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Ricardo Vinuesa

Ricardo Vinuesa is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ricardo Vinuesa rather than just read about it. In short: Ricardo Vinuesa Motilva (born 4 February 1986 in Valencia, Spain) is a fluid dynamicist and machine-learning researcher. He is an associate professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (Sweden), as well as an Affiliated Researcher at the AI Sustainability Center.

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Reference excerpt

Ricardo Vinuesa Motilva (born 4 February 1986 in Valencia, Spain) is a fluid dynamicist and machine-learning researcher. He is an associate professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (Sweden), as well as an Affiliated Researcher at the AI Sustainability Center. He is also vice director of the KTH Digitalization Platform. He is known for his work on turbulence (including computational fluid dynamics and machine-learning methods) and sustainability. Vinuesa led an influential study on the impact of AI on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN).

Most-cited Publications Vinuesa R, Azizpour H, Leite I, Balaam M, Dignum V, Domisch S, Felländer A, Langhans SD, Tegmark M, Fuso Nerini F. The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Nature communications. 2020 Jan 13;11(1):1-0.[1] (Cited 487 times, according to Google Scholar ) Srinivasan PA, Guastoni L, Azizpour H, Schlatter PH, Vinuesa R. Predictions of turbulent shear flows using deep neural networks. Physical Review Fluids. 2019 May 10;4(5):054603. (Cited 118 times, according to Google Scholar.) R Vinuesa, A Noorani, A Lozano-Durán, GKE Khoury, P Schlatter, ...[et al.] Aspect ratio effects in turbulent duct flows studied through direct numerical simulation Journal of Turbulence 15 (10), 677-706 (Cited 115 times, according to Google Scholar.) SM Hosseini, R Vinuesa, P Schlatter, A Hanifi, DS Henningson. Direct numerical simulation of the flow around a wing section at moderate Reynolds number International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 61, 117-128 (Cited108 times, according to Google Scholar.) Vinuesa R, Negi PS, Atzori M, Hanifi A, Henningson DS, Schlatter P. Turbulent boundary layers around wing sections up to Rec= 1,000,000. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 2018 Aug 1;72:86-99. (Cited 99 times, according to Google Scholar.)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ricardo Vinuesa

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ricardo Vinuesa claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ricardo Vinuesa before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ricardo Vinuesa ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ricardo Vinuesa

In research: Ricardo Vinuesa appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ricardo Vinuesa in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ricardo Vinuesa is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1986 births, 21st-century Spanish physicists, 21st-century Swedish physicists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ricardo Vinuesa outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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