Diego Giuseppe Romano

Diego Giuseppe Romano graduated in aerospace engineering summa cum laude and with special mention at the University of Naples 'Federico II' in 2009, winning a university scholarship. He joined Piaggio Aerospace in 2010, working in the research and technology development team. During his period at Piaggio Aerospace, he gained experience in flight tests, fluid dynamics, preliminary design and project management. Romano joined CIRA in September 2022, working in the fluid mechanics department on both EU-funded and national research projects.

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Presentation

Optimized thermal management for high-power electric machines

Aircraft power demand is growing, due to the introduction of new onboard systems requiring additional power, and to aircraft size/range increase. Concurrently, concern for the impact of aviation on global warming is increasing. Thus, interest in hybrid/electric propulsion for aircraft is increasing. The introduction of this type of propulsion system introduces challenges to be faced, such as the thermal management of electrical machines. The present work focuses on the design of a novel TMS (thermal management system) for the thermal control of an advanced electric machine developed for a future much more electric aircraft.