PhD Student - Assistant

Research Topics

• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
  • Modelling of HVAC components: chillers, heat pumps, heat exchangers, air handling units, humidification systems
  • Heat pumping and reversible air conditioning (IEA-ECBCS Annex 48) 
• Building physics
  • Modelling of Building Thermal Behaviour: development of dynamic and static building models
  • Audit of existing buildings: development of simulation-based auditing tools (HARMONAC)
• Geothermal Energy
  • Study and modelling of Ground Coupled Heat Pump
  • Modelling of Ground Heat Exchangers

PhD Thesis (2007 - present)

Topic: Development, use and calibration of equation-based simulation tools to support energy audit of commercial buildings

Education

Encadrement des cours: 

• MECA0002 - Thermodynamique appliquée et introduction aux machines thermiques (Prof. O.Leonard) - séances d'exercices et laboratoires
• MECA0006 - Production de froid et de chaleur à basse température (Dr.V.Lemort) - séances d'exercices et laboratoires
• MECA0034 - U.R.E. et climatisation des bâtiments (Dr.V.Lemort) - séances d'exercices et laboratoires

Publications

• BERTAGNOLIO, S.(2006) Amélioration de certains modèles d'échangeurs géothermiques enterrés verticaux. Training Period Report, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada.
• BERTAGNOLIO, S., LEBRUN, J., APARECIDA SILVA, C., HANNAY, J.(2007) Heat pumping and reversible air conditioning : first case study results. Proceedings of the Heat Transfer in Components and Systems for Sustainable Energy Technologies, HeatSET 2007 Conference, Chambery, France.
• LEBRUN, J., BERTAGNOLIO, S., APARECIDA SILVA, C., HANNAY, J.(2007) IEA-ECBCS A48 - First Belgian Case Study : Retrofitting Proposals. IEA-ECBCS A48 Work Report, University of Liège.
• BERTAGNOLIO, S.(2007) Study, modelling and analysis of heat pumping solutions in a commercial building. Master Thesis (June 2007), University of Liège.
• BERNIER, M., KUMMERT, M., BERTAGNOLIO, S.(2007) Development and application of test cases for comparing vertical ground heat exchangers models. Proceedings of the 10th International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference, Beijing, China.
• BERTAGNOLIO, S., LEBRUN, J., APARECIDA SILVA, C., HANNAY, J.(2007) Heat pumping and reversible air conditioning: Retrofit opportunities in a laboratory Building. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, Beijing, China.
• BERTAGNOLIO, S., LEBRUN, J., ANDRE, P., MOUREAU, F. (2008) Heat pumping and reversible air conditioning : how to make the best use of HVAC equipment. 9^th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.
• BERTAGNOLIO, S., MASY, G., LEBRUN, J., ANDRE, P. (2008) Building and HVAC System Simulation with the help of an engineering equation solver. IBPSA Simbuild 2008, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
• BERTAGNOLIO, S., LEBRUN, J.(2008) Simulation of a building and its HVAC system with an equation solver. Application to benchmarking. Building Simulation: An International Journal. Vol 1, pp.235-250.
• BERTAGNOLIO, S., LEBRUN, J., ANDRE, P.(2008) Heat recovery and reversible heat pumping potentials in non residential buildings. 1st Heat Pump Symposium, Sint-Katelijne Waver, Belgium
• BERTAGNOLIO, S., LEBRUN, J., HANNAY, J., APARECIDA SILVA, C.(2008) Simulation-assisted audit of an air conditioned building. 8th International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations, Berlin, Germany.
• Stabat, P., Caciolo, M., Sarrade, L., Andre, P., Bertagnolio, J., Franck, P.Y., Rogiest, C. (2008) IEA-ECBCS Annex 48 - ST1.1 - 1.3: Analysis of building heating and cooling demands in the purpose of assessing the reversibility and heat recovery potentials. IEA-ECBCS Annex 48 ST1 report.
• Bertagnolio, S., Stabat, P., Caciolo, M., Corgier, D. (2008) IEA-ECBCS Annex 48 ST1.4 - Review of heat recovery and heat pumping solutions. IEA-ECBCS Annex 48 ST1 report.
• Bertagnolio, S., Andre, P. (2009) HarmonAC - Simulation tools reference book. HarmonAC WP7 report.
• Bertagnolio, S., Lebrun, J., Andre, P. (2009)Development and use of equation based simulation tools to support audid of commercial buildings. Proceedings of the Eleventh International IBPSA Conference. Glasgow, Scotland. pp. 2027-2034.
• Fonseca Diaz, N., Bertagnolio, S. (2009) Dynamic Thermal Modeling of a Radiant Panel System and its Environment for Commissioning: Application to Case Study. To be presented at 9th International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations, Austin, Texas.
• Bertagnolio, S., Andre, P., Lemort, V. 2010. Simulation of a building and its HVAC system: Application to audit. Accepted for publication in Building Simulation: An International Journal.
• Bertagnolio, S., Andre, P. 2010. Development of an Evidence-based Calibration Methodology Dedicated to Energy Audit of Office Buildings. Part 1: Methodology and Modeling. Submitted for presentation at 10th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2010, Antalya, Turkey
• Andre, P., Fabry, B., Bertagnolio, S., Franck, P.Y. 2010. Development of an Evidence-based Calibration Methodology Dedicated to Energy Audit of Office Buildings. Part 2: Application to a typical office building in Belgium. Submitted for presentation at 10th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2010, Antalya, Turkey
• Bertagnolio, S., Stabat, P., Soccal, B., Andre, P., Lebrun, J. 2010. Simulation based assessment of heat pumping potential in non-residential buildings - Part 1: Modeling. Submitted for presentation at 10th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2010, Antalya, Turkey
• Bertagnolio, S., Stabat, P., Gendebien, S., Andre, P. 2010. Simulation based assessment of heat pumping potential in non-residential buildings - Part 2: Parametric Study. Submitted for presentation at 10th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2010, Antalya, Turkey
• Andre, P., Fabry, B., Bertagnolio, S., Stabat, P., Lebrun, J. 2010. Simulation based assessment of heat pumping potential in non-residential buildings - Part 3: Comparative assessment of different solutions for the renovation of an office building in Belgium. Submitted for presentation at 10th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2010, Antalya, Turkey
• Gendebien, S., Bertagnolio, S., Lemort, V. 2010. Comparative validation of three water cooling coil models. Submitted for presentation at 10th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2010, Antalya, Turkey