updated 09/04/2014
Antonio Peretto was born in 1965, he graduated in Nuclear
Engineering at Università di Bologna with honours.
Teaching fellow (assistant professor) from 1998, and full
professor from 2001. He is now Full professor at the Department of
Mechanical Engineering (DIEM) – School of Engineering - Università
di Bologna.
He hold many courses on thermo-fluid machines with particular
emphasis on energy conversion systems and combined heat and power.
Since 1998 he teaches “Fluid machines” and “Combined heat and
power”.
The main research activities are:
- Fuel energy
systems: advanced gas turbines, off-design operation, ambient
influence on performance, alternative fuels
- Combined heat
and power: new technologies and operating strategies, economic
aspects and regulations, environmental problems
- Fuel cells:
experimental analysis for stand-alone and/or cogenerative
applications
He participates and coordinates many research projects, also
experimental, with many national and international companies.
Member of:
- PhD Board at
University of Bologna,
- America
Society of Mechanical Engineer (ASME),
- Italian
association on energy management (AIGE),
- Italian thermo
technical association (ATI),
He has been Chair of ASME Industrial and Cogeneration Committee,
Session Organizer, Chair and Reviewer in the Industrial and
Cogeneration Committee of the ASME International Gas Turbine
Institute (IGTI).
Authors of 4 educational books and about 70 scientific papers;
three of them awarded as “Best paper” from the IGTI.
