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Luca Savio

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Luca Savio

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+4773551103 Kavitasjonslaboratoriet, Tyholt
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Publications

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2025

  • Franzosi, Giovanni; Abbasi, Afaq Ahmed; Savio, Luca; Viviani, Michele; Ferrando, Marco; Tani, Giorgio. (2025) Experimental study of bubble cavitation on a NACA 0015 hydrofoil by a computer vision approach. Ocean Engineering
    Academic article

2024

  • Savio, Luca; Ahani, Alireza; Greco, Marilena; Abrahamsen, Bjørn Christian. (2024) Profilometry: a non-intrusive active stereo-vision technique for wave-profile measurements in large hydrodynamic laboratories. Experiments in Fluids
    Academic article
  • Lowe, Todd; Smits, Alexander J.; Visonneau, Michel; Deng, Ganbo; Ding, Liuyang; Guilmineau, Emmanuel. (2024) Non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers in high reynolds number flow at incompressible conditions: effects of streamline curvature and three dimensionality. Journal of turbulence
    Academic article

2023

  • Rokvam, Sondre Østli; Vedvik, Nils-Petter; Savio, Luca; Echtermeyer, Andreas Thorsten. (2023) Designing Composite Adaptive Propeller Blades with Passive Bend–Twist Deformation for Periodic-Load Variations Using Multiple Design Concepts. Polymers
    Academic article
  • Rokvam, Sondre Østli; Vedvik, Nils-Petter; Mark, Lukas; Rømcke, Eivind; Ølnes, Jon; Savio, Luca. (2023) A computational iterative design method for bend-twist deformation in composite ship propeller blades for thrusters. Open Engineering
    Academic article

2022

  • Koushan, Kourosh; Aasheim, Ingebjørn; Savio, Luca; Jiang, Fengjian; Östman, Anders Lennart; Henry, Pierre-Yves. (2022) Numerical, Experimental and Full-Scale Investigation of a passive Air-Lubrication System for High-Speed Craft.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2021

  • Rokvam, Sondre Østli; Vedvik, Nils Petter; Mark, Lukas; Rømcke, Eivind; Ølnes, Jon; Savio, Luca. (2021) Experimental verification of the elastic response in a numeric model of a composite propeller blade with bend twist deformation. Polymers
    Academic article

2020

  • Kozlowska, Anna Maria; Dalheim, Øyvind Øksnes; Savio, Luca; Steen, Sverre. (2020) Time Domain Modeling of Propeller Forces due to Ventilation in Static and Dynamic Conditions. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
    Academic article
  • Savio, Luca; Sileo, Lucia; Ås, Sigmund Kyrre. (2020) A comparison of physical and numerical modeling of homogenous isotropic propeller blades. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
    Academic article

2017

  • Kozlowska, Anna Maria; Savio, Luca; Steen, Sverre. (2017) Predicting thrust loss of ship propellers due to ventilation and out-of-water effect. Journal of Ship Research
    Academic article

2016

  • Kramer, Jarle Andre; Steen, Sverre; Savio, Luca. (2016) Experimental Study of the Effect of Drift Angle on a Ship-Like Foil with Varying Aspect Ratio and Bottom Edge Shape. Ocean Engineering
    Academic article
  • Steen, Sverre; Dalheim, Øyvind Øksnes; Savio, Luca; Koushan, Kourosh. (2016) Time-domain modelling of propeller forces.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2013

  • Savio, Luca; Spence, Silas John Byron; Koushan, Kourosh; Steen, Sverre. (2013) Full Scale and Model Scale Propeller Ventilation Behind Ship.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Hutchison, Suzanne Ruth; Steen, Sverre; Savio, Luca. (2013) Modelling of propeller hydrodynamics for implementation with multi-body simulation.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2012

  • Bertetta, D; Brizzolara, S.; Gaggero, S; Viviani, M.; Savio, Luca. (2012) CPP propeller cavitation and noise optimization at different pitches with panel code and validation by cavitation tunnel measurements. Ocean Engineering
    Academic article
  • Savio, Luca; Steen, Sverre. (2012) Identification and Analysis of Full Scale Ventilation Events. International Journal of Rotating Machinery
    Academic article

2011

  • Koushan, Kourosh; Spence, Silas John Byron; Savio, Luca. (2011) Ventilated Propeller Blade Loadings and Spindle Moment of a Thruster in Calm Water and Waves.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

  • Franzosi, Giovanni; Abbasi, Afaq Ahmed; Savio, Luca; Viviani, Michele; Ferrando, Marco; Tani, Giorgio. (2025) Experimental study of bubble cavitation on a NACA 0015 hydrofoil by a computer vision approach. Ocean Engineering
    Academic article
  • Savio, Luca; Ahani, Alireza; Greco, Marilena; Abrahamsen, Bjørn Christian. (2024) Profilometry: a non-intrusive active stereo-vision technique for wave-profile measurements in large hydrodynamic laboratories. Experiments in Fluids
    Academic article
  • Lowe, Todd; Smits, Alexander J.; Visonneau, Michel; Deng, Ganbo; Ding, Liuyang; Guilmineau, Emmanuel. (2024) Non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers in high reynolds number flow at incompressible conditions: effects of streamline curvature and three dimensionality. Journal of turbulence
    Academic article
  • Rokvam, Sondre Østli; Vedvik, Nils-Petter; Savio, Luca; Echtermeyer, Andreas Thorsten. (2023) Designing Composite Adaptive Propeller Blades with Passive Bend–Twist Deformation for Periodic-Load Variations Using Multiple Design Concepts. Polymers
    Academic article
  • Rokvam, Sondre Østli; Vedvik, Nils-Petter; Mark, Lukas; Rømcke, Eivind; Ølnes, Jon; Savio, Luca. (2023) A computational iterative design method for bend-twist deformation in composite ship propeller blades for thrusters. Open Engineering
    Academic article
  • Rokvam, Sondre Østli; Vedvik, Nils Petter; Mark, Lukas; Rømcke, Eivind; Ølnes, Jon; Savio, Luca. (2021) Experimental verification of the elastic response in a numeric model of a composite propeller blade with bend twist deformation. Polymers
    Academic article
  • Kozlowska, Anna Maria; Dalheim, Øyvind Øksnes; Savio, Luca; Steen, Sverre. (2020) Time Domain Modeling of Propeller Forces due to Ventilation in Static and Dynamic Conditions. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
    Academic article
  • Savio, Luca; Sileo, Lucia; Ås, Sigmund Kyrre. (2020) A comparison of physical and numerical modeling of homogenous isotropic propeller blades. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
    Academic article
  • Kozlowska, Anna Maria; Savio, Luca; Steen, Sverre. (2017) Predicting thrust loss of ship propellers due to ventilation and out-of-water effect. Journal of Ship Research
    Academic article
  • Kramer, Jarle Andre; Steen, Sverre; Savio, Luca. (2016) Experimental Study of the Effect of Drift Angle on a Ship-Like Foil with Varying Aspect Ratio and Bottom Edge Shape. Ocean Engineering
    Academic article
  • Bertetta, D; Brizzolara, S.; Gaggero, S; Viviani, M.; Savio, Luca. (2012) CPP propeller cavitation and noise optimization at different pitches with panel code and validation by cavitation tunnel measurements. Ocean Engineering
    Academic article
  • Savio, Luca; Steen, Sverre. (2012) Identification and Analysis of Full Scale Ventilation Events. International Journal of Rotating Machinery
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Koushan, Kourosh; Aasheim, Ingebjørn; Savio, Luca; Jiang, Fengjian; Östman, Anders Lennart; Henry, Pierre-Yves. (2022) Numerical, Experimental and Full-Scale Investigation of a passive Air-Lubrication System for High-Speed Craft.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Steen, Sverre; Dalheim, Øyvind Øksnes; Savio, Luca; Koushan, Kourosh. (2016) Time-domain modelling of propeller forces.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Savio, Luca; Spence, Silas John Byron; Koushan, Kourosh; Steen, Sverre. (2013) Full Scale and Model Scale Propeller Ventilation Behind Ship.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Hutchison, Suzanne Ruth; Steen, Sverre; Savio, Luca. (2013) Modelling of propeller hydrodynamics for implementation with multi-body simulation.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Koushan, Kourosh; Spence, Silas John Byron; Savio, Luca. (2011) Ventilated Propeller Blade Loadings and Spindle Moment of a Thruster in Calm Water and Waves.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

Courses

  • TMR4520 - Marine Hydrodynamics, Specialization Project
  • TMR4247 - Marine Technology 3 - Hydrodynamics

Outreach

2025

  • Academic lecture
    Östman, Anders Lennart; Jiang, Fengjian; Koushan, Kourosh; Savio, Luca; Henry, Pierre-Yves T. (2025) Validation of CFD simulations of air-lubrication behind interceptor. 1st International Symposium on Air Lubrication Technologies (SALT’25) , Trondheim 2025-06-15 - 2025-06-16

2023

  • Academic lecture
    Henry, Pierre-Yves T; Savio, Luca; Koushan, Kourosh; Jenssen, Yngve Lilleeng; Hansen, Karoline; Brink, Angelika. (2023) Characterisation of Bubble Layer lubrication mechanism by means of Bubble Image Velocimetry. The Advanced Model Measurement Technology for EU Maritime Industry Conference (AMT’23) , Istanbul 2023-10-24 - 2023-10-26

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Krasilnikov, Vladimir; Savio, Luca; Koushan, Kourosh; Felli, Mario; Abdel-Maksoud, Moustafa; Kimmerl, Julian. (2022) Towards Reliable Prediction of Propeller Noise: Challenges and Findings of the Project ProNoVi. Seventh International Symposium on Marine Propulsors , Wuxi, China 2022-10-17 - 2022-10-21
  • Academic lecture
    Kozlowska, Anna Maria; Krasilnikov, Vladimir; Koushan, Kourosh; Savio, Luca. (2022) Numerical and Experimental Study of Tidal Turbine Performance. Seventh International Symposium on Marine Propulsors , Wuxi, China 2022-10-17 - 2022-10-21
  • Academic lecture
    Kimmerl, Julian; Mertes, Paul; Krasilnikov, Vladimir; Koushan, Kourosh; Savio, Luca; Felli, Mario. (2022) Experimental and Numerical Advances in Underwater Radiated Noise Prediction of Cavitating Propeller-Hull Combinations. 24th International Congress on Acoustics , Gyeongju, Korea 2022-10-24 - 2022-10-28
  • Academic lecture
    Duetsch-Patel, Julie; MacGregor, Daniel; Jenssen, Yngve Lilleeng; Henry, Pierre-Yves T; Muthanna, Chittiappa; Savio, Luca. (2022) The BeVERLI Hill three-dimensional separating flow case: cross-facility comparisons of validation experiment results. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum 2022-01-03 - 2022-01-07

2021

  • Academic lecture
    Høstmark, Elisa; Savio, Luca; Jiang, Fengjian. (2021) A COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION ON SURFACE PIERCING HYDROFOILS. The 9th Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (Marine 2021) , Online 2021-06-02 - 2021-06-04

2019

  • Academic lecture
    Savio, Luca; Koushan, Kourosh. (2019) OPEN WATER CHARACTERISTICS OF THREE MODEL SCALE FLEXIBLE PROPELLERS. VIII International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering MARINE 2019 , Gothenborg 2019-05-13 - 2019-05-15
  • Academic lecture
    Savio, Luca; Sileo, Lucia; Ås, Sigmund Kyrre. (2019) A comparison of physical and numerical modeling of homogenous isotropic propeller blades. Sixth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors SMP’19 , Rome 2019-05-26 - 2019-05-30
  • Academic lecture
    Östman, Anders Lennart; Koushan, Kourosh; Savio, Luca. (2019) Study on Additional Ship Resistance due to Roughness using CFD. Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC) 2019 , Gubbio 2019-05-06 - 2019-05-08
  • Academic lecture
    Kimmerl, Julian; Mertes, Paul; Krasilnikov, Vladimir; Koushan, Kourosh; Savio, Luca; Abdel-Maksoud, Moustafa. (2019) Analysis Methods and Design Measures for the Reduction of Noise and Vibration Induced by Marine Propellers. 23rd International Congress on Acoustics , Aachen 2019-09-09 - 2019-09-13

2017

  • Academic lecture
    Östman, Anders Lennart; Koushan, Kourosh; Savio, Luca. (2017) Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Roughness Due to Different Type of Coating. 2nd Hull Performance & Insight Conference 2017-03-27 - 2017-03-29
  • Academic lecture
    Savio, Luca; Koushan, Kourosh; Berge, Bjørn Ola; Magnussen, Øyvind. (2017) A data integration technique for monitoring the performances of a vessel in operation. The 5th International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for The Maritime Industry (AMT’17) 2017-10-11 - 2017-10-13

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Savio, Luca; Koushan, Kourosh; Berge, Bjørn Ola; Axelsson, Martin. (2015) MEASUREMENTS OF ADDED RESISTANCE DUE TO INCREASED ROUGHNESS ON FLAT PLATES. AMT 2015 , Istanbul 2015-09-28 - 2015-09-30
  • Lecture
    Savio, Luca. (2015) Measurements of the deflection of a flexible propeller blade by means of stereo imaging. SMP2015 - The Fourth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors , Austin 2015-05-31 - 2015-06-04

2011

  • Academic lecture
    Savio, Luca; Sileo, Lucia; Steen, Sverre. (2011) COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS OF OPEN WATER PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PODDED PROPELLER. The Advanced Model Measurement Technology for EU Maritime Industry Conference (AMT’11) , Newcastle upon Tyne 2011-04-04 - 2011-04-06
  • Academic lecture
    Koushan, Kourosh; Spence, Silas John Byron; Savio, Luca. (2011) Ventilated Propeller Blade Loadings and Spindle Moment of a Thruster in Calm Water and Waves. Second International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp'11) , Hamburg 2011-06-15 -

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