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Alberto Brucato

Alberto Brucato

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
42
Citations
5671
World Ranking
1862
National Ranking
56

Overview

Alberto Brucato is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy, focusing extensively on research in engineering and environmental science. Their scholarly work spans multiple interconnected fields, with primary emphasis on biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, mechanical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and environmental chemistry.

The main topics addressed in Brucato's research include:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Thermochemical biomass conversion processes
  • Fluid dynamics and mixing
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
  • Minerals flotation and separation techniques
  • Subcritical and supercritical water processes
  • Water quality monitoring and analysis

Frequent publication venues for Brucato's research include:

  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Journal of the Energy Institute
  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Algal Research

Among Brucato's recent papers are:

  • "Autochthonous microalgae grown in municipal wastewaters as a tool for effectively removing nitrogen and phosphorous" (2020), published in Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "Slow pyrolysis of an LDPE/PP mixture: Kinetics and process performance" (2021), published in Journal of the Energy Institute
  • "CFD simulations of early- to fully-turbulent conditions in unbaffled and baffled vessels stirred by a Rushton turbine" (2021), published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • "Inoculum of indigenous microalgae/activated sludge for optimal treatment of municipal wastewaters and biochemical composition of residual biomass for potential applications" (2022), published in Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "Biological and chemical characterization of new isolated halophilic microorganisms from saltern ponds of Trapani, Sicily" (2021), published in Algal Research

Collaborative work is a notable aspect of Brucato's career, with frequent co-authors including Francesca Scargiali, Giuseppe Caputo, F. Grisafi, Serena Lima, and Pasquale Iannotta.

Best Publications

  • Numerical prediction of flow fields in baffled stirred vessels: A comparison of alternative modelling approaches

    Alberto Brucato;Michele Ciofalo;Franco Grisafi;Giorgio Micale

  • Particle drag coefficients in turbulent fluids

    A. Brucato;F. Grisafi;G. Montante

  • Numerical simulations of the dependency of flow pattern on impeller clearance in stirred vessels

    G Montante;Ka-Lok Lee;A Brucato;Michael Yianneskis

  • Large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow in an unbaffled stirred tank driven by a Rushton turbine

    Raul Alcamo;Giorgio Micale;Franco Grisafi;Alberto Brucato

  • Turbulent flow in closed and free-surface unbaffled tanks stirred by radial impellers

    Michele Ciofalo;Alberto Brucato;Franco Grisafi;Nicola Torraca

  • Dimensionless analysis of slurry photocatalytic reactors using two-flux and six-flux radiation absorption–scattering models

    Gianluca Li Puma;Alberto Brucato

  • Experiments and CFD predictions of solid particle distribution in a vessel agitated with four pitched blade turbines

    G. Montante;G. Micale;G. Micale;F. Magelli;A. Brucato

  • CFD Simulation of Particle Distribution in Stirred Vessels

    G. Micale;G. Montante;F. Grisafi;A. Brucato

  • Bench-Scale Investigation of Inclined Dense Jets

    A. Cipollina;A. Brucato;F. Grisafi;S. Nicosia

  • Modelling and Simulation of Gas–Liquid Hydrodynamics in Mechanically Stirred Tanks

    F. Scargiali;A. D’Orazio;F. Grisafi;A. Brucato

  • CFD simulations of dense solid–liquid suspensions in baffled stirred tanks: Prediction of suspension curves

    A. Tamburini;A. Cipollina;G. Micale;A. Brucato

  • CFD Simulation of Particle Suspension Height in Stirred Vessels

    G. Micale;F. Grisafi;L. Rizzuti;A. Brucato

  • CFD simulations of dense solid–liquid suspensions in baffled stirred tanks: Prediction of solid particle distribution

    A Tamburini;A Cipollina;Gdm Micale;A Brucato

  • ON THE SIMULATION OF STIRRED TANK REACTORS VIA COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

    Alberto Brucato;Michele Ciofalo;Franco Grisafi;Roberto Tocco

  • CFD SIMULATIONS OF DENSE SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSIONS IN BAFFLED STIRRED TANKS: PREDICTION OF THE MINIMUM IMPELLER SPEED FOR COMPLETE SUSPENSION

    A. Tamburini;A. Cipollina;G. Micale;A. Brucato

  • Particle Suspension in Top-Covered Unbaffled Tanks

    Alberto Brucato;Andrea Cipollina;Giorgio Domenico Maria Micale;Francesca Scargiali

  • Dense solid–liquid off-bottom suspension dynamics: Simulation and experiment

    A. Tamburini;A. Cipollina;G. Micale;M. Ciofalo

  • An experimental study of double-to-single-loop transition in stirred vessels

    G. Montante;A. Brucato;K. C. Lee;M. Yianneskis

  • Prediction of flow fields in a dual-impeller stirred vessel

    Giorgio Micale;Alberto Brucato;Franco Grisafi;Michele Ciofalo

  • COMPLETE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FLOW FIELDS IN BAFFLED STIRRED VESSELS: THE INNER-OUTER APPROACH

    A Brucato;M Ciofalo;F Grisafi;Gdm Micale

  • Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Mixing

    Franco Magelli;G. Baldi;A. Brucato

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Micale
Giorgio Micale University of Palermo
Andrea Cipollina
Andrea Cipollina University of Palermo
Alessandro Tamburini
Alessandro Tamburini University of Palermo
Michele Ciofalo
Michele Ciofalo University of Palermo
Michael Yianneskis
Michael Yianneskis University College London
Po Lock Yue
Po Lock Yue Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Gianluca Li Puma
Gianluca Li Puma Loughborough University
Alberto E. Cassano
Alberto E. Cassano National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Daniele Marchisio
Daniele Marchisio Polytechnic University of Turin
Christophe Brunet
Christophe Brunet Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

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