Massimo Cimmino
B.Ing. (Polytechnique), Ph.D. (Polytechnique)
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Areas of expertise
Construction engineering and management Mechanical engineering Modelling, simulation and finite element methods Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
Construction engineering and management Mechanical engineering Modelling, simulation and finite element methods Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
Primary sphere of excellence in research
Energy, Water and, Resources
Energy, Water and, Resources
Secondary sphere(s) of excellence in research
Modeling and Artificial Intelligence Environment, Economy, and Society
Modeling and Artificial Intelligence Environment, Economy, and Society
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
- Modelling and simulation of building energy systems
- Heat pumps
- Refrigeration
- Renewable energy (geothermal, solar)
- Porous media
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 1001 Construction engineering and management
- 2100 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- 2107 Modelling, simulation and finite element methods
- 2303 Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
Publications
Recent publications
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Conference paper
Cimmino, M., Basquens, M., & Lazzarotto, A. (2026). Higher-order semi-analytical model for the simulation of geothermal boreholes. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 219, 110184.
Mbaye, A., & Cimmino, M. (2025). A Comprehensive Variable Refrigerant Flow Heat Recovery Model for Building Performance Simulation. International Journal of Refrigeration.
Gholamrezaie, S., Cimmino, M., & Eslami Nejad, P. (2025). Modeling and experimental validation of a single-pipe CO₂ thermal network connected to local heat pumps. Applied Thermal Engineering, 128363.
Lazzarotto, A., Basquens, M., & Cimmino, M. (2024, May). A non-history dependent temporal superposition algorithm for the pint source solution [Paper]. IGSHPA Research Conference 2024, Montréal, Québec (8 pages).
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Supervision at Polytechnique
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Ph.D. Thesis (2)
- Mbaye, K. A. A. (2025). Modélisation des systèmes de pompe à chaleur à débit de réfrigérant variable [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Prieto Chavez, C. J. (2022). Analytical Modelling of full-time-scale heat transfer in ground heat exchangers [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Mbaye, K. A. A. (2025). Modélisation des systèmes de pompe à chaleur à débit de réfrigérant variable [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
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Master's Thesis (4)
- Noel, A. (2023). Optimisation topologique pour le dimensionnement d'échangeurs de chaleur géothermiques [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Kere, J. (2021). Prédiction d'économies d'énergie de bâtiments après rénovation par la modélisation basée sur les données [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Lallam, W. (2020). Analyse énergétique d'un système de pompe à chaleur transcritique au CO2 pour le chauffage combiné [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Laferrière, A. (2019). Modélisation et commande prédictive de pompes à chaleur géothermiques résidentielles auto-assistées [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Noel, A. (2023). Optimisation topologique pour le dimensionnement d'échangeurs de chaleur géothermiques [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
