Publications

  1. Ge R, Humbert G, Martinez R, Attallah MM, Sciacovelli A (2020). Additive manufacturing of a topology-optimised multi-tube energy storage device: Experimental tests and numerical analysis. Appl Therm Eng 2020;180:115878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115878.
  2. Mohammed HI, Talebizadehsardari P, Mahdi JM, Arshad A, Sciacovelli A, Giddings D (2020). Improved melting of latent heat storage via porous medium and uniform Joule heat generation. J Energy Storage 2020;31:101747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2020.101747.
  3. Yu Q, Lu Y, Zhang C, Zhang X, Wu Y, Sciacovelli A (2020). Preparation and thermal properties of novel eutectic salt / nano-SiO 2 / expanded graphite composite for thermal energy storage. Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 2020; 215:110590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110590
  4. Vecchi A, Naughton J, Li Y, Mancarella P, Sciacovelli A (2020). Multi-mode operation of a Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) plant providing energy arbitrage and reserve services – Analysis of optimal scheduling and sizing through MILP modelling with integrated thermodynamic performance. Energy 2020; 200:117500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117500.
  5. Vecchi A, Li Y, Mancarella P, Sciacovelli A. (2020) Integrated techno-economic assessment of Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) under off-design conditions: Links between provision of market services and thermodynamic performance. Applied Energy 2020; 262:114589. doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114589.
  6. Scapino L, Zondag HA, Diriken J, Rindt C, Van Bael J, Sciacovelli A. (2020) Modeling the performance of a sorption thermal energy storage reactor using artificial neural networks. Applied Energy 2020; 258:114063. doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114063
  7. Le Roux WG, Sciacovelli A. (2019) Recuperated solar-dish Brayton cycle using turbocharger and short-term thermal storage WG Le Roux, Solar Energy 2020; 194, 569-580. doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.10.081
  8. Pizzolato A, Sharma A, Maute K, Sciacovelli A, Verda V. (2019) Multi-scale topology optimization of multi-material structures with controllable geometric complexity — Applications to heat transfer problems.  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 2019; 357: 112552. doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2019.07.021 
  9. Scapino L, Zondag HA, Diriken J, Rindt C, Van Bael J, Sciacovelli A. (2019) Modeling the performance of a sorption thermal energy storage reactor using artificial neural networks. Applied Energy 2019; 253:11352. doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113525 
  10. Pizzolato A, Sharma A, Ge R, Maunte K, Verda V, Sciacovelli A (2019) Maximization of performance in multi-tube latent heat storage – Optimization of fins topology, effect of materials selection and flow arrangements. Energy, doi:10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.155
  11. Cammarata A, Verda V, Sciacovelli A, Ding Y. (2018) Hybrid strontium bromide-natural graphite composites for low to medium temperature thermochemical energy storage: Formulation, fabrication and performance investigation. Energy Convers Manag 2018;166:233–40. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.04.031.
  12. Sciacovelli A,  Navarro M.E., Jin Y., Qiao G., Zheng L., Leng G., Wang L., Ding Y. (2019) High density polyethylene (HDPE) — Graphite composite manufactured by extrusion: A novel way to fabricate phase change materials for thermal energy storage. Particuology 2018; 40:131-140.
  13. Chang C, Sciacovelli A, Wu Z, Li X, Li Y, Zhao M, et al. (2018) Enhanced heat transfer in a parabolic trough solar receiver by inserting rods and using molten salt as heat transfer fluid. Appl Energy 2018;220:337–50. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.091.
  14. Shere L, Trivedi S, Roberts S, Sciacovelli A, Ding Y. (2018) Synthesis and Characterization of Thermochemical Storage Material Combining Porous Zeolite and Inorganic Salts. Heat Transf Eng 2018;7632:1–21. doi:10.1080/01457632.2018.1457266.
  15. Pizzolato A, Sharma A, Maute K, Sciacovelli A, Verda V. (2017) Design of effective fins for fast PCM melting and solidification in shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage through topology optimization. Appl Energy 2017;208:210–27. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.10.050
  16. Sciacovelli A, Smith D, Navarro M, et al. (2017). Performance Analysis and Detailed Experimental Results of the First Liquid Air Energy Storage Plant in the World. ASME Journal of Energy Resources and Technologies. doi: 10.1115/1.4038378
  17. Pizzolato A, Sciacovelli A, Verda V. (2017) Centralized control of district heating networks during failure events using discrete adjoint sensitivities. Energy 2017:1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.09.102
  18. Pizzolato A, Donato F, Verda V, Santarelli M, Sciacovelli A. (2017) CSP plants with thermocline thermal energy storage and integrated steam generator - Techno-economic modeling and design optimization. Energy 139; 231-246.  doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.07.160
  19. Guelpa E, Barbero G, Sciacovelli A, Verda V. (2017) Peak-shaving in district heating systems through optimal management of the thermal request of buildings. Energy 2017:1–9. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2017.06.107
  20. Pizzolato A, Sharma A, Maute K, Sciacovelli A, Verda V. (2017) Topology optimization for heat transfer enhancement in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage. Int J Heat Mass Transf 2017;113:875–88. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.05.098.
  21. Sciacovelli A., Vecchi A., Ding Y. Liquid air energy storage (LAES) with cold packed bed thermal storage (2017). Applied Energy 190; 84-98. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.118
  22. Sciacovelli A., Li Y., Cheng H., Wu Y., Wang J. Garvey S., Ding Y. (2017)  Dynamic simulation of Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) plant with integrated thermal storage – link between components performance and plant performance. Applied Energy 185; 16–28. doi:  10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.10.058.
  23. Li Y., Sciacovelli A., Peng X., Radcliffe J., Ding Y. (2016). Integrating compressed air energy storage with a diesel engine for electricity generation in isolated areas. Applied Energy 171; 26-36. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.109
  24. Guelpa E., Toro C., Sciacovelli A., Melli R., Sciubba E., Verda V. (2016). Optimal operation of large district heating networks through fast fluid-dynamic simulation. Energy 102; 586-595. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.02.058.
  25. Sciacovelli A., Verda V. (2016). Second law design of a latent heat thermal energy storage with branched fins. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow. doi: 10.1108/HFF-01-2015-0040
  26. Sciacovelli A. (2016). Toward efficient control of energy systems: an application of proper generalized decomposition to thermal storage. International Journal of Thermodynamics 16; 19-27. doi: 10.5541/ijot.5000153324.
  27. Verda V., Guelpa E., Sciacovelli A., Acquaviva A., Patti E. (2016). Thermal Peak Load Shaving Through Users Request Variations in District Heating Systems. International Journal of Thermodynamics 19; 168-176 doi: 10.5541/ijot.5000175955.
  28. Pizzolato A., Sciacovelli A., Verda V. (2015). Transient local entropy generation analysis for the design improvement of a thermocline thermal energy storage. Applied Thermal Engineering; 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.12.072.
  29. Cosentino S., Sciacovelli A., Verda V, Noce G. (2015). Optimal operation of ground heat exchangers in presence of design anomalies: an approach based on second law analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering; doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.11.130
  30. Verda V., Cosentino S., Lo Russo S., Sciacovelli A. (2015). Second law analysis of horizontal geothermal heat pump systems. Energy and Buildings; doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.09.063
  31. Guelpa E., Sciacovelli A., Verda V., Ascoli D. (2015). Proper Orthogonal Decomposition method as model reduction technique for wildfire behaviour prediction by physical models. Journal of Wildland Fire (Accepted).
  32. Sciacovelli A., Verda V., Sciubba E. (2015). Entropy generation analysis as a design tool – A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43; 1167–1181. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.104.
  33. Sciacovelli A., Gagliardi F., Verda V. (2015). Maximization of performance of a PCM latent heat storage system with innovative fins. Applied Energy 137; 707-715. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.015.
  34. Sciacovelli A., Guelpa E., Verda V. (2014). Second law optimization of a PCM based latent heat thermal energy storage system with tree shaped fins. International Journal of Thermodynamics, 17, 127-136.  doi: 10.5541/ijot.549 
  35. Sciacovelli A., Guelpa E., Verda V. (2014). Multi-scale modeling of the environmental impact and energy performance of open-loop groundwater heat pumps in urban areas. Applied Thermal Engineering, 71, 780-789. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.11.028
  36. Guelpa E., Sciacovelli A., Verda V. (2013). Entropy generation analysis for the design improvement of a latent heat storage system. Energy, 53, 128-138. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2013.02.017
  37. Verda V., Sciacovelli A. (2012). Optimal design and operation of a biogas fuelled MCFC system integrated with an anaerobic digester. Energy, 47, 150-157. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2012.09.060
  38. Sciacovelli A., Colella F., Verda V. (2012). Melting of PCM in a thermal energy storage unit: numerical investigation and effect of nano-particles Enhancement. International Journal of Energy Research, 37, 1610-1623. doi:10.1002/er.2974
  39. Sciacovelli A., Verda V., Amelio C., Repetto C., Diaz G. (2012). Performance improvement of a circular MCFC through optimal design of the fluid distribution system. Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 9, 041011. doi:10.1115/1.4006798
  40. Sciacovelli A., Verda V. (2012). Sensitivity analysis applied to the multiobjective optimization of a MCFC hybrid plant.  Energy Conversion and Management, 60, 180-187.   doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2012.02.011
  41. Colella F., Sciacovelli A., Verda V. (2012) Numerical analysis of a medium scale latent energy storage unit for district heating systems. Energy, 45, 397-406. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2012.03.043
  42. Verda V., Baccino G., Sciacovelli A., Lo Russo S. (2012). Impact of district heating and groundwater heat pump systems on the primary energy needs in urban areas. Applied Thermal Engineering, 40, 18-26. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.01.047
  43. Sciacovelli A., Verda V. (2011). Entropy generation minimization for the optimal design of the fluid distribution system in a circular MCFC. International Journal of Thermodynamics, 14, 167-177. doi:10.5541/ijot.320
  44. Verda V., Sciacovelli A.  (2011). Design improvement of circular molten carbonate fuel cell stack through CFD analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 31, 2740-2748. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.04.046
  45. Sciacovelli A.,  Verda V. (2011). Entropy generation analysis for the design optimization of solid oxide fuel cells. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 21, 535 – 558. doi:10.1108/09615531111135819
  46. Sciacovelli A. (2010). Thermodynamic optimization of a monolithic-type solid oxide fuel cell. International Journal of Thermodynamics, 13, 95-103.
  47. Smith C.E., Sciacovelli A., von Spakovsky M.R., Verda V. (2010). 3D Quantum thermodynamic description of the non-equilibrium behaviour of an unbounded system at an atomistic level. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 237. doi: 10.1088/1742 6596/237/1/012022
  48. Sciacovelli A., Verda V. (2010). Entropy generation minimization in a tubular solid oxide fuel cell. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 132.  doi:10.1115/1.4001063
  49. Sciacovelli A., Smith C., Verda V., von Spakovsky M.R. (2010). Quantum thermodynamics: Non-equilibrium 3D description of an unbounded system at an atomistic level. International Journal of Thermodynamics, 13, 23-33.
  50. Sciacovelli A., Verda V. (2009) Entropy generation analysis in a monolithic-type solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Energy, 34, 850-865. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2009.03.007