Dr Alfonso Chinnici

Senior Lecturer

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Alfonso Chinnici is a distinguished Senior Lecturer in Sustainability, Net-Zero, and Energy Innovation at the University of Adelaide and an executive member of its Centre for Energy Technology. Employing cutting-edge research methodologies and fundamental engineering principles, he drives the advancement of ground-breaking clean energy technologies, prioritising the pivotal transition towards a net zero economy. At the forefront of his pursuits are the production and application of hydrogen and alternative energy carriers, alongside initiatives targeting the decarbonisation of carbon-intensive industrial processes, energy networks, and transportation systems. His expertise includes sustainable reaction engineering and heat/mass transfer, combustion science and solar thermal energy, multi-phase flows, circular economy practices, and environmentally conscious metal/mineral processing techniques. He has published some 100 publications in leading international journals, 4 patented innovations, and secured over $10 million in R&D funding. Presently, he occupies a leadership research role within the Australian Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC, collaborating closely with industry leaders to drive impactful net-zero initiatives. He is a former investigator within Future Fuels CRC, and has also made significant contributions to international initiatives, notably as the manager of the Mission Innovation ARENA program on green fuels and the Global Net Zero Industries Mission, further establishing his global recognition and influence. Beyond academia, he has lent his expertise as a high-profile consultant to esteemed organisations such as the International Energy Agency and the Government of South Australia, advising on critical aspects of hydrogen, ammonia, green metals, and critical minerals supply chains.

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My research provides a comprehensive 360-degree perspective on sustainability and energy transformation across multiple sectors, focusing on advancing technology, sustainable process transformation, independent clean tech analysis, design and assessment of decarbonization pathways, carbon balance and reporting, and the techno-economic evaluation of solutions.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2023 - ongoing	Co-Leader SA Chapter	Hydrogen Society of Australia
2022 - ongoing	HILT CRC Lead - Hydrogen, Carbon & Green Metals	HILT CRC
2022 - ongoing	Senior Lecturer (Net-Zero & Energy Innovation)	The University of Adelaide
2021 - 2021	IEA Consulting Analyst - Hydrogen and Ammonia	International Energy Agency
2018 - 2022	Global R&D Manager - Green Fuels	ARENA
2016 - 2022	Senior Researcher	The University of Adelaide
2014 - 2016	Research Associate	The University of Adelaide
2011 - 2014	Research Fellow	CNR
2011 - 2014	Postgraduate Student	University Federico II of Naples

Language Competencies

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
French	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Italian	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Malay	Can read, speak and understand spoken
Spanish - Latin American	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2014	University Federico II of Naples	Italy	PhD Chemical Engineering
2010	University Federico II of Naples	Italy	MEng Chemical Engineering
2007	University Federico II of Naples	Italy	BEng Chemical Engineering

Certifications

Date Title Institution name Country

— Chartered Industrial Engineer Order of the Engineer (Italy) -
Research Interests

Chemical and thermal processes in energy and combustion Solar-thermal energy Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering Chemical Engineering Design Powder and Particle Technology Heat and Mass Transfer Operations Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics) Experimental methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer Hydrogen-based energy systems Mineral Processing/Beneficiation Environmentally sustainable mineral resource activities Metals Carbon capture and storage Carbon and emissions trading Hydrogen production from fossil fuels Basic iron and steel products Alumina production Cement products and concrete materials Computational Fluid Dynamics Machine learning Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows) Reaction engineering (excl. nuclear reactions) Reaction Kinetics and Dynamics Environmentally sustainable energy activities Environmentally sustainable engineering

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
—	Chartered Industrial Engineer	Order of the Engineer (Italy)	-

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Gee, A. J., Smith, N., Chinnici, A., & Medwell, P. R. (2024). Characterisation of turbulent non-premixed hydrogen-blended flames in a scaled industrial low-swirl burner. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49(Part D), 747-757. DOI Scopus6
2024	Gee, A. J., Proud, D. B., Smith, N., Chinnici, A., & Medwell, P. R. (2024). Hydrogen addition to a commercial self-aspirating burner and assessment of a practical burner modification strategy to improve performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49(B), 59-76. DOI Scopus4 WoS1
2024	Gee, A. J., Smith, N., Chinnici, A., & Medwell, P. R. (2024). Performance of biogas blended with hydrogen in a commercial self-aspirating burner. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 54, 1120-1129. DOI Scopus1
2024	Zhang, X., Tian, Z. F., Chinnici, A., Zhou, H., Nathan, G. J., & Chin, R. C. (2024). Particle dispersion model for RANS simulations of particle-laden jet flows, incorporating Stokes number effects. Advanced Powder Technology, 35(3), 104345-1-104345-23. DOI Scopus1
2024	Han, S., Sun, Z., Tian, Z. F., Chinnici, A., Lau, T., Troiano, M., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2024). Experimental study of a dense stream of particles impacting on an inclined surface. Powder Technology, 438, 119658-1-119658-16. DOI Scopus1
2024	Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Chinnici, A., Sun, Z., Shi, J. Q., Nathan, G. J., & Chin, R. C. (2024). Physics-informed data-driven unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes turbulence modeling for particle-laden jet flows. Physics of Fluids, 36(5), 23 pages. DOI
2023	Smadi, E., Chinnici, A., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. J. (2023). Experimental study on the kinetics of magnesium carbonate calcination under elevated heating rates. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 16, 100570-1-100570-13. DOI
2023	Péquin, A., Evans, M. J., Chinnici, A., Medwell, P. R., & Parente, A. (2023). The reactor-based perspective on finite-rate chemistry in turbulent reacting flows: A review from traditional to low-emission combustion. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 16, 100201-1-100201-26. DOI Scopus11 WoS2
2023	Smadi, E., Chinnici, A., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. J. (2023). Effect of heating rate on the kinetics of limestone calcination. Chemical Engineering Journal, 475, 146165-1-146165-11. DOI Scopus6
2023	Al Smadi, E., Saw, W., Chinnici, A., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. J. (2023). Effect of heating rate on the kinetics of gibbsite calcination. Chemical Engineering Science, 268, 118444-1-118444-11. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
2023	‘Gus’ Nathan, G. J., Lee, L., Ingenhoven, P., Tian, Z., Sun, Z., Chinnici, A., . . . Saw, W. (2023). Pathways to the use of concentrated solar heat for high temperature industrial processes. Solar Compass, 5, 100036. DOI
2023	Rowhani, A., Sun, Z., Chinnici, A., Medwell, P. R., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2023). Soot structure and flow characteristics in turbulent non-premixed methane flames stabilised on a bluff-body. Fuel, 344, 128118-1-128118-10. DOI Scopus1
2023	Nathan, G. J., Saw, W., Ingenhoven, P., Lee, L., Tian, Z., Sun, Z., . . . Ashman, P. (2023). The Role of Hydrogen in Net-Zero, High Temperature Industrial Processes.
2022	Tang, Y., Sun, Z., Tian, Z., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Experimental and numerical investigation on the geometric parameters of an open-to-atmosphere vortex-based solar particle receiver. Solar Energy, 243, 315-326. DOI
2022	Chinnici, A., Davis, D., Lau, T. C. W., Ang, D., Troiano, M., Saw, W. L., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2022). Measured global thermal performance of a directly irradiated suspension-flow solar particle receiver with an open aperture. Solar Energy, 231, 185-193. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2022	Ang, D., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W. L., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Influence of particle loading, Froude and Stokes number on the global thermal performance of a vortex-based solar particle receiver. Renewable Energy, 184, 201-214. DOI Scopus7 WoS3
2022	Tang, Y., Sun, Z., Tian, Z., Chinnici, A., Lau, T., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Direct measurements and prediction of the particle egress from a vortex-based solar cavity receiver with an open aperture. Solar Energy, 235, 105-117. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2022	Troiano, M., Chinnici, A., Bellan, S., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Editorial: Technological and Fundamental Advances in Production, Storage and Utilization of Fuels. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10, 2 pages. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2022	Gee, A. J., Yin, Y., Foo, K. K., Chinnici, A., Smith, N., & Medwell, P. R. (2022). Toluene addition to turbulent H₂/natural gas flames in bluff-body burners. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(65), 27733-27746. DOI Scopus8 WoS1
2021	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2021). An adaptive aerodynamic approach to mitigate convective losses from solar cavity receivers. Solar Energy, 224, 1333-1343. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
2021	Silakhori, M., Jafarian, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Venkataraman, M., Lipiński, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2021). Effects of steam on the kinetics of calcium carbonate calcination. Chemical Engineering Science, 246, 1-7. DOI Scopus28 WoS15
2021	Evans, M. J., & Chinnici, A. (2021). Water vapour effects on temperature and soot loading in ethylene flames in hot and vitiated coflows. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(4), 5383-5391. DOI Scopus7 WoS4
2021	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2021). Experimental investigation of the influence of solar-to-fuel ratio on performance and stability characteristics of hybrid solar-MILD hydrogen processes. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(4), 6723-6731. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2021	Long, S., Lau, T. C. W., Chinnici, A., & Nathan, G. J. (2021). The flow-field within a vortex-based solar cavity receiver with an open aperture. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 123, 110314. DOI Scopus10 WoS7
2020	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2020). Impact of Flow Blowing and Suction strategies on the establishment of an aerodynamic barrier for solar cavity receivers. Applied Thermal Engineering, 180, 1-13. DOI Scopus9 WoS6
2020	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2020). Experimental and numerical study of the influence of syngas composition on the performance and stability of a laboratory-scale MILD combustor. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 115, 1-8. DOI Scopus16 WoS10
2020	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2020). Experimental insights into the mechanism of heat losses from a cylindrical solar cavity receiver equipped with an air curtain. Solar Energy, 201, 314-322. DOI Scopus24 WoS16
2020	Davis, D., Troiano, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W. L., Lau, T., Solimene, R., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2020). Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: An experimental, numerical and theoretical study. Chemical Engineering Science, 214, 14 pages. DOI Scopus19 WoS12
2020	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2020). The coupling between the internal and external flows through a hybridized solar cavity receiver under isothermal conditions. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 113, 110028-1-110028-19. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2019	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2019). Hybrid Solar-MILD Combustion for Renewable Energy Generation. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 5, 1-11. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Lim, J., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2019). Thermal performance analysis of a syngas-fuelled hybrid solar receiver combustor operated in the MILD combustion regime. Combustion Science and Technology, 191(1), 1-16. DOI Scopus21 WoS17
2019	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2019). An experimental study of the stability and performance characteristics of a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor operated in the MILD combustion regime. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37(4), 5687-5695. DOI Scopus16 WoS15
2019	Davis, D., Jafarian, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. (2019). Thermal performance of vortex-based solar particle receivers for sensible heating. Solar Energy, 177, 163-177. DOI Scopus27 WoS20
2019	Evans, M. J., Medwell, P. R., Sun, Z., Chinnici, A., Ye, J., Chan, Q. N., & Dally, B. B. (2019). Downstream evolution of n-heptane/toluene flames in hot and vitiated coflows. Combustion and Flame, 202, 78-89. DOI Scopus18 WoS15
2019	Lu, Z., Chinnici, A., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., & Nathan, G. J. (2019). Numerical investigation of the isothermal flow field and particle deposition behaviour in a rotating fluidized bed solar receiver. Solar Energy, 182, 348-360. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2019	Lee, K. L., Chinnici, A., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2019). The influence of wall temperature distribution on the mixed convective losses from a heated cavity. Applied Thermal Engineering, 155, 157-165. DOI Scopus16 WoS12
2019	Saha, M., Dally, B. B., Chinnici, A., & Medwell, P. R. (2019). Effect of co-flow oxygen concentration on the MILD combustion of pulverised coal. Fuel Processing Technology, 193, 7-18. DOI Scopus47 WoS37
2019	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2019). Characteristics of swirling and precessing flows generated by multiple confined jets. Physics of Fluids, 31(5), 055102-1-055102-14. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2019	Lee, K. L., Chinnici, A., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2019). The influence of wind speed, aperture ratio and tilt angle on the heat losses from a finely controlled heated cavity for a solar receiver. Renewable Energy, 143, 1544-1553. DOI Scopus14 WoS11
2019	Davis, D., Troiano, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Lau, T. C., Solimene, R., . . . Nathan, G. (2019). Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: the influence of receiver tilt angle. Solar Energy, 190, 126-138. DOI Scopus12 WoS11
2018	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Combined solar energy and combustion of hydrogen-based fuels under MILD conditions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43(43), 20086-20100. DOI Scopus14 WoS12
2018	Saha, M., Gitto, G., Chinnici, A., & Dally, B. (2018). Comparative study of the MILD combustion characteristics of biomass and brown coal. Energy and Fuels, 32(4), 4202-4211. DOI Scopus24 WoS15
2018	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Experimental demonstration of the hybrid solar receiver combustor. Applied Energy, 224, 426-437. DOI Scopus26 WoS22
2018	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). Iso-thermal flow characteristics of rotationally symmetric jets generating a swirl within a cylindrical chamber. Physics of Fluids, 30(5), 055110-1-055110-16. DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2018	Lee, K., Chinnici, A., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). Experimental investigation of the effects of wind speed and yaw angle on heat losses from a heated cavity. Solar Energy, 165, 178-188. DOI Scopus25 WoS18
2018	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). The influence of aspect ratio on the iso-thermal flow characteristics of multiple confined jets. Physics of Fluids, 30(12), 1-15. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2017	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2017). Experimental and numerical investigation of the iso-thermal flow characteristics within a cylindrical chamber with multiple planar-symmetric impinging jets. Physics of Fluids, 29(10), 105111-1-105111-18. DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2017	Saha, M., Dally, B., Medwell, P., & Chinnici, A. (2017). Effect of particle size on the MILD combustion characteristics of pulverised brown coal. Fuel Processing Technology, 155, 74-87. DOI Scopus86 WoS72
2017	Chinnici, A., Xue, Y., Lau, T., Arjomandi, M., & Nathan, G. (2017). Experimental and numerical investigation of the flow characteristics within a Solar Expanding-Vortex Particle Receiver-Reactor. Solar Energy, 141, 25-37. DOI Scopus22 WoS16
2017	Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Lim, J., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2017). Comparison of system performance in a hybrid solar receiver combustor operating with MILD and conventional combustion. Part II: Effect of the combustion mode. Solar Energy, 147, 479-488. DOI Scopus28 WoS23
2017	Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Lim, J., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2017). Comparison of system performance in a hybrid solar receiver combustor operating with MILD and conventional combustion. Part I: Solar-only and combustion-only employing conventional combustion. Solar Energy, 147, 489-503. DOI Scopus22 WoS17
2017	Lim, J., Dally, B., Chinnici, A., & Nathan, G. (2017). Techno-economic evaluation of modular hybrid concentrating solar power systems. Energy, 129, 158-170. DOI Scopus11 WoS7
2017	Evans, M., Chinnici, A., Medwell, P., & Ye, J. (2017). Ignition features of methane and ethylene fuel-blends in hot and diluted coflows. Fuel, 203, 279-289. DOI Scopus35 WoS26
2016	Chinnici, A., Arjomandi, M., Tian, Z., & Nathan, G. (2016). A novel solar expanding-vortex particle reactor: experimental and numerical investigation of the iso-thermal flow field and particle deposition. Solar Energy, 133, 451-464. DOI Scopus27 WoS24
2016	Saha, M., Dally, B., Medwell, P., & Chinnici, A. (2016). Burning characteristics of Victorian brown coal under MILD combustion conditions. Combustion and Flame, 172, 252-270. DOI Scopus96 WoS76
2016	Lim, J., Chinnici, A., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2016). Assessment of the potential benefits and constraints of a hybrid solar receiver and combustor operated in the MILD combustion regime. Energy, 116, 735-745. DOI Scopus24 WoS21
2015	Chinnici, A., Arjomandi, M., Tian, Z., Lu, Z., & Nathan, G. (2015). A novel solar expanding-vortex particle reactor: influence of vortex structure on particle residence times and trajectories. Solar Energy, 122, 58-75. DOI Scopus59 WoS51
2015	Saha, M., Chinnici, A., Dally, B., & Medwell, P. (2015). Numerical study of pulverized coal MILD combustion in a self-recuperative furnace. Energy and Fuels, 29(11), 7650-7669. DOI Scopus49 WoS41
2015	Sabia, P., Sorrentino, G., Chinnici, A., Cavaliere, A., & Ragucci, R. (2015). Dynamic behaviors in methane MILD and oxy-fuel combustion. Chemical effect of CO₂. Energy and Fuels, 29(3), 1978-1986. DOI Scopus81 WoS63
2012	de Joannon, M., Chinnici, A., Sabia, P., & Ragucci, R. (2012). Optimal post-combustion conditions for the purification of CO₂-rich exhaust streams from non-condensable reactive species. Chemical Engineering Journal, 211-212, 318-326. DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2012	Sabia, P., Joannon, M., Picarelli, A., Chinnici, A., & Ragucci, R. (2012). Modeling Negative Temperature Coefficient region in methane oxidation. Fuel, 91(1), 238-245. DOI Scopus44 WoS39
-	Lee, L., Saw, W., Lewis, E., Nathan, G. J., & Chinnici, A. (n.d.). Novel Use of Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy for Producing Highly Thermal Activated Materials for CCUS via Mineral Carbonation of Mine Waste. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 2. DOI

Books

Year	Citation
2019	Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., Evans, M., Chan, Q., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., & Dally, B. (Eds.) (2019). Proceedings of the 2019 Australian Combustion Symposium. Combustion Institute Australia & New Zealand Section.

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2021	Shaw, I. J., Kildare, J. A. C., Evans, M. J., Chinnici, A., Sparks, C., Rubaiyat, S. N. H., . . . Medwell, P. R. (2021). A Theoretical Review of Rotating Detonation Engines. In S. P. Rao (Ed.), Direct Numerical Simulations - An Introduction and Applications (pp. 1-32). London, UK: IntechOpen. DOI

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2023	Ang, D., Tang, Y., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W. L., Lau, T., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2023). Thermal performance analysis of a scaled-up suspension flow receiver for generation of industrial process heat: A computational study. In THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BATTERY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES (ICB-REV) 2022 Vol. 2815 (pp. 100001). Online: AIP Publishing. DOI Scopus1
2023	Saldivia, D., Saw, W., Chinnici, A., Ingenhoven, P., & Taylor, R. A. (2023). Optical Optimization of Beam Down Receiver Geometry for High Temperature Heat Processes Using the MCRT Method. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2815 (pp. 100010). Online: AIP Publishing. DOI
2022	Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Chinnici, A., Sun, Z., Shi, J., Nathan, G., & Chin, R. (2022). Physics-informed data-driven RANS turbulence modelling for single-phase and particle-laden jet flows. In Proceedings of the 23nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. Sydney.
2021	Ingenhoven, P., Saw, W., Chinnici, A., Potter, D., Nathan, G., Rafique, M. M., . . . Jafarian, M. (2021). Energetic Assessment of a High Temperature Packed Bed Storage System in Combination with a Solar Expanding-Vortex Particle Receiver. In Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021 (pp. 858-867). Virtual conference: International Solar Energy Society. DOI Scopus2
2020	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2020). Experimental investigation on the influence of an air curtain on the convective heat losses from solar cavity receivers under windy condition. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2303 (pp. 1-8). online: AIP. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2020	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2020). First-of-a-kind demonstration of a direct hybrid between a solar receiver and the radiant burner technology. In Proceedings of the AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2303 (pp. 080004-1-080004-8). online: AIP. DOI
2020	Chinnici, A., Davis, D., Lau, T. C. W., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2020). First-of-a-kind investigation on performance of a directly-irradiated windowless vortex-based particle receiver. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2303 (pp. 1-7). online: AIP Publishing. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2020	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2020). Impact of Yaw angle on the Effectiveness of an Air Curtain for Solar Cavity Receivers. In H. Chanson, & R. Brown (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 1-4). Brisbane, Aust: The University of Queensland. DOI Scopus1
2019	Evans, M., Chinnici, A., Medwell, P., & Dally, B. (2019). Autoignition of Hydrogen/Ammonia Blends at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (pp. 1-12). online: International Association for Hydrogen Safety (ICHS).
2019	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2019). Performance characteristics of a hybrid solar receiver combustor utilising hydrogen or syngas. In C. Richter (Ed.), AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2126 (pp. 090004-1-090004-8). online: AIP. DOI Scopus1
2019	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2019). Stability and performance characteristics of a laboratory-scale MILD combustor fed with syngas. Effect of H2/CO ratio. In Proceedings of the 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC 2019). Fukuoka, Japan: The Combustion Institute.
2019	Rowhani, A., Sun, Z., Chinnici, A., Medwell, P., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2019). Effect of bluff-body diameter on the flow field and residence time of turbulent ethylene/nitrogen flames. In 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2019 (pp. 1-5). online: The Combstion Institute. Scopus2
2018	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Experimental Investigation of the Interaction of the Flow Inside and Outside a Cavity Receiver. In Proceeding of APSRC 2018 (pp. 1-19). online: Australian PV Institute.
2018	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Experimental Investigation of the Flow Characteristics Near the Aperture of a Model Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). online: AFMS.
2018	Rowhani, A., Chinnici, A., Evans, M., Medwell, P., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Variation of residence time in non-premixed turbulent bluff-body ethylene flames as a function of burner diameter. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society. Scopus5
2018	Lee, K., Chinnici, A., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). Experimental investigation of the effects of wind speed, aperture ratio and tilt angle on the convective heat losses from a solar cavity receiver. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Performance characteristics of a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor fed with Hydrogen and operating in the MILD combustion regime. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-3). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018	Chinnici, A., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2018). Performance of a hybrid solar receiver combustor. In Proceedings of the 23rd SolarPACES International Conference Vol. 2033 (pp. 180004-1-180004-8). Santiago, Chile: AIP. DOI Scopus1
2018	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). The effect of aspect ratio on the flow characteristics of a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Experimental investigation of the flow characteristics near the aperture of a model hybrid solar receiver combustor. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018.
2018	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Dally, B. A. S. S. A. M., & Nathan, G. U. S. (2018). Effect of jet azimuthal angle on the flow field within a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor. In Proceedings of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC) (pp. 1-11). Melbourne, Australia: Australian PV Institute.
2018	Davis, D., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Lau, T., & Nathan, G. (2018). Particle residence time distributions in a solar vortex receiver. In Proceedings of the 2017 Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC) (pp. 1-13). Melbourne, Australia: Australian PV Institute.
2017	Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2017). An experimental investigation of the heat transfer performance in a hybrid solar receiver combustor operating with the solar-only and combustion-only modes. In 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017 Vol. 2017-December (pp. 1-4). online: The Combustion Institute.
2017	Lim, J., Chinnici, A., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2017). Assessing the techno-economics of modular hybrid solar thermal systems. In Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES 2016), as published in AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1850 (pp. 110007-1-110007-8). Online: AIP Publishing. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2017	Coventry, J., Arjomandi, M., Asselineau, C., Chinnici, A., Corsi, C., Davis, D., . . . Saw, W. (2017). Development of ASTRI high-temperature solar receivers. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1850 (pp. 030011-1-030011-9). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: AMER INST PHYSICS. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2017	Lu, Z., Jafarian, M., Chinnici, A., Arjomandi, M., & Nathan, G. (2017). Flow behavior inside a novel rotating fluidized bed for solar gasification of biomass. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1850 (pp. 110009-1-110009-8). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: AMER INST PHYSICS. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2016	Lim, J., Nathan, G., Dally, B., & Chinnici, A. (2016). Techno-economic assessment of a hybrid solar receiver and combustor. In V. Rajpaul, & C. Richter (Eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1734 (pp. 8 pages). Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA: AIP. DOI Scopus17 WoS13
2016	Long, S., Tian, Z., Chinnici, A., Lau, T., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2016). Effect of jet inclination angle on the flow field within a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). online: AFM. Scopus1
2015	Long, S., tian, Z., nathan, G., chinnici., & dally, B. (2015). CFD Modelling of Isothermal Multiple Jets in a Combustor. In Eleventh International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries (pp. 1-6). Online: CSIRO.
2015	Chinnici, A., Xue, Y., Lau, T., Arjomandi, M., & Nathan, G. (2015). Experimental characterisation of the vortex structure within a Solar Expanding-Vortex Particle Receiver-Reactor. In D. Honnery, & D. Edgington-Mitchell (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion (pp. 41-44). Clayton, Victoria: Monash University.
2015	Saha, M., Dally, B., Medwell, P., & Chinnici, A. (2015). Effect of Turbulence on the MILD Combustion Characteristics of Victorian Brown Coal. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium (pp. 92-95). Online: The Combustion Institute.
2015	Saha, M., Chinnici, A., Medwell, P., & Dally, B. (2015). Numerical investigation of pulverised coal combustion in a self-recuperative MILD combustion furnace. In ASPACC 2015 - 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (pp. 1-6). online: The Combustion Institute. Scopus2

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2019	Chinnici, A., & Evans, M. J. (2019). Influence of steam dilution on flame structure and soot formation of hot, diluted ethylene flames. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 2019 Australian Combustion Symposium. Adelaide, Australia.
2019	Kildare, J. A., Evans, M., Chinnici, A., & Medwell, P. (2019). Classification of MILD and autoignitive ethylene flames diluted with N₂, O₂ and CO₂. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 2019 Australian Combustion Symposium. online: The Combustion Institute.

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2022	Wagner, L., Chinnici, A., Spandler, C., Cook, N., Saw, W., Nathan, G., & Goodsite, M. (2022). Potential for SA in additional processing of SA's minerals deposits. Adelaide: Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) and Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER).

Date	Project/ No.	Investigators	Funding Body	Amount
2019-2020	Identifying Pathways for STEM Technology in Mining and Off-Grid applications	Chinnici, Saw, Nathan - (lead CI)	ARENA	$200k
2022	Solar Pre-Treatment of Ores	Chinnici, Saw, Nathan - (lead CI)	ARENA	$80k
2018-2022	Building Australia's international partnerships in solar fuels research and innovation	Nathan, Chinnici, Dally, Saw, Metha	ARENA	$574k
2024-2027	De-risking large scale Australian fine ore hydrogen ironmaking	Pye, Coventry, Saw, Chinnici, Sun, Tian, Nathan	ARENA	$4.8M
2020-2023	Direct radiation to reduce comminution energy and enhancement of mineral liberation	Chinnici, Nathan, Dally, Cook - (lead CI)	BHP	$435k
2021-2022	Radiant treatment of mineral ores	Chinnici, Nathan, Dally - (lead CI)	Magaldi Power & DISR	$105k
2021-2022	Probing steam dilution as an efficient strategy to establish MILD combustion	Chinnici, Medwell - (lead CI)	FCT Combustion & DISR	$101k
2021	Role of low-C fuels in Clean Energy Transition	Chinnici - (lead CI)	International Energy Agency	$34k
2022	Potential opportunity for SA in additional processing of SA mineral deposits	Wagner, Spandler, Goodsite, Cook, Nathan, Saw, Chinnici	South Australia Government	$47.5k
2022-2023	Scoping study for high-flux radiation beneficiation of iron ore	Chinnici, Saw, Cook, Nathan - (lead CI)	HILT CRC	$190k
2022-2023	Green pyromet/hydromet beneficiation pathways	Chinnici, Saw, Nathan, Cook, Pye, Hockaday, Eksteen - (lead CI)	HILT CRC	$0.5M
2023-2026	Feasibility H2 combustion study for iron/steel and cement sectors	Chinnici, Medwell, Saw, Ashman, Nathan - (lead CI)	HILT CRC	$1M
2024-2027	Mineral carbonation of mine waste/tailings	Chinnici, Kennedy, Yu, Ashman, Saw - (lead CI)	HILT CRC	$1.5M
2023-2024	Testing of Australian iron ores in H2 DRI	Brooks, Nathan, Jafarian, Chinnici	HILT CRC	$50k
2022-2023	Green heat for industry	Pye, Coventry, Saw, Nathan, Chinnici	HILT CRC	$0.5M
2022-2023	Clay, bauxite residue and ironmaking by-products as alternative construction materials	Jafarian, Saw, Nathan, Chinnici	HILT CRC	$180k
2022-2023	Low-carbon alumina calcination	Saw, Nathan, Chinnici	HILT CRC	$165k
2023	RDF utilisation in industrial processes	Saw, Nathan, Chinnici	HILT CRC	$155k
2020-2023	De-risking H2 adaptation to industrial processes	Medwell, Dally, Ashman, Nathan, Chinnici	Future Fuels CRC	$447k
2016-2017	Design tools for complex solar hybrid thermo-chemical processes	Nathan, Pitsch, Medwell, Jafarian, Saw, Chinnici	DAAD - Australia Germany Joint Research Cooperative Scheme	$50k

MECH ENG 4104/7026 Advanced Topics in Fluid Mechanics (including Course Coordination & Primary Lecturer)

MECH ENG 4112 Combustion Technologies & High Temperature Processes

CHEM ENG 4046 Combustion Processes

MECH ENG 4111 CFD for Engineering Applications (Guest Lecturer)

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Principal Supervisor	Novel methods utilising heavy industry waste for carbon sequestration, metal recovery and value-added products	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Oliver James Beecroft
2024	Co-Supervisor	Investigation of a membrane-free electrolyser	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Shayan Sadeghi
2023	Co-Supervisor	Calcination of clay as a supplementary cementitious material	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Nikhil Kirti
2022	Principal Supervisor	Fundamental Insights into Novel Thermal Green Pathways for Transforming Low-Grade Australian Iron Ore into High-Value Products	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Renae O'Hara
2022	Principal Supervisor	Thermal pre-treatment of low grade ores	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Yuecheng Lin
2022	Co-Supervisor	Assessment of Hydrogen Driven Alumina Calcination Process	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Daniel Jin Tung Ang

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2021 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	Impacts of Heating Rate and Reaction Atmosphere on the Calcination Process	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Eyad Al Smadi
2021 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	Effect of Hydrogen Blending in Industrial Flames	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Adam John Gee
2018 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Particle-gas Flows in Open Vortex-based Solar Cavity Receivers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Yining Tang
2017 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Design and Development of a Fluidic Barrier for Solar Cavity Receivers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Elham Alipour
2017 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Characterising the Performance of Vortex-Based Solar Thermal Particle Receiver-Reactors	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dominic Michael Walldorf Davis
2016 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	The Influence of Wind on the Heat Losses from Solar Cavity Receivers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Leok Lee
2015 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Techno-Economic Analysis of Hybrid Concentrating Solar Power Systems	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Jin Han Lim

Memberships

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2023 - ongoing	Member	Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	Australia
2021 - ongoing	Member	Australian Energy Institute	Australia
2015 - ongoing	Member	American Chemical Society	United States
2014 - ongoing	Member	The Combustion Institute	Australia

Review, Assessment, Editorial and Advice

Date Title Type Institution Country

2021 - ongoing Associate Editor Editorial Frontiers in Energy Research -

Date	Title	Type	Institution	Country
2021 - ongoing	Associate Editor	Editorial	Frontiers in Energy Research	-

Position: Senior Lecturer
Phone: 83132307
Email: alfonso.chinnici@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83134367
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering South, floor 3
Org Unit: Mechanical Engineering