Cecilia Piatti

Cecilia Piatti is a PhD student in Energy Engineering (39th cycle, 2023-2026) at the Department of Energy (DENERG) of the Polytechnic University of Turin. She serves as an external teaching collaborator for the 'Computational Laboratory of Heat Transfer' course in the Energy Engineering bachelor's program for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26.

Her research centers on thermal engineering applications of Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces (TPMS), focusing on heat transfer enhancement in high-temperature systems. She investigates TPMS structures for solar receivers, heat sinks in extreme heat flux environments, and porous media flow dynamics using combined experimental and computational approaches. Her work bridges fundamental fluid mechanics with practical thermal system design for renewable energy applications.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on TPMS characterization, with 2023-2024 works spanning experimental validation of solar receivers, turbulence modeling verification, hydraulic property assessment, and high-heat-flux thermal management. These studies establish TPMS as promising architectures for next-generation concentrated solar power and advanced thermal systems requiring ultra-efficient heat dissipation.

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Piatti is advised by Laura Savoldi in her doctoral studies and has no recorded advisees. No research grants were specified in the source material.

She conducts research within the MAHTEP group at DENERG, focusing on thermal engineering solutions for energy systems.