Dr MATTEO ICARDI's Outputs (28)

A reduced-order model for advection-dominated problems based on the Radon Cumulative Distribution Transform (2025)
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Long, T., Barnett, R., Jefferson-Loveday, R., Stabile, G., & Icardi, M. (2025). A reduced-order model for advection-dominated problems based on the Radon Cumulative Distribution Transform. Advances in Computational Mathematics, 51(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10444-024-10209-5

Problems with dominant advection, discontinuities, travelling features, or shape variations are widespread in computational mechanics. However, classical linear model reduction and interpolation methods typically fail to reproduce even relatively sma... Read More about A reduced-order model for advection-dominated problems based on the Radon Cumulative Distribution Transform.

Inverse Physics-Informed Neural Networks for transport models in porous materials (2024)
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Berardi, M., Difonzo, F. V., & Icardi, M. (2025). Inverse Physics-Informed Neural Networks for transport models in porous materials. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 435, Article 117628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2024.117628

Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINN) are a machine learning tool that can be used to solve direct and inverse problems related to models described by Partial Differential Equations by including in the cost function to minimise during training the... Read More about Inverse Physics-Informed Neural Networks for transport models in porous materials.

HiPhom𝜺: HIgh order Projection-based HOMogenisation for advection diffusion reaction problems (2024)
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Conni, G., Piccardo, S., Michele Porta, G., & Icardi, M. (in press). HiPhom𝜺: HIgh order Projection-based HOMogenisation for advection diffusion reaction problems. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation: A SIAM Interdisciplinary Journal,

We propose a new model reduction technique for multiscale scalar transport problems that exhibit dominant axial dynamics. To this aim, we rely on the separation of variables to combine a Hierarchical Model (HiMod) reduction with a two-scale asymptoti... Read More about HiPhom𝜺: HIgh order Projection-based HOMogenisation for advection diffusion reaction problems.

MPeat2D - a fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development in two dimensions (2024)
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Mahdiyasa, A. W., Large, D. J., Icardi, M., & Muljadi, B. P. (2024). MPeat2D - a fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development in two dimensions. Earth Surface Dynamics, 12(4), 929-952. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-929-2024

Higher-dimensional models of peatland development are required to analyse the influence of spatial heterogeneity and complex feedback mechanisms on peatland behaviour. However, the current models exclude the mechanical process that leads to uncertain... Read More about MPeat2D - a fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development in two dimensions.

Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers (2024)
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El Mellas, I., Samkhaniani, N., Falsetti, C., Stroh, A., Icardi, M., & Magnini, M. (2024). Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 228, Article 125620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125620

Micro-pin-fin evaporators are a promising alternative to multi-microchannel heat sinks for two-phase cooling of high power-density devices. Within pin-fin evaporators, the refrigerant flows through arrays of obstacles in cross-flow and is not restric... Read More about Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers.

Splitting schemes for coupled differential equations: Block Schur-based approaches & Partial Jacobi approximation (2024)
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Nuca, R., Storvik, E., Radu, F. A., & Icardi, M. (2024). Splitting schemes for coupled differential equations: Block Schur-based approaches & Partial Jacobi approximation. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 161, 190-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2024.02.042

Coupled multi-physics problems are encountered in countless applications and pose significant numerical challenges. In a broad sense, one can categorise the numerical solution strategies for coupled problems into two classes: monolithic approaches an... Read More about Splitting schemes for coupled differential equations: Block Schur-based approaches & Partial Jacobi approximation.

Computational framework for complex flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media (2023)
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Icardi, M., Pescimoro, E., Municchi, F., & Hidalgo, J. J. (2023). Computational framework for complex flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media. Engineering with Computers, 39, 3927–3940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-023-01825-8

We present a flexible scalable open-source computational framework, named SECUReFoam, based on the finite-volume library OpenFOAM®, for flow and transport problems in highly heterogeneous geological media and other porous materials. The framework com... Read More about Computational framework for complex flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media.

Dynamics of long bubbles propagating through cylindrical micro-pin fin arrays (2023)
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El Mellas, I., Municchi, F., Icardi, M., & Magnini, M. (2023). Dynamics of long bubbles propagating through cylindrical micro-pin fin arrays. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 163, 104443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104443

The dynamics of two-phase flows confined within complex and non-straight geometries is of interest for a variety of applications such as micro-pin fin evaporators and flow in unsaturated porous media. Despite the propagation of bubbles in straight ch... Read More about Dynamics of long bubbles propagating through cylindrical micro-pin fin arrays.

Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands (2023)
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Mahdiyasa, A. W., Large, D. J., Muljadi, B. P., & Icardi, M. (2023). Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands. Ecological Modelling, 478, Article 110299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110299

Peatlands are complex systems that exhibit nonlinear dynamics due to internal and external feedback mechanisms. However, the feedback of vegetation on peat volume changes that potentially affect peatland dynamics is not well understood. Here, we anal... Read More about Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands.

Emergence of non-Fickian transport in truncated pluri-Gaussian permeability fields (2022)
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Pescimoro, E., Icardi, M., Porta, G., & Bianchi, M. (2022). Emergence of non-Fickian transport in truncated pluri-Gaussian permeability fields. GEM - International Journal on Geomathematics, 13, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13137-022-00207-4

We present a numerical simulation study of advective–diffusive scalar transport in three-dimensional high-contrast discontinuous permeability fields, generated with a truncated pluri-Gaussian geostatistical approach. The numerical experiments are run... Read More about Emergence of non-Fickian transport in truncated pluri-Gaussian permeability fields.

A systematic analysis of the memory term in coarse-grained models: The case of the Markovian approximation (2022)
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Di Pasquale, N., Hudson, T., Icardi, M., Rovigatti, L., & Spinaci, M. (2023). A systematic analysis of the memory term in coarse-grained models: The case of the Markovian approximation. European Journal of Applied Mathematics, 34(2), 326-345. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0956792522000158

The systematic development of coarse-grained (CG) models via the Mori–Zwanzig projector operator formalism requires the explicit description of a deterministic drift term, a dissipative memory term and a random fluctuation term. The memory and fluctu... Read More about A systematic analysis of the memory term in coarse-grained models: The case of the Markovian approximation.

Population Balance Models for Particulate Flows in Porous Media: Breakage and Shear-Induced Events (2022)
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Icardi, M., Pasquale, N. D., Crevacore, E., Marchisio, D., & Babler, M. U. (2023). Population Balance Models for Particulate Flows in Porous Media: Breakage and Shear-Induced Events. Transport in Porous Media, 146, 197-222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01793-5

Transport and particulate processes are ubiquitous in environmental, industrial and biological applications, often involving complex geometries and porous media. In this work we present a general population balance model for particle transport at the... Read More about Population Balance Models for Particulate Flows in Porous Media: Breakage and Shear-Induced Events.

Mathematical Modeling and Pilot Test Validation of Nanoparticles Injection in Heavy Hydrocarbon Reservoirs (2022)
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Valencia, J. D., Mejía, J. M., Icardi, M., & Zabala, R. (2022). Mathematical Modeling and Pilot Test Validation of Nanoparticles Injection in Heavy Hydrocarbon Reservoirs. Fluids, 7(4), Article 135. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7040135

Heavy-oil mobility in reservoir rocks can be improved, using nanotechnology, by reducing the viscosity of the oil and improving the rock wettability to a water-wet condition. Previous pilot studies in Colombian heavy oil fields reported that nanopart... Read More about Mathematical Modeling and Pilot Test Validation of Nanoparticles Injection in Heavy Hydrocarbon Reservoirs.

Liquid film distribution around long gas bubbles propagating in rectangular capillaries (2022)
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Magnini, M., Municchi, F., El Mellas, I., & Icardi, M. (2022). Liquid film distribution around long gas bubbles propagating in rectangular capillaries. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 148, Article 103939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2021.103939

We present a systematic analysis of the bubble and liquid film dynamics corresponding to the propagation of long, isolated gas bubbles, within rectangular capillary channels of cross-sectional aspect-ratio ranging from 1 to 8. Direct numerical simula... Read More about Liquid film distribution around long gas bubbles propagating in rectangular capillaries.

MPeat—A fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development (2021)
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Mahdiyasa, A. W., Large, D. J., Muljadi, B. P., Icardi, M., & Triantafyllou, S. (2022). MPeat—A fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development. Ecohydrology, 15(1), Article e2361. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2361

Mathematical models of long-term peatland development have been produced to analyse peatland behaviour. However, existing models ignore the mechanical processes that have the potential to provide important feedback. Here, we propose a one-dimensional... Read More about MPeat—A fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development.

Non-Stationary Contaminant Plumes in the Advective-Diffusive Regime (2021)
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Alhama, I., García-Ros, G., & Icardi, M. (2021). Non-Stationary Contaminant Plumes in the Advective-Diffusive Regime. Mathematics, 9(7), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9070725

Porous media with low/moderate regional velocities can exhibit a complex dynamic of contamination plumes, in which advection and molecular diffusion are comparable. In this work, we present a two-dimensional scenario with a constant concentration sou... Read More about Non-Stationary Contaminant Plumes in the Advective-Diffusive Regime.

Heterogeneous Multi-Rate mass transfer models in OPENFOAM® (2020)
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Municchi, F., Di Pasquale, N., Dentz, M., & Icardi, M. (2021). Heterogeneous Multi-Rate mass transfer models in OPENFOAM®. Computer Physics Communications, 261, Article 107763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2020.107763

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. We implement the Multi-Rate Mass Transfer (MRMT) model for mobile–immobile transport in porous media (Haggerty and Gorelick, 1995; Municchi and Icardi, 2019 [1]) within the open-source finite volume library OPENFOAM® (Foundation,... Read More about Heterogeneous Multi-Rate mass transfer models in OPENFOAM®.

Numerical simulation of crust freezing in processed meat: A fully coupled solid–fluid approach (2020)
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Greiciunas, E., Municchi, F., Di Pasquale, N., & Icardi, M. (2020). Numerical simulation of crust freezing in processed meat: A fully coupled solid–fluid approach. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A Applications, 78(8), 378-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2020.1793546

© 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. We present a numerical model for the simulation of continuous impingement freezing of processed food products. This model is capable of fully describing the fluid dynamics of the non-isothermal flow field... Read More about Numerical simulation of crust freezing in processed meat: A fully coupled solid–fluid approach.

Macroscopic models for filtration and heterogeneous reactions in porous media (2020)
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Municchi, F., & Icardi, M. (2020). Macroscopic models for filtration and heterogeneous reactions in porous media. Advances in Water Resources, 141, Article 103605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103605

Derivation of macroscopic models for advection-diffusion processes in the presence of dominant heterogeneous (e.g., surface) reactions using homogenisation theory or volume averaging is often deemed unfeasible (Valdés-Parada et al., 2011; Battiato an... Read More about Macroscopic models for filtration and heterogeneous reactions in porous media.

Computational analysis of transport in three-dimensional heterogeneous materials: An OpenFOAM®-based simulation framework (2020)
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Boccardo, G., Crevacore, E., Passalacqua, A., & Icardi, M. (2020). Computational analysis of transport in three-dimensional heterogeneous materials: An OpenFOAM®-based simulation framework. Computing and Visualization in Science, 23, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00791-020-00321-6

© 2020, The Author(s). Porous and heterogeneous materials are found in many applications from composites, membranes, chemical reactors, and other engineered materials to biological matter and natural subsurface structures. In this work we propose an... Read More about Computational analysis of transport in three-dimensional heterogeneous materials: An OpenFOAM®-based simulation framework.