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Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Meccanica , 36th cycle (2020-2023)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)
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PhD
Thesis title
Sloshing tank to enhance WEC performance: Modelling, validation and integration
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- Trano, S.; Versaci, D.; Castellino, M.; Fontana, M.; Fagiolari, L.; Francia, C.; Bella, ... (2024)
Exploring nature-behaviour relationship of carbon black materials for potassium-ion battery electrodes. In: ENERGY MATERIALS, vol. 4, pp. 1-21. ISSN 2770-5900
Contributo su Rivista - Fontana, Marco; Giorgi, Giuseppe; Accardi, Massimiliano; Giorcelli, Ermanno; Brizzolara, ... (2023)
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Dynamics of a U-Shaped Sloshing Tank to Increase the Performance of Wave Energy Converters. In: JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, vol. 11. ISSN 2077-1312
Contributo su Rivista - Fontana, Marco; Sirigu, SERGEJ ANTONELLO (2023)
Performance enhancement of pitching WECs via oscillating water columns technology. In: 15th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, EWTEC 2023, Bilbao (ES), 3-7 September 2023.. ISSN 2309-1983
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Fontana, Marco; Sirigu, Sergej A.; Bonfanti, Mauro (2022)
Study of U-shaped sloshing tanks to tune Wave Energy Converters through high-fidelity CFD simulations as geometry changes. In: 2022 International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), pp. 1-6. ISBN: 978-1-6654-7095-7
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Fontana, M.; Casalone, P.; Dell'Edera, O.; Niosi, F.; Battisti, B.; Mattiazzo, G. (2021)
Viscous damping analysis of WEC’s hull in yaw motion - methodology and viscous damping parameters identification. In: 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, EWTEC 2021, pp. 2090-1-2090-5. ISSN 2309-1983
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
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Patents and other intellectual properties
- Modular floating platforms system. national and international Patent
Inventors: Marco Fontana Enrico Giglio Sergej Antonello Sirigu