A. (Angelo) Cervone PhD

A. (Angelo) Cervone PhD

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Research Skills and Competence

  • Space systems engineering
  • Micro-propulsion for nano- and micro-satellites
  • Analysis and trade-off of propulsion subsystems for Earth-orbiting and interplanetary missions
  • Chemical propulsion: monopropellant, bipropellant and hybrid engines for medium and low thrusts
  • Green propellants for space rocket applications
  • Cavitation, rotordynamics and flow instabilities in pumps and hydrofoils
  • Turbopumps for liquid propulsion rockets
  • Solid rocket motors
  • Electric propulsion for space vehicles and interaction of plasma plumes with vehicle components
  • Analog/digital signal acquisition, conditioning, filtering and postprocessing
  • 2D and 3D technical drawing for design purposes

Academic Reputation

  • Post-Doc Fellowship at Osaka University funded by JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2006-2008)
  • “Grant-in-Aid” research grant supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, for the project “Study on the Methods of Inducer Design to Avoid Cavitation Instabilities” (2006-2008)
  • Project Manager of several ESA-funded projects on space propulsion and mission design (2002-)
  • Reviewer of proposals and projects for the European Union FP7 and Horizon2020 programs (2011-)
  • Reviewer of papers for the AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering and the Royal Aeronautical Society Journal (2008-)
  • Member of the Space Propulsion Technical Committee of the International Astronautical Federation IAF (2012-)
  • Session chair for the Space Propulsion Symposium in the International Astronautical Congress IAC (2013-)
  • Session chair for the ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference (2011)
  • Chairman and organizer of the workshop “Inducers: Present Issues and Future Orientation” during the ASME Fluids Engineering Division Meeting 2009
  • Invited lectures on space rocket turbopump research at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, JAXA Kakuda Space Center, Aerojet, Pratt-Whitney Rocketdyne (2006-)
  • Author or co-author of more than 30 articles in books and peer-reviewed journals and more than 90 papers presented at international conferences

Biography

Assistant Professor, Space Systems Engineering, TU Delft (present)

  • Responsible for the micro-propulsion research activities at the chair;
  • Primary responsible for the spacecraft parts of the 2nd-year "Propulsion and Power" and "Aerospace Design and Systems Engineering Elements II" courses;
  • Responsible instructor for the "Spacecraft Technology" course of the Spaceflight minor;
  • Principal tutor of Design Synthesis Exercise projects (typically once per year);
  • Contributions to the 3rd-year "Systems Engineering & Aerospace Design" course (one lecture, exams, tutorials);
  • Supervisor of projects for the "Test, Analysis and Simulation" course;
  • Main responsible for the preparation of the spacecraft project assignment for the "System Design" course;
  • Supervisor of MSc theses on topics related to aerospace propulsion;
  • Successful completion of the 3TU University Teaching Qualification program, including courses on the development, delivery and assessment of teaching and active learning.
Project Manager, Alta S.p.A., Italy (2000-2006; 2008-2011)
  • Co-founder and main responsible of the company's Chemical Propulsion Laboratory;
  • Responsible of more than 10 R&D projects on space propulsion and mission design (mainly ESA-funded);
  • Part-time lecturer at University of Pisa for the courses "Rocket Propulsion", "Thermal Fluid Sciences", "Technology of Aeronautical Constructions", "Design of Aerospace Structures";
  • Supervisor of PhD, MSc and BSc students on topics related to cavitation in space rocket turbopumps and green propellants for space rocket applications.
Post-Doc Researcher, Osaka University, Japan (2006-2008)
  • Lectures and seminaries to University students (undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D.) on topics related to space rocket turbopumps, cavitation and flow instabilities;
  • Experimental characterization of the dynamic characteristics of axial inducers (transfer matrix, flow instabilities, high-speed optical characterization of cavitation);
  • Improvement of the design of the LE-7 engine liquid hydrogen inducer for reducing tip vortex cavitation and unstable phenomena.
PhD in Aerospace Propulsion, University of Pisa, Italy (2005)
MSc in Aerospace Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy (2000)

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