This paper contributes to the open innovation literature by presenting a successful application of the open innovation approach in the maritime sector between Fincantieri (FC), one of the world´s largest shipbuilding groups, and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR, Consiglio Nazionale...

This open access book presents a set of practical tools and collaborative solutions in multi-disciplinary settings to foster the Alpine Space health tourism industry’s innovation and competitiveness. The proposed solutions emerge as the result of the synergy among health, environment, tourism,...

The present work proposes a differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analysis approach in order to characterize a W/O emulsion in function of the vaporization temperature of the inner water droplets. The correlation between the most probable boiling temperatures of the droplets and their radii...

This paper focuses on the solution of difficult multidisciplinary optimisation formulations arising in ship design. The latter schemes are by nature the result of the interaction among several optimisation problems. Each optimisation problem summarises the issues related to a specific aspect...

This case study is aimed to investigate how the injector fouling can influence both the injection system and engine performances. In particular, the presence of deposits in the nozzle of the injector could affect the injection system performance along its life. The investigation was carried out...

Dual fuel configurations in compression ignition engines are considered as a promising solution to rely on alternative fuels that allows to respect at the same time the strict regulations on pollutants emissions. Looking at ethanol as one of the future transport biofuels, the authors investigate...