Luca Placco accepted the award for the winning visualisation
of the 2nd Milton van Dyke Competition 2026
of the 2nd Milton van Dyke Competition 2026
(from left: Dr Andrea Sciacchitano, KNC Chairman; Prof Maria Vittoria Salvetti,
SPC Chair; Luca Placco, the Winner; Prof Koen Hillewaert, KNC Deputy Chairman)
SPC Chair; Luca Placco, the Winner; Prof Koen Hillewaert, KNC Deputy Chairman)
The Winner of the 2nd ERCOFTAC Milton van Dyke Competition
Congratulations to:
Luca Placco
(Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
Thomas Hancock
(Vorticity Ltd, United Kingdom)
Francesco Picano
(Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
for the visualisation
Supersonic Capsule Wake Interaction with
a Disk-Gap-Band Parachute
We also send our congratulations to the other 4 finalists
(from left: KNC Deputy Chairman, Prof Koen Hillewaert; Finalist: Edson. S. Orati; KNC Chairman Dr Andrea Sciacchitano, Finalists: Luca Placco, Federico Di Verniere, Bich-Diep Nguyen, Pedro Munoz)
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