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Luis Cueto-Felgueroso

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
01/2014 – present – Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow
Department of Civil Engineering: Hydraulics, Energy and the Environment

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA
01/2014 – present – Research Affiliate. Civil and Environmental Engineering
01/2011-12/2014 – Research Associate. Civil and Environmental Engineering
01/2008-12/2010 – Postdoctoral Associate. Civil and Environmental Engineering
01/2006-12/2007 – Postdoctoral Fellow. Aeronautics and Astronautics

I am a civil engineer and computational geoscientist. I search for simple mathematical descriptions of complex processes in flow through porous media, geomechanics and ecohydrology. My approach is strongly quantitative, relying on high-resolution numerical simulation.


Luis Cueto-Felgueroso
Ramón y Cajal Fellow

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Hidráulica Técnica – Máster Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos

Hidráulica Ambiental – Máster Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos

Publications

Submitted manuscripts

[51] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, X. Fu and R. Juanes. Pore-scale modelling of phase change in porous media. Submitted.

[50] X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Viscous fingering with partially miscible fluids. Submitted.

[49] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. Laviña, E. Domínguez, D. Santillán and J.C. Mosquera. Hydro-mechanical simulation of injection-induced earthquakes with rate and state faults. Submitted.

[48] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, D. Santillán and J.C. Mosquera. Stick–slip dynamics of flow-induced seismicity on rate and state faults. Submitted.

[47] D. Santillán, J.C. Mosquera and L. Cueto-Felgueroso. Phase-Field Models for Brittle Fracture. Validation with Experimental Results and Extension to Dam Engineering Problems. Submitted.

[46] D. Santillán, R. Juanes and L. Cueto-Felgueroso. Phase-field model of fluid-driven fracture in elastic media: immersed-fracture formulation and validation with analytical solutions. Submitted.

[45] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, H. Gomez, and R. Juanes. Fingering instabilities during water infiltration in soil suggest higher resilience of water-stressed ecosystems. Submitted.

[44] D. Santillán, R. Juanes and L. Cueto-Felgueroso. Numerical assessment of phase-field models of fluid-driven fracture propagation in deformable porous media. Submitted.

Journal articles (manuscripts)

[43] X. Nogueira, L. Ramírez, S. L. Clain, R. Loubère L. Cueto-Felgueroso, I. Colominas. High-accurate SPH method with Multidimensional Optimal Order Detection limiting, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 310: 134-155, 2016.

[42] X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Thermodynamic coarsening in partially-miscible binary mixtures arrested by viscous fingering. Physical Review E 94: 033111, 2016.

[41] A. Martínez-Codina, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, L. Garrote and C. Saavedra. Influencia de la presión en roturas de tubería de redes de distribución. Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua, 7(4), 25-39, 2016.

[40] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. A discrete-domain description of multiphase flow in porous media: Rugged energy landscapes and the origin of hysteresis. Geophysical Research Letters, 43: 1615–1622, 2016.

[39] C. Nicolaides, R. Juanes and L. Cueto-Felgueroso. Self-organization of network dynamics into local quantized states. Scientific Reports 6: 21360, 2016.

[38] A. Alizadeh Pahlavan, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, G. H. McKinley, and R. Juanes. Thin films in partial wetting: internal selection of contact-line dynamics. Physical Review Letters 115:034502, 2015.

[37] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. Dentz and R. Juanes. Regime shifts in bistable water-stressed ecosystems due to amplification of stochastic rainfall patterns. Physical Review E 91: 052148, 2015.

[36] C. Nicolaides, B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes. Impact of viscous fingering and permeability heterogeneity on fluid mixing in porous media. Water Resources Research 51, doi:10.1002/2014WR015811, 2015.

[35] A. Martínez-Codina, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. Castillo and L. Garrote. Pressure management to reduce the probability of pipe breaks: A Bayesian approach. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 141:04015010, 2015.

[34] X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, D. Bolster, and R. Juanes. Rock dissolution patterns and geochemical shutdown of CO2-brine-carbonate reactions during convective mixing in porous media. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 726: 296-315, 2015.

[33] M. Strait, M. Shearer, R. Levy, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Two fluid flow in a capillary tube. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 109: 149-161, 2015.

[32] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. A phase-field model of two-phase Hele-Shaw flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 758: 522-552, 2014.

[31] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Forecasting long-term gas production from shale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110:19660–19661, 2013.

[30] X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Pattern formation and coarsening dynamics in threedimensional convective mixing in porous media. Proceedings of the Royal Society A 371: 20120355, 2013

[29] B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Synergetic fluid mixing from viscous fingering and alternating injection. Physical Review Letters 111:144501, 2013.

[28] C. Nicolaides, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes. The price of anarchy in mobility-driven contagion dynamics. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 10:20130495, 2013.

[27] H. Gomez, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Three-dimensional simulation of unstable gravity driven infiltration of water into a porous medium. Journal of Computational Physics 238:217-239, 2013.

[26] J. Hidalgo, J. Fe. L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes. Scaling of convective mixing in porous media. Physical Review Letters 109:264503, 2012.

[25] C. Nicolaides, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. C. Gonzalez and R. Juanes. A metric of influential spreading during contagion dynamics through the air transportation network. PLoS ONE 7:e40961, 2012.

[24] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Macroscopic phase-field model of partial wetting: bubbles in a capillary tube. Physical Review Letters 108:144502, 2012.

[23] B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Quantifying mixing in viscously unstable porous media flows. Physical Review E 84:066312, 2011.

[22] X. Nogueira, S. Khelladi, I. Colominas, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, J. Paris and H. Gomez. High-Resolution Finite Volume Methods on Unstructured Grids for Turbulence and Aeroacoustics. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering 18:315–340, 2011.

[21] B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes. Fluid mixing from viscous fingering. Physical Review Letters 106:194502, 2011.

[20] C. Nicolaides, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Anomalous physical transport in complex networks. Physical Review E 82:055101R, 2010.

[19] X. Nogueira, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, I. Colominas, F. Navarrina and M. Casteleiro. A new shock-capturing technique based on Moving Least Squares for higher-order numerical schemes on unstructured grids. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 199: 2544–2558, 2010.

[18] X. Nogueira, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, I. Colominas, S. Khelladi, F. Navarrina and M. Casteleiro. Resolution of computational aeroacoustics problems on unstructured grids with a higher-order finite volume scheme. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 234:2089-2097, 2010.

[17] X. Nogueira, S. Khelladi, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, F. Bakir, I. Colominas and H. Gomez. Implicit Large Eddy Simulation of non-wall-bounded turbulent flows based on the multiscale properties of a high-order finite volume method. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 199:615–624, 2010.

[16] X. Nogueira, I. Colominas, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and S. Khelladi. On the simulation of wave propagation with a higher-order finite volume scheme based on Reproducing Kernel Methods. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 199:1471–1490, 2010.

[15] X. Nogueira, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and I. Colominas. Una formulación numérica de Volúmenes Finitos de alto orden basada en el método de Mínimos Cuadrados Móviles para flujo compresible. Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para Cálculo y Diseño en Ingeniería. 26:83-107, 2010.

[14] M. L. Szulczewski, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Scaling of capillary trapping in unstable two-phase flow: Application to CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers. Energy Procedia 1:3421-3428, 2009.

[13] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. A phase-field model of unsaturated flow. Water Resources Research 45:W10409, 2009.

[12] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Stability analysis of a phase-field model of gravity-driven unsaturated flow through porous media. Physical Review E 79:03630, 2009.

[11] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and J. Peraire. A time-adaptive finite volume method for the Cahn-Hilliard and Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equations. Journal of Computational Physics 227:9985-10017, 2009.

[10] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Adaptive rational spectral methods for the linear stability analysis of nonlinear fourth-order problems. Journal of Computational Physics 228:6536-6552, 2009.

[9] X. Nogueira, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, I. Colominas, H. Gomez, F. Navarrina and M. Casteleiro. On the accuracy of finite volume and discontinuous Galerkin discretizations for compressible flow on unstructured grids. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 78:1553-1584, 2009.

[8] F. Navarrina, I. Colominas, M. Casteleiro, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, H. Gomez, J. Fe, A. Soage. A numerical model for the transport of salinity in estuaries. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 56:507, 2008.

[7] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes. Nonlocal interface dynamics and pattern formation in gravity driven unsaturated flow through porous media. Physical Review Letters 101:244504, 2008.

[6] J. Fe, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, F. Navarrina and J. Puertas. Numerical viscosity reduction in the resolution of the shallow water equations with turbulent term. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 58:781, 2008.

[5] L. Cueto-Felgueroso and I. Colominas. High-order finite volume methods and multi resolution reproducing kernels. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering 15:185-228, 2008.

[4] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, I. Colominas, X. Nogueira, F. Navarrina and M. Casteleiro. Finite volume solvers and Moving Least-Squares approximations for the compressible Navier-Stokes equations on unstructured grids. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 196:4712-4736, 2007.

[3] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, I. Colominas, J. Fe, F. Navarrina and M. Casteleiro. High-order finite volume schemes on unstructured grids using moving least-squares reconstruction. Application to shallow water dynamics. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 65:295-331, 2006.

[2] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, I. Colominas, G. Mosqueira, F. Navarrina and M. Casteleiro. Una formulación numérica sin malla basada en SPH con ponderación de Galerkin. Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería. 21:47, 2005.

[1] L. Cueto-Felgueroso, I. Colominas, G. Mosqueira, F. Navarrina and M. Casteleiro. On the Galerkin formulation of the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 60:1475-1512, 2004.