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  • The ERC Proof of Concept project PROVA has been funded

    The ERC Proof of Concept project PROVA has been funded

    We are happy that our ERC Proof of Concept project PROVA (Pitot pRobe for Organic VApours) is among the 62 projects funded by the European Research Council today!

    The ERC PoC project PROVA – Pitot pRobe for Organic VApours –  at the CREA laboratory (crealab.polimi.it) of Politecnico di MIlano will enable to design, build and calibrate a Pitot probe for flow velocity and Mach number measurements in subsonic and supersonic flows of organic vapours, in Organic Rankine Cycle power systems for renewable energy sources. A solution that raised the interest of the leading ORC players, representing over 90% of the market and of relevant manufacturers in close field of applications (oil & gas, compressors). Industrial partners will use our probe to perform mass flow and velocity measurements in turbines and other components, to validate the design or to assess installed system performances.

  • Accepted abstracts at ORC 2019

    Accepted abstracts at ORC 2019

    The following abstracts were submitted and accepted at the 5th international seminar on ORC power systems (ORC 2019).

     

    METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS-BASED DESIGN AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF A MICRO-ORC SUPERSONIC TURBINE NOZZLE RING
    Marta Zocca, Antti Uusitalo, Teemu Turunen-Saaresti and Alberto Guardone

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    MASS FLOW RATE OF NON-IDEAL CHOCKED FLOWS IN TURBINE STATORS
    Marta Zocca and Alberto Guardone

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    THE ROLE OF OPERATIONAL VARIABILITY ON THE NON-IDEAL FLOW IN SUPERSONIC TURBINES FOR SUPERCRITICAL ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES
    Alessandro Romei, Davide Vimercati, Alberto Guardone and Giacomo Persico

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    THERMAL STABILITY OF A MIXTURE OF LINEAR SILOXANES
    Simone Gallarini, Andrea Spinelli, Luca Lietti and Alberto Guardone

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    EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NOZZLE FLOW EXPANSIONS OF SILOXANE MM FOR ORC TURBINES APPLICATIONS
    Giorgia Cammi, Camilla C. Conti, Andrea Spinelli, Fabio Cozzi and Alberto Guardone

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  • New ERCOFTAC Special Interest Group on NICFD

    New ERCOFTAC Special Interest Group on NICFD

    ERCOFTAC are delighted to announce the creation of a new Special Interest Group (SIG) Non-ideal Compressible-Fuid Dynamics (nicfd)

    The main objectives of the SIG 49 are:

    • Spread the knowledge of NICFD
    • Bring together under the same umbrella researchers working in NICFD and interested in diverse engineering applications
    • Support the organization of the thematic workshops
    • Provide a platform to exchange information between academia and industry
    • Establish benchmarks for NICFD code validation
    • Establish an education network for undergraduate and graduate students as well as industry practitioners in the disciplines pertinent to NICFD

    Provide best practices guidelines for NICFD and possibly organize best practice courses following the example set by other SIGs

     

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  • AeroPhD Seminars

    AeroPhD Seminars

    Prof. Iaccarino (Stanford University), Prof. Luchini (Università di Salerno) and Prof. Pirozzoli (Sapienza Università di Roma) will present the latest findings in fluid mechanics, discussing on ensemble computing, universality law for turbulent flows and turbulent channel flows in complex geometries in seminars that will be held on Monday January 21st at Aerospace Department of Politecnico di Milano.

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  • PhD defence

    On Monday January 28th at 9.00 am in Sala Consiglio of DAER, Giulio Gori and Davide Vimercati will defend their PhD thesis. The committe is composed by Franco Auteri, Gianluca Iaccarino, Sergio Pirozzoli, Paolo Luchini and Edward Cox.

     

    NON-IDEAL STEADY SUPERSONIC FLOWS

    Davide Vimercati

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    NON-IDEAL COMPRESSIBLE-FLUID DYNAMICS: DEVELOPING A COMBINED PERSPECTIVE ON MODELING, NUMERICS AND EXPERIMENTS

    Giulio Gori

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  • NICFD 2018 schedule

    NICFD 2018 schedule

    It is now available the full schedule of the NICFD conference.

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  • JOIN US AT NICFD 2018

    JOIN US AT NICFD 2018

    It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd International Seminar on Non-Ideal Compressible-Fluid Dynamics for Propulsion & Power, which will be held on the 4th and 5th of October 2018 in Bochum, Germany.

    NICFD 2018 is intended to promote the exchange of scientific information, to encourage and consolidate the interaction between researchers and professionals, with a special emphasis on the progress in research, development, and applications of the topics related to the field of propulsion and power.

    The themes range from the theoretical foundations to advanced numerical and experimental practices and applied technologies. The conference provides an exciting opportunity to share, learn and discuss the latest insights.

    The conference is organised by Prof. Francesca di Mare (Thermal Turbomachines and Aeroengines, Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Prof. Andrea Spinelli (CREALab, Politecnico di Milano) and Prof. Matteo Pini (Propulsion & Power, TUDelft).

    Further infomation can be found on the flyer and on the website.

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  • ORC 2017 CONFERENCE

    ORC 2017 CONFERENCE

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    Following the successful editions of 2011 (Delft), 2013 (Rotterdam) and 2015 (Bruxelles), we are proud to announce the 4th edition of the International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems, which will be held in Milano, Italy, from 13th to 15th September, 2017.

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    Since the first edition in Delft, the International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems established itself as the reference technical conference on the topic. The ORC International Seminar provides a unique preview on the latest technologies, where new ideas and technical solutions are presented. At the same time, the academic community recognized the International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems as the natural and most relevant podium to present research achievements to the international audience. Moreover, industries operating in the field can benefit presenting to scientists and market operators the last improvements to their technology.

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    Following previous editions, but also considering new technical trends, the topics of the 4th International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems will include:

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    • Applications and Energy Sources
    • System Design and Optimization
    • Experimental activities and techniques
    • Working Fluids, including mixtures
    • Turbines
    • Volumetric expanders
    • Heat Exchangers
    • Simulation and Design Tools
    • Advanced Control Strategies
    • Operational Experience on Prototypes
    • Supercritical CO2 and novel technologies

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    Established and emerging industrial operators will sit and discuss with experienced and young researchers to share new ideas leading to new projects and collaborations.

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    The seminar will take place in the dynamic framework of the city of Milano, the Italian capital of commerce and industry. The call for abstract is open and it will close the 10th of December.

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  • JOIN US AT NICFD 2016

    JOIN US AT NICFD 2016

    The Non-Ideal Compressible Fluid Dynamics symposium bring together researchers and scientists from various application areas who are pioneering theoretical, numerical and experimental advancements in the fluid dynamics of compressible flows of fluids for which the ideal gas law does not apply.

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    The growing interest towards NICFD in the last decade, especially for its advanced applications in the field of propulsion and power, has determined an impulse in research, and the purpose of this conference is to promote the exchange of information among the quite diverse community, whose interests span from the fundamentals to the industrial applications.
    The first edition has been in 2016 and it achieved resounding success thanks to the quality of the researches presented and of the 4 keynote lecture given by renowned experts:

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    [blockquote text=”Cavitation Instabilities in Turbopump Inducers
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    The proceedings are printed as a special issue of
    IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 821, Number 1

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    They gather 27 papers reporting on cutting-edge research activities in NICFD for propulsion and power. The review paper by Prof. Alfred Kluwick opens the collection and provides the perspective on past discoveries, the context of present activities and the roadmap of future challenges in this new, exciting scientific field.

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    Next edition will be in 2018, news and abstract deadlines will be published soon so stay tuned.

  • NSHOCK project kick-off

    NSHOCK project kick-off

    The flagship project of the CREA Laboratory, the ERC Consolidator Grant NSHOCK, officially started today!

    The goal is to produce a nonclassical rarefaction shock wave in a steady nozzle flow of a mixture of siloxane fluids.