Architecture

University of Pisa
Department of
Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering
DESTEC
Thermodynamics and heat transfer
Hydraulic constructions
Environmental hydraulics
Geotechnics
Civil constructions
Architecture and
urban planning
Building physics
Fluid machinery
Energy systems
Renewable energies
ENERGY Nuclear reactor safety
ENGINEERING
CIVIL
ENGINEERING
&
ARCHITECTURE
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
Applied Electromagnetics
Power Apparatuses
Power Systems
Measurement
MANAGEMENT
ENGINEERING
ICT & Information Management
Industrial Economics
Innovation Management
Logistics and operations management
Quality management and organizational models
CIVIL ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE
Areas and People
HYDRAULIC
CONSTRUCTIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL
HYDRAULICS
GEOTECHNICS
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING
ARCHITECTURE AND
URBAN PLANNING
PhD Students and Fellows:
Marco Andreini
Gianluca Angelini
Faculty:
Erika Banti
Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua
Nicola Bazzichi
Antonello Boschi
Marco Cinotti
Enzo Buffoni
Rosella Condello
Roberto B.F. Castiglia
Barbara Cosanti
Raffaello Cecchetti
Laura Fastelli
Fabrizio Cinelli
Vincenzo Fresta
Alessandro Gioeli
Giorgio Croatto (until 31/10/2013)
Lucia Giorgetti
Valerio Cutini
Linda Giresini
Anna De Falco
Ilaria Giusti
Paolo Fiamma
Stefania Landi
Maurizio Froli
Giulia Lenziardi
Renato Iannelli
Vincenzo Mamone
Ewa Jolanta Karwacka
Claudia Manca
Luca Lanini
Matteo Masi
Silvana Maria Teresa Lombardo
Beatrice Ostuni
Diego Carlo Lo Presti
Michele Palermo
Valerio Milano (until 31/10/2013)
Alessia Pierotti
Stefano Pagliara
Chiara Porroni
Nicola Perilli
Mario Lucio Puppio
Roberto Pierini
Raffaele Righini
Giulia Romei
Pietro Ruschi (until 31/10/2013)
Simone Rusci
Luisa Santini
Giovanni Santi
Mauro Sassu
Lorenzo Secchiari
Nunziante Squeglia
Domenico Taddei (until 31/10/2013) Stefano Stacul
Davide Tonelli
Civil Engineering │ Former Activity 2007‐2013
Research Projects granted by international funds:
• The Polytechnik - Blantyre (Malawi).
• Office of Adv HM for Cultural Affairs (Oman).
Research Projects granted by Italian national funds:
• Tuscany Region - "Seismic monitoring of public hospitals of Pisa (ASL5-AOUP), Livorno (ASL6), Lucca (ASL2 – ASL12)
and Massa Carrara (ASL1)" (2010).
• Abruzzo Region - " Rebuilding plan in the Municipality of San Pio delle Camere" (AQ) (2012).
• Tuscany Region - “Seismic assessment of regional public buildings" (2012).
• CASALP Livorno (social housing institute) - “Seismic monitoring of public buildings" (2012).
• Tuscany Region - “financing of 41 internships for undergraduates in Engineering and Civil Engineering and Architecture in
the Abruzzo territory for the damage survey after the 2009 earthquake” (2010-2011).
• Tuscany Region - “Researches and experimental studies on masonry constructions" (2011).
• Tuscany Region – Seismic Service / Genio Civile “2D seismic response analyses of urban centres in seismic areas of
Tuscany (Castelnuovo Garfagnana)” (2012).
• Soprintendenza BAPPSAE for the provinces of Pisa and Livorno - “Laboratory tests for the characterization of the subsoil
of the bell tower of San Piero a Grado” (2008).
• Opera della Primaziale Pisana - “3D numerical analysis of the Tower of Pisa and the subsoil for the forecasting of future
scenarios resulting from the operations of the Committee Jamiolkowski” (2006).
• Pagani Geotechnical Equipment (PC) - “Support of a doctoral thesis on the interpretation of CPTU, considering the
penetration rate effects in collaboration with MIT and Technical University of Braunschweig (international doctoral school in
civil & environmental engineering)” (2011).
• ASL 1 Massa – Carrara - “Support of a doctoral thesis on the stress state around underground cavities in the Carrara
marble mines (Doctoral School Leonardo da Vinci)” (2011).
• Municipality of Massa - “Information technology solutions and methodologies for surveying and mapping the control of the
stability of trees of green municipal heritage" (2013-2014).
• Municipality of Cecina - “For a qualitative management of the vertical green of Cecina city” (2011-2013).
• Muncipality of Mass – Study of informatics technology solutions and methodologies for mapping and survey of tree stability
of green municipality heritage (2013-14).
• Municipality of Calcinaia – Study for a qualitative management of green areas and landscape of Calcinaia, Pisa (2013-14).
Civil Engineering │ Past and present Partners Tuscany
Region
Pagani
Geotechnical
Equipment
Tuscany Health
Service
Opera Primaziale
Pisana
Municipality
of Massa
Municipality
of Cecina
Abruzzo
Region
Social Housing
Livorno
Municipality of San
Pio delle Camere
Civil Engineering │ Hydraulics and Naturalistic Engineering
maritime engineering
bridge piles
dam engineering
wastewater treatment
hydraulic structures
two-phase flows
treatment of stem cuttings
water treatment
numerical modeling
Civil Engineering │ Geotechnics
2D analysis for the evaluation
of the local seismic response
marine foundations
Foundations
Embankments
Seismic microzonation
study and
monitoring of the
Leaning Tower of
Pisa
study of the behaviour of
earth dams
innovative glass structures
glass tensegrity trusses
Civil Engineering │ Structural Engineering
optimal form finding and stability problems of glass
shells
Structural modelling
and design
Innovative materials and
structures
low cost materials and structures
low cost
dissipator
Civil Engineering │ Structural Engineering
structural evaluations and seismic
vulnerability of ancient structures
innovative on site tests
hot mechanical
characterisation of
masonry materials
innovative provisional
structures and safety
devices
Innovative experimental surveys
Rehabilitation and strengthening of existing
constructions
Study of masonry materials
archaeological
consolidation
Architecture │ Former Activity 2007‐2013
Research Projects granted by international funds:
•
Progetto Interlink 2004-006 “Pilot scheme for knowledge, conservation and improvement of Elbasan
kala fortress, Albania” cofinanziato da: MIUR, UniPi, UniFI, UniElbasan, IMK di Tirana.
Research Projects granted by Italian national funds:
•
Study focused on the definition of a cycle paths municipal network related to the following areas of the
Municipality of Pisa: the area along the river and adjacent bands, up to Bocca d'Arno; the waterfront
area; the Park of S.Rossore area“.
•
“Evaluation of structural safety and seismic vulnerability of historical-monumental buildings: La
Sapienza in Pisa“.
•
PRIN “Mental hospitals in Italy in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. Atlas of historical and
architectural heritage for the knowledge and appreciation “.
•
PRIN “Needs of contemporary building in areas with environmental excellences: the sustainability of
underground architectural“.
•
MIUR Cooperlink – Universities: Barcellona, Elbasan, Pavia, Pisa: “Social Housing and urban
development of Cassette” in Massa (IT) ; “Experiences in projects of recovering and development of
cities and historical centers” in L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (ES).
•
MIUR Cooperlink - Universities: Barcellona, Elbasan, Pavia, Pisa: “Urban regeneration of European
cities. Spaces of transformation at the limits of a city: the Besòs river area” in Barcelona (ES); “Urban
regeneration of European cities. Spaces of transformation at the limits of a city: The Badia
Camaldolese, San Giusto, San Girolamo, Poggio alle Croci” in Volterra (IT).
•
“Architectural valorization of Castello Malaspina” (Massa).
•
“Research project for the recovery and valorization of Borgo del Ponte in the city of Massa”.
•
“Research project for the recovery and valorization of Borgo della Rocca in the city of Massa”.
•
“Research project for the recovery and valorization of the agricultural centers Is Pinnas and Is Scanus”.
•
“Laboratorio Universitario Volterrano” interdisciplinary research project focused on the survey of
Volterra cultural heritage.
Architecture │ Past and present Partners ICVBC-CNR
Institute for the conservation and
valorization of cultural heritage
SCIBEC
Chimical science for the safeguard
of cultural heritage group
Municipality of Massa
Municipality of Pontedera
LUV
Laboratorio Universitario
Volterrano
Città Infinite association
Municipality of Santadi
Architecture │ Cultural Heritage
KNOWLEDGE
of architectural heritage
and urban landascapes
KNOWLEDGE
history of architecture
CONSERVATION
PROTECTION
VALORISATION
digital graphics for the valorization of the cultural heritage
Piazza del Priori,Volterra, development between XVIII and XX centuries
Cathedral of Volterra, Lithography,1863
Maggiano’s Psychiatric hospital
architectural survey
architectural heritage of the University of Pisa, Palazzo Bianchi Monzon
CONSERVATION PROTECTION VALORISATION
Architecture │ Cultural Heritage
KNOWLEDGE
of architectural heritage
and urban landascapes
architectural survey and restoration
CONSERVATION
PROTECTION
VALORISATION
urban and landscape recovery
Massa Marittima Cathedral
Elbasan Kalà Fortress, Albania
Is Scanus, Santadi, Sardinia
Architecture │ Architectural design
architectural shells
relationship between design, construction and new digital
technologies
experimentation of flexible and affordable housing types
the use of prefabricated structural systems and performing
curtain walls converge towards the design of low cost/high
performing buildings
Architecture │ Urban planning
Configurational Analysis. Exploration, development and application
The Configurational Analysis techniques are based on the analysis of the relationship between the
spatial elements of the urban grid. The activity, based on the theory introduced by Bill Hillier (UCL)
under the name of Space Syntax in the mid-80s, and followed by numerous research groups around
the world, has received numerous awards and has led to a significant refinement of operational
techniques, including the processing of the model called Ma.PPA (Mark Point Parameter Analysis),
built at the laboratory LISTA of the Department, which allows immediate interaction with the GIS
environment and the possibility of extending the analysis to altimetry aspects (3D MA.PPA).
Distribution of the Integration value on
the urban grid of Volterra
Built spaces in the historical
center of Volterra
Distribution of the Integration value on the urban grid of Pisa
ENERGY ENGINEERING
Areas and People
BUILDING PHYSICS
THERMODYNAMICS
HEAT TRANSFER
FLUID MACHINERY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY
Faculty:
Marco Antonelli
Claudio Bartoli
Claudio Casarosa
Francesco D’Auria
Paolo Di Marco
Fabio Fantozzi
Sauro Filippeschi
Alessandro Franco
Pietro Galbiati
Roberto Gentili
Walter Grassi
Luigi Martorano
Francesco Leccese
Roberto Lensi
Panaiotis Psaroudakis
Daniele Testi
Stefania Zanforlin
PhD Students and Fellows:
Dino Araneo
Federico Belfi
Andrea Baccioli
Stefano Briola
Marco Cherubini
Paolo Conti
Marco Francesconi
Walter Giannotti
Davoud Jafari
Fabio Moretti
Gianluca Pasini
Alessandro Petruzzi
Eva Schito
Giulia Romei
Fulvio Terzuoli
Sabino Sottile
Michele Rocca
Maurizio Vaccaro
Former Activity 2007‐2013
Research projects granted by EU, Italian national funds or other Institutions:
Project H2 Filiera Idrogeno (tasks on internal combustion engines fed with hydrogen)
Project SAVIA “Vehicles fed with hydrogen and ammonia”
Project with Continental “Research and development of innovative injectors for gasoline direct
injection working at high pressure for high efficiency and low emission engines”
Project ICGBL “Cogenerative small size plant with gasification of lignocellulosic biomass”
Research granted by foreign Institutions (nuclear reactor safety):
“Support to licensing Atucha-2 NPP and related research activities”.
“Design, construction of a test facility called CHF-TF (Critical Heat Flux – Test Facility) including
two Test Sections and execution of experiments regarding the CHF for the validation of CTMSP
PWR small size fuel project”
LABGENE Core design review
NURESIM (Nuclear Reactor Simulation) Project, FP6, 2005 to 2008
NURISP (Nuclear Reactor Integrated Simulation Project), FP7, 2009-2011
NURESAFE (Nuclear Reactor Safety Simulation Platform) Project, FP7, 2013-2015
ITER: Vacuum Vessel Pressure Suppression System (VVPSS) Condensation Study
Past and present Partners
IAEA
CTMSP
Centro Tecnològico da
Marinha em São Paulo
Research topics in Building physics
ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS
Energy diagnosis of residential and office existing buildings
Energy audit of buildings and thermal plants with infrared thermography inspections
Ventilated facades and roofs, dynamic thermal insulation of building envelope
Indoor comfort and air quality in rooms
Measurements of thermal transmittance of building walls and building components
Measurements of temperature and relative humidity in the internal and external environments
Measurements of air speed in confined spaces
Research topics in Lighting and Acoustics
LIGHTING
Measurements of luminance and illuminance in indoor workplaces
Measurements of luminance in roads for motorized traffic
Measurement of AOR (Artificial Optical Radiation)
Architectural lighting, urban lighting and light pollution
Ergonomics of vision and lighting of workstation with VDTs
Analisys of energy consumption of lighting systems
Lighting design with advanced calculation software (Dialux, Relux, ...)
ACOUSTICS
Measurement of reverberation and acoustic requirements in rooms halls
Measurement of sound insulation of building, impact sound level, plants noise
Measurement of acoustic characteristics for highway noise barriers
Sound quality in theathers, music rooms, variable acoustic rooms
Human sound exposure level in workplaces
Analysis of sound propagation in the external environment and noise pollution
Acoustic design with advanced calculation software (CATT Acoustic, Raynoise, ...)
Research topics in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Thermal control
applications, thermo-fluid
dynamics and heat
transfer enhancement
Heat transfer enhancement
by ultrasounds
Electroconvection
Heat pipe
Bubbles and drops
Boiling
Micro-loops for thermal control
Compact heat sinks
Experiment in microgravity
Infrared Technologies
Innovative devices for renewable energies and simulation of energy systems
ORC PLANTS
turbine
ENERGY FOUNDATION PILES
generator
ENERGY PLANNING
G
condenser
heat
exchanger
cooling
device
circulation pump
geothermal reservoir
SOLAR COOLING
DESIGN OF WIND
SIMULATION OF GEOTHERMAL
ADVANCED SOLAR COLLECTOR
ADVANCED MEASUREMENT LAB.
Research topics in Fluid Machinery and Energy Systems
Reciprocating engines
Novel injection and combustion systems
Renewable and alternative fuels applications
Polluting emissions analysis and reduction
Renewable energies
Direct solid biomasses combustion plants
Solid biomass gasification CHP plants
Components for micro CHPs
Environmental impact of biomasses
Computational Fluid Dynamics of wind turbines
Low concentration micro solar power plants
Energy systems
Thermodynamic analysis on thermal power plants
Production evaluations from renewable energies
Waste heat recovery ORC plants
(above) Direct Injection Hydrogen Engine, Wankel Steam Engine; (left) ORC schematical plant layout
Experimental facilities in Fluid Machinery and Energy Systems
Engine test bench, polluting emissions analysis bench, fuel consumption measurement
system, in-cylinder pressure measurement system.
Fluid dynamic test bench for discharge coefficient measurement, Jante test, injectors
characterization.
Saturated steam boiler (at CRIBE) for external combustion engines for micro CHP.
Optical chamber for spray analysis.
(right) spray visualisation facilities
(below) steam boiler at “Centro di
Ricerca Interuniversitario
Biomasse da Energia (CRIBE)
(above) engine test
room
(left) Fluid dynamic
test bench
Numerical techniques in Fluid Machinery and Energy Systems
CFD Lab for Internal Combustion Engines
0-1 dimensional CFD codes are used for:
- breathing capability of reciprocating engines;
- pressure trace analysis of external
combustion engines;
- analysis of injection systems for gaseous
and liquid fuels.
3 dimensional CFD codes are used for:
- development of new direct injection systems
for gaseous fuels;
- analysis of conventional and innovative
combustion strategies for Diesel engines;
- analysis of coolant systems.
mixture formation and combustion simulation in
4-stroke (top) and 2-stroke engines (bottom)
(above) innovative Diesel combustion system (“splitcycle engine”) combining low exhaust emissions with
high thermal efficiency
(above) Coolant system analysis, hydrogen
distribution in a direct injection engine
Numerical techniques in Fluid Machinery and Energy Systems
Research and Education Laboratory of CFD
for Renewable Energies
Our graduated programs include courses in theoretical Computational Fluid Dynamics. In addiction, MSc
students have the opportunity to practice commercial and open-source CFD tools in the Lab during the
projects of several courses and during their thesis work. In this way they are involved in the Department
research programs, practicing the state of the art and facing current and concrete research issues.
b
a
(above) 2D simulation to evaluate suitable
locations on building roofs for wind
turbines.
c
three bladed Darrieus wind
turbine simulation: (a) grid;
(b) grid detail; (c) turbulent
kinetic energy; (d) velocity
d
(from left) ORC Wankel model; comparison between regulation strategies; predicted vs. measured indicated cycle
Research topics in Nuclear Reactor Safety
Development of procedures to
demonstrate the technological
applicability of computational tools
Computational tools and procedures
are essential to prove the safety and the
quality of the design of
nuclear installations.
The scaling demonstration is needed
for the application of any numerical tool:
this also implies planning and
execution of experiments
Figure at right:
(1) Seed figure for accuracy extrapolation.
(2) NC exp data in a suitable scaling phase-space.
(3) ‘UMAE-precursor’ flow diagram.
(4) Data accuracy as a function of Kv.
(5) The scale independent formula for 1F NC.
(6) UMAE diagram with process stop.
(7) FFTBM application to CT analysis.
(8) Identification of scaling dependent phenomena
(9) Scaling application: use of NC flow map.
(10) ‘Enlarging’ an input deck: a way to perform scaling.
(11) The simplified flow diagram of CIAU.
Each step is part of papers published in International
Journals
Research Projects in Nuclear Reactor Safety
Sample activities carried out @ San Piero a Grado Research Group (GRNSPG)
R&D activities connected to licensing
of Atucha-2 Nuclear Power Plant
(Long-term collaboration with NA-SA)
• Accident analysis for safety demonstration
• Development of new methodologies
• Integration of advanced computational tools
• Support to experimental investigations
Developments in multi-phase thermal-fluid
dynamics (NURESIM-series EC Projects)
•
•
Contribution to validation of thermal-hydraulic system
codes and CFD codes, for nuclear safety applications
Development and assessment of uncertainty
evaluation methodologies
TH-SYS & CFD code
validation against
PSBT tests
Reflood exps: code
valid. + unc. eval.
Final safety analysis
report (FSAR)
CFD studies (e.g. containment;
instrumentation; etc.)
Experimental investigation of Critical Heat
Flux (CHF) in fuel simulator for LABGENE
PWR (Collaboration with CTMSP)
•
•
•
Design and construction
of full-pressure test facility
Meas. of CHF over wide
range of op. conditions
To obtain design-specific
CHF correlations
Nuclear fusion technology
(Collaboration with ITER Consortium)
Computational condensation studies on Vacuum
Vessel Pressure Suppression System (VVP
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Faculty:
Areas and People
POWER SYSTEMS
APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETICS
POWER APPARATUSES
Sami Barmada
Stefano Barsali
Paolo Bolognesi
Dante Casini
Massimo Ceraolo
Emanuele Crisostomi
Romano Giglioli
Mirko Marracci
Roberto Micheletti
Antonino Musolino
Paolo Pelacchi
Davide Poli
Marco Raugi
Rocco Rizzo
Luca Sani
Bernardo Tellini
Mauro Tucci
Post doctoral researcher:
MEASUREMENTS
Maurizio Barcaglioni
Francesco Bertoncini
Roberto Biondi
Roberto Ferrero
Marco Giuntoli
Giulia Ludovici
Giovanni Lutzemberger
Marco Mattioni
Ernesto Tripodi
Past and present Partners
Past and present Partners
Research topics in Power Systems
Land based systems
Deaerator
MP
to SH banks
qv_out
qg=q v_out -q fl -q fl_D
Drums
HP
Drum
qfl
Exhaust
stack
qfl_D
SH3-HP
RH2-MP
SH2-HP
SH1-HP
VAP-HP
RH1-MP
l_out
ECO3-HP
SH-MP
SH-LP
ECO2-HP
VAP-MP
ECO-MP
ECO1-HP
VAP-LP
10
ql
q
ECO-LP
qgr
only LP
q
l_in
from ECO
-q -q
Exhausts q =q
le l_in
fl
fl_D
qd -qle
qgr
q
Feed
pumps
downcomers
MP valve
LP valve
ql

d
Mgnetic field [ T]
LP
1
Qex (1-lw)
L(1-lw)
risers
0.1
HP valve
LP
MP
HP
Turbine
by-pass
Turbine
by-pass
Qexlw
L lw
0.01
-100
qd
-75
-50
CONDENSER
Electricity
market analysis
Electricity market analysis
System reliability analysis
Montecarlo simulation
-25
0
25
50
75
100
Distance from the line axis [m]
Power plant dynamic modeling for operation flexibility
Active shielding of transmission lines
Smart Grid concept implementation
I DC
V
DC
_
P
Maximum
current
control
P
P max
V
E
VR
I
E
Q
V
on/off
pulses
Lim I
Frequency
Voltage
reference
Droop control
Pmax
control
2
Pmin
control
P1
To valve pulsing control
f
Q
f1
f
Electricity generation from biomass
V, V
I inv
f0
Virtual Power Plant optimization
P, Q, I
Filter
E, E
Firing pulses
generator
Measures from inverter terminals
I inv
+
Storage
V ref0
Qmax
control
V
ref
Qmin
control
Dynamic rating of transmission lines
Q
Reactive power
Real power
Distributed generation control
Tempo (min)
IG
B
GRID
VG
VS
A
Series I SH
APF
I SH
Shunt
APF
IL
LOAD
IL
UPQC
1000
Load levelling
CAES
Differimento T&D
100
Pompaggio
Distribution system balancing
Peak shaving
10
Batterie
Batterie
al litio
al Pb
1
0.1
Batterie a flusso
Regolazione
della
frequenza
Super Power quality
condens.
0.01
0.001
0.01
Demand response of electrified transport systems
0.1
1
10
1000
100
Potenza (MW)
Storage and system services
Storage systems for grid services
Research topics in Power Systems
Vehicular systems and storage
Modeling and design of hybrid vehicles
Fuel
EGS
EPC
PEGS
electric drive
bus
DC
PU
PED
PRESS
ON/OFF
driver
requests
Testing, modeling and management
EM
3.25
Param eters
PAUX
AUX
ESS
PEGS*
? s*
EPC
Energy storage systems
mechanical
power
3.245
TED*
3.24
SOC
ON/
OFF
SOC
Driver input interpretation
Fuel (and emission) optimisation algorithm
a
TED*
PU
SOC*
driver
requests
driver
long-term
intention
High
Normal
Low
Ppaf
other
signals
Load forecast

Um
PMM
ISC
power (kW)
20
10
0
-10
-20
s pe e d (km /h )
-30
600
PEGS(t)RESS PESS(t) ED
PUFCS
(t)
700
800
900
tim e (s)
1000
1100
1200
7 00
80 0
900
tim e (s)
10 00
110 0
120 0
80
40
0
6 00
VSC
m *
V*SC
+
3.225
+ eI
+
-
ev
k fb
Vest
Imod
3.22
supercap
model
SOCest
3.215
3.21
Hybrid commercial vehicles (HCV project)
Hybrid bus (Industria 2015 )
Hybrid aircraft (Enfica project)
Hybrid small van (Filiera Idrogeno)
Hybrid working machine
C2
U
SOC
3.205
Im
CQ
3.2 It
0
C1
It
R0
R2
- URCn +
100
UOC=f(U
SOC)
Experimental voltage
Technique 1
Technique 2
It
R1
- URC1 +
200
+
U300
t
time (s)
-
30
real
supercap
measurement
error
Real
Cell
3.23
EPC = Electronic Power Conditioner
ESS = Energy Storage System
voltage (V)
PEGS*
? s*
I
Qe
3.235
Power Management Module (PMM)
EGS = Electricity Generator System
EM = Electrical Machine
U
Cell
Model
Ide ntification
algorithm
primary converter
400
500
600
Research topics in Applied Electromagnetics
Magnetic Levitation:
Special Electromagnetic Devices:
Passive MAGLEV systems;
● Magnetic bearings;
Haptic interfaces; ● Magnetorheological clutches and brakes;
● Tubular linear fast actuators;
● Magnetic systems for the locomotion and localization of wireless capsule endoscopy;
● Spherical motors;
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●
Electromagnetic Launchers:
Combined coils‐rails EMLs; ● Travelling wave induction launchers;
● Multistage Railguns;
● Helical coil EMLs;
●
Research topics in Applied Electromagnetics
Numerical and analytical methods:
Integral formulations;
● Hybrid FEM/MOM formulations;
● Equivalent Network formulations;
● FEM analysis of EM devices
● Fourier/Bessel analytical methods;
● GPU‐accelerated formulations;
● 6DoF electromechanical coupled formulations.
●
Electromagnetic compatibility:
Advanced Transmission Lines Modelling;
● Crosstalk Evaluation;
● Statistical analysis of systems with uncertain parameters and cable bundles;
● High Speed Interconnects identification;
● Sensitivity analysis of complex interconnects.
●
Research topics in Applied Electromagnetics
Powerline communications
Channel modeling and estimation. In‐vehicle PLC channel characterization.
Non destructive testing
Guided waves, imaging, signal processing.
Computational intelligence methodologies
Forecasting algorithms in smart grids
Load, power generation and energy price forecast.
Optimal stochastic distributed algorithms in large‐scale (energy & mobility) networks
Research topics in Measurements
• EM Compatibility measurements, EM emission from fast current transients and magnetic shields
• Characterization of magnetic materials
• Development of magnetic metamaterials
• Characterization of energy storage devices (Supercapacitors, Batteries, Fuel Cells)
• MHD and rotating plasma analysis and measurements
• Current sensors and transducers
• Measurement and analysis in rail launchers and pulsed power applications
• Measurements for biomedical applications
• FEM analysis of electromagnetic devices
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D
B
C
F
A
Research topics in Power Apparatuses
Drive for Hybrid electric vehicle
Traction motor:
IPM Brushless
Pn = 40 kW
Direc drive brushless for mix concrete
Electric vehicle for Monorack railway
(Imer Int. )
Paper drying system by indunction
heating and infrared lamps
Brurshless motor for circulator pump
RALI
(DAB Pumps)
Generator for a Wave – Glider vehicle
Research topics in Power Apparatuses
Macro‐Topics:
•Electric Machines
•Power Electronics
•Electrical Drives and Applications
Activities:
•Theoretical modeling and analysis
•Numerical modeling and Simulation
•Design and Experimentation
Innovative Machines
DC hybrid excitation
Small Machines
Large Machines
Automotive actuators Magna
Synchronous Ansaldo Energia
~1 PM Alternators Axis‐EU
Rotary‐linear Brushless
Brushless
consequent pole
Axial flux variable reluctance
Power Electronics
Heaters regulators
Mains extender
Modulation techniques
Induction and PM ASI‐Nidec
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MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING
Areas and People
Faculty:
ICT & Information Management
Davide Aloini
Giuseppe Bellandi
Andrea Bonaccorsi
Industrial Economics
Gionata Carmignani
Riccardo Dulmin
Innovation Management
Antonella Martini
Valeria Mininno
Luisa Pellegrini
Logistics and Operations Management
Quality Management and Organizational Models
Research Fellows and
PhD students:
Francesco Paolo Appio
Alberto Fonti
Massimiliano Guerini
Claudia Manca
Former Activity 2007‐2013
Research Projects Granted by EU, Italian National funds or other Institutions
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Project EUMIDA- Feasibility study for creating a European university data collection. European Commission- DG Research, DG Education,
Eurostat. Coordination of a 29-country project.
Project PRIME NoE - Network of excellence Policies for Research and Innovation in the Move towards the ERA. European Commission, DG
Research.
Project INNODEC- Indicateurs innovants pour une intervention dans les dynamiques du système economique local. European Commission, DG
Regio, INTERREG III C.
Project Smart specialization 1 – “Investigation of factors related to the competitiveness of the economic system with a peculiar orientation
towards sustainable and smart specialization” founded by IRPET – 2014
Project PMI 3.0 – “Collaborative innovation in SME networks with social semantic web and swarm intelligence” founded by Regione Toscana
(POR CReO 2007-2013) – 2013/14
Project LILIT – “Living Labs for the Industries in Tuscany” founded by Regione Toscana (POR CReO 2007-2013) – 2011/12
Project For.Pas.Qua – “Development of a prototypical innovative machine for the forming and the automatic filling of double square bottom bags
for food products with very high speed” founded by Regione Toscana (POR CReO 2007-2013) – 2011/12
Project SIGET – “Integrated Information Systems for the extended governance of Public Administrations” founded by Regione Toscana (POR
CReO 2007-2013) – 2010/11
Project E.MO.T.I.O.N. – “Enhancing MObility Technologies Industrial Operative Networks” founded by Regione Toscana (DOCUP Ob.2) – 2007
Project KM – “Knowledge Management and New Organizational Models”, founded by MIUR (PRIN 2005) – 2006/2008
Project KM 2 – “Knowledge Management in Small & Medium Enterprises”, founded by MIUR (FIRB 2003) – 2005/2008
Past and present Partners Management Engineering
MACRO-AMBITO: ICT & Information Management
ERP Risk Management – Research Project
Risk management in the context of complex information
systems (such as ERP introduction project). Focus on
identification of risk factors, methodologies for risk
assessment and treatment strategies.
E-Procurement – Research Collaboration
Identification and analysis of critical success factors for the
adoption of on-line reverse auction in the B2B context.
PMI 3.0 – Funded research project
Analysis of collaboration processes in network of small &
medium enterprises and design of an innovative ICT
platform, based on social semantic engine, and swarm
intelligence for partner rating and selection.
Management Engineering
MACRO-AMBITO: Industrial Economics/Innovation Management
Non parametric efficiency analysis – Research project
Efficiency analysis: analysis and application of innovative robust and
conditional / non parametric techniques on higher education microdata.
Scientific production dynamic – Research project
Analysis of scientific production based on the paradigm of science
representation as an industrial system which is driven by incoming,
growth, outcoming and diversification phenomena.
Agile methodology and innovation outcome – International
Research project
The project involves the EU branches of the world leading company
in the field of telecommunications, and concerns the analysis of the
problems related to the implementation of the agile methodology and
its impact on innovation performance.
LILIT – Founded Research Project
Functional models for New Product Development and technology foresight.
Development of a computational linguistic platform for design problems’
modelling: formal analysis and management of the idea generation phases
in conceptual design, design review, changes/variants management,
advanced and cooperative crowdsourcing.
Management Engineering
MACRO-AMBITO: Innovation Management
For.Pas.Qua – Founded Research Project
Scouting and research on the supply chain for the
development of a prototypical innovative machine for the
forming and the automatic filling of double square bottom
bags for food products with very high speed.
Open Innovation – International Research Collaboration
Opening the Innovation process to external partners:
openness choices, intellectual property, absorptive capacity.
Sectors: Manufacturing, food, family firms.
Smart specialization 2 – International Research
Collaboration
Technical and scientific analysis of radical innovations to
develop new indicators and to identify the stigmergy-based
traces of patents in industries.
Sectors: biotechnology, bioinformatics
UNIPISA spin‐off
Management Engineering
MACRO-AMBITO: Logistics and Operations
Management
AOUP project – Research Collaboration
Study and application of process-thinking logic and
Operation Management tools to the Healthcare context
(AOUP).
Areas of interest: internal-external logistics, process
management, accounting.
SCM in ETO contexts – Research Project
Development and application of Supply Chain Management
practices in the Engineer-to-Order context (Mega-Yacht
shipbuilding industry). Empirical analysis of strengths and
limits of the application of a new methodology for planning.
Sourcing: Power-One Italy – Research Contract
Identification and analysis of the Supply Chain Risks
(supplier side / sourcing strategies) and proposal of possible
actions aimed at improving relations with suppliers in order
to improve the Supply Chain operational performance.

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