We are an experimental and theoretical research group headed by Alexandros Terzis and based in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Our research lies at the intersection of aerothermal engineering and the fundamental physics of transport phenomena across scales (micro to macro).
In particular, we investigate how heat, mass, and momentum transfer are coupled across a wide range of scales — from pore-scale microflows to turbulent aerodynamic boundary layers — with applications in propulsion, energy conversion, thermal management, and aircraft performance under challenging environmental conditions (e.g., aerodynamic heating and ice accretion). A central theme of our work is the role of interfaces: how fluid flow, heat and mass transfer interact in the vicinity of solid surfaces, porous media, and fluid–fluid boundaries. This naturally extends to multiphase flow phenomena, including spray dynamics, droplet impact, and surface wetting.
To address these questions, we develop and apply state-of-the-art optical flow diagnostics, heat transfer and thermophysical measurement techniques, combined with theoretical and numerical approaches.