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  1. Numerical Analysis of Separation Events for Two-Dimensional Supersonic Wavy Geometries

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hadie Sabbah, Dr Francesco Nasuti, James Braun

  2. A Numerical Framework for Analyzing the Multidimensional Effects of Inhomogeneous Heating in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  3. Numerical Simulations of Paraffin–Oxygen Hybrid Rocket Engines With Axial and Vortex Injectors

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  4. CFD Parametric Analysis of Supersonic Retropropulsion for Reusable Launchers

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  5. Numerical Approach for Transient and Steady-State Analysis of Second-Throat Ejector-Diffuser Systems

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  6. Conjugate RANS and DNS Simulations for Analyzing and Modeling Heat Transfer in High-Roughness Cooling Channels

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Professor Sergio Pirozzoli

  7. Performance Analysis of Aerospikes With Clustered Non-Conventional Modules

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  8. Design and Evaluation of Aerospike Nozzles for an Upper-Stage Application

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, March 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  9. Transient Analysis of Liquid Rocket Engine Chilldown and Startup by Conjugate Heat Transfer Approach

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  10. Radiative Wall Heat Transfer Evaluation in Hybrid Rocket Thrust Chambers

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  11. Modeling and Analysis of Film Cooling in Oxygen-Kerosene Rocket Thrust Chambers

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  12. Analysis and prediction of the well-known unstable BKD test case using CFD low-order modeling.

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Michael Börner, Paolo Maria Zolla

  13. Numerical Simulations of Fuel Shape Change in Paraffin-Oxygen Hybrid Rocket Engines

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  14. Modeling of Wall Heat Flux in Oxygen-Methane Liquid Rocket Thrust Chambers

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  15. HEM modeling for subcritical flows in liquid rocket engine cooling systems

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  16. Numerical Analysis of Paraffin-Wax/Oxygen Hybrid Rocket Engines

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, November 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  17. A Sensitivity Study on a CFD Model for Paraffin-based Hybrid Rockets

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  18. Fluidic Control of Transition in a Dual-bell Nozzle

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Prof Dario PASTRONE

  19. Numerical Investigation on Radiative Heat Loads in Liquid Rocket Thrust Chambers

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, September 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  20. A low order modeling approach to transverse combustion instability

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Simone D'Alessandro, Dr Francesco Nasuti

  21. CFD Analysis of Paraffin-Based Hybrid Rockets with Coupled Nozzle Erosion Characterization

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  22. Predictive CFD Model for Internal Ballistics of Hybrid Rocket Engines using Supercritical Paraffin-wax and Oxygen

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  23. Characterization of Unsteadiness in an Overexpanded Planar Nozzle

    Article • AIAA Journal, January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Matteo Bernardini, Dr Francesco Nasuti, Prof. Dr. Eng. Mauro Valorani

  24. Convective and Radiative Wall Heat Transfer in Liquid Rocket Thrust Chambers

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, March 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  25. Detached-Eddy Simulation of Shock Unsteadiness in an Overexpanded Planar Nozzle

    Article • AIAA Journal, June 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Professor Matteo Bernardini, Prof. Dr. Eng. Mauro Valorani

  26. Extraction of response function from numerical simulations and their use for longitudinal combustion intsbility modeling

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Cheng Huang, Dr Francesco Nasuti, Maria Luisa Frezzotti

  27. Modeling of Paraffin-Based Fuels in the Simulation of Hybrid Rocket Flowfields

    Article • July 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  28. Hybrid Rockets with Axial Injector: Port Diameter Effect on Fuel Regression Rate

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, July 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  29. Chemical Reaction Effects on Heat Loads of CH4/O2 and H2/O2 Rockets

    Article • AIAA Journal, May 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Emanuele Martelli, Dr Francesco Nasuti

  30. Validation of Conjugate Heat Transfer Model for Rocket Cooling with Supercritical Methane

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  31. Convective and Radiative Contributions to Wall Heat Transfer in Liquid Rocket Engine Thrust Chambers

    Article • July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  32. Numerical Analysis of Port Diameter Effect on Hybrid Rocket Fuel Regression Rate with Axial Injection

    Article • July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  33. Response Function Modeling in the Study of Longitudinal Combustion Instability by a Quasi-1D Eulerian Solver

    Article • July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Dr. Cheng Huang, Maria Luisa Frezzotti, charles merkle

  34. Determination of Heat Release Response Function from 2D Hybrid RANS-LES Data for the CVRC Combustor

    Article • July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Dr. Cheng Huang, Maria Luisa Frezzotti, charles merkle

  35. Assessment of a Conjugate Heat Transfer Model for Rocket Engine Cooling Channels Fed with Supercritical Methane

    Article • July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  36. System Analysis of Low Frequency Combustion Instabilities in Liquid Rocket Engines

    Article • July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Francesco Di Matteo

  37. Separation Shock Cutoff Frequency in Dual Bell Nozzles

    Article • July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Emanuele Martelli, Dr Francesco Nasuti

  38. Simulation of Gaseous Oxygen/Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene Hybrid Rocket Flowfields and Comparison with Experiments

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  39. Radius of Curvature Effects on Throat Thermochemical Erosion in Solid Rocket Motors

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, March 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  40. Navier–Stokes Simulation of Graphite Nozzle Erosion at Different Pressure Conditions

    Article • AIAA Journal, February 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  41. Low-order model studies of combustion instabilities in a DVRC combustor

    Article • July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Maria Luisa Frezzotti

  42. Numerical Modeling of GOX/HTPB Hybrid Rocket Flowfields and Comparison with Experiments

    Article • July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  43. Chemical Reaction Effects on Wall Heat Flux in Liquid Rocket Thrust Chambers

    Article • July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Emanuele Martelli, Dr Francesco Nasuti

  44. Development of Thrust Chamber Components for a System Analysis Tool

    Article • July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Francesco Di Matteo

  45. Flow Separation Response to Unsteady External Disturbances in Dual Bell Nozzles

    Article • July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Emanuele Martelli, Dr Francesco Nasuti

  46. Cooling Channel Analysis of a LOX/LCH4 Rocket Engine Demonstrator

    Article • July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti

  47. Experimental Investigation on Methane in Transcritical Conditions

    Article • July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti, Antonio S Smoraldi

  48. Effect of Cooling Channel Aspect Ratio on Rocket Thermal Behavior

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Francesco Nasuti