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Case Studies in Energy Systems

A Practical Approach to Energy System Design and Analysis

  • 1st Edition - November 7, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Vincenzo Bianco, Mattia de Rosa
  • Language: English

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Description

Case Studies in Energy Systems: A Practical Approach to Energy System Design and Analysis demonstrates the application of both fundamental and advanced principles by providing a broad range of case studies, examples, and models. Opening with a clear summary of the foundational theory, this book then presents a selection of case studies based on the experience of experts. Examples are analyzed in a holistic context, considering environmental, economic, and technological aspects. Finally, the authors have provided models, codes, and calculation spreadsheets where appropriate, allowing readers to test the tools for themselves.

Equipping researchers and advanced students for the transition to industry practice, this book is a guide to real-world problem-solving for the energy future.

Key features

  • Examines a range of case studies across the spectrum of energy systems, demonstrating the application of theory to practice
  • Enables the holistic analysis of problems, covering environmental, economic, and technological aspects
  • Equips researchers and industry professionals with the tools and problem-solving skills required to meet the challenges of the energy transition

Readership

Master Students, PhD Students, and Professionals in the field of energy engineering, Scientists and researchers in the field of energy engineering

Table of contents

1. Fundamental concepts

2. Dynamic analysis of a building

3. Modelling of thermodynamic cycles in Python

4. Combined heat and power system for a beverage industry

5. Feasibility study for a CCGT power plant and the substitution of renewable fuels

6. Thermo-economic analysis of a OCGT power plant and the substitution of renewable fuels

7. Feasibility analysis of a wind power plant

8. Design of a cooling system for an electric transformer by using fins

9. Design of a cooling system for an electronic component within a manufacturing process

10. Optimal piping insulation based on lifecycle analysis

11. Determination of the optimal thickness of insulation on a pipe

12. Design of a solar thermal system with a connected thermal storage

13. Technical and financial analysis for the improvement of the energy efficiency of a pasteurizer for food processing

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 7, 2025
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Vincenzo Bianco

Vincenzo Bianco is a Full Professor of Energy and Thermal Sciences at the University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy. Previously he served at the University of Genova, Genoa, Italy from 2012 to 2022 as an Assistant, Associate, and finally Full Professor. He carries out research on energy efficiency in buildings, energy planning, analysis of energy markets, energy efficiency in industrial processes and heat transfer using nanofluids. He was a visiting researcher at the University of California Riverside, USA and ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He is the author of over 100 papers published in world-leading peer-reviewed journals on energy and heat transfer. Before starting his academic career, he gained important experience in industry as a Business Analyst at Value Partners Management Consulting and as a Senior Business Analyst at ENEL SpA, working on business strategy issues and the analysis of energy markets.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope”, Napoli, Italy

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Mattia de Rosa

Mattia De Rosa is an Associate Professor in Energy and Applied Thermodynamics in the Department of Biomedical Science of the University of Sassari, Italy, where he also worked as an Assistant Professor from between November 2020 and December 2022. He was a Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Energy Engineering, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain in 2014, where he studied the development of numerical methods for geothermal heat pump systems. Mattia was a Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast, UK from 2015 to 2017, and a Senior Energy System Researcher at University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland. During his career, Mattia has worked in several national and international research projects and as a lecturer in energy, thermodynamics, and heat transfer for university undergraduate and post-graduate courses. He is an author of more than 50 publications in world-leading peer-reviewed journals, conferences and technical reports in energy, heat transfer and sustainability.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor in Energy and Applied Thermodynamics, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Italy

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