Alessandro Porcarelli Email & Phone Number

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

Exploring numerically highly-strained premixed hydrogen combustion regimes to achieve low NOx emissions and flame control simultaneouslyDeveloping C++ OpenFOAM CFD solvers for highly-strained premixed hydrogen combustionProject application to sustainable aero-engines technologies

Rome, Latium, Italy

Exploring the interplay between thermo-diffusive instabilities and highly-strained regimes in premixed hydrogen combustion

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Leading the engineering team in CFD and meshing consultancy projectsPublished project results in a journal article

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Following meshing consultancy projectsPartnering with universities in European consortia on CFD projectsProviding support to Pointwise Scandinavian usersHelping to promote Pointwise distribution marketing

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Learned to handle the meshing software "Pointwise"Followed some meshing projects mainly concerning AeronauticsImproved my meshing and CFD skillsPractised English in a business context

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Meshing, running and revising simulations of heat transfer on helicoidal channels for solar energy applications using STAR-CCM+Results to be published in a paper where suitable correlations for the heat transfer in 1-side heated channels are developedLearned to behave in a research environment

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Contributed to found officially the Stockholm division of EUROAVIA network and joined as co-treasurerLearned to handle a financial budget for NPO purposesContact many companies/institutions to look for sponsorship

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Produced my M.Sc thesis with the ultimate goal of simulating the internal flow of the H2-fuel cell-powered UAVRun external flow simulations on a UAV reported in a journal paper currently under review

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Attract and guide potential KTH prospective students in Aerospace in Engineering

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Constant contact with designers as an aerodynamics consultantCFD simulation of Elon's train pod calculating the Drag Coefficient

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Made a CFD simulation through Star-CCM+ of a restyling concept for a FERRARI GTE 250 estimating vehicle's Drag CoefficientAdapted the designer's CAS geometry to a CFD compatibleSuggested aerodynamic improvements to designerseview of the project published by Intelligent Simulation LtdLearned how to behave in an industrial setting

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Worked in team to choose the airfoil and design the wing of a competition model aircraftLearned to perform CFD simulations with STAR-CCM+ on airfoils and wingsSuccessfully designed the winglets of the model aircraftProduced B.Sc thesis from the team projectEnhanced my teamwork skills

Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Occasional Maths and Physics private lessons to high school students

Msc Aerospace Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Cgpa: 3.5

Thesis: Development of a CFD model and methodology for the internal flow simulation in a hydrogen-powered UAV

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace Engineering, 109/110

Activities and Societies: Young Talent ProjectThesis: Calculation of the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing in a competition model.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Cultural exchange with Breda's Newmancollege in the Netherlands Peer Educator Class representative for one year