Alessandro Guiducci

Topic: Advanced Development of Dishwasher (DW) Prototypes at Electrolux R&D plant - Define, develop, and implement new test procedures for dishwashers and individual components to improve validation processes and ensure compliance with quality standards. -Perform testing activities -Lead and support project management activities, including planning, coordination, and tracking milestones. -Prepare and deliver technical presentations to stakeholders, including cross-functional teams and management.

Topic: Multi-disciplinary and multi-physics design, optimisation, analysis and modelling of electrical machines with no rare earth magnets for transportation applications. Development of advanced analytical and numerical models of electrical machines: -2D Finite Element (FE) Electromagnetic Analysis. -2D and 3D FE Mechanical Analyses. -2D and 3D FE Thermal Analyses. -2D and 3D Lumped parameter thermal network model (LPTN). -3D Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) Simulations.

Topic of the experimental activity: Failure monitoring of PEEK material Experimental early damage detection in the field of very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) testing. VHCF testing of polymer materials using an Electrodynamic shaker. The main focus of the scientific activities was the development of time and frequency based methods and models, which allow an early detection of damage during stress-controlled fatigue experiments.

TACC (Training for Automotive Companies Creation) is UNIMORE's experimental project that trains students in entrepreneurship and innovation in the automotive industry from an interdisciplinary point of view, thanks to a path of excellence based on concrete experiences. The programme include lessons with the involvement of managers, participation in national and international fairs, workshop, corporate visits, supplementary seminars, prototyping, design and validation sessions for the start-up project

Research project: -Thermal management of wound field synchronous motor -Investigating airgap heat transfer in rotating electrical machines -Predicting heat transfer coefficients (HTCs) using empirical formulas and comparative studies -Extracting HTCs using 3D CFD simulations -Developing analytical models in Simscape to evaluate four cooling scenarios: Case 1: Rotational effects Case 2: Hollow shaft cooling Case 3: Axial flow cooling Case 4: Rotational effects + axial flow + hollow shaft cooling

Topic: Electrification of an Agriculture Application Main Activities: -feasibility study of the electrification process -components selection of the electric drive (battery pack, e-motor, converters, speed reducers, etc.) -layout, prototyping and testing

Topic: "Multiphysics Design and Optimization of a high-speed wound-field generator for Aerospace application" Development of advanced analytical and numerical models: -2D Finite Element (FE) Electromagnetic Analysis. -2D and 3D FE Mechanical Analyses. -2D and 3D FE Thermal Analyses. -3D Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) Simulations

Topic: Thermal and Electromagnetic Analyses of Aerospace Generator Activities: -Electromagnetic Analysis -Use of different techniques to simulate Generator thermal performance: Lumped Parameter Thermal Networks, 2D Finite Element Analysis, 3D Finite Element Analysis and 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis -Comparison and calibration between different solvers for the same analysis -Design improvements to the generator cooling system

International Doctorate in ICT - Electrical machines and drive Research Group, Melting Lab Main activities: Multi-disciplinary and multi-physics design, optimisation, analysis and modelling of electrical machines with no rare earth magnets for transportation applications.

Internship and Thesis: At Electrical Cooling Solutions ltd Thesis Title "Thermal assessment of a high-speed wound-field synchronous generator intended for aerospace applications" Activities: -Electromagnetic Analysis -Use of different techniques to simulate Generator thermal performance: LPTN, 2D and 3D FEA, 3D CFD -Comparison and calibration between different solvers for the same analysis -Design improvements to the generator cooling system

Thesis Title: "Analysis of performance of one cylinder engine 4t for motorbike" Activities: -Performances improvement of the model present in the software AVL boost, radical modification of the single cylinder and improvement of the intake and exhaust system. -Numerical Analysis 1D