Dottorato in ENERGIA E AMBIENTE | Sapienza Università di Roma

GIOVANNI DI BONO

PhD Student

PhD program:: XL
email: giovanni.dibono@uniroma1.it

supervisor: Massimo Corcione
co-supervisor: Alessandro Quintino
co-supervisor (2): Alessandro Tassone

Research: Natural Convection in Metallic and Non-Metallic Liquids for Cooling Applications

SHORT BIO

With a foundation in nuclear and thermal energy, I am particularly interested in the intersection of physics-based modelling and engineering design, combining theoretical insights and advanced numerical tools to push the boundaries of knowledge.
Fascinated by transport phenomena in all its forms, I am currently pursuing a PhD exploring Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and its applications in Heat Transfer.

EDUCATION

[PhD in Energy and Environment, Sapienza University of Rome]
11-2024 / Current

[Master's degree in Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome]
10-2022 / 10-2024
Grade: 110 /110 cum laude with special mention (GPA 29.6/30)
Thesis: “Comparative analysis of the Kern and Bell-Delaware methods for the thermomechanical design of single-phase shell-and-tube heat exchangers”
Energy Engineering students’ representative for A.Y. 2022/2023, 2023/2024

[Bachelor's degree in Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome]
09-2019 / 10-2022
Grade: 110 /110 cum laude (GPA 29.5/30)
Thesis: “Thermo-fluid dynamics optimization of the direct oil cooling system of a Torus-type axial-flux permanent-magnets machine”
Energy Engineering students’ representative for A.Y. 2020/2021, 2021/2022

MAIN INTERESTS

Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
Statistical Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Electromagnetism
Magnetohydrodynamics
Plasma Physics
Neutronics
Power Plants (conventional thermal, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion)
Mathematical & Numerical Modelling

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

Matlab
OpenFoam
Ansys Fluent, Meshing and Design Modeler
PIVlab
Office package

LANGUAGES

English: C1 level (CAE)
Italian: Native

Research products

11573/1760575 - 2026 - A phenomenological boundary layer approach to interpret the structure of the heat transfer correlations for laminar forced convection over isothermal flat plates

Corcione, Massimo; Di Bono, Giovanni; Quintino, Alessandro - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: APPLIED SCIENCES (Basel: MDPI AG, 2011-) pp. 1-12 - issn: 2076-3417 - wos: WOS:001658442900001 (1) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105027273303 (2)

11573/1761898 - 2026 - A phenomenological interpretation of laminar natural convection correlations

Corcione, Massimo; Di Bono, Giovanni; Quintino, Alessandro - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: APPLIED SCIENCES (Basel: MDPI AG, 2011-) pp. 1-18 - issn: 2076-3417 - wos: WOS:001699834100001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105031517752 (0)

11573/1776290 - 2026 - Symbolic regression for convective heat transfer correlation development: Applicability and practical guidelines

Di Bono, Giovanni; Quintino, Alessandro; Salata, Ferdinando; Corcione, Massimo - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER (Oxford: Elsevier Science Oxford: Pergamon Press) pp. - - issn: 0017-9310 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1779177 - 2026 - An operator-centered framework for conceptual understanding of transport equations

Di Bono, Giovanni; Quintino, Alessandro; Salata, Ferdinando; Corcione, Massimo - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: EDUCATION FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (Oxford: Elsevier Science Rugby: Institution of Chemical Engineers) pp. - - issn: 1749-7728 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1743236 - 2025 - Systematic comparative analysis of Kern and Bell-Delaware methods for the design of shell-and-tube heat exchangers

Di Bono, Giovanni; Corcione, Massimo; Quintino, Alessandro - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING (-Oxford : Elsevier Science Limited -Oxford: Pergamon.) pp. 1-12 - issn: 1359-4311 - wos: WOS:001537891300003 (8) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105009642349 (9)