Davide Ziviani
Research Administration Committee (RAC)
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
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Top SchoolDavide Ziviani is an energy systems researcher and engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and advanced heat-pumping technologies. Based in West Lafayette, he is an Associate Professor at Purdue and an active ASHRAE leader—currently serving on the Research Administration Committee and chairing program efforts for TC 8.11—bridging academic research with industry standards and conferences. His work focuses on Organic Rankine Cycles, positive-displacement expanders (including single-screw devices), and techno-economic evaluations of emerging refrigerants and heat pump applications. Davide combines hands-on experimental testing and CFD with systems-level modeling to deliver practical low‑grade heat recovery and thermal management solutions. He also plays international roles with the IIR and the Knowledge Center on ORC, reflecting a reputation for translating niche compressor/expander expertise into policy and standards influence. Colleagues note both his calm performance under pressure and his knack for turning detailed component research into deployable HVAC&R innovations.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at Ghent UniversityITIS "G. Silva"San Diego State UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering at Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Italian, English, German, Chinese
Github Skills (17)
steady-state10
chemical-engineering9
mercury9
simulation9
climate-science9
azerothcore9
electrical-engineering9
thermodynamics9
julia8
snl-applications8
heat8
python5
orc3
matlab3
power-systems3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
davideziviani/pdsim
Apr 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:4 PRs, 36 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 2 months
steady-statesimulationdisplacementmachines
ibell/pdsim
Mar 2018 - May 2020
Steady-State simulation code for positive displacement machines
Contributions:10 commits, 27 PRs, 15 pushes in 2 years 2 months
chemical-engineeringmachinessimulationsteady-statedisplacement
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