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People
Associate Professor
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 108
adriano.milazzo@unifi.it
About
After his PhD, he won a position as Researcher on “Energy Systems” at the University of L’Aquila, where he as worked from 1995 to 2006. His main interest was on internal combustion engines and he has carried a lot of experimental activity in the engine lab. Meanwhile, a first daughter was born in 1997 and a second in 2003. In 2005 he spent 6 months as a visiting scholar at the University of Florence and re-established his contacts with the Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer group dating back to the PhD years. So, he decided to revert to this area and changed his scientific sector to “Fisica Tecnica Industriale”. In 2006 he was back in the University of Florence, where he still works, mainly in the field of Refrigeration.
Research
- Refrigeration and air conditioning
- Renewable energy
- Sustainable trasportation
- Natural refrigeration fluids
- Energy storage
- Thermodynamics
- Heat and mass transfer
- Constructal Theory
Andrea RocchettiAssociate Professor
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 107
andrea.rocchetti@unifi.it
About
Research
- HVAC systems energy optimisation
- NZEB buildings
- Ejection refrigeration
- Heat transfer and heat exchangers
- Ice slurry
- Humidification-Dehumidification (HDH) desalination systems
Post Doctoral resercher
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 107
lorenzo.talluri@unifi.it
About
Lorenzo Talluri is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Industrial Engineering of University of Florence. He is also adjunct professor of the courses Energy, sustainability and the environment, Models for the Analysis of Energy Systems and Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Research
- Thermodynamics
- Sustainable energy conversion systems with low environmental impact (low CO2 emissions, binary cycles)
- Renewables
- Refrigeration cycles and heat pumps
- Sustainable HVAC
Nicola AndreiniPhD student, cycle XXXVII
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 102
nicola.andreini@unifi.it
Curriculum Vitae
About
Nicola Andreini was born in Florence in 1994 He obtained his Master degree in Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical propulsion specialization) at the University of Florence in 2020, discussing a thesis entitled " Numerical investigation of transition mechanisms in a low pressure turbine blade with high fidelity approach". He is currently attending the PhD program where he is working on the development of mathematical models applied to multiphase flows for industrial applications. He also collaborates with the group of Professor Antonio Andreini for which he deals with atomization inside aeronautical combustors.
Research
- Cavitation
- Multiphase Flow Modelling CFD
- Atomization in Aeronautical Combustor
- Two phase CO2 ejection refrigeration modelling CFD
- Aerodynamics
Luca SocciResearcher (RTD A)
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 106
luca.socci@unifi.it
About
Luca Socci was born in Florence (Italy) on 24/03/1994. He is graduated in Environmental Engineering and he is currently a Researcher of the Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Research Group.
He obtained: the Scientific high school certificate (mark 100/100) in 2008 at Liceo Scientifico N.Rodolico - Florence, the Bachelor Degree in Environmental Engineering in 2017 at University of Florence with the thesis “Calibration of the instruments for monitoring the temperature in an ejector refrigeration cycle prototype” (supervisor Prof. Andrea Rocchetti, mark 110 with honours / 110), the Master Degree in Environmental Engineering in 2020 at University of Florence with the thesis “Design and comparison of solutions for efficient cooling of data centres” (supervisor Prof. Andrea Rocchetti, mark 110 with honours / 110), the PhD in Industrial Engineering in 2025 at University of Florence with the thesis “Indirect evaporation-based solutions for humidification-dehumidification desalination processes” (supervisor Prof. Andrea Rocchetti, mark “outstanding”).
Since 2020, he has been carrying out research and teaching activities at the Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Research Group - Department of Industrial Engineering - University of Florence. Since October 2025, he has held the position of Researcher (RTD A, Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato categoria A, for Italian regulation).
His research activities mainly include the analysis of heat and mass transfer processes applied to energy storage, air flow dehumidification (desiccant device), evaporative cooling, HDH desalination and the analysis of Building-HVAC systems.
His teaching activities is related to the courses belonging to the scientific sector of "Thermal Engineering" (Fisica Tecnica Industriale). He is currently the teacher of "Application of Renewable Energies" (Laboratorio di Energie Rinnovabili - Modulo II) for the Bachelor Degree in Environmental Engineering.
He is involved in international and national research projects and in industrial collaborations.
He is author/co-author of 11 papers published in scientific journal (indexed in Scopus and SCIE) and 17 papers published in conference proceedings.
Research
- Analysis of heat and mass transfer processes applied to energy storage, air flow dehumidification (desiccant device), evaporative cooling, HDH desalination
- Analysis of Building-HVAC systems
- Disinfection of airflows in HVAC systems
- Data centre cooling
- Environmental impacts of energy systems (Water-Energy Nexus)
Guglielmo VaccaroTechnician
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 102
guglielmo.vaccaro@unifi.it
Curriculum vitae
About
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Research
- Natural fluids for refrigeration
- Ejection refrigeration
- C02 transcritic cycle for refrigeration
- 1D models (Phython) development for refrigeration systems
PhD student, cycle XXXVIII
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 102
lorenzo.giunti@unifi.it
About
Lorenzo Giunti was born in Arezzo (Italy) on 1987. He obtained his Master degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florence in 2022. He has been working as a researcher at Thermo Group since 2022, currently as a PhD student in Energy and Innovative Industrial and Environmental Technologies.
Research
- Advanced CFD techiques for heat exchangers optimisation
Alessandra LinariPhD student, cycle XXXVIX
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 106
alessandra.linari@unifi.it
About
ContenutoAlessandra Linari was born in Florence (Italy) on 1997. She obtained his Master degree in Energy Engineering at the University of Florence in 2023. She has been working as a researcher at Thermo Group since 2023, currently as a PhD student in Energy and Innovative Industrial and Environmental Technologies. fisarmonica
Research
- Refrigeration technologies for supermarkets
PhD student
Santa Marta - DIEF- Room 106
federica.savelli@unifi.it
About
Federica Savelli was born in Figline Valdarno (Italy) on 1999. She obtained his Master degree in Energy Engineering at the University of Florence in 2024, discussing a thesis entitled Numerical modeling of a mass and energy exchanger for air dehumidification processes. She is currently a post-graduate researcher at Thermo Group, where her research focuses on energy storage, especially thermochemical storage.
Research
- · Dehumidification with adsorbent materials· Desiccant materials
- · Thermochemical storage
PhD student
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 101
PhD student
Santa Marta - DIEF- Room 101
andrea.zini@unifi.it
About
Andrea Zini was born in 1995.