Dr Eleftherios Ioannou
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Eleftherios Ioannou holds a PhD in Computational Physics from the University of Cambridge where he worked on high speed flows in multi-material configurations under the supervision of Professor Nikolaos Nikiforakis.
He previously obtained an MPhil in Scientific Computing from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in Physics from the University of Athens, Greece.
Research
His research focuses on mathematical modelling and numerical simulation of multiphase reactive flows and elastic-plastic solids.
He has worked on the analysis and extension of multiphase models and on the implementation of numerical algorithms for their solution. These have been used to study a range of applications in the area of high speed flows such as cavity collapse, detonation propagation and interaction with inert fluids and solids.
Publications
Ioannou, E. and Nikiforakis, N., 2021. Multiphysics modeling of the initiating capability of detonators. II. Booster initiation. Journal of Applied Physics, 129(2), p.025903.
Ioannou, E. and Nikiforakis, N., 2021. Multiphysics modeling of the initiating capability of detonators. I. The underwater test. Journal of Applied Physics, 129(2), p.025902.
Mi, X., Michael, L., Ioannou, E., Nikiforakis, N., Higgins, A.J. and Ng, H.D., 2019. Meso-resolved simulations of shock-to-detonation transition in nitromethane with air-filled cavities. Journal of Applied Physics, 125(24), p.245901.
Ioannou, E., Schoch, S., Nikiforakis, N. and Michael, L., 2017. Detonation propagation in annular arcs of condensed phase explosives. Physics of Fluids, 29(11), p.116102.