Dr David Bacci
About
Dr David Bacci is part of Oxford Thermofluids Laboratory (University of Oxford), where he holds the position of Senior Research Associate 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, Dr Bacci maturated industrial experience working on unmanned combat aerial vehicle (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 attaining a private pilot flight license.
Expertise
- Defence aeronautics
- Combat aircraft performance and design
- Aeronautical engineering
- Acoustics
- Thermofluidynamics
Selected publications
- Effect of Blockages on Film Effectiveness on the Pressure Surface of a Turbine Blade (2025)
- Angle of Attack Effects on the Induced Structural Loads of a Weapons Bay (2024)
- High Fidelity Modeling of Acoustic Liners For Aeronautical Applications (2024)
- Influence of Door Gap on Aeroacoustics and Structural Response of a Cavity (2023)
- A trade-off analysis between lateral/directional stability and radar cross section requirements of an air-to-air combat airframe (2023)
Languages
English, Italian