Publications

Energy Planning, Management and Policy

International Journals

  1. V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Estimation of primary energy savings by using heat pumps for heating purposes in the residential sector. Applied Thermal Engineering 114 (2017) 938-947
  2. V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Long term outlook of primary energy consumption of the Italian thermoelectric sector: impact of fuel and carbon prices. Energy 87 (2015) 153-164 ISSN: 0360-5442
  3. V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Current situation and future perspectives of European natural gas sector. Frontiers in Energy 9(1) (2015) 1-6 ISSN: 2095-1701
  4. V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Analysis and future outlook of natural gas consumption in the Italian residential sector. Energy Conversion and Management 87 (2014) 754–764 ISSN: 0196-8904
  5. V. Bianco, O. Manca, A. Minea, S. Nardini. An analysis of the electricity sector in Romania. Energy Sources Part B: Economic, Planning and Policy. 9(2) (2014) 149-155 ISSN: 1556-7249
  6. V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Scenario analysis of nonresidential natural gas consumption in Italy. Applied Energy 113 (2014) 392–403. ISSN: 0306-2619
  7. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Linear regression model to forecast electricity consumption in Italy. Energy Sources Part B: Economic, Planning and Policy 8 (2013) 86-93. ISSN: 1556-7249
  8. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini, A. Minea. Analysis and forecasting of non residential electricity consumption in Romania. Applied Energy 87 (2010) 3584-3590. ISSN: 0306-2619
  9. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Electricity consumption forecasting in Italy using linear regression models. Energy 34 (2009) 1413-1421. ISSN: 0360-5442

Book Chapters

  1. V. Bianco. Primary energy context in Europe: the case of natural gas. In: Ram Prasad Shivakumar and Umesh Chandra Sharma. Energy Science and Technology Series, Oil and Natural Gas (Vol. 3). Studium Press LLC. ISBN: 1626990646. In press, expected in March 2015.

Reports

  1. V. Bianco. Estimation of Primary Energy Consumption in the Italian Electricity Sector. Free Download

  

Renewable Energy, Thermodynamics, Energy in Buildings and Energy Efficiency

 International Journals

  1. M. De Rosa, V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Historical trends and current state of heating and cooling degree days in Italy. Energy Conversion and Management 90 (2015) 323-335 ISSN: 0196-8904
  2. V. Bianco, M. De Rosa, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Analysis of energy demand in residential buildings for different climates by means of dynamic simulation. Accepted for publication on International Journal of Ambient Energy. ISSN: 0143-0750
  3. M. De Rosa, V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Impact of wall discretization on the modeling of heating/cooling energy consumption of residential buildings. Accepted for publication on Energy Efficiency. ISSN: 1570-646X
  4. M. De Rosa, V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Heating and cooling building energy demand evaluation; a simplified model and a modified degree days approach. Applied Energy 128 (2014) 217-229 ISSN: 0306-2619
  5. F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico, V. Bianco. A novel steady-state approach for the analysis of
  6. gas-burner supplemented direct expansion solar assisted heat pumps. Solar Energy 96 (2013) 227–238. ISSN: 0038-092X
  7. Rossi, L.A. Tagliafico, F. Scarpa, V. Bianco. Experimental and numerical results from hybrid retrofitted photovoltaic panels. Energy Conversion and Management 76 (2013) 634–644. ISSN: 0196-8904
  8. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico, V. Bianco. Inverse cycles modeling without refrigerant property specification. International Journal of Refrigeration 36 (2013) 1716-1729. ISSN: 0140-7007

 International Conference Proceedings

  1. C. Rossi, M. De Rosa, V. Bianco, F. Scarpa, L.A. Tagliafico. Preliminary experimental results and performance analysis of hybrid retrofitted photovoltaic panels. Proceedings of 10th WSEAS International Conference on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics (MECHANICS ’14). Latest Trends in Applied and Theoretical Mechanics. Pagg. 152-161. Salerno 3-5 Giugno 2014. ISBN: 978-960-474-377-3
  2. A.V. Khait, A.S. Noskov, V. Bianco. Investigation of energy efficiency of climatic system based on double circuit vortex tube. Proceedings of the conference Science and Education for Sustainable Development, Moscow 22-24 Aprile 2014. In Russian. ISBN 978-5-7237-1182-2.

  

Nanotechnology Applied to Heat Transfer

 International Journals

  1. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Performance analysis of turbulent convection heat transfer of Al2O3 water-nanofluid in circular tubes at constant wall temperature. Energy 77 (2014) 403-413 ISSN: 0360-5442
  2. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Entropy generation analysis of turbulent convection flow of Al2O3-water nanofluid in a circular tube subjected to constant wall heat flux. Energy Conversion and Management 77 (2014) 306-314 ISSN: 0196-8904
  3. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Second law analysis of Al2O3-water nanofluid turbulent forced convection in a circular cross section tube with constant wall temperature. Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2013 (2013) 1-12 Article ID 920278 ISSN: 1687-8132 Free Access
  4. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Enhancement of heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of nanofluids turbulent convection flow in square section tubes. Nanoscale Research Letters 6 (2011) 1-12. ISSN: 1556-276X Free Access
  5. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Numerical investigation on nanofluids turbulent convection heat transfer inside a circular tube. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 50 (2011) 341-349. ISSN: 1290-0729
  6. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Numerical Simulation Of Water/Al2O3 Nanofluid Turbulent Convection. Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2010 (2010) ID: 976254. ISSN: 1687-8132 Free Access
  7. B.R. Burg, J. Schneider, V. Bianco, N.C. Schirmer and D. Poulikakos. Selective Parallel Integration of Individual Metallic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Heterogeneous Solutions. Langmuir 26 (2010) 10419-10424. ISSN: 0743-7463
  8. B.R. Burg, V. Bianco, J. Schneider, D. Poulikakos. Electrokinetic framework of dielectrophoretic deposition devices. Journal of Applied Physics 107 (2010) 124308 1-11. ISSN: 0021-8979
  9. M. Shafahi, V. Bianco, K. Vafai, O. Manca. Thermal Performance of Flat- Shaped Heat Pipes Using Nanofluids. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 53 (2010) 1438-1445. ISSN: 0017-9310
  10. M. Shafahi, V. Bianco, K. Vafai, O. Manca. An investigation of the thermal performance of cylindrical heat pipes using nanofluids. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 53 (2010) 376-383. ISSN: 0017-9310
  11. V. Bianco, F. Chiacchio, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Numerical investigation of nanofluids forced convection in circular tubes. Applied Thermal Engineering 29 (2009) 3632-3642. ISSN: 1359-4311

 Edited Book

  1. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini, K. Vafai. Heat Transfer Enhancement with Nanofluids. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ISBN: 9781482254006

 Book Chapters

  1. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Heat Transfer in Nanofluids. In: Alina Adriana Minea. Advances in Industrial Heat Transfer, pp. 165-200. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012. ISBN: 9781439899076

 International Conference Proceedings

  1. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Numerical investigation of turbulent convection in Al2O3/water nanofluid with temperature dependent properties. ASME IMECE 2009, Paper no. HT2009-12526 Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 13-19 Novembre 2009. ISBN: 978-0-7918-3863-1
  2. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini. Numerical study of turbulent convection in Al2O3/water nanofluid with variable properties. ThermaComp 2009, Napoli, Italia, 8-10 Settembre 2009. ISBN: 978-88-7431-459-1
  3. V. Bianco, O. Manca, F. Marzano, S. Nardini, S. Tamburrino, A. Vitale – Numerical Investigation of Forced Convection of Nanofluids in Channels – ASME IMECE 2008, Paper no. 68911, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 3-6 Novembre 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7918-3840-2
  4. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini – Numerical Investigation of Transient Single Phase Forced Convection of Nanofluids in Circular Tubes – Advanced Computational Methods and Experiments in Heat Transfer X, WIT Transaction on Engineering Sciences vol. 61 pp. 3-12, Maribor, Slovenia, 9-11 Luglio 2008.  ISBN: 978-1-84564-122-1

Thermo-Fluid Dynamics

 International Journals

  1. V. Alekhin, V. Bianco, A. Khait, A. Noskov. Numerical investigation of a double-circuit Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube. International Journal of Thermal Science 89 (2015) 272-282 ISSN: 1290-0729
  2. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini, M. Roma. Numerical investigation of transient thermal and fluidynamic fields in an executive aircraft cabin. Applied Thermal Engineering 29 (2009) 3418-3425. ISSN: 1359-4311

International Conference Proceedings

  1. V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini, M. Roma, Impinging jet on a concave surface for aircraft anti-icing, ASME SHTC 2009, Paper no. HT2009-88512 San Francisco, California, USA, 19-23 Luglio 2009. ISBN: 978-0-7918-3851-8
  2. G. Balducci, V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini, M. Roma – Numerical Investigation on Thermal and Fluid Dynamic Behaviours of Air Conditioning in Aircraft Cabin – ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2008, Paper no. 56326, Jaksonville, Florida, USA, 10-18 Agosto 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7918-3832-3

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