Browsing Articles publicats (Informàtica i Enginyeria Industrial) by Author "Fabiani, Claudia"
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Assessing the Potentiality of Animal Fat Based-Bio Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Building Applications: An Innovative Multipurpose Thermal Investigation
Fabiani, Claudia; Pisello, Anna Laura; Barbanera, Marco; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Cotana, Franco (MDPI, 2019)In recent years, the implementation of novel solutions aimed at improving thermal energy storage (TES) capability to both energy technologies and building-integrated systems has gained increasing attention. In particular, ... -
Effect of PCM on the Hydration Process of Cement-Based Mixtures: A Novel Thermo-Mechanical Investigation
Fabiani, Claudia; Pisello, Anna Laura; D'Alessandro, Antonella; Ubertini, Filippo; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Cotana, Franco (MDPI, 2018)The use of Phase Change Material (PCM) for improving building indoor thermal comfort and energy saving has been largely investigated in the literature in recent years, thus confirming PCM's capability to reduce indoor ... -
Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of an innovative component for refrigeration units
Gasia, Jaume; Fabiani, Claudia; Chàfer, Marta; Pisello, Anna Laura; Manni, Agnese; Ascani, Maurizio; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) are innovative tools based on an innovative approach allowing to investigate the environmental and economic burdens of a product or service throughout its lifecycle. ... -
Multifunctional analysis of innovative PCM-filled concretes
Pisello, Anna Laura; D'Alessandro, Antonella; Fabiani, Claudia; Fiorelli, Alessandro Pio; Ubertini, Filippo; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Materazzi, Annibale Luigi; Cotana, Franco (Elsevier, 2017)This work presents the first results of the thermo-physical and mechanical performance analysis of new lightweight structural concretes with high thermal capacity including capsulated PCMs in a variety of mix designs and ... -
Multifunctional smart concretes with novel phase change materials: Mechanical and thermo-energy investigation
D'Alessandro, Antonella; Pisello, Anna Laura; Fabiani, Claudia; Ubertini, Filippo; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Cotana, Franco (Elsevier, 2018)Energy performance in buildings and integrated systems represents a key aspect influencing anthropogenic emissions worldwide. Therefore, novel multifunctional materials for improving envelope thermo-energy efficiency through ... -
Palm oil-based bio-PCM for energy efficient building applications: Multipurpose thermal investigation and life cycle assessment
Fabiani, Claudia; Pisello, Anna Laura; Barbanera, Marco; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2020)This study aims at investigating the potential use of a bio-based phase change material, i.e. expired palm oil from the food industry, as a more sustainable alternative to petrochemical-based organic PCMs. To this purpose, ... -
Renewable Heating and Cooling Solutions for Buildings and Industry
Frazzica, Andrea; Decorme, Régis; Calderoni, Marco; Cuneo, Alessandra; Taťáková, Zuzana; Scoccia, Rossano; Jakob, Uli; Carbonell, Daniel; Karellas, Sotirios; Spijker, Eise; Cioni, Guglielmo; Varga, Szabolcs; Mahkamov, Khamid; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Ciccolanti, Luca; Vuillerme, Valery; Fabiani, Claudia (MDPI, 2020)This workshop brought together a selection of H2020 EU-funded projects involving experts from the biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, and heat pump sectors to discuss a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable ... -
Thermal and mechanical performance of cement paste under high temperature thermal cycles
Boquera, Laura; Castro Chicot, José Ramón; Pisello, Anna Laura; Fabiani, Claudia; D'Alessandro, Antonella; Ubertini, Filippo; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)Concrete is identified in the literature as a suitable material for thermal energy storage applications, with even innovative application potentials such as storage media in concentrating solar power plants. To ensure a ... -
Thermo-acoustic and mechanical characterization of novel bio-based plasters: The valorisation of lignin as by-product from biomass extraction for green building applications
Boquera, Laura; Olacia, Elena; Fabiani, Claudia; Pisello, Anna Laura; D'Alessandro, Antonella; Ubertini, Filippo; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)Every day a wide amount of wastes is generated and landfilled, without giving them any new use. Among these wastes, biomass gathered from nature, as agricultural or forest wastes are found. From collecting and treating ... -
Thermo-acoustic performance of green roof substrates in dynamic hygrothermal conditions
Fabiani, Claudia; Coma Arpón, Julià; Pisello, Anna Laura; Pérez Luque, Gabriel; Cotana, Franco; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2018)Green roofs can be considered as effective and esthetically appreciated passive tools for energy saving systems in buildings. In particular, the effect of evapotranspiration and the large thermal inertia of such solutions, ...