Laura Savoldi

• Analysis and development of energy scenarios in Italy and Europe
• Cryogenics, superconducting cables and related auxiliaries
• Modeling and optimization of heat transfer in High-heat-flux components
• Multi-physics optimization techniques
• Numerical modeling of two-phase flow

ERC sectors

SDG

• Effective member - American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Stati Uniti (2018-)

• ENERGIES (2020-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series

• ENERGETICA, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2020/2021 (37. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2019/2020 (36. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2018/2019 (35. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2017/2018 (34. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2016/2017 (33. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2015/2016 (32. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2014/2015 (31. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2013/2014 (30. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2012/2013 (29. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2011/2012 (28. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2010/2011 (27. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2009/2010 (26. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO

• Collegio di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Energetica. Componente

PhD

• Global energy trends and outlook. A.A. 2023/24, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• Global energy trends and outlook. A.A. 2022/23, ENERGETICA. Main teacher
• Global energy trends and outlook. A.A. 2021/22, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• Global energy trends and outlook. A.A. 2020/21, ENERGETICA. Main teacher
• Global energy trends and outlook. A.A. 2019/20, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• Global energy trends and outlook. A.A. 2018/19, ENERGETICA. Main teacher

Master of Science

• Nuclear engineering lab and advanced heat transfer problems. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Models and scenarios for energy planning. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Challenge@PoliTo by Students - Advanced Technologies for Sustainability. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE (ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT). Collaboratore del corso
• Nuclear engineering lab and advanced heat transfer problems. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Models and scenarios for energy planning. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Nuclear engineering lab and advanced heat transfer problems. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Models and scenarios for energy planning. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Nuclear engineering lab and advanced heat transfer problems. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Models and scenarios for energy planning. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Nuclear engineering lab and advanced heat transfer problems. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Models and scenarios for energy planning. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Nuclear fusion engineering. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Nuclear engineering lab and advanced heat transfer problems. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Models and scenarios for energy planning. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Introduction to computational heat transfer. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Introduction to computational heat transfer. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Computational thermal fluid dynamics. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Nuclear fusion reactor physics and engineering (modulo di Nuclear fusion reactor engineering). A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Models and scenarios for energy planning. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso

Bachelor of Science

• Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico e Fondamenti di macchine (modulo di Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Titolare del corso
• Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico e Fondamenti di macchine (modulo di Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Titolare del corso
• Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico e Fondamenti di macchine (modulo di Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Titolare del corso
• Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico e Fondamenti di macchine (modulo di Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico). A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Titolare del corso
• Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico e Fondamenti di macchine (modulo di Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico). A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Titolare del corso
• Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico e Fondamenti di macchine (modulo di Laboratorio computazionale di scambio termico). A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Titolare del corso
• Termofluidodinamica. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Termofluidodinamica. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Titolare del corso

• MAHTEP Group (DENERG)
• Research Group SOLAR (DENERG)
• Research Group THEAM (DENERG)

Projects funded by competitive calls

• SCEPTELH - SuperConducting Energy Pipelines for the simultaneous Transfer of Electricity and Liquid Hydrogen: design and assessment of their potential role in boosting the decarbonization of the Italian industry, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Nationally funded research - PRIN
• MOSAIC - LCE-07-2016-2017, (2016-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Societal Challenges - Energy

Projects funded by commercial contracts

• Modellazione meccanica di un elettrolizzatore, (2024-2024) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
  Consulting
• Contratto di Ricerca tra Politecnico di Torino (DENERG) e Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE S.p.A. avente ad oggetto l’esecuzione del programma di ricerca dal titolo: “Sviluppo e applicazione di modellistica termofluidodinamica in regime non stazi, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• “Compact Heat Exchanger in Additive Manufacturing development and testing” - BBM performance tests and BBM performance analysis and performances validation, (2023-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• TH1507U LAUNCHER THERMAL HYDRAULICS & THERMO MECHANICAL SIMULATIONS, (2023-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Studio di nuove tecniche di decommissioning per reattori termonucleari, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Esecuzione delle attività di sviluppo e test relative al progetto di R&S “Compact Heat Exchanger – Additive Manufacturing, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Studio di nuove tecniche di decomissioning per reattori termonucleari, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Simulazione del comportamento termo-fluidodinamico dei fluidi criogenici in convezione forzata all’interno dei criostati di cavi superconduttori, (2019-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Extension of the CURLEAD code for modelling various pulsed operations of the JT60SA type HTS current lead and comparison to a REBCO current lead, (2017-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Consulting
• Modellazione di cavi e componenti superconduttori, (2016-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Participation in expenses for research activity
• Develop CS Model to Simulate Cooldown, (2016-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Modelling of pulsed scenario for 20 kA JT-60SA current lead and comparison to a REBCO current lead, (2016-2016) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Consulting
• THERMOHIDRAULIC OPTIMISATION OF THE FW PANEL FW06 FRAMEWORK F4E-OPE-031-01-01(ES-AC), (2012-2012) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• THERMOHYDRAULIC ANALYSIS OF THE VV IRREGULAR SECTOR AND FIELD JOINTS .. FRAMEWORK F4E-OPE-031-01-01 (ES-AC), (2012-2012) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research

• Maria Elena Alfano. Programme in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  Research subject: Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), Water-Energy-Land-Landscape (WELL) Nexus
  
  Water Engineering
  Water Engineering
• Alessandro Balbo. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Marika D'Addazio. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Elia Novarese. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Cecilia Piatti. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Alessio Quamori Tanzi. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Aldo Collaku. Programme in Energetica (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)
• Marino Corrado. Programme in Energetica (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)
• Francesca Crivelli. Programme in Energetica (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)
• Eleonora Gajetti. Programme in Energetica (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)
• Jihen Mahdhi. Programme in Energetica (38^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Arsham Mortazavi. Programme in Energetica (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)
• Daniele Mosso. Programme in Energetica (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)
• Gianvito Colucci. Programme in Energetica (37^th cycle, 2021-in progress)
  Research subject: Development of new sustainability paradigms for bottom-up energy system modeling.
  
  Energy systems sustainability and optimization
  Energy systems sustainability and optimization
• Matteo Nicoli. Programme in Energetica (37^th cycle, 2021-in progress)
• Daniele Placido. Programme in Energetica (37^th cycle, 2021-in progress)
• Rosa Difonzo. Programme in Energetica (36^th cycle, 2020-in progress)
  Thesis: Boosting the performance of gyrotron resonators: optimization methods for longitudinal and azimuthal cooling
• Hossein Ebadi. Programme in Energetica (36^th cycle, 2020-in progress)
  Thesis: Development of high-performance receivers equipped with a metal porous matrix
  
  Energy efficiency in buildings and in industry
  Renewable energy
  Engineering modeling for nuclear fusion reactors
• Sofia Viarengo. Programme in Energetica (36^th cycle, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: 3D multi-physics modeling for the DC characterization of high-temperature superconducting Conductor-On-Round-Core cables
  
  Renewable energy
  Nuclear reactor physics and multiphysics modeling of innovative fission systems
  Renewable energy
  Nuclear reactor physics and multiphysics modeling of innovative fission systems
• Daniele Lerede. Programme in Energetica (35^th cycle, 2019-2023)
  Thesis: Development of an open-source and open-data energy system optimization model for the analysis of the European energy mix

• Ebadi, Hossein; Cammi, Antonio; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Energetic and Exergetic Analyses of a Double-Pass Tubular Absorber for Application in Solar Towers. In: JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING, vol. 146. ISSN 0199-6231
  Contributo su Rivista
• Nicoli, Matteo; Colucci, Gianvito; Di Cosmo, Valeria; Lerede, Daniele; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Evaluating the impact of hurdle rates on the Italian energy transition through TEMOA. In: APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 377PC. ISSN 0306-2619
  Contributo su Rivista
• Placido, Daniele; Riva, Nicolò; Salazar, Erica; Hartwig, Zachary; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Modeling thermal-fluid-dynamic transients in VIPER cables with OpenSc2. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista
• Carrone, Francesco; Difonzo, Rosa; Fellinger, Joris; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Multi-scale lumped modeling of micro-channels cooling structure for W7-X divertor unit target module. In: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 204. ISSN 0920-3796
  Contributo su Rivista
• Crivelli, Francesca; Cao, Silvio; Corrado, Marino; Faccin, Nicola; Guerra, Marco; ... (2024)
  HYPEX®: A New Process for the Treatment and Conditioning of Radioactive Ion-Exchange Resins. In: WM2024 Conference, Phoenix, Arizona (USA), March 10 – 14, 2024, pp. 1-14
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Mosso, Daniele; Colucci, Gianvito; Lerede, Daniele; Nicoli, Matteo; Piscitelli, Marco ... (2024)
  How much do carbon emission reduction strategies comply with a sustainable development of the power sector?. In: ENERGY REPORTS, vol. 11, pp. 3064-3087. ISSN 2352-4847
  Contributo su Rivista
• Mosso, Daniel; Rajteri, Luca; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Integration of Land-Use Potential in Energy System Optimization Models at Regional Scale: The Pantelleria Island Case Study. In: SUSTAINABILITY. ISSN 2071-1050
  Contributo su Rivista
• Nicoli, Matteo; Alfano, Maria Elena; Amir Kavei, Farzaneh; Balbo, Alessandro; Colucci, ... (2024)
  Enabling Coherence Between Energy Policies and SDGs Through Open Energy Models: The TEMOA-Italy Example. In: Aligning the Energy Transition with the Sustainable Development Goals / Labriet M., Espegren K., Giannakidis G., Ó Gallachóir B., S.L., Springer, pp. 97-118. ISBN: 978-3-031-58897-6
  Contributo in Volume
• Laera, Silvia; Colucci, Gianvito; Di Cosmo, Valeria; Lerede, Daniele; Nicoli, Matteo; ... (2024)
  Technology-Specific Hurdle Rates for Energy System Optimization Models. In: 15th International Conference on Applied Energy, Doha (QA), December 3 to 7, 2023
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Ebadi, Hossein; Cammi, Antonio; Gajetti, Eleonora; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Development, verification and experimental validation of a 3D numerical model for tubular solar receivers equipped with Raschig Ring porous inserts. In: SOLAR ENERGY, vol. 267. ISSN 0038-092X
  Contributo su Rivista
• Difonzo, Rosa; Cammi, Antonio; Introini, Carolina; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Stability assessment of an optimized cooling configuration of a fusion gyrotron resonant cavity through an analytical model. In: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 203. ISSN 0920-3796
  Contributo su Rivista
• Gajetti, Eleonora; Bonesso, Massimiliano; Bruschi, Alessandro; Fanale, Francesco; ... (2024)
  A New Efficient Mirror Cooling for the Transmission Line of Fusion Reactor ECH Systems Based on Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, pp. 1-7. ISSN 0093-3813
  Contributo su Rivista
• Nicoli, Matteo; Faria, Victor Augusto Duraes; de Queiroz, Anderson Rodrigo; Savoldi, ... (2024)
  Modeling energy storage in long-term capacity expansion energy planning: an analysis of the Italian system. In: JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE, vol. 101PA. ISSN 2352-152X
  Contributo su Rivista
• Viarengo, Sofia; Freschi, Fabio; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  CORC® Cables: Numerical Characterization of the Critical Current After Bending. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, vol. 34, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1558-2515
  Contributo su Rivista
• Savoldi, Laura; Balbo, Alessandro; Bruzek, Christian E.; Grasso, Gianni; Patti, Matteo; ... (2024)
  Conceptual design of a SuperConducting Energy Pipeline for LH2 and power transmission over long distances. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista
• Sparacio, Simone; Viarengo, Sofia; Ledda, Federico; Torsello, Daniele; Riva, Nicolo; ... (2024)
  Analysis framework for nuclear heating effects on HTS-based conductors in fusion power plants. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, vol. 34. ISSN 1558-2515
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bellina, Fabrizio; Breschi, Marco; Placido, Daniele; Ribani, Pier Luigi; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Modeling of AC Losses in DEMO RW2rutstab Conductor. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, vol. 34, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista
• Macchiagodena, Antonio; Breschi, Marco; De Marzi, Gianluca; Grilli, Francesco; Savoldi, ... (2024)
  Analytical Formulae for Hysteresis Power Loss in Twisted Stacked HTS Cables. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, vol. 34, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista
• Fanale, F.; Bruschi, A.; Garavaglia, S.; Moro, A.; Baiocchi, B.; Bonesso, M.; Braghin, ... (2024)
  Status of DTT ECH Transmission Lines and Antennae. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, pp. 1-7. ISSN 0093-3813
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bruschi, Alessandro; Hogge, Jean-Philippe; Jelonnek, John; Strauss, Dirk; Wu, Chuanren; ... (2024)
  Conceptual design of a modular EC heating system for EU-DEMO. In: NUCLEAR FUSION, vol. 64. ISSN 0029-5515
  Contributo su Rivista
• Moro, A.; Bruschi, A.; Fanale, F.; Fanelli, P.; Gajetti, E.; Garavaglia, S.; Granucci, ... (2024)
  Progress and challenges of the ECH transmission line design for DTT. In: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 202. ISSN 0920-3796
  Contributo su Rivista
• Gajetti, Eleonora; Marocco, Luca; Boccardo, Gianluca; Buffo, Antonio; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  Implementation of a Lag Elliptic-Blending model for RANS equations in OpenFOAM. In: OPENFOAM JOURNAL, vol. 4, pp. 79-91. ISSN 2753-8168
  Contributo su Rivista
• Piatti, C.; Hicks, A.; Gajetti, E.; Ward, C.; Pourghasemi, M.; Marocco, L.; Savoldi, L.; ... (2024)
  Verification and validation of turbulence modeling of flow through Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces porous structures. In: ASME 2024 Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification Symposium, College Station, Texas, USA, May 15–17, 2024
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Introini, Carolina; Badodi, Nicolò; Bertazzoni, Ruggero; Carannante, Giuseppe; Hogge, ... (2024)
  Sensitivity Analysis of the Lumped Thermal Model of the EU 170 GHz Gyrotron Magnetron Injection Gun. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE. ISSN 0093-3813
  Contributo su Rivista
• Mortazavi, A.; Ávila-Marín, A. L.; Ebadi, H.; Gajetti, E.; Piatti, C.; Marocco, L.; ... (2024)
  Experimental investigation of Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces for high-temperature solar receivers. In: CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING, vol. 60. ISSN 2214-157X
  Contributo su Rivista
• Vai, Alessio; Colucci, Gianvito; Nicoli, Matteo; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  A Comprehensive Metric to Assess the Security of Future Energy Systems Through Energy System Optimization Models. In: CUE2024 - Applied Energy Symposium and Forum, Peking University, Shenzhen (CN), May 11-13, 2024
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Amir Kavei, Farzaneh; Nicoli, Matteo; Quatraro, Francesco; Savoldi, Laura (2024)
  The Energy Transition in the Age of Open Science: Call for Regional Modelling Solutions. In: CUE2024 - Applied Energy Symposium and Forum, Peking University, Shenzhen (CN), May 11-13, 2024
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bustreo, C.; Ben Ayed, N.; Biberacher, M.; Bongiovì, G.; Börcsök, E.; Cadenovic, R.; ... (2024)
  Socio economic perspectives on fusion power for a sustainable future energy system. In: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 208. ISSN 0920-3796
  Contributo su Rivista
• Freschi, Fabio; Savoldi, Laura; Viarengo, Sofia (2024)
  Nonlinear Magneto-quasistatic Simulation of Superconducting Tapes with a – ψ Algebraic Formulation. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, pp. 1-1. ISSN 0018-9464
  Contributo su Rivista
• Novarese, Elia; Benzoni, Gabriele; Introini, Carolina; Lorenzi, Stefano; Savoldi, Laura; ... (2024)
  Stability analysis on two single-phase coupled natural circulation loops. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, vol. 232. ISSN 0017-9310
  Contributo su Rivista