Rafael Araujo Vidal
I am a Mechanical Engineer who holds a B.Sc. (2020) and an M.Sc. (2023) in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). My academic research focused on the numerical simulation of two-phase flows, based on the Finite Element Method and on a semi-Lagrangian approach. My professional background includes a 1-year experience in software development and artificial intelligence applications for the oil and gas industry (2020), as well as a 3-year experience in the aviation sector, working on the design of lighting aids for air navigation (2020–2023). Since 2023, I have been working as a Flexible Pipe Engineer at TechnipFMC, where I am responsible for the analysis and design of flexible pipes for offshore oil and gas applications.
academic info:
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- LinkedIn: Rafael Vidal
- e-mail: vidal@coppe.ufrj.br
research interests:
- computational fluid dynamics
- two-phase flows
- scientific computing
- finite element method
M.Sc. dissertation:
- Computation of Deformable Interface Two-Phase Flows - A Semi-Lagrangian Finite Element Approach, M.Sc. dissertation, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2023
publications with Prof. Gustavo R. Anjos:
Journal Articles
- Santos, Daniel B. V.; ; Valluri, Prashant; Anjos, Gustavo R. Computation of Deformable Interface Two-Phase Flows: A Semi-Lagrangian Finite Element Approach. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 97(3), 233-243 (2024).
Conference Papers
- Anjos, G. R.; . A Semi-Lagrangian Finite Element Method for Two-Phase Flows. JEM, 2023.
- ; Santos, D. B. V.; Anjos, Gustavo R. Computation of Deformable Interface Two-Phase Flows - A Semi-Lagrangian Finite Element Approach. Anais do CILAMCE 2023 - The XLIV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering, Porto, Portugal, 2023.