Angelantonio Tafuni
Associate Professor, School of Applied Engr & Tech
973-596-6187
206 Faculty Memorial Hall (FMH)
About Me
Angelo Tafuni graduated from Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy) in 2009, and received two Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering, one from New York University in January 2012 and one from Polytechnic University of Bari in December 2014. In January 2016 he received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from New York University with a main focus on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics. He is currently an assistant professor in the School of Applied Engineering and Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he teaches Thermodynamics. He is the director of the Heat and Fluid Transport Engineering Research (HaFTER) Laboratory. He is a member of ASME, APS, ASEE, SPHERIC and ISSNAF. His work has been published on peer-reviewed journals and proceedings of several technical conferences.
Education
Ph.D. ; NYU Tandon School of Engineering ; Mechanical Engineering ; 2016

M.S. ; Polytechnic of Bari ; Mechanical Engineering ; 2014

M.S. ; NYU Tandon School of Engineering ; Mechanical Engineering ; 2012

B.S. ; Polytechnic of Bari ; Mechanical Engineering ; 2009

Office Hours
By appointment
Website
https://people.njit.edu/faculty/atafuni
2025 Fall Courses
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A

ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I

ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II

ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH

ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES

ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS

MET 304 - APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS

ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT

ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS

MET 303 - APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS

Teaching Interests
Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Applied Math, Numerical Methods
Past Courses
MET 303: APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS

MET 304: APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS

Research Interests
My research focuses on the modeling and experimental investigation of complex fluid systems across a range of engineering applications. I work on multiphase and free-surface flows, fluid–structure interaction, and cryogenic fluid behavior in reduced-gravity environments, with relevance to spacecraft propellant management, coastal hydrodynamics, and automotive drainage systems. A core aspect of my work involves the development and use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), particularly Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), to model nonlinear, transient, and multi-scale flow phenomena. These computational efforts are complemented by experimental studies conducted in my laboratory, which features advanced infrastructure for investigating dynamic fluid motions, including a six-degree-of-freedom Stewart Platform and setups for free-surface, wave–structure, and multiphase flow experiments. Together, these approaches aim to deepen the understanding of fluid behavior around complex mechanical systems and to support the development of next-generation predictive models for applied fluid dynamics.
Journal Article
Francesco Ricci, Renato Vacondio, José M. Domínguez, Angelantonio Tafuni. 2025. "Three-dimensional variable resolution for multi-scale modeling in Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics." Computer Physics Communications , vol. 313 , pp. 109609.

Corrado Altomare, Yuzhu Pearl Li, Angelantonio Tafuni. 2025. "Exploring Dissipation Terms in the SPH Momentum Equation for Wave Breaking on a Vertical Pile." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering , vol. 13 , no. 6 , pp. 1005.

Allen Prasad Varghese, Jason W Hartwig, Samuel C. Lieber, Angelantonio Tafuni. 2024. "Numerical Design of a Flow Restrictor for Tanked Liquid Nitrogen Undergoing Reduced-Gravity Flights." Aerospace Science and Technology , vol. 154 , pp. 109539.

Mashy D Green, Richard Foster-Turner, Andrew Hunt, Alejandro M Ramirez-Mancebo, Samuel C. Lieber, Jason W Hartwig, David Moxey, Angelantonio Tafuni. 2024. "Flight-ready Electrical Capacitance Tomography SMARTTS tank for use with cryogenics." Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science , vol. 154 , pp. 111144.

Francesco Ricci, Renato Vacondio, Angelantonio Tafuni. 2024. "Multiscale Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics based on a domain-decomposition strategy." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering , vol. 418 , no. A , pp. 116500.

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Conference Proceeding
"3D validation of a multi-resolution SPH scheme based on domain-decomposition"
18th SPHERIC International Workshop, June, 2024.

"A variable resolution SPH scheme based on independent domains coupling"
17th SPHERIC International Workshop, June, 2023.

"Characterization of free-surface damping in horizontally excited tanks"
17th SPHERIC International Workshop, June, 2023.

"CFD Design and Analysis of a Perforated Plate for the Control of Cryogenic Flow under Reduced Gravity"
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2023.

"High-Order SPH Schemes for DNS of Turbulent Flows"
16th SPHERIC International Workshop, June, 2022.

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Conference Abstract
"What Can the Spatial Distribution of the H Corona at Callisto Tell Us about the Nature of Its Sublimated H2O Atmosphere?"
AAS Division of Planetary Science, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2021.

"Atmospheres on Callisto composed of sublimated water vapor and its photochemical products"
Europlanet Science Congress, September, 2021.

"Thermal Evolution of Sublimated Water Vapor and Radiolytic Products in Callisto’s Atmosphere"
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2020.

"Hydrodynamic Study of an Extraterrestrial Ship Design with SPH"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November, 2019.

Instructor's Manual
"DualSPHysics_v5.0_GUIDE"
July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2020.

Professional
19th SPHERIC World Conference
Session Chair , 2025

APS 2020 DFD Meeting - Keynote Lecture
Session Chair , 2020

APS 2019 DFD Meeting - SPH Focus Session
Session Chair , 2019

APS 2019 DFD Meeting - SPH Focus Session
Track Organizer , 2019

SPHERIC 2019 Workshop
Session Chair , 2019