| The future challenges for “clean coal technologies”: joining efficiency increase and pollutant emission control A Franco, AR Diaz Energy 34 (3), 348-354, 2009 | 413 | 2009 |
| Optimal design of binary cycle power plants for water-dominated, medium-temperature geothermal fields A Franco, M Villani Geothermics 38 (4), 379-391, 2009 | 326 | 2009 |
| Two-phase closed thermosyphons: A review of studies and solar applications D Jafari, A Franco, S Filippeschi, P Di Marco Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 53, 575-593, 2016 | 298 | 2016 |
| Combined cycle plant efficiency increase based on the optimization of the heat recovery steam generator operating parameters A Franco, A Russo International Journal of Thermal Sciences 41 (9), 843-859, 2002 | 231 | 2002 |
| Day-ahead hourly forecasting of power generation from photovoltaic plants L Gigoni, A Betti, E Crisostomi, A Franco, M Tucci, F Bizzarri, D Mucci IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 9 (2), 831-842, 2017 | 218 | 2017 |
| Thermoeconomic optimization of heat recovery steam generators operating parameters for combined plants C Casarosa, F Donatini, A Franco Energy 29 (3), 389-414, 2004 | 209 | 2004 |
| Perspectives for the use of biomass as fuel in combined cycle power plants A Franco, N Giannini International journal of thermal sciences 44 (2), 163-177, 2005 | 187 | 2005 |
| An apparatus for the routine measurement of thermal conductivity of materials for building application based on a transient hot-wire method A Franco Applied Thermal Engineering 27 (14-15), 2495-2504, 2007 | 176 | 2007 |
| On some perspectives for increasing the efficiency of combined cycle power plants A Franco, C Casarosa Applied thermal engineering 22 (13), 1501-1518, 2002 | 171 | 2002 |
| Strategies for optimal penetration of intermittent renewables in complex energy systems based on techno-operational objectives A Franco, P Salza Renewable energy 36 (2), 743-753, 2011 | 154 | 2011 |
| Closed loop two-phase thermosyphon of small dimensions: a review of the experimental results A Franco, S Filippeschi Microgravity Science and Technology 24, 165-179, 2012 | 143 | 2012 |
| Numerical simulation of geothermal reservoirs for the sustainable design of energy plants: A review A Franco, M Vaccaro Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30, 987-1002, 2014 | 140 | 2014 |
| Experimental analysis of selective laser sintering of polyamide powders: an energy perspective A Franco, M Lanzetta, L Romoli Journal of Cleaner Production 18 (16-17), 1722-1730, 2010 | 132 | 2010 |
| Experimental analysis of a self consumption strategy for residential building: The integration of PV system and geothermal heat pump A Franco, F Fantozzi Renewable Energy 86, 1075-1085, 2016 | 122 | 2016 |
| A general method for the optimum design of heat recovery steam generators A Franco, N Giannini Energy 31 (15), 3342-3361, 2006 | 111 | 2006 |
| Unsteady experimental and numerical analysis of a two-phase closed thermosyphon at different filling ratios D Jafari, S Filippeschi, A Franco, P Di Marco Experimental thermal and fluid science 81, 164-174, 2017 | 110 | 2017 |
| Thermodynamic analysis of direct expansion configurations for electricity production by LNG cold energy recovery A Franco, C Casarosa Applied Thermal Engineering 78, 649-657, 2015 | 105 | 2015 |
| Power production from a moderate temperature geothermal resource with regenerative Organic Rankine Cycles A Franco Energy for Sustainable Development 15 (4), 411-419, 2011 | 101 | 2011 |
| Measurement of CO2 concentration for occupancy estimation in educational buildings with energy efficiency purposes A Franco, F Leccese Journal of Building Engineering 32, 101714, 2020 | 100 | 2020 |
| Energy Efficiency in Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling Techniques: Cooling Boxes versus Cellulose Pads A Franco, DL Valera, A Peņa Energies 7 (3), 1427-1447, 2014 | 96 | 2014 |
Daniele TestiFull Professor, University of PisaVerified email at ing.unipi.it
