Full Professor (L. 240)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Francesco Avallone is Full Professor in Fluid Dynamics at the Politecnico di Torino since May 2023. Previously, he was Tenured Assistant Professor at the at Delft University of Technology, where he did also a two-years PostDoc. He received both his MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Naples Federico II. His PhD focused on non-intrusive techniques for boundary layer transition in hypersonic flows. Since 2015 he works in the field of Aeroacoustics. Ha has been awarded the ERC StG in 2022 to study the flow acoustic interaction over an acoustic liner. He has worked in several international and national project and has been author and co-authors of more than 100 journal publications and 100 conference papers. He has been supervisor of more than 10 PhD candidates, 6 of them already obtained the PhD. His research interests are airfoil self-noise, rotor noise, acoustic liners, HVAC and fan noise. He is interested in both the physical understanding of the noise generation mechanisms and the development of novel noise reduction technologies. For his research he uses both experimental and computational techniques.
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Research topics
- Acoustics liners
- Aeroacoustics of propellers
- Jet noise
- Noise propagation in complex environments
- Wind turbine noise
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Open badges
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Mentoring Polito Project (M2P)
Issued by Politecnico di Torino on 06-06-2024
Editorial boards
- NPJ ACOUSTICS (2025-), Editorial board member
- WIND ENERGY (2020-), Editorial board member
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2025/2026 (41. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO
Collegi of the degree programmes
Teachings
PhD
- Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability (insegnamento su invito). A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Main teacher
- Experimental techniques for scaled model testing (insegnamento su invito). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Main teacher
Master of Science
- Aeroacustica/Aerodinamica sperimentale (modulo di Aeroacustica). A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Aerodinamica instazionaria e aeroelasticità. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Aerodinamica. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Aerodinamica. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Aerodinamica. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
Teaching and training projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- MA2 - Erasmus Mundus Master in Aeroacoustics, (2024-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Erasmus+ Erasmus Mundus Action
Research
Research groups
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- AARC2024 - High-fidelity Simulations and Experimental Analysis of Sheared Flow Effects on Impedance Eduction of Acoustic Liners, (2024-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
Non-EU international research - LINING - Acoustic fLow InteractioN over sound absorbing surfaces: effects on ImpedaNce and draG, (2023-2028) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Excellent Science - ERC
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- Analisi di tecniche di riduzione del rumore, (2025-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
Consulting
Supervised PhD students
- Francesco Burruni. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (41st cycle, 2025-in progress)
- Giuseppe Riccardo Fornari. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (41st cycle, 2025-in progress)
- Mario Ali'. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (39th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Ludovic Ambrosiani. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (39th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Angelo Paduano. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Marco Picillo. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Francesco Bellelli. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
Publications
Last years publications
PoliTO co-authors
Publications by type
Last years publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Bellelli, Francesco; Arina, Renzo; Moreau, Stéphane; Avallone, Francesco (2026)
Aeroacoustic impact of heat exchanger installation in an industrial engine cooling module. In: APPLIED ACOUSTICS, vol. 245. ISSN 0003-682X
Contributo su Rivista - Hunter, Thomas P.; Avallone, Francesco; Doan, Nguyen Anh Khoa; Ragni, Daniele (2026)
Characterization of Communicating Turbulent Grazing Flows Through a Resolved Porous Medium. In: FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION, vol. 116. ISSN 1386-6184
Contributo su Rivista - Piccolo, Andrea; Zamponi, Riccardo; Avallone, Francesco; Ragni, Daniele (2026)
Turbulence-distortion modelling for Amiet’s theory enhancement. In: JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION, vol. 624. ISSN 0022-460X
Contributo su Rivista - Zhang, Yanan; Watson, Simon; Ragni, Daniele; Avallone, Francesco (2025)
On the impact of turbulent inflow and crack-induced blunt trailing edge on the flow field and far-field noise of an airfoil. In: PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, vol. 37. ISSN 1070-6631
Contributo su Rivista - Zamponi, R.; Rubio Carpio, A.; Avallone, F.; Ragni, D. (2025)
Noise source analysis of porous fairings in a scaled landing gear model. In: AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 158. ISSN 1270-9638
Contributo su Rivista - Paduano, Angelo; Bonomo, Lucas; Scarano, Francesco; Pereira Meirelle, Lucas; Cordioli, ... (2025)
Assessment of Impedance Eduction Methods Using Numerical Simulations. In: INTER NOISE 2025, Sao Paulo (BRA), 24-27 August 2025, pp. 368-379. ISSN 0736-2935
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Zarri, A.; De Prenter, F.; Avallone, F.; Ragni, D.; Casalino, D. (2025)
Effects of phase synchronization on the tonal sound directivity of distributed propellers. In: THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, vol. 157, pp. 3267-3281. ISSN 1520-8524
Contributo su Rivista - Piccolo, Andrea; Zamponi, Riccardo; Avallone, Francesco; Ragni, Daniele (2025)
Modification of Amiet's model for turbulence-ingestion noise prediction in rotors. In: THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, vol. 158, pp. 461-475. ISSN 1520-8524
Contributo su Rivista - Scarano, Francesco; Paduano, Angelo; Avallone, Francesco (2025)
Acoustic liners’ dissipation analysis in presence of grazing flow using Howe’s energy corollary. In: INTER NOISE 2025, Sao Paulo (BRA), 24-27 August 2025, pp. 356-367. ISSN 0736-2935
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Bellelli, Francesco; Arina, Renzo; Avallone, Francesco; Moreau, Stephane (2025)
Analytical model for predicting rotor-stator interaction tonal noise in low-speed axial fans. In: INTER NOISE 2025, Sao Paulo (BRA), 24-27 August 2025, pp. 1371-1382. ISSN 0736-2935
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Quintino, Nicolas T.; Bonomo, Lucas A.; Cordioli, Julio A.; Jones, Michael G.; Howerton, ... (2025)
Comparison of Impedance Eduction Test Rigs with Different Boundary-Layer Profiles. In: AIAA JOURNAL, vol. 63, pp. 4872-4883. ISSN 1533-385X
Contributo su Rivista - Avallone, Francesco; Khedr, Amr; Paduano, Angelo; Scarano, Francesco; Meirelles, Lucas; ... (2025)
ON THE IMPACT OF THE ORIFICE GEOMETRICAL FEATURES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ACOUSTIC LINER. In: Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025. 11th Convention of the European Acoustics Association, Malaga (ESP), 23-26 June 2025
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Ye, Qingqing; Avallone, Francesco; Ragni, Daniele; Casalino, Damiano (2025)
Boundary layer transition induced by roughness arrays over NACA 0012 airfoil. In: EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE, vol. 168. ISSN 0894-1777
Contributo su Rivista - Bellelli, Francesco; Arina, Renzo; Avallone, Francesco (2025)
On the impact of operating condition and testing environment on the noise sources in an industrial engine cooling fan. In: APPLIED ACOUSTICS, vol. 227. ISSN 0003-682X
Contributo su Rivista - Dielh S., Lorenzo; Pereira, Lucas M.; Da Silva, Andrey R.; Cordioli, Julio; Hulse, ... (2025)
On the impact of model fidelity for the prediction of acoustic source and propagation of near-field propeller noise. In: INTER NOISE 2025, Sao Paulo (BRA), 24-27 August 2025, pp. 641-652. ISSN 0736-2935
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Mourão Bento, Hugo F.; Vandercreek, Colin P.; Avallone, Francesco; Ragni, Daniele; ... (2025)
Wave propagation modelling approach for improved assessment of the acoustic field in closed test section wind tunnels. In: JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION. ISSN 0022-460X
Contributo su Rivista - Cabre Palleja, Sergi; Ballgjiati, Jona; Saraceni, Ivan; Joseph, Phillip; Chaitanya, ... (2025)
Aeroacoustic Investigation of Shrouded Propeller Systems. In: AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025, Las Vegas (USA), 21-25 July
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Foggi Rota, Giulio; Tressoldi, Elisa; Avallone, Francesco; Rosti, Marco Edoardo (2025)
Edge effects in the turbulent flow over flexible aquatic vegetation. In: JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 1019. ISSN 1469-7645
Contributo su Rivista - Wu, Yan; Ragni, Daniele; Casalino, Damiano; Avallone, Francesco (2024)
On the Noise Generation Mechanisms of Side-by-Side Rotors Operating Near Ground. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Goyal, Jatinder; Avallone, Francesco; Sinnige, Tomas (2024)
Isolated propeller aeroacoustics at positive and negative thrust Author links open overlay panel. In: AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 147. ISSN 1270-9638
Contributo su Rivista - Hunter, Thomas P.; Avallone, Francesco; Doan, Nguyen Anh Khoa; Ragni, Daniele (2024)
Aerodynamic Characterisation of Communicating Turbulent Boundary Layers Through a Porous Medium Subjected to a Pressure Differential. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Zamponi, R.; Avallone, F.; Ragni, D.; Schram, C.; van der Zwaag, S. (2024)
Relevance of quadrupolar sound diffraction on flow-induced noise from porous-coated cylinders. In: JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION, vol. 583. ISSN 0022-460X
Contributo su Rivista - Beck, Augusto B.; Cordioli, Julio A.; Bonomo, Lucas A.; Fonseca, João Victor N.; Simões, ... (2024)
Comparative Assessment of Isolated Propeller Noise Test Rigs. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Piccolo, Andrea; Zamponi, Riccardo; Avallone, Francesco; Ragni, Daniele (2024)
Towards a Novel Physics-Based Correction to Amiet's Theory for Inflow-Turbulence Noise Prediction. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Shubham, Shubam; Avallone, Francesco; Brandetti, Livia; Wright, Nigel; Ianakiev, Anton (2024)
Effect of struts and central tower on aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of vertical axis wind turbines using mid-fidelity and high-fidelity methods. In: AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, Orlando, Florida, 8-12 January 2024
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Grande, Edoardo; Shubham, Null; Avallone, Francesco; Ragni, Daniele; Casalino, Damiano (2024)
Computational aeroacoustic study of co-rotating rotors in hover. In: AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 153. ISSN 1270-9638
Contributo su Rivista - Gondrum, Miro; Meinke, Matthias; Schroeder, Wolfgang; Avallone, Francesco; Ragni, Daniele (2024)
Porous Fairings for Landing Gear Noise Mitigation. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Avallone, Francesco; Paduano, Angelo; Pereira, Lucas M.; Bonomo, Lucas A.; Cordioli, ... (2024)
On the Comparison of Different Methods for Impedance Eduction Applied to a Numerical Database. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Paduano, Angelo; Pereira, Lucas M.; Bonomo, Lucas A.; Cordioli, Julio A.; Casalino, ... (2024)
On the Impact of the Acoustic Wave Direction on the In-Orifice Flow Dynamics of an Acoustic Liner Grazed by a Turbulent Flow. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Arcondoulis, Elias; Zamponi, Riccardo; Alagoz, Iris; Avallone, Francesco; Paruchuri, ... (2024)
High-Frequency Aeroacoustic Source Mechanisms of a Structured Porous Coated Cylinder. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Monteiro, Fernanda d.; Duivenvoorden, Ramon; Ragni, Daniele; Avallone, Francesco; ... (2024)
Experimental Analysis of Synchrophasing Impact on Noise of Distributed Propeller Systems in Tractor Configuration. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Sticchi, Emanuele; Ragni, Daniele; Casalino, Damiano; Avallone, Francesco (2024)
Aerodynamic Noise Prediction of Strut-Braced Wing Aircraft. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Quintino, Nicolas T.; Bonomo, Lucas A.; Pereira, Lucas M.; Cordioli, Julio A.; Avallone, ... (2024)
Boundary Layer Effects on Experimental Impedance Eduction. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Li, Shuai; Davidson, Lars; Peng, Shia-Hui; Carpio, Alejandro Rubio; Ragni, Daniele; ... (2024)
On the mitigation of landing gear noise using a solid fairing and a dense wire mesh. In: AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 153. ISSN 1270-9638
Contributo su Rivista - Bellelli, Francesco; Arina, Renzo; Avallone, Francesco (2024)
On the Impact of Operating Conditions and Testing Environment on the Noise Sources in an Industrial Engine Cooling Fan. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Peng, K.; Avallone, F.; Kotsonis, M. (2024)
Plasma-based base flow modification on swept-wing boundary layers: dependence on flow parameters. In: JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, vol. 997. ISSN 0022-1120
Contributo su Rivista - Capobianchi, Giorgia; Montagner, Sara; Piccolo, Andrea; Di Marco, Alessandro; Avallone, ... (2024)
Impact of Turbulent Inflow on the Far-Field Noise Generated by a Propeller Operating at Low Reynolds Number. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Bonomo, Lucas A.; Brambley, Edward James; Pereira, Lucas M.; Quintino, Nicolas T.; ... (2024)
Local Effects of Sheared Grazing Flow on Impedance Eduction. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Piccolo, Andrea; Zamponi, Riccardo; Avallone, Francesco; Ragni, Daniele (2024)
Turbulence distortion and leading-edge noise. In: PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, vol. 36. ISSN 1089-7666
Contributo su Rivista - Li, Shuai; Davidson, Lars; Peng, Shia-Hui; Rubio Carpio, Alejandro; Ragni, Daniele; ... (2024)
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Mitigation of Landing Gear Noise Using Diamond Lattice Fairings. In: 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)