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Biographical details
Dr Francesco Restuccia is an academic at King’s College London Department of Engineering, where he leads the Heat and Fire Lab. His multidisciplinary research in the thermal sciences covers bioenergy, combustion, fire science, and heat transfer. He has a growing profile in lithium-ion battery heat transfer research, focusing on safety aspects such as ignition prevention and improving overall thermal performance. He became a Lecturer at the University in 2019, and Senior Lecturer in 2023.
He is a member of the SAFEBATT project funded by the Faraday Institution, leading a project at KCL focusing on Multiphysics Modelling of LIB Thermal Runaway and Propagation. His research has been recognized by several awards, most recently the best paper award in energy storage at the 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
He is a motivated educator, teaching a variety of General Engineering courses, as well as regularly involved in science outreach to promote multidisciplinary approaches to engineering problems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College London
Award Date: 1 Feb 2018
Mechanical Engineering, Master in Science, California Institute of Technology
Award Date: 13 Jun 2014
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Master of Engineering, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 25 Jun 2012
External positions
Honorary Lecturer, Imperial College London
1 Mar 2020 → …
Keywords
- TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
- Heat Transfer
- Combustion
- Fire Safety
- Energy
- Ignition
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Research output
- 7 Article
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Numerical Study of Self-Heating Ignition of a Box of Lithium-Ion Batteries During Storage
Hu, Z., He, X., Restuccia, F. & Rein, G., 1 Nov 2020, In: FIRE TECHNOLOGY. 56, 6, p. 2603-2621 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access17 Citations (Scopus) -
Quantifying self-heating ignition of biochar as a function of feedstock and the pyrolysis reactor temperature
Restuccia, F., Mašek, O., Hadden, R. M. & Rein, G., 15 Jan 2019, In: FUEL. 236, p. 201-213 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile33 Citations (Scopus)131 Downloads (Pure) -
Self-heating behavior and ignition of shale rock
Restuccia, F., Ptak, N. & Rein, G., 1 Feb 2017, In: COMBUSTION AND FLAME. 176, p. 213-219 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile45 Citations (Scopus)95 Downloads (Pure) -
Self-ignition of natural fuels: Can wildfires of carbon-rich soil start by self-heating?
Restuccia, F., Huang, X. & Rein, G., 1 Jul 2017, In: FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL. 91, p. 828-834 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access47 Citations (Scopus) -
Computational study on self-heating ignition and smouldering spread of coal layers in flat and wedge hot plate configurations
Yuan, H., Restuccia, F. & Rein, G., 1 Apr 2020, In: COMBUSTION AND FLAME. 214, p. 346-357 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile17 Citations (Scopus)110 Downloads (Pure)