{"id":9008,"date":"2024-05-13T17:20:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itae.cnr.it\/staff\/salvatore-vasta\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T18:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:39:23","slug":"salvatore-vasta","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.itae.cnr.it\/en\/staff\/salvatore-vasta\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvatore Vasta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THEMATIC AREAS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING with a specialization in ENERGY, Catania (Italy), obtained on 05\/04\/2001<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D., 23rd cycle, in Engineering and Materials Chemistry. School of Doctoral Research in Engineering and Physical Technology Sciences at the University of Messina, Messina, Italy. Awarded on 22\/06\/2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WORK EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>01\/09\/2001\u201328\/02\/2003 &#8211; Researcher, scholarship recipient, at C.N.R &#8211; ITAE, Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy, in Messina, on the topic: &#8220;Development of a prototype adsorption air conditioner for vehicles.&#8221; C.N.R &#8211; ITAE, Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy, Messina, Italy.<\/li>\n<li>01\/03\/2003\u201328\/02\/2006 &#8211; Researcher at C.N.R &#8211; ITAE, Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy in Messina, as the recipient of a research grant under the research program &#8220;Solid sorption system for cooling in trigeneration (SOCOOL).&#8221; C.N.R &#8211; ITAE, Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy, Messina, Italy.<\/li>\n<li>01\/03\/2006\u201312\/10\/2008 &#8211; Researcher at C.N.R &#8211; ITAE, Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy in Messina, as the recipient of a research grant on the theme &#8220;Design and testing of test stations for energy technologies.&#8221; C.N.R &#8211; ITAE, Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy, Messina, Italy.<\/li>\n<li>13\/10\/2008\u201331\/08\/2011 &#8211; Researcher level III at CNR &#8211; Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy &#8220;Nicola Giordano,&#8221; with a fixed-term employment contract<br \/>\nNational Research Council, Rome, Italy.<\/li>\n<li>01\/09\/2011\u201331\/12\/2022 &#8211; Researcher level III at CNR &#8211; Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy &#8220;Nicola Giordano,&#8221; with a permanent employment contract. National Research Council, Rome, Italy.<\/li>\n<li>01\/01\/2023\u2013present &#8211; Senior Researcher level II at CNR &#8211; Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy &#8220;Nicola Giordano.&#8221; National Research Council, Rome, Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RESEARCH ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advanced energy systems, renewable sources, trigeneration, advanced cooling and heat storage systems. The scientific activities include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Study of adsorption heat pumps and thermal storage systems with a focus on efficiency and sustainability.<\/li>\n<li>Modelling of trigeneration systems based on adsorption heat pumps.<\/li>\n<li>Development of thermodynamic and dynamic models for advanced adsorption machines and thermal storage systems.<\/li>\n<li>Design and construction of prototypes and test facilities for EU-funded research projects.<\/li>\n<li>Development of control algorithms for advanced energy systems.<\/li>\n<li>Investigation of Solar Cooling systems for hot climatic regions.<\/li>\n<li>Technical-economic assessment and design of integrated energy solutions and energy efficiency strategies in the building sector.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sapienza A., Brancato V., Aristov Y., <strong><u>Vasta S<\/u><\/strong>., \u201cPlastic heat exchangers for adsorption cooling: Thermodynamic and dynamic performance\u201d, Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 188April 2021 Article number 116622, DOI: 10.1016\/j.applthermaleng.2021.116622.<\/li>\n<li>Lombardo, W., Sapienza, A., Ottaviano, S., Branchini, L., De Pascale, A., <strong><u>Vasta, S<\/u><\/strong>., \u201cA CCHP system based on ORC cogenerator and adsorption chiller experimental prototypes: Energy and economic analysis for NZEB applications\u201d, (2021), Applied Thermal Engineering, 183, art. no. 116119, DOI: 10.1016\/j.applthermaleng.2020.116119.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Vasta, S.<\/u><\/strong>, Palomba, V., La Rosa, D., Bonanno, A. \u201cExperimental assessment and numerical study of a pump-assisted loop heat pipe for high capacity thermal systems\u201d, (2020), Applied Thermal Engineering, 180, art. no. 115828, DOI: 10.1016\/j.applthermaleng.2020.115828.<\/li>\n<li>Palomba, V., Wittstadt, U., Bonanno, A., Tanne, M., Harborth, N., <strong><u>Vasta, S.<\/u><\/strong> ,\u201cComponents and design guidelines for solar cooling systems: The experience of ZEOSOL\u201d, (2019) Renewable Energy, 141, pp. 678-692, DOI: 10.1016\/j.renene.2019.04.018.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u> Vasta<\/u><\/strong>, V. Brancato, D. La Rosa, V. Palomba, G. Restuccia, A. Sapienza, A. 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