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  •  +39 0984/494603
  •  dimitrios.kaliakatsos@unical.it
  •  Cube 44C- 3rd floor
  • SSD:   ING-IND/11 - BUILDING PHYSICS AND BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEMS
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KALIAKATSOS Dimitrios
Born in Arta (Greece) on 10/07/1957, he graduated in Engineering of Industrial Technology (Mechanical Engineering) at the University of Calabria (Italy). From Febraury 1992 he was Researcher of Technical Physics at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Calabria and from January 2002 has been Associate Professor of Environmental Technical Physics. On February 3, 2014 he received the National Scientifi c Qualifi cation for Full Professor in the Academic Field 09C2. He is currently the Energy manager of the University of Calabria.
Selected Publications

CUCUMO M., FERRARO V., KALIAKATSOS D., MELE M., GALLORO A., SCHIMIO R., LE PERA G. (2019). Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a Heat Exchanger Provided with Helical Baffles. HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING, 1-14, Taylor & Francis 2019.
CUCUMO M., FERRARO V., KALIAKATSOS D., MELE M., (2018). A simple correlation for the dynamic simulation of a solar thermal plant connected to a radiant floor. MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF ENGINEERING PROBLEMS. ISSN: 0378-7788, VOL. 158. pp. 677-683.
CUCUMO M, FERRARO V, KALIAKATSOS D, MELE M, NICOLETTI F (2018). Linear Fresnel Plant with Primary Reflectors Movable Around Two Axes. In ADVANCES IN MODELLING & ANALYSIS. ISSN:1258-5769, vol. 55(3), pp. 99-107.
CUCUMO M., FERRARO V., KALIAKATSOS D., MELE M., (2018). On the distortion of thermal flux and of surface temperature induced by heat flux sensors positioned on the inner surface of buildings. ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, vol. 158, pp. 677-683.
CUCUMO M., FERRARO V., KALIAKATSOS D., MELE M., CUCUMO D., (2017). Equivalent electrical circuit to estimate the PV/T solar collector producibility. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND TECHNOLOGY, ISSN: 0392-8764, Vol. 35, n ° 4, December 2017, pp. 843-852

Lines of Research

Energy Building Certifi cation.
Passive cooling of buildings.
Natural lightning.
Passive Acoustic Requirements for Buildings.
Hourly solar radiation on the vertical walls of buildings: comparison between theoretical and experimental data.
Absorption Heat Pumps for air-conditioning in the hotel. Energy and economic assessments.
Project and monitoring of Teche Exhibitions.
Solar Thermal Concentration Systems.
Geothermal heat pump air conditioning systems.

Thesis Proposals and Topics
Several topics are currently available. Interested students are suggested to drop by during office hours.