Phd in ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

email: emanuele.habib@uniroma1.it
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Education
Ph.D. in Applied Physics (Heat Transfer), University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2003 – 2007
Thesis Title: Free convection heat transfer from arrays of horizontal cylinders – analysis of heat and mass flow fields (in Italian)
Degree in Mechanical Engineering with honors, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 1995 – 2002
Graduation Thesis Title: Experimental validation of a new method for air flow rate measurement inside ducts (in Italian)

Accademic qualification, Fellowships and Grants
2011 – Assistant professor at the Department of Astronautics, Electrical and Energy Engineering of University of Rome "La Sapienza"
2008 – 2010 Fellowship on "Processing of heat and mass flow fields models and experimental control for optimization of of convective heat transfer in heat recovery or disposal systems" at the Dept. of Applied Physics of University of Rome "La Sapienza"
2007 Research Grant on "Low Environmental Impact Heating Plants for buildings inside Nature reserves" within the research program "Sustainable Technologies for Land Nature Reserves" at the Dept. of Applied Physics of University of Rome "La Sapienza"

Teaching
"HVAC Systems design" for Energy Engineering MSc. students
"Technical systems" for Architecture MSc. students

Awards and affiliations
ROBUR spa contest on "Designing with absorption Heat Pumps. A new technology for a more efficient use of energy" – 1st prize in category "Combined plants" – 2004
ESSO/ATI Award for graduation thesis on energy subjects – 2002
Affiliation to the Order of Engineers of Rome

Research Activity
Computation of free convection heat and mass transfer through control-volume formulation of the finite-difference method (pressure-velocity coupling handled by the SIMPLEC algorithm) for different heat transfer configurations, fluids and boundary conditions: inside cavities; from inclined plates; from elliptic horizontal tubes; from couples and arrays of horizontal circular cross section horizontal cylinders. The research on tube arrays has been aimed on finding out the mutual interactions of heat and mass flow fields originated by each element.
Computation of mixed convection heat and mass transfer for jets impinging on vertical hot plates.
Computation of conduction heat transfer in non homogeneous soils for detection of buried anti-personnel mines through active surface heating.
Analysis of transient heat transfer through hollow and insulated bricks, for the development of a simple computation method for non homogeneous building envelope under transient boundary conditions.
Energy auditing of existing buildings and system integration at district level with special attention to historic buildings.
Integration of ventilation and rock-bed heat storage systems for summer cooling of dwellings in mild climates.
Demand Side Management in multi-unit buildings by implementation of BEMS that exploit the thermal inertia of the building itself.