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Francesco Tinti

Associate Professor

Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering

Academic discipline: CEAR-02/B Excavation Engineering and Safety

Research

Keywords: Geothermal energy Thermal response test Energy geostructures Geostatistics Mining Engineering Georesources

  • Low enthalpy geothermal energy

Efficiency evaluation of different types of geo-exchangers. Impact quantification due to the variability of subsoil natural properties on the technical feasibility and economic convenience of installing shallow geothermal systems. Market analysis on low enthalpy shallow geothermal sector

  • Thermal response test

Application of statistical and geostatistical techniques for the improvement of data analysis of Thermal Response Tests. Evaluation of the machine-subsoil-aquifer interaction. Practical applications, realisation of prototypes, case studies.

  • Energy geostructures

Suitability evaluation on the utilization of geostructures for energy purposes, with particular references to underground constructions and tunnels, with prototypes and case studies.

  • Characterization of georesources

Use of geostatistical techniques and numerical modeling for the characterization of georesources and for the techno-economic evaluation of reserves of raw materials.