Skip to main content
Menu
Dr David Bacci Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr

David Bacci BSc MSc PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Biography

Dr. David Bacci is part of Oxford Thermofluids Laboratory (University of Oxford), where he holds the position of Research Fellow in Thermofluids Dynamics and Acoustic. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow in Military Aircraft Design at Cranfield University

His research interests range from combat aircraft development (weapons bays aero-acoustic, combat performance evaluation, integration of aerodynamic design with radar and infrared signature requirements) to next-generation turbojets (acoustic and thermal analysis, thermal management, cooling).

He completed his PhD (2017) at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom focusing on the characterization of Transonic Aeroacoustics of Weapon Bays.

From 2009 to 2014 he maturated industrial experience working on UCAV design and military flight simulator development for Leonardo Company.

His career began in Italy where he completed a BSc in Aerospace Engineering (2007) and MSc in Aeronautical Engineering (2009) at the University of Pisa, including in the process, the attainment of Private Pilot Flight License.

External Positions

Visiting Research Fellow in Defence Aeronautics, Cranfield University Defence and Security Division, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (2017-Present)

Research Interests

  • Unsteady Compressible Flows

  • Acoustics

  • Thermo-Fluid-Dynamics

  • Defence Aeronautics

  • Military Aircraft Design

Publications

Effect of Blockages on Film Effectiveness on the Pressure Surface of a Turbine Blade

von Mueller T, Bacci D, Wambersie A, Wong TH, Ireland P et al. (2024)

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@inproceedings{effectofblockag-2024/6,
  title={Effect of Blockages on Film Effectiveness on the Pressure Surface of a Turbine Blade},
  author={von Mueller T, Bacci D, Wambersie A, Wong TH, Ireland P et al.},
  booktitle={Volume 7: Heat Transfer: Combustors; Heat Transfer: Film Cooling},
  year = "2024"
}

Influence of Door Gap on Aeroacoustics and Structural Response of a Cavity

Bacci D & Saddington AJ (2024), AIAA Journal, 62(3), 1021-1036

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@article{influenceofdoor-2024/3,
  title={Influence of Door Gap on Aeroacoustics and Structural Response of a Cavity},
  author={Bacci D & Saddington AJ},
  journal={AIAA Journal},
  volume={62},
  pages={1021-1036},
  publisher={American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)},
  year = "2024"
}

HIGH FIDELITY MODELING OF ACOUSTIC LINERS FOR AERONAUTICAL APPLICATIONS

Pinelli L, Marconcini M, Arnone A & Bacci D (2024), ICAS Proceedings

Altmetric score is
BibTeX
@inproceedings{highfidelitymod-2024/1,
  title={HIGH FIDELITY MODELING OF ACOUSTIC LINERS FOR AERONAUTICAL APPLICATIONS},
  author={Pinelli L, Marconcini M, Arnone A & Bacci D},
  year = "2024"
}

A trade-off analysis between lateral/directional stability and radar cross section requirements of an air-to-air combat airframe

Bacci D & Vagias I (2023), Aerospace Science and Technology, 138

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@article{atradeoffanalys-2023/4,
  title={A trade-off analysis between lateral/directional stability and radar cross section requirements of an air-to-air combat airframe},
  author={Bacci D & Vagias I},
  journal={Aerospace Science and Technology},
  volume={138},
  number={108361},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2023"
}

Hilbert???Huang Spectral Analysis of Cavity Flows Incorporating Fluidic Spoilers

Bacci D & Saddington AJ (2023), AIAA Journal, 61(1), 1-14

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@article{hilberthuangspe-2023/1,
  title={Hilbert???Huang Spectral Analysis of Cavity Flows Incorporating Fluidic Spoilers},
  author={Bacci D & Saddington AJ},
  journal={AIAA Journal},
  volume={61},
  pages={1-14},
  publisher={American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)},
  year = "2023"
}

A trade-off analysis between lateral/directional stability and radar cross section requirements of an air-to-air combat airframe

Bacci D & Vagias I (2023), AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 138

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@article{atradeoffanalys-2023/,
  title={A trade-off analysis between lateral/directional stability and radar cross section requirements of an air-to-air combat airframe},
  author={Bacci D & Vagias I},
  journal={AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY},
  volume={138},
  number={ARTN 108361},
  year = "2023"
}

Acoustic Localisation of High-Pressure Burst in a Confined Space

Bacci D, Ireland P & Hussain Z (2022)

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@inproceedings{acousticlocalis-2022/6,
  title={Acoustic Localisation of High-Pressure Burst in a Confined Space},
  author={Bacci D, Ireland P & Hussain Z},
  booktitle={Volume 2: Coal, Biomass, Hydrogen, and Alternative Fuels; Controls, Diagnostics, and Instrumentation; Steam Turbine},
  year = "2022"
}

Exploring angle-of-attack effects in the aero-acoustic response of a weapons bay at transonic and supersonic Mach number

Bacci D & Saddington AJ (2022)

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@inproceedings{exploringangleo-2022/6,
  title={Exploring angle-of-attack effects in the aero-acoustic response of a weapons bay at transonic and supersonic Mach number},
  author={Bacci D & Saddington AJ},
  booktitle={28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference},
  year = "2022"
}

The effect of angle of attack on the aeroacoustic environment within the weapons bay of a generic UCAV

Bacci D, Saddington AJ & Bray D (2019), Aerospace Science and Technology, 93, 105315

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@article{theeffectofangl-2019/10,
  title={The effect of angle of attack on the aeroacoustic environment within the weapons bay of a generic UCAV},
  author={Bacci D, Saddington AJ & Bray D},
  journal={Aerospace Science and Technology},
  volume={93},
  pages={105315},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2019"
}

Identification of the formation of resonant tones in compressible cavity flows

Bacci D, Saddington AJ & Bray D (2018), Aerospace Science and Technology, 77, 320-331

Altmetric score is
BibTeX View PDF
@article{identificationo-2018/6,
  title={Identification of the formation of resonant tones in compressible cavity flows},
  author={Bacci D, Saddington AJ & Bray D},
  journal={Aerospace Science and Technology},
  volume={77},
  pages={320-331},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2018"
}
View all