Horizon 2020 Project “Design for Resource and Energy efficiency in CerAMic Kilns- DREAM Project (Grant No: 723641), Horizon 2020 Industrial THERMal energy recovery conversion and management (Grant No:680599) and ESPRC (Grant No: EP/P004636/1)

https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/16137/3/Fulltext.pdf

Waste Heat Recovery Technologies and Applications

Fuel cell application in the automotive industry and future perspective

The need for energy-efficient and environmentally friendly refrigeration, heat pumping, air conditioning, and thermal energy harvesting systems is currently more urgent than ever. Magnetocaloric energy conversion is among the best available alternatives for achieving these technological goals and has been the subject of substantial basic and applied research over the last two decades. The subject is strongly interdisciplinary, requiring proper understanding and efficient integration of knowledge in different specialized fields. This review article presents a historical and up-to-date account of the energy-related applications of magnetocaloric materials and information about their processing and magnetic fields, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and other relevant characteristics. The article also discusses the conceptual design of magnetocaloric refrigeration and power generation systems and some guidelines for future research in the field.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aenm.201903741

Energy Applications of Magnetocaloric Materials

Environmental aspects of fuel cells: A review.

A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal

https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/14401/3/FullText.pdf

Heat pipe based systems - Advances and applications

Experimental and theoretical investigation of a flat heat pipe heat exchanger for waste heat recovery in the steel industry

Energy efficiency enhancement and waste heat recovery in industrial processes by means of the heat pipe technology: Case of the ceramic industry

Heat pipe heat exchangers (HPHEs) are being more frequently used in energy intensive industries as a method of low-grade waste heat recovery. Prior to the installation of a HPHE, the effect of the heat exchanger within the system requires modelling to simulate the overall impact. From this, potential savings and emission reductions can be determined, and the utilisation of the waste heat can be optimised. One such simulation software is TRNSYS. Currently available heat exchanger simulation components in TRNSYS use averaged values such as a constant effectiveness, constant heat transfer coefficient or conductance for the inputs, which are fixed during the entire simulation. These predictions are useful in a steady-state controlled temperature environment such as a heat treatment facility, but not optimal for the majority of energy recovery applications which operate with fluctuating conditions. A transient TRNSYS HPHE component has been developed using the Effectiveness-Number of Transfer Units (ɛ-NTU) method and validated against experimental results. The model predicts outlet temperatures and energy recovery well within an accuracy of 15% and an average of 4.4% error when compared to existing experimental results, which is acceptable for engineering applications.

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Bertrand Delpech

Papers

Waste Heat Recovery Technologies and Applications

Heat pipe based systems - Advances and applications

Experimental and theoretical investigation of a flat heat pipe heat exchanger for waste heat recovery in the steel industry

Energy efficiency enhancement and waste heat recovery in industrial processes by means of the heat pipe technology: Case of the ceramic industry

Development and validation of a TRNSYS type to simulate heat pipe heat exchangers in transient applications of waste heat recovery