paper GT2019-90461, Phoenix, USA, June 2019
10. Boufidi, E., Alati, M., Fontaneto, F., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “Design and Testing of a Miniaturized Five-Hole Fast Response Pressure Probe With Large Frequency Bandwidth and High Angular Sensitivity”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2019, ASME Paper GT2019-90470, Phoenix, USA, June 2019
11. Cernat, B.C., Lavagnoli, S., 2019, “Characterization of the Unsteady Aerodynamics of Optimized Turbine Blade Tips through Modal Decomposition Analysis”, Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, Lausanne, Switzerland, 8–12 April 2019; Paper No. 184.
12. Paty, M., Lavagnoli, S., 2018, “Accuracy of RANS CFD Methods for Design Optimization of Turbine Blade Tip Geometries”, Proceedings of the AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum 2018, AIAA paper AIAA-2018- 4435, AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2018, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
13. Cernat, B.C., Paty, M., Lavagnoli, S., 2018, “On the Unsteady Aerodynamics of a High-Speed Turbine with Squealer Blade Tips”, Proceedings of the AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum 2018, AIAA paper AIAA- 2018-4434, AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2018, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
14. Cernat, B.C., Paty, M., De Maesschalck, C., Lavagnoli, S., 2018, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Optimized Blade Tip Shapes – Turbine Rainbow Rotor Testing and CFD Methods (Part I)”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2018, ASME Paper GT2018-76564, Oslo, Norway, June 2018
15. Paty, M., Cernat, B.C., De Maesschalck, C., Lavagnoli, S., 2018, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Optimized Blade Tip Shapes – Tip Flow Analysis and Loss Mechanisms (Part II)”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2018, ASME Paper GT2018-76567, Oslo, Norway, June 2018
16. De Maesschalck, C., Lavagnoli, S., Paniagua, G., , 2017, “Integration of CFD to Design Experiments for Enhanced Spatial and Temporal Discretization”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2017, ASME Paper GT2017-63770, Montreal, Canada, June 2017
17. Romei, A., Maffulli, R., Garcia Sanchez, C., Lavagnoli, S., 2017, “Design and Optimization of Multi-Stage Centrifugal Compressors with Uncertainty Quantification of Off-Design Performance”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2017, ASME Paper GT2017-63770, Montreal, Canada, June 2017
18. Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Andreoli V., 2016, “Design Considerations for Tip Clearance Control and Measurement on a Turbine Rainbow Rotor with Multiple Blade Tip Geometries”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2016, ASME paper GT2016-56544, Seoul, South Korea, June 2016.
19. Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Paniagua, G., Andreoli V., Gonzalez Cuadrado D., 2016, “Wind Tunnel Testing of Turbine Blade Tip Flows”, Proceedings of the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition 2016, AIAA paper AIAA-2016-0910, AIAA SciTech 2016, San Diego, CA, USA
20. De Maesschalck C., Lacor C., Paniagua G., Lavagnoli S., Remiot A., Bricteux L., 2015, “Performance Robustness of Turbine Squealer Tip Designs due to Manufacturing and Engine Operation”, 22nd ISABE Conference 2015, ISABE paper 2015-20205, Phoenix, Az, USA, October 2015.
21. De Maesschalck, C., Lavagnoli, S., Paniagua, G., Verstraete, T., Olive, R., Picot, P., 2015, “Heterogeneous Optimization Strategies for Carved and Squealer-Like Turbine Blade Tips”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2015, ASME Paper GT2015-42983, Montreal, Canada, June 2015.
22. Gonzalez Cuadrado, D., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., 2015, “Methodology to Correct the Magnetic Field Effect on Thin Film Measurements”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2015, ASME Paper GT2015-42715, Montreal, Canada, June 2015.
23. Saavedra, J., Lavagnoli, S., Paniagua, G., 2015, “Implications of Boundary Layer Establishment on Convective Heat Transfer Experiments”, Proceedings of AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Florida, USA, January 2015.
24. Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Paniagua G., 2014, “Uncertainty Analysis of Adiabatic Wall Temperature Measurements in Turbine Experiments”, Proceedings of the 22th Biannual Symposium on Measuring Techniques in Turbomachinery, Lyon, France, September 2014.
25. Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Paniagua G., 2014, “Analysis of the Heat Transfer Driving Parameters in Tight Rotor Blade Tip Clearances”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2014, ASME Paper GT2014- 25291, Dusseldorf, Germany, June 2014.
26. Lavagnoli, S., Andreoli, V., Paniagua, G., Fernandez Villace, V., 2014, “High-Fidelity Model of a Transient Turbine Facility for Off-Design Aerothermal Testing”, Proceedings of the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA paper AIAA-2014-1309, National Harbor, USA, January 2014.
27. De Maesschalck C., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., 2013, “Blade Tip Carving Effects on the Aero-Thermal Performance of a Transonic Turbine”, Proceedings of the ASME Turbine Blade Tip Symposium 2013, ASME paper TBTS2013-2028, Hamburg, Germany, September 2013.
28. De Maesschalck C., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., 2013, “Blade Tip Shape Optimization for Enhanced Turbine Aerothermal Performance”, Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2013, ASME Paper GT2013-94754, San Antonio, USA, June 2013.
29. Sousa J., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., Villafane L., 2012, “Inverse Heat Conduction Problem for Estimation of Surface Heat Flux With Conjugate Gradient Methods Based on Infrared Measurements”, Proceedings of the 12th Quantitative Infrared Thermography Conference, Naples, Italy, June 2012.
30. Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., De Maesschalck C., Yasa T., 2012, “Analysis of the Unsteady Overtip Casing Heat Transfer in a High-Speed Turbine”, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2012, ASME paper GT2012-69492, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2012.
31. Yasa T., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., “Impact of A Multi-Splitter Vane Configuration on the Performance of a Low Pressure Stator”, 9th European Turbomachinery Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, March 2011.
32. Bonfanti G., Yasa T, Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., “Development of Oil Dot Visualization to Measure the Shear Stress”, Proceedings of the 20th Biannual Symposium on Measuring Techniques in Turbomachinery, Milan, Italy, September 2010.
33. Pinilla V., Solano J.P., Paniagua G., Lavagnoli S., Yasa T., “Experimental Heat Transfer Investigation In A Multi-Splitter LP Vane Architecture”, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2010, ASME paper GT2010-22694, Glasgow, Scotland, June 2010.
34. Lavagnoli S., Yasa T., Paniagua P., Duni S., Castillon L., “Aerodynamic Analysis of An Innovative Low Pressure Vane Placed In A S-Shape Duct”, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2010, ASME paper GT2010-22546, Glasgow, Scotland, June 2010.
35. Lavagnoli S., Yasa T., Paniagua P., “Measurements of the Interaction of an Innovative LP Stator Vane with a Transonic HP Turbine Stage”, 3rd Symposium on Low Pressure Turbine Fluid Dynamics, Madrid, Spain, May 2010.
36. Lavagnoli S., Yasa T., Paniagua P., Castillon L., “Aerodynamic Performance of a Multi-splitter LP Vane Downstream of a Transonic HPT Stage”, Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines, London, U.K., September 2009.
37. Paniagua G., Lavagnoli S., Verstraete T., Mahmoudi W., Benamara T., 2009,“Aerodesign of a Transonic Contrarotating Turbine for a Rocket Engine”. Proceedings of the 45th Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA
38. Paper 2009-5105, Denver, USA, August 2009.

Patents

1. WO2015FR51918 20150710 - “METHOD FOR MODELLING A BATHTUB OF A BLADE”, Olive R., Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Paniagua G.
2. WO2015FR52954 20151103 - “TURBINE BLADE HAVING AN END CAP”, Olive R., Lavagnoli S., De Maesschalck C., Paniagua G.

Contribution to Books

1. Lavagnoli, S., 2017, “Active Flow Control: Techniques and Applications” VKI LS 2017-04, Editor and LS Director: S. Lavagnoli, 2017
2. Lavagnoli S., 2012, “On the Aerothermal Flow Field in a Transonic HP Turbine Stage with a Multi-Profile LP Stator Vane”. von Karman Institute Doctoral Thesis. ISBN: 978-2-87516-042-3. Rhode Saint Genèse, Belgium.
3. Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., Desantes J.M., 2011, “Accurate Turbine Blade Tip Clearance Measurements in a Short Duration Wind Tunnel”. Summaries of Doctoral candidates 2010-2011. Edited by T. Magin, von Karman Institute. Rhode Saint Genèse, Belgium. ISBN 978-2-87516-018-8