SCOTWOHR - INDUSTRIAL WASTE HEAT RECOVERY USING SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLES
Lead Research Organisation:
Brunel University London
Department Name: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Abstract
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Publications
Bianchi G
(2021)
Overview and outlook of research and innovation in energy systems with carbon dioxide as the working fluid
in Applied Thermal Engineering
Chai L
(2022)
Performance Analysis of Heat Exchangers and Integrated Supercritical CO 2 Brayton Cycle for Varying Heat Carrier, Cooling and Working Fluid Flow Rates
in Heat Transfer Engineering
Chai L
(2023)
Recent Progress on High Temperature and High Pressure Heat Exchangers for Supercritical CO 2 Power Generation and Conversion Systems
in Heat Transfer Engineering
Chai L
(2022)
A REVIEW OF HEAT TRANSFER OF CO2 AT SUPERCRITICAL PRESSURE IN THE CRITICAL AND PSEUDO-CRITICAL REGION
in Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer
Chai L
(2021)
Modeling and Evaluation of the Thermohydraulic Performance of Compact Recuperative Heat Exchangers in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Waste Heat to Power Conversion Systems
in Heat Transfer Engineering
Christodoulides P
(2022)
Adoption of Waste Heat Recovery Technologies: Reviewing the Relevant Barriers and Recommendations on How to Overcome Them
in Operations Research Forum
Christodoulides P
(2022)
Waste Heat Recovery Technologies Revisited with Emphasis on New Solutions, Including Heat Pipes, and Case Studies
in Energies
Marchionni M
(2023)
Inventory control assessment for small scale sCO2 heat to power conversion systems
in Energy
Masera K
(2023)
An investigation of the recent advances of the integration of solar thermal energy systems to the dairy processes
in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
| Description | Identification of heat exchangers and design of new heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 heat to power systems. |
| Exploitation Route | Collaborating companies will utilise the results in the design of new heat exchangers. Information in the open literature will be useful to academics and industry working in the compact heat exchanger area. |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Education Energy Environment Leisure Activities including Sports Recreation and Tourism |
| Description | Design data and methodologies for the design of new heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 power applications are used by collaborating companies in the design of their products. Knowledge gained and facilities developed have been used to test and evaluate highly compact microtube heat exchangers for motorsport and aerospace applications. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Education,Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | (CO2OLHEAT) - Supercritical CO2 power cycles demonstration in Operational environment Locally valorising industrial Waste Heat |
| Amount | € 18,813,891 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101022831 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2021 |
| End | 05/2025 |
| Title | Small scale test facility for supercritical CO2 research |
| Description | The project involves the development of a small scale test facility for the testing of compact high temperature and pressure heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 and other supercritical fluid applications. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Impacts are not yet available. Discussions with a number of companies and research groups are underway for the use of this facility for joint reserach and development. |
| Description | HiETA |
| Organisation | HiETA Technologies Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Research into compact heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 power systems |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of technical support and advice |
| Impact | 1 publication on compact heat exchangers |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Kelvion |
| Organisation | Kelvion |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Supply gas coolers and instrumentation of testing and research and development |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provide technical support and advice as well as equipment for testing and validation of simulation models |
| Impact | Simulation models for the design of CO2 gas coolers |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Reaction Engines Ltd |
| Organisation | Reaction Engines |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | design of microtubes heat exchangers and reserach related to this |
| Collaborator Contribution | Manufacture of heat exchanger |
| Impact | 2 publications. The discipline of these publications is engineering/heat and mass transfer |
| Start Year | 2021 |