Contact Dr David Bacci
- Email: d.bacci@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Aeronautical Systems
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Background
Dr David Bacci is a Visiting Research Fellow in Military Aircraft Design at Cranfield Defence and Security
He holds the position of Senior Research Fellow in Thermofluids Dynamics and Acoustic at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute of the University of Oxford
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 an MSc in Aeronautical Engineering (2009) at the University of Pisa, including in the process, the attainment of a Private Pilot Flight License.
Research opportunities
- Defence Aeronautics
- Military Aircraft Design
- Weapons Bay Aerodynamics and Acoustics
- Unsteady Compressible Flows
- Acoustics
- Thermo-Fluid-Dynamics
Current activities
- Weapons Bay design and analysis, including palliative development and store release simulations
- Integration of aerodynamic requirements with signature (Radar/Infrared) control/reduction for next-generation combat aircraft
- Analysis of future doctrines of aerial warfare
- Combat aircraft performance analysis
Clients
- BAE Systems PLC
- MBDA UK Ltd
- Turkish Aerospace Industries
- Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Bacci D & Saddington AJ. (2024). Influence of Door Gap on Aeroacoustics and Structural Response of a Cavity. AIAA Journal, 62(3)
- Bacci D & Saddington AJ. (2024). Angle of Attack Effects on the Induced Structural Loads of a Weapons Bay. Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio
- Bacci D & Saddington AJ. (2023). Hilbert–Huang Spectral Analysis of Cavity Flows Incorporating Fluidic Spoilers. AIAA Journal, 61(1)
- Bacci D & Vagias I. (2023). A trade-off analysis between lateral/directional stability and radar cross section requirements of an air-to-air combat airframe. Aerospace Science and Technology, 138(July)
- Bacci D, Saddington AJ & Bray D. (2019). The effect of angle of attack on the aeroacoustic environment within the weapons bay of a generic UCAV. Aerospace Science and Technology, 93
- Bacci D, Saddington AJ & Bray D. (2018). Identification of the formation of resonant tones in compressible cavity flows. Aerospace Science and Technology, 77