Full Professor (L. 240)
Department of Energy (DENERG)
Profile
Research interests
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Research topics
- 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
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Fellowships
- Effective member - American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Stati Uniti (2018-)
Editorial boards
- ENERGIES (2020-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- 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
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Energetica. Componente
Teachings
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. 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. 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
Research
Research groups
Research projects
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
- 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
Supervised PhD students
- Maria Elena Alfano. Programme in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale (39th 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 (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Marika D'Addazio. Programme in Energetica (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Elia Novarese. Programme in Energetica (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Cecilia Piatti. Programme in Energetica (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Alessio Quamori Tanzi. Programme in Energetica (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Aldo Collaku. Programme in Energetica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Marino Corrado. Programme in Energetica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Francesca Crivelli. Programme in Energetica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Eleonora Gajetti. Programme in Energetica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Jihen Mahdhi. Programme in Energetica (38th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Arsham Mortazavi. Programme in Energetica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Daniele Mosso. Programme in Energetica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Gianvito Colucci. Programme in Energetica (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
Research subject: Development of new sustainability paradigms for bottom-up energy system modeling.
Energy systems sustainability and optimization - Matteo Nicoli. Programme in Energetica (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
- Daniele Placido. Programme in Energetica (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
- Rosa Difonzo. Programme in Energetica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
- Hossein Ebadi. Programme in Energetica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
Research subject: Development of high-performance receivers equipped with a metal porous matrix
Engineering modeling for nuclear fusion reactors Energy efficiency in buildings and in industry Renewable energy - Sofia Viarengo. Programme in Energetica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
Research subject: Development of multiphysics thermal and electromagnetic models for HTS 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 (35th cycle, 2019-2023)
Thesis: Development of an open-source and open-data energy system optimization model for the analysis of the European energy mix
Publications
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Last years publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- 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) - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Freschi, Fabio; Savoldi, Laura; Viarengo, Sofia (2023)
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 - Viarengo, Sofia; Brouwer, Lucas; Ferracin, Paolo; Freschi, Fabio; Riva, Nicolo’; ... (2023)
A New Coupled Electrodynamic T – A and Thermal Model for the Critical Current Characterization of High-Temperature Superconducting Tapes and Cables. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 11, pp. 107548-107561. ISSN 2169-3536
Contributo su Rivista - Ebadi, Hossein; Cammi, Antonio; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
Numerical Investigation of the Performance of a Solar Air Heater Equipped with Packed Beds. In: EuroSun2022, Kassel, Germany, 25 - 29 September 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Ebadi, Hossein; Cammi, Antonio; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
Investigation on a Double-Pass Tubular Absorber for Application in Solar Towers. In: ASME 2023 17th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2023 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, Washington, DC, USA, July 10–12, 2023. ISBN: 978-0-7918-8718-9
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Ebadi, Hossein; Allio, Andrea; Cammi, Antonio; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
Development of an equivalent porous medium model for a tubular receiver equipped with Raschig Rings. In: SolarPACES: SOLAR POWER & CHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS: 27th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, Online, 27 September–1 October 2021. ISSN 0094-243X
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Allio, A; Buffo, A; Marchisio, D; Savoldi, L (2023)
Two-fluid modelling for poly-disperse bubbly flows in vertical pipes: Analysis of the impact of geometrical parameters and heat transfer. In: NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 55, pp. 1152-1166. ISSN 1738-5733
Contributo su Rivista - Gajetti, Eleonora; Boccardo, Gianluca; Buffo, Antonio; Marocco, Luca; Piatti, Cecilia; ... (2023)
Assessment of the use of Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces as heat sinks for MW/m²-heat flux class components. In: International Heat Transfer Conference 17, Cape Town, South Africa, August, 14-18, 2023. ISBN: 978-1-56700-537-0
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Leggieri, Alberto; Albajar, Ferran; Alberti, Stefano; Avramidis, Konstantinos A.; ... (2023)
Progress of European Industrial Gyrotron Developments for Nuclear Fusion. In: 2023 24th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), Chengdu, China, 25-28 April 2023. ISBN: 978-1-6654-7321-7
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Stanculovic, S.; Avramidis, K.; Difonzo, R.; Gajetti, E.; Gantenbein, G.; Illy, S.; ... (2023)
Advanced Experimental Investigations on Cooling Concepts of Cavities for Megawatt-Class CW Gyrotrons. In: 2023 48th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Montreal, QC, Canada, 17-22 September 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Collaku, Aldo; Arena, Pietro; Del Nevo, Alessandro; Marinari, Ranieri; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
Design of a Test Section for the Experimental Investigation of the WCLL Manifold Hydraulic Features. In: ENERGIES, vol. 16. ISSN 1996-1073
Contributo su Rivista - Corrado, M.; Cao, S.; Grassini, S.; Iannucci, L.; Savoldi, L. (2023)
Optimization for the HP-CORD UV chemical decontamination process for AISI 304 stainless steel. In: NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 414, pp. 1-9. ISSN 0029-5493
Contributo su Rivista - Ebadi, H; Cammi, A; Difonzo, R; Rodriguez, J; Savoldi, L (2023)
Experimental investigation on an air tubular absorber enhanced with Raschig Rings porous medium in a solar furnace. In: APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 342. ISSN 0306-2619
Contributo su Rivista - Lerede, D.; Savoldi, L. (2023)
Might future electricity generation suffice to meet the global demand?. In: ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS, vol. 47. ISSN 2211-467X
Contributo su Rivista - Placido, Daniele; De Marzi, Gianluca; Muzzi, Luigi; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
Techno-Economic Optimization of the NbTi DTT Feeders. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 11, pp. 15144-15152. ISSN 2169-3536
Contributo su Rivista - Placido, Daniele; De Marzi, Gianluca; Muzzi, Luigi; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
Corrections to “Techno-Economic Optimization of the NbTi DTT Feeders”. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 11, pp. 42795-42795. ISSN 2169-3536
Contributo su Rivista - Macchiagodena, Antonio; Breschi, Marco; Buonafine, Deborah; De Marzi, Gianluca; Savoldi, ... (2023)
Analytical Modeling of Magnetization Losses in Twisted Stacked HTS Conductors. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, vol. 33, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1051-8223
Contributo su Rivista - Arena, P.; Bongiovi, G.; Catanzaro, I.; Ciurluini, C.; Collaku, A.; Del Nevo, A.; Di ... (2023)
Design and Integration of the EU-DEMO Water-Cooled Lead Lithium Breeding Blanket. In: ENERGIES, vol. 16. ISSN 1996-1073
Contributo su Rivista - Ebadi, Hossein; Cammi, Antonio; Fathi, Nima; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
Pore-Scale Simulation of a Tubular Solar Absorber Partially Filled With Raschig Ring Porous Medium for Efficiency Enhancement Purposes. In: ASME Power Applied R&D 2023, pp. 1-11. ISBN: 978-0-7918-8717-2
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Ebadi, H; Carrone, F; Difonzo, R; Fellinger, J; Laqua, Hp; Schneider, N; Savoldi, L (2023)
A multi-scale hybrid approach to the modelling and design of a novel micro-channel cooling structure for the W7X divertor. In: CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING, vol. 42. ISSN 2214-157X
Contributo su Rivista - Moglianesi, A.; Keppo, I.; Lerede, D.; Savoldi, L. (2023)
Role of technology learning in the decarbonization of the iron and steel sector: An energy system approach using a global-scale optimization model. In: ENERGY, vol. 274. ISSN 0360-5442
Contributo su Rivista - Lerede, D.; Nicoli, M.; Savoldi, L.; Trotta, A. (2023)
Analysis of the possible contribution of different nuclear fusion technologies to the global energy transition. In: ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS, vol. 49. ISSN 2211-467X
Contributo su Rivista - Colucci, Gianvito; Lerede, Daniele; Nicoli, Matteo; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
A dynamic accounting method for CO2 emissions to assess the penetration of low-carbon fuels: application to the TEMOA-Italy energy system optimization model. In: APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 352. ISSN 0306-2619
Contributo su Rivista - Balbo, Alessandro; Colucci, Gianvito; Nicoli, Matteo; Savoldi, Laura (2023)
Exploring the Role of Hydrogen to Achieve the Italian Decarbonization Targets Using an Open-Source Energy System Optimization Model. In: Hydrogen Energy and Technologies. ISSN 1307-6892
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)