Prof.dr.ir. Piero Colonna
Piero Colonna is Full Professor, Chair of Propulsion and Power at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
Degrees
- M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 1991.
- M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, USA, 1995.
- Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 1996.
Work Experience
- 2013-current, Full Professor, Propulsion and Power, TU Delft, The Netherlands.
- 2002-2013, Associate Professor, Renewable Energy Systems, TU Delft, The Netherlands.
- 2005-2006, Interim Head of the Energy Technology Section, TU Delft, The Netherlands.
- 1997-2002, Assistant Professor, Fluid Machinery, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
- 1996-2003, Founder and Partner of AustEx – Exergy Management s.r.l., Milano, Italy.
- 1995, Research Assistant, Engineering Thermodynamics, Stanford University, California.
- 1991-1996, Energy Engineering consultant, Studio Tecnico SPELL, Milano, Italy.
Expertise
Technologies / Methods
- Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems
- Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle Power Systems
- Unconventional Turbomachinery
Innovative Methods
- Automated turbomachinery fluid dynamic design
- Prompt-by-design power plants
- Integrated process/components design optimization
Science
- Non Ideal Compressible Fluid Dynamics (NICFD)
- Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Fluids and Mixtures
- Dynamics of Energy Conversion Systems
Current Projects
- CC-Powertrain
- Mini-ORC turbogenerator for 0-energy buildings
- BZT fluids for small power systems
- CC-engine for next-generation aircraft
- Mini-turbopropeller for long-range civil UAV