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Giovanni FERRARA

Ruolo attuale:: Professore Ordinario
SSD:: IIND-06/A - Macchine a fluido
Afferenza organizzativa:: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale

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Giovanni FERRARA

Curriculum

CURRICULUM VITAE

PUBBLICAZIONI E INDICI SCIENTIFICI (ultimo aggiornamento 23/03/2022)
Autore di più di 190 pubblicazioni scientifiche, presentate a congressi internazionali con review o pubblicate su riviste internazionali con Impact Factor.
L'elenco completo è disponibile sul sito web di Unifi o direttamente all'indirizzo http://www.unifi.it/cercachi-per-4547.html
Scopus ID 36720039300 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-2855
- Citation number = 2462; Hirsch index = 27
- Parametri ASN per Commissario:
Indicatore 1: 73 (soglia 13)
Indicatore 2: 2064 (soglia 348)
Indicatore 3: 23 (soglia 11)

FORMAZIONE
- Diploma di Maturità classica conseguito presso il Liceo classico “Michelangelo” di Firenze nel 1988.
- Laurea in Ingegneria Meccanica presso l’Università degli Studi di Firenze (1995)
- PhD in Energetica presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Energetica "Sergio Stecco" dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze (1999).
- Visiting researcher presso il Centro di Ricerca e Sviluppo (CRD) della General Electric a Schenectady (NY), USA. Nel periodo di ricerca sono state effettuate prove sperimentali sul "full annular rig" della camera di combustione della turbina a gas PGT5B Nuovo Pignone (febbraio-aprile 1998).
- Partecipazione alla lecture serie presso l'Istituto Von Karman di Bruxelles: "Introduction to measurement techniques" (October 1996).

POSIZIONI ATTUALE E PRECEDENTI
- dal 01 settembre 2020: Professore Ordinario presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale dell'Università di Firenze (Settore Scientifico: ING/IND-08)
- 01 Nov 2014 - 31 Ago 2020: Professore Associato presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale dell'Università di Firenze (Settore Scientifico: ING/IND-09)
- 01 Nov 1999 - 31 Ott 2014: Ricercatore (Settore Scientifico: ING/IND-09) presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Energetica "Sergio Stecco" (poi Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale), Università di Firenze

RESPONSABILITÀ ACCADEMICHE/ISTITUZIONALI
- Membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione dell'Università di Firenze (2017-oggi)
- Coordinatore del Dottorato di Ricerca in Ingegneria Industriale (2021-oggi)
- Direttore del Direttore del CERTUS (CEntro di Ricerca sulle TUrbomacchine e i Sistemi energetici) da Dicembre 2020.
- Membro dell'Advisory Board designato dalla Regione Toscana per la definizione delle linee guida di sviluppo nell'ambito di Industria 4.0 (2017-2018)
- Membro del Consiglio Direttivo (come rappresentante della terza missione) della Firenze University Press (2016-2020)
- Rappresentante del Consiglio di Amministrazione nella Commissione edilizia dell'Università di Firenze (2017-oggi)
- Membro della Commissione Comunicazione e Public Engagement dell'Università di Firenze (2016-ora)
- Membro del Comitato di Indirizzo di OpenLab (Università di Firenze) (2015-2020)
- Rappresentante della sezione Macchine presso la Commissione di Indirizzo e Autovalutazione (CIA) del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale (2013-2020)
- Membro (designato dal Consiglio di Amministrazione) della Commissione istituita per la revisione dello Statuto dell'Università di Firenze (dopo la legge 240/10 "Riforma Gelmini" - 2011)
- Key user del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale per la valutazione della qualità della ricerca del periodo 2011-2014.
- Membro (designato dal Rettore) per il Comitato Tecnico-Scientifico del PIN S.c.r.l. (Polo Universitario di Prato) (2009 - 2011 e 2012 - 2016)
- Referente (designato dal Rettore) per il protocollo di collaborazione tra Università, Scuole Superiori e Nuovo Pignone SpA (2008 - 2012)
- Coordinatore e responsabile scientifico del Laboratorio LINEA (Laboratorio d'INnovazione per l'Energia e l'Ambiente) (2005-oggi)
- Responsabile tecnico dell'Università di Firenze e del PIN nell'ambito del protocollo di cooperazione tra la Regione Toscana e la provincia di Zehjiang in Cina per la creazione di un centro di ricerca (2011)
- Responsabile accademico del motore di Formula SAE - Firenze Race Team (2005-oggi)
- Membro della Commissione per il test di lingua inglese per studenti extracomunitari (2010-2017)
- Docente referente per lo studente detenuto Alfonso Figini (Polo Universitario carcerario di Prato) durante il suo periodo di formazione e lavoro presso il Laboratorio Linea (2011-2019)
- Membro eletto per il Consiglio del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Energetica "Sergio Stecco" dell'Università di Firenze" (2009 - 2012)
- Membro del Consiglio dei Docenti del Corso di Dottorato in Ingegneria Energetica/Industriale (2006 – 2013; 2017-2018)

ATTIVITÀ DI INSEGNAMENTO
- Dall'A. A. 2015-16: Titolare dei corsi "Motori a combustione interna" (6CFU), "Sviluppo e innovazione nei motori a combustione interna" (6CFU), "Laboratorio di motori a combustione interna" (3 CFU), "Laboratorio di macchine operatrici" (3 CFU)
- Dall'A. A. 2011-2012 all'A. A. 2014-15: Titolare del corso "Motori a combustione interna" (6CFU) e del "Laboratorio di motori a combustione interna" (3 CFU).
- Dall'A. A. 2009-10 all'A. A. 2009-10: Titolare dei corsi "Motori" (6 CFU) e "Motori Avanzati" (3 CFU) presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria di Firenze Laurea Specialistica in Ingegneria Meccanica ed Energetica.
- Dall'A. A. 2003-04 all'A. A. 2008-09: Titolare del corso "Motori a Combustione Interna" (6 CFU) presso l'Università di Firenze, Corso di Laurea in Ingegneria Industriale (sede di Prato).
- Dall'A. A. 2003-04 all'A. A. 2009-10: Titolare del corso "Motori Termici", laurea triennale (6 CFU) presso l'Università degli Studi di Firenze, corso di laurea in Ingegneria dei Trasporti (sede di Pistoia)
- Dall'A. A. 2003-04 all'A. A. 2008-09: Titolare del corso di "Motori per Autoveicoli" per il corso di laurea triennale (3 CFU) presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria dell'Università di Firenze
- Dall'A. A. 2003-04 all'A. A. 2008-09: Titolare del corso "Motori per Autotrazione II" (3 CFU) presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria dell'Università di Firenze
- Dall'A. A. 2000-01 all'A. A. 2003-04: Titolare del corso "Motori a combustione interna" (7 CFU) presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria dell'Università di Firenze.
- Dal 1996 Collaborazione ai corsi di lezioni, esercitazioni e seminari di "Macchine", "Macchine e sistemi energetici speciali", "Sistemi energetici", "Progettazione di macchine", "Motori a combustione interna" presso le Università di Firenze e Parma.
- Docente e membro del comitato di valutazione finale del corso di formazione IFTS Securgreen (Tecnico per l'ambiente, l'energia e la sicurezza nelle aziende), finanziato dalla Provincia di Prato (2011-2012)
- Docente di "Motori ad alta efficienza energetica per il trasporto urbano" presso la Ducati Summer School di Borgo Panigale (Bologna) (2011-2016)
- Docente per il corso TEA (Tecnologie Energetico-Ambientali), progetto di alta formazione sostenuto dalla Regione Toscana organizzato dal PIN (Prato) (2006-2007)
- Docente di Motori a Combustione Interna per un periodo di formazione interna (4 giorni) organizzato dalla Toyota per i tecnici aziendali (Roma) (2007)

PREMI
Vincitore di Best Paper Awards per i seguenti articoli:
- Balduzzi, F., Romani, L., Bosi, L., Ferrara, G. “Intermittent Injection for a Two-Stroke Direct Injection” (2019) SAE Technical Papers, 2019-32-0524, Small Engine Technology Conference (Hiroshima, JPN) Winner as one of the top ten best paper and winner as one of the top five presentation
- LENZI, G.; FIORAVANTI, A.; FERRARA, G.; FERRARI, L., 2015, “Development of an innovative multi-sensor waveguide probe with improved measurement capabilities” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 137(5), pp. 051601-1/12; DOI: 10.1115/1.4028682; Winner of the best paper award of 2014, Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation Committee
- BIANCHINI, A.; BALDUZZI, F.; RAINBIRD, J. M.; PEIRO, J.; GRAHAM, J. M. R.; FERRARA, G; FERRARI, L.; 2015 “An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines: Part 1 — Flow Curvature Effects”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 138(3), 032602 (Sep 22, 2015) (10 pages); Paper No: GTP-15-1303; DOI: 10.1115/1.4031269; Winner of the best paper award of 2015, Wind Energy Committee
- BIANCHINI, A.; BALDUZZI, F.; RAINBIRD, J. M.; PEIRO, J.; GRAHAM, J. M R.; FERRARA, G; FERRARI, L.; 2015 “An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines: Part 2 — Post-Stall Data Extrapolation Methods”. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 138(3), 032603 (Sep 22, 2015) (10 pages) Paper No: GTP-15-1304; DOI: 10.1115/1.4031270; Winner of the best paper award of 2015, Wind Energy Committee
- A. Fioravanti; G. Lenzi; G. Vichi; G. Ferrara; S. Ricci; L. Bagnoli (2015). Assessment and experimental validation of a 3D acoustic model of a motorcycle muffler. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINES, vol. 8, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1946-3936, Winner as one of the ten best paper at the SETC SAE Congress, Pisa 2014
- G. FERRARA, L. FERRARI, S. PAGANELLI, 2010, “Misura pirometrica delle valvole di un motore a combustione interna”, 65° Congresso Nazionale ATI, 2010, 13 – 17 settembre 2010, Chia Laguna Resort – Domus de Maria (Cagliari) – Winner of Caputo award - ISBN: 978-88-90411-63

BREVETTI
- Magnani S. ; Bellissima A.; Andreini M.; Ferrari L.; Ferrara G.; Esposito F.; Becciani M.; “CONTROL DEVICE OPTIMIZING EVALUATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN IN-PLANT ENERGY NETWORK”. WO2018029722 (A1) ― 2018-02-15. Applicant: YANMAR CO LTD [JP]
- Bellissima A.; Magnani S.; Andreini M.; Ferrara G.; Esposito F.; Ferrari L.; Pentolini M.; De Chirico M.; Petretto G.; Cantu M.; Scalari S.; Gigliucci G.; “CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING LOCAL ENERGY NETWORK”. EP3216001 (A1) ― 2017-09-13. Applicant(s): YANMAR CO LTD [JP]; S D I S P A [IT]; ENEL PRODUZIONE SPA [IT]
- Bellissima A.; Magnani S.; Andreini M.; Ferrara G.; Esposito F.; Ferrari L.; Pentolini M.; De Chirico M.; Petretto G.; Cantu M.; Scalari S.; Gigliucci G.; “CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING LOCAL ENERGY NETWORK”. WO2016071930 (A1) ― 2016-05-12. Applicant(s): YANMAR CO LTD [JP]; S D I S PA [IT]; ENEL INGEGNERIA E RICERCA S P A [IT]
- Ferrara Giovanni ; ITFI20060327A1 DISPOSITIVO A MASSE VOLANICHE CONTROROTANTI PER MIGLIORARE LA MANEGGEVOLEZZA DEI MOTOVEICOLI Giugno 2008; Applicants BETAMOTOR S P A

COMPETENZE MANAGERIALI ED ORGANIZZATIVE
- Coordinatore e responsabile tecnico-scientifico del gruppo di ricerca REASE (Reciprocating Engines and Advanced Systems for Energy) presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, attualmente composto da 1 ricercatore a tempo determinato, 9 dottorandi, 2 assegnista, 1 tecnico di laboratorio, 1 collaboratore di ricerca.
- Coordinatore e responsabile scientifico del Laboratorio LINEA (Laboratorio d'INnovazione per l'Energia e l'Ambiente) (2005-oggi)
- Responsabile accademico del motore di Formula SAE - Firenze Race Team (2005-oggi)
- Responsabile scientifico e coordinatore di vari progetti di trasferimento tecnologico all'industria (sia PMI che GI) attraverso contratti di ricerca finanziati a livello europeo, italiano e regionale.

Di seguito è riportato un elenco dei principali progetti/partnership industriali in cui il Prof. Ferrara ha lavorato come coordinatore o membro del team di ricerca negli ultimi 10 anni:

- ITCOSMEC (Advanced controls with high level of information technologies for energy efficiency improvement in industrial production) FESR 2014 – 2020- BANDO N. 2. Partners: CEAM Control Equipment S.r.l, Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A, Campanella Costruzioni Meccaniche S.r.l, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale). Scientific Responsible.
- DIGIYARN (Development of a vitual prototype based system for textile application) FESR 2014 – 2020- BANDO N. 2. Partners: Ecafil Best Spa Industria Filati, Technores S.R.L, Gm Industry S.R.L, Smi Tessuti S.P.A., Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale. Scientific Responsible.
- EXP-HEAT (“Energy recovery in new and retrofitted heat pumps using a dedicated expander concept) - FP 7 - SME – 2013, Grant agreement no: 605923. Coordinator of the experimental activities carried out by UNIFI
- EuropeAid/150426/DD/ACT/AM (Enhancing SME competitiveness through promotion and wider use of sustainable innovative technologies) – “Design and supervision of a Solar Photovoltaic Power Station (1000kWt capacity) to be established in the target region, feasibility study and country market research about sustainable energy sources “. Partners: PIN-Unifi (lead partner), Regional Tourism Center of Vayots Dzor, 8 municipalities of Vayots Dzor Region. Location of the action: Vayots Dzor region, Armenia
- "BIO2ENERGY" Biohydrogen and Biomethane from anaerobic co-fermentation of FORSU and sludges, production of renewable energy sources and fertilizers for the improvement of public facilities efficiency. Fondi regionali: PAR FAS 2007-2013 - Linea d'azione 1.1- BANDO FAR-FAS 2014
- TECGAS - TECnologie innovative per l'up-grading del bioGAS (Innovative techologies for Bio-gas ugrading). Call MATTM "Finanziamento di progetti di ricerca finalizzati ad interventi di efficienza energetica e all'utilizzo delle fonti di energia rinnovabile in aree urbane". D.D. SEC-DEC-2011-0000564 17/06/2011. Member of the research team coordinated by Prof. Carnevale
- UPGAS-LOWCO2 Upgrading of landfill gas for lowering CO2 emissions. LIFE+ (2008) LIFE/08/ENV/IT/000429. Member of the research team coordinated by Prof. Carnevale
- Industria 2015 - Project MUSS (Mobilità Urbana Sicura e Sostenibile) Coordinator of the Department of Energy team (leader Piaggio)
- ATENE project - Bando R&S 2012 Regione Toscana linea B Attività 1.6 POR CReO FESR 2007-2013 - Leading proponent GE Oil&Gas Nuovo Pignone - Coordinator for reciprocating compressor development. Partnership Regione Toscana-Ge Oil&Gas Nuovo Pignone-UniFI-UniPI-Pontlab for the design of laboratory equipment (PAR FAS 2007 – 2013 funds) – Responsible of the design and manufaturing of a test rig for the experimental development of high-performance reciprocating compressors
- LINEA "Realizzazione di un Laboratorio di INnovazione tecnologica in campo Energetico e Ambientale" Ministry of Economic Development (D.M. 27/01/05) (research group member)
- Smart Grids Navicelli (design and construction of a Smart User system - POR FESR 2007-2013 1.1.b) - 3 Universities and 4 industrial subjects
- REFARCAL (REFrigerazione Avanzata con Recupero di CALore). Design and development of a refrigeration system using heat cascade from an internal combustion engine - POR FESR 2007-2013 1.1.b)
- GE Oil& Gas Nuovo Pignone (now Baker Huges) - Numerical and experimental analysis of advanced fluid dynamics of reciprocating compressors
- GE Oil& Gas Nuovo Pignone (now Baker Huges) - Numerical and experimental analysis for the detection and control of rotating stall
- Piaggio - MID2R (founded by MIUR) - numerical and experimental development of scooter ICEs
- Magneti Marelli – Development of monitoring systems for in-cylinder pressure and fuel direct injection in internal combustion engines
- Yanmar R&D Europe - Efficiency optimization of Smart Grid systems using fossil fuels and renewables. Advanced methodologies for engine diagnostic
- Yanmar R&D Europe - Development of numeric and experimental methodologies for the analysis of engine operation via the measurement of the turbocharger instantaneous rotational speed
- Yanmar R&D Europe - Development of numeric and experimental methodologies for the analysis of the in-cylinder pressure by indirect measurements
- Ferrari – Numerical Analysis for the improvement of turbochargers
- HPE (High Performance Engineering) - Development of electro assisted turbochargers for high-performance engines
- APRILIA - progetto Eureka1 (founded by MIUR) - numerical design of a 4-stroke ICE for motorbike applications
- VM Motori – Investigation methodologies for the reliability analyses of innovative euro 6, 3.0 liters V6 heavy-duty diesel engines, characterised by reduced space requirements and the absence of post-treatment systems for NOx emissions
- 3P Prinz – Support to the fluid-dynamic analysis of screw presses
- ALTAIR – Reduction of industrial facilities energy consumption via thermal and electric fluxes optimisation
- Betamotor - Development of intake and discharge systems for motorbike applications. Low and High Pressure fuel systems for 2 stroke application
- CST (Compressor Service Technology) - Numerical models for the simulation of reciprocating compressors
- DORIN – Development of reciprocating compressors for CO2
- ENERGON – Development of a small-size cogenerator with variable revolution speed
- CNR Dipartimento Energia e Trasporti (DET) - application of bio-fuels to power plants using micro-turbines
- Ducati Corse - Direct experimental measurement of the valve temperature in an ICE
- Ducati Motor Holding - Development of numerical and experimental techniques for the acoustic characterization of mufflers
- EDI Progetti - Development of innovative engines
- Bigas - Feeding systems for methane in ICEs
- ITALMATIC – Thermo-fluido-dynamic analysis of Autoclaves for aero-spatial applications

Giovanni FERRARA

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Pecorini, I.; Bacchi, D.; Baldi, A.; Ferrara, G.; Carnevale, E. A. (In corso di stampa). Microbial oxidation technologies for landfill gas emissions mitigation in landfill aftercare: abatement of methane and trace components in biofiltration prototypes in mediterranean regions.. In: Sardinia 2017, Sixteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula, , 2-6 October 2017, Padova CISA Publisher, pp. 0-0.

Elena Albini, Isabella Pecorini, Giovanni Ferrara (In corso di stampa). EVALUATION OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES’ PERFORMANCES USING DIFFERENT STABILITY INDICES. In: 23th International Trade Fair of Material & Energy Recovery and Sustainable Development, ECOMONDO, Rimini, 5-8 novembre 2019, National Society of Environmental Science and Engineering, pp. 0-9.

Omar Sherif Mohamed; Pier Francesco Melani; Giuseppe Soraperra; Alessandra Brighenti; Giovanni Ferrara; Vittorino Betti; Leonardo Schippa; Massimo Guerrero; Francesco Balduzzi; Alessandro Bianchini (2024). Three-dimensional CFD-ALM-VOF modeling of hydrokinetic turbines in realistic open-channel conditions. OCEAN ENGINEERING, vol. 313, pp. N/A-N/A, ISSN:0029-8018 DOI

Stefano Cioni, Francesco Balduzzi, Luca Romani, Giovanni Ferrara (2024). A steady-state numerical approach for the thermostructural analysis of a cryogenic piston pump. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. D, APPLIED PHYSICS, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1361-6463

Grilli N.; Ciampolini M.; Bosi L.; Romani L.; Ferrara G. (2024). Preliminary analysis of an integrated ICE-gasifier plant for power generation from plastic waste material. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES, vol. 2893, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1742-6588 DOI

Galli, Claudio; Superchi, Francesco; Papi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Bianchini, Alessandro (2024). Corrigendum to “Innovative power smoothing techniques for wind turbines using batteries and adaptive pitch regulation” [J. Energy Storage 84, Part B (2024) 110964]. JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE, vol. 86, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2352-152X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Galli C.; Superchi F.; Papi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2024). Innovative power smoothing techniques for wind turbines using batteries and adaptive pitch regulation. JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE, vol. 84, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2352-152X DOI

Dreoni, Marco; Balduzzi, Francesco; Hossain, Syed Sahil; Neben, Matthias; Ferro, Francesco Maria; Ferrara, Giovanni; Bianchini, Alessandro (2024). Definition of Critical Metrics for Performance Evaluation and Multiphase Flow Modeling in an Alkaline Electrolyzer Using CFD. ENERGIES, vol. 17, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alberto Baroni; Luca Romani; Iacopo Catalani; Francesco Balduzzi; Alessandro Bianchini; Giovanni Ferrara (2023). An Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Impact of Tip Gap on the Performance of Vaned Diffuser for Industrial Centrifugal Compressors. In: European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, ETC2023, Euroturbo, pp. 0-0.

Marco Ciampolini, Sandro Raspanti, Luca Romani, Giovanni Ferrara (2023). On the effects of piston pocket, intake port, and transfer duct geometries in a small stratified-scavenging two-stroke engine. In: Small Powertrains and Energy Systems Technology Conference SETC 2023, SAE interenational, pp. 0-0.

Baroni Alberto, Catalani Iacopo, Romani Luca, Bicchi Marco, Balduzzi Francesco, Marconcini Michele, Bianchini Alessandro, Arnone Andrea, Ferrara Giovanni, Toni Lorenzo, Biliotti Davide (2023). A Critical Analysis on the Impact of External Losses on the Performance of a Centrifugal Compressor Stage – Experimental and Multi-Fidelity Numerical Assessment. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2023 Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Boston, MA, USA, June 26 – 30, 2023, ASME, vol. 13D: Turbomachinery, pp. 0-0, ISBN:978-0-7918-8711-0 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Mohamed O.S.; Melani P.F.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2023). An insight on the physical mechanisms responsible of power augmentation in a pair of counter-rotating Darrieus turbines. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 284, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Catalani, Iacopo; Pini, Nicola; Mosciaro, Luigi; Mattiello, Daniele; Rabbolini, Silvio; Hoffer, Pierre-Alain; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni (2023). A Computationally Efficient Method for the Thermo-Structural Analysis of a Turbocharger Turbine Wheel Under Engine Transient Operation. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 145, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Anticaglia, Alessio; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; De Luca, Michele; Carpentiero, Davide; Fabbri, Alessandro; Fazzini, Lorenzo (2023). Feasibility analysis of a direct injection H2 internal combustion engine: Numerical assessment and proof-of-concept. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, vol. 48, pp. 32553-32571, ISSN:0360-3199 DOI

Claretta Tempesti; Luca Romani; Marco Ciampolini; Giovanni Ferrara; (2023). Experimental methodology for the characterization of a hydrogen-fuelled Pressure Gain Combustor. In: 78° Congresso Nazionale ATI, IOP Publishing Ltd, pp. 0-0.

Melani, Pier Francesco; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Bianchini, Alessandro; Bissanti, Roberto; Bissanti, Palmiro (2022). Parametric Design of Radial Guide Vanes for Power Augmentation of Darrieus-Type Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2022, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 11, pp. 0-0, ISBN:978-0-7918-8613-7 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cioni S.; Balduzzi F.; Romani L.; Bianchini A.; Ferrara G. (2022). Fluid dynamic analysis of a cryogenic piston pump. In: ATI Annual Congress (ATI 2022), Bari, IOPscience, vol. 2385, pp. 1-12. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bigalli, S; Catalani, I; Balduzzi, F; Matteazzi, N; Agostinelli, L; De Luca, M; Ferrara, G (2022). Numerical Investigation on the Performance of a 4-Stroke Engine with Different Passive Pre-Chamber Geometries Using a Detailed Chemistry Solver. ENERGIES, vol. 15, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI

Balduzzi F.; Romani L.; Ferrara G.; Trassi P.; Fiaschi J. (2022). On the Potential of Transfer Port Injection Strategies for a Two-Stroke Engine. In: Small Engine Technology Conference, SETC 2022, SAE International, vol. 1, pp. 0-0. DOI

Raspanti, S; Ciampolini, M; Bigalli, S; Fabiani, A; Romani, L; Ferrara, G (2022). Numerical Investigation on the Effects of the Setting of the Load Control System of a Formula SAE Single-Cylinder Turbocharged Engine on Fuel Efficiency and Performance. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES, vol. 2385, pp. 012081-012099, ISSN:1742-6588 DOI

Catalani I.; Balduzzi F.; Mariani S.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2022). Assessment of a Computationally Efficient Method for Industrial Simulations of Transient Heat Transfer during Autoclave Curing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING, vol. 144, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0308-0161 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Mohamed, OS; Melani, PF; Balduzzi, F; Ferrara, G; Bianchini, A (2022). An insight on the key factors influencing the accuracy of the actuator line method for use in vertical-axis turbines: Limitations and open challenges. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 270, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ciampolini, M; Balduzzi, F; Romani, L; Bellucci, L; Bianchini, A; Ferrara, G (2022). Development of an improved and versatile 2D+t modelling methodology for planing crafts. OCEAN ENGINEERING, vol. 265, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0029-8018 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ciampolini M.; Balduzzi F.; Romani L.; Bellucci L.; Bianchini A.; Ferrara G. (2022). Towards the development of smart weather routing systems for leisure planing boats. In: 77th Italian National Congress ATI (ATI 2022), Bari, Italy, 2022, IOP, vol. 2385, pp. 0-0. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Dreoni M.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2022). Accuracy Assessment of the Eulerian Two-phase Model for the CFD Simulation of Gas Bubbles Dynamics in Alkaline Electrolyzers. In: 77th Italian National Congress ATI (ATI 2022), Bari, Italy, 2022, IOP, vol. 2385, pp. 0-0. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Romani L.; Bosi L.; Ciampolini M.; Raspanti S.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Trassi P.; Fiaschi J.; Carpentiero D.; Fabbri A. (2022). Experimental Assessment of the Heat Losses Due to the Adoption of a Passive Prechamber in a Jet Ignition 4-Stroke Engine. In: Small Engine Technology Conference, SETC 2022, SAE International, vol. 1, pp. 0-0. DOI

Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2021). Special Issue "Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbines. ENERGIES, vol. 14, pp. 1-2, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI

Catalani I, Agnolucci A, Balduzzi F, Bianchini A, Arnone A, Ferrara G, Vichi G, Bellissima A, Minamino R, Asai G (2021). Aerodynamic Optimization of a Turbocharger Unit Based on the Overall Efficiency Enhancement of an Internal Combustion Engine for Stationary Power Production. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2021 Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Virtual Event, June 7-11, 2021, ASME, vol. 6: Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines, pp. 0-0, ISBN:978-0-7918-8499-7 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Pardelli, Paolo Taddei; Mannelli, Andrea; Tempesti, Claretta; Romani, Luca; Baroni, Alberto; Bosi, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2021). Design and development of three test facilities to evaluate heat transfer performances of advanced and low cost materials and coatings for geothermal application. In: 76th Italian National Congress ATI (ATI 2021), E3S, vol. 312, pp. 0-0. DOI

Bosi, Lorenzo; Ciampolini, Marco; Raspanti, Sandro; Romani, Luca; Ferrara, Giovanni (2021). Jet ignition in small two-stroke engines: an experimental survey on benefits and challenges. In: 76th Italian National Congress ATI (ATI 2021), E3S, vol. 312, pp. 07012-07025. DOI

Ciampolini, Marco; Bosi, Lorenzo; Romani, Luca; Toniutti, Andrea; Giglioli, Matteo; Maccari, Paolo; Farruggia, Daniele; Ferrara, Giovanni (2021). Experimental investigation on the potential of the Feedback Fx-LMS Active Noise Control technology for use in industrial generator sets. In: 76th Italian National Congress ATI (ATI 2021), E3S, vol. 312, pp. 0-0. DOI

Melani P.F.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2021). Tailoring the actuator line theory to the simulation of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 243, pp. 1-19, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Papi F.; Nocentini A.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2021). On the use of modern engineering codes for designing a small wind turbine: An annotated case study. ENERGIES, vol. 14, pp. 1-23, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi F.; Holst D.; Melani P.F.; Wegner F.; Nayeri C.N.; Ferrara G.; Paschereit C.O.; Bianchini A. (2021). Combined Numerical and Experimental Study on the Use of Gurney Flaps for the Performance Enhancement of NACA0021 Airfoil in Static and Dynamic Conditions. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 143, pp. 1-11, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Papi F.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2021). Uncertainty quantification on the effects of rain-induced erosion on annual energy production and performance of a Multi-MW wind turbine. RENEWABLE ENERGY, vol. 165, pp. 701-715, ISSN:0960-1481 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Melani P.F.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2021). Development of a desmodromic variable pitch system for hydrokinetic turbines. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 250, pp. 1-15, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Mannelli A.; Papi F.; Pechlivanoglou G.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2021). Discrete wavelet transform for the real-time smoothing of wind turbine power using li-ion batteries. ENERGIES, vol. 14, pp. 1-32, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi F.; Holst D.; Melani P.F.; Wegner F.; Nayeri C.N.; Ferrara G.; Paschereit C.O.; Bianchini A. (2020). Combined numerical and experimental study on the use of gurney flaps for the performance enhancement of NACA0021 airfoil in static and dynamic conditions. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2020, online, 2020, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 12, pp. 0-0, ISBN:978-0-7918-8424-9 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Melani P.F.; Balduzzi F.; Bianchini A.; Ferrara G.; Hoffer P.-A.; Montesino S.; Brenner M. (2020). Influence of key design parameters on the aerodynamic performance of a centrifugal compressor volute for turbocharger applications. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2020, online, 2020, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 8, pp. 0-0, ISBN:978-0-7918-8419-5 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bosi L.; Ciampolini M.; Romani L.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G. (2020). Experimental Analysis on the Effects of Passive Prechambers on a Small 2-Stroke Low-Pressure Direct Injection (LPDI) Engine. SAE TECHNICAL PAPER, vol. 1, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0148-7191 DOI

Balduzzi, F., Romani, L., Bosi, L., Ferrara, G. (2020). Intermittent Injection for a Two-Stroke Direct Injection Engine. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCES AND CURRENT PRACTICES IN MOBILITY, vol. 2, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2641-9645

Balduzzi F.; Zini M.; Molina A.C.; Bartoli G.; De Troyer T.; Runacres M.C.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2020). Understanding the aerodynamic behavior and energy conversion capability of small darrieus vertical axis wind turbines in turbulent flows. ENERGIES, vol. 13, pp. 1-15, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Melani Pier Francesco; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2020). How to extract the angle attack on airfoils in cycloidal motion from a flow field solved with computational fluid dynamics? Development and verification of a robust computational procedure. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 223, pp. 1-14, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Elena Albini, Isabella Pecorini, Alessandro Bianchini, Giovanni Ferrara (2020). Energy Recovery from Bio-Fuel Production through Two-Stage Anaerobic Co-Digestion Process. In: 74th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2019, Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari" of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy), American Institute of Phyisics, pp. 1-10. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ciampolini M.; Fazzini L.; Berzi L.; Ferrara G.; Pugi L. (2020). Simplified Approach for Developing Efficiency Maps of High-Speed PMSM Machines for Use in EAT Systems Starting from Single-Point Data. In: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2020 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe, EEEIC / I and CPS Europe 2020, esp, 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1-6, ISBN:978-1-7281-7455-6 DOI

Papi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2020). Practical Considerations on Wind Turbine Blade Leading Edge Erosion Modelling and its Impact on Performance and Loads. In: Science of Making Torque from Wind 2020, TORQUE 2020, nld, 2020, IOP Publishing Ltd, vol. 1618, pp. 1-10. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Nguyen M.T.; Balduzzi F.; Bianchini A.; Ferrara G.; Goude A. (2020). Evaluation of the unsteady aerodynamic forces acting on a vertical-axis turbine by means of numerical simulations and open site experiments. JOURNAL OF WIND ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS, vol. 198, pp. 1-14, ISSN:0167-6105 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ciampolini M.; Bigalli S.; Balduzzi F.; Bianchini A.; Romani L.; Ferrara G. (2020). CFD analysis of the fuel-air mixture formation process in passive prechambers for use in a high- pressure direct injection (HPDI) Two-stroke engine. ENERGIES, vol. 13, pp. 1-27, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Galoppi G.; Ferrari L.; Ferrara G.; Fiaschi D. (2019). Development and characterization of a compact rig to test expanders for superheated and saturated organic fluids. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 188, pp. 262-275, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Elena Albini, Isabella Pecorini, Giovanni Ferrara (2019). Improvement of Digestate Stability Using Dark Fermentation and Anaerobic Digestion Processes. ENERGIES, vol. 12, pp. 1-15, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI

Bianchini, Alessandro; Andreini, Giulia; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Rubino, Dante Tommaso; Ferrara, Giovanni (2019). Development of a criterion for a robust identification of diffuser rotating stall onset in industrial centrifugal compressors. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 141, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Holst, David*; Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Church, Benjamin; Wegner, Felix; Pechlivanoglou, Georgios; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Nayeri, Christian Navid; Paschereit, Christian Oliver (2019). Static and Dynamic Analysis of a NACA 0021 Airfoil Section at Low Reynolds Numbers Based on Experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamics. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 141, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Persico, Giacomo; Dossena, Vincenzo; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2019). A critical analysis on low-order simulation models for darrieus vawts: How much do they pertain to the real flow?. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 141, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Tanganelli, Andrea; Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Cencherle, Francesco; De Luca, Michele; Marmorini, Luca; Ferrara, Giovanni (2019). An Investigation on the Loss Generation Mechanisms Inside Different Centrifugal Compressor Volutes for Turbochargers. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 141, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Becciani M.; Romani L.; Vichi G.; Bianchini A.; Asai G.; Minamino R.; Bellissima A.; Ferrara G. (2019). Innovative control strategies for the diagnosis of injector performance in an internal combustion engine via turbocharger speed. ENERGIES, vol. 12, pp. 1420-1441, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro*; Balduzzi, Francesco; Di Rosa, Daniele; Ferrara, Giovanni (2019). On the use of Gurney Flaps for the aerodynamic performance augmentation of Darrieus wind turbines. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 184, pp. 402-415, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Melani P.F.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2019). An annotated database of low Reynolds aerodynamic coefficients for the NACA0021 airfoil. In: 74th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2019, Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari" of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ita, 2019, American Institute of Physics Inc., vol. 2191, pp. 1-10. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Tanganelli, Andrea; Andreini, Giulia; Rossini, Matteo; Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni (2019). Flow-Driven Design Optimization of Centrifugal Compressor Volutes for Turbochargers. In: ASME Turbo Expo Conference 2019, Phoenix (AZ), June 17-21, 2019, ASME, vol. Volume 8: Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines, pp. 1-16, ISBN:978-0-7918-5871-4 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Holst, David; Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Nayeri, Christian Navid; Paschereit, Christian Oliver; Ferrara, Giovanni (2019). Static and Dynamic Analysis of a NACA 0021 Airfoil Section at Low Reynolds Numbers: Drag and Moment Coefficients. In: ASME Turbo Expo Conference 2019, Phoenix (AZ), June 17-21, 2019, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. 1-14, ISBN:978-0-7918-5872-1 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Haack, Leopold; Bigalli, Simone; Müller, Bernhard; Ferrara, Giovanni (2019). Development and Validation of a Hybrid Simulation Model for Darrieus Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines. In: ASME Turbo Expo Conference 2019, Phoenix (AZ), June 17-21, 2019, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. 1-13, ISBN:978-0-7918-5872-1 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Zini, Marco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Bianchini, Alessandro (2019). Development of a CFD Methodology to Reproduce the Effects of Macro Turbulence on Wind Turbines and its Application to the Particular Case of a VAWT. In: ASME Turbo Expo Conference 2019, Phoenix (AZ), June 17-21, 2019, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. 1-14, ISBN:978-0-7918-5872-1 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Zini, Marco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Bianchini, Alessandro (2019). Development of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Methodology to Reproduce the Effects of Macroturbulence on Wind Turbines and Its Application to the Particular Case of a VAWT. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 141, pp. 1-12, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Melani P.F.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A. (2019). An annotated database of low Reynolds aerodynamic coefficients for the NACA0018 airfoil. In: 74th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2019, Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari" of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ita, 2019, American Institute of Physics Inc., vol. 2191, pp. 1-10. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Isabella Pecorini, Elena Albini, Renato Iannelli, Giovanni Ferrara (2019). COMPARISON OF ONE STAGE AND TWO-STAGE ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION PROCESS OF FOOD WASTE AND ACTIVATED SLUDGE. In: 17th International Waste Management and landfill symposium, S. Margherita di Pula - Cagliari, 30 september - 4 october 2019, CISA Publisher, pp. 0-6.

Elena Albini, Isabella Pecorini, Renato Iannelli, Giovanni Ferrara (2019). EFFECT OF TWO-STAGE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS ON DIGESTATE STABILITY. In: 17th International Waste Management and landfill symposium, S. Margherita di Pula - Cagliari, 30 septembre - 4 october 2019, CISA Publisher, pp. 0-7.

Fiorini N.; Romani L.; Ferrara G.; Bianchini A.; Ciuffi N.; Vichi G.; Bellissima A.; Asai G.; Minamino R. (2019). Application of a methodology for the indirect in-cylinder pressure measurement to a 4-cylinder diesel engine. In: 74th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2019, Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari" of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ita, 2019, American Institute of Physics Inc., vol. 2191, pp. 1-10. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marten, David*; Lennie, Matthew; Pechlivanoglou, George; Paschereit, Christian Oliver; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2019). Benchmark of a Novel Aero-Elastic Simulation Code for Small Scale VAWT Analysis. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 141, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Gentiluomo, Domenico; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2018). Rooftop siting of a small wind turbine using a hybrid BEM-CFD model. In: Lorenzo Battisti, Mosè Ricci (Eds). Wind Energy Exploitation in Urban Environment - TUrbWind 2017 Colloquium, pp. 91-112 Springer, ISBN:978-3-319-74944-0. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Isabella Pecorini, Donata Bacchi, Elena Albini, Renato Iannelli, Giovanni Ferrara (2018). Evaluation of food waste energy content through bio-fuels production. ENERGY PROCEDIA, vol. 148, pp. 1018-1025, ISSN:1876-6102

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Persico, Giacomo; Dossena, Vincenzo; Battisti, Lorenzo (2018). Detailed analysis of the wake structure of a straight-blade H-Darrieus wind turbine by means of wind tunnel experiments and CFD simulations. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 140, pp. 1-11, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Marten, David; Bianchini, Alessandro; Drofelnik, Jernej; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Campobasso, Michele Sergio; Pechlivanoglou, Georgios; Nayeri, Christian Navid; Ferrara, Giovanni; Paschereit, Christian Oliver (2018). Three-dimensional aerodynamic analysis of a Darrieus wind turbine blade using computational fluid dynamics and lifting line theory. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 140, pp. 1-13, ISSN:0742-4795, ASME: DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi F.; Romani L.; Tanganelli A.; Bigalli S.; Ferrara G. (2018). On the Effect of the Injector Position on Fuel-Air Mixture Preparation in a Two-Stroke GDI Engine. SAE TECHNICAL PAPER, vol. 1, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0148-7191 DOI

Romani L.; Balduzzi F.; Ferrara G.; Bosi L.; Di Gioia R.; Bonandrini G.; Fiaschi J.; Tozzi F. (2018). Experimental Investigation on the Potentiality of a GDI System Applied to a Two-Stroke Engine: Analysis on Pollutant Emission and Fuel Consumption Reduction. In: 2018 SAE/JSAE Small Engine Technology Conference, SETC 2018, deu, 2018, SAE International, vol. 1, pp. 0-0. DOI

Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni; Holst, David*; Church, Benjamin; Wegner, Felix; Pechlivanoglou, George; Nayeri, Christian Navid; Paschereit, Christian Oliver; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2018). Static and dynamic analysis of a NACA 0021 airfoil section at low reynolds numbers based on experiments and CFD. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2018, Oslo (Norway), 2018, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 9, pp. 0-0, ISBN:9780791851180 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marten, David*; Lennie, Matthew; Pechlivanoglou, George; Paschereit, Christian Oliver; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2018). Benchmark of a novel aero-elastic simulation code for small scale VAWT analysis. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2018, Oslo (Norway), 2018, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 9, pp. 0-0, ISBN:9780791851180 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro*; Marten, David; Tonini, Andrea; Balduzzi, Francesco; Nayeri, Christian Navid; Ferrara, Giovanni; Paschereit, Christian Oliver (2018). Implementation of the "virtual Camber" Transformation into the Open Source Software QBlade: Validation and Assessment. In: 73rd Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2018, Pisa (Italy), 2018, Elsevier Ltd, vol. 148, pp. 210-217. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Romani, Luca; Bianchini, Alessandro; Vichi, Giovanni; Bellissima, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni* (2018). Experimental assessment of a methodology for the indirect in-cylinder pressure evaluation in four-stroke internal combustion engines. ENERGIES, vol. 11, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1996-1073 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fiorini, Niccolò; Romani, Luca*; Bellissima, Alessandro; Vichi, Giovanni; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni (2018). An indirect in-cylinder pressure measurement technique based on the estimation of the mechanical strength acting on an engine head screw: Development and assessment. In: 73rd Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2018, Pisa (Italy), 2018, Elsevier Ltd, vol. 148, pp. 695-702. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Tanganelli, Andrea; Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro*; Ferrara, Giovanni; Cencherle, Francesco; De Luca, Michele; Marmorini, Luca (2018). An investigation on the loss generation mechanisms inside different centrifugal compressor volutes for turbochargers. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2018, Oslo (Norway), 2018, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 8, pp. 0-0, ISBN:9780791851173 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro*; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Persico, Giacomo; Dossena, Vincenzo; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2018). A critical analysis on low-order simulation models for darrieus vawts: How much do they pertain to the real flow?. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2018, Oslo (Norway), 2018, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 9, pp. 0-0, ISBN:9780791851180 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro*; Andreini, Giulia; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Rubino, Dante Tommaso (2018). Development of a criterion for a robust identification of diffuser rotating stall onset in industrial centrifugal compressors. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2018, Oslo (Norway), 2018, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 9, pp. 0-0, ISBN:9780791851180 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Checcucci M, Becciani M, Bellucci J, Pini N, Montesino S, Cencherle F, De Luca M, Marmorini L, Arnone A, Bianchini A, Ferrara G (2018). An integrated design approach for turbocharger turbines based on the performance optimization in transitory conditions. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Oslo, Norway, June 11-15, 2018, ASME, vol. 8: Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines, pp. 0-0, ISBN:978-079185117-3 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ferrari, Lorenzo; Bianchini, Alessandro; Galli, Giacomo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Carnevale, Ennio Antonio (2018). Influence of actual component characteristics on the optimal energy mix of a photovoltaic-wind-diesel hybrid system for a remote off-grid application. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, vol. 178, pp. 206-219, ISSN:0959-6526 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco*; Tanganelli, Andrea; Ferrara, Giovanni; Babbini, Alberto (2018). Two-dimensional approach for the numerical simulation of large bore reciprocating compressors thermodynamic cycle. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, vol. 129, pp. 490-501, ISSN:1359-4311 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Molina, A Carbó; Massai, T; Balduzzi, F; Bianchini, A; Ferrara, G; De Troyer, T; Bartoli, G (2018). Combined experimental and numerical study on the near wake of a Darrieus VAWT under turbulent flows. In: The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2018), Milano, 20-22 June 2018, IOP Publishing, vol. 1037, pp. 072052-072063. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Isabella Pecorini, Francesco Baldi, Elena Albini, Giovanni Galoppi, Giovanni Ferrara, Reanto Iannelli (2018). BIOCHEMICAL HYDROGEN POTENTIAL TEST OF THE ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN PILOT SCALE REACTORS. In: VENICE 2018 - 7th international symposium on energy from biomass and waste, CISA Publisher, pp. 0-6.

Elena Albini, Isabella Pecorini, Giovanni Ferrara, Giovanni Galoppi (2018). DIGESTATE STABILITY: COMPARISON BETWEEN ONE-STAGE AND TWO-STAGE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS. In: 22nd International Trade Fair of Material & Energy Recovery and Sustainable Development, ECOMONDO, Rimini, 6-9 novembre 2018, National Society of Environmental Science and Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 159-165.

Elena Albini; Donata Bacchi, Giovanni Ferrara, Giovanni Francini, Giovanni galoppi, Lidia Lombardi, Isabella Pecorini, Caterina Susini (2018). Bioenergy recovery from waste: comparison of different treatment scenarios by LCA. ENERGY PROCEDIA, vol. 148, pp. 34-41, ISSN:1876-6102 DOI

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2018). Energy-yield-based optimization of a H-Darrieus wind turbine in skewed flow. In: Lorenzo Battisti, Mosè Ricci (Eds). Wind Energy Exploitation in Urban Environment: TUrbWind 2017 Colloquium, pp. 165-188 Springer, ISBN:978-3-319-74944-0. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Persico, Giacomo; Dossena, Vincenzo; Battisti, Lorenzo (2017). Detailed analysis of the wake structure of a straight-blade H-Darrieus wind turbine by means of wind tunnel experiments and CFD simulations. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2017, Charlotte, NC (USA), June 26-30, 2017, ASME, pp. 1-11. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Francesco, Balduzzi; Alessandro, Bianchini; Domenico, Gentiluomo; Giovanni, Ferrara; Lorenzo, Ferrari (2017). Comparative analysis of different numerical techniques to analyze the wake of a wind turbine. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2017, Charlotte, NC (USA), June 26-30, 2017, ASME, pp. 1-10. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Gentiluomo, Domenico; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2017). Potential of the virtual blade model in the analysis of wind turbine wakes using wind tunnel blind tests. In: ATI 2017 - 72nd Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, Lecce, Elsevier, vol. 126, pp. 573-580. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Persico, Giacomo; Dossena, Vincenzo; Battisti, Lorenzo (2017). A combined experimental and numerical analysis of the wake structure and performance of a H-shaped Darrieus wind turbine. In: GPPS Forum 2017, Zurich, CH, January 16-18, 2017, Global Power and Propulsion Society, pp. 1-8. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marconcini, Michele; Bianchini, Alessandro; Checcucci, Matteo; Biliotti, Davide; Giachi, Marco; Rubino, Dante Tommaso; Arnone, Andrea; Ennio Antonio Carnevale; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2017). Determinazione della forza indotta dallo stallo rotante nei compressori centrifughi con diffusore liscio. LA TERMOTECNICA, pp. 50-54, ISSN:0040-3725

Pecorini, I; Bacchi, D.; Albini, E.; Baldi, F.; Galoppi, G.; Rossi, P.; Paoli, P.; Ferrari, L.; Carnevale, E.A.; Peruzzini, M.; Lombardi, L.; Ferrara, G. (2017). The Bio2energy project: bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts from municipal solid waste and sewage sludge.. In: 25th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-15 June 2017, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, pp. 0-0, ISBN:978-88-89407-17-2

Galoppi, Giovanni; Secchi, Riccardo; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Karellas, Sotirios; Fiaschi, Daniele (2017). Radial piston expander as a throttling valve in a heat pump: Focus on the 2-phase expansion. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, vol. 82, pp. 273-282, ISSN:0140-7007 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Galoppi, Giovanni; Stiaccini, Isacco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2017). Influence of the piston displacement profile on the performance of a refrigerating cycle equipped with an axial piston compressor. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, vol. 82, pp. 302-311, ISSN:0140-7007 DOI

Galoppi, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Carnevale, Ennio Antonio (2017). Experimental investigation on industrial drying process of cotton yarn bobbins: Energy consumption and drying time. ENERGY PROCEDIA, vol. 126, pp. 361-368, ISSN:1876-6102 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Becciani, Michele; Bianchini, Alessandro; Checcucci, Matteo; Ferrari, Lorenzo; De Luca, Michele; Marmorini, Luca; Arnone, Andrea; Ferrara, Giovanni (2017). A Pre-Design Model to Estimate the Effect of Variable Inlet Guide Vanes on the Performance Map of a Centrifugal Compressor for Automotive Applications. In: SAE 13th International Conference on Engines and Vehicles, ICE 2017, Capri, Italy, September 10-14, 2017, SAE International, pp. 0-0. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni; Marten, David; Pechlivanoglou, George; Nayeri, Christian Navid; Paschereit, Christian Oliver; Drofelnik, Jernej; Campobasso, Michele Sergio; Ferrari, Lorenzo* (2017). Three-dimensional aerodynamic analysis of a darrieus wind turbine blade using computational fluid dynamics and lifting line theory. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2017, Charlotte (USA), 26-30 giugno 2017, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 9, pp. V009T49A016-1-V009T49A016-13, ISBN:9780791850961 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Drofelnik, Jernej; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Campobasso, Michele Sergio (2017). Darrieus wind turbine blade unsteady aerodynamics: a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes CFD assessment. ENERGY, vol. 128, pp. 550-563, ISSN:0360-5442 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Pecorini, Isabella*; Baldi, Francesco; Albini, Elena; Galoppi, Giovanni; Bacchi, Donata; Valle, Andrea Della; Baldi, Andrea; Bianchini, Alessandro; Figini, Alfonso; Rossi, Patrizia; Paoli, Paola; Carcasci, Carlo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Carnevale, Ennio Antonio (2017). Hydrogen production from food waste using biochemical hydrogen potential test. PROCEDIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 4, pp. 155-162, ISSN:2392-9537 Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Pecorini I., Ferrara G., Galoppi G., Baldi F., Bacchi D., Albini E., Susini C., Scappini A., Lombardi L. (2017). Optimization of hydrogen and methane production in two-phase Anaerobic digestion. PROCEDIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 4, pp. 163-171, ISSN:2392-9545

Ferrari, Lorenzo*; Esposito, Fabio; Becciani, Michele; Ferrara, Giovanni; Magnani, Sandro; Andreini, Mirko; Bellissima, Alessandro; Cantù, Matteo; Petretto, Giacomo; Pentolini, Massimo (2017). Development of an optimization algorithm for the energy management of an industrial Smart User. APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 208, pp. 1468-1486, ISSN:0306-2619 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Pecorini, Isabella*; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Baldi, Francesco; Albini, Elena; Galoppi, Giovanni; Bacchi, Donata; Vizza, Francesco; Lombardi, Lidia; Carcasci, Carlo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Antonio Carnevale, Ennio (2017). Energy recovery from fermentative biohydrogen production of biowaste: A case study based analysis. In: 72nd Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2017, ita, 2017, Elsevier Ltd, vol. 126, pp. 605-612. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2017). Aerodynamics of Darrieus Wind Turbines Airfoils: The Impact of Pitching Moment. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 139, pp. 042602-1-042602-12, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fioravanti, Andrea; Lenzi, Giulio; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; (2017). Development of a Fast-Response Aerodynamic Pressure Probe Based on a Waveguide Approach. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 139, pp. 1-11, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Bachant, Peter; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2017). Effectiveness of two-dimensional CFD simulations for Darrieus VAWTs: a combined numerical and experimental assessment. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 136, pp. 318-328, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Pecorini, Isabella; Bacchi, Donata; Ferrara Giovanni, Rossi Elena, Caselli Renata Laura, Zipoli L., Menghetti F. (2017). Biofiltration prototyes for methane oxidation in landfill aftercare and abatement Of NMVOCs and odorous compounds. PROCEDIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 4, pp. 173-181, ISSN:2392-9545

Romani, Luca; Vichi, Giovanni; Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni (2017). Fine-tuning of a two stoke engine in full power configuration provided with a Low Pressure Direct Injection system. In: ATI 2017 - 72nd Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, Elsevier, vol. 126, pp. 1-8. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marconcini, Michele; Bianchini, Alessandro; Checcucci, Matteo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Arnone, Andrea; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Biliotti, Davide; Rubino, Dante Tommaso (2017). A Three-Dimensional Time-Accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of the Flow Field Inside a Vaneless Diffuser During Rotating Stall Conditions. JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY, vol. 139, pp. 021001-1-021001-9, ISSN:0889-504X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marten, David; Bianchini, Alessandro; Pechlivanoglou, Georgios; Balduzzi, Francesco; Nayeri, Christian Navid; Ferrara, Giovanni; Paschereit, Christian Oliver; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2017). Effects of Airfoil's Polar Data in the Stall Region on the Estimation of Darrieus Wind Turbine Performance. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 139, pp. 022606-1-022606-9, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Stiaccini, Isacco; Galoppi, Giovanni; Balduzzi, Francesco; Sacco, Marco; Santoni, Sabrina; Ferrara, Giovanni (2017). Analysis of valve-retainer orientation influence on a reciprocating compressor for natural gas vehicle refueling stations. JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, vol. 38, pp. 516-526, ISSN:1875-5100 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Romani L.; Vichi G.; Balduzzi F.; Bianchini A.; Ferrara G. (2017). Fine-tuning of a two stoke engine in full power configuration provided with a Low Pressure Direct Injection system. In: 72nd Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2017, ita, 2017, Elsevier Ltd, vol. 126, pp. 987-994. DOI

Fioravanti, Andrea; Vichi, Giovanni; Stiaccini, Isacco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Experimental acoustic analysis of a motorcycle dissipative muffler in presence of mean flow. In: Small Engine Technology Conference, SAE, pp. 1-7. DOI

Vichi, Giovanni; Becciani, Michele; Stiaccini, Isacco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Bellissima, Alessandro; Asai, Go (2016). Analysis of the Turbocharger Speed to Estimate the Cylinder-to-Cylinder Injection Variations – Part 1 – Time Domain Analysis. In: Small Engine Technology Conference, SAE, pp. 1-15.

Luca, Romani; Giulio, Lenzi; Lorenzo, Ferrari; Giovanni, Ferrara (2016). Indirect Estimation of In-Cylinder Pressure through the Stress Analysis of an Engine Stud. In: SAE World Congress, SAE International, pp. 1-10. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Vichi, Giovanni; Becciani, Michele; Stiaccini, Isacco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Bellissima, Alessandro; Asai, Go (2016). Analysis of the Turbocharger Speed to Estimate the Cylinder-to-Cylinder Injection Variations – Part 2 – Frequency Domain Analysis. In: Small Engine Technology Conference, SAE, pp. 1-13. DOI

Stiaccini, Isacco; Galoppi, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2016). A reciprocating compressor hybrid model with acoustic FEM characterization. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, vol. 63, pp. 171-183, ISSN:0140-7007 DOI

Galoppi, Giovanni; Stiaccini, Isacco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Influence of the Displacement Profile on the Performance and Mechanical Stresses of an Axial Piston Compressor for Refrigeration Applications. ENERGY PROCEDIA, vol. 101, pp. 1215-1223, ISSN:1876-6102 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Maleci, Riccardo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Critical issues in the CFD simulation of Darrieus wind turbines. RENEWABLE ENERGY, vol. 85, pp. 419-435, ISSN:0960-1481 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Stiaccini, I.; Romani, L.; Carnevale, E.A.; Ferrari, L.; Ferrara, G. (2016). Analisi di compressori alternativi con approccio ibrido tempo-frequenza. LA TERMOTECNICA, pp. 49-53, ISSN:0040-3725

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Virtual incidence effect on rotating airfoils in Darrieus wind turbines. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 111, pp. 329-338, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Critical Analysis of Dynamic Stall Models in Low-Order Simulation Models For Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines. In: ATI 2016 - 71st Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, Elsevier, vol. 101, pp. 488-495. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marconcini, Michele; Bianchini, Alessandro; Checcucci, Matteo; Ferrara, Giovanni; Arnone, Andrea; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Biliotti, Davide; Rubino, Dante Tommaso (2016). A 3D Time-Accurate CFD Simulation of the Flow Field Inside a Vaneless Diffuser During Rotating Stall Conditions. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2016, Seoul (South Korea), June13-17, 2016, ASME, vol. Volume 2D: Turbomachinery, pp. V02DT42A029-1-V02DT42A029-11, ISBN:978-0-7918-4972-9 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2016). An Academic Test Rig for Industrial Centrifugal Compressor Stages: A Design Approach. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2016, Seoul (South Korea), June 13-17, 2016, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. V009T24A021-1-V009T24A021-11, ISBN:978-0-7918-4987-3 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Influence of the Blade-Spoke Connection Point on the Aerodynamic Performance of Darrieus Wind Turbines. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2016, Seoul (South Korea), June 13-17, 2016, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. V009T46A012-1-V009T46A012-9, ISBN:978-0-7918-4987-3 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Isacco Stiaccini, Niccolò Fiorini, Francesco Balduzzi, Giovanni Ferrara, Alberto Babbini, Gianni Orsi (2016). Large size reciprocating compressor analysis with a Finite Volume 1D model. In: 10th EFRC Conference, European Forum for Reciprocating Compressors, pp. 1-11.

Marten, David; Bianchini, Alessandro; Pechlivanoglou, Georgios; Balduzzi, Francesco; Nayeri, Christian Navid; Ferrara, Giovanni; Paschereit, Christian Oliver; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Effects of Airfoil’s Polar Data in the Stall Region on the Estimation of Darrieus Wind Turbine Performance. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2016, Seoul (South Korea), June 13-17, 2016, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. V009T46A007-1-V009T46A007-11, ISBN:978-0-7918-4987-3 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Aerodynamics of Darrieus Wind Turbines Airfoils During Start-Up. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2016, Seoul (South Korea), June 13-17, 2016, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. V009T46A013-1-V009T46A013-12, ISBN:978-0-7918-4987-3 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marconcini, Michele; Bianchini, Alessandro; Checcucci, Matteo; Biliotti, Davide; Giachi, Marco; Rubino, Dante Tommaso; Arnone, Andrea; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2016). Estimation of the Aerodynamic Force Induced by Vaneless Diffuser Rotating Stall in Centrifugal Compressor Stages. In: ATI 2016 - 71st Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, Turin, Italy, 14-16 September 2016, Marco Carlo Masoero, Ivan Arsie, vol. 101, pp. 734-741. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Romani, Luca; Vichi, Giovanni; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2016). Optimization of the Performance of a Formula SAE Engine by Means of a Wastegate Valve Electronically Actuated. In: ATI 2016 - 71st Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, Elsevier, vol. 101, pp. 654-661. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Rainbird, John M.; Peiro, Joaquim; Graham, J. Michael R.; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Michael, J. (2016). An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines-Part I: Flow Curvature Effects. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 138, pp. 032602-1-032602-10, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fioravanti, Andrea; Lenzi, Giulio; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Development of a fast response aerodynamic pressure probe based on a waveguide approach. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2016: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2016, kor, 2016, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 6, pp. V006T05A020-1-V006T05A020-12, ISBN:9780791849828 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Rainbird, John M.; Peiro, Joaquim; Graham, J.Michael R.; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines-Part II: Post-stall Data Extrapolation Methods. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 138, pp. 032603-1-032603-10, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, F.; Bianchini, A.; Ferrara, G.; Ferrari, ; Campobasso, L.; Drofelnik, J. (2016). 3D CFD simulation of the flow field generated by a rotating blade of an H-Darrieus VAWT. In: HPC CORE Workshop, Lancaster, UK, 7-8 Aprile 2016, Lancaster University, pp. 1-3.

Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). Dimensionless numbers for the assessment of mesh and timestep requirements in CFD simulations of Darrieus wind turbines. ENERGY, vol. 97, pp. 246-261, ISSN:0360-5442 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2016). A computational procedure to define the incidence angle on airfoils rotating around an axis orthogonal to flow direction. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 126, pp. 790-798, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Fiaschi, Daniele; Galoppi, Giovanni; Karellas, Sotirios; Secchi, Riccardo; Tempesti, Duccio (2016). Energy recovery by means of a radial piston expander in a CO2 refrigeration system. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, vol. 72, pp. 147-155, ISSN:0140-7007 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Vichi, Giovanni; Romani, Luca; Ferrara, Giovanni (2015). CFD Analysis of the Effect of the Injection Pressure on a Small 2S LPDI Engine. In: JSAE/SAE 2015 Small Engine Technologies Conference and Exhibition, SETC 2015, jpn, 2015, SAE International, vol. 2015-, pp. 0-0. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Romani, Luca; Balduzzi, Francesco; Vichi, Giovanni; Ferrara, Giovanni (2015). An Experimental Methodology for the Evaluation of the Trapped Air-Fuel Ratio of a Small 2S LPDI Engine. In: JSAE/SAE 2015 Small Engine Technologies Conference and Exhibition, SETC 2015, jpn, 2015, SAE International, vol. 2015-, pp. 0-0. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Biliotti D.; Bianchini A.; Vannini, G; Belardini, E.; Giachi, M.; Tapinassi, L, ; Ferrari, L; Ferrara, G (2015). Analysis of the Rotordynamic Response of a Centrifugal Compressor Subject to Aerodynamic Loads Due to Rotating Stall. JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY, vol. 137, pp. 1-8, ISSN:0889-504X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Bianchini, Alessandro; Gigante, Fabio Antonio; Ferrara, Giovanni; Campobasso, Michele Sergio; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2015). Parametric and Comparative Assessment of Navier-Stokes CFD Methodologies for Darrieus Wind Turbine Performance Analysis. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2015, Montreal (Quebec, Canada), 15-19 giugno 2015, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. V009T46A011-1-V009T46A011-12, ISBN:978-0-7918-5680-2 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Biliotti, Davide; Tommaso Rubino, Dante; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2015). Experimental Analysis of the Pressure Field Inside a Vaneless Diffuser From Rotating Stall Inception to Surge. JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY, vol. 137, pp. 1110071-11100710, ISSN:0889-504X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alessandro Bianchini;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari (2015). Design guidelines for H-Darrieus wind turbines: Optimization of the annual energy yield. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 89, pp. 690-707, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Rainbird, John M.; Peiro, Joaquim; Graham, J. Michael R.; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2015). An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines: Part 1 — Flow Curvature Effects. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2015, Montreal (Quebec, Canada), 15-19 giugno 2015, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. V009T46A006-1-V009T46A006-12, ISBN:978-0-7918-5680-2 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Biliotti, Davide; Rubino, Dante Tommaso; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2015). Experimental Analysis of the Pressure Field Inside a Vaneless Diffuser From Rotating Stall Inception to Surge. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2015, Montreal (Quebec, Canada), 15-19 giugno 2015, ASME, vol. Volume 2C: Turbomachinery, pp. V02CT42A010-1-V02CT42A010-13, ISBN:978-0-7918-5665-9 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alessandro Bianchini; Giovanni Ferrara; Ennio Antonio Carnevale; Lorenzo Ferrari (2015). Turbine eoliche H-Darrieus: pitch fisso o variabile?. LA TERMOTECNICA, vol. 8, pp. 47-51, ISSN:0040-3725

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Rainbird, John M.; Peiro, Joaquim; Graham, J. Michael R.; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2015). An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines: Part 2 — Post-Stall Data Extrapolation Methods. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2015, Montreal (Quebec, Canada), 15-19 giugno 2015, ASME, vol. Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy, pp. V009T46A007-1-V009T46A007-13, ISBN:978-0-7918-5680-2 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Balduzzi, Francesco; Rainbird, John M.; Peiró, Joaquim; Graham, J. Michael R.; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2015). On the influence of virtual camber effect on airfoil polars for use in simulations of Darrieus wind turbines. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 106, pp. 373-384, ISSN:0196-8904 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Magnelli, Niccolò; Ferrara, Giovanni; Carnevale, Ennio Antonio; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2015). Analisi del mix energetico ottimale per un'installazione isolata. LA TERMOTECNICA, vol. 6, pp. 57-60, ISSN:0040-3725 Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Lenzi, Giulio; Ferrara, Giovanni; Fioravanti, Andrea (2015). Experimental Acoustic Characterization of Double-Inlet and Single-Outlet Muffler. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, vol. 8, pp. 1018-1025, ISSN:1946-3995 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Francesco Balduzzi; Giovanni Ferrara; Riccardo Maleci; Alberto Babbini; Guido Pratelli (2015). A Parametric Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of the Valve Pocket Losses in Reciprocating Compressors. JOURNAL OF PRESSURE VESSEL TECHNOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, vol. 137, pp. 011301-011310, ISSN:0094-9930 DOI

Balduzzi, Francesco; Tanganelli, Andrea; Ferrara, Giovanni; Babbini, Alberto; Maleci, Riccardo (2015). Numerical analysis and experimental assessment of the cylinder temperature in a reciprocating compressor. In: ASME 2015 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2015, usa, 2015, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), vol. 3, pp. V003T03A002-V003T03A002, ISBN:9780791856963 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Francesco Balduzzi; Giovanni Vichi; Luca Romani; Giovanni Ferrara; Paolo Trassi; Jacopo Fiaschi; Federico Tozzi (2015). Development of a Low Pressure Direct Injection System for a Small 2S Engine. Part I - CFD Analysis of the Injection Process. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINES, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1946-3936 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Luca Romani; Giovanni Vichi; Giovanni Ferrara; Francesco Balduzzi; Paolo Trassi; Jacopo Fiaschi; Federico Tozzi (2015). Development of a low pressure direct injection system for a small 2S engine. Part II - Experimental analysis of the engine performance and pollutant emissions. In: SAE World Congress 2015, SAE, pp. 0-0. DOI

Esposito, F.; Dolci, A.; Ferrara, G.; Ferrari, L.*; Carnevale, E.A. (2015). A case study based comparison between solar thermal and solar electric cooling. In: 69th Conference of the Italian Thermal Engineering Association, ATI 2014, ita, 2014, Elsevier Ltd, vol. 81, pp. 1160-1170. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Stiaccini, Isacco; Romani, Luca; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2015). A hybrid time-frequency domain approach for numerical modeling of reciprocating compressors. In: 69th Conference of the Italian Thermal Engineering Association, ATI 2014, ita, 2014, Elsevier Ltd, vol. 81, pp. 1102-1112. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Chesi, Andrea; Ferrari, Lorenzo*; Ferrara, Giovanni; Carnevale, Ennio A. (2015). Feasibility of small-size biomass-fueled Hirn-cycle cogeneration plants. In: 69th Conference of the Italian Thermal Engineering Association, ATI 2014, ita, 2014, Elsevier Ltd, vol. 81, pp. 155-164. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Giulio Lenzi; Andrea Fioravanti; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari (2015). Development of an innovative multisensor waveguide probe with improved measurement capabilities. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 137, pp. 051601-1-051601-12, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI

Bianchini, Alessandro; Magnelli, Niccolò; Ferrara, Giovanni; Carnevale, Ennio Antonio; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2015). Optimization of a PV-wind-Diesel Hybrid System for a Remote Stand-alone Application. In: 69th Conference of the Italian Thermal Engineering Association, ATI 2014, Elsevier, vol. 81, pp. 133-145. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2015). Pitch Optimization in Small-size Darrieus Wind Turbines. In: 69th Conference of the Italian Thermal Engineering Association, ATI 2014, Elsevier, vol. 81, pp. 122-132. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ferrara, G.; Ferrari, L.; Fiaschi, D.; Galoppi, G.; Karellas, S.; Secchi, R.; Tempesti, D. (2015). A Small Power Recovery Expander for Heat Pump COP Improvement. ENERGY PROCEDIA, vol. 81, pp. 1151-1159, ISSN:1876-6102 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Galoppi, G.; Biliotti, D.; Ferrara, G.; Carnevale, E. A.; Ferrari, L. (2015). Feasibility study of a geothermal power plant with a double-pipe heat exchanger. ENERGY PROCEDIA, vol. 81, pp. 193-204, ISSN:1876-6102 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Siano, Daniela; Ferrara, Giovanni; Lenzi, Giulio; D'Agostino, Danilo; Fioravanti, Andrea (2015). Experimental and Numerical Comparison of the Acoustic Performance of the Air Filter Box of a SI-ICE. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINES, vol. 5, pp. 2368-2378, ISSN:1946-3944 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fiaschi, Daniele; Secchi, Riccardo; Galoppi, Giovanni; Tempesti, Duccio; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Karellas, Sotirios (2015). Piston expanders technology as a way to recover energy from the expansion of highly wet organic refrigerants. In: ASME 2015 9th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2015, collocated with the ASME 2015 Power Conference, the ASME 2015 13th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, and the ASME 2015 Nuclear Forum, usa, 2015, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. 2, pp. V002T18A007-0, ISBN:9780791856857 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bianchini, Alessandro; Carnevale, Ennio Antonio; Biliotti, Davide; Altamore, Massimo; Cangemi, Edoardo; Giachi, Marco; Rubino, Dante Tommaso; Tapinassi, Libero; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo (2015). Development of a Research Test Rig for Advanced Analyses in Centrifugal Compressors. In: 70th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI2015, Roma, Elsevier, vol. 82, pp. 230-236. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Vichi, Giovanni; Stiaccini, Isacco; Becciani, Michele; Ferrara, Giovanni; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Bellissima, Alessandro; Minamino, Ryouta (2015). Detection of Cylinder-to-Cylinder Injection Variation in a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine by Monitoring the Turbocharger Speed. In: JSAE/SAE 2015 Small Engine Technologies Conference and Exhibition, SETC 2015, jpn, 2015, SAE International, vol. 2015-, pp. 0-0. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Luca Romani; Lorenzo Ferrari; Giovanni Ferrara; Ennio A. Carnevale (2014). Pyrometric Estimation of Exhaust Valve Temperature of an Internal Combustion Engine. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 136, pp. 1-8, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI

Andrea Chesi;Fabio Esposito;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari (2014). Experimental analysis of R744 parallel compression cycle. APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 135, pp. 274-285, ISSN:0306-2619 DOI

Francesco Balduzzi; Alessandro Bianchini; Riccardo Maleci; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari (2014). Blade Design Criteria to Compensate the Flow Curvature Effects in H-Darrieus Wind Turbines. JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY, vol. 137, pp. 011006-1-011006-10, ISSN:0889-504X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alessandro Bianchini; Davide Biliotti; Marco Giachi; Elisabetta Belardini; Libero Tapinassi; Lorenzo Ferrari; Giovanni Ferrara (2014). Some Guidelines For The Experimental Characterization Of Vaneless Diffuser Rotating Stall In Stages Of Industrial Centrifugal Compressors. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2014, Düsseldorf (Germany), June 16-20, 2014, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), vol. 2D, pp. 1-13, ISBN:9780791845639 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Davide Biliotti; Alessandro Bianchini; Giuseppe Vannini; Elisabetta Belardini; Marco Giachi; Libero Tapinassi; Lorenzo Ferrari; Giovanni Ferrara (2014). Analysis Of The Rotordynamic Response Of A Centrifugal Compressor Subject To Aerodynamic Loads Due To Rotating Stall. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2014, Düsseldorf (Germany), June 16-20, 2014, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), vol. 7A, pp. 1-10, ISBN:9780791845769 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Andrea Fioravanti; Giulio Lenzi; Giovanni Vichi; Giovanni Ferrara; Stefano Ricci; Leonardo Bagnoli (2014). Assessment and experimental validation of a 3D acoustic model of a motorcycle muffler. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINES, vol. 8, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1946-3936 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Maleci, Riccardo; Babbini, Alberto (2014). Improvement of the cooling performance of a reciprocating compressor cylinder by a conjugate heat transfer and deformation analysis. In: 9th Conference of the EFRC, Vienna, Austria, September 11-12, 2014, European Forum for Reciprocating Compressors, pp. 0-0.

Balduzzi, Francesco; Ferrara, Giovanni; Babbini, Alberto; Maleci, Riccardo (2014). Reciprocating Compressor Cylinder’s Cooling: A Numerical Approach Using CFD With Conjugate Heat Transfer. In: PVP 2014, Anaheim, California, USA, July 20-24, 2014, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division, pp. 0-0, ISBN:978-0-7918-4600-1 DOI

Vichi, Giovanni; Romani, Luca; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Ferrara, Giovanni (2014). Development of an engine variable geometry intake system for a Formula SAE application. In: 69th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association (ATI2014), Energy Procedia, vol. Volume 81, pp. 930-941.

Giovanni Vichi; Isacco Stiaccini; Alessandro Bellissima; Ryouta Minamino; Lorenzo Ferrari; Giovanni Ferrara (2014). Numerical investigation of the relationship between engine performance and turbocharger speed of a four stroke diesel engine. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINES, vol. 8, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1946-3936 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Giovanni Vichi; Luca Romani; Giovanni Ferrara; Luca Carmignani; Francesco Maiani (2014). Improvement of the specific fuel consumption at partial load in SI engines by design strategies based on high compression ratio. In: SETC 2014, SAE, pp. 0-0. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Francesco Balduzzi; Alessandro Bianchini; Riccardo Maleci; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari (2014). Blade Design Criteria To Compensate The Flow Curvature Effects In H-Darrieus Wind Turbines. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2014, Düsseldorf (Germany), June 16-20, 2014, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), vol. 3B, pp. 1-13, ISBN:9780791845660 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Andrea Chesi;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari;Fabio Tarani (2013). Analysis of a solar assisted vapour compression cooling system. RENEWABLE ENERGY, vol. 49, pp. 48-52, ISSN:0960-1481 DOI

G. Ferrara; G. Manfrida; A. Pescioni (2013). Model of a small steam engine for renewable domestic CHP (combined heat and power) system. ENERGY, vol. 58, pp. 78-85, ISSN:0360-5442 DOI

Alessandro Bianchini; Davide Biliotti; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari; Elisabetta Belardini; Marco Giachi; Libero Tapinassi;Giuseppe Vannini (2013). A Systematic Approach to Estimate the Impact of the Aerodynamic Force Induced by Rotating Stall in a Vaneless Diffuser on the Rotordynamic Behavior of Centrifugal Compressors. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2013, San Antonio, Texas (USA), June 3-7, 2013, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), vol. Volume 7A: Structures and Dynamics, pp. V07AT29A023-1-V07AT29A023-10, ISBN:9780791855263 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Serena Bianchi; Alessandro Bianchini; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari (2013). Small Wind Turbines in the Built Environment: Influence of Flow Inclination on the Potential Energy Yield. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2013, San Antonio, Texas (USA), June 3-7, 2013, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), vol. 8, pp. V008T44A02-1-V008T44A02-10, ISBN:9780791855294 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alessandro Bianchini; Davide Biliotti; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari; Elisabetta Belardini; Marco Giachi; Libero Tapinassi and Giuseppe Vannini (2013). A Systematic Approach to Estimate the Impact of the Aerodynamic Force Induced by Rotating Stall in a Vaneless Diffuser on the Rotordynamic Behavior of Centrifugal Compressors. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 135, pp. 1-9, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Andrea Chesi;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari;Sandro Magnani;Fabio Tarani (2013). Influence of the heat storage size on the plant performance in a Smart User case study. APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 112, pp. 1454-1465, ISSN:0306-2619 DOI

Francesco Balduzzi; Giovanni Ferrara; Riccardo Maleci; Alberto Babbini; Guido Pratelli (2013). A Parametric CFD Analysis On The Valve Pocket Losses In Reciprocating Compressors. In: PVP 2013, Paris (France), July 14-18, 2013, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), pp. 1-10, ISBN:9780791855676 DOI

Serena Bianchi; Alessandro Bianchini; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari (2013). Small Wind Turbines in the Built Environment: Influence of Flow Inclination on the Potential Energy Yield. JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY, vol. 136, pp. 041013-1-041013-8, ISSN:0889-504X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari; Giulio Lenzi (2013). An Experimental Methodology for the Reconstruction of Three-Dimensional Acoustic Pressure Fields in Ducts. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 136, pp. 011505-1-011505-11, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI

Giovanni Ferrara;Francesco Balduzzi;Giovanni Vichi (2012). An Innovative Solution for Two-Stroke Engines to Reduce the Short-Circuit Effects. In: SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition, Detroit (USA), April 24-26, 2012, SAE International, pp. 1-17. DOI

Alessandro Bianchini; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari; Valeria Ballarini; Lorenzo Bianchi; Libero Tapinassi; Lorenzo Toni (2012). Effects due to the temperature measurement section on the performance estimation of a centrifugal compressor stage. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, vol. 134, pp. 1-8, ISSN:0742-4795 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; G. LENZI (2012). Experimental characterization of acoustic pressure waves propagating in circular ducts. In: XXI Biannual Symposium on Measuring Techniques in Turbomachinery, Valencia, Spain, March 21-23, 2012, pp. 1-11.

G. Pratelli; A. Babbini; F. Balduzzi; G. Ferrara; R. Maleci; L. Romani (2012). CFD Evaluation of Pressure Losses on Reciprocating Compressor Components. In: 8th Conference of the EFRC, Dusseldorf, 27-28 September, 2012, EFRC (European Forum for Reciprocating Compressors), pp. 1-9, ISBN:9780791844854

G. Bidini; G. Ferrara (2012). Manuale Cremonese, Vol. 4 Meccanica,Meccatronica,Energia, terza edizione 2012, capitolo 40 Motori Endotermici Alternativi. In: Vari. Manuale Cremonese, pp. 40.1-40.15, Bologna: Zanichelli, ISBN:9788808061232.

Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo ferrari;Giovanni Vichi;Giulio Lenzi;Davide Biliotti (2012). Acoustic Characterization of Automotive Mufflers - Part I: Test Rig Design and Evaluation of Acoustic Properties. In: SAE World Congress, Detroit, April 2012, SAE International, pp. 1-13. DOI

A. BIANCHINI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; S. MAGNANI (2012). An improved model for the performance estimation of an H-Darrieus wind turbine in skewed flow. WIND ENGINEERING, vol. 36, pp. 667-686, ISSN:0309-524X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

A. CHESI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; F. TARANI (2012). Solutions for enhancing the performance of Voohrees-modified r744 cycles. In: 10th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants, Delft (The Netherlands), June 25-27th, 2012, pp. 1-8.

Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo ferrari;Giovanni Vichi;Giulio Lenzi;Davide Biliotti (2012). Acoustic Characterization of Automotive Mufflers - Part II: Validation of the Numerical Models by Means of Experimental Data. In: SAE World Congress, Detroit, April 2012, SAE International, pp. 1-12. DOI

Andrea Chesi;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari;Fabio Tarani (2012). Suitability of coupling a solar powered ejection cycle with a vapour compression refrigerating machine. APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 97, pp. 374-383, ISSN:0306-2619 DOI

F. BALDUZZI; G. FERRARA; A. BABBINI; G. PRATELLI (2012). CFD evaluation of the pressure losses in a reciprocating compressor: a flexible approach. In: ESDA 2012, Nantes (France), 2-4/07/2012, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), vol. 2, pp. 63-72, ISBN:9780791844854 DOI

A. CHESI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; S. MAGNANI; F. TARANI (2012). Thermal storage and CHP coupling in a smart user case study. In: International Conference on Applied Energy ICAE 2012, Suzhou, China, Jul 5‐8, 2012, pp. 1-10.

Ferrara G.; Manfrida G.; Pescioni A. (2012). Model of a small steam engine for renewable domestic CHP system. In: ECOS 2012, Perugia, 26-29 Giugno 2012, Firenze University Press, pp. 1-15.

Andrea Chesi;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari;Fabio Tarani (2012). Setup and characterisation of a multi-purpose test rig for R744 refrigerating cycles and equipment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, vol. 35, pp. 1848-1859, ISSN:0140-7007 DOI

Alessandro Bianchini; Giovanni Ferrara; Lorenzo Ferrari; Valeria Ballarini; Lorenzo Bianchi; Libero Tapinassi; Lorenzo Toni (2011). Effects due to the temperature measurement section on the performance estimation of a centrifugal compressor stage. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2011, Vancouver (Canada), 6-11 giugno 2011, ASME, vol. 3, pp. 1-10, ISBN:978-0-7918-5463-1 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari;Giovanni Vichi;Andrea Varrocchi (2011). A Methodology for Engine Performance Optimization. In: SAE ICE, Capri (NA), September 2011, pp. 1-12. DOI

A. Chesi; G. Ferrara; L. Ferrari; F. Tarani (2011). Benefits of coupling geothermal probes and solar collectors with a heat pump system. In: International Conference on Applied Energy, Perugia, 16-18/05/2011, pp. 3359-3368, ISBN:9788890584305

A. Chesi; G. Ferrara; L. Ferrari; F. Tarani (2011). Suitability of coupling a solar powered ejection cycle with a vapour compression refrigerating machine. In: International Conference on Applied Energy, Perugia, 16-18/05/2011, ICAE, pp. 1265-1276, ISBN:9788890584305

A. CHESI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; F. TARANI (2010). Evaluation of the potential performance of a Voorhees-modified R744 transcritical cycle. In: Sustainable Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 13-16 Jun 2010, pp. 1-10, ISBN:9782913149816

A. CHESI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; F. TARANI (2010). Analysis of a solar assisted vapour compression cooling system. In: World Renewable Energy Congress XI, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 25-30 September 2010, pp. 1-6, ISBN:9780956151612

A. CHESI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; F. TARANI (2010). Influenza della strategia di regolazione della pressione massima di ciclo sui consumi annuali di un sistema frigorifero a CO2. In: 65° Congresso Nazionale ATI, Chia Laguna Resort – Domus de Maria (Cagliari), 13 – 17 settembre 2010, pp. 1-7, ISBN:9788890411632

G. Ferrara; A. Bellissima; M. Doveri; F. Balduzzi (2010). Development of a Non-Conventional Two Stroke Small Engine for Scooter Applications. In: SAE 2010 Small Engine Technology Conference, Linz, Austria, 28-30 settembre 2010, SAE International, pp. 1-11. DOI

A. CHESI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; F. TRIPPI (2010). Biomass fueled cogeneration systems: a comparison among possible solutions for a case study. In: World Renewable Energy Congress XI, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 25-30 September 2010, pp. 1-6, ISBN:9780956151612

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; S. PAGANELLI (2010). Misura pirometrica delle valvole di un motore a combustione interna. In: 65° Congresso Nazionale ATI, Chia Laguna Resort – Domus de Maria (Cagliari), 13 – 17 settembre 2010, pp. 1-10, ISBN:9788890411632

G. Ferrara; A. Bellissima; M. Doveri; F. Balduzzi (2010). Development of a Non-Conventional Two Stroke Small Engine for Scooter Applications. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINES, vol. Vol 3, pp. 462-472, ISSN:1946-3936 DOI

Carnevale, Ennio Antonio; Bellissima, Alessandro; Ferrara, Giovanni; Vichi, Giovanni; Carmignani, Luca; Di Palma, Stefano (2010). Simulazione del sistema motore-veicolo per la previsione e l’ottimizzazione dei consumi su un percorso urbano reale. In: 65° Congresso ATI, Domus De Maria, Italia, 13-17 Settembre, ATI, pp. 0-0, ISBN:9788890411632

A. Bellissima; G. Ferrara; L. Ferrari; J. Fiaschi; F. Assirelli; L. Carmignani; S. Di Palma (2009). Analisi sperimentale per la taratura di modelli 1-d per la previsione delle prestazioni ai carichi parziali. In: ATI, L'Aquila, 08-11/09/2009, pp. \-\, ISBN:9788887182378

E. A. Carnevale; A. Chesi; G. Ferrara; L. Ferrari; F. Tarani (2009). Indagine sperimentale per l’incremento delle prestazioni nei sistemi frigoriferi a CO2. In: ATI, L'Aquila, 08-11/09/2009, pp. \-\, ISBN:9788887182378

A. Bianchini; G. Ferrara; L. Ferrari; M. Milani; F. Paltrinieri; F. Tosetti (2009). Design and optimization of a variable displacement vane pump for high performance IC Engine lubrication Part 1 - experimental analysis of the circumferential pressure distribution with dynamic pressure sensors. In: World Congress SAE, Detroit, 20-24/04/2009, SAE International, pp. 1-8, ISBN:9780768021172 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

A. Bianchini; G. Ferrara; L. Ferrari; M. Milani; F. Paltrinieri; F. Tosetti (2009). Design and optimization of a variable displacement vane pump for high performance IC Engine Lubrication Part 2 - Lumped parameters numerical analysis. In: World Congress SAE, Detroit, 20-24/04/2009, SAE International, pp. 1-10. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

A. Bellissima; G. Ferrara; F. AssirelIi; L. Carmignani; S. Di Palma (2009). Calibration and validation of a numerical model developed to simulate the working conditions of a scooter vehicle on a mission profile. In: SAE 9th International Conference on Engines and Vehicles, Napoli, 11-15/09/2009, pp. \-\. DOI

E. A. CARNEVALE; A. CHESI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; F. TARANI (2008). Analisi sperimentale per l’ottimizzazione delle prestazioni di cicli frigoriferi a CO2. In: ATI, Palermo, 23-26/09/2008, pp. \-\, ISBN:9788877588395

F. Assirelli; A. Bellissima; G. Ferrara; L. Carmignani; S. Di Palma (2008). Combined WAVE-Simulink simulation to predict the exhaust emissions during an ECE-40 homologation cycle for a CVT vehicle. In: SETC SAE, Milwaukee, 9-11/09/2008, SAE, pp. 1-11. DOI

A. Bellissima; G. Ferrara; L. Ferrari; J. Fiaschi (2008). Utilizzo di tecniche di sperimentazione con sensori dinamici di pressione per la taratura di modelli di calcolo 1-D per motori a combustione interna. In: ATI, Palermo, 23-26/09/2008, pp. \-\, ISBN:9788877588395

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. BALDASSARRE (2006). Experimental investigation and characterization of vaneless diffuser rotating stall. Part V: Influence of diffuser geometry on stall inception and performance (3rd impeller tested). In: ASME TURBO EXPO, Barcellona, Spain, May 8-11, 2006, ASME, vol. 6 PART B, pp. 1095-1103, ISBN:9780791837740 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

G. FERRARA; F. ASSIRELLI; A. VARROCCHI; L. CARMIGNANI; S. DI PALMA; L. MATTEUCCI (2006). Applicazione della simulazione combinata 1D-3D per l’analisi del sistema di aspirazione di un motore bicilindrico a l 4t Piaggio. In: 61° Congresso ATI, Perugia, Italy, 12-15 Settembre, pp. /-/, ISBN:9788860740489

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; A. VARROCCHI (2006). Applicazione di reti neurali e algoritmi genetici per l’ottimizzazione delle prestazioni di un motore a combustine interna. In: 61° Congresso ATI, Perugia, Italy, 12-15 September 2006, Morlacchi, pp. /-/, ISBN:9788860740489

P. BONCINELLI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. BALDASSARRE (2006). A coupled experimental/numerical analysis for low solidity vaned diffusers performance optimization. In: ISROMAC, The 11th of International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 26-March 2, 2006, ASME, pp. 490-498.

E. CARNEVALE; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. BALDASSARRE (2006). Experimental investigation and characterization of vaneless diffuser rotating stall. Part VI: Reduction of three impeller results. In: ASME TURBO EXPO, Barcelona, Spain, 8-11 May 2006, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), pp. 1-8, ISBN:9780791837740

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. BALDASSARRE (2005). Adaptive vaned diffuser for centrifugal compressor. In: ASME TURBO EXPO, Reno-Tahoe, Nevada, USA, 6-9 June 2005, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), pp. 1-8, ISBN:9780791837542 DOI

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; G. SONNI (2005). Experimental characterization of a remoting system for dynamic pressure sensors. In: ASME TURBO EXPO, Reno-Tahoe, Nevada, USA, 6-9 June, 2005, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), pp. 1-8, ISBN:9780791837542 DOI

P. BONCINELLI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. BALDASSARRE (2004). Impact of low solidity diffuser on rotating stall in centrifugal compressors: a coupled experimental/numerical approach. In: The 10th of International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 7-11, 2004, pp. /-/, ISBN:9783000131509

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. BALDASSARRE (2004). Rotating stall in centrifugal compressor vaneless diffuser: experimental analysis of geometrical parameters influence on phenomenon evolution. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROTATING MACHINERY, vol. 10(6), pp. 433-442, ISSN:1023-621X DOI

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. BALDASSARRE (2004). Low solidity vaned diffusers for rotating stall prevention: experimental analysis of some design parameters. In: ASME TURBO EXPO, Vienna, Austria, 14-17 June 2004, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), pp. 1-8, ISBN:9780791837399

A. CELLAI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; C. MENGONI; L. BALDASSARRE (2003). Experimental investigation and characterization of the rotating stall in a high pressure centrifugal compressor. Part III: Influence of diffuser geometry on stall inception and performance (2nd impeller tested). In: ASME TURBO EXPO 2003, Atlanta, USA, 16-19 June 2003, ASME, pp. 711-719, ISBN:9780791836712 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

A. CELLAI; M. DE LUCIA; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; C. MENGONI; L. BALDASSARRE; (2003). Application of low solidity vaned diffusers to prevent rotating stall in centrifugal compressors: experimental investigation. In: ASME TURBO EXPO, Atlanta, USA, 16-19 June 2003, ASME, pp. 1-8, ISBN:9780791836712

A. CELLAI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; C. MENGONI; L. BALDASSARRE (2003). Experimental investigation and characterization of the rotating stall in a high pressure centrifugal compressor. Part IV: Impeller influence on diffuser stability. In: ASME TURBO EXPO 2003, Atlanta, USA, 16-19 June 2003, ASME, pp. 721-728, ISBN:9780791836712 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; M. DE LUCIA (2003). A new-conception, electromagnetically controlled, diaphragmless shock tube. In: ASME TURBO EXPO, Atlanta, USA, 16-19 June 2003, ASME, pp. 377-384, ISBN:9780791836712 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; C. MENGONI; M. DE LUCIA; L. BALDASSARRE (2002). Experimental investigation and characterization of the rotating stall in a high pressure centrifugal compressor. Part II: Influence of diffuser geometry on stage performance. In: ASME TURBO EXPO 2002, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3-6 June 2002, ASME, pp. 1-8, ISBN:9780791836064 DOI

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; C. MENGONI; M. DE LUCIA; L. BALDASSARRE (2002). Rotating stall in centrifugal compressor vaneless diffuser: experimental analysis and phenomenon characterization. In: The 9th of International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 10-14, 2002, pp. /-/.

M. DE LUCIA; L. FANETTI; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. ARNONE (2002). Sviluppo e applicazione di tecniche di velocimetria laser PIV per l’analisi sperimentale dei moti della carica nel cilindro di un motore a combustione interna. In: A.I.VE.LA, Ancona, Italy, 5 - 6 Novembre 2002, pp. /-/.

G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; C. MENGONI; M. DE LUCIA; L. BALDASSARRE (2002). Experimental investigation and characterization of the rotating stall in a high pressure centrifugal compressor. Part I: Influence of diffuser geometry on stall inception. In: ASME TURBO EXPO 2002, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3-6 June 2002, ASME, pp. 1-8, ISBN:9780791836064 DOI

M. DE LUCIA; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; C. MENGONI; L. BALDASSARRE (2001). Problemi sperimentali nell’analisi di prestazione di stadi di compressori centrifughi per alte pressioni in condizioni di similitudine. In: MIS - MAC – VII Metodi di Sperimentazione nelle Macchine, Quartu S. Elena (CA) , Italia, 21 April 2001, pp. /-/, ISBN:9788890143007

B. FACCHINI; G. FERRARA; L. ATTALA (2001). THERMOECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION METHOD AD DESIGN TOOL IN GAS-STEAM COMBINED PLANT REALIZATION. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 42/18, pp. 2163-2172, ISSN:0196-8904

B. FACCHINI; INNOCENTI L; FERRARA G. (2000). Blade cooling improvement for heavy duty gas turbine: the air coolant temperature reduction and the introduction of steam and mixed steam/air cooling. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES, vol. Vol.39 #1, pp. 74-84, ISSN:1290-0729 DOI

B. FACCHINI; G. FERRARA; L. INNOCENTI; G. MIGLIORINI; J. ANTHONY (2000). HEAT TRANSFERT ANALYSIS IN A MODERN DLN COMBUSTOR. In: ASME PAPER 2000 GT-254 IGTI TURBO EXPO 2000, MUNCHEN, ASME, pp. 1-10. DOI

B. FACCHINI; G. FERRARA; L. INNOCENTI (2000). BLADE COOLING IMPROVEMENT FOR HEAVY DUTY GAS TURBINE: THE AIR COOLANT TEMPERATURE REDUCTION AND THE INTRODUCTION OF STEAM AND MIXED/AIR COOLING. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES, vol. VOL 39, pp. 74-84, ISSN:1290-0729 DOI

M. DE LUCIA; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; C. MENGONI; S. CIONCOLINI (2000). Dynamic Pressure Sensors: Frequency Response Investigation And Calibration Methodologies. In: The XV Biannual Symposium on Measuring Techniques, Florence, Italy, September 21-22, 2000, pp. /-/.

E. CARNEVALE; B. FACCHINI; G. FERRARA (1999). Criteri d'Indagine ed Ottimizzazione Termoeconomica nella Realizzazione di Sistemi Energetici Complessi Basati su Cicli Combinati Gas Vapore. In: progetto biennale "tecniche di progettazione, analisi, gestione e controllo degli impianti energetici", Padova, Italy, 28-29 January 1999, pp. /-/.

CARCASCI C.; B. FACCHINI; FERRARA G.; INNOCENTI L.; COUTANDIN D.; PROTTO S. (1999). The 701fd gas turbine design process: upgrade and innovations of blade cooling system. In: ASME IGTI 1999, ASME, vol. ASME Paper 99-GT-420, pp. 1-9. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

B. FACCHINI; CARCASCI C.; CARNEVALE E.; FERRARA G. (1998). Modular simulation of coolant internal network and rotating cavity analysis. In: ASME-IGTI Turbo expo 98, Stockolm, ASME, pp. 1-8. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

B. FACCHINI; G. FERRARA; G. MASI (1998). A Parametric Study of Chat Cycle Performances: Thermodynamic and design Features. In: ASME-IGTI Turbo expo 98, Stockholm, Sweden, 2-5 June 1998, ASME, vol. Paper 98-GT-166, pp. 1-8. DOI

E. CARNEVALE; B. FACCHINI; G. FERRARA; L. INNOCENTI (1998). A Rotor Blade Cooling improvement for Heavy Duty Gas Turbine Using Steam and Mixed Steam/Air Cooling. In: ASME-IGTI Turbo expo 98, Stockholm, Sweden, 2-5 June 1998, ASME, vol. Paper 98-GT-216, pp. 1-8.

B. FACCHINI; G. FERRARA; P. MAZZILLI (1998). A semi analytical Approach to emissions prediction in gas Turbine Combustors. In: The 43rd ASME Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress, Exposition and Users Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, 2-5 June 1998, ASME, vol. Paper 98-GT-216, pp. 1-8. DOI

C. CARCASCI; G. FERRARA; C. MENGONI; U. CORRADINI (1997). L'ingestione di gas caldi nelle cavità rotanti delle turbine a gas. In: IX Convegno Tecnologie e Sistemi Energetici Complessi "S. Stecco", Milano, Italy, 26-27 June 1997, pp. /-/.

B. FACCHINI; G. FERRARA; L. INNOCENTI (1997). Effetti della riduzione della temperatura dell'aria di raffreddamento nelle palettature refrigerate in turbine a gas heavy-duty. In: Tecnologie e Sistemi Energetici Complessi "S. Stecco", Milano, Italy, 26-27 June 1997, pp. /-/.

B. FACCHINI; CARCASCI C.; FERRARA G. (1995). A Rotor Blade Cooling Design Method For Heavy Duty Gas Turbine. In: ASME paper 95-CTP-90 VIII° ASME Cogenturbo, Vienna, Austria, 23-25 August 1995, ASME, pp. 1-8.

Giovanni FERRARA

Curriculum

Curriculum Vitae

Personal information
Giovanni Ferrara, married since 1996, with two children (2001, 2003)

Publications and Scientific indexes (updated at 07/05/2024)
Author of more than 230 scientific publications, presented at international congresses with review or published on international journals with IF. The full list is available on the Unifi website or directly at the address http://www.unifi.it/cercachi-per-4547.html
Scopus ID 36720039300 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-2855
- Citation number = 3291; Hirsch index = 30
Education
Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florence (1995),
PhD in Energy Engineering at the "Sergio Stecco" Department of Energy Engineering, University of Florence (1999).
- Visiting researcher at the Centre of Research and Development (CRD) of General Electric in Schenectady (NY), USA. In the research period tests were carried out on the "full annular rig" of the combustion chamber of the PGT5B Nuovo Pignone gas turbine (February-April 1998).
- Lecture Series participation at the Von Karman Institute of Brussels: "Introduction to measurement techniques" (October 1996).

Current & Previous Positions
- 01 Sept 2020 – now: Full Professor c/o the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence (Scientific Sector: ING/IND-08)
- 01 Nov 2014 – 31 Aug 2020: Associated Professor c/o the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Firenze (Scientific Sector: ING/IND-09)
- 01 Nov 1999 - 31 Oct 2014: Assistant Professor (Scientific Sector: ING/IND-09) c/o the “Sergio Stecco” Department of Energy Engineering (then Department of Industrial Engineering), University of Firenze
ACADEMIC/INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Member of the Board of Administrators of the University of Florence (2017-now)
- PhD in Industrial Engineering - Coordinator
- Member of the Advisory Board designated by the Tuscany Regional Government for the definition of the development guidelines in the frame of Industry 4.0 (2017-2018)
- Member of the University of Florence Committe for the Communication and the Public Engagement (2016-now)
- Member of the board (as third university mission representative) of the Florence University Press (2016-now)
- Representative of the Board of Administrators in the Building Committee of the University of Florence (2017-now)
- Member of the Committee dedicated to Communication and Public Engagement of the University of Florence (2016-now)
- Member of the Address Committee of OpenLab (university of Florence) (2015-2020)
- Representative of the Machinery section at the Commissione di Indirizzo e Autovalutazione (CIA) of the Department of Industrial Engineering (2013-2020)
- Member (designated by the Board of Administrators) for the Commission instituted to revise the Statute of the University of Florence (after 240/10 law “Riforma Gelmini” – 2011)
- Key user of the Department of Industrial Engineering for the Research Quality evaluation of the period 2011-2014.
- Member (designated by the Dean) for the Technical-Scientific Committe of PIN S.c.r.l. (Polo Universitario di Prato) (2009 - 2011 and 2012 - 2016)
- Contact person (designated by the Dean) for the cooperation protocol between the University, High-Schools and Nuovo Pignone SpA (2008 - now)
- Coordinator and scientific responsible of the LINEA Laboratory (Laboratorio d'INnovazione per l'Energia e l'Ambiente) (2005-now)
- Technical responsible for the University of Firenze and PIN within the protocol of cooperation between the Tuscany Region and the Zehjiang province in China for the creation of a research center (2011)
- Academic responsible for Formula SAE engine - Firenze Race Team (2005-now)
- Member of the Commission for English Language test for extra-Eu students (2010-now)
- Professor for the inmate student Alfonso Figini (Polo Universitario carcerario di Prato) during its training and working period at the Linea Laboratory (2011-2019)
- Elected member for the Council of the “Sergio Stecco” Department of Energy Engineering, University of Firenze” (2009 - 2012)
- Member (designated by the Dean) for the Council of the Engineering Faculty (2009 - 2012)
- Member of the Teachers Council of the PhD Course in Energy Engineering (2006 - 2013)
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- From A. Y. 2015-16: Holder of the courses "Internal Combustion Engines" course (6CFU), “Development and Innovation in Internal Combustion Engines” (6CFU), "Laboratory of Internal Combustion Engines" (3 credits), "Laboratory of Working Machines" (3 credits)
- From A. Y. 2011-2012 to A. Y. 2014-15: Holder of the "Internal Combustion Engines" course (6CFU) and of the "Laboratory of Internal Combustion Engines" (3 credits).
- From A. Y. 2009-10 to A. Y. 2009-10: Holder of the "Engines" (6 credits) and the "Advanced Engines" (3 credits) courses at the Faculty of Engineering of Florence Master degree in Mechanical and Energy Engineering.
- From A. Y. 2003-04 to A. Y.2008-09: Holder of the "Motorcycle Engines" course (6 credits) at the University of Florence, Degree course in Industrial Engineering (branch of Prato).
- From A. Y. 2003-04 to A. Y. 2009-10: Holder of the "Thermal Engines" course , bachelor degree (6 credits) at the University of Florence, Degree course in Transportation Engineering (branch of Pistoia)
- From A. Y. 2003-04 to A. Y. 2008-09: Holder of the "Automotive Engines" course for the bachelor degree course (3 credits) at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Florence
- From A. Y. 2003-04 to A. Y. 2008-09: Holder of the "Automotive Engines II" course (3 credits) at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Florence
- From A. Y. 2000-01 to A. Y. 2003-04: Holder of the "Internal Combustion Engines" course (7 credits) at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Florence.
- Since 1996 Collaboration in lectures, tutorials and seminars courses of "Machinery", "Machines and Special Energy Systems", "Energy Systems", "Machinery Design", "Internal Combustion Engines" at the University of Florence and Parma.
- Professor and member of the final evaluation committee of the IFTS training course Securgreen (Technician for Environment, Energy and Security in the companies), funded by the Province of Prato (2011-2012)
- Teacher of "Energy-efficient engines for urban transportation" at the Ducati Summer School in Borgo Panigale (Bologna) (2011-2016)
- Teacher for the TEA (Tecnologie Energetico-Ambientali) Course, high-education project supported by the Tuscany Region organized by PIN (Prato) (2006-2007)
- Teacher of Internal Combustion Engines for an internal training period (4 days) organized by Toyota for company technicians (Rome) (2007)
Awards

Winner of the Best Paper Awards for the following papers:
- Balduzzi, F., Romani, L., Bosi, L., Ferrara, G. “Intermittent Injection for a Two-Stroke Direct Injection” (2019) SAE Technical Papers, 2019-32-0524, Small Engine Technology Conference (Hiroshima, JPN) Winner as one of the top ten best paper and winner as one of the top five presentation
- LENZI, G.; FIORAVANTI, A.; FERRARA, G.; FERRARI, L., 2015, “Development of an innovative multi-sensor waveguide probe with improved measurement capabilities” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 137(5), pp. 051601-1/12; DOI: 10.1115/1.4028682; Winner of the best paper award of 2014, Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation Committee
- BIANCHINI, A.; BALDUZZI, F.; RAINBIRD, J. M.; PEIRO, J.; GRAHAM, J. M. R.; FERRARA, G; FERRARI, L.; 2015 “An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines: Part 1 — Flow Curvature Effects”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 138(3), 032602 (Sep 22, 2015) (10 pages); Paper No: GTP-15-1303; DOI: 10.1115/1.4031269; Winner of the best paper award of 2015, Wind Energy Committee
- BIANCHINI, A.; BALDUZZI, F.; RAINBIRD, J. M.; PEIRO, J.; GRAHAM, J. M R.; FERRARA, G; FERRARI, L.; 2015 “An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines: Part 2 — Post-Stall Data Extrapolation Methods”. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 138(3), 032603 (Sep 22, 2015) (10 pages) Paper No: GTP-15-1304; DOI: 10.1115/1.4031270; Winner of the best paper award of 2015, Wind Energy Committee
- A. Fioravanti; G. Lenzi; G. Vichi; G. Ferrara; S. Ricci; L. Bagnoli (2015). Assessment and experimental validation of a 3D acoustic model of a motorcycle muffler. SAE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINES, vol. 8, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1946-3936, Winner as one of the ten best paper at the SETC SAE Congress, Pisa 2014
- G. FERRARA, L. FERRARI, S. PAGANELLI, 2010, “Misura pirometrica delle valvole di un motore a combustione interna”, 65° Congresso Nazionale ATI, 2010, 13 – 17 settembre 2010, Chia Laguna Resort – Domus de Maria (Cagliari) – Winner of Caputo award - ISBN: 978-88-90411-63

Patents
- Magnani S. ; Bellissima A.; Andreini M.; Ferrari L.; Ferrara G.; Esposito F.; Becciani M.; “CONTROL DEVICE OPTIMIZING EVALUATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN IN-PLANT ENERGY NETWORK”. WO2018029722 (A1) ― 2018-02-15. Applicant: YANMAR CO LTD [JP]
- Bellissima A.; Magnani S.; Andreini M.; Ferrara G.; Esposito F.; Ferrari L.; Pentolini M.; De Chirico M.; Petretto G.; Cantu M.; Scalari S.; Gigliucci G.; “CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING LOCAL ENERGY NETWORK”. EP3216001 (A1) ― 2017-09-13. Applicant(s): YANMAR CO LTD [JP]; S D I S P A [IT]; ENEL PRODUZIONE SPA [IT]
- Bellissima A.; Magnani S.; Andreini M.; Ferrara G.; Esposito F.; Ferrari L.; Pentolini M.; De Chirico M.; Petretto G.; Cantu M.; Scalari S.; Gigliucci G.; “CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING LOCAL ENERGY NETWORK”. WO2016071930 (A1) ― 2016-05-12. Applicant(s): YANMAR CO LTD [JP]; S D I S PA [IT]; ENEL INGEGNERIA E RICERCA S P A [IT]
- Ferrara Giovanni ; ITFI20060327A1 DISPOSITIVO A MASSE VOLANICHE CONTROROTANTI PER MIGLIORARE LA MANEGGEVOLEZZA DEI MOTOVEICOLI Giugno 2008; Applicants BETAMOTOR S P A

Organizational / managerial skills
Coordinator and technical-scientific responsible of the research group REASE (Reciprocating Engines and Advanced Systems for Energy) at the Department of Industrial Engineering, currently made up of 1 Assistant Professor, 9 PhD students, 2 research fellows, 1 laboratory technician, 1 research contract.
Coordinator and scientific responsible of the LINEA Laboratory (Laboratorio d'INnovazione per l'Energia e l'Ambiente) (2005-now)
Academic responsible for Formula SAE engine - Firenze Race Team (2005-now)
Scientific responsible and coordinator of various technological transfer to the industry (both PMI and GI) via european-, italian- and regional-funded projects or research contracts

Down below it is reported a list of the main industrial projects/partnerships in which Prof. Ferrara has worked as coordinator or member of the research team in the last 10 years:
- ITCOSMEC (Advanced controls with high level of information technologies for energy efficiency improvement in industrial production) FESR 2014 – 2020- BANDO N. 2. Partners: CEAM Control Equipment S.r.l, Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A, Campanella Costruzioni Meccaniche S.r.l, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale). Scientific Responsible.
- DIGIYARN (Development of a vitual prototype based system for textile application) FESR 2014 – 2020- BANDO N. 2. Partners: Ecafil Best Spa Industria Filati, Technores S.R.L, Gm Industry S.R.L, Smi Tessuti S.P.A., Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale. Scientific Responsible.
- EXP-HEAT (“Energy recovery in new and retrofitted heat pumps using a dedicated expander concept) - FP 7 - SME – 2013, Grant agreement no: 605923. Coordinator of the experimental activities carried out by UNIFI
- EuropeAid/150426/DD/ACT/AM (Enhancing SME competitiveness through promotion and wider use of sustainable innovative technologies) – “Design and supervision of a Solar Photovoltaic Power Station (1000kWt capacity) to be established in the target region, feasibility study and country market research about sustainable energy sources “. Partners: PIN-Unifi (lead partner), Regional Tourism Center of Vayots Dzor, 8 municipalities of Vayots Dzor Region. Location of the action: Vayots Dzor region, Armenia
- "BIO2ENERGY" Biohydrogen and Biomethane from anaerobic co-fermentation of FORSU and sludges, production of renewable energy sources and fertilizers for the improvement of public facilities efficiency. Fondi regionali: PAR FAS 2007-2013 - Linea d'azione 1.1- BANDO FAR-FAS 2014
- TECGAS - TECnologie innovative per l'up-grading del bioGAS (Innovative techologies for Bio-gas ugrading). Call MATTM "Finanziamento di progetti di ricerca finalizzati ad interventi di efficienza energetica e all'utilizzo delle fonti di energia rinnovabile in aree urbane". D.D. SEC-DEC-2011-0000564 17/06/2011. Member of the research team coordinated by Prof. Carnevale
- UPGAS-LOWCO2 Upgrading of landfill gas for lowering CO2 emissions. LIFE+ (2008) LIFE/08/ENV/IT/000429. Member of the research team coordinated by Prof. Carnevale
- Industria 2015 - Project MUSS (Mobilità Urbana Sicura e Sostenibile) Coordinator of the Department of Energy team (leader Piaggio)
- ATENE project - Bando R&S 2012 Regione Toscana linea B Attività 1.6 POR CReO FESR 2007-2013 - Leading proponent GE Oil&Gas Nuovo Pignone - Coordinator for reciprocating compressor development. Partnership Regione Toscana-Ge Oil&Gas Nuovo Pignone-UniFI-UniPI-Pontlab for the design of laboratory equipment (PAR FAS 2007 – 2013 funds) – Responsible of the design and manufaturing of a test rig for the experimental development of high-performance reciprocating compressors
- LINEA "Realizzazione di un Laboratorio di INnovazione tecnologica in campo Energetico e Ambientale" Ministry of Economic Development (D.M. 27/01/05) (research group member)
- Smart Grids Navicelli (design and construction of a Smart User system - POR FESR 2007-2013 1.1.b) - 3 Universities and 4 industrial subjects
- REFARCAL (REFrigerazione Avanzata con Recupero di CALore). Design and development of a refrigeration system using heat cascade from an internal combustion engine - POR FESR 2007-2013 1.1.b)
- GE Oil& Gas Nuovo Pignone (now Baker Huges) - Numerical and experimental analysis of advanced fluid dynamics of reciprocating compressors
- GE Oil& Gas Nuovo Pignone (now Baker Huges) - Numerical and experimental analysis for the detection and control of rotating stall
- Piaggio - MID2R (founded by MIUR) - numerical and experimental development of scooter ICEs
- Magneti Marelli – Development of monitoring systems for in-cylinder pressure and fuel direct injection in internal combustion engines
- Yanmar R&D Europe - Efficiency optimization of Smart Grid systems using fossil fuels and renewables. Advanced methodologies for engine diagnostic
- Yanmar R&D Europe - Development of numeric and experimental methodologies for the analysis of engine operation via the measurement of the turbocharger instantaneous rotational speed
- Yanmar R&D Europe - Development of numeric and experimental methodologies for the analysis of the in-cylinder pressure by indirect measurements
- Ferrari – Numerical Analysis for the improvement of turbochargers
- HPE (High Performance Engineering) - Development of electro assisted turbochargers for high-performance engines
- APRILIA - progetto Eureka1 (founded by MIUR) - numerical design of a 4-stroke ICE for motorbike applications
- VM Motori – Investigation methodologies for the reliability analyses of innovative euro 6, 3.0 liters V6 heavy-duty diesel engines, characterised by reduced space requirements and the absence of post-treatment systems for NOx emissions
- 3P Prinz – Support to the fluid-dynamic analysis of screw presses
- ALTAIR – Reduction of industrial facilities energy consumption via thermal and electric fluxes optimisation
- Betamotor - Development of intake and discharge systems for motorbike applications. Low and High Pressure fuel systems for 2 stroke application
- CST (Compressor Service Technology) - Numerical models for the simulation of reciprocating compressors
- DORIN – Development of reciprocating compressors for CO2
- ENERGON – Development of a small-size cogenerator with variable revolution speed
- CNR Dipartimento Energia e Trasporti (DET) - application of bio-fuels to power plants using micro-turbines
- Ducati Corse - Direct experimental measurement of the valve temperature in an ICE
- Ducati Motor Holding - Development of numerical and experimental techniques for the acoustic characterization of mufflers
- EDI Progetti - Development of innovative engines
- Bigas - Feeding systems for methane in ICEs
- ITALMATIC – Thermo-fluido-dynamic analysis of Autocalves for aero-spatial applications