The group develops fundamental and applied knowledge on turbomachines with the aim of advancing machine performance and developing innovative solutions for conventional and unconventional applications. The group focuses on hydraulic machines, whose performance is optimized by means of innovative design, management and control strategies. Hydraulic test rigs in open and closed circuits and advanced numerical CFD approaches allow combining experimental results with numerical insights to maximize the knowledge advancements.
Fields of expertise
Design and optimization of hydraulic turbomachines
Experimental and numerical characterization of steady and transient behavior of hydraulic turbomachines
Innovation in pumped-hydro storage technologies and hybrid storage solutions
Optimal control & management of fluid machines for multi-purpose objectives
Innovative energy harvesting solutions: design, simulation and optimization
Active/Passive cavitation control
Sediments erosion and management strategies
Wear and tear analysis for fluid machines
Design and optimization of Wind Turbines
People
Faculty
PhD Giorgio Pavesi
Associate professor
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PhD Giovanna Cavazzini
Associate professor
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PhD Alberto Benato
Assistant professor
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PhD Francesco De Vanna
Assistant professor
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Team Members
MSc Francesco Nascimben
Post-graduate research fellow
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MsC Giacomo Zanetti
Post-graduate research fellow
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MSc Marco Carraro
PhD student
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MsC Stefano Regazzo
PhD student
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MSc Jiawei Shen
PhD student
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MSc Monica Siviero
PhD student
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MSc Tingyun Yin
PhD student
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MSc Xiaowen Zhang
PhD student
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MSc Chenying Zhang
PhD student
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MSc Yunkai Zhou
PhD student
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